THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND: Maybe I'm spoiled by John Carney movies, but this one underwhelmed me a bit.
Film critic/sportswriter/troubador/comic philosopher. Seen in The New York Times, The Ringer, The Guardian, The Atlantic, LA Review of Books, and at open mic night.
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THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND: Maybe I'm spoiled by John Carney movies, but this one underwhelmed me a bit.
idk that it's sunk in here on bluesky the the U.S. DoJ posted a apple notes app screenshot apology from a phone at 30% battery in airplane mode because the acting deputy chief got tinder honeypotted by james okeefe into admitting that they're going to protect Republicans on the epstein client list.
Honestly I'm surprised these AI douchebags even know who Orson Welles is
I'm taking a poll. For my singer/songwriter career, should I keep my name or use a stage name? I'm leaning towards NOAH ERIC (my first and middle name). I like my real name, but when you hear it, you don't know how to spell it, and when you see it, you don't know how to pronounce it. Thoughts?
Two things I don't want to hear about: your fantasy team and a dream you had last night
It’s called Resurrection
One of the best monologues ever.
Haven’t seen it yet, but now I’m extra curious.
Politicians are not serious people.
God I'm sick of authentication codes
I must be getting old because Jonah Tong looks like an actual CHILD to me.
And expensive, too!
2025 Grimace?
It's the best part
The best part about dating is that you get turned on to lots of new music
Physical inactivity Okay, so everyone can get the vaccine
The end of the republic?
How can you be surprised? We elected this. Twice. Gave him the most important job in the country. Twice.
Don’t be sorry.
They said the same thing to me earlier in the conversation. I was merely parroting back to them their own words. They were being a dick and a hypocrite, so I called them on it.
Look at my pinned post
You should know this: you'll never convince a single person of anything with this attitude. We're not even having a conversation. You're just trying to shame and bully me. So keep at it, if it makes you feel good. But you're literally wasting your time.
Do some fucking research man
Nope, I don't
Just living my life, trying to do my best. Which will no longer involve conversing with you.
Yeah, true. So I guess the answer is no. I certainly consider myself supportive of the trans community and their issues. I know Newsom has a mixed record, but after the Kamala ad last cycle, I honestly don't think Dems will nominate anyohne better than him on these issues anyway.
You've done important work here today
I mean, what's a lot? I have a very good friend who is trans nonbinary, but outside of them, not really
A bad guess.
I'd be very happy with Newsom as the Democratic candidate in 2028. He's a shifty centrist, yes, but he's a good communictator and he is willing to take the fight to Trump. Let's go.
Personal expression is the enemy of fascism. Learn an instrument. Sing a song. Make a film. Dance.
I can't stop listening to this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeu3...
Believe me if it were Frank the Tank, I would be just as displeased
Imagine giving a shit what a restaurant’s logo is.
Now seated for DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. At MoMA. Fuck yeah.
His supporters love it. The people around him tell him it's great. If they didn't, he wouldn't wear it.
I assume he doesn't mean Indianapolis, where 43% of the population is either Black or Latino
A very weird thing that has happened in politics over the last year is that Republicans have become the party of animal rights. I didn't see that one coming.
RIP Judge Caprio. Among his videos, I have many favorites, but this one always sticks out. Makes me wish I had a granddaughter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5A0...
Ahhh shit. This guy was a ray of sunshine.
Oh that’s so sweet you me having a medical emergency
I have never watched a full episode of IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY, but the clips that are delivered to me on social media are among the brightest spots in my day. Is it best consumed in clip form? Or should I dive in to the series? Sunnyheads, weigh in.
Oops just released an EP of original somgs noaheric.bandcamp.com/album/river-...
About last night
Imagine downsizing a guy who writes this good.
This article is about what's going on with trans care in CT, focusing in particular on a child (and family) in the small town where I live. #transcare #transkids ctmirror.org/2025/08/19/y...
I cannot express how important it is that the next attorney general put people in jail for these crimes.
Oops just released an EP of original somgs noaheric.bandcamp.com/album/river-...
Delightful ending.
Good list.
Electra Glide in Blue
Yes, now we know each other. I know lots of people who read books. But not criticism. Honeslty, I don't read much criticism anymore myself.
Nobody offers freelancers a buyout!
And I don't know you! In all seriousness, I know there are people like you out there. But the fact that literally no one I know IRL reads film criticism is alarming to me.
I don't know anyone who is not a film critic who reads film criticism. It's just over.
Agreed that something *has* to change. That something could be a supervirus that emerges from the permafrost to wipe out a sizeable portion of the world's population...or cultured meat. I'm rooting for the latter.
I just try to do harm reduction the best I can, although we all make trade-offs for convenience. Lately, I've been thinking that eating pasture-raised eggs from regenerative farms might be better than eating a plant-based egg alternative. What do you think of that one?
I actually don't think it is. I have a hard time believing it will ever gain widespread acceptance. It's already caught up in the political culture wars. Still, I hope I'm wrong.
Somehow you gave me even more to chew on. Agreed that hunting/growing is not sustainable for a global population. Nor for urban dwellers (I mean, it's possible, but much harder). We should continue advocating for widespread adoption of PBD as a baseline, while debating tweaks around the margins.
Great movie. The son of COOLEY HIGH.
I think the most ethical diet probably involves hunting animals for meat, and then also growing one's own fruits and vegetables. But I don't have the stomach to kill an animal, which makes me wonder if my veganism is simply a low tolerance for suffering rather than an ethical framework.
It's a good question. Things are indeed a little blurry. I used to think simply not eating animals was enough, but after further reflection, the animals killed in the harvesting of crops really bothers me. The numbers are quite high.
I didn't think much of HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. My issues: -Denzel is too old for the role -Spike makes some baffling formal choices (that score) -I'm tired of caring about rich people -It puts a spotlight on Nick Turturro, the worst Yankees fan who ever lived
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST: Baseball movie?
The Mets season is over.
All the criminals are just out of frame.
Walking through DuPont Circle at night is harrowing experience. People on laptops, yoga group classes, salsa lessons. I barely made it out alive.
Go, ticks, go. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/d...
It's entirely possible! I expect them to go on a run fairly soon, maybe as soon as they fall out of the wild card picture.
One thing I know about the Mets is that when they're expected to be good they almost *always* have a bad year. When they're counted out, that's when they go on a run.
I'll be in DC all week starting tomorrow. Will report back if I make it out alive.
It's time for a march on Washington. 5 million people. Why is nobody organizing this?
Yeah, good question! I've long thought that harming animals unnecessarily (or paying someone else to do it for you) qualified as participation. You agree?
“Let’s look like we like each other, and span time, and do not touch me.” Never realized until now how the leads in BUFFALO ‘66 actually have a pretty typical relationship.
It’s very clear what’s wrong with the Mets: neither the pitchers nor the hitters are making adjustments. It’s why the hitters (typically) stop scoring after the second inning, and the pitchers can’t get through five. The other side is adjusting, and they’re not. The question is why the fuck not.
No garlic? Seems like a mistake.
THREAD: How Ronald Reagan Broke America 1/ You want to pinpoint the exact moment things in this country went to hell? Here it is. 👇 Ronald Reagan. 1981. The year the grift went mainstream. Let’s break down how he sabotaged your future. 🧵
As I approach the meat of middle age, I find myself becoming a less militant vegan. Participating in animal exploitation is morally wrong, but the lines between participation and non-participation are less clear that I used to think. It's good to stay open minded and keep evolving.
A reminder that if you want to hear the songs I've been writing these days (they're good, I promise), follow me over on the gram www.instagram.com/noah_gittell/
In honor of Martin Scorsese's first acting nomination of any kind, I'm reposting this 2021 piece I wrote about his acting prowess www.polygon.com/movies/2021/...
I hate that this made me LOL.
About goddamn time.
I need to take a break from writing songs to really learn the songs I've written. This is a weird phenomenon.
Let's not forget that Liam Neeson, the hero of our movie moment, single-handedly kept this barbarity alive. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/n...
Yup. That’ll give him in the neighborhood of 475 homers. Should do it.
The problem with the Mets' offense is they make no adjusments. Look at what the Guardians did tonight. Manaea was beating them with the fastball, so they started taking him to the opposite field, which set up their big 6th inning. Mets hitters have the exact same at-bats throughout the whole game.
Alan, I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a real mensch.
We all know why the Presidential Fitness Test is coming back. Bullying.
I revisited AFIRE the other day on the Criterion Channel. What a beautiful and devastating film. It also belong to the genre I love called Films in Which Two People Becomes Friends but then Have a Falling Out but then Randomly Meet Up and Smile at Each Other and then the Movie Ends.
THE NAKED GUN: The only spoof *not* starring Leslie Nielsen that I've ever loved is Macgruber, and, folks, Will Forte is not walking through that door. The hits-to-misses ratio jokes here is painfully low. Bummer, but this just didn't work for me.
I'm glad Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are happy, but I do kinda wonder if she, a tireless animal advocate, ever brings up that time he singlehandedly kept the NYC carriage horse industry alive while advocates were trying to shut it down.
Based on their track record in the playoffs, I don't see them as a World Series contender. If they proved me wrong, I'd be delighted.
Jesus, the NL is so loaded now. Mets, Phillies, Padres, Dodgers, Cubs are all legitimate World Series contenders. And sadly, I think the Mets are near the bottom of that list.
Same. I've seen five movies in theaters this year, and it's almost August. That'll change a little in the fall...but not that much.
New stage name: Axl Rosenbaum
Kind of you to say, and I share your sentiments. It has happened so slowly that it took a clean break for me to really see what has happened. It's wild. Social media and streaming series own the space that movies occupied for a century.
Or maybe it's because now he's the Democratic candidate and the other Jewish candidate is out of the running? I have a close Jewish friend who had concerns about Mamdani's statements but still ranked him third. She's voting for him now, obviously.
I eat a third of a 5mg gummy. That’s the most I can handle
I keep coming back to the fact that we are all drinking stronger beer, MUCH stronger weed, and more caffeine than we used to.