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Matt Zoller Seitz

@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social

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Author, filmmaker, book dealer. Bookstore: mzs.press. RogerEbert.com editor-at-large. New York Magazine writer.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 6d

Check out our Halloween BOOO-nanza sale, created by my partner @mzspress.bsky.social. Some of our best loved books are (briefly!) being offered at horrifyingly low prices (50% to 70% off). Order more than $100 and we'll throw in a free A24 cap! [THUNDERCLAP; LIGHTNING] mzs.press/BOOO-nanza-S...

BOOO-nanza Sale

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 27m

What are the implications of this? Are they replacing an existing fence with something stronger/more impenetrable?

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 31m

Had a day where I almost got hit at 2 different points by people changing lanes without signaling. First was a Dallas Parking Enforcement SUV. The second was hours later: a sedan with Progressive Insurance logos. I bet if I had been out another few hours, I would've been killed by an ambulance.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 37m

One of the cool byproducts is, if it takes you a very long time to save the money for a thing, you could realize that you don't want it as badly as you thought, and then you can spend it on something else, or just put it in savings.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 38m

I made a point about 10 years ago of trying to save money for things I wanted instead of just putting it on a credit card and thinking "I'll worry about it later." It's improved my life a great deal.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 41m

I had several teachers who were truly experts in their fields, and I barely went to half the classes for reasons that are mostly embarrassing now

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 42m

Under no circumstances should you have more than one credit card, and the limit should remain low. Practice saving money for expensive things you want. It's good training for life and you'll never be tempted to live beyond your means.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 13h

11. What is something that you wish someone told you before you went to college?

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 43m

You're right!!!

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 46m

I saw this movie several months ago in advance of a piece I was working on that never materialized. I thought about it ever since. Definitely one of the best films of 2025. Absolutely the best leading-man performances.

Brandon Streussnig 📽️ @brndnstrssng.bsky.social · 1h

The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho): Less an ode to movie palaces than it is to the people who used to occupy them. Even then, who owns that memory? Those of us who view it through treacly sentimentality, or those who were there but can barely remember at all? It's great.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 48m

College-age me didn't appreciate the opportunity I had. I mean in terms of education. I should've tried to get an A in every class and learn as much as I could from all those incredible teachers. A lot of the extracurricular stuff I did I can't even remember in detail now.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 13h

17. How is the college you different from current you?

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 3h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 10h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 14h

It's the 14th anniversary of the Sudden Departure. How are you going to commemorate it?

A mother reacts to her baby vanishing in the Sudden Departure in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

Nora Durst's family has just vanished in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

The Guilty Remnant holding up signs saying, "Stop Wasting Your Breath" in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 8h

I'm going, too

MZS.Press @mzspress.bsky.social · 10h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS DALLAS” - sign up now to join me & @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social in our inflatables!

NO KINGS DALLAS · Mobilize

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 10h

And buy "scientific growing pains," they mean "civil lawsuits over theft"

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 12h

Your madness has consumed you

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 11h

Yep

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 11h

Yes!

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you for everything you do.

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13h

Houston, Texas, 10 AM today central time

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14h

houston city council member abbie kamin, two state reps, Rodney Ellis, and Houston County Attorney Christian Menefee are holding a press conference about Houston's rainbow crosswalk this morning. i will be there and post anything interesting

Council Member Kamin brings together Houston elected officials and community members at historic Montrose crosswalk against Governor Abbott’s attack on local communities
WHAT: Council Member Abbie Kamin will be joined by fellow elected officials and community leaders at the historic Montrose rainbow crosswalk for a press conference in response to the Governor’s recent attack on cities and local communities.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 10:00 AM

WHERE: Corner of Taft & Westheimer, Houston, TX 77006

WHO:
Council Member Abbie Kamin, District C
Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Precinct 1
County Attorney Christian Menefee
State Representative Gene Wu, District 137
State Representative Jon Rosenthal, District 135
Other elected officials
Community partners & organizations
Neighborhood civic leaders

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13h

The system is working as intended

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13h

I HATE IT

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13h

I think everybody knows why a tech bro would want to put a facsimile of Marilyn Monroe into Game of Thrones, specifically. Notice how they didn't choose Frasier, Bluey, or Little House on the Prairie. Creepy as hell.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 15h

So do White people in the west just believe it’s okay to resurrect the dead to make them dance and perform for your pleasure?
Is this a cultural difference?
Because where I come from, disturbing the dead usually comes with consequences.
Bad ones.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13h

Yes!!! As if TFG were somehow doing a copy edit for maximum stupidity

Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13h

Yes! I've said many times on various platforms that I think that's one of the greatest performances in the history of movies

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