Author, filmmaker, book dealer. New York and Dallas. Bookstore: mzs.press. RogerEbert.com editor-at-large. Next book: Jack Nicholson: Leading Manhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwzcaaxssc2zDe tide, she turning [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Oct 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzcaaxssc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwyzgocb4c2zI was wondering how @svengoolie, which shows horror movies, could justify The Wizard of Oz. Duh! Beyond the witch and the flying monkeys, it's terrifying from scene one, when the sheriff orders Dorothy's adorable dog Toto destroyed for biting the local hag. 10 minutes later, here comes the twister.03 Oct 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyzgocb4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwx7a5epfs2rThis is a profound violation not just of journalistic ethics, but basic human decency [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx7a5epfs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwx75wta5k2rThread [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx75wta5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwx67yo5u22r"I’ve rarely seen anything nail more accurately how much filmmaking is an act of masochism. When we love film, we tend to focus on the magical ones. But this film manages to make us think about a failure and then question what exactly failure means." [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx67yo5u22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwx65hinqc2r"Although the script acknowledges the pushy narcissism of Lou’s obsession [with atonement], it mostly handles it with kid gloves. Lou, who has to deal with PTSD and guilt, gets far more screen time than the Iraqi family his unit decimated." https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/atonement-boyd-holbrook-film-review-202603 Oct 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx65hinqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwwwitzet22lMatthew Maher has become one of those sturdy character actors who is totally recognizable as himself in every role but makes you believe he's someone different just because he has mad skills and commits 100%. Gene Hackman and Jack Warden had that gift as well.03 Oct 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwwitzet22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwbfmiptik25Primetime is a trip, folks. Broadcast News by way of Natural Born Killers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbfmiptik25https://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mww6kkzew224Expect projects like this to become rare. WB and Paramount are being folded into Skydance. Evidence of their unique corporate identities will get scrubbed, as when Disney took over Fox. And the recent execs who were barely interested in history are being replaced with people who have zero interest. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww6kkzew224https://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwvsq5c6jc2aTeam whales [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvsq5c6jc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwvrydr5wc2pWhat was Argentina notorious for, after WW II I can't recall [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvrydr5wc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwv5on3nic2pNow I'm even further down the road from skeptical to intrigued [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv5on3nic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwv5limpkk2p"during the four hours he spent outside, he saw the community show up, push back, and stand with the men above. Border Patrol eventually left the scene, and the men, with the protesters’ help, came down from the roof shortly after." [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv5limpkk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwv5e5zzos2pawful [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv5e5zzos2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwugdva64c2pWhat a sad little man [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwugdva64c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mwubjgkdhs2pEffin great poster, too [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwubjgkdhs2p