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James Wolcott
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 6h
The beloved Diane Keaton dies and the dung beetles can't wait to rank her films from best to worst or some other listicle as if she wasn't a human being but a collection of algorithmic bits.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 6h
I'm done with SLOW HORSES. Too much rot has set in.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 14d
Not sure if I can make it to opening reception but this is an exhibition I'm definitely attending once I'm Back...

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The Drag Queens of New Yorkby Julian Fleisher30th Anniversary Exhibition
Opening reception Thursday, October 16th from 5 to 8pm. This fall marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of the landmark The Drag Queens of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide (Riverhead)…
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 15d
Armond White is already on the case.

"It’s a macabre coincidence that One Battle After Another opens so soon after the assassination of peaceable conservative debater Charlie Kirk. The film undeniably romanticizes political assassination."

[No link, to spare innocent eyes from National Review.]
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 15d
$22 million opening box office weekend for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER doesn't indicate the Zeitgeist juicer many were expecting/rooting for.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 15d
"As Art Cashin once observed over dinner – 'If there was a report tomorrow that heroin addiction was skyrocketing among teens, the first question you’d hear on Wall Street is ‘Who makes the needles?’” --from John Hussman's most recent market letter

www.hussmanfunds.com/comment/mc25...
Singularity and the Buzzard - Hussman Funds
Division by zero is known as a 'singularity.' It’s the point where equations break down, values become 'indeterminate,' things stop working normally, and variables shoot toward infinity and suddenly c...
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 16d
THE MORNING SHOW (Apple TV) persists in acting as if going before the cameras and reading off a TelePrompter and bantering in between requires gladiatorial stamina and steely nerves, absurdly embodied by America's Sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston, and America's Other Sweetheart, Reese Witherspoon.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 20d
THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE!
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 20d
That exclamation mark expresses the jubilant spirit of the American West (Hollywood division).
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 20d
I mistakenly left off the exclamation mark for THE BRIDE! And we all know that an exclamation mark in a movie title is a guarantee of excitement.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 20d
The trailer for Maggie Gyllenhaal's volts and bolts THE BRIDE makes for quite a goulash.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 20d
Whatever one thinks of the storylines, guest stars, etc., one undeniable plus of the new season of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Hulu) is that Selena Gomez is looking fabulous, beaming with presence, and glamorously costumed.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
I appreciate Gene Tierney in it.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
I appreciate Gwen Welles in it.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
Though in fairness most of the recent female-driven films--DRIVE AWAY DOLLS, HONEY DON'T, LOVE LIES BLEEDING--have also burnt a lot of rubber for no apparent gain.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
None of these New York-centric productions--HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, CAUGHT STEALING, BLACK RABBIT--ring authentic, despite thick application of grit and grime, dim indoor lighting, & sirens in the background. They're too indebted to other movies--MEAN STREETS, AFTER HOURS--and too male-driven to register.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
BLACK RABBIT (Netflix) is even more of a ragged adrenaline jag than UNCUT GEMS b/c the tension squeeze needs to be extended over 8 episodes; so with the usual beatdowns, we get roofers, a home invasion that turns fatal, a house fire, and the existential threat of a negative restaurant review.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
I have no sympathy for a gambling junkie pursuing the "big score" because you know they'll just blow it anyway, achieving a measure of sobriety in the bleary dawn following an all-night poker game in some cruddy downtown sacristy. It's such a moralistic, religioso genre, despite the trash talk.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
I admit being prejudiced against movies about degenerate gamblers in a constant state of agitation who borrow/steal from everyone around them while dodging loansharks looking to collect or, failing that, lop off a finger, toe. Gambling movies nearly always have more adrenaline than true vitality...
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
Regrettably, I think I've just about had my fill of Walton Goggins. (Those Walmart ads.)
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 21d
"And, now, ladies and gentlemen, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders performing to the music from Dialogues of the Carmelites..."
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 22d
Will there be a half-time show at Charlie Kirk's funeral?
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 29d
Yes but nothing could be sadder than the last act of Paul Nelson's life. No screenwriter could spin that into an inspirational fadeout.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 29d
And is the late Paul Nelson represented in this biopic? He had an instrumental role in the Rise of Bruce.
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James Wolcott @jwolcott.bsky.social · 29d
I am so looking forward to this film for all the wrong reasons. Is there an actor playing Dave Marsh? Or is Landau the sole onscreen member of the Springsteen rockcrit brain trust?
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