Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 07/08/2026On TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2138...newrepublic.comJane Schoenbrun’s Love Letter to Teen Horror“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” is gently eerie and filled with longing. 0123
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Toronto! On March 31 I'll be hosting a chat at @torontolibrary with Daniel Kraus about his terrific new book PARTIALLY DEVOURED, about the history and legacy of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Sign up below. www.eventbrite.ca/e/daniel-kra...eventbrite.caDaniel Kraus: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My LifeJoin bestselling horror writer Daniel Kraus as he discusses the zombie classic Night of the Living Dead with film critic Adam Nayman. 084
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Starting on March 24 I'm beginning a virtual lecture series with @torontolibrary on modern fairy tales on film. The first episode is about Phantom Thread, with guests Haley Mlotek and Manuela Lazic; information below. eventbrite.ca/e/modern-fai...eventbrite.caModern Fairy Tales on Film: Phantom ThreadJoin host Adam Nayman as he discusses P.T. Anderson's masterpiece with critics Manuela Lazic and Haley Mlotek. 1239
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 17/02/2026On “Wuthering Heights,” for @the-ringer.bsky.social ” www.theringer.com/2026/02/17/m...theringer.comEmerald Fennell’s Pursuit of Provocation‘Wuthering Heights’ promised to revel in bad taste, but was ultimately afraid to get its hands dirty—a recurring theme in the British director’s filmography 0315
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Talked to Matt Johnson about lenticular storytelling, being annoying, and studying Norman McClaren in film class mubi.com/en/notebook/...mubi.comNotes from the Peanut Factory: Matt Johnson on “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie”Toronto’s most dynamic alt-comedy duo leaps to the silver screen (and travels through time…and scales the CN Tower). 05312
Reposted by Adam Naymanoverall deal inker @brendanowicz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026In @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social today with the third installment of The Biden Years On-Screen with pal and mentor @brofromanother.bsky.social. nobody better. thx Ellie Eberlee, AJ Urquidi and @paulxt.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/joe-...lareviewofbooks.orgSounds of Freedom: The Biden Years On-Screen, Part Three | Los Angeles Review of BooksThe third installment of ‘The Biden Years On-Screen’ considers the cinematic fallout of cancel culture, the overruling of Roe v. Wade, and the 2022 midterm elections. 0103
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 16/01/2026On Jim Jarmusch’s lo fi enigma machine FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2051...newrepublic.comThe Subtle Mysteries of Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister BrotherThe movie, starring Adam Driver and Cate Blanchett, probes a web of quietly intriguing family relationships. 0182
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 12/12/2025on HAMNET, for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2041...newrepublic.comSomething Is Rotten in Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet”The movie starring Paul Mescal makes the life of Shakespeare a melodrama. 3343
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 07/11/2025On SENTIMENTAL VALUE, for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2025...newrepublic.com“Sentimental Value” Is an Upper-Middle-Brow Crowd PleaserJoachim Trier’s skillful, literate movies tick a lot of boxes. 0201
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 06/11/2025On FRANKENSTEIN for @newrepublic newrepublic.com/article/2027...newrepublic.comGuillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Plays It Too SafeThe Netflix movie, starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac, is lavish and meticulous—and strangely hollow. 0142
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 22/10/2025On Kathryn Bigelow's A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, for @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2025/10/22/m...theringer.comIn ‘A House of Dynamite,’ the End of the World Is Ho HumKathryn Bigelow’s latest feature, hitting Netflix this weekend, documents doomsday from the too-static confines of a situation room 0144
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 17/10/2025On Luca Guadagnino's enervating AFTER THE HUNT, for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2011...newrepublic.comAfter the Hunt Would Like to Touch a NerveDirector Luca Guadagnino has turned transgression into its own sort of comfort zone. 1241
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 15/10/2025On Jafar Panahi’s IT WAS ONLY AN ACCIDENT, for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2011...newrepublic.comJafar Panahi’s Revenge Road Trip Masterpiece“It Was Just An Accident” reckons with cruelty and repression. 1303
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 08/10/2025This is next Tuesday afternoon; excited to talk about this group of movies. Hope you'll consider joining the session. miskatonicinstitute.com/events/sunke...miskatonicinstitute.comSunken Places: Hypnosis in Horror Cinema (Online) - The Miskatonic Institute of Horror StudiesHorror cinema's obsession with mind-controlling mesmerists illuminates something essential – and unsettling – about the very nature of film spectatorship. 1110
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 24/09/2025On Paul Thomas Anderson's phenomenal ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, for @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2025/09/24/m...theringer.com‘One Battle After Another’ Is Paul Thomas Anderson at His BestA director who never misses is back with his most urgent film to date, about the messed up world we’re passing on to our children 26610
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 16/09/2025A few years ago I did an online lecture for @miskatonicihs.bsky.social on SPOORLOOS and had a blast; in October, I'll be doing another one on motifs of hypnosis in horror cinema, including clips from THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, CANDYMAN, CURE and GET OUT. miskatonicinstitute.com/events/sunke...miskatonicinstitute.comSunken Places: Hypnosis in Horror Cinema (Online) - The Miskatonic Institute of Horror StudiesHorror cinema's obsession with mind-controlling mesmerists illuminates something essential – and unsettling – about the very nature of film spectatorship. 2293
Reposted by Adam NaymanSean Fennessey @seanfennessey.bsky.social · 18/07/2025EDDINGTON is the movie of the year. Maybe of the decade. Amanda, @brofromanother.bsky.social, and I dive into it on The Big Picture. Then Ari Aster joins me to talk about his new film. open.spotify.com/episode/3dSC...open.spotify.comAri Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Is a Mirror. Like What You See?The Big Picture · Episode 511610
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 11/07/2025On SUPERMAN, for @the-ringer.bsky.socialt.cohttps://www.theringer.com/2025/07/11/dc/superman-movie-review-james-gunn-david-corenswet 0233
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 20/06/2025There’s no discharge in a war, and no iPhone charger, either. On Danny Boyles’s goofy and moving 28 YEARS LATER for @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2025/06/20/m...theringer.com‘28 Years Later’ Is InfectiousTwo decades removed from the frenetic glory of the first films, anything was possible with a return to the franchise. Consider what we got a best-case scenario. 2265
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 19/06/2025On Celine Song's MATERIALISTS, for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...bfi.org.ukMaterialists review: Match me if you canCeline Song’s second feature starring Dakota Johnson as a matchmaker for rich New Yorkers aims for screwball velocity, but the dialogue keeps missing the mark. 1170
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 12/06/2025fantastic piece. Parts of Materialists bothered me in ways that reminded me of one of my least favourite movies ever (Up in the Air). 0262
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 26/05/2025On THE REHEARSAL season 2, for @thewalrus.ca 1141
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Tried to take Avery on a set of failed adventures today (TTC delays, fire station not open to visitors, lousy weather). Apologized to her as we limped home in the grey. “It’s ok, it was fun to be out, don’t worry.” Occasionally life is perfect. 0460
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 29/04/2025For @filmcomment.com.web.brid.gy on THE STUDIO, which nibbles the hand that feeds 151
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 03/04/2025On THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...bfi.org.ukThe Woman in the Yard review: no garden variety horrorDirector Jaume Collet-Serra brings an expressionist touch to a domestic horror about a grieving family featuring terrific lead performance from Danielle Deadwyler. 0253
Reposted by Adam NaymanSight and Sound magazine @sightsoundmag.bsky.social · 03/04/2025From his Iceman in Top Gun to an uncanny Jim Morrison in The Doors, Van Kilmer was a gifted Method man known for his heart-on-sleeve weirdness and myriad eccentricities. By @brofromanother.bsky.social www.bfi.org.uk/features/val...bfi.org.ukVal Kilmer obituary: mercurial A-lister who toggled between total immersion and resistanceFrom his Iceman in Top Gun to an uncanny Jim Morrison in The Doors, Kilmer was a gifted Method man known for his heart-on-sleeve weirdness and myriad eccentricities. 0172
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Here is the first instalment of a new monthly essay series for @the-ringer.bsky.social , co-written by myself and @manilazic.bsky.social we’ve made a list of 10 films from the last 25 years that we wanted to go back and forth about; first up, THE LORD OF THE RINGS www.theringer.com/2025/03/28/m...theringer.com21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’Kicking off a yearlong series about the movies that defined the last 25 years of filmmaking, two critics tackle the one blockbuster to rule them all 1397
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Collaborating with @brendanowicz.bsky.social on a four part series on Biden era cinema for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social; part one is out todaylareviewofbooks.orgThe Irishman and the Empty Man: The Biden Years On-Screen, Part One | Los Angeles Review of BooksIn the first installment of a quarterly series, Brendan Boyle and Adam Nayman use two films as a lens on the Biden years. 0259
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 17/01/2025I have a David Lynch story: www.theringer.com/2025/01/16/m...theringer.comIn Dreams, David Lynch Walked With UsThe iconic director who spanned generations, built worlds unto their own, and redefined multiple forms of media, passed away at the age of 78 712833
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 07/01/2025On Michael Gracey’s kamikaze, schlock-expressionist pop musical BETTER MAN, which exists beyond good and evil, and which I quite enjoyed. For @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2025/01/07/m...theringer.comRobbie Williams Has a Biopic. In It, He’s Played by a Monkey.‘Better Man’ is as bonkers as it sounds—and there’s something respectable about that 2222
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 30/12/2024For @the-ringer.bsky.social, a video essay on the year's best films, featuring HERE, TRAP, THE BEAST, JUROR NO. 2 and RED ROOMS www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGEL...youtube.comThe Top 10 Films of 2024, According to Adam Nayman | Video Essays | Ringer MoviesYouTube video by Ringer Movies 0448
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Just read this terrific book cover to cover; a study worthy of its subject, which happens to be one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen. Lucid, meticulous, imaginative and controlled criticism, if you like CURE it’s a must read 1466
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 23/12/2024On Robert Eggers' drained, enervating NOSFERATU, for @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2024/12/23/m...theringer.com‘Nosferatu’ Is Accomplished and Masterful (Derogatory)Robert Eggers’s take on the centuries-old vampire tale shows, once again, his knack for meticulous filmmaking. The question is whether he’s found any heart in his own studied construction. 2385
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 23/12/2024On James Mangold’s burnished and earnest A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, which sends Bob Dylan freewheeling down the middle of the road, for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1889...newrepublic.comA Complete Unknown Misses the Elusive Genius of Bob DylanThe biopic starring Timothée Chalamet is a star-is-born fable viewed with 20/20 hindsight and through rose-tinted glasses. 0125
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 18/12/2024On Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST, for @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2024/12/18/m...theringer.com‘The Brutalist’ Is an Achievement—and It Knows ItNo other American movie released this year can compete as an object of potential film-cultural worship (even if, at times, worship seems to be the goal) 0326
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 17/12/2024On some images that stuck with me this year, for @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2024/12/17/m...theringer.comThe Best Shots of 2024In a screenshot-happy world, these filmmakers and cinematographers behind ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ and beyond provided singular glimpses that speak to the whole of their works 1251
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 12/12/2024@carriecoon.bsky.social often on big pic with sean; I’d like to ask the first couple of physical media a couple of questions for a project I’m working on, easily DM’d here (I think) 0290
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 11/12/2024“My dad got a package with a dog treat from a movie called Babygirl” - Lea to all the other parents outside school 0520
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 10/12/2024On the best films of 2024, for @the-ringer.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2024/12/10/m...theringer.comThe Best Movies of 2024In a year defined by anxiety, the movies that broke through were the ones that managed to capture such a grim outlook with bizarre, bitter humor 810316
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 29/11/2024boxd.it/7Vpntpboxd.itA review of The Witch (2015)Before he was a dual-use punching bag/poster boy for people—like yourself, dear reader—with the exactly correct opinions about "elevated horror," (some of it is ok!) Robert Eggers was a smart young di... 1350
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Tonight at 7 pm EST, @seanfennessey.bsky.social and I will be hosting a watch along of SEE NO EVIL on Galerie. Use the code SPEAKNOEVIL for a free first month, plus 50% off the next three months; the site hosts a lot of wonderful film writing and is worth trying out. www.galerie.com/discovergalerie.comGalerie 0111
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 21/11/2024letterboxd.com/film/woman-i...letterboxd.comWoman in Chains (1968)Gallery director Stanislas bolsters the development of modern art with his collection of surprising works. His newest acquisition is a sculpture by Gilbert, whose wife Josée is captivated by Stanislas... 080
Reposted by Adam Naymanoverall deal inker @brendanowicz.bsky.social · 19/11/2024NEWS: Biden becomes first President to visit “The Veldt”. 0202
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 18/11/2024boxd.it/7hkMKFboxd.itA review of The Last Showgirl (2024)Let the record show that a delicate and strange Canadian feature called The People Garden, written and directed by Nadia Litz, already got around to excavating the fertile mystique of Pamela Anderson ... 1211
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Eight years ago this evening, I ended up rushing to the hospital with my basketball stuff in a gym bag - and nothing else of any use at all - because Lea decided to be born six weeks early. Doesn't seem possible it's been that long. 1580
Reposted by Adam NaymanAdam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Here’s Here reverseshot.org/reviews/entr...reverseshot.orgAuthor - About - Reverse ShotMuseum of the Moving Image presents Reverse Shot: a different angle on moving images—past, present, and future 3365
Adam Nayman @brofromanother.bsky.social · 15/11/2024For Recliner, some thoughts on Warren Zevon reclinermag.com/issue/4/paid...reclinermag.comThe Indifference of Heaven: Warren ZevonAdam Nayman in RECLINER 44414