Greg Cwik
@cwik_greg
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Pretentious Wordsmith. Mubi Notebook, Reverse Shot, Slant, Brooklyn Rail, AVC, BW/DR, LARB, Lit Hub, etc. Love must wait; it must break one’s bones.
Long Island
Joined October 2019
For @lithub I wrote about mental illness in the works—and life—of William Styron. This took months and I got personal in it. Give it a read! https://t.co/IHeg07f86G
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“A man is the sum of his misfortunes.” –William Faulkner * At the nadir of a particularly bad time in my life, I was escorted to Bellevue by some friends. I spent three hellacious days in a ward of…
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A 4/5 on Letterboxd for me would mean one of the best films of that year. I haven't given a 5 to a first-time this year.
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3.5 + heart movies are the best
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Bernard Rose's Frankenstein is one of the few versions to do something unique with the story. Brutal, tragic, beautiful, upsetting, painfully and regretfully human.
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Vladdy's postseason was unfortunate for Yankees fans, but watching him do it against LA has been wonderful.
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This mostly... isn't good.
Top 10 most popular horror movies on streaming this Halloween season, according to JustWatch: 1. The Substance 2. Talk to Me 3. 28 Days Later 4. Longlegs 5. The Menu 6. Sinners 7. Late Night with the Devil 8. Pearl 9. Nope 10. X
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This is an incredible read
I spent most of 2024 traveling around the U.S. and Central America hanging out with gamblers, bookies, politicians, even CEOs and casino bosses, trying to learn about sports betting from every perspective. I wrote 10,000 words about it for Rolling Stone.
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Love when a barely mediocre director holds dominion over the theaters. Really great stuff.
Due to The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day won’t be getting an IMAX release next summer. The Odyssey will be the only film shown in the format from July 17 to August 14, 2026.
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The Werewolf Reborn! is a 48-minute C-grade hoot. Jeff Burr for the win.
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Not a good movie
Our new 4K + Blu-ray edition of Guillermo del Toro's NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021) has joined the collection! 🖤🌀 https://t.co/C5tMRFt0Yu Noir fatalism has rarely been so alluring as in @RealGDT's vision of the world as a soul-sick carnival of corruption.
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This is most enjoyable
they say if you see Radu Jude's "Dracula" more than 5x in theaters it changes you. it's called "Vladification." @44getting and i gathered a group to discuss the film over lunch for @mubinotebook—with thanks to @edogoesboating @oddbarnacles @kevasyork! https://t.co/SL6PJr6FG0
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Judge and Ohtani fatigue is real. What a joke.
Cal Raleigh has been voted by active players as MLB Player of the Year and Most Outstanding AL Player Kyle Schwarber was voted as the NL's Most Outstanding Player (via @MLBPA)
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