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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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
Youssef Chahine’s Cairo Station. Criterion release. Just a stunner.
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Youssef Chahine’s Cairo Station. Criterion release. Just a stunner.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Yes #TrainDreams is one of this year's best, gorgeous acting and cinematography. In NYC, head to @ifccenter.bsky.social to see it. Meanwhile, if you need more convincing, read @briantallerico.bsky.social's review.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trai...
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Train Dreams movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
Bentley and co-writer Greg Kwedar (“Sing Sing”) tell a story of an ordinary life in an extraordinary way.
www.rogerebert.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Yes #TrainDreams is one of this year's best, gorgeous acting and cinematography. In NYC, head to @ifccenter.bsky.social to see it. Meanwhile, if you need more convincing, read @briantallerico.bsky.social's review.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trai...
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trai...
My eldest passed his drivers test today which means I’m significantly older than i was yesterday. That’s just how it works. I don’t make the rules.
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My eldest passed his drivers test today which means I’m significantly older than i was yesterday. That’s just how it works. I don’t make the rules.
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Normalize calling it the Epstein Shutdown
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Normalize calling it the Epstein Shutdown
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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This is not a dunk, I'm quoting bc this sentiment comes up a lot:
If your goal is to support the workers, never, ever, ever start boycotting or pull funding from a product or company until the union asks you to. It is a VERY powerful tool that is unintentionally undermined by early cancellations.
If your goal is to support the workers, never, ever, ever start boycotting or pull funding from a product or company until the union asks you to. It is a VERY powerful tool that is unintentionally undermined by early cancellations.
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is not a dunk, I'm quoting bc this sentiment comes up a lot:
If your goal is to support the workers, never, ever, ever start boycotting or pull funding from a product or company until the union asks you to. It is a VERY powerful tool that is unintentionally undermined by early cancellations.
If your goal is to support the workers, never, ever, ever start boycotting or pull funding from a product or company until the union asks you to. It is a VERY powerful tool that is unintentionally undermined by early cancellations.
Sandwiches for everybody today! Buy an extra to throw at somebody!
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sandwiches for everybody today! Buy an extra to throw at somebody!
Rarely has a photo captured a leader more accurately.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rarely has a photo captured a leader more accurately.
Firing people for the crime of asking why you fired people feels like an HR violation.
Yesterday, 12+ Conde Nast staffers went to Stan Duncan, Head of HR, to ask questions about the Teen Vogue cuts.
Duncan told them to "return to work."
Hours later, 4 were fired for the "extreme misconduct" of ... trying to ask Duncan questions.
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Duncan told them to "return to work."
Hours later, 4 were fired for the "extreme misconduct" of ... trying to ask Duncan questions.
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Condé Nast abruptly fires 4 staffers after HR confrontation
The firings were an unsubtle message to its employee union that the publisher was taking a harder line in its dealings with employees.
www.semafor.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Firing people for the crime of asking why you fired people feels like an HR violation.
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There were 13 elections last night for a statewide office.
Democrats swept all 13.
That’s 1 in NJ. 3 in VA. 2 in GA. And 7 in PA (all judges, retention and regular).
They won 12 of the 13 races by double-digits, with margins up to 24%. The only other race, the tightest, they won by 6%.
Democrats swept all 13.
That’s 1 in NJ. 3 in VA. 2 in GA. And 7 in PA (all judges, retention and regular).
They won 12 of the 13 races by double-digits, with margins up to 24%. The only other race, the tightest, they won by 6%.
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
There were 13 elections last night for a statewide office.
Democrats swept all 13.
That’s 1 in NJ. 3 in VA. 2 in GA. And 7 in PA (all judges, retention and regular).
They won 12 of the 13 races by double-digits, with margins up to 24%. The only other race, the tightest, they won by 6%.
Democrats swept all 13.
That’s 1 in NJ. 3 in VA. 2 in GA. And 7 in PA (all judges, retention and regular).
They won 12 of the 13 races by double-digits, with margins up to 24%. The only other race, the tightest, they won by 6%.
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really important element of this basically total victory is that it puts the fear of god in republican incumbents and may bring the redistricting push to a total halt
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
really important element of this basically total victory is that it puts the fear of god in republican incumbents and may bring the redistricting push to a total halt
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Thank every single mother fucking one of you who went out to vote today and delivered us our first, loud, decisive victory against the most evil pack of sonsabitches our country has ever known. May this be the first of many. Y'all fucking rule.
Look, I don't ask for a lot. But New York? California? Virginia?
I could use a little mother fucking hope right now.
I could use a little mother fucking hope right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Thank every single mother fucking one of you who went out to vote today and delivered us our first, loud, decisive victory against the most evil pack of sonsabitches our country has ever known. May this be the first of many. Y'all fucking rule.
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We love to see it, don't we folks?
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We love to see it, don't we folks?
The line to pack Portnoy’s bags starts behind me.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The line to pack Portnoy’s bags starts behind me.
Tonight feels like a big deal. Haven’t felt that in a while. At least not in the right direction.
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight feels like a big deal. Haven’t felt that in a while. At least not in the right direction.
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DecisionDeskHQ has already heard enough and projects Mamdani as the winner! (I'm going to keep holding my breath and watch the returns come in.)
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
DecisionDeskHQ has already heard enough and projects Mamdani as the winner! (I'm going to keep holding my breath and watch the returns come in.)
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
History will remember this man as a coward at best.
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
History will remember this man as a coward at best.
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Amazing. The man isn't even mayor yet but he's already solving our trash problems.
now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dave Portnoy Threatens To Move Barstool Sports Out of New York City If Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor: ‘I Hate This Guy So Much’
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Amazing. The man isn't even mayor yet but he's already solving our trash problems.
This reeks so much of MAGA looking at the polls of young voters and deciding who on their payroll could be mobilized to combat it. Surprised they didn’t get Hinchcliffe involved. Maybe they did. I dunno. Fuck that guy too.
now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dave Portnoy Threatens To Move Barstool Sports Out of New York City If Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor: ‘I Hate This Guy So Much’
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This reeks so much of MAGA looking at the polls of young voters and deciding who on their payroll could be mobilized to combat it. Surprised they didn’t get Hinchcliffe involved. Maybe they did. I dunno. Fuck that guy too.