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/3mv27gznzxs2eMy brother had a small tech business six blocks from Ground Zero, and after 9/11 he developed a cough so deep that it tore the cartilage around his heart. At that time, government was telling us the air was fine.  [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv27gznzxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mv26uytsv22eWe are Homer Simpson waging war on Flanders. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv26uytsv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mv25npnyfc2eWhat is french fry man have a shiner [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv25npnyfc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mv25itpe722eThis is too long for me to read all at once, so I'm breaking it into chunks, but it's really interesting [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv25itpe722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3mv23bsgdes2yReally enjoying Zero Spatial Awareness day at DFW Airport08 Sep 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv23bsgdes2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muz7wpjycc2nIn Primetime, "Rob Pattinson plays Hansen as a pod person who has decided to live among humans, or maybe a minor demon who took a job in TV hoping to corrupt as many people as possible. His inhumanity is disquieting, then scary, and finally, horribly funny." https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/primetime-robert-pattinson-a24-film-review-202608 Sep 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz7wpjycc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muzylqfmac2nCounterpoint: Giuliani should skip straight to the urn https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/nyregion/mamdani-911-memorial-rudy-giuliani.html08 Sep 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzylqfmac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muzyg25aik2nEvery picture of this guy makes him look like he's about to sprout spider legs from his ears [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzyg25aik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muzy2ce2tc2nWhat a relief. I thought we were gonna go a whole week without a recall [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzy2ce2tc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muzhgnah3s2bthere is no form of valor he won't steal [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzhgnah3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muzhfah4v22bthere is no form of valor he won't steal [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzhfah4v22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muzdk3733k24Prediction: Pattinson nomination as best supporting actor for The Odyssey (alongside John Leguizamo) but history concludes it's also for Primetime, which Is too disturbing for academy voters. Like when Dennis Hopper was nominated for Hoosiers, the same year he played Frank Booth in Blue Velvet.08 Sep 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzdk3733k24https://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muzccngge226If The Sweet Smell of Success were reimagined for the 21st century, who would make a better Sidney Falco, Rob Pattinson or Jake Gyllenhaal? And who is capable of matching Burt Lancaster as JJ Hunsecker? (I used to say Alec Baldwin, but I can't look at the guy anymore.)08 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzccngge226https://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muz7wpjycc2nIn Primetime, "Rob Pattinson plays Hansen as a pod person who has decided to live among humans, or maybe a minor demon who took a job in TV hoping to corrupt as many people as possible. His inhumanity is disquieting, then scary, and finally, horribly funny." https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/primetime-robert-pattinson-a24-film-review-202608 Sep 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz7wpjycc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muypwbnsmc2pGod as my witness, I had no idea how many people hate Oasis 08 Sep 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muypwbnsmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muypcfvg422pFascinating stuff here [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muypcfvg422phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muwlhqyl7k2bFilm of the feckin' year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwlhqyl7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muy7v4hf222bLFG [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muy7v4hf222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muy7hpikas2bIt's a rhinoceros. In the Vatican. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muy7hpikas2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social/post/3muxdj76alk2bThey say you should never meet your heroes. But that's not true when the hero in question is the great film critic and historian Peter Cowie, author of 37 books, editor of more than 100, 86 years old and still the best.07 Sep 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:7jay7nelegipdr7ic2dlumol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxdj76alk2b