Michael Snydel
He/him. Periodic writer about movies, regular musings about everything else. Former writer/podcaster; now i'm just trying to post through it.
- Netflix releasing another original movie called War Machine about 10 years after another movie also called War Machine that they also distributed and released is kind of incredible.
- I was going to ask what Michôd has been up to recently, but he co-wrote and directed last year's Christy?!
- It looks like Netflix recently added four Christopher Guest mockumentaries starring Catherine O’Hara: Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration. www.netflix.com/title/60002428
- Best in Show is an instant mood booster.
- I have no idea if any of my followers watch Korean dating shows, but the production "twist" in season 4 of His Man is one of the most dubious, fascinating things i've ever seen in my hundreds of hours of experience with reality tv. Anyone else watching and have thoughts?
- This might have been dumb, but I expected more intense and urgent reactions today from the media and elected officials to the contents of the Epstein files. Official documents that were fucking released by this administration.
- I want less cultural criticism of trends where the writer sounds like their engagement with a subject is dependent on the opportunity to frame the intended audience as ignorant or lesser than them.
- You think something is predatory or problematic, fine. Then either don't write about it or find someone who can tell you why they like it or why they engage with it.
- I'm not going to link the two pieces that inspired this post, but here's a piece I did think was pretty nuanced and avoided this issue. defector.com/fanfictions-...
- Juan is one of my go-to people when it comes to shorts, and I know they watched so many of this year's entries. This seems like a big recommendation.
- It’s so annoying that going outside when depressed actually helps.
- January Favorite New Watches A New Leaf Southern Comfort The Secret Agent The Meaning of Life The Last Winter Sator
- CW: the president sure seems like a monstrous piece of shit.
