Brian Tallerico
@briantallerico.bsky.social
CFCA President - Editor http://RogerEbert.com - Bylines at Vulture, AV Club, NYT, GQ, Arrow, The Playlist, Rolling Stone, LA Times, elsewhere - Producer CCFF - Father of 3 Boys - Not Vince Gilligan
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
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Jack White rules.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Jack White rules.
Refs vs. Lions
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Refs vs. Lions
Someone should let me write about why Bridget Everett’s scene in Wake Up Dead Man is one of the best of the year.
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Someone should let me write about why Bridget Everett’s scene in Wake Up Dead Man is one of the best of the year.
Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things.
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things.
My thoughts on the first volume of the final season of Stranger Things. www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
“Stranger Things” Sets Up Its Endgame with Quartet of New Episodes | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
While these four episodes stumble a bit in terms of pacing and urgency, especially early on, they end on such a satisfying, long-awaited note that fans who have literally grown up watching this show a...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
My thoughts on the first volume of the final season of Stranger Things. www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
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I think @rianjohnson.bsky.social made WAKE UP DEAD MAN just for people like me (angry exvangelicals who still find value in Jesus’ teaching even though the Church is really bad at living those teachings out, bonus points if you like U2). Paired it with CONCLAVE in my latest column @bwdr.bsky.social
Double Features: Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave
Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Both films hold faith up to the light and ask: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?
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November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I think @rianjohnson.bsky.social made WAKE UP DEAD MAN just for people like me (angry exvangelicals who still find value in Jesus’ teaching even though the Church is really bad at living those teachings out, bonus points if you like U2). Paired it with CONCLAVE in my latest column @bwdr.bsky.social
A quartet of 4-star reviews today by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social @nellminow.bsky.social @812filmreviews.com & @carlosfilm.bsky.social, along with 3.5-star raves by @mcastimovies.bsky.social @glennkenny.bsky.social @richarderoeper.bsky.social & yours truly. Movies are great again! www.rogerebert.com
Movie reviews and ratings by Film Critic Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
Movie reviews and ratings by Film Critic Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
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November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A quartet of 4-star reviews today by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social @nellminow.bsky.social @812filmreviews.com & @carlosfilm.bsky.social, along with 3.5-star raves by @mcastimovies.bsky.social @glennkenny.bsky.social @richarderoeper.bsky.social & yours truly. Movies are great again! www.rogerebert.com
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"It’s an ambitious delight, a movie that doesn’t divide the faithful from the heretic but reminds them of their common needs,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social about Rian Johnson’s divine whodunit, WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
It’s an ambitious delight, a movie that doesn’t divide the faithful from the heretic but reminds them of their common needs.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"It’s an ambitious delight, a movie that doesn’t divide the faithful from the heretic but reminds them of their common needs,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social about Rian Johnson’s divine whodunit, WAKE UP DEAD MAN.
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
We are recording the SNOWY HORROR Draft with @joshmillerlite.bsky.social & @hdilla.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!
Which horror films in which SNOW / FREEZING TEMPERATURES play a *crucial role* NEED to make the list?!
Which horror films in which SNOW / FREEZING TEMPERATURES play a *crucial role* NEED to make the list?!
a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy forest
Alt: Frozen Jack Torrance in The Shining
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November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
When I met Martin Scorsese, he told me “You’re doing a great job with the site.” My knees buckled. (Also worth noting this was only about 6 months into the gig so the fact that he had any awareness of me was even more breathtaking.)
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
When I met Martin Scorsese, he told me “You’re doing a great job with the site.” My knees buckled. (Also worth noting this was only about 6 months into the gig so the fact that he had any awareness of me was even more breathtaking.)
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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The only “acceptance” I see anywhere is from ppl who lack the internet savvy to discern visuals, but even on video apps like IG and TikTok the top human comments are overwhelming “hey this sucks”
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The only “acceptance” I see anywhere is from ppl who lack the internet savvy to discern visuals, but even on video apps like IG and TikTok the top human comments are overwhelming “hey this sucks”
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“What were any of us doing at that age that was comparably heroic or meaningful? What are we doing now?” The great @timgrierson.bsky.social on one of the year’s great films, MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW. Opens Nov. 28 in L.A.: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: 'My Undesirable Friends' puts us front row as a real-life Russian TV channel unravels
Filmmaker Julia Loktev was in Moscow following her journalist friends as Russian forces invaded Ukraine. She captured a changing media climate for reporters.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“What were any of us doing at that age that was comparably heroic or meaningful? What are we doing now?” The great @timgrierson.bsky.social on one of the year’s great films, MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW. Opens Nov. 28 in L.A.: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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"Once in a while, you see a movie that doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind. It won’t go to you and hand over its meanings. You have to go to it." I reviewed The Secret Agent, my favorite film of 2025. Haunting, beautiful, profound. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
The Secret Agent movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
This is one of the year’s best films, and one of the most distinctive.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Once in a while, you see a movie that doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind. It won’t go to you and hand over its meanings. You have to go to it." I reviewed The Secret Agent, my favorite film of 2025. Haunting, beautiful, profound. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
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"'BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions'—the rich, multi-faceted feature directorial debut from Kahlil Joseph—is an immersion into Blackness."
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
The rich, multi-faceted feature directorial debut from Kahlil Joseph is an immersion into Blackness.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"'BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions'—the rich, multi-faceted feature directorial debut from Kahlil Joseph—is an immersion into Blackness."
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
My four-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social.
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Fascinating by the idea of someone who had never consumed anything made by Tim Robinson randomly deciding to watch THE CHAIR COMPANY thinking it’s like, a normal HBO crime show
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Fascinating by the idea of someone who had never consumed anything made by Tim Robinson randomly deciding to watch THE CHAIR COMPANY thinking it’s like, a normal HBO crime show
People really cleaning out the crazy takes drafts before the holidays.
The worst cake > the best pie.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People really cleaning out the crazy takes drafts before the holidays.
Absolutely love this piece by @BilgeEbiri. I too have enjoyed the Train Dreams Wars of 2025 because I love talking about movies. And I love reading pieces that don't align with my viewpoint. It's the movies we argue about that last. www.vulture.com/article/the-...
The Train Dreams Wars Are Here. Wait, What?
Behold the power of Netflix’s ability to generate discourse.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Absolutely love this piece by @BilgeEbiri. I too have enjoyed the Train Dreams Wars of 2025 because I love talking about movies. And I love reading pieces that don't align with my viewpoint. It's the movies we argue about that last. www.vulture.com/article/the-...
If you have a physical media fan on your holiday shopping list, check this out first. For @vulture.com. www.vulture.com/article/4k-b...
A 2025 Blu-ray Gift Guide for Movie Lovers
Limited editions, box sets, and a certain Stanley Kubrick Christmas classic are at your fingertips.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If you have a physical media fan on your holiday shopping list, check this out first. For @vulture.com. www.vulture.com/article/4k-b...
If it feels like forever since you watched Stranger Things, I'm here to help for @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'Stranger Things': Where the Hell Were We?
As the final episodes of 'Stranger Things' drop, a recap of Season 4's major events and where each character stands.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If it feels like forever since you watched Stranger Things, I'm here to help for @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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A pal accidentally dropped her phone inside of the Waymo when she exited & because the doors locked automatically & she couldn't interact with it, it took off with it. Imagine if she'd been struggling with a rowdy toddler at the same time, the door closed, & the Waymo took off with her child.
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A pal accidentally dropped her phone inside of the Waymo when she exited & because the doors locked automatically & she couldn't interact with it, it took off with it. Imagine if she'd been struggling with a rowdy toddler at the same time, the door closed, & the Waymo took off with her child.