David Sims

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Maybe an Action Hero Can Save Comedy In “The Naked Gun,” the perennial tough guy Liam Neeson makes a perfect transition to farce.

The return of “The Naked Gun” is a rare pivot from Hollywood’s tendency toward action-adventure movies—and feels “like an oasis in the desert,” writes @davidlsims.bsky.social:

the great @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social on Clint. that’s the stuff

Simplicity: A Novel A Novel

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michael cerveris returns as a cyborg assassin sent back in time by the vanderbilts

Star Trek Voyager scene. We're on the ship, I think in the dining hall, smells like pancakes. Anyways, Tuvok is standing in uniform and seems to be talking. Closed caption reads, "I have grown to respect a great many of you. Others, I have learned to tolerate."

Dear kind reader, I have lovingly placed all relevant alt text in image 1. Regards, STMC

Four Superheroes Who Deserve a Day Off In the latest “Fantastic Four” reboot, it’s all apocalyptic menace, all the time.

The latest "Fantastic Four" film is more interested in high-stakes conflict than having much fun, writes David Sims:

the issue was it was bad

we don’t need to be spinning off from that

the Starfleet Academy show is 32nd century?? HMMM

In Defense of the Traditional Review Far from being a journalistic relic, as suggested by recent developments at the New York Times, arts criticism is inherently progressive, keeping art honest and pointing toward its future.

The Times's reassignment of four critics is one thing, but its downgrading of the so-called traditional review is altogether another:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Raising Arizona with John Hodgman Podcast Episode · Blank Check with Griffin & David · 07/20/2025 · 2h 43m

Chef's kiss! @blankcheck.bsky.social is dedicating the rest of the year to the Coen bros. My experience with Raising Arizona is identical to @hodgman.bsky.social This is exactly what happened to me in the movie theater in 1987 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

sometimes I think about what it'd be like to have a mayor who actually cares about public transit and I get truly dizzy

OUT NOW! @davidlsims.bsky.social returns to discuss the novelization of Russell Mulcahy's The Shadow! Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

The First Superman Movie Worth Watching in Years The newest take on the caped hero wisely embraces his corniness.

SUPERMAN is triumphantly goofy; truly the first time a comic book movie has gotten my blood pumping in years. I'm sure the tone and manic plotting will be divisive; for me, it felt like what's most magical about the medium www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

A 76-Year Old Diner Is Closing in the Meatpacking District Hector’s Cafe and Diner will end service on July 18

this is so bad. best grilled cheese in NYC ny.eater.com/restaurant-c...

In Praise of Admiral Piett, the Best Background 'Star Wars' Character An appreciation of Darth Vader's pencil-pushing right-hand man

RIP Ken Colley www.theatlantic.com/entertainmen...

really lovely to talk to Libby and Charlotte. finally a podcast where uttering the words “airing cupboard” make everyone come to LIFE

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so far all of these are true

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no, if a movie premiered at a fest and was reviewed there it’s fair game. studios will very occasionally ask for a more unofficial embargo (like holding reviews for week of release) but that’s rare and much less of a hardline thing

can sussman eat? sussman can't eat. can sussman sleep? sussman can't sleep.

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How to Root for a Merciless Man, According to Wes Anderson In The Phoenician Scheme, an egotist slowly comes to terms with his own humanity.

🚨 @davidlsims.bsky.social talked to Wes Anderson about The Phoenician Scheme www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

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