Freelance critic. Bylines in Deadline, Slant, ScreenRant, Backstage, and In Review Online with bylines in Salon, Bright Lights Film, Knock-LA, elsewhere. Programming work with AFI FEST, SIFF, HollyShorts. Performance work at gregnussen.com They/them 🏳️‍⚧️https://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mqpbdwhpec2wMy latest for @deadline.com on Nolan’s rejiggered Odyssey, which is his best achievement to date. It continues his Oppenheimer-based arguments about how war strips us of what makes us most human, notably the ability to see those we fight as the neighbors they are: https://deadline.com/2026/07/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan-movie-1236976044/15 Jul 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpbdwhpec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mq5uzco7e22sMight as well copy and paste my previous Disney live action reviews since #moana did the same for their movie. A tortuous watching experience. Full review for @deadline.com : https://deadline.com/2026/07/moana-review-live-action-remake-1236976802/08 Jul 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5uzco7e22shttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mpzha243u22jI will say it is incredibly Trump-like of the USMNT to be both corrupt AND embarrassing.07 Jul 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzha243u22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mpz6peguqs2tThe Odyssey is, predictably, a very Nolan experience. Brash, meditative, bombastic. But also surprisingly restrained and (comparably so for Nolan) very humanistic. Tastes may vary, but this may be his most striking work. Full review to come for @deadline.com06 Jul 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz6peguqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mjmtdahwks2oThrilled to be back in the pages of Deadline. Lee Cronin's The Mummy might dodge most of its pre-release scrutiny, but only just. Fun in spots, goopy enough to satisfy your hunger for grossness, but mostly a protracted mess without much under the hood. Full review: https://deadline.com/2026/04/the-mummy-review-lee-cronin-movie-1236861447/16 Apr 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmtdahwks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mhxxcverjs25Feels fitting that my final review for ScreenRant would be Sylvain Chomet's loving ode to Marcel Pagnol. A Magnificent Life loses a lot to surface-level hagiography but it gains it back in warmth - unapologetic nostalgia for cinema that warps the memory like taffy: https://screenrant.com/a-magnificent-life-movie-review/26 Mar 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxxcverjs25https://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mhtc22k66c2rI've been let go from ScreenRant. Very proud of the work I put in as the Lead Critic and happy to have met wonderful co-workers. I’m seeking new work then! If you hear of any writing or programming opportunities or just want to catch up, please send me a message.24 Mar 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtc22k66c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mgvtciysh22t@sxsw.com I Love Boosters is wild, unwieldy, a strange Frankenstein’s monster of Pee-wee, Spike Lee & Celebrity Death Match? It’s Boots Riley. Utterly distinctive. Shout out to Tune Yards who I’ve loved for 16 years, they provide a great score. @screenrant.bsky.social https://screenrant.com/i-love-boosters-movie-review/13 Mar 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvtciysh22thttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mgpmaun7bs2nI loved this movie. Read my review :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmaun7bs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mgnaokacjk22Heading to @sxsw.com for @screenrant.bsky.social (for the first time!) and wrote up a little preview of the always eclectic fest. Send me your Austin food recs :) https://screenrant.com/sxsw-2026-preview/09 Mar 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnaokacjk22https://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mgbjdvl2ok2yI liked The Bride! quite a bit especially in its both fealty and lack thereof to a whole stream of literary influences. Buckley undefeated. Full review for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/the-bride-movie-review/05 Mar 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbjdvl2ok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mg4hwngi3k24The Bride! - An explosive presentation of social disruption, and also a really good representation of insane emo bisexual girlfriend-timid cuck boyfriend relationships in New York. Loved it. Full review to come.03 Mar 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4hwngi3k24https://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mg3qnsvw6s2gI really enjoyed Hoppers, though I can't say it makes much sense. Utterly wild ride, politically both prescient and somewhat confusing - but what I can say for sure is that it is Pixar's best film this decade thus far. My full review for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/hoppers-movie-review/02 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qnsvw6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mfv33u6uzc2tNewest movie review roundup for @screenrant.bsky.social includes Scream 7, Paul McCartney, queer performance art, sci-fi epics, Pretty in Pink… what more could you want? https://screenrant.com/screenrant-movie-review-roundup-scream-7/28 Feb 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfv33u6uzc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mf5gvwjvwk23How to Make a Killing is charming but toothless. Hard not to compare it to Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice, which is smarter in just about every way. Even Glen Powell's usual charm is useless. My full review for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/how-to-make-a-killing-movie-review/18 Feb 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5gvwjvwk23https://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3memj35crt22lFound Crime 101 to be a smooth, haptic recreation of better films, pleasurable in its very derivative nature. Hemsworth playing very against type and it’s lovely to see, Halle Berry just a constant reliable actor. Full review for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/crime-101-movie-review/11 Feb 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3memj35crt22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mehbn5njac2nFennell’s plasticized, whitewashed adaptation reveals a filmmaker who has little understanding of subtlety. The casting of Elordi is harebrained, but it’s just as strange to have Robbie preening in a role meant for a teenager. For @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/wuthering-heights-movie-review/09 Feb 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehbn5njac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3megwv5burs2cAgainst my admittedly low expectations, I thought GOAT was great. Really fun, beautifully animated, super big heart, plus a surprisingly progressive message about inclusivity in sports. My full review of Stephen Curry's basketball movie for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/goat-movie-review/09 Feb 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3megwv5burs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3megovxnii22cHad to break from early consensus over Verbinski's return. I found Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die to be overlong, tedious and preening. Feels like the work of a boomer whose anxieties about AI is focused on the wrong target. For @screenrant.bsky.social: https://screenrant.com/good-luck-have-fun-dont-die-movie-review/09 Feb 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3megovxnii22chttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mddk3osl622s“The Invite is a magnetic, acerbically funny, romantic nightmare in the vein of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? It was never a doubt that this foursome could keep the ball so high up but what really mesmerizes is Wilde's meticulous direction.” @screenrant.bsky.social: https://screenrant.com/the-invite-movie-review/26 Jan 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddk3osl622shttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mddjw24lq22s“It is a story about pushing past boundaries so well-established that they've metastasized to the degree that even the physical frame of the cinema keeps its characters locked in.” I really liked Carousel. Full Sundance review for @screenrant.bsky.social https://screenrant.com/carousel-movie-review/26 Jan 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddjw24lq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3mddjokyvac2s“Wicker's treasure is in its hopeless romanticism that insists that pure love and adamant individuality can create irrevocable progress through osmosis.” Full review of Olivia Colman’s beautiful fable from Sundance, for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/wicker-movie-review/26 Jan 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddjokyvac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3md6p6nbp4s2mAt #sundance and found last night's buzzy premieres to be disappointments. Araki's I Want Your Sex is sleek, fun, ridiculous, silly - but I was turned off by the casual treatment of a predation; Charli XCX's The Moment is a disaster. @screenrant.bsky.social t https://screenrant.com/the-moment-movie-review/24 Jan 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6p6nbp4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3md2qygis4s2bI love Maria Bamford and I loved Judd Apatow’s portrait of her. What a gift she is. Full review of the doc for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/paralyzed-by-hope-the-maria-bamford-story-movie-review/23 Jan 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2qygis4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3md2qjl4yrs2b#sundance The Incomer is very sweet, really silly. One can feel the growing pains of Louis Paxton moving to features, but Gayle Rankin is exceptional. Full review for @screenrant.bsky.social : https://screenrant.com/the-incomer-movie-review/23 Jan 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2qjl4yrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gregnussen.bsky.social/post/3md2h3ajup22bCarousel - had a hard time getting on Lambert’s wavelength but once this settles into a tactile understanding of depression - and the difficulty of communicating when you well, don’t know how to communicate - it hits, little off-kilter still-lives just very smart direction and patient. #sundance23 Jan 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:atu7spmru2zwwindmw7ps3wf/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2h3ajup22b