Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

... you can learn from:

Boys Meets Girl (1984)

Alex: I'm going to wind up a loser. Yet I 

stood a chance. I wanted to be someone outstanding: 

flyer, traveler, musician... Can't I be reborn?

A banner day for Criterion lovers as they've just dropped a beautiful box-set of three Leos Carax movies -- the above alongside the also-stellar Mauvais sang and The Lovers on the Bridge. All of them great and worth seeing -- especially if you love Denis Lavant and/or Juliette Binoche. I mean if you say that you love Denis Lavant and/or Juliette Binoche I don't know how you couldn't have already seen these three movies, but crazy things happen. Anything's possible! Anyway what I am going to need next is for Criterion to give us a 4K of my favorite Carax movie Holy Motors, that's what I am going to need next.

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Good Morning, World

Believe it or not -- and don't be distracted by Manu Rios' whole upper torso situation so long that you can't think at all! -- I am actually here this morning, on blog, for the first time in what feels like ages. Whoopee! Today AND tomorrow morning actually. Let's hope I can pound out [ahem] some more NYFF reviews because while I've got several locked and loaded at Pajiba as I linked to yesterday I got several more I got things to say 'bout. Anyway my ever-oft-delayed point is -- hello, g'morning, let's make this Tuesday our bitch, shall we...

NYFF Comin' In Hot

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I was prancing excitedly across the full spectrum of the social-media landscape this weekend as I not only attended both the Opening Night party of the New York Film Festival (aka Film Prom) once again this year but also got to go to the World Premiere of the new Godzilla movie! I've long made my Godzilla-Nerd status well-known so this was what the kids are calling a "bucket list" item for me -- and it wasn't just the screening itself but also the after party as seen above! By the time the weekend was over I'd seen Scarlett Johansson perched on Colin Jost's knee; I got to tell Mike Leigh 'Thank you" for his movies to his face (he just serenely nodded), and...

I just screamed I love you at Andrew Haigb I should probably go home now

— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) September 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM

Well okay I was really drunk at that point in the evening and I am a little bit embarassed about it now. But he did smile back so hopefully he took it in good stride. (And I'm seeing him do a Talk at the fest tomorrow night so god I hope he doesn't recognize me lol.) Anyway honestly my fest could end right now, I'm flying cloud-nine-style from those two beauties -- but not just the parties. I've now seen two dozen NYFF movies and there's barely been a bad apple in the bunch. (You can keep track of what I'm screening as ever on the Letterboxd, with a list dedicated entirely to NYFF movies.)

All that said I have had two NYFF reviews drop over the weekend but I haven't linked to them here yet! And that's no good. So let's. First up -- and I hate to start out negative but hey, let's get the bad vibes outta the way up front I guess -- you can read my thoughts on Ira Sachs' disappointing latest called The Man I Love right here. Y'all know I love Ira Sachs's movies but I did worry when Rami Malek was cast in this that might prove be its death knell, and... well it's not entirely that dire, as everything that's not Rami Malek works. Tom Sturridge is phenomonal, for one. But I found every single moment of Malek's performance phony, inexplicable, and often downright embarassing. I was willing to give him a chance after the horror show that was Bophemian Rhapsody but this performance is D.O.A. in all of the same terrible and hammy ways. Somebody stop him!

Thankfully the other review that's now dropped is much more favorable (and just as queer!) with my thoughts on the incredible Sandra Hüller's work playing a woman living life as a man in 17th century Germany in Markus Schleinzer's film Rose -- read the review right here. Hüller is tremendous in it -- completely captivating even at her most still, but what I think most people will underrate when it comes to this movie is its sly humor. Given what this movie is about you'd be right to anticipate terrible things, but Schleinzer doesn't make this movie a bog of miserablism you have to endure in the slightest. And thank goodness -- we've had enough of those. Hell every morning we wake up to a bog of miserablism so thank the lord (by which I mean Sandra Hüller of course) for a light touch. Anyway more reviews are already turned in and set to drop this week, with my thoughts on the new James Gray that opened the fest as well as yes indeed my thoughts on the return of that great big green lizard coming shortly. Stay tuned! It's coming!!!

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Good Afternoon, World

Hello! Been a minute, sorry about that -- my fest schedule's really swallowed me up. As atonement here are the photos of Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist serving Challengers sauna homoerotica for the new issue of New York Magazine -- these two are the stars (alongside Florence Pugh) of Nertflix's new East of Eden adaptation, which like this site has become a casuality of my busy-ness because I've had screeners for weeks and not had time to watch them, alas. I'll get to it once NYFF is over! 

Anyway I haven't even had the time to check out NY Mag's full spread which includes other up-and-comers lounging about the sauna with these two cover boys -- I spotted Brandon Flynn and Isaac Cole Powell so yes, it's very gay indeed. I am not just projecting here. Anyway onward and upward let's try to get something done this Monday shall we? We shall. Right, Chris?

George MacKay Six More Times

At the tail end of yesterday's post of George MacKay photos for GQ magazine I added the above photo from the Financial Times as a bonus -- how could I not share that photo since I had that photo burning a hole in my brain? LOOK AT HIM. But today FT went and dropped the article itself which includes a handful more photos of George -- alongside his Sense and Senibility co-stars Herbert Nordrum (so great in The Worst Person in the World previously) and Frank Dillane (so great in Urchin previously) -- so we're back, less than 24 hours later, because ginger George (thankfully) will not let us be. Hit the jump for the rest of the pictures...

70s Detective Dylan O'Brien

I'm legitimately annoyed Dylan O'Brien's stylist didn't give him a couple of gold chains for his TIFF look y'all. Finish him off, yo!

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George Mackay Nine Times

I don't know if y'all are prepared for how swoonworthy George MacKay is in the upcoming new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility that is coming from Blue Jean director Georia Oakley next month -- yes I've already seen the movie and he plays dreamy Edward opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones and (the real discovery for me) Esmé Creed-Miles as the sisters Dashwood and George's stock with people who lose their minds over a dashing man in a puffy shirt is really about to skyrocket. Here's the trailer!

Anyway that is out on October 16th in theaters, and perhaps I'll say more about it when that time comes. We'll see. That's right on the other side of NYFF and my brain's usually mush abouts then. Also now. My brain is mush now. Also yesterday. You get my point. Anyway Georgie-boy is in the new issue of GQ --you can read the chat here -- bringing posh ginger prettiness to its pages... and also our "pages" as I have all of the pictures for you after the jump...

I Fought J. Law and J. Law Won

Well if we can't have Yorgos (I just posted about how the Lobster director is on a break right now) at least we can have Ari Aster -- seems like Aster is full steam ahead on his next movie called Scapegoat, which we already knew had Scarlett Johansson attached but today comes word that one Mr. Jude Law will be joining her. Also, and this was news to me -- apparently at some point after ScarJo joined Jacob Elordi joined the cast too. Yes please! As for wtf this movie is about I have to share the blob of gibberish that Deadline dropped regarding rumors as to that, because clearly nobody knows and this amuses me:

"While the plot is being kept under wraps, some have speculated that it’s about a doctor who operates on an internet-famous person. Others say it’s sci-fi romance, and some have said it’s more of a traditional drama for Aster. As of now, there is no consensus on the movie’s details, according to insiders."

"Some have speculated" lol. Thing is I would believe that all of thoise things are probably true, the movie is probably all of those things and a dozen more -- if you've seen Beau is Afraid or Eddington then you know that ol' Ari is a maximalist at heart. Would I be angry if he simplified things a tad a la his two first movies (meaning Hereditary and Midsommar), which remain my favorites of his? I don't care. I loved both Beau and Eddington too and he's also earned the right to do whatever the hell he wants to now as far as I see it. Thankfully actors agree and are signing up like gangbusters to work with him even if his movies don't make so much -- in summation I will share a sexy gif of Jacob Elordi just cuz:

Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

 ... you can learn from:

The Favourite (2018)

Queen Anne: Some wounds do not close; 

I have many such. One just walks around with them 

and sometimes one can feel them filling with blood.

A happy 53rd birthday to the great Yorgos Lanthimos! Our favorite Greek pervert (director edition) is supposedly off recharging his batteries post-Bugonia -- we can't say we blame him since he'd been working at one hell of a clip since The Lobster -- six movies in ten years is a feat! And even more impressive -- every single one of them rules. As do all of the ones before The Lobster. Basically -- our man earned a break. But let's hope it's not too too long. We'll give him til next year to announce something. If it gets into 2028 territory and we still haven't heard anything we're gonna get real antsy. I mean -- he's one of the great documentarians of our current mad era. We need his voice. Not to mention his sexy bearish presence. 

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Have You Ever Wanted To Be a Pole So Bad

Here, something to make us feel a little bit better about Daredevil: Born Again's upcoming third season being announced as its last -- that photo of Charlie Cox, I mean. I have no good words to speak upon this news -- well maybe there's the fact that Charlie will be able to grow his body hair out full-time now and not just let it have a few months in between to breathe, which has been a cruel rollercoaster we've been riding for actual decades now. That is the bright spot in this news and if you've seen Charlie in his full furry glory you know it's not an unbright bright.

Good lord. The thoughts that Charlie puts into my head! Unspeakable. Anyway -- hello! I have returned from a morning screening (see below and more on that soon!) and I will be here for approximately four hours before heading back out to a late afternoon screening. Such is the age of NYFF. But let's see what filth we can get ourselves into for this little bit! We're off to a good start.

Fucking finally #nowwatching

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) September 23, 2026 at 9:57 AM

Satan is Ever Ready to Seduce Us...

... with sensual delights! If you're unawares my scattered presence as of late has been mostly due to press screenings for the forthcoming New York Film Festival -- kicking off this Friday with James Gray's latest Paper Tiger which coincidentally just dropped its trailer today and I shall do the same down below. Anyway you can spy on me like a creep by following me on my Letterboxd if you're curious what I'm watching before my reviews start dropping -- or you can hang around here on the off-chance that I'll mention something. 

MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR!!! NYFF TIME!!! @filmlinc.bsky.social

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) September 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM

Like ever. Like now, actually! Because tonight's the night I'm seeing the brand new restoration of Ken Russell's The Devils, a moment I've dreamt of for decades. Actual decades! If you missed the trailer for this one I posted it previously right here -- I adore this blasphemous mental breakdown of a movie and am just about popping out of my pants with excitement right now. Anyway since the last time I posted about it The Powers That Be (cough Warner Brothers cough and sigh)  did release more news on the theatrical release of this masterpiece, which will only be one week long and begin on October 15th -- if you're in NYC it's playing Film at Lincoln Center the literal second that NYFF finishes and tickets are on sale this very minute. As for the rest of this week my schedule is still pretty random, with screenings in the morning and early evening, so you'll see me when you see me. And I've already got a heap of NYFF reviews locked and loaded too so please do stay tuned. Movies! How awesome are fucking movies y'all??

 

Noah Centineo Thirteen Times

I won't spend too much time being pissy about it because I'm aware that Noah Centineo did this to his hair for his role in the forthcoming video-game-adaptation and no-doubt-masterpiece Street Fighter and also that this hair's already gone, buzzed off, a thankful thing of the past. Yes I said "thankful" -- while people like Nicholas Hoult and Josh Hartnett proved to be brunettes adept at playing the "slutty blond" card (keeping it short helps) I don't think this stringy yellow mess suited Noah at all. So why am I sharing all these pictures he dropped on Instagram last night? Well for one I am generous and you might disagree with me on the hair and that is your right as a human being of the planet Earth goddammit. But more importantly I can look beyond the hair -- specifically to the abs. I am just staring at the body mostly here, let's be real. Hit the jump for it...

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Good Morning World Redux

Okay! Let's try this again. Yesterday I posted that I had a dentist appointment to fix a fallen filling, but that was a dirty dirty lie propogated by A.I. -- I'd been forced to use my dentist office's chatbot to schedule the appointment since they were closed when I called over the weekend, and sure enough the dumb thing made a fake appointment for me. Not that my A.I. skepticism is a surmountable thing -- not until they figure out how to make it not destroy the environment, much less every industry it touches anyway -- but on the extremely rare moments I've been forced to interact with A.I. it's been trash garbage and fucked me over. So y'all ain't winning the argument, Tech Bros! Okay I got distracted -- point being I called to double-check said appointment with an actual human being and they were like, "No." But I did manage to get in this morning, so I am off getting this sharp jagged monster hole in my face patched up finally. I'll be in probably Noon-ish. Until then enjoy that video of Miguel Angel Silvestre Miguel-Angel-Silvestre'ing.

Nicholas Hoult Seventeen Times

I hate that I'm forced to think about hateful bigot J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter bullshit now when I post about my boy Nicholas Hoult, but he frustratingly brought it on himself (and me!) by briefly signing on to take a role in HBO's trans-genocide-funding adaptation before reading the room's quite reasonable disappointment in him and suddenly finding a "scheduling conflict." (His role was happily snatched up by Kit Harington, another disappointment, but I guess we'll cross that bridge the next time Kit drops a hot photoshoot.) Anyway I haven't seen Nicky further disavow the franchise or Rowling's obscene behavior so it's with that upfront caveat that I bring you this new photoshoot of him looking typically gorgeous for ICON America magazine. The magazine hasn't put the interview with him online yet, not that I can find -- there is no proper link and I had to source these pictures from several different Instagrams. But he looks good and we're hoping he's learned some lessons and listened to some folks. Hit the jump for all the photos...