Robert Brian Taylor
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Writer/Editor/Critic for Collider.com. A working journalist since pica poles were a thing. Occasional screenwriter. Links to my stuff (including interviews and film/TV reviews) at rbtwrites.com. Yes, you can hire me to write for you.
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‘Weapons’ Star Alden Ehrenreich Wants a Hollywood Where Strange Ideas Are Welcome
Alden Ehrenreich opens up about his journey from young Han Solo to starring in the year's hottest horror film, Weapons.
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Had the pleasure of having a long conversation with Alden Ehrenreich for a brand new profile at Collider. We chatted about the horror smash Weapons (my favorite movie of 2025 so far), Solo, Hail Caesar!, Cocaine Bear, his L.A. playhouse, & all kinds of other fun things. collider.com/alden-ehrenr...
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are off their asses in Bugonia. It’s fun watching two of our best actors get to square off like this.
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are off their asses in Bugonia. It’s fun watching two of our best actors get to square off like this.
This picture literally gives me goosebumps.
Twin Peaks: The eerie stairway and ceiling fan at the Palmer house.
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
This picture literally gives me goosebumps.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I will not rest until Daniel Craig has played Benoit Blanc more times than he's played James Bond.
A ★★★★½ review of Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
Glass Onion is fine and all, but this is the Knives Out sequel we've deserved all along. Rian Johnson's third Benoit Blanc mystery is a twisy good time, anchored by a pair of relentlessly crowd-pleasi...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I will not rest until Daniel Craig has played Benoit Blanc more times than he's played James Bond.
Wake Up Dead Man is fantastic, and I am now firmly onboard the “Josh O’Connor needs to be in everything” train. Glass Onion was fine, but this is the Knives Out sequel you’ve been waiting for.
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Wake Up Dead Man is fantastic, and I am now firmly onboard the “Josh O’Connor needs to be in everything” train. Glass Onion was fine, but this is the Knives Out sequel you’ve been waiting for.
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I profiled the phenomenal Rosamund Pike about playing the #NowYouSeeMe franchise's newest villain, why she's still grieving the end of #TheWheelOfTime, and the roles she's gravitating towards next — although she'll always be interested in more provocative characters:
From Bond Girl to Diamond Queen, Rosamund Pike Still Wants To Provoke You
Rosamund Pike discusses her journey from Bond girl to versatile leading lady, her return to the stage, and saying goodbye to The Wheel of Time.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I profiled the phenomenal Rosamund Pike about playing the #NowYouSeeMe franchise's newest villain, why she's still grieving the end of #TheWheelOfTime, and the roles she's gravitating towards next — although she'll always be interested in more provocative characters:
Wasn't able to get fully onboard with Edgar Wright's The Running Man, a movie that feels edited into oblivion.
A ★★½ review of The Running Man (2025)
Ruminations on class divides and the de-evolution of the entertainment we consume felt prescient back in the '80s when Stephen King's original book and Arnold Schwarzenneger's film adaptation first dr...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wasn't able to get fully onboard with Edgar Wright's The Running Man, a movie that feels edited into oblivion.
THIS.
I have no objections to a second season of "Alien: Earth," which I generally enjoyed, but I am disappointed that the release announcing Hawley's new overall deal with FX makes no mention of Season 6 of "Fargo," which I would prefer to… anything else on Noah Hawley's development plate.
FX has picked up “Alien: Earth” for a second season, and Noah Hawley has a (fat) new overall deal with FX and other parts of the Disney TV empire as well.
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
THIS.
Was able to resume watching, but then it crashed again 10 minutes later. Apple folks are probably both panicked AND delighted right now.
Forty minutes into the first episode of Pluribus and AppleTV just shit the bed.
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Was able to resume watching, but then it crashed again 10 minutes later. Apple folks are probably both panicked AND delighted right now.
Forty minutes into the first episode of Pluribus and AppleTV just shit the bed.
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Forty minutes into the first episode of Pluribus and AppleTV just shit the bed.
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Folks, Vince Gilligan’s done it again with #Pluribus. An absolute sci-fi masterpiece featuring a tremendous lead performance from Rhea Seehorn. It may sound counterintuitive in a review, but go into this one knowing as little as possible:
'Pluribus' Review: 23 Years Later, 'Breaking Bad's Creator Returns to Sci-Fi With an Absolute Masterpiece on Apple TV
23 years after his time on The X-Files, Vince Gilligan returns to sci-fi for Pluribus, a stunning new Apple TV series starring Rhea Seehorn.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Folks, Vince Gilligan’s done it again with #Pluribus. An absolute sci-fi masterpiece featuring a tremendous lead performance from Rhea Seehorn. It may sound counterintuitive in a review, but go into this one knowing as little as possible:
Can we not start this bullshit until after Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 comes out?
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 | VGC
The publisher is researching “Game QA Automation Technology” with the University of Tokyo…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Can we not start this bullshit until after Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 comes out?
What an incredible speech from Mamdani. It’s nice to feel inspired instead of hopeless.
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
What an incredible speech from Mamdani. It’s nice to feel inspired instead of hopeless.
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Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
Not my desired outcome, but a great baseball game nonetheless.
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Not my desired outcome, but a great baseball game nonetheless.
Suddenly, buying tickets to an early Sunday morning screening of Back to the Future seems like it might not have been the best idea.
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Suddenly, buying tickets to an early Sunday morning screening of Back to the Future seems like it might not have been the best idea.
Two outs from winning. Two inches from winning. And now watching Pages make that catch. How are any Blue Jays fans still alive?
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Two outs from winning. Two inches from winning. And now watching Pages make that catch. How are any Blue Jays fans still alive?
Might be time for Mazeroski to get some company.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Might be time for Mazeroski to get some company.
I really hope that Scream 7 trailer is a result of them wanting to preserve the surprises, because, otherwise, that was pretty uninspiring.
October 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I really hope that Scream 7 trailer is a result of them wanting to preserve the surprises, because, otherwise, that was pretty uninspiring.
Wow, we’re really trying not to offend, aren’t we, New York Times?
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Wow, we’re really trying not to offend, aren’t we, New York Times?
Okay, apparently Google has lied to me, and The Running Man actually opens Nov. 14, a week after Predator. That spaces them out a little bit, at least.
Why are Predator: Badlands and The Running Man opening on the same day? The Venn diagram of people interested in these movies is practically a single circle.
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Okay, apparently Google has lied to me, and The Running Man actually opens Nov. 14, a week after Predator. That spaces them out a little bit, at least.
I wish Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere was more of a process movie. Its most interesting parts are when it’s showing how Bruce wrote and recorded Nebraska, how hard it was to transfer it to a master, etc. But those things keep getting pushed to the side for traditional biopic stuff.
October 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I wish Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere was more of a process movie. Its most interesting parts are when it’s showing how Bruce wrote and recorded Nebraska, how hard it was to transfer it to a master, etc. But those things keep getting pushed to the side for traditional biopic stuff.
Just watched Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday for the second and last time in my life. BY FAR the worst movie to spring from any of the major slasher series.
October 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Just watched Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday for the second and last time in my life. BY FAR the worst movie to spring from any of the major slasher series.
Why are Predator: Badlands and The Running Man opening on the same day? The Venn diagram of people interested in these movies is practically a single circle.
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Why are Predator: Badlands and The Running Man opening on the same day? The Venn diagram of people interested in these movies is practically a single circle.
Great series. Was rooting for the Mariners. But it’s “Go Jays” from here on out.
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Great series. Was rooting for the Mariners. But it’s “Go Jays” from here on out.