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Oliver Jones

@ogoliverjones.bsky.social
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Professor, film critic, journalist, resident of Los Angeles, native to the District of Columbia.

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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I want to turn this into wallpaper. @tcmtv.bsky.social #AllthePresidentsMen #runthatbaby
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Instead of the "Cornell 7" let call it the "Cornell 57, "Cornell" or just "America."
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@manohladargis.bsky.social hi manohla. I am in the middle of teaching Manny Farber's White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art and some students are struggling with the prose. I know the essay means a lot to. Maybe you could share why and it might clarify it for us. Thanks!
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can a movie be undeniably true yet resoundingly false at the same time? Asking for a hotly anticipated upcoming movie.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The one thing that has gotten wildly better over the last decade is Popes.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There should be a rule where your state's college football teams aren't allowed to play until all the wild fires that are burning there are contained.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The current Clippers owner is making me miss the racist, misogynistic slum lord that used to own the team. Yes, Donald Sterling was one of the worst people on earth but at least we got to keep our draft picks.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Seconded. Don't be afraid to have your heart touched this weekend, NYC.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Exciting first day teaching at Columbia College Chicago's Semester in Los Angeles program on the glorious Sunset Gower lot. Long live liberal arts education.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If Governor Newsom fails to sign this bill into law, the Democratic Party will lose every voter who watched season two of THE PITT.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Amazon was honestly not that difficult to personally divest from. Google, by comparison, is nearly impossible.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Soon the other lakes are going to be called North Korea, Russia, Hungary, and Saudi Arabia.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We are losing our "plays well with Muppets" generation.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No one is mentioning her impact on the autoharp community.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Her genius was singular and all her own. But the love she showed to all of us is something every human is capable of and we should strive for every day. Rest in peace, Dolly Parton; it is hard to imagine this earth without you.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If a basketball player has a dream about Thomas Jefferson on the night before a game, it means they will at some point miss five shots in a row.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Martin Luther King Jr was also accused of plagiarizing his doctorate thesis , albeit years after his assassination. In his case, there may have been some malfeasance on his part, but it was more a lack of guidance from his advisors.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Young people: If you live long enough, you get to listen to Minor Threat, the Grateful Dead, Steely Dan and Metallica and you are not a hypocrite, you are just a human being.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The greatest human achievements are turning grain into bread, pasta and beer and turning dairy into various cheeses. The worst is computers.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The emdash used to be a sign that you were a movie critic; now it is a sign that you are AI.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Professors, as you prepare your Fall syllabi, please remind your students that November 3 is Election Day.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The first image that comes to my head when I think of Don Nelson is Anthony Mason leading the Knicks offense. Reckless, creative and joyful (also, not very successful.)
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Student discounts at museums and other institutions should extend to faculty and staff-- essentially anyone with a school ID.
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Dan Caroselli @dancaroselli.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Me and the boys going on an odyssey
A screen shot from the 1989 film Erik the Viking showing Tim Robbins standing next to Mickey Rooney
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I did not expect the new Spider-Man movie to remind me so much of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Idea for business: an auto shop for Fiats called Enzo's Brakery.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Every time a car won't let me merge on the freeway, I'm like, "Dude, haven't you ever heard of Zeus' Law? It could be a god driving this Prius!"
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I want England to win so badly I am willing to eat jellied eels in green liqueur.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"i tried to warn ya, about Mitchell and Lady G..."
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Perhaps films have outgrown the need for dialogue. I was struck by this feeling after watching a movie where Jon Barenthal says, "Perhaps you have heard of Helen of Troy? The face that launched a thousand ships?" The movie looked amazing btw.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The best Stanley Kubrick movie is THE KILLING.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
BREAKING: After call from the President, Sly Stallone is reediting ROCKY III so that Apollo Creed doesn't die.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"Florian" is to World soccer what "Jalen" is to the NBA.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It must be fun to be a Republican right now watching establishment Democrats and the media team up to destroy any chance the Dems have to win.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Margaritaville" is Florida's response to Eliot's "The Wasteland."
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Why do Waymos have side mirrors?
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Fred Astair's only Oscar nomination was for THE TOWERING INFERNO, currently airing on TCM. Also currently airing in Los Angeles: toxic smoke from an industrial fire in Boyle Heights.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Is anyone here old enough to remember when John McCain called the UFC human cockfighting?
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Thank you Jalen Brunson.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Shades of Lorenzo Charles.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Why are now at the point in the American experiment where we have seen the President sleeping more than we have our own spouses.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
There are maybe eight people in the United States that are dumber than our president, and one of them is running for mayor of Los Angeles.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Film critics: "perfect" or "not perfect" does not belong in an assessment of art. Infallibility has never been the goal of art or entertainment.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
"Ladies and gentlemen, this year's commencement speaker requires no introduction..."
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
All instruments on all records should sound like the harmonica on the Rolling Stones LET IT BLEED.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"You don't how fast time goes by til you get there." -- The Irishman
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Lifelong Les Bullez fan here and am currently on team Boozer for the Wizards first pick, but I am still imagining an NBA where they play defense.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My political party: all local and national governments should be free of stars of reality shows.
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
One thing we can still produce in America: worthy candidates for the title of "person most responsible for ruining America."
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Oliver Jones @ogoliverjones.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This is a very dark day for mental magic.
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