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Abby Olcese

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Film critic/writer at The Pitch, Paste, Sojourners, rogerebert.com, others. Author of FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS: https://tinyurl.com/5n8hre5e

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He's so good at being the worst.

06.12.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a certified member of the Jason Clarke Fan Club, curious to know how this one is.

06.12.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You can just...buy al pastor there by the pound. BY THE POUND! And then get ice cream that looks like a giant blueberry on your way out!

05.12.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You BET I bought that hot bar kibbeh and then devoured it like a lunatic in my car before it got cold.

05.12.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

World Fresh Market is a chaos dimension and a gift to humanity. Where else can I find cheap Milka bars, bulk Russian chocolate AND a hot bar with kibbeh all in one place?

I'll tell you: nowhere else.

05.12.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh, I love this one so much.

05.12.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Buster, a sleepy tuxedo cat, is asleep in the crook of my elbow with his little white paw tucked below his chin.

Buster, a sleepy tuxedo cat, is asleep in the crook of my elbow with his little white paw tucked below his chin.

Sorry boss, can't work. Cat, you see.

05.12.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ironically (or maybe not) I cover The Last Jedi in there, too πŸ˜†

05.12.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote an entire book about how art reflects themes of faith and amplifies their emotional truth, and then this movie just ...pops out the whole thing out in a couple of lines.

The gall, I tell you!

05.12.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Brown tabby cat who keeps bumping my arm

Brown tabby cat who keeps bumping my arm

Usually it's Buster, but right now it's ALL ABOUT TAHANI.

05.12.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*screeners. Turns out posting with a demanding cat on your lap is inefficient. Who knew.

05.12.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Poster for IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Tfw you're tired and want to drink wine and watch a movie, but you have to catch up on screenets and have put off Jafar Panahi WAY too long.

Guess it's wine, cookies and IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT tonight, kids! Here we go!

05.12.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I was at *my* office holiday lunch when I saw these and I had to work SO HARD to hold in a laugh.

04.12.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jens Kuross' set made me cry a little bit. The sauced older lady next to me was concerned πŸ˜†.

04.12.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you get to go to the Hayden Pedigo concert at The Ship a couple of weeks ago? Magical show.

04.12.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Enshittification strikes again!

04.12.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try

04.12.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3616    πŸ” 647    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 27

I only have two speeds when it comes to Christmas movies: mean and unorthodox or classic humanist fables (this includes Elf and Muppet Christmas Carol, obviously)

04.12.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are four Christmas movies to know you by? #filmsky

04.12.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Tidal just introduced a wrapped feature. Just sayin.

03.12.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man in a suit and tie is standing next to another man in a trench coat . Alt: Withnail is barely standing up.
03.12.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Show your solidarity with artists and stand against censorship by buying this game on Itch before it gets delisted there too. This is one of those times where voting with your wallet *can* make a difference. A platform making a chunk of change off sales will 100% think twice before delisting.

03.12.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

Look, it could be worse, KC's hit on the night of the Avatar screening and we're all still complaining.

03.12.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Always good to be reminded that one doesn't have to be in thrall to the streamers for one's entertainment. As someone who's recently been dismayed at how many DVD's are out of print because their manufacturer has gone out of business, I found this passage especially telling:

03.12.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Nope! They each work on their own as wholly contained stories.

03.12.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"I feel bad for you" meme with a boom operator saying "We're having sweetgreen for lunch"

"I feel bad for you" meme with a boom operator saying "We're having sweetgreen for lunch"

Mad Men 4K

03.12.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9307    πŸ” 1123    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 26

Drinking rosΓ© and eating chocolate and watching Splitsville and feeling VERY good about my choices.

03.12.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just imagining the two of you as the door guys from Labyrinth, and weirdly I think it tracks. (Also this riddle is very easy to solve, I'd just ask you both if you have a Ravenous tattoo)

03.12.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, *I* have some jokes to make, but also no other movie made me yell louder or dry heave (at all) like THE UGLY STEPSISTER did, so credit where it's due.

02.12.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Matts (Donato AND Monagle) know what's up.

02.12.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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