between global warming melting the ice caps and now the future of democracy hinging on the fate of the post office I think we all owe Kevin Costner an apology

Jonathan Demme zoom call

The line between performance and reality is scrambled to provocative effect in the adventurous nonfiction psychodramas of Robert Greene, whose films are alchemical collaborations between director and subject in which artifice is a means to reach authentic human insight.

Still undecided about whether to buy my book "Made Men: The Story of 'Goodfellas'"? Here's an excerpt for you. And there are a couple more to come. As someone we are too familiar with likes to say, "Enjoy!" decider.com/2020/09/14/gle…

with the timeline aflutter with City Hall excitement, i will once again share Wiseman's yet-to-be-released The Garden (2005) - the film MSG doesnt want u to see drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fold…

#WednesdaysWithWiseman premiering in many (virtual) cinemas like our friends Coolidge Corner Theatre TODAY! Who's watching?

In 1974, Florida newscaster Christine Chubbuck shocked the nation by committing suicide on live television—a tragedy that, in its entwining of violence and media spectacle, inspired not one, but two 2016 films to grapple with its legacy. criterionchannel.com/woman-on-the-e…

Garrett Bradley's #Time, one of the most essential films of the year, will be available for free to watch on YouTube & Amazon Prime from Thursday through Sunday. Our review: bit.ly/3aTThBp

US viewers can stream CITY HALL on PBS through January 19! pbs.org/video/city-hal…

Highly recommend checking out MLK/FBI this weekend. One of my favorite docs of all time. mlkfbi.com/watch-at-home/

🚨 IT’S TIME 🚨 ONE RT = ONE VOTE Julius Randle #NBAAllStar ⭐️

We're thrilled to host the exclusive streaming premiere of William Greaves's NATIONTIME (1972), a report on the National Black Political Convention held in Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum. criterionchannel.com/nationtime

Over 200 likes for a bit from three years ago, which made the rounds quite a bit even then. For anyone who’s new to LexG, here’s his podcast. I am underselling it when I say it is the greatest podcast about film in the history of the universe. open.spotify.com/show/1HMP3vWAq…

Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown Sound track with “Cissy Strut” by the Meters is so wicked! When Ordell convinces Chris Tucker to go for a ride…..Was playing on something this morning! I blasted from the barn, New Orleans R&B! What’s your blast today?

JT Walsh Appreciation Zone Do not scroll past without RT'ing or replying "Thank you JT!"

Best first-time watches for March: Ascension Everything Everywhere All at Once Fire (Both Ends of the Blade) Flee Paris, 13th District Ten (Kiarostami ‘02) Turning Red X What We See When We Look at the Sky

Haunting OJ (A24, 104 mins): A group of rowdy blondes turn a weekend trip into a nightmare as they find out the fun old guy who’s paying for everything actually needs to pay for sins long forgotten. Horror. Drama. Sci-Fi

Absalom, Absalom! (Faulkner) Against the Day (Pynchon) Bleeding Edge (Pynchon) The Idiot (Dostoevsky) Infinite Jest (Wallace) Innocents and Others (Spiotta) Pale Fire (Nabokov) Revolutionary Road (Yates) Stream System (Murnane) White Noise (DeLillo)