Vikram Murthi
@fauxbeatpoet
A "reasonable man" (get off my case) / Contributing writer @thenation / Editor @downtime / Also @reverse_shot @filmmakermag @vulture / vikrammurthi1 at gmail
If we’ve all accepted the destruction of the climate via arrogant denial or impotent passivity, let alone this country’s maniacal commitment to taxpayer-funded mass murder, can coffee shops have cup sleeves on hand again?
This is absolutely fucking mental, man.
Under a potential deal, Bari Weiss would serve as an "ideological guide of sorts" at CBS News, according to Puck. (paywall) puck.news/was-colberts-c…
the world is about to fall in love with Joe Pesci all over again
Voldemort is already cast and will appear in multiple episodes To keep it a surprise, HBO has decided not to announce who has been cast as Voldemort
We’re all on our own journeys, I get it, but it’s stunningly easy to find bars where this would never be an issue.
i’m tired of bars hiring instagram btchs my drink nasty af
My Karlovy Vary 2025 report. Discussed: four strong new first features, John Garfield, career (un)sustainability, a French filmmaker who will absolutely be in Cannes comp in the next ten years, Cyril Connolly. filmmakermagazine.com/131325-karlovy…
[extreme Marty DiBergi saying, “So when you're playing you feel like a preserved moose on stage?” voice] So the new season of your TV show is like an exhumed dog?
‘Ted Lasso’ Star Hannah Waddingham Says Season 4 Is Like a ‘Beloved Dog That Was Buried, and Now We've Exhumed It’ variety.com/2025/tv/column…
This Saturday afternoon, I will be moderating a Q&A with Lance Bangs following a screening of his Pavement doc SLOW CENTURY, as well as rare and unreleased footage from his archives, at @Metrograph. It will be a killer time for all involved. Come through! metrograph.com/film/?vista_fi…
These people are morons! There isn’t some special reason to this.
I have to admit I'm surprised how many conservatives seem to have genuinely believed Trump was going to do something about the Epstein case. I assumed it was obvious this was just talk and people were just having fun with a meme that they thought might help get him elected.
If it's Greg Mottola's birthday, it must be time to repost my interview with him on CONFESS, FLETCH filmmakermagazine.com/116485-intervi… and then his own interview of Rian Johnson for GLASS ONION filmmakermagazine.com/117768-intervi…
Anyone who has time this weekend should go to Metrograph to see ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE. Casually gorgeous portrait of sexual freedom and personal disenchantment. Saw it on a print like seven years ago just after moving to New York and have thought about it ever since.
the old guard hasn't caught up to their electorate and they're never gonna try
it’s so funny that the easiest thing you can do to show *some* morally correct stance on Israel is distance yourself from Netanyahu—at a MINIMUM—and a sizable chunk of Democratic senators can’t even do that lol
the headline shows why this effort is doomed. there's no such thing as an anti-someone campaign, you need to actually have a positive case for a candidate
Exclusive: Some of New York’s wealthiest financiers are uniting against Zohran Mamdani, with a plan to raise $20 million to fight the surging progressive candidate on.wsj.com/4nDis0x
congratulations to @carolineavenue on the world premiere of REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE, happening even now at FIDMarseille. i was present at the crucifixion (pictured below) and couldn't be prouder of Caroline for making this film of handmade and otherworldly beauty
I don't have a blog, so sometimes I use Letterboxd as a blog. Some digressive thoughts about why I couldn't get 90 seconds from this movie out of my head, if you care to peruse. letterboxd.com/vikramkmurthi/…