If you happen to like fun…

Will MAGA’s Sydney Sweeney enthusiasm lead them to go see Ron Howard’s EDEN? (NB, Sweeney is cast against type, Ana de Armas is in the bombshell role.)

Right side of history.

Back in the news.

Had the immense privilege of speaking with the great Kenji Tanigaki for Notebook.  Topics we discussed include Donnie Yen's action style, the Japanese action film industry, the limits of previs, Chinese DTV action, and, of course, RUROUNI KENSHIN. mubi.com/en/notebook/po…

Hard to believe this is over twenty years old. I haven’t shaved in decades but I think this eventually came true?

You can “Where’s Waldo” me in this photo.

Let’s see those Larry Clark rankings. These range from very good to excellent imo, though I certainly get why they’re divisive.

FWIW I enjoyed this new monkey suit romcom/drama a great deal and it looks like very few of you have watched it…

Lots of us are worried about movies being made by AI, but we should also be worried that too many movies are going to be ABOUT AI. It’s going to be everywhere (like the multiverse has been). And Mission Impossible 8 + Ice Cube War of the Worlds already exhaust the camp potential.

My 60 student Ancient Philosophy class is full a week in advance. I used to cap it at 45 and I’ve had as few as 25 enroll. All the “college should be about Plato and Aristotle!” sentiment does seem to be paying dividends for those of us in the Plato and Aristotle business….

Watching a movie with Angela tonight…

Saying goodbye to “Mathew Strohl,” who has been getting my Costco order confirmation emails since 2019.

The Warner Archive Blu-ray of 7 Women (1965) comes out today, so I interviewed John Ford biographer Joseph McBride about his personal history with this much maligned masterpiece + the 6 minutes of missing footage he is seeking to restore. Link ⬇️⬇️