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Staff Writer @filmcred @AwardsRadar - Survivor, Terrence Malick, and hot sauce aficionado. Listen to the CROSSED WIRES podcast on Spotify or wherever else.

Joined July 2013
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Decided to take this whole writing thing a little more seriously and start a Substack. You can subscribe for free or give me $$ if you've got it. First post will be out soon so be sure to subscribe ASAP. Thanks to everyone for the support! coryreid.substack.com/?r=b7n…
Another five I haven't seen discussed enough: 1. Pino Donaggio - Her Private Hell 2. Son Lux - Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 3. Adrian Johnston - Primate 4. Michael Giacchino - The End of Oak Street 5. Michael A. Hesslein - Maddie's Secret
The five best musical scores of the year (so far): 1. Ari Balouzian - You Can See Everything 2. Naoki Sato - Godzilla Minus Zero 3. John Williams - Disclosure Day 4. Jung Jae-il - Possible Love 5. Jay McCarrol - Tony
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Nobody saw #Nimrods, but I did, and I'll likely watch 1000 more of these mediocre B-movies as long as they are about my favorite bands. Which act deserves the cinematic treatment from #LiveNation next? cintegritymedia.substack.com…
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Latest newsletter on Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY. Movies have never been bigger. substack.com/@coryreid/note/…
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Vidiots clears all
LA rep theaters i go to most often ranked by how bad the parking situation is from best to worst: 1. Aero 2. New Bev 3. Vista 4. Academy Museum (before 5PM) 5. Los Feliz 3 6. Academy Museum (after 5PM) 7. Egyptian
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Parallax View, Southland Tales, Pain & Gain
What Is the Definitive Movie About America? Impossible, but in some crucial ways, Heaven's Gate
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Was thinking yesterday about how the tutorial is unique to video games as a medium, but are there any movies that teach you how to watch them at the beginning of the movie?
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So unserious lol - Michael? Colman Domingo IN Michael??? The little info we do know suggests Josephine is a strong contender for a BP nom. You'd think an official prediction from a trade would account for that sort of thing as opposed to pure conjecture.
#Oscars 2027: Best Picture “The Debut” “Digger” “Dune: Part Three” *** “Fjord” “La Bola Negra” “Michael” “The Odyssey” “Project Hail Mary” “The Social Reckoning” “Wild Horse Nine” variety.com/lists/2027-oscar… via @variety
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I also think any predictions as of June 2026 should be including Emily Blunt in Actress
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Not sure if this is a place to promote things anymore, but I'm launching a new series on "Cultural Decay" starting with #DisclosureDay. Check it out and subscribe to CINTEGRITY Media for more to come! youtu.be/IDFqOFI-UxA?is=sCSk…
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cintegritymedia.substack.com… Lots of exciting stuff in the works, including a full-on rebrand over on Substack
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I swear people wouldn't like Indiana Jones or E.T. if they came out today. Cinema Sins ass way of watching movies, completely incapable of accepting a sincere expression of FICTION
The problem with Disclosure Day is that it's not a good movie. Discussions about whether or not the ethics align with your personal beliefs do little to solve baffling direction choices.
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Don't offer markets on predetermined events and don't serve ads citing specific odds-on favorites. Better yet, dissolve the company and go die in a ditch!
Update: we continue to investigate insider trading in Survivor markets, but the below still holds true: so far, no traders with large positions seem to have a relationship to the show or to the network. Thousands of traders took early positions consistent with the outcome, likely because of public rumors. And public rumors don't equal insider information. PS—as a longtime Survivor fan, big congrats to Aubry. Well-deserved win.
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When you woke up this morning, your internet worked. You scrolled, you searched, you shared. But 90 million Iranians woke up — again — to total darkness. Their government has now imposed the longest nationwide internet blackout ever recorded in any country. Almost 40 consecutive days. That should alarm every one of us. Iran’s information blackout is a weapon against its own people. When governments can flip a switch and immediately disappear 90 million people from the internet, the rest of us lose our eyes and ears too.
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2025: One Battle After Another 2024: Seed of the Sacred Fig 2023: Oppenheimer 2022: Nope 2021: Titane 2020: Sound of Metal 2019: Uncut Gems 2018: Burning 2017: War for the Planet of the Apes 2016: Arrival
Favorite films of the last decade: 2025: Resurrection 2024: Grand Tour / Caught by the Tides 2023: Oppenheimer 2022: The Fabelmans 2021: What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? 2020: DAU. Degeneration 2019: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2018: Long Day’s Journey into Night 2017: Twin Peaks: the Return 2016: La La Land
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1. Oppenheimer 2. OBAA 3. Parasite 4. The Shape of Water 5. Moonlight 6. Anora 7. Green Book 8. EEAAO 9. CODA 10. Nomadland
How would you rank the last ten #Oscar Best Picture winners? 2016: Moonlight 2017: The Shape Of Water 2018: Green Book 2019: Parasite 2020: Nomadland 2021: CODA 2022: Everything Everywhere All At Once 2023: Oppenheimer 2024: Anora 2025: One Battle After Another
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Only Nomadland is outright evil and bad. CODA is a nice TV movie that should never have even sniffed the Oscars. EEAAO predictably aged quite poorly, but Green Book is more charming than any of us would like to admit. SoW remains underrated, top 3 films are all masterpieces
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Me too
all in on the USA mixed doubles curling squad of Korey and Cory
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If you're like me and you're still obsessing over the Top 100 Films of the 21st Century from the @nytimes, perhaps you'd enjoy this killer episode of the It's All Film and Games podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/7KC…
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M. Night letting his daughter play the pop star and putting a poster for his other daughter's movie in the background of a shot...love this man
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Excited to be back writing for @FilmCred Just wish it was on a more positive note...
"Comparison may be the thief of joy, but Ethan Coen’s [film] may not offer much joy in the first place" Cory Stillman (@CorsLight25) reviews DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS: bit.ly/4bZbtJy
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