Commonplace Book

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

5

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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

16

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February 2025

Book Tour! Book Tour!

Come see me in real life or even on the Internet!

Feb 12

10

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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

19

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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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