Max Weiss
@maxthegirl.bsky.social
Editor of Baltimore magazine, film and pop culture critic, cellist, enemy of dangling modifiers.
I just texted a friend, "I tend to be a worrier" and dictate changed it to "warrior" and now I think I might have a self-help best seller on my hands.
September 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I just texted a friend, "I tend to be a worrier" and dictate changed it to "warrior" and now I think I might have a self-help best seller on my hands.
I invented a fun new game yesterday: Is this show actually on CBS's primetime lineup? Play at home with your friends! But remember: FIRE COUNTRY, SHERIFF COUNTRY, and MARSHALS are all real shows! (OIL RIG, FBI: BOSTON, GOD'S COUNTRY, and PRIVATE RICK are a few I made up.)
September 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I invented a fun new game yesterday: Is this show actually on CBS's primetime lineup? Play at home with your friends! But remember: FIRE COUNTRY, SHERIFF COUNTRY, and MARSHALS are all real shows! (OIL RIG, FBI: BOSTON, GOD'S COUNTRY, and PRIVATE RICK are a few I made up.)
I just saw a husband give his wife a “push present” on Instagram. Please tell me that’s not a thing. (Yes, she was holding a newborn.)
September 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I just saw a husband give his wife a “push present” on Instagram. Please tell me that’s not a thing. (Yes, she was holding a newborn.)
Here's my Shane Gillis theory: Lorne never wanted to fire him. The higher ups forced him to. So he's been constantly scheduling him as host out of spite.
September 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Here's my Shane Gillis theory: Lorne never wanted to fire him. The higher ups forced him to. So he's been constantly scheduling him as host out of spite.
Are everyone’s Instagram notifications like this or am I some sort of Instagram whisperer?
September 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Are everyone’s Instagram notifications like this or am I some sort of Instagram whisperer?
One of the brilliant bits in BREAKING BAD is when Walt Jr. starts a GoFundMe for his father which Walter is siphoning money into. And Walter is secretly fuming. Not just because it’s humiliating, but because he wants everyone to know HE’S the moneymaker. Ego has always been his greatest motivation.
September 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
One of the brilliant bits in BREAKING BAD is when Walt Jr. starts a GoFundMe for his father which Walter is siphoning money into. And Walter is secretly fuming. Not just because it’s humiliating, but because he wants everyone to know HE’S the moneymaker. Ego has always been his greatest motivation.
Sam Mendes has found his Paul McCartney!
what is the world is going on with Trump's hair?
(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty)
(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty)
September 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Sam Mendes has found his Paul McCartney!
Influencers use the word aesthetic to mean attractive and it annoys the shit out of me.
September 5, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Influencers use the word aesthetic to mean attractive and it annoys the shit out of me.
THE DOG STARS is crazy because an entirely different movie breaks out for about 15 minutes and then it goes back to being itself.
August 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
THE DOG STARS is crazy because an entirely different movie breaks out for about 15 minutes and then it goes back to being itself.
I gave Gus a spoonful of sour cream this morning and he clearly thought it was going to be whipped cream and the look of betrayal on his face was unmistakable.
August 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I gave Gus a spoonful of sour cream this morning and he clearly thought it was going to be whipped cream and the look of betrayal on his face was unmistakable.
The uproar over Connor Storrie getting a haircut is very Season 2 of Felicity coded.
August 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The uproar over Connor Storrie getting a haircut is very Season 2 of Felicity coded.
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Willem Dafoe shines as a poet who gets rediscovered by a group of callow young men. My LATE FAME review.
Movie Review: Late Fame
Willem Dafoe shines as a former poet who gets rediscovered by an insufferable group of young writers.
www.baltimoremagazine.com
August 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Willem Dafoe shines as a poet who gets rediscovered by a group of callow young men. My LATE FAME review.
Willem Dafoe shines as a poet who gets rediscovered by a group of callow young men. My LATE FAME review.
Movie Review: Late Fame
Willem Dafoe shines as a former poet who gets rediscovered by an insufferable group of young writers.
www.baltimoremagazine.com
August 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Willem Dafoe shines as a poet who gets rediscovered by a group of callow young men. My LATE FAME review.
I’m going to be taking a little vacation in Hudson, NY in October. Any restaurant recommendations?
August 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I’m going to be taking a little vacation in Hudson, NY in October. Any restaurant recommendations?
The spirit of Whit Stillman is alive and well in LATE FAME.
August 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The spirit of Whit Stillman is alive and well in LATE FAME.
But The Pitt is too “woke.”
💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
August 22, 2026 at 11:58 PM
But The Pitt is too “woke.”
I’m a creature of habit so I use the same Wordle starting word every day. It was inevitable. Today, for the first time, I scored Wordle in 1. The bot still gave me 78 skill. (JK, I got 99 skill—and luck.)
August 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I’m a creature of habit so I use the same Wordle starting word every day. It was inevitable. Today, for the first time, I scored Wordle in 1. The bot still gave me 78 skill. (JK, I got 99 skill—and luck.)
Finally saw BLUE HERON. It would make a hell of a devastating double feature with AFTERSUN.
August 21, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Finally saw BLUE HERON. It would make a hell of a devastating double feature with AFTERSUN.
THE END OF OAK STREET is the greatest film Steven Spielberg never made. My review.
Movie Review: The End of Oak Street
The greatest film Steven Spielberg never made.
www.baltimoremagazine.com
August 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
THE END OF OAK STREET is the greatest film Steven Spielberg never made. My review.
I feel like Ben Shelton has figured something out on the return of serve. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
August 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I feel like Ben Shelton has figured something out on the return of serve. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Richard Gere’s son looks nothing like Richard Gere and exactly like his mother. A shame. Don’t get me wrong, his mother—and by extension her son—is very beautiful. But not Richard Gere beautiful.
August 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Richard Gere’s son looks nothing like Richard Gere and exactly like his mother. A shame. Don’t get me wrong, his mother—and by extension her son—is very beautiful. But not Richard Gere beautiful.
My original review of BOYHOOD, released OTD 12 years ago. "Linklater shows us life, in all its ordinary extraordinariness."
Boyhood - Baltimore Magazine
Richard Linklater’s masterpiece is about childhood, growing up, and time itself.
www.baltimoremagazine.com
July 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My original review of BOYHOOD, released OTD 12 years ago. "Linklater shows us life, in all its ordinary extraordinariness."
Has anyone had a great peach yet this season?
July 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Has anyone had a great peach yet this season?
Baby’s first Bluesky ratio
What are we gonna do with the knowledge that Christopher Nolan’s favorite James Bond is Timothy Dalton?
July 26, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Baby’s first Bluesky ratio
Who do you think is a bigger star, Zendaya or Tom Holland? Holland has undoubtedly made more money with his films but I feel like she's more iconic.
July 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Who do you think is a bigger star, Zendaya or Tom Holland? Holland has undoubtedly made more money with his films but I feel like she's more iconic.