Roxana Hadadi

if you want to have a nice and relaxing sunday, do not watch the new Hulu documentary on Hurricane Katrina. if you want to shake with rage and anger over the total failure of this nation's government and media establishment, watch the Hulu documentary on Katrina (this is a recommendation)

bumping!

as if I needed another reason to desperately need this book right now, jordan, mark hunter is the great love of my life!! my partner looking very similar to him is, uh, just a coincidence, I swear

PUMP UP THE VOLUME was THE formative movie of my childhood, a coming-of-age call to arms so emotionally true that its pain & sincerity remain universal. it's now streaming on Criterion Channel; what a delight. my piece on it for @crooked-marquee.bsky.social:

crookedmarquee.com/pump-up-the-...

how will i explain to my children how stupid we are?

The Shield vs. The Wire | Black Writers Week | Roger Ebert A look at how two of the most acclaimed cop shows of all time handled their Black characters.

My fourth (I think) published piece for @ebertvoices.bsky.social is something I'm equally proud of precisely because it is an expression of that growing willingness to asserting my own POV..
www.rogerebert.com/black-writer...

The Ultimate Underdog: On the Legacy of Apollo Creed | Black Writers Week | Roger Ebert A feature on the legacy of Apollo Creed.

I am still immensely proud of my first published piece which is also one of my favorites not simply because it was published, but because to this day it feels indicative of my "voice" even as I'm still searching..I must admit I love reading it..
www.rogerebert.com/black-writer...

What made Tom Cruise such a great Vampire. — Departures

Or pointing out why Tom Cruise made such a great vampire..
www.departuresblog.com/actors-pov/2...

hot

the stavvy's world podcast is actually doing incredibly important work in this topic from a clearly left POV

"paves the way for people who spend their entire lives in the United States to be deported to countries in which they’ve never stepped foot, or to be condemned to the limbo of statelessness"

Praising GOT in 2025? Not this ...

Gangs, Innocence, and KOFTM are my top 3 Martys bc he so fully conveys "America" as a concept we created all this bureaucracy, etiquette, and social structure to "protect," when really our goal was always fucking over the other guy in the name of "progress." Ending seconds of Gangs are unparalleled.

Jason Momoa Was Made for This Chief of War is an Aquaman–meets–Game of Thrones star vehicle that sees the actor punching colonialism in the face.

are you not entertained? (but also, CHIEF OF WAR has a way more thorny and interesting perspective on the historical epic than you'd think. my review, at @vulture.com):

www.vulture.com/article/revi...

awful, gutting news.

I loved this journey for you

more yayyys

yayyyy

BritBox Is Going on Holiday to HBO Max Cheerio, gov’na!

This is fun: BritBox is getting a little pop-up on HBO Max starting tomorrow. Now you have no excuse not to watch BLUE LIGHTS (and several other fun things.) www.vulture.com/article/hbo-...

that is absolutely terrible and yet ... I still think you should go, lol

Free screening just added! REBEL RIDGE (2024) + Q&A with filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier 🎬

Coming to the Aero on Sat. 8/16 at 7:30 pm. Plus, free 🍿 + 🥤 courtesy of Netflix!
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

It's like 45 minutes, right? That's what I remember from the one time I did that drive

if you are in LA you absolutely cannot miss an opportunity to see REBEL RIDGE in a theater. and a Q+A with jeremy saulnier! and snacks! I am so goddamn jealous of you all! RSVP here: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Bsky has objectively driven a ton of sales of RINGMASTER

Please continue that tradition:

ringmasterthebook.com

There are 50,000 coal miners in the whole country.

I have now watched THE BEEKEEPER, and THE BEEKEEPER was right for killing everyone that he killed in THE BEEKEEPER. this is my final opinion

finally caught up with BLINK TWICE, which was whatever, but the amount that it's in conversation with the best part of LOST RIVER is fairly unexpected. hated the native maid trope. I will say though that we didn't talk enough about channing tatum's extremely long rage-scream freakout. that was good.

it feels like both to me. scorn for writing the story, and then a complaint about the paywall. either way I just think it's a crummy thing to do as a person in the industry who knows that subscriptions are essential for keeping writers employed, especially writers writing news items like this one.

In a new @criterion.bsky.social sessions on @ohmpods.bsky.social, I talk to the awesome @candicefrederick.bsky.social about the new 4K edition of #THEWIZ and how the cast and QUINCY JONES make it criterion-worthy open.spotify.com/episode/7BnY...