Tristan Ettleman

On SOUND & COLOR, the Alabama Shakes’ best album

The Alabama Shakes released their latest album I MUST BE DREAMING a couple months ago after a lengthy hiatus. It spurred me to write about their small but mighty discography. trettleman.medium.com/the-alabama-...

Last call!

Listen in to hear co-director James (@jamesmjharrison.bsky.social) talking about everything #silentfilm related in this new episode of @ettletodd.bsky.social’s The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever looking at 1915: open.spotify.com/episode/3X02...

IIRC I submitted HYPOCRITES and REGENERATION as well as three films none of the podcast guest named: THE GOLDEN CHANCE, FILIBUS and Willis O’Brien’s THE DINOSAUR AND THE MISSING LINK: A PREHISTORIC TRAGEDY

The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1915 ends next week! Do you have five (or any) favorites from the year? Submit them at www.the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list or reply here by Monday 10/26 to be included in the season’s final list. Please share around, we’re getting more and more each year!

The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1915 ends next week! Do you have five (or any) favorites from the year? Submit them at www.the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list or reply here by Monday 10/26 to be included in the season’s final list. Please share around, we’re getting more and more each year!

Here’s an excerpt from my conversation with @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social about BRITAIN PREPARED for The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1915. Links in quoted post!

On GOTTA GET OUT, The Linda Lindas’ latest and best album

The Linda Lindas recently released their third album GOTTA GET OUT. I was taken along to a show of theirs a couple years ago and was totally impressed, beyond my familiarity with their 2021 viral video. So I wrote up their rapidly growing body of work. trettleman.medium.com/the-linda-li...

Here’s an excerpt from my conversation with @honorszombie.bsky.social about ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE for The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1915. Links in quoted post!

Talked about the year 1915 in movies with the homie @ettletodd.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Keep hoping someone’s gonna pick my favorite Cecil B. DeMille film from 1915: THE GOLDEN CHANCE, which was filmed at the same time as THE CHEAT and is (IMHO) superior in every way but one (no Sessue Hayakawa performance). Not this week! still a great listen though.

On EVERY THIRD THOUGHT, David Duchovny’s best album

It’s a tale as old as time: aging actors turning to music vanity projects. But this has worked out a bit better for David Duchovny than for, say, Kiefer Sutherland. I wrote about Duchovny’s four albums in the wake of his new one, PRINCE OF PIECES. trettleman.medium.com/the-david-du...

Here’s an excerpt from my conversation with Daisuke Miyao about THE CHEAT for The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1915. Links in quoted post!

On LIKE A PRAYER, Madonna’s best album

@classicshowbiz.bsky.social Hi Kliph! This communication method may not be best, but I was wondering if you'd be interested in coming on my show The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever for 1916. Don't know if your strongest interests go that far back! Can send more info/link to the show if you have Qs.

30th birthday so lit that the only photo of me from the night is like a cryptid sighting in the background of my friend’s selfie

Here’s an excerpt from the season finale of The Complete Catalog: Madonna on what Madonna now means to *me*, after asking every guest for that answer. Links 👇

Here’s an excerpt from my conversation with @jeremymathews.bsky.social about THE ITALIAN for The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1915. Links in quoted post!

On I SAW THE TV GLOW, Jane Schoenbrun’s best movie

Happy Silent Movie Day! Need recs? Look no further than @ettletodd.bsky.social's "The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever" podcast. He's compiled a list (currently through 1914) based on guests and listeners' picks. ⬇️ www.the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list

I was finally able to catch TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA and had been preparing to do so by watching Jane Schoenbrun's previous films (most of which I had not already seen). And so I've written about their movies here. trettleman.medium.com/the-jane-sch...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/011X... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Here is an excerpt from my conversation with Anthony Slide about THE BATTLE CRY FOR PEACE for The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1915. Links in quoted post!

On NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, Matt Johnson’s best film

It took me so long to see TONY that Matt Johnson released his third directorial work of 2026 earlier this month, Stavros Halkias' special UNCLE STAV. I have been in Matt-Johnson-Land for months now and I love it. I've written about his films. trettleman.medium.com/the-matt-joh...

Here’s an excerpt from my conversation with Abdi Nazemian about MADAME X for The Complete Catalog: Madonna. Links in quoted post!