Brent Simon
@shareddarkness.bsky.social
“You gotta kick at the darkness ’til it bleeds daylight.” Award-winning journalist. Member: L.A. Film Critics Association, Golden Globes. Tar Heel. 2006 TIME Person of Year. Flag carrier: David Lynch, U2, cinema, tacos, decency. 2026: http://bit.ly/41EkaW6
Poll-based graffiti really feels like trenchant social commentary, and a referendum on our time.
May 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Poll-based graffiti really feels like trenchant social commentary, and a referendum on our time.
David Lynch was a tireless advocate for individual fulfillment and worldwide peace. But there was also a radical incandescence to his worldview. This T-shirt is going to be in heavy rotation over the next four years, but on the day that would’ve been his 79th birthday it feels even more appropriate.
January 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
David Lynch was a tireless advocate for individual fulfillment and worldwide peace. But there was also a radical incandescence to his worldview. This T-shirt is going to be in heavy rotation over the next four years, but on the day that would’ve been his 79th birthday it feels even more appropriate.
Like many I’m shattered by the loss of David Lynch, a singular artist whose gripping films/TV often explored identity’s duality and elasticity, the lies our world foists upon us and lies we tell ourselves — but also, less remarked upon, the power and balm of love and art. What a cinematic giant. 1/
January 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Like many I’m shattered by the loss of David Lynch, a singular artist whose gripping films/TV often explored identity’s duality and elasticity, the lies our world foists upon us and lies we tell ourselves — but also, less remarked upon, the power and balm of love and art. What a cinematic giant. 1/
You either die a villain, or you live long enough to see yourself become the hero.
December 15, 2024 at 5:55 AM
You either die a villain, or you live long enough to see yourself become the hero.
THE COLORS WITHIN figures to be a Best Animation contender, but it also reflects, now and always, a certain slice of social media reaction to #LAFCA awards voting.
December 8, 2024 at 7:14 PM
THE COLORS WITHIN figures to be a Best Animation contender, but it also reflects, now and always, a certain slice of social media reaction to #LAFCA awards voting.
I'm very honored to have been nominated for a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award in the Best Film Critic (Under 1,000 Words) category, for a selection of my reviews for AV Club. Many thanks to Los Angeles Press Club, and congratulations to all the other nominees!
November 4, 2024 at 9:30 PM
I'm very honored to have been nominated for a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award in the Best Film Critic (Under 1,000 Words) category, for a selection of my reviews for AV Club. Many thanks to Los Angeles Press Club, and congratulations to all the other nominees!
Belated update: I was runner-up in the Best Criticism of Film (Under 1,000 Words) category at the SoCal Journalism Awards. Congratulations to winner Sheri Linden; it was an honor to share the ballot with her and all the other nominees!
July 11, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Belated update: I was runner-up in the Best Criticism of Film (Under 1,000 Words) category at the SoCal Journalism Awards. Congratulations to winner Sheri Linden; it was an honor to share the ballot with her and all the other nominees!
Happy Twin Peaks Day to all who celebrate! What a world — both wonderful and strange! 🏔️🏔️
February 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Happy Twin Peaks Day to all who celebrate! What a world — both wonderful and strange! 🏔️🏔️
“If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says ‘15 miles to the…’”
January 15, 2024 at 1:10 AM
“If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says ‘15 miles to the…’”