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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese.bsky.social

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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A cool and not at all disorienting way to watch this movie is in a hospital with TCM on in the background while you wait for a nurse to check you out after you wrecked your car.

Ask me how I know.

03.03.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone ever listened to Massive Attack's "Teardrop" when it isn't cloudy and/or raining? I feel like it should be illegal to listen to that song in any other circumstance.

Except, I guess, at night. It has to be dark, is the point.

03.03.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's the best part of a state that's determined to keep kicking itself in the crotch.

03.03.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We’ve gone to war by mistake’

03.03.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

I interviewed him about five years ago and I was so nervous and he was so sweet. It meant everything.

03.03.2026 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I swear, if we lose Bruce...

03.03.2026 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fellas, is it bad ethics to sleep with your parolee informant who's also a single mom (which you didn't know) and then threaten to send her back to jail when she tells you she needs more money?

Asking for William Petersen.

03.03.2026 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The opening credits of TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. are incredible if only because they follow up John Turturro and Dean Stockwell with Wang Chung and Robby Muller.

Never have I experienced so much tonal whiplash in so short a time.

03.03.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To Live AND Die in L.A.? In THIS economy?

03.03.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I still haven't used mine! I should, especially now that I know I can buy more.

03.03.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As far as I've seen, it's a combo of money pit and, in B&B'S case, programming that didn't do much to distinguish it from, like, an AMC. P&L is an entertainment district. People are gonna want an experience. Drafthouse's management blew chunks but they at least understood that.

02.03.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does this look almost exactly like the weird Airbnb condo (in, I think, a building of weird Airbnb condos) I stayed in in St. Paul? Is that a thing?

02.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
02.03.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

APRIL β€” 1805
Napoleon is Master of Europe
Only the British Fleet stands before him

02.03.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This thread has @richardlittler.bsky.social vibes all over it.

02.03.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tony Soprano being expressive

Tony Soprano being expressive

"I said 'That's nothing, you should hear me play piano!'"

02.03.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An architectural watercolor painting.

An architectural watercolor painting.

A watercolor painting of wrestler Adam Page.

A watercolor painting of wrestler Adam Page.

In light of the bigoted new anti-trans law in Kansas, I’m launching a charity auction to benefit Trans Continental Pipeline.

I’ll do a 12x16 watercolor painting of the auction winner’s choice. Wrestling, superhero, movie, wedding picture, pets, whatever you want!
1/

01.03.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And, crucially, what will happen to the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister Dot if the WB tower has to go?

02.03.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same, bro. Same.

02.03.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I could fix him" - Literally everyone who watches Mad Men

02.03.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stunts and yearning

02.03.2026 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am constantly yearning for stunts

02.03.2026 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"You have zebras in your garden and you love gossip" New life aspiration unlocked. #Bridgerton

02.03.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I was told this photo would be taken from the waist up."

02.03.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are hands down my fave, so there's that.

02.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gonna tell my kids this was the Yule Cat.

02.03.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How we doing, folks?

I just seriously considered eating a whole jar of castelvetrano olives for dinner, so that's where *I'm* at emotionally.

02.03.2026 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is sitting at a table with a bowl of boiled potatoes in front of him . Alt: a man is sitting at a table with a bowl of boiled potatoes in front of him .

If you start Pride and Prejudice 2005 at 11:33, Mr Collins will compliment the potatoes at midnight.

31.12.2024 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Deadwood is one of those shows where any time an actor from it appears in something else, it feels like seeing a friend. The best show.

28.02.2026 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

She's right and she should say it

28.02.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0