Daniel Joyaux
@thirdmanmovies.bsky.social
Pop Culture critic/journalist/historian Writing: The Ringer, IndieWire, Vanity Fair, Roger Ebert, Cosmo, The Verge Former: Sundance Copy Editor OCPD 🫠 Letterboxd: Djoyaux Also love and may post about: basketball, comics, dogs, democracy
It’s notable that Christopher Nolan’s last two films have both been about men regretting the crucial role they played in the downfall of civilization. I’m choosing to believe this is Nolan’s attempt to atone for his role in launching the SnyderVerse.
It’s notable that Christopher Nolan’s last two films have both been about men regretting the crucial role they played in the downfall of civilization. I’m choosing to believe this is Nolan’s attempt to atone for his role in launching the SnyderVerse.
Our dogs just got a Wicked-themed Bark Box, and the “magic wand” stuffy is, uhhhh… quite unnecessarily phallic
Day 4 progress, and David Byrne’s face has entered the chat. (As have the faces of Paul Rudd, Nicholas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Joaquin Phoenix, ScarJo, Zac Effron, and at least two sex offenders)
Daniel Joyaux@thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 3d agoDay 3 progress
I love her so much. The knowing smirk when she first picks up the ukulele and stares at the camera… chef’s kiss.
Franchesca Ramsey@chescaleigh.bsky.social · 2d ago“you still got my support, but you gotta do something” 🐆💀
Reading every single Batman comic published between mid-1986 and mid-2011. (I’m currently at January of ‘94)
Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social · 5d agoWhat are you doing with your midlife existential crisis? No wrong answers. Just trying to see something, as the kids say.
While you’re all seeing the next crop of A24 films in Telluride, Venice, and Toronto, I’ll be at home, doing the 1,000-piece A24 jigsaw puzzle. We are not the same.
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
Alex Winter@alexwinter.com · 7d agoRT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
We talk a lot about the importance of voting but in doing so, we romanticize it, and I've come to believe that's a mistake. It's not romantic, it's not glorious, it's not an expression of your ideals or your identity. It's selecting the best outcome for the most people. That's all it is. Do that.
I LOVED Tony (the Anthony Bourdain movie). Great editing, great cast, great needle drops, great story about an asshole learning not to be an asshole (I relate). Leo Woodall is fast becoming My Guy, and Emilia Jones is fast becoming My Crush. Antonio for Best Supporting Actor!
I LOVED Tony (the Anthony Bourdain movie). Great editing, great cast, great needle drops, great story about an asshole learning not to be an asshole (I relate). Leo Woodall is fast becoming My Guy, and Emilia Jones is fast becoming My Crush. Antonio for Best Supporting Actor!
Hey folks, I have a favor to ask anyone that has a few minutes. For the last month or so, I wrote a big series of 15 Substack posts counting down the best music of 1976. I posted all of them here multiple times, and they generated virtually no likes/clicks/comments at all.
Hey folks, I have a favor to ask anyone that has a few minutes. For the last month or so, I wrote a big series of 15 Substack posts counting down the best music of 1976. I posted all of them here multiple times, and they generated virtually no likes/clicks/comments at all.
There are few things (nothing?) that will make you feel more utterly despondent about everything than being forced into a conversation with the guy next to you at the bar who doesn’t see a meaningful difference between the two parties
It’s also funny/sad that 9 to 5—a crowd-pleasing celebration of progressive values—became a mega hit just a month after Reagan’s election.
Daniel Joyaux@thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 2w agoI’m watching 9 to 5 right now, and it occurred to me that the ages of the actors line up *perfectly* for it to be a sort of stealth sequel to Mad Men.
I’m watching 9 to 5 right now, and it occurred to me that the ages of the actors line up *perfectly* for it to be a sort of stealth sequel to Mad Men.
These Clippers punishments are amazing. But honestly, I’m shocked Kawhi didn’t get suspended. From the moment this all started, I thought that was the single most likely outcome.
Here’s my current top ten: 1. The Invite 2. Project Hail Mary 3. The Drama 4. The Odyssey 5. Tony 6. Toy Story 5 7. Blue Heron 8. Tuner 9. Backrooms 10. The Christophers Honorable Mentions: Obsession, The End of Oak Street, Power Ballad, Send Help That’s an incredible list!
Even though we’re eight months into the year, I always think of September 1 as the halfway point of the movie calendar. (And the second half kicks off with Venice and Telluride.) And I think 2026 has been the best pre-September movie year that I can ever remember.
Even though we’re eight months into the year, I always think of September 1 as the halfway point of the movie calendar. (And the second half kicks off with Venice and Telluride.) And I think 2026 has been the best pre-September movie year that I can ever remember.
Downgrade a movie: Penultimate of the Mohicans
John Hatch@johnhatch.bsky.social · 2w agoDowngrade a movie: The Big Nap
Downgrade a movie: Village Slickers
John Hatch@johnhatch.bsky.social · 2w agoDowngrade a movie: The Big Nap
We made it to the end! Here are my TOP FIVE songs from 1976. Alpha by artist, the five songs are by Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and Stevie Wonder. Which songs are they? And in what order? Gimme dat click! substack.com/@yourethegoo...
The 76 Best Songs of 1976: #5-1
Part 15 (of 15) of My Countdown of the Best Music of 1976
substack.com
In some *good* octogenarian news, Mavis Staples is thriving at 86. Her voice has a bit of gravel now—like 80% Classic Mavis and 20% Tom Waits—but she still killed it, and she’s such a joyous stage presence.
We made it to the end! Here are my TOP FIVE songs from 1976. Alpha by artist, the five songs are by Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and Stevie Wonder. Which songs are they? And in what order? Gimme dat click! substack.com/@yourethegoo...
The 76 Best Songs of 1976: #5-1
Part 15 (of 15) of My Countdown of the Best Music of 1976
substack.com
“You can’t defend yourself!” says the random asshole. No no. It’s not that I can’t. It’s that I looked at your profile and immediately realized that *you* aren’t worth the effort. Free advice to anyone that needs it—if you expect strangers to justify themselves to you, be a person worthy of it.
