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Vikram Murthi

@fauxbeatpoet

A "reasonable man" (get off my case) / Contributing writer @thenation / Editor @downtime / Also @reverseshot @filmmakermag @vulture / vikrammurthi1 at gmail

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any time i complain about the degredation of our ability to express ourselves through language people go "language always changes, it wasn't the same 200 years ago either" but have u read letters from 200 years ago? they actually were better at expressing themselves through language than we are lol

03.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 699 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 12
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27.02.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s really good work.

27.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, we’re like quarantined in that area for a week…

26.02.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I’ve seen them say that’s a β€œone for them.”

26.02.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(Productively upscales without losing original ethos, partially by speed-running a NTBTS ep in the first ten mins. Laughed out loud like four or five times. In awe of some of the specificity, e.g., the shot of Jian Ghomeshi. Embarrassed by how much the ending got to me.)

26.02.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE (Johnson, 2026): β€œYou think this is funny? My whole life is riding on this.”

26.02.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks buddy

25.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER (Tykwer, 2006): You can’t be smelling like that White Baby

25.02.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same as it ever was.

24.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Matt! Hope you’ve been well.

24.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Dana!

24.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Frederick Wiseman Always Made His Point The late filmmaker captured our essential American institutionsβ€”and the people trying to navigate them.

Wrote a brief obituary for Frederick Wiseman, largely about ASPEN and IN JACKSON HEIGHTS, two films whose points of view shine through in editing and focus. Gift link below. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

24.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

I definitely did a couple times, so that’s certainly possible! It’s one of the only shows I watched every episode live, taking me from the beginning of high school through the end of college. I deserve some kind of reward for my patience with β€œthe takes” from people watching it for the first time.

24.02.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYour mother told me you were quarantined. TB. I guess that was supposed to lessen my concern.”

24.02.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œunsubtle” criticism always felt to me like someone not watching past episode three.

24.02.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What is β€œhonorary Gen X” if not a Millennial who cares?

21.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s on YouTube whenever you have the chance. (And thanks!)

21.02.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks pal!

20.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The Target Shoots First When it comes to cinematic technological advances, the question is always how we use the tools we've been gifted or cursed with.

For the @reverseshot.bsky.social symposium, I wrote about THE TARGET SHOOTS FIRST and the Hi-8 camera, selling out vs. buying in, the shadow of the ’90s on our current moment, and my tenure managing Downtime Magazine. A more personal piece than usual! Check it out! reverseshot.org/symposiums/e...

20.02.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

If you haven’t already seen it, please seek out Tom Noonan’s debut feature WHAT HAPPENED WAS… One of the great American independent films of the ’90s directed by one of the very best American character actors ever.

18.02.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve had Duvall’s delivery of β€œbig, fat, BIG-TITTED HIT” burned into my brain since I was 14 years old.

16.02.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh we’re in big β€œI don’t see a lot of money here” times.

11.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know a little bit about this stuff but not a lot. Something something mixing and micing and atmosphere something something.

11.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There has to be a specific, material reason why records don’t sound like this anymore.

11.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Been listening to APOLOGIES TO THE QUEEN MARY on repeat for the first time since high school, which basically means strangers sometimes have to hear me mutter stuff like, β€œI got water and I got holes” like a fool.

11.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe closest thing to Shangri-La on Earth!”

10.02.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TÁR (Field, 2022)

09.02.2026 06:23 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly not sure!

28.01.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They can both host.

23.01.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0