Archive - The #Content Report, By Vince Mancini

Ranking 2025's Best Picture Nominees

It is my sworn duty to prepare you for the Oscars.

Feb 19 •

'Pistachio Wars' and the Terraforming of California, with Yasha Levine

Publicly subsidized privately profitable, that old story.

Feb 16 •

'Captain America: Brave New World' Continues the MCU's March to Irrelevancy

Oops all understudies, and the MCU's Obama-era hangover.

Feb 13 •

Pod Yourself A Gun Was a Jeopardy Clue

Plus, the best ads from the Super Bowl, and the best quotes from the Emilia Perez actress.

Feb 10 •

The Results of the Marshawn Lynch Movie Experiment Are In!

Here's to hoping 'Love Hurts' normalizes Marshawn as an actor and kills most of the other things it does.

Feb 7 •

The Best Movies of 2024

Better late than never, right?

Feb 6 •

You Should Absolutely See 'Nickel Boys' Before It Leaves Theaters

Usually I can tell whether I'm going to enjoy a movie in the first ten minutes. 'Nickel Boys' took much longer than that but wrecked me in the end.

Feb 2 •

January 2025

Is This 'Soy Banter?' Whatever It Is, It Sucks.

The smug style of dialogue that has infected everything. (Plus, This Week In Movie Posters and the Hyper Specific Thirst Trap of the Week)

Jan 30 •

Mark Wahlberg Wants to Rape and/or Kill You

Mel Gibson's latest, 'Flight Risk,' starring Marky Mark, is dumb, weird, and fun.

Jan 29 •

'The Brutalist' is a Majestic, Confounding Epic

"It feels like they spent more time on the intermission graphic than on wrapping up a three-and-a-half-hour movie."

Jan 26 •

This Week In Movie Posters and Hyper Specific Thirst Traps

We got Mickey 17, Tom Green, and a big-breasted lady who gives survivalist tips.

Jan 23 •

Your 2025 Oscar Nominations and Thoughts

The stars are out tonight, and so is 'Emilia Pérez.'

Jan 23 •

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