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Matt Zoller Seitz
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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 · 7d
Writer-painter Josh Hickman, my friend since high school, wrote a powerful book about being his mother's caretaker during her decline from dementia. Reading it healed me after going through a similar experience. I recommend it to all caregivers. We carry it signed by Josh. mzs.press/SIGNED-Forge...
Screenshot of a section of Josh Hickman's book Forgetting: She was… difficult," I have caught myself, sighing weakly, in unguarded and honest moment since my mother's passing. In fact, she was probably the most difficult person I've ever known. She was difficult to deal with, difficult to communicate with, and difficult, if not impossible, to please. When I asked about her by those who had never met her, she also remained somewhat difficult to describe. For me – especially the younger version of me – she was a frightening and enigmatic contradiction, only predictable in her unpredictability. She affected a misplaced aristocratic, even snobbish air, such that many, who didn't know her well thought her well educated, or perhaps some sort of blue blood, but she came from a poor, broken Canadian home and never attended college. She strive to appear polished and controlled, though she possessed a virtually unveiled violent temper. She was endlessly critical, overbearing and argumentative. She always acted as if she deserved better, no matter what she was getting. Where did all this come from? At times I still catch myself struggling to figure it out." Excerpt from forgetting, Josh Hickman's memoir about caring for his mother as she declined from dementia: "One evening, she rose from the couch to go to the bathroom, stumbled, wobbled for a long moment, then collapsed in a heap on the carpet. Horrified, I jumped up and examined her, trying to rouse her, but she was unconscious. Panicking, I dragged her by the armpits back onto the couch, noticing she had soiled her underwear. Yanking the underwear off and throwing them in the bathtub, I pulled her sweatpants up and stared into her ashen face. Was she dying? My mind raced as I tried to figure out what to do. For the moment, I handled things myself in lieu of calling 911. Remembering a brief conversation from months carlier, I recalled her vagucly mentioning she had been diagnosed with a heart condition, a diagnosis she had of course brushed off as "bullshit." She had been given a prescription for this which she wasn't taking. The ailment was atrial fibrillation, which can cause sudden tachycardia and subsequent fainting, My mind shot to the incident of her "falling" on the balcony and breaking her wrist. I hurriedly scoured her voluminous medicine closet, found the medication she had shown me, pulled a pill out, then tried to jiggle her awake so I could force it in her mouth. Her eyes finally opened after several tense seconds, widening as she stared blankly at me. As I yelled at her to wake up and take the pill, she gazed at me vacantly, as if she had no idca who I was. Was she having a stroke? My mind raced. I knew strokes were also possible due to blood pooling in the atrium, especially if one..." Excerpt from Josh Hickman's book Forgetting, about caring for his mother during her decline from dementia: "I had barely I finally informed my mother that she had had nearly two months to mentally and physically prepare herself for this last move, and the time had arrived. Still, she claimed that she hadn't understood that we were actually moving to the condo. She said she thought that was just an "idea." Forced to ignore her protests yet again, I told her she could wait on her couch, and I would do my best to have it packed last. I thought it might help her to actually see the boxes and furniture physically leaving the apartment, that it might aid her in comprehending the inevitable was actually happening before her eyes. I figured it might be best to depart the empty apartment together, mysclf, my mother, and Sammy driving last to the new place as it filled up with our belongings." The cover of Josh Hickman's book Forgetting: The Trials and Tribulations of Caring for a Difficult Parent with Dementia. The cover on the photo shows the author's mother, a woman with brown hair, wearing a black pullover, holding the author as a toddler. He is reaching out to touch her collar. Behind them is a Texaco station in front of a shopping mall in Dallas in the 1970s.
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bevowon.bsky.social
What struck me watching it is how TWBA is kind of a Platonic dialogue and KB/KB2 on their own are more a series of vignettes. Which one you prefer depends on what you want out of a film.
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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andylevy.net
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
the fifa peace prize trophy with zombie-like hands holding up a crumbling earth
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
The very last of the ridiculously cute popcorn bag purses are on sale at the store! Act now, if you wanna grab one before (1) we are too deep into the holidays and (2) other people snap them up first....
mzspress.bsky.social MZS.Press @mzspress.bsky.social · 22h
Ms Claus sent me a little gift to give you today!
So I have added 3 Black popcorn purses and 5 red ones!
These are the last of stock created. They supply is gone sadly. So get yours while you can @ mzs.press!

XOXO
Judith -
Ms Claus' sister from another mister
Small clutch style purse, in style (almost looks identical) of iconic black and white popcorn box. Top of purse says "fresh" with large circle saying "popcorn" in the circle and then the words "delicious crisp" at the bottom. There is a gold chain draped down the right side showing the stap is a chain. A clutch made to look like an iconic red and white popcorn box. There is a bag to the left that is draped with the strap showing gold chain draped down and white faux leather strap. The bag is set back and at an angle in the front slant position. There is another image of the bag on the right. It is only the red and white popcorn purse. The bags are small clutch style purse, in style (almost looks identical) of iconic red and white popcorn box. Top of purse says "fresh" with large circle saying "popcorn" in the circle and then the words "delicious crisp" at the bottom.
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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sarahmargs.bsky.social
Sondheim nation rise up
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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jessicaesquire.bsky.social
Theater kids, it's time to get to the movie theater.
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 7h
"You might’ve noticed that the verb tenses in this review are all over the place. That’s because it’s tricky to describe the architecture of a film that runs in the opposite direction from most." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/merr...
Merrily We Roll Along movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
Magic happens.
www.rogerebert.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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coyotefred.bsky.social
Excellent review; fascinating that Sondheim wrote his most energetic, youthful music while recovering from a severe heart attack.
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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brightwalldarkroom.com
“Only one work of cinema has ever managed to effectively recreate that uniquely Dickens magic, achieving it not so much through adaptation in the traditional sense as through the more precarious feat of transmutation.”
A Grand Yuletide Theory: The Muppet Christmas Carol is the Best Adaptation of A Christmas Carol
Only one movie has ever managed to recreate that uniquely Dickens magic, achieving it not so much through adaptation as through transmutation.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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karlbode.com
the new CBS/Paramount is clearly dominated by dim, right wing dudebros, who want to make lowest common denominator bait for other, dim, white, right wing dudebros
"Paramount insiders debunk the notion that this new team is making “flyover state” films but readily admit they are building a slate focused on areas it sees as underserved by Hollywood, a move that mirrors Ellison’s work to reshape CBS News. The mogul has complained that the news business has been taken over by coastal elites out of touch with the American public, so it’s not surprising that he’s bringing the same ethos to his studio. One major emphasis is to develop broad, testosterone-laden tentpoles like a Call of Duty movie that Taylor Sheridan is writing and a $100 million-plus motorcross film directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet, who would earn a career-high $25 million. (Mangold also has a new overall deal with the studio.) Paramount also is keen on making a Western with 1923 actor Brandon Sklenar."
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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therafischwartz.bsky.social
James Cameron walks to chalkboard and writes "Thou$ands of Beavers"
coreyatad.com Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 8h
in the end, the future of cinema is Hundreds of Beavers
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
"Whatever your feelings about Tarantino and his work, this is a tremendous visceral experience, with radiant colors, slate-somber black-and-white, and geysers of crimson blood." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/kill...
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
This is a tremendous visceral experience, with radiant colors, slate-somber black-and-white, and geysers of crimson blood.
www.rogerebert.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
"You might’ve noticed that the verb tenses in this review are all over the place. That’s because it’s tricky to describe the architecture of a film that runs in the opposite direction from most." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/merr...
Merrily We Roll Along movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
Magic happens.
www.rogerebert.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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tft.io
Anyone who uses the language of business when talking about government is, at this point, a dishonest looter and should be loudly and repeatedly mocked
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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brutumfulmen.bsky.social
Get a load of this. 😆
A post from ViperThreat: Worked as an on-call computer tech for about a year, and I've seen some weird shit. Plenty of Hoarders, elderly men with interesting sexual fantasies, Multimillonaire Lawyers with closets full of gay porn, etc. The weirdest one was this cool old dude who had retired and lived in a double-wide trailer in a fairly nice retirement trailer park. His house had one of those trains that traveled along the walls from room to room, occasionally poking through walls and such. The primary purpose of this train was to carry his bird (a blue macaw IIRC) around the house. From his explanation, the bird had some birth defects and had difficulty flying, so they built the train for the bird to cruise around the house on. This may not sound all that weird to you, but let me set the stage for you: You're a college student removing a stupid browser hijack from some old guy's computer. You're nearly done with the job when you hear a clacking sound and look up to see a toy train crossing your vision. Aboard the train is a decently sized bird that makes eye contact with you and says "choo choo motherfucker" before disappearing into the next room. One of the most surreal moments of my life.
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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mhweber.bsky.social
Would be an incredible turn of events if the EU saved Hollywood.
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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brokenfiction.bsky.social
MF'er almost feels like a plant who was created to destroy joy and happiness.
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Congratulations, David Zaslav, on being the most destructive force in US entertainment in the entire history of show business
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Fuuuuuuuuuuck
cartoonbrew.bsky.social Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 11h
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. in a deal worth $82.7 billion, a deal that would unite two of the biggest libraries in film and animation and reshape the streaming and, potentially, theatrical landscapes.
www.cartoonbrew.com/business/net...
Netflix To Purchase Warner Bros. For $82.7 Billion
The acquisition positions Netflix to absorb a century of Warner Bros. film and animation history as industry consolidation accelerates.
www.cartoonbrew.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
AI what
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d
Meta Platforms is planning cuts to the metaverse—an arena Mark Zuckerberg once called the future of the company—and will shift spending to AI wearables.
Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse
Zuckerberg’s bet on immersive online worlds has lost the company more than $77 billion since 2020.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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thefienprint.bsky.social
Huh. There were a lot of really great interviews in the HitFix YouTube channel. And some less great interviews! Plus all episodes of the ill-fated Firewall & Iceberg video show.

Don’t ever let anybody tell you the Internet is forever.
drewmcweeny.com Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 17h
Great. Looks like all of the HitFix videos have been officially scrubbed from the internet. Thanks, @uproxx.bsky.social, you fucking scumbags. So good of you to buy our site simply to erase all of it as if it never existed. Glad I put all of that time and energy into the "pivot to video" era.
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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jasondashbailey.com
This from Indiewire is a good rundown of its (very limited) screenings until now www.indiewire.com/features/com...
Quentin Tarantino’s Best Movie Isn’t Streaming or on Physical Media, but You Can See It This Week in L.A.
The full-length Cannes cut of Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' may be his finest movie; it also isn't available on streaming or physical media.
www.indiewire.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
The Kill Bill re-edit that's being released tomorrow has been framed for the media as a project nearly 20 years in the making. But I have this memory that it's already been released as one movie. Did I imagine this? Was it ever done officially? Or only in the form of internet-only fan re-cuts?
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Stunning. A paperback novel cover from the period in which the heroes found each other.
anthonyhurd.bsky.social Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 3d
My official Brokeback Mountain poster was finally approved by the studios and will be released this Friday at www.codacurates.com/collections/...
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Would watch
queermudge.bsky.social Chuck @queermudge.bsky.social · 1d
Years (decades) ago, Writer’s Digest magazine, as one of their monthly challenges, asked for pitches for the worst possible musical adaptation. I proposed Pulp Fiction. All I remember was titling it Pulp! and suggesting a second act “Get the Gimp” ballet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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mzspress.bsky.social
I've always said we had amazing customers!
But to see such a talented beauty beaming at a screening with something I curated is the best gift I could ever receive!
Thank you @akelacooper.bsky.social 💙🫂😇

I love our popcorn purses, too. I have both! 🍿👛
akelacooper.bsky.social Akela Cooper @akelacooper.bsky.social · 1d
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social I was at a screening tonight and I took my popcorn box purse where it just so happened they gave us complimentary popcorn!
photo of me holding up the old school red and white popcorn box shoulder purse I bought from Matt Zoller Seitz’s store next to a real old school red and white pop corn box that had actual popcorn
December 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Behold:
mzspress.bsky.social MZS.Press @mzspress.bsky.social · 22h
Ms Claus sent me a little gift to give you today!
So I have added 3 Black popcorn purses and 5 red ones!
These are the last of stock created. They supply is gone sadly. So get yours while you can @ mzs.press!

XOXO
Judith -
Ms Claus' sister from another mister
Small clutch style purse, in style (almost looks identical) of iconic black and white popcorn box. Top of purse says "fresh" with large circle saying "popcorn" in the circle and then the words "delicious crisp" at the bottom. There is a gold chain draped down the right side showing the stap is a chain. A clutch made to look like an iconic red and white popcorn box. There is a bag to the left that is draped with the strap showing gold chain draped down and white faux leather strap. The bag is set back and at an angle in the front slant position. There is another image of the bag on the right. It is only the red and white popcorn purse. The bags are small clutch style purse, in style (almost looks identical) of iconic red and white popcorn box. Top of purse says "fresh" with large circle saying "popcorn" in the circle and then the words "delicious crisp" at the bottom.
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM