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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 16h
"The Lowdown" was last year's best TV series, and it's even better in its fantastic second season.
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TV’s Best Series Gets Better in Exhilarating Second Season
“The Lowdown,” Ethan Hawke’s hilariously crazy detective show, is must-see television.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 19h
"The Social Reckoning" is a shallow, preachy, insight-free whistleblower drama that falls far short of its Oscar-winning predecessor.
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Oscar Winner’s Long-Awaited Sequel Humiliates Trump Buddy
Aaron Sorkin returns to once again censure Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook with “The Social Reckoning.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 16h
"The Lowdown" was last year's best TV series, and it's even better in its fantastic second season.
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TV’s Best Series Gets Better in Exhilarating Second Season
“The Lowdown,” Ethan Hawke’s hilariously crazy detective show, is must-see television.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 19h
"The Social Reckoning" is a shallow, preachy, insight-free whistleblower drama that falls far short of its Oscar-winning predecessor.
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Oscar Winner’s Long-Awaited Sequel Humiliates Trump Buddy
Aaron Sorkin returns to once again censure Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook with “The Social Reckoning.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile," the second half of Julia Loktev's epic documentary about Russian media persecution during the Ukrainian War, is an unqualified must-see.
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Vladimir Putin’s ‘War Crimes’ Exposed in Shocking New Film
“My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile” is a riveting and vital portrait of media courage under fire.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Artificial” (@TheNYFF), Luca Guadagnino’s caustic and tragic A.I. origin story, is the true sequel to “The Social Network.”
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Trumpy Billionaire Tried to Kill This Movie—Now We Know Why
“Artificial” is a scary portrait of the origins of A.I.—and the man who helped build it.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile," the second half of Julia Loktev's epic documentary about Russian media persecution during the Ukrainian War, is an unqualified must-see.
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Vladimir Putin’s ‘War Crimes’ Exposed in Shocking New Film
“My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile” is a riveting and vital portrait of media courage under fire.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Artificial” (@TheNYFF), Luca Guadagnino’s caustic and tragic A.I. origin story, is the true sequel to “The Social Network.”
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Trumpy Billionaire Tried to Kill This Movie—Now We Know Why
“Artificial” is a scary portrait of the origins of A.I.—and the man who helped build it.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'Lanterns' wrapped up its first season tonight, and I spoke with creator Damon Lindelof about it - and the future of the series.
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TV Mastermind Takes Us Inside HBO Hit’s Bombshell Finale
The creator of “Lost” answers all our questions about the stunning conclusion of “Lanterns”—and the DCU’s future under David Ellison.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Fatherland" (@TheNYFF) is a gorgeous, gripping drama (led by a fantastic Sandra Hüller) about the difficulty and necessity of reckoning with the past to forge a worthier future.
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Oscar-Nominated Star Caps Banner Year With Flawless Turn
The story of a father and daughter in post-WWII Germany, “Fatherland” is simply stupendous.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'Lanterns' wrapped up its first season tonight, and I spoke with creator Damon Lindelof about it - and the future of the series.
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TV Mastermind Takes Us Inside HBO Hit’s Bombshell Finale
The creator of “Lost” answers all our questions about the stunning conclusion of “Lanterns”—and the DCU’s future under David Ellison.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Fatherland" (@TheNYFF) is a gorgeous, gripping drama (led by a fantastic Sandra Hüller) about the difficulty and necessity of reckoning with the past to forge a worthier future.
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Oscar-Nominated Star Caps Banner Year With Flawless Turn
The story of a father and daughter in post-WWII Germany, “Fatherland” is simply stupendous.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“A Statement” (@TheNYFF) is as dry and ineffective as its subject. It’s a Wikipedia page masquerading as a movie.
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Oscar Winner Behind ‘Spotlight’ Flames Out With New Film
Tom McCarthy is just the latest acclaimed director to crash and burn with a movie about the end of the world.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“A Statement” (@TheNYFF) is as dry and ineffective as its subject. It’s a Wikipedia page masquerading as a movie.
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Oscar Winner Behind ‘Spotlight’ Flames Out With New Film
Tom McCarthy is just the latest acclaimed director to crash and burn with a movie about the end of the world.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Behemoth!” (@TheNYFF), Tony Gilroy’s first official directorial feature in more than a decade, is a uniquely musical and moving character study led by a career-best Pedro Pascal.
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A-List Star’s Career-Best Performance Is Pitch Perfect
Pedro Pascal thrives as a directionless cellist in Tony Gilroy’s moving “Behemoth!”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Behemoth!” (@TheNYFF), Tony Gilroy’s first official directorial feature in more than a decade, is a uniquely musical and moving character study led by a career-best Pedro Pascal.
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A-List Star’s Career-Best Performance Is Pitch Perfect
Pedro Pascal thrives as a directionless cellist in Tony Gilroy’s moving “Behemoth!”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"You Can See Everything" (@TheNYFF) is not just the film of the year—it’s a documentary that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the form’s all-time greats.
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The Year’s Best Film Is This All-Time Great Mind-Melter
You’ve never seen anything like Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s magnificent “You Can See Everything.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"East of Eden" is a great novelistic adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel - with one immensely frustrating issue.
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Oscar Nominee’s New Netflix Epic Is Great—With One Exception
Florence Pugh leads a fantastic “East of Eden” that makes one puzzlingly inept move.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Carrie" doesn't necessarily improve on the author’s original (or De Palma’s gem), but it’s a worthy reinvention that carves out its own unique identity in fire and blood.
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Timeless Horror Classic Gets a Stunning Modern Update
This is—and isn’t—the “Carrie” you remember.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"You Can See Everything" (@TheNYFF) is not just the film of the year—it’s a documentary that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the form’s all-time greats.
thedailybeast.com
The Year’s Best Film Is This All-Time Great Mind-Melter
You’ve never seen anything like Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s magnificent “You Can See Everything.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"East of Eden" is a great novelistic adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel - with one immensely frustrating issue.
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Oscar Nominee’s New Netflix Epic Is Great—With One Exception
Florence Pugh leads a fantastic “East of Eden” that makes one puzzlingly inept move.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Carrie" doesn't necessarily improve on the author’s original (or De Palma’s gem), but it’s a worthy reinvention that carves out its own unique identity in fire and blood.
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Timeless Horror Classic Gets a Stunning Modern Update
This is—and isn’t—the “Carrie” you remember.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't see that level of interest, one way or another
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Verity" will make for an amusing night out at the theaters, albeit not in the way the filmmakers envisioned.
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Oscar Winner’s Triumphant Movie Year Ends in Utter Disaster
“Verity” is so absurd it could cost Anne Hathaway her second Oscar for “The Odyssey.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Verity" will make for an amusing night out at the theaters, albeit not in the way the filmmakers envisioned.
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Oscar Winner’s Triumphant Movie Year Ends in Utter Disaster
“Verity” is so absurd it could cost Anne Hathaway her second Oscar for “The Odyssey.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Digger" is an intensely tedious, messy, and unfunny satire that isn't saved by Tom Cruise's gung-ho lead performance.
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Tom Cruise Loses the Plot in Desperate Bid for Oscar Glory
“Digger” is a climate-change satire in which the action icon plays a disastrous oil tycoon.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Digger" is an intensely tedious, messy, and unfunny satire that isn't saved by Tom Cruise's gung-ho lead performance.
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Tom Cruise Loses the Plot in Desperate Bid for Oscar Glory
“Digger” is a climate-change satire in which the action icon plays a disastrous oil tycoon.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Kill Jackie” is a derivative Catherine Zeta-Jones-headlined crime cartoon that doesn’t do anything right.
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Oscar Winner’s Big Comeback Vehicle Crashes and Burns
Catherine Zeta-Jones is on the warpath in this disaster of a new show.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Kill Jackie” is a derivative Catherine Zeta-Jones-headlined crime cartoon that doesn’t do anything right.
thedailybeast.com
Oscar Winner’s Big Comeback Vehicle Crashes and Burns
Catherine Zeta-Jones is on the warpath in this disaster of a new show.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Didn’t read the NY Times’ best TV list but I just naturally assume “Eastbound & Down” was number one.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Godzilla Minus Zero” (@TheNYFF) looks and sounds great. Too bad it spends the majority of its time on meh humans rather than on its main attraction. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/god...
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This New Godzilla Movie Is Missing Something Very Important
“Godzilla Minus Zero” has an insurmountable problem at its center.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Paper Tiger," the opening night film of @TheNYFF, is a grand crime saga that pulsates with heart, rancor, and terror—and might just be James Gray's best film.
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Adam Driver Is Knockout Great in Year’s Best Crime Movie
Led by Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller, “Paper Tiger” is a must-see.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Paper Tiger," the opening night film of @TheNYFF, is a grand crime saga that pulsates with heart, rancor, and terror—and might just be James Gray's best film.
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Adam Driver Is Knockout Great in Year’s Best Crime Movie
Led by Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller, “Paper Tiger” is a must-see.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
HBO's latest drama, "War," is merely a cornucopia of truisms in service of a painfully predictable tale about noxious characters doing noxious things for angry, selfish ends.
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HBO’s Latest Has a Billionaire and Movie Star Going to ‘War’
Dominic West and Sienna Miller are at each other’s throats in the ruthless legal drama.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Unabomber" is a straightforward history lesson elevated by sturdy genre craftsmanship.
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This Explosive True Story Is Netflix’s Most Thrilling Movie in Years
Russell Crowe and Jacob Tremblay headline Netflix’s suspenseful ‘Unabomber.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
HBO's latest drama, "War," is merely a cornucopia of truisms in service of a painfully predictable tale about noxious characters doing noxious things for angry, selfish ends.
thedailybeast.com
HBO’s Latest Has a Billionaire and Movie Star Going to ‘War’
Dominic West and Sienna Miller are at each other’s throats in the ruthless legal drama.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Unabomber" is a straightforward history lesson elevated by sturdy genre craftsmanship.
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This Explosive True Story Is Netflix’s Most Thrilling Movie in Years
Russell Crowe and Jacob Tremblay headline Netflix’s suspenseful ‘Unabomber.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother" is an idiosyncratic (if not outright bizarre) hitman thriller that boasts two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali's finest performance since 2016’s "Moonlight."
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Two-Time Oscar Winner Gives His Best Performance in a Decade
Mahershala Ali delivers a knockout performance as a Muslim hitman in “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother" is an idiosyncratic (if not outright bizarre) hitman thriller that boasts two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali's finest performance since 2016’s "Moonlight."
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Two-Time Oscar Winner Gives His Best Performance in a Decade
Mahershala Ali delivers a knockout performance as a Muslim hitman in “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Brothers" pairs Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in a comedy about their possible biological brotherhood that's amiable enough - but just barely.
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Nobody Asked for This Ridiculous ‘True Detective’ Reunion
The movie stars (and long-time best friends) turn rumor into comedy in “Brothers.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Brothers" pairs Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in a comedy about their possible biological brotherhood that's amiable enough - but just barely.
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Nobody Asked for This Ridiculous ‘True Detective’ Reunion
The movie stars (and long-time best friends) turn rumor into comedy in “Brothers.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A survivalist tale led by Brad Pitt and a lovable dog, "Heart of the Beast" is a solid dad-core weepie.
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Brad Pitt’s New Dog Movie Will Make Men Everywhere Cry—Hard
Starring the A-lister and a charismatic German Shepherd, “Heart of the Beast” is a prototypical male weepie.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A survivalist tale led by Brad Pitt and a lovable dog, "Heart of the Beast" is a solid dad-core weepie.
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Brad Pitt’s New Dog Movie Will Make Men Everywhere Cry—Hard
Starring the A-lister and a charismatic German Shepherd, “Heart of the Beast” is a prototypical male weepie.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Primetime" is a takedown whose critique is as over-the-top and self-righteous as it is painfully simplistic. Robert Pattinson's performance doesn't help.
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How ‘Primetime’ Gets ‘To Catch a Predator’ All Wrong
Robert Pattinson really goes for it as Chris Hansen—to disastrous effect.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spearheaded by an unconvincing Robert Pattinson, 'Primetime' is almost shockingly one-note in its condemnation of Chris Hansen.
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How ‘Primetime’ Gets ‘To Catch a Predator’ All Wrong
Robert Pattinson really goes for it as Chris Hansen—to disastrous effect.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Primetime" is a takedown whose critique is as over-the-top and self-righteous as it is painfully simplistic. Robert Pattinson's performance doesn't help.
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How ‘Primetime’ Gets ‘To Catch a Predator’ All Wrong
Robert Pattinson really goes for it as Chris Hansen—to disastrous effect.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Resident Evil” is the rare video game-based film to rock from breakneck start to insane finish.
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‘Weapons’ Director Returns With His Scariest Movie Yet
“Resident Evil” is the latest terrifying (and funny!) triumph from Zach Cregger.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy "The History of Concrete" Day! I spoke at length with the inimitable genius behind this doc-comedy gem, John Wilson.
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How This Unlikely HBO Star Made the Year’s Funniest Film
Comedic filmmaker John Wilson takes us on a deep dive into his uproarious new film “The History of Concrete.”
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Resident Evil” is the rare video game-based film to rock from breakneck start to insane finish.
thedailybeast.com
‘Weapons’ Director Returns With His Scariest Movie Yet
“Resident Evil” is the latest terrifying (and funny!) triumph from Zach Cregger.
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Nick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy "The History of Concrete" Day! I spoke at length with the inimitable genius behind this doc-comedy gem, John Wilson.
thedailybeast.com
How This Unlikely HBO Star Made the Year’s Funniest Film
Comedic filmmaker John Wilson takes us on a deep dive into his uproarious new film “The History of Concrete.”
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