Queen of the Brendamned

Eric Bauza was a huge talent, but also a sweet, funny dude and amazing ambassador for animation as an art form. So glad we got to work with him. So incredibly sad to lose him so young.

Yet another reason I’m digging Gail Simone and Luciano Vecchio’s Uncanny X-Men run:

Thankfully, my incredible wife @jchenwriter.bsky.social is now clear of cancer, and since she’s awesome as always, she is now planning to run a 5K to raise money for cancer research. If you are in a spot where you can donate, here’s the link: fundraisers.hakuapp.com/jennifer-che...

Digger is good. The idea of Digger is great. The act of creating a big and bold original movie like Digger is the best.

I didn’t know “half a Scaramucci” was a measure of time, yet here we are.

My latest for SPIN: a review of BODEGA’s latest album, which would’ve killed on 120 Minutes in 1990. Still mostly kills now, too! www.spinmagazine.com/2026/10/bode...

I had a blast writing the slasher-plus-something tale “They Always Run” for Deathbed, Horror Stories by Comedy Writers. I love reading and telling horror shorts, and this was my first time writing prose in like 20 years or more. Please enjoy all the stories! deathbed.ghost.io/they-always-...

you cannot support JKR in *any* way and also support trans people our right to exist has to be more important than your nostalgic fandom it HAS TO

I am having big NYCC FOMO.

Pete Hegseth would rather bring back public executions rather than go to therapy.

Public executions are wrong for many reasons, not the least of which is that we as a country shouldn’t have to be a party to Pete Hegseth’s latest attempt to get an erection.

The terms I want for David Zaslav’s $606 million payout: he only gets to keep the money if he can survive 24 hours of being hunted by everyone who had a project killed by or was laid off by him.

First look at SMILE 3.

Cold take for a niche audience: one of my dream projects is to turn the 1995 movie Angus into a Broadway musical, with its Weezer, Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, etc. soundtrack as the score.

If Evil Dead Burn wasn’t part of the Evil Dead franchise and was instead like a stand-alone French horror movie, I’d have been into it more quickly with less reservations. Even still, second best Evil Dead movie of the year, only behind Resident Evil.

Well, at least one 80-something Republican pedophile finally died.

Thank you Elliot Page for standing up for trans kids. Time for all of our country’s medical facilities to do the same. Looking at you, Children’s Hospital LA. www.them.us/elliot-page-...

I developed multiple TV shows with @beth321cannonball when she was at DreamWorks. She’s a good egg, and her essay about why she left Hollywood and her analysis on what’s gone wrong with the industry is dead on. beth321cannonball.substack.com/p/a-hollywoo...?

Well, this sucks. They are smart execs with taste who actually know and love movies. Here’s to the good films they make wherever they go next. This and all the shit to come is on you, AG Bonta, Gov. Newsom, and every adult in the room who let the greedy shitheads at Skydance get their way.

This is the frustrating thing about Newsom. He puts on a great show of being the progressive hope, but doesn’t do the actual work. Ugh, I’m still going to have to vote for him in 2028, aren’t I?

Sugar was my introduction to the loud, awesome, and LOUD music of Bob Mould, so their albums have always been my personal favorites of his (sacrilege, I know). Never thought I’d get to see them live, so tonight’s show at the Palladium was a total delight.

Three movies in and it’s safe to say Zach Cregger’s greatest fear is women over 50.

It would be great if the Cornell r*pists could face real consequences before any future confirmation hearings.

Forgotten Island is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. Beautiful, funny, and above all, a POV and culture that hasn’t been seen a thousand times before. To anyone who complains there aren’t enough original stories in cinema, GO SUPPORT THIS MOVIE.

THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! Join the MAGA Resistance & make your voices heard. Accountability. Is. Coming.

First 5 favorite albums of the 90s that come to mind: Urge Overkill - Saturation Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville Rancid - And Out Come the Wolves Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway Paul Westerberg - Suicaine Gratifaction

Seeing Robyn live reconfirms my belief that she’s written not only the best pop song of the past 25 years, but also the second best pop song of the past 25 years. She’s a such a delight, mixing open-hearted sincerity with a willingness to be embarrassing. Fantastic show and great dance party.

This show is easily among the happiest (& zaniest) experiences I've ever had doing voiceover. Great scripts. Great cast. Great FUN! Now: Let's... Get... DANGEROUS!!! #DarkwingDuck #DisneyPlus

Celebrate Bisexuality Day is when we proudly exclaim our bi-ness, as opposed to all of those other days when we simply announce it via our mannerisms, outfits, and Carly Rae Jepsen fandom.

Season 4 of The Young Indy Chroniclers begins today with Star Wars Detours Head Writer Brendan Hay in his first interview about the series since its release was announced at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, opening today.

Do I try to push thru Review? I do. Do I succeed? I don’t. Do I still have a blast and love the shows we talk about? I very much do!!!

This is what I’ve been working on the past year and a half. It is so awesome, and the talent across our cast and crew is amazing. Start getting dangerous, folks. press.disneyplus.com/news/disney-...

Rob Bonta also settled the state’s lawsuit with Jason Voorhees, allowing him to finalize his machete’s merger with teenage heads.

The Paramount-WB news sucks, but is also a good reminder that the real enemy here is shitty rich people who will do any shitty thing to stay rich, regardless of political party affiliation.

Dark Horse Comics has a bunch of super solid, fun crime/thriller mini-series going right now with Six Of Us, The Big Shakedown, and Witness Point. I’m enjoying all three so far. Check them out!

Jorge Jimenez is like a modern Norm Breyfogle on the current Batman series. He’s striking and cool but also has a wit and weirdness. I love it.

Cold take for a niche audience: I am still amazed by how illuminating the Ed Stasium mix of The Replacements’ Tim sounds. Like I’m still catching new background vocals or details.

In honor of Batman Day, I am adopting generations of orphans and indoctrinating them into a life of vigilantism.

To be fair, Ed Sheeran’s music sounds like somebody with no convictions about anything.

To ride some coattails, if you enjoyed hearing Matthew Rhys’ natural Welsh accent at the Emmys, check out our series GREMLINS: SECRETS OF THE MOGWAI on HBO Max. He plays our big bad and frequently steals the show.

Patricia won an Emmy! Sunset drinks and Enya for all!

I have two requests for my eventual eulogy: 1) Don’t let it be written by A.I. 2) Do let it be written by the Crypt Keeper.

My latest for Spin: me gushing about how much I’m digging the latest from This Is Lorelei. Nate Amos can write catchy songs in any style. If you like Magnetic Fields or Jeff Tweedy, check this album out. www.spinmagazine.com/2026/09/this...

If you, like me, are pre-sold on any album that sounds even a little like Sugar, check out the new one by The Tubs.