Noah Gittell

@noahgittell.bsky.social

Troubador. Former film critic, author, lobbyist, bartender. Was once seen in NYT, The Atlantic, The Guardian. Now seen at open mic night, possibly in your town.

Don't look now, but the baseball movie is back. Upcoming releases: The Catch (Emma Stone project shot in part at Citi Field) The Comebacker (Tom Hanks as coach helping pitcher return from injury) Untitled Rick Linkater/Glen Powell Lou Gehrig biopic

You know what blows my mind? My parents' generation was the first to care about feelings. Before, like, the 1960s, nobody really cared what their father, mother, wife, husband, sister, brother, friend, or CHILD was feeling.

It's crazy how many health problems could be solved by just eating a mostly plant-based diet. I'm not talking strict vegan. I'm talking about ditching red and processed meats, and eating poultry/fish at one meal a day. Something like that.

Devastated by the Glen Hansard news. He was an important person to me creatively. He was also important to my marriage. One of the first dates my ex-wife and I went on was to see "Once" in a multiplex in Dubuque, Iowa. It's not really a "multiplex in Dubuque, Iowa" kinda movie, and in fact...

Sometimes I think about who is "the one who got away" for each Seinfeld character: For Jerry, it's obviously Sidra, who was not only beautiful and had "spectacular" breasts, but was also genuinely funny. Her line, "He would have made a great Nazi" still slays. They could have been happy together.

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Democrats always have a tougher challenge than Republicans because they have to make people feel safe while asking them to keep their hearts open. Republicans, especially these days, tell people it's okay to keep them closed.

Film criticism is no longer written for the average moviegoer because the average moviegoer in this country is a mouth-breathing moron who thinks anyone who can put together a decent sentence is an elitist snob.

The problem with THE INVITE is it was directed by an actor who was so caught up in making the audience *feel* the characters that she gave the film no shape. A more experienced director would have started out with a perspective of ironic detachment and gradually let the immersion take over.

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Processed meats are carcinogenic. They cause cancer. This is not in dispute. And yet millions of parents in this country give them to their children every day. I do not understand it.

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I gotta be honest: I do not give a fuck about national politics anymore. The change we need is not going to come through the voting booth. It's going to come from getting off our screens, inviting our neighbors over for dinner, making music, painting pictures, and helping out those in need.

I'm able to watch and enjoy Louis CK's comedy. I feel his crimes were not as severe as others do. Based on the interviews (and the bits that addressed it), it's clear to me he's done an appropriate amount of self-reflection. I don't expect anyone else to feel any particular way. That is all.

I tried to watch my first Jackass movie last night and thought it was.....dumb and unfunny? Maybe I'm a stick-in-the-mud, but these guys seem like assholes more than jackasses. It's like Borat but if the college guys in the RV had the camera.

It's weird, but I don't really watch movies anymore. Quite a change from a few years ago, I know. My nights are spent either watching baseball, working, hanging with friends, or making music. No time for film.

Trying to plan something with my friends with kids: "Let's meet up at this outdoor brewery." "The kids need more room to run around." "How about this little town? They have a walkable downtown with a great candy shop." "You don't want to see my kids on candy!" HAHAHA JUST FUCKING PICK SOMEWHERE