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How to be a movie critic
The email I send a lot
Jun 26
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Last call for Didion event tonight
A little masterclass! And a few more things at the bottom there.
Jun 5
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May 2025
I read my audiobook! And wrote about The Rehearsal!
Two little things for you.
May 27
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What to Bring to Cannes (or anywhere)
A tiny list.
May 22
6
April 2025
Podcasts, the King of Kings, and Pets
Can you believe the semester is almost over?
Apr 11
4
Books, writing, classes
You know, the usual.
Apr 3
11
March 2025
A quick update from "the road"
We tell ourselves stories of book tours
Mar 12
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February 2025
Book Tour! Book Tour!
Come see me in real life or even on the Internet!
Feb 12
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January 2025
welcome.
And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done…
Jan 1
18
December 2024
The end of the year
Well, here we are.
Dec 31, 2024
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The Books of My Year
I really do not enjoy writing top ten lists — ranking art just runs against my nature, and people tend to misunderstand the point of lists anyhow, as if…
Dec 19, 2024
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The Best Movies
Last weekend, the list of the year’s best movies that I write with our chief film critic, Manohla Dargis, was published.
Dec 3, 2024
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