Reposted by Bilge EbiriNash @radiodeadair.com · 1hWB-Discovery was carrying over $40 billion in debt. Now Skydance-Paramount-WB is carrying *$80 billion* in debt, and layoffs are already being promised. It was a stupid deal and everyone knows it, and a total wipeout is not outside the real of possibility. 39216
Reposted by Bilge EbiriVulture @vulture.com · 3hYou’ll probably be disappointed if you think of Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ as a sequel to David Fincher’s ‘The Social Network.’ In truth, it’s a more modest picture, but also a quite entertaining take-down of Facebook in recent years.vulture.comThe Social Reckoning Might Be Aaron Sorkin OverloadYou’ll probably be disappointed if you think of Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ as a sequel to David Fincher’s ‘The Social Network.’ In truth, it’s a more modest picture, but also a quite entertaining take-down of Facebook in recent years. 0142
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 2hSue me, I kind of liked THE SOCIAL RECKONING, which is like pure uncut Aaron Sorkin straight to the vein. (Your mileage may vary.) Gift link to my review: www.vulture.com/article/revi...vulture.comThe Social Reckoning Might Be Aaron Sorkin OverloadFull of the writer-director’s patented zingers, this frothy take-down of Facebook is surprisingly fun, until it isn’t. 1171
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Tom McCarthy’s A STATEMENT recreates a 1980 conference about climate change with warmth, humor, and gentle precision. It’s filled with great performances. It’s really entertaining. And by the end you’ll feel uncontainable, harrowing despair. My review: www.vulture.com/article/the-...vulture.comThe Mesmerizing A Statement Hits Like a Brick to the HeadFor all its well-founded despair, Spotlight director Tom McCarthy’s new film also manages to be extremely entertaining. 0141
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026With BEHEMOTH!, Pedro Pascal finally gets the leading role he deserves. [Gift link!] www.vulture.com/article/with...vulture.comWith Behemoth!, Pedro Pascal Gets the Movie He DeservesPascal is somehow a movie star still waiting for his breakout. With Tony Gilroy’s clever and intimate new film, he’s finally found it. 06010
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW YORK: Come to the Atlantic Ave. Barnes & Noble tomorrow to see me talk to Matt about his excellent (and hilarious) new book about American comedy in the 2000s. 0154
Reposted by Bilge EbiriEquator @equatormag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One of Turkey's great chroniclers of the Cold War, the novelist Sevgi Soysal was among the thousands of leftists arrested after the 1971 coup. Her incredible prison diaries are now being published in English for the first time. 1217
Reposted by Bilge EbiriMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026By tomorrow, we're going to be at "Tom Cruise has requested time to address the nation on Tuesday at 9 p.m." 414213
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026But if they open the schools, then people (and perhaps also the filmmakers) might learn that satire and farce are not mutually exclusive concepts. 171
Reposted by Bilge EbiriMicaela Baranello @micaelab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Being trapped inside a tuba for two hours” is an instant classic and I say this as someone who works with tubas and tubists on a regular basis, thank you @bilgeebiri.bsky.social 1214
Reposted by Bilge EbiriManuel Werk @boozilla44.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I can't think of a better description of Senator John N. Kennedy than "hypercornpone". Kudos to this guy for (I assume) coining it. 073
Reposted by Bilge EbiriLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kind of highlights the absurdity of the entire fucking thing that you can ritualistically try to kill a person, fail at it, then send them to the hospital for life-saving medical care. What a cruel fucking joke. 733445
Reposted by Bilge EbiriDavid Kittredge @davidkittredge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The @us.theguardian.com just named BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL as one of the 20 best making-of documentaries ever made!! So cool! Available now on Apple/Amazon/Google/Fandango and Letterboxd!theguardian.comSex, drugs and amoebic dysentery: the 20 best making-of documentaries – ranked!From tropical disasters and doomed sci-fi epics to bribing Orson Welles and fending off a puma, we rate cinema’s most revealing glimpses behind the scenes 34012
Reposted by Bilge EbiriDoug Dillaman @dillamonster.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My two features, GUT INSTINCT and JAKE, and my short YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THE MONA LISA are now available for streaming worldwide on Amathus. amathus.vhx.tv/directed-by-...amathus.vhx.tvDirected by Doug Dillaman - AMATHUS 094
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026DIGGER is a movie designed to aggravate. Mission accomplished. In theaters now! www.vulture.com/article/revi...vulture.comDigger Is a Brazen Act of Self-SabotageThe Tom Cruise–starring climate-change satire is a torturous experience — sometimes purposely so, often unintentionally so. 1213
Reposted by Bilge EbiriAlan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026DC folks: Naza opens at AFI Silver on October 9. I'll have a review of it for y'all closer to the release date. 091
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NAZA opens theatrically today. www.vulture.com/article/revi...vulture.comNaza Is One of the Most Important Films of Our Time24 different Israeli intelligence officers testify in this unflinching exposé of systematic war crimes in Gaza. Their words are impossible to shake. 02211
Reposted by Bilge EbiriSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Google and Apple immediately update their maps. 392476545
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Blu-ray looks very good. No idea about streaming. 010
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When I finally saw PUBLIC ENEMIES projected properly, it was like an entirely new experience. 2100
Reposted by Bilge EbiriBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 273128262110
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026All things considered, my review is more mixed than most, since I acknowledge some good/interesting things about the film. But it’s really just a sign of how limited the fresh/rotten, thumbs up/down approach to criticism can be. Ideally (imo) a review should allow people to decide for themselves. 000
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There are Christopher Guest movies everywhere for those with the eyes to see. 0285
Reposted by Bilge EbiriNew York Magazine @nymag.com · 29/09/2026Alejandro Gonzàlez Iñàrritu’s new film ‘Digger,’ starring Tom Cruise, is a brazen act of self-sabotage.vulture.comDigger Is a Brazen Act of Self-SabotageAlejandro Gonzàlez Iñàrritu’s new film ‘Digger,’ starring Tom Cruise, is a brazen act of self-sabotage. 0112
Reposted by Bilge EbiriNate Jones @kn8.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No one will ever sum up DIGGER than @bilgeebiri.bsky.social remarking that the movie feels "like being stuck inside a tuba for two hours." www.vulture.com/article/revi...vulture.comDigger Is a Brazen Act of Self-SabotageThe Tom Cruise-starring climate change satire is a torturous experience — sometimes purposefully so, often unintentionally so. 2348
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Watching DIGGER is like being trapped inside a tuba for two hours. www.vulture.com/article/revi...vulture.comDigger Is a Brazen Act of Self-SabotageThe Tom Cruise-starring climate change satire is a torturous experience — sometimes purposefully so, often unintentionally so. 1113124
Reposted by Bilge EbiriMatt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NYC! One week from tomorrow join me and @bilgeebiri.bsky.social at the Barnes & Noble on Atlantic Ave for a discussion of my new book Funny Business and all things 2000s comedies.stores.barnesandnoble.comMatt Singer Celebrates FUNNY BUSINESS!Join us for an in-store event, Matt Singer Celebrates FUNNY BUSINESS!, on Tuesday, October 6. 0122
Reposted by Bilge EbiriBrianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If I can sell 20 total prints in the next week-ish, I will be a very happy girl! 14324
Reposted by Bilge EbiriPaul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Yeah, this is excellent. Worth catching at the cinema if you can. 083
Reposted by Bilge EbiriJustin LaLiberty @jlalibs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I can’t imagine any Godzilla fan not loving every second of GODZILLA MINUS ZERO, immediately in the pantheon of the best films in the series and one of the best examples of spectacle filmmaking in recent memory. I would watch it again right now, if I could. 3658
Reposted by Bilge EbiriEric Vilas-Boas @ericvb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026i swear if the AIs don't kill us the headline cringe will 1236
Reposted by Bilge EbiriBrianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Deciding which thread to pull in Paper Tiger (which identity you want to explore, which system you want to analyze, what part of the human condition you want to consider) first is a dizzying task, but an incredibly rewarding one. James Gray absolutely did not fuck around. See it. 2407
Reposted by Bilge EbiriChase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Listen up Seattle: Rafael Manuel’s fantastic feature debut FILIPIÑANA opens today @siffnews.bsky.social, the Tasveer Film Center, & @thegrandcinema.bsky.social. You should absolutely go see it. It's one of the best films of the year that I still haven't been able to shake. Read my rave review below📽️ 1104
Reposted by Bilge EbiriMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026James Gray's Paper Tiger (tonight @ NYFF64): For me, his best--an exceptionally mature, grounded, emotional crime/family drama. Beautiful work w/ actors: Adam Driver is characteristically great, Scarlett Johansson is impeccable in a surprising character role, and Miles Teller does career-best work. 1041832
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Netflix’s UNABOMBER movie is a dud, and not even an interesting one at that. www.vulture.com/article/revi...vulture.comNetflix’s Unabomber Can’t Even Do True Crime RightJacob Tremblay and Russell Crowe do what they can, but this film about the Unabomber doesn’t have anything to say. 0102
Reposted by Bilge EbiriJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 25/09/2026IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO PREORDER @beckbook.com -- ***THAT IS FINE*** IF YOU REQUEST IT AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, THEY WILL BUY A COPY, WHICH IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR MY READERSHIP THEN YOU CAN READ IT FOR FREE, AND EVERYBODY WINS JUST REQUEST "ISBN 9781668043547" OR ASK BY NAME THAT IS ALL 48428
Reposted by Bilge EbiriDaniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'd rather shoot myself in the fucking face 52124279
Reposted by Bilge Ebiriginger @redhot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026saw this in a movie theater today and there were only like 5 other people in there but we were all losing our shit together lol. had no spoilers going in and I guess neither did they bc we all reacted the same way. Go see itttttt it’s out for like 1 more day lol 0151
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 24/09/2026PRIMETIME is great, intensely disturbing, and features Robert Pattinson giving what might be my favorite performance of the year by an actor: www.vulture.com/article/prim...vulture.comNo One But Robert Pattinson Could Have Done PrimetimeThe actor’s unhinged performance as Chris Hansen, host of the mid-2000s reality hit To Catch a Predator, is a stunning demonstration of his range. 0452
Reposted by Bilge EbiriSean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 23/09/2026This is a really informative interview by @bilgeebiri.bsky.social on where NWR is at these days. It emphasizes NWR's stylistic evolution, and I think that Copenhagen Cowboy and Her Private Hell taken together are a big leap in that. 1123
Reposted by Bilge EbiriBrooke @songstars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I saw this Saturday. What an incredible and hilarious movie. The acting, the lighting, the sound - just fantastic through and through. Go see it! 031
Reposted by Bilge EbiriNew York Magazine @nymag.com · 21/09/2026It’s always been personal for James Gray. In ‘Paper Tiger,’ starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, the director turns private tragedy into gritty melodrama.vulture.comIt’s Always Been Personal for James GrayIt’s always been personal for James Gray. In ‘Paper Tiger,’ starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, the director turns private tragedy into gritty melodrama. 052
Reposted by Bilge EbiriVulture @vulture.com · 21/09/2026It’s always been personal for James Gray. In ‘Paper Tiger,’ starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, the director turns private tragedy into gritty melodrama.vulture.comIt’s Always Been Personal for James GrayIt’s always been personal for James Gray. In ‘Paper Tiger,’ starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, the director turns private tragedy into gritty melodrama. 0164
Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I talked with James Gray. About PAPER TIGER, Gowanus, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Pattinson, celluloid, Cassavetes, Hitchcock, late style, RAGING BULL, C-Span… things of that nature. www.vulture.com/article/its-...vulture.comIt’s Always Been Personal for James GrayIn Paper Tiger, the director turns private tragedy into gritty melodrama. 04010
Reposted by Bilge EbiriPete Dragovich @nerdofnoir.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Good interview with MICHAEL ROEMER by @bilgeebiri.bsky.social but I especially like what Ebiri has to say about ROEMER’s prickly characters www.vulture.com/article/mich... 032