Film critic; NSFC, NYFCC. Bylines at Criterion, Sight & Sound, Noir City, my own Substack, and wherever fine film geeks are found. https://selfstyledsiren.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/selfstyledsiren.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/selfstyledsiren.bsky.social/post/3muzcfnspmk23One of the few theme songs that has me close to tears during *the title sequence.* This movie is devastating. And brilliant. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:gbxb4udadmtve4lic5mn255c/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzcfnspmk23https://bsky.app/profile/selfstyledsiren.bsky.social/post/3muxrctyfhs2vohhhh...Octave! "Today everyone lies. Pharmaceutical flyers, governments, the radio, the movies, the newspapers. So why shouldn't simple people like us lie as well?" #RulesoftheGame [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:gbxb4udadmtve4lic5mn255c/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxrctyfhs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/selfstyledsiren.bsky.social/post/3mux7xsdtls2vWhat's an example of perfect casting? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:gbxb4udadmtve4lic5mn255c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux7xsdtls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/selfstyledsiren.bsky.social/post/3mux7bc6cks2vThe great silent-film star Norma Talmadge at the Sea Spray Beach Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Circa 1950, which means she was about 56 years old. 📷 Bert Morgan07 Sep 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:gbxb4udadmtve4lic5mn255c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux7bc6cks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/selfstyledsiren.bsky.social/post/3muwqiu4b422vMy husband Jad continues to chronicle what is happening in Lebanon to his family and his friends and his home town of Tyre. Latest self-explanatory title: "Shia Need Not Apply." Please consider subscribing. (photos ID'd in alt text) https://jadnehme.substack.com/p/shia-need-not-apply07 Sep 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:gbxb4udadmtve4lic5mn255c/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqiu4b422v