Writer, emeritus film critic (1999-2020), gay, LDS. BLM. ACAB. Free Palestine. Abolish ICE. SoCal native, then Provo, then Portland, now Provo again. All tweets are about you specifically and should be taken personally. Fix your hearts or die.https://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlox7rsevc2tThe looks-maxing guys are idiots, of course. But then I see a photo of myself in profile, deeply chinless, and think: what if I *could* fix that with a hammer?12 May 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlox7rsevc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlovfedls22tJust arrived: my new oldest MAD, issue #6, from 1953. I can’t afford car insurance for the next few months, but I’m sure it’s worth it.12 May 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlovfedls22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mloiv4o72k22This reminds me that I can't see the name Linda Lavin without thinking of the Professor Frink version of it, Glinda Glavin. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloiv4o72k22https://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mloinebbt22tI'm pretty sure I preordered this! It will be exciting to find out! (Don't tell me, I want to be surprised.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloinebbt22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mloilohk4k2t"Comfort" isn't exactly right, but every time I've seen REQUIEM FOR A DREAM I have immediately wanted to watch it again. Secondhand addiction, maybe. It's so meticulously well constructed that my admiration outweighs my horror. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloilohk4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlo52et3gc2gSNL UK wasn't great this week, but I love how much fun they're having. More live transitions gives it a friends-putting-on-a-show vibe. Love seeing the cast walk onstage for the goodbyes (rather than already being there after the break). SNL feels like a TV show; SNL UK feels more like a stage show.12 May 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo52et3gc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlnviitxy224RIP Rex Reed, who has died at the age of 103. Born to sharecroppers on the moon, Reed was known for his devotion to accuracy.12 May 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnviitxy224https://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlmlsjdeh22zAfter Netflix stopped sending out DVDs and Blu-rays in the mail, it didn't occur to me that other sites might still be doing it. But at least one is, apparently. Unless it's a scam. www.store-3d-blurayrental.com/default.asp https://www.store-3d-blurayrental.com/default.asp12 May 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmlsjdeh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlmcm5vz2c2nI'm hearing troubling reports that Shane Gillis, who is not a good comedian, hosted a comedy roast and was not good at it? Make that make sense.11 May 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmcm5vz2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlmc6f373c2gI heard a college-educated youth pronounce "etiquette" as "eti-kwit." That usually happens when you've read a word but never heard it aloud before, but "etiquette" is a pretty common word. I really wanted to ask how they knew the word at all without knowing how it's pronounced.11 May 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmc6f373c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlm6u55esk2qI think Ace of Base said it best when they said, “It’s not a day for working; it’s a day for catching tan,” which is definitely the most normal way of saying that.11 May 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm6u55esk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlm4n5tsb22eSome people of faith wonder why God doesn't intervene to save America from Trump. But if I were God* and had given The People perfectly good methods of solving problems like this and they were simply choosing not to use them, I would assume that Trump was what The People wanted. *I'm not11 May 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm4n5tsb22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlluk6vn5s2uNew springtime problem: I have the door open for fresh air. A neighbor has begun the practice of going outside to hock loogies for an hour at a time. He sits on the curb looking at his phone, and every 2-3 minutes loudly hocks and spits a loogie. He is 300 feet away and I hear it perfectly.11 May 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlluk6vn5s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mljtmef7ys2jI witnessed an adorable interaction yesterday between a girl about 7 years old, her mom, and (I'm guessing) the mom's sister. MOM: Tell Aunt Katie what you got for your birthday! AUNT KATIE: What did you get for your birthday?? LITTLE GIRL: (delighted) Bug stuff! You go, bug girl!10 May 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljtmef7ys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mljrqglntc2vJust talked to my personal Mom. One of the better moms out there imho. Some of you, no offense, have ratchety whores for mothers.10 May 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljrqglntc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mljirznhic2zI keep wondering: Do the people still using Substack just not know? That must be it, right? [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljirznhic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mljhszdva223A big reason for A.I.'s uphill battle is that every single person who speaks in favor of it sounds like an idiot. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljhszdva223https://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mljhoaumj223TV shows with full 90-second theme songs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljhoaumj223https://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlgrx3xdbs22Heard a really good line in a Season 17 SIMPSONS episode. Also, did you know Frinkiac does gifs now? I didn't know that.09 May 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgrx3xdbs22https://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlgpjftqxk2kHoly cow I watched THE DRAMA last night, and it is so much better than A24's gimmicky "don't discuss the premise" marketing suggests. It's very funny (darkly), and the editing — full of abrupt cuts, flashbacks, and fantasies — keeps it breezy. I found it highly entertaining.09 May 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgpjftqxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlem43jr7s2pI can't stop thinking about RAGTIME on Broadway (well, Lincoln Center). It's so good. I have lightly considered returning to New York just to see it again. If you're nearby and can come up with the dough or sneak in, do yourself a favor.08 May 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlem43jr7s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlefqekjlc2qI saw the new MORTAL KOMBAT yesterday. The record shows that I saw its predecessor, but I have no memory of it, and I actually forgot this new one while I was watching it. By the time it ended I was like, "Wait, what is this?" Anyway, it's fine.08 May 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlefqekjlc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlecdrietc2nSpeaking to a handful of twentysomethings over the last few days, I've concluded that the youngs are agnostic about the Michael Jackson pedophile allegations. "Maybe, maybe not, who can say?" seems to be the attitude. We didn't do enough to educate them.08 May 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlecdrietc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mlebgk3wws2zRemember that Film Twitter guy who called himself an "Apex Scoop Predator" or something? Pretty sure he was made-up.08 May 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlebgk3wws2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mle7ptm53c23I don't know who this "Dalia" is who seems to have fooled a lot of film people into thinking they were real, but I'm going to assume it was obvious and everyone was dumb for being tricked.08 May 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle7ptm53c23https://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3mle4k4eew22dWow, hard to see how this one didn't catch on. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:ow4uywtz35blmfjref2t5w56/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle4k4eew22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericdsnider.bsky.social/post/3ml7f55kct22gRepublicans being so brainwashed they think Trump would beat them in a fight is peak is the clearest indicator to me that we are not getting out of this alive. 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