Film Critic. Projectionalist. “Snide gatekeeper.”
Boston, MA
Joined October 2008
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So I'm hanging out a shingle in newsletter land. Two reviews a week. Seven bucks a month. As Alfred E. Neuman would say, "Cheap!" Details below. splicedpersonality.substack.…
/LAURA/ (1944, Preminger, ****) Afterwards a bunch of us were talking about how much Waldo Lydecker would crush it on a podcast. He could even record it from his bathtub!
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⚾️On October 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in four games to win the World Series for the first time since 1918
MOTHER OF CHRIST PEOPLE IT’S ONLY FUCKING OCTOBER
Gotham Film Awards 2026 Nominations Spread the Love from ‘All of a Sudden’ to ‘The Invite’ indiewire.com/awards/results…
Why is your ignorance my problem?
OK, I'll bite. If John Cassavetes is so insanely influential and brilliant, why have I not heard about him until recently?
I've been on a side-quest with classic and esoteric movies, mostly through the Criterion collection. I've watched dozens of Criterion closet picks from filmmakers and actors I admire.
They pick Cassavetes films ALL THE TIME. Probably more than any other director except Scorsese. I haven't seen a single Cassavetes film. I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about a Cassavetes film outside of those videos.
I'm not a slouch on film, I've got a pretty wide spread on what I've seen & what I appreciate. How has Cassavetes slipped through that net so completely for so long?
“I have no visual sensibility, it turns out.”
Aaron Sorkin After 'The Social Reckoning': "I'm Very Worried That the Parts of Directing That I'm Not Good at Are Those Parts That You Can't Learn" hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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Eleanor Coppola shot 80 hours on the set of her daughter’s MARIE ANTOINETTE. Twenty years later, Sofia finished the film for her.
@SeanMBurns joins ONE HOT TAKE for MAKING MARIE ANTOINETTE, a mother watching her daughter make a movie.
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Bill Shatner is not a friend but his work on Boston Legal cannot be disputed. He brought a great deal to his performance.
Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed FJORD, and I think I found a way to aggravate just about everybody. splicedpersonality.substack.…
LEGEND (1985, Scott, *1/2) Not the worst Tom Cruise movie I’ve seen this month. At least I got a good nap in.
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Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth.
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The Somerville Theater is the city's north star and one of the best places to see a movie for the first time, so naturally, I'm overjoyed by this news!
Big news from our friends at the Somerville Theatre. Beyond honored that they asked me to share it. wbur.org/news/2026/10/23/som…
UNION TOWN (2026, Kopple, ***1/2) She’s really good at these movies. It’s just a shame she has to keep making them.
Big news from our friends at the Somerville Theatre. Beyond honored that they asked me to share it. wbur.org/news/2026/10/23/som…
Terrific interview. He seems like such a sweet guy.
I spoke with the great John Turturro about his phenomenal performance in “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.”
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At Crooked Marquee’s Classic Corner this week I wrote about the original ROCKY and how it’s so much smaller and better than you might remember. crookedmarquee.com/classic-c…
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Indeed.
There's only one reason he's doing this: to stop Alex Gibney's new documentary "Musk" from being streamed on HBO Max in January.
@alexgibneyfilm predicted it and it's happening.
Go see the film NOW. Before you can't.
Over at the Spliced Personality Substack I reviewed A TALENT FOR MURDER, in which Alden Ehrenreich makes a terrific Tom Ripley, believe it or not. splicedpersonality.substack.…
