Will DiGravio
@willdigravio.bsky.social
researcher, fact-checker: extremism, conspiracies, US history
critic: Paste, Time, etc.
assistant editor, Cineaste
PhD Candidate in Media Studies, University of Amsterdam
The Video Essay Podcast
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www.willdigravio.com
critic: Paste, Time, etc.
assistant editor, Cineaste
PhD Candidate in Media Studies, University of Amsterdam
The Video Essay Podcast
views mine
www.willdigravio.com
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An Act of Transgression | Los Angeles Review of Books
Will DiGravio reviews Murray Pomerance and Matthew Solomon’s “The Biggest Thing in Show Business: Living It Up with Martin & Lewis.”
lareviewofbooks.org
Chuffed to be in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social today with a review of Murray Pomerance and Matthew Solomon’s superb new book, “The Biggest Thing in Show Business: Living It Up with Martin & Lewis.”
A million thanks to @sayanniething.bsky.social!
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...
A million thanks to @sayanniething.bsky.social!
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...
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Our fall issue is here!
On the cover: Emily Blunt in DISCLOSURE DAY.
For more on the essays, interviews, and reviews included in the issue, visit our website: www.cineaste.com
On the cover: Emily Blunt in DISCLOSURE DAY.
For more on the essays, interviews, and reviews included in the issue, visit our website: www.cineaste.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Our fall issue is here!
On the cover: Emily Blunt in DISCLOSURE DAY.
For more on the essays, interviews, and reviews included in the issue, visit our website: www.cineaste.com
On the cover: Emily Blunt in DISCLOSURE DAY.
For more on the essays, interviews, and reviews included in the issue, visit our website: www.cineaste.com
My favorite joke of all time is Mel Brooks telling Carl Reiner that Sigmund Freud was a great basketball player, but the reason it’s not remembered is because “he set up the shots.”
Happy 100th birthday to the 👑 ❤️
Happy 100th birthday to the 👑 ❤️
June 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
My favorite joke of all time is Mel Brooks telling Carl Reiner that Sigmund Freud was a great basketball player, but the reason it’s not remembered is because “he set up the shots.”
Happy 100th birthday to the 👑 ❤️
Happy 100th birthday to the 👑 ❤️
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John Ford’s Western, released on this day in 1962, wasn't merely a team-up of legends John Wayne, James Stewart, and Lee Marvin, @willdigravio.bsky.social writes. It was a pointed commentary on the stories America tells about itself:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and the Lessons of American Myth-Making — Crooked Marquee
John Ford’s 1962 Western wasn't merely a team-up of legends; it was a pointed commentary on the stories America tells about itself.
crookedmarquee.com
April 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
John Ford’s Western, released on this day in 1962, wasn't merely a team-up of legends John Wayne, James Stewart, and Lee Marvin, @willdigravio.bsky.social writes. It was a pointed commentary on the stories America tells about itself:
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Hiroshi Shimizu @outskirtsmag.bsky.social, John Akomfrah @ Brooklyn Rail, Robert Vas @prospectmagazine.co.uk, Jonathan Rosenbaum @chicagoreader.com, new @cineastemagazine.bsky.social …
Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...
Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...
March 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Hiroshi Shimizu @outskirtsmag.bsky.social, John Akomfrah @ Brooklyn Rail, Robert Vas @prospectmagazine.co.uk, Jonathan Rosenbaum @chicagoreader.com, new @cineastemagazine.bsky.social …
Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...
Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...
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“Even in this fleeting moment, one sees the seeds of what would come to define Kelly’s greatness on screen: an ability to maintain a regal air while offering a deep, relatable humanity,” @willdigravio.bsky.social writes of Grace Kelly’s film debut in ‘Fourteen Hours’: buff.ly/XHs44M7
crookedmarquee.com
March 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
“Even in this fleeting moment, one sees the seeds of what would come to define Kelly’s greatness on screen: an ability to maintain a regal air while offering a deep, relatable humanity,” @willdigravio.bsky.social writes of Grace Kelly’s film debut in ‘Fourteen Hours’: buff.ly/XHs44M7
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“To watch Garbo is to understand what Hitchcock meant he called silent movies the purest form of cinema,” @willdigravio.bsky.social writes. “Each glance and movement seems to convey something about the complexities of Garbo’s character.”
crookedmarquee.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:15 AM
“To watch Garbo is to understand what Hitchcock meant he called silent movies the purest form of cinema,” @willdigravio.bsky.social writes. “Each glance and movement seems to convey something about the complexities of Garbo’s character.”
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At just 20 years old, Greta Garbo sailed from Sweden to the United States to film “Torrent,” the first of three pictures released in 1926. In the words of one prescient newspaper writer, “Miss Garbo is scheduled for stardom.”
crookedmarquee.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM
At just 20 years old, Greta Garbo sailed from Sweden to the United States to film “Torrent,” the first of three pictures released in 1926. In the words of one prescient newspaper writer, “Miss Garbo is scheduled for stardom.”
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This is my full 50-page statement to Gov. Pritzker's "Illinois Accountability Commission," trying to explain comprehensively the depth of corruption, culture, and training problems within ICE and CBP. I hope you'll at least consider scanning through it: drive.google.com/file/d/1y0im...
IAC-Testimony.withlinks.pdf
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February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is my full 50-page statement to Gov. Pritzker's "Illinois Accountability Commission," trying to explain comprehensively the depth of corruption, culture, and training problems within ICE and CBP. I hope you'll at least consider scanning through it: drive.google.com/file/d/1y0im...
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Great new episode of The Video Essay Podcast from @willdigravio.bsky.social featuring @jirianger.bsky.social
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thevideoessay.com/jiri-anger-o...
The Video Essay Podcast - Jiří Anger on 'Towards a Film Theory From Below'
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January 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Great new episode of The Video Essay Podcast from @willdigravio.bsky.social featuring @jirianger.bsky.social
thevideoessay.com/jiri-anger-o...
thevideoessay.com/jiri-anger-o...
can’t wait to run it back in 2026
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
can’t wait to run it back in 2026
For Millennium Film Journal, my thoughts on three found footage films from this year’s Prismatic Ground:
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Prismatic Ground: Los Angeles, The Mills, and A Moon - Millennium Film Journal
Read this review of Prismatic Ground by Will DiGravio.
millenniumfilmjournal.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
For Millennium Film Journal, my thoughts on three found footage films from this year’s Prismatic Ground:
millenniumfilmjournal.com/los-angeles-...
millenniumfilmjournal.com/los-angeles-...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
For nearly two years, I worked as the researcher on @elliotwilliams.bsky.social’s new book, FIVE BULLETS, a history of “subway vigilante” Bernie Goetz, his trial, and 1980s NYC!
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
For nearly two years, I worked as the researcher on @elliotwilliams.bsky.social’s new book, FIVE BULLETS, a history of “subway vigilante” Bernie Goetz, his trial, and 1980s NYC!
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
It’s as timely as it is captivating!
Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...
reminding myself that every extra freelance gig is one step closer to paying off my student loans/buying an eames lounge chair
October 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
reminding myself that every extra freelance gig is one step closer to paying off my student loans/buying an eames lounge chair
It’s not a sports documentary until an interviewee says the subject was “playing chess while everybody else was playing checkers”
October 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It’s not a sports documentary until an interviewee says the subject was “playing chess while everybody else was playing checkers”
should be mandated in every classroom throughout our great land
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
should be mandated in every classroom throughout our great land
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“It is in the final scene, in which Lloyd’s character completes a dashing run to win the big game, where the film distinguishes itself as a masterpiece’,”
@willdigravio.bsky.social writes of ‘The Freshman’: crookedmarquee.com/with-pure-gu...
September 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“It is in the final scene, in which Lloyd’s character completes a dashing run to win the big game, where the film distinguishes itself as a masterpiece’,”
@willdigravio.bsky.social writes of ‘The Freshman’: crookedmarquee.com/with-pure-gu...
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Check out my profile of The Daily Show's Michael Kosta, an essential member of the best cast on late night television today.
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
Michael Kosta: An Empathetic Jock Ready to Spoof Our Time
Comedian and The Daily Show correspondent Michael Kosta is a man of many talents, as his television success and new memoir more than show.
www.pastemagazine.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Check out my profile of The Daily Show's Michael Kosta, an essential member of the best cast on late night television today.
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
Check out my profile of The Daily Show's Michael Kosta, an essential member of the best cast on late night television today.
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
Michael Kosta: An Empathetic Jock Ready to Spoof Our Time
Comedian and The Daily Show correspondent Michael Kosta is a man of many talents, as his television success and new memoir more than show.
www.pastemagazine.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Check out my profile of The Daily Show's Michael Kosta, an essential member of the best cast on late night television today.
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
We talked about his on-stage persona, empathy and comedy, and his stellar new memoir, LUCKY LOSER:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social:
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/michael-k...
Hell. Yes. www.paristheaternyc.com/film/spaceba...
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hell. Yes. www.paristheaternyc.com/film/spaceba...
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Very excited to have been apart of this story, but perhaps even more happy to have my academic freedom at Boston University.
After the twin disasters of the massacre in Myanmar and the 2016 election, social media undergoes a reckoning in the halls of Congress… until a novel virus uncorks a global pandemic and a contagion of hoaxes, conspiracies, and lies online.
July 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Very excited to have been apart of this story, but perhaps even more happy to have my academic freedom at Boston University.
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Very honoured and deeply grateful: to have been elected yesterday as one of the new Fellows of the @britishacademy.bsky.social, an institution I have loved since it funded my PhD study many moons ago.
The British Academy has elected 92 new Fellows in 2025 – a higher number than in previous years due to new Fellowship places for candidates whose research spans more than one discipline www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/agm-wel...
The British Academy welcomes 92 new Fellows in 2025
92 distinguished scholars have today been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Very honoured and deeply grateful: to have been elected yesterday as one of the new Fellows of the @britishacademy.bsky.social, an institution I have loved since it funded my PhD study many moons ago.
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The sole subject of my late night column @pastemagazine.bsky.social: the cancellation of Stephen Colbert and the house that David Letterman built.
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-late-...
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-late-...
Late Night Last Week: Stephen Colbert & the Consolidation of Corporate Power
The biggest news in the world of late night last week was the firing of Stephen Colbert and the coming death of the Late Show franchise.
www.pastemagazine.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The sole subject of my late night column @pastemagazine.bsky.social: the cancellation of Stephen Colbert and the house that David Letterman built.
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-late-...
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-late-...