Acquired Tastes | Skylar Singer | Substack

2:53

The Movie of a Moment That Never Was.

Jun 18 •

1:38:51

The Definitive Muppets × 2025 Oscar Nominee Rankings

Playing the Music & Lighting the Lights w/ Charlotte Simmons.

Jun 3 •

and

Charlotte Simmons

The Strange Pleasures of "Trojan Horse Genre Franchises"

and Final Destination's Six Dances With Death.

Jun 1 •

and

Consumerist Critics

Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)

A review with spoilers (that don't matter).

May 24 •

and

Consumerist Critics

Acquired Tastes Embraces Factionalism

A Report on Acquired Tastes' Internal Affairs.

May 16 •

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Consumerist Critics

, and

Most Popular

Understanding Trump's Foreign Film Tariff

May 7 • Skylar Singer

Unsubscribing from the Fabric of Space and Time

Oct 27, 2024 • Skylar Singer

The Substance (2024)

Sep 22, 2024 • Skylar Singer

Megalopolis: A Fable (2024)

Sep 29, 2024 • Skylar Singer

Reviews

2:53

The Movie of a Moment That Never Was.

Jun 18 •

Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)

A review with spoilers (that don't matter).

May 24 •

and

Consumerist Critics

Wicked: Part One (2024)

A spoiler-free review.

Nov 28, 2024 •

A review with mild spoilers.

Nov 2, 2024 •

Essays

The Strange Pleasures of "Trojan Horse Genre Franchises"

and Final Destination's Six Dances With Death.

Jun 1 •

and

Consumerist Critics

On "Livin' That Life"

Charli XCX & the "Von Dutch" Music Video

Oct 11, 2024 •

The Foibles of Francis Ford Coppola’s Failed Fable and Philosophical Fiction (feat. Ayn Rand)

More Thoughts on Megalopolis

Oct 2, 2024 •

Willy Wonka & Wonderland

Capitalism, Candy, and Scrumdiddlyumptious Nonsense.

Sep 16, 2024 •

Planet of the Apes Retrospective

Planet of the Apes Retrospective - Part VII

Rise (2011), Dawn (2014), War (2017), and Kingdom (2024)

Jun 24, 2024 •

Planet of the Apes Retrospective - Part VI

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Jun 17, 2024 •

Planet of the Apes Retrospective - Part V

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Jun 9, 2024 •

Planet of the Apes Retrospective - Part IV

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Jun 2, 2024 •

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