Scott Renshaw
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A&E Editor/Film Critic cityweekly.net
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Film Reviews: New releases for Nov. 26 - 28
Wake Up Dead Man; Zootopia 2; Eternity; Left-Handed Girl
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New @cityweekly.bsky.social reviews of Thanksgiving weekend's new theatrical and streaming releases: ZOOTOPIA 2; WAKE UP DEAD MAN; ETERNITY; LEFT-HANDED GIRL. www.cityweekly.net/film/film-re...
Total movie-nerd bait, I know, but I loved the bit in THE SECRET AGENT where the interview is taking place in a room above a movie theater where THE OMEN is showing, and realizing from a sudden burst of audience reaction what scene from that movie had likely just transpired.
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Total movie-nerd bait, I know, but I loved the bit in THE SECRET AGENT where the interview is taking place in a room above a movie theater where THE OMEN is showing, and realizing from a sudden burst of audience reaction what scene from that movie had likely just transpired.
If acting awards were for a year’s body of work, Josh O’Connor would be a runaway winner.
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If acting awards were for a year’s body of work, Josh O’Connor would be a runaway winner.
I named my fists Ashman and Menken, because they’re both a little scared, neither one prepared.
I named my fists Kander and Ebb because they go BAM BAM....and all that jazz
I named my fists Bacharach and David because they long to be close to you (and you’ll say a little prayer).
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I named my fists Ashman and Menken, because they’re both a little scared, neither one prepared.
Today I learned that the Chinese title of ZOOTOPIA is “CRAZY ANIMAL CITY,” and for some reason that makes me smile.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Today I learned that the Chinese title of ZOOTOPIA is “CRAZY ANIMAL CITY,” and for some reason that makes me smile.
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Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
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The Fractured Mirror: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
bookshop.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Charles Barkley, who has admitted to losing $25 million gambling, drops “guar-on-tee!” with every NBA pick he makes.
i think all the "betting experts" on tv should be legally required to show you their all time bet record and their all time earnings and losses
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Charles Barkley, who has admitted to losing $25 million gambling, drops “guar-on-tee!” with every NBA pick he makes.
AI zealots gonna post those articles about AI improving hurricane forecasts and early breast cancer detection and make the leap to “and this is why you need to let it replace your brain.”
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
AI zealots gonna post those articles about AI improving hurricane forecasts and early breast cancer detection and make the leap to “and this is why you need to let it replace your brain.”
My take: He was very funny playing what turned out to be a character that was not himself. Once he couldn’t plausibly play that character any more, what was left turned out to be curdled and cruel.
Don't tell me that Louis CK was never funny.
Louis CK was absolutely funny before his controversy and it's remarkable that after being backed into a corner, he went all in on unfunny racist and transphobic jokes.
It's FASCINATING how he stopped being funny overnight.
Louis CK was absolutely funny before his controversy and it's remarkable that after being backed into a corner, he went all in on unfunny racist and transphobic jokes.
It's FASCINATING how he stopped being funny overnight.
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 AM
My take: He was very funny playing what turned out to be a character that was not himself. Once he couldn’t plausibly play that character any more, what was left turned out to be curdled and cruel.
I’m once again losing the tree-decorating battle to not have every square inch of branches occupied by some ornament.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I’m once again losing the tree-decorating battle to not have every square inch of branches occupied by some ornament.
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026)
star at 3 billion years old: i have so much light and warmth to share
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026)
Been doing a lot of "for your consideration" catch-up over the past week, and I'd still contend that ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT is the documentary of the year.
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Been doing a lot of "for your consideration" catch-up over the past week, and I'd still contend that ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT is the documentary of the year.
Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character.
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character.
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
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If this guy doesn’t like fiction that deviates from documented events and characterisations, just wait until he sees the Historical Plays of… *checks notes* wait this can’t be right
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The new film “Hamnet” offers up a vision of William Shakespeare as “Marlon Brando in Elizabethan drag,” writes Drew Lichtenberg. While this character may appeal to some, it “played to me like mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation.”
The new film “Hamnet” offers up a vision of William Shakespeare as “Marlon Brando in Elizabethan drag,” writes Drew Lichtenberg. While this character may appeal to some, it “played to me like mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation.”
Opinion | ‘Hamnet’ Reimagines Shakespeare for the TikTok Generation
Our love of his plays have led to a centuries-long fascination with the writer. So why does each new fictional iteration get his life so wrong?
nyti.ms
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If this guy doesn’t like fiction that deviates from documented events and characterisations, just wait until he sees the Historical Plays of… *checks notes* wait this can’t be right
Crazy Stanford basketball buzzer-beater after St. Louis does the thing you’re supposed to do when leading by 3 with under 5 seconds left: Foul the other team so they can’t get off a 3-pointer. Except you have to rebound the missed free throw. youtu.be/L7oJdq3AOQw
Stanford Guard Benny Gealer's Only Basket Saves The Day
YouTube video by ACC Digital Network
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Crazy Stanford basketball buzzer-beater after St. Louis does the thing you’re supposed to do when leading by 3 with under 5 seconds left: Foul the other team so they can’t get off a 3-pointer. Except you have to rebound the missed free throw. youtu.be/L7oJdq3AOQw
Watch out for the göringutans.
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Watch out for the göringutans.
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Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
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Out of context inscription on the Department of Justice building
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Out of context inscription on the Department of Justice building
It is kind of impressive that the Trump administration news cycle is an endless loop of "you're doing a terrible thing"/"how dare you accuse us of doing that terrible thing"/actual thing is even worse than that.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It is kind of impressive that the Trump administration news cycle is an endless loop of "you're doing a terrible thing"/"how dare you accuse us of doing that terrible thing"/actual thing is even worse than that.
I guess I had a “Face ID doesn’t recognize you this morning” kind of night’s sleep.
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I guess I had a “Face ID doesn’t recognize you this morning” kind of night’s sleep.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
KISS (reunion)
Pixies
U2 (Joshua Tree)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe
Spinal Tap
KISS (reunion)
Pixies
U2 (Joshua Tree)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe
Spinal Tap
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Pulp
Public Enemy
Belle & Sebastian
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Pulp
Public Enemy
Belle & Sebastian
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Air Supply
Ministry
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pantera
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Air Supply
Ministry
Peter, Paul & Mary
Pantera
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
KISS (reunion)
Pixies
U2 (Joshua Tree)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe
Spinal Tap
KISS (reunion)
Pixies
U2 (Joshua Tree)
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe
Spinal Tap
One downside of consuming *so much* media is getting distracted in IS THIS THING ON? by Will Arnett and Amy Sedaris being on screen together and immediately going to “oooooo BOJACK HORSEMAN reunion.”
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
One downside of consuming *so much* media is getting distracted in IS THIS THING ON? by Will Arnett and Amy Sedaris being on screen together and immediately going to “oooooo BOJACK HORSEMAN reunion.”
… on Yeaster Sunday.
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
… on Yeaster Sunday.