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Max Weiss

@maxthegirl.bsky.social
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Editor of Baltimore magazine, film and pop culture critic, cellist, enemy of dangling modifiers.

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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Many years ago I created a word for when someone dies who you already thought was dead: rigordundant. Anyway, Jim Bakker died.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Can a good ending save a bad film? I sort it out in my review of DIGGER.
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Movie review: Digger
Come for Tom Cruise’s bravura performance as a corrupt oil tycoon—stay for the thorny twists.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Can a good ending save a bad film? I sort it out in my review of DIGGER.
baltimoremagazine.com
Movie review: Digger
Come for Tom Cruise’s bravura performance as a corrupt oil tycoon—stay for the thorny twists.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I was mixed on DIGGER but I do love that Iñárritu had Tom Cruise deliver the “You can’t handle the truth!” speech about our reliance on crude oil.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Watching the first episode of East of Eden. One thing it does NOT do well is match the younger actors with their adult counterparts.
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hillarygd.bsky.social @hillarygd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every. Single. Year. (But at least now you get that $30.00!)
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Catfish @meowblub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every year since I moved here in 2014, with the exception of 2020 when the courts weren't open.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I haven’t seen DIGGER yet but from what I’ve read it seems like Iñárritu saw ASTEROID CITY and really really liked it.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Question for people who live in Baltimore city. Do you get called for jury duty every year? I do, like clockwork. Now granted I haven’t been picked for a trial (was it something I said?) but every year seems excessive.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amy Poehler called Andrew Garfield a tenderoni. Is that a Boston thing or just a thing I’ve never heard of?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Woot! The New/Next Film Festival is back at the Charles! Here are five reviews to get you started.
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The New/Next Film Festival Returns to The Charles This Week
We review five films off the expertly curated lineup of features, docs, and shorts.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Robert Pattinson is great but maybe he's a little too interesting to play Chris Hansen. My PRIMETIME review.
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Movie review: Primetime
To Catch a Predator was kind of icky, as this slickly made drama confirms.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I have a few tricks to avoid writer's block. One is, if you're stuck over a section, skip it and go to the part you WANT to write. Two is, pretend you're telling the story to a friend. How would you tell it? Three, change your font. (No really.) I'm currently using a beauty called Niramit.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So is Nigella Lawson just going to say that every cake needs salt all season?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've hired people who sent a query to "Mr. Weiss." I can certainly overlook an iced coffee.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I just texted a friend, "I tend to be a worrier" and dictate changed it to "warrior" and now I think I might have a self-help best seller on my hands.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I invented a fun new game yesterday: Is this show actually on CBS's primetime lineup? Play at home with your friends! But remember: FIRE COUNTRY, SHERIFF COUNTRY, and MARSHALS are all real shows! (OIL RIG, FBI: BOSTON, GOD'S COUNTRY, and PRIVATE RICK are a few I made up.)
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I just saw a husband give his wife a “push present” on Instagram. Please tell me that’s not a thing. (Yes, she was holding a newborn.)
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here's my Shane Gillis theory: Lorne never wanted to fire him. The higher ups forced him to. So he's been constantly scheduling him as host out of spite.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Are everyone’s Instagram notifications like this or am I some sort of Instagram whisperer?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
One of the brilliant bits in BREAKING BAD is when Walt Jr. starts a GoFundMe for his father which Walter is siphoning money into. And Walter is secretly fuming. Not just because it’s humiliating, but because he wants everyone to know HE’S the moneymaker. Ego has always been his greatest motivation.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sam Mendes has found his Paul McCartney!
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Influencers use the word aesthetic to mean attractive and it annoys the shit out of me.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
THE DOG STARS is crazy because an entirely different movie breaks out for about 15 minutes and then it goes back to being itself.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I gave Gus a spoonful of sour cream this morning and he clearly thought it was going to be whipped cream and the look of betrayal on his face was unmistakable.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The uproar over Connor Storrie getting a haircut is very Season 2 of Felicity coded.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Willem Dafoe shines as a poet who gets rediscovered by a group of callow young men. My LATE FAME review.
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Movie Review: Late Fame
Willem Dafoe shines as a former poet who gets rediscovered by an insufferable group of young writers.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Willem Dafoe shines as a poet who gets rediscovered by a group of callow young men. My LATE FAME review.
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Movie Review: Late Fame
Willem Dafoe shines as a former poet who gets rediscovered by an insufferable group of young writers.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m going to be taking a little vacation in Hudson, NY in October. Any restaurant recommendations?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The spirit of Whit Stillman is alive and well in LATE FAME.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
But The Pitt is too “woke.”
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I’m a creature of habit so I use the same Wordle starting word every day. It was inevitable. Today, for the first time, I scored Wordle in 1. The bot still gave me 78 skill. (JK, I got 99 skill—and luck.)
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Finally saw BLUE HERON. It would make a hell of a devastating double feature with AFTERSUN.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
THE END OF OAK STREET is the greatest film Steven Spielberg never made. My review.
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Movie Review: The End of Oak Street
The greatest film Steven Spielberg never made.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I feel like Ben Shelton has figured something out on the return of serve. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Richard Gere’s son looks nothing like Richard Gere and exactly like his mother. A shame. Don’t get me wrong, his mother—and by extension her son—is very beautiful. But not Richard Gere beautiful.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My original review of BOYHOOD, released OTD 12 years ago. "Linklater shows us life, in all its ordinary extraordinariness."
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Boyhood - Baltimore Magazine
Richard Linklater’s masterpiece is about childhood, growing up, and time itself.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Has anyone had a great peach yet this season?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Baby’s first Bluesky ratio
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Who do you think is a bigger star, Zendaya or Tom Holland? Holland has undoubtedly made more money with his films but I feel like she's more iconic.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What are we gonna do with the knowledge that Christopher Nolan’s favorite James Bond is Timothy Dalton?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Is anyone else playing DON'T WORDLE? After years of playing Wordle, it is breaking my brain. Much harder to NOT get Wordle it turns out. (In this case, you use 6 guesses and must honor all the information gleaned from the previous guesses.)
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Please read my review of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, where I compare it to...GOOD WILL HUNTING?
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Movie review: The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan becomes the undisputed king of large-scale filmmaking with this eye-popping retelling of Homer’s epic poem.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Please read my review of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, where I compare it to...GOOD WILL HUNTING?
baltimoremagazine.com
Movie review: The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan becomes the undisputed king of large-scale filmmaking with this eye-popping retelling of Homer’s epic poem.
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Baltimore Magazine @baltimoremagazine.com · 13/07/2026
Who's Afraid of Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton?
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Movie Review: The Invite
Who’s Afraid of Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Proud of Olivia Wilde for recovering so quickly from the onslaught of misogyny that came during her relationship with Harry Styles and the promotion of DON’T WORRY DARLING. That movie is hardly a masterpiece but it did not deserve the intensity of backlash it/she received.
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I’m suddenly seeing Grillo’s Pickles everywhere. Are they super trendy right now or is this a Baader–Meinhof situation?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Grownups are back, baby! My rave review of THE INVITE.
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Movie review: The Invite
Who’s Afraid of Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton?
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Max Weiss @maxthegirl.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Grownups are back, baby! My rave review of THE INVITE.
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Movie review: The Invite
Who’s Afraid of Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton?
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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
We've been saying this for a while. His whole public persona these days is "I'm your fantasy boyfriend"
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