Josh Spiegel
@mousterpiece.bsky.social
The co-host of Mousterpiece Melodies, a podcast about the songs of Disney movies.
Email me at [email protected].
Email me at [email protected].
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Mousterpiece Melodies -- Episode 15: The Little Mermaid | Mousterpiece Melodies
Hello, friends! As we ramp up to the Thanksgiving holiday, it's no better time than to get away from the craziness of the human world and head under the sea. That's where Scott and Josh are headed on ...
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It’s a pre-Thanksgiving miracle in podcast form! In our latest episode of Mousterpiece Melodies, @scottrenshaw.bsky.social and I give you the scuttlebutt on the songs of Disney’s beloved animated classic The Little Mermaid: mousterpiecemelodies.podbean.com/e/mousterpie...
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You couldn’t make BLAZING SADDLES today. You have laundry to do.
December 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
You couldn’t make BLAZING SADDLES today. You have laundry to do.
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Truly love how Netflix is treating this like the climax of Avengers: Endgame.
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Truly love how Netflix is treating this like the climax of Avengers: Endgame.
At Episodic Medium, I wrote about a very “I see what you did there” episode of Elsbeth and a surprisingly compelling and thematically consistent Matlock: www.episodicmedium.tv/review-elsbe...
Review: Elsbeth, “Basket Case” | Season 3, Episode 8 / Matlock, "Prior Bad Acts" | Season 2, Episode 7
How come, Coach Willoughby?
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December 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
At Episodic Medium, I wrote about a very “I see what you did there” episode of Elsbeth and a surprisingly compelling and thematically consistent Matlock: www.episodicmedium.tv/review-elsbe...
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
This is my shocked face.
Breaking: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways after new revelations and allegations about an affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
Exclusive | Vanity Fair to Part Ways With Journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Nuzzi’s contract with Vanity Fair expires at year-end, following new allegations and revelations about her conduct while she reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is my shocked face.
Unfortunately, for George Lucas, “original” means “MacLunkey”.
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Unfortunately, for George Lucas, “original” means “MacLunkey”.
Seeing an FYC email for Tron Ares is a nice reminder that it’s good to have dreams, no matter how impossible.
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Seeing an FYC email for Tron Ares is a nice reminder that it’s good to have dreams, no matter how impossible.
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in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
Fondly remembering the days when Warner Brothers was owned by AOL, and wondering who will own them a decade from now.
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Fondly remembering the days when Warner Brothers was owned by AOL, and wondering who will own them a decade from now.
“Also, I am that consumer.”
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the streamer has no "opposition" to releasing Warner Bros. movies in theaters, but hints that "windows will evolve to be much more consumer friendly."
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December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“Also, I am that consumer.”
A perfect sign of how fucked Hollywood is: Warner Bros. has one of its most successful years -- in terms of quality and box office success -- in a while, and that all happens while its owner sells it to the avatar of devaluing the theatrical experience.
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A perfect sign of how fucked Hollywood is: Warner Bros. has one of its most successful years -- in terms of quality and box office success -- in a while, and that all happens while its owner sells it to the avatar of devaluing the theatrical experience.
Excited to never get the chance to see even more auteur-driven studio movies in a theater!
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Excited to never get the chance to see even more auteur-driven studio movies in a theater!
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
I think we can all agree there's nothing wrong with Bluesky that built-in polling functionality can't fix.
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I think we can all agree there's nothing wrong with Bluesky that built-in polling functionality can't fix.
The fun part about the "But why is no one buying the Nuzzi book?" story is that the people writing that story may need to grapple with the reality that if you asked most people who she was, they would say "I have no idea."
December 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The fun part about the "But why is no one buying the Nuzzi book?" story is that the people writing that story may need to grapple with the reality that if you asked most people who she was, they would say "I have no idea."
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This times infinity. Absolutely hideous film from top to bottom that nostalgia can never paper over.
life is long and i've seen a lot of things come and go but i will not stand for the rehabilitation of the ron howard grinch. motherfucker i was THERE in the theater. i was there
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This times infinity. Absolutely hideous film from top to bottom that nostalgia can never paper over.
Genuinely cannot think of a filmmaker whose films are as entertaining, and whose takes are as monumentally stupid.
Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’
Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’
Most filmmakers know better than to publicly torch another director’s film or an actor’s performance, but Quentin Tarantino has never really played by those rules. On a new episode of Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast, where the pair ran through their top 20 films of the century, Tarantino used his praise of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood” as a springboard to lay into one of its key performers: Paul Dano.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’ at The Playlist.
dlvr.it
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Genuinely cannot think of a filmmaker whose films are as entertaining, and whose takes are as monumentally stupid.
Disney+ has it all!
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Disney+ has it all!
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This sign raises more questions than it answers
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This sign raises more questions than it answers
"Oh my goodness, we thought you wanted Sad Men, not Mad Men! Oopsies." - Lionsgate.
UPDATE: This actually wasn't HBO Max's fault.
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
The Mad Men Rollout on HBO Max Might Make Fans Vomit
Thanks to a screwup in the file transfers, the show’s 4K release is riddled with errors.
www.vulture.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Oh my goodness, we thought you wanted Sad Men, not Mad Men! Oopsies." - Lionsgate.
I guess it's just a real light year for supporting actresses, huh?
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I guess it's just a real light year for supporting actresses, huh?
This is the way.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is the way.