My first-ever essay for Reactor Magazine is live! Ten years ago LIGHTS OUT introduced the YouTube Horror-to-Theatrical Blockbuster horror model that Hollywood thinks is brand-spanking new. I delve into went right… and then what went very, VERY wrong.

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From Backrooms to The Amazing Digital Circus, Hollywood is looking to the internet for the next big thing. @williambibbiani.bsky.social considers Lights Out, David F. Sandberg's 2016 horror movie built off his online short film, which discussed tragedy and mental illness before audiences were ready:

TESTAMENT has haunted me since I saw it as a boy. In honor of the film being added to the @criterion.bsky.social, I spoke with director Lynne Littman and star Jane Alexander about death, motherhood, and the fact that we're always on the eve of destruction.

Interview: Lynne Littman and Jane Alexander on Testament | Film Comment

The director and lead actor discuss the making of and response to their 1983 cold-war drama, a starkly realist vision of a suburban family’s experience of nuclear apocalypse

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The SUPER TROOPERS are back. That's it. They're just kinda back. My review of the latest entry in a long-running franchise that's like the ROCKY and ANTOINE DOINEL movies - except these guys never change and it's getting a little sad - is at @thewrap.com.

‘Super Troopers 3’ Review: Broken Lizard’s Cop Comedy Threequel Sticks to the Middle of the Road

The wacky Vermont highway patrolmen are back, and this time they've got to - yaaaawn - stop a wedding

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For the @avclub.com, I reviewed LATE FAME, a tender but unsentimental story about the danger in believing that your genius was never appreciated in its own time.

Mimicking life, Willem Dafoe becomes a hit among the hip kids in the tender Late Fame

Playing a forgotten poet rediscovered by young hipsters, Willem Dafoe leads the lovely and thoughtful Late Fame.

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#OneNightOnly pretends that Mr. Dua Lipa & smokeshow Monica Barbaro are unfuckable. It also draws too much attention to the politics of its gimmick. A chaste rated R sex comedy. My review of The Sex Purge Movie: freshfiction.tv/one-night-on...

‘ONE NIGHT ONLY’ Review: The Sex Purge Movie Is More Preposterous Than Outlandish – and That’s A Problem

Courtney Howard // Film Critic ONE NIGHT ONLY Rated R, 1 hour and 42 minutes Directed by: Will Gluck Starring: Callum Turner, Monica Barbaro, Maya Hawke, Andrew Burnap, Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton…

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Here's my review of ONE NIGHT ONLY, which tries to keep the sexy, R-rated romantic comedy alive at the multiplex. But like Will Gluck's previous rom-com FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, it's not nearly as provocative as it thinks it is.

‘One Night Only’ review: Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro spark in otherwise limp romantic comedy

Will Gluck's follow-up to 'Anyone But You' opens in the US on August 7 and the UK on August 28

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ICE CREAM MAN is the gross-out movie version of a dad joke. Eli Roth puts all his time and effort into a single, eye-rolling gag (in this case, the reflex). Then he repeats the same boring punchline over and over for nearly 90 minutes, just in case you didn't get it. My review, at @thewrap.com.

‘Ice Cream Man’ Review: Kids Slay the Darndest Things in Eli Roth’s Gory Horror Comedy

Eli Roth's "Children of the Cornetto" riff runs out of shock value almost immediately, and it has nothing else to sell.

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Join us for a LIVE spoiler chat about #SpiderManBrandNewDay! Alonso and I will be at our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel on Tuesday at Noon Pacific. Swing on by and let's get into it. @bfastallday.bsky.social @aduralde.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/ZPYOx3J...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day LIVE Spoiler Chat! | Tom Holland | Zendaya | MCU

YouTube video by Breakfast All Day movie reviews

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Did you miss any of my Comic-Con coverage? I've collected it all together in one place. Enjoy! lytrules.substack.com/p/mortal-cin...

Mortal Cinema's Complete Comic-Con 2026 Coverage

Every link, right here.

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In the spirit of Zeus’ law, I’m honored to welcome Emily Wilson to the land of film criticism. As she’s learned, it’s an adventure that sails smack into islands of musky internet trolls and clashes with cinematic and literary titans. I'm here to broker a truce. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Yes, Emily Wilson, Odysseus has been changed for the movie. Deal with it

Critical swords are clashing, but there's a way to cut through the debate and really talk about how we review art.

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In TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, Jane Schoenbrun once again grapples with the emotional fallout of filtering all of life through the pop culture you consumed way too young.

‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’ review: Fear and desire are potent bedfellows in Jane Schoenbrun’s twisty satire

Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson star in Schoenbrun's follow-up to 'I Saw The TV Glow'

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This was a fantastic conversation! Eric is an author, podcaster and smart guy. If you love TWIN PEAKS and David Lynch, you should check out and support “Meanwhile.” I was honored to get a chance to discuss THE DREAMER’S PATH on it. www.ericgrissom.com/podcasts/mea... #TwinPeaks #DavidLynch

Meanwhile, a Twin Peaks Podcast

Meanwhile is a scene-by-scene, episode-by-episode dive into the wonderful and strange world of Twin Peaks from David Lynch and Mark Frost.

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Meanwhile returns today with an interview with @shareddarkness.bsky.social about David Lynch the actor (and a lot more) and @scottryanfmp.bsky.social drops by to tell us about the Double R Dream and his new book, The Road to David Lynch's Wild at Heart. Plus a surprise cameo by @agentivy.bsky.social

It's #SpiderMan weekend, so swing on by my Saturday Matinee newsletter. Plus: #IWantYourSex, #Hadestown and more. Join me here 🕷️⬇️ christylemire.beehiiv.com/p/it-s-your-...

It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Newsletter This Saturday

This one's gonna be huge

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I wrote an epic rundown of EVERY SPIDER-MAN MOVIE SUPERVILLAIN (who has more than a few seconds of screen time). They’re ranked b/c that’s a convenient format. Over 40 entries examining their characters and functions in each film. This includes SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, so… you know, “spoilers.”

Every Spider-Man Movie Villain, Ranked From Worst to Best

Spider-Man has one of the best collections of villains in movies. As "Brand New Day" hits theaters, we rank the Marvel hero's nemeses.

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Happy birthday to John Carroll Lynch, and many thanks to him for sharing his memories, for my book THE DREAMER’S PATH, of working on LUCKY with David Lynch and Harry Dean Stanton! His generosity and candor were essential in telling the story of his wonderful film's making. bit.ly/46WL5z1 #DavidLynch

Recorded right before the news about Kavinsky 💔 Crank up that soundtrack

Gregg Araki’s first feature in 12 years, the frothy, horny ‘I Want Your Sex’ is anchored by delicious work from Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...

Movie Review: ‘I Want Your Sex’

Gregg Araki’s first feature in 12 years, the frothy, horny ‘I Want Your Sex’ is anchored by delicious work from Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman.

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The big movie, some cool docs, and kind of a disappointment from a director we love, all on the latest Linoleum Knife #filmsky 📽️ apple.co/3TpfoKR

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New episode! apple.co/3TpfoKR

Resistance is feudal: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's marvelously intricate historical mystery, THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER, reviewed. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“The Samurai and the Prisoner” Fits a War Epic Into an Elegant Puzzle Box

In Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s historical drama, “The Samurai and the Prisoner,” a series of puzzling crimes at a besieged fortress yields even more confounding questions about faith, war, and leadership.

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At long last, we're finally bringing Zhou Tao films to LA!

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Announcing! 📣 On Aug 31, we team w/ Alula for the LA premiere of Zhou Tao’s THE RIB OF THE GREATER BAY AREA and THE PERIPHERY OF THE BASE @2220arts.bsky.social. Shot across China, these works capture the immensity of everyday life and labor in contemplative tableaux. link.dice.fm/tabf5c943454

You can map the millennium’s sexual pessimism on Wilde’s films: the needy online dater in “Her,” the scheming honey pot in “Richard Jewell,” the compromised tradwife in “Don’t Worry Darling.” This and “The Invite” hint at a fresh appreciation for naked vulnerability www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Review: Provocative and sly, 'I Want Your Sex' celebrates the fine art of sloppy mistakes

A return to features after 12 years, Gregg Araki's ticklish comedy about a bad boss spanking her employee stars Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman.

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa's THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER isn't as titanic as Akira Kurosawa's RAN. But I definitely thought about that 1985 film a lot while watching this thoughtful, despairing historical drama.

Review: Horror's Kiyoshi Kurosawa pivots to power plays in the absorbing 'The Samurai and the Prisoner'

A director best known for eerie thrillers like 'Cure' and 'Pulse' leans into a mystery set at a feudal castle, where rivalry blooms into unlikely conversation.

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THR critics brainstormed, graded, debated, re-watched, ranked and re-ranked our 25 favorite documentaries of all time. Read, enjoy, let us know why/how/where we're wrong! (And seek out any of these amazing titles you're not familiar with.)

The 25 Best Documentaries of All Time, Ranked

From 'Grey Gardens' to 'The Gleaners and I,' 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Grizzly Man' and beyond, THR critics pick their favorite non-fiction films of all time.

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Dominic Sessa is sensational as a young Anthony Bourdain in TONY, a biopic that centers on one short period in its subject’s life and is better for it. My review at @moviefone.bsky.social: www.moviefone.com/news/movie-r...

Movie Review: ‘Tony’

Dominic Sessa is sensational as a young Anthony Bourdain in ‘Tony,’ a biopic that centers on one short period in its subject’s life and is better for it.

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BRAND NEW DAY is burdened by the plot needs of the MCU. But Cretton seizes small moments to put his stamp on this installment. Just as Zendaya’s aspirationally chill MJ insists she won’t work for some “soulless corporation,” he’s quietly made a humanist super-flick www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Review: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' finds its nimble hero tangled by franchise upkeep

Marvel is showing its age, but Tom Holland highlights the humanity of a lovelorn, workaholic Spider-Man whose arachnid hormones are surging.

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Christy @christylemire.bsky.social and Alonso @aduralde.bsky.social climb walls and avoid spoilers in their review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. #filmsky 📽

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Movie Review (NO Spoilers!) | Tom Holland | Zendaya | MCU

YouTube video by Breakfast All Day movie reviews

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This Friday night, I'll be moderating a Q&A after a screening of GREEN BORDER at the Academy's Ted Mann theater with filmmaker Agnieszka Holland. Tickets and info here:

Green Border (Zielona granica) with Agnieszka Holland

Agnieszka Holland presents Green Border, her Venice Special Jury Prize–winning drama on the 2021 Poland-Belarus migrant crisis, Fri, Jul 31 at 7:30pm.

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For @inverse.com, I wrote about one of my favorite dystopian sci-fi thrillers of the early '70s, SOYLENT GREEN, and how the big reveal in the movie was nowhere to be found in the source novel, MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! by Harry Harrison: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

53 Years Later, An Iconic Sci-Fi Cult Classic Just Got A Huge Upgrade

As 'Soylent Green' gets a 4K upgrade, let's remember what was missing from the original story.

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The Anthony Bourdain biopic TONY isn't a hagiography of a genius-in-training. Instead, it's a look at a snot-nosed kid who's got a lot of growing up to do.

‘Tony’ review: Dominic Sessa impresses as young chef Anthony Bourdain in Matt Johnson’s bittersweet coming-of-age drama

Antonio Banderas and Emilia Jones also star in the feature, which opens in the US on August 7

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