Ross Freedman

28.5K posts

Ross Freedman

Ross Freedman

@rossfreed

Writer, artist and film historian and critic. Adrift and looking for the inspirational and the challenging.

Baltimore, Maryland Katılım Eylül 2012
3.2K Takip Edilen732 Takipçiler
Ross Freedman retweetledi
Armond White
Armond White@3xchair·
Movie of the Month: Satyajit Ray's moving, penetrating "Days and Nights in the Forest" finds emotion behind social identity. Ray's art surpasses fakery of "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners." No wonder its engagement is held-over @FilmForum @Rialto nationalreview.com/2026/03/days-a…
English
2
37
166
9.4K
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@strangem8 @keaganwernicke All that is accurate. The settlements have been a chronic problem for Israel and it undercuts the larger vision of the state.
English
0
0
0
13
oi m8
oi m8@strangem8·
@rossfreed @keaganwernicke Point 2 contradicts point 1, because point 3 means there will always be apartheid in the West Bank, which then becomes defacto a part of Israel, and its population 2nd class citizens of Israel.
English
0
0
0
7
Keagan Wernicke
Keagan Wernicke@keaganwernicke·
Seeing the entire Western world lose their minds and get hijacked by third worldist propaganda after October 7th turned me into a radical Zionist.
Troy Black@AuthorTroyBlack

I used to consider myself a moderate supporter of Israel. But not anymore. I started listening to those who bring constant criticisms against Israel, and the more I listened and researched, the more I started to recognize a pattern. Some of the criticism was factual and necessary. But much of it was based on exaggeration or untruths. Even the most famous viral photo of the emaciated child in Gaza...the media quietly later admitted to be based on false information. I kept listening, thinking, "If they are so passionately against Israel, they must know something I don't." Then, it finally hit me. The thread tying it all together was not a love for people or the truth, but rather a deep seeded hatred of Israel. So, now I'm not as moderate as I used to be. Those speaking the loudest against Israel have caused me to be more extreme in my support for Israel. Not because Israel is perfect, but because of justice. From what I can see, they get more unjustly attacked than any culture or nation alive today. With that being said, I am also a supporter of truth and justice for all people and nations. Whatever level of injustice is being done against Palestinian civilians, I want it to stop. But whatever injustice is being done against the Jews, I want it to stop too. Truly loving people does not mean picking and choosing who we love. It means letting go of our hatred and offense and being willing to lay our own lives down for the sake of others.

English
299
234
3.1K
103.5K
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@CarCounts @mindyisser @eunuchpwr You can't just arbitrarily toss words and lies around like they're verifiable truth and move on. It's very Trumpian. Israel doesn't take 'hostages.' They're committed jihadists who are a threat to the security of the state.
English
1
0
0
36
Algot
Algot@CarCounts·
@mindyisser @eunuchpwr @rossfreed Your synagogue repeats Zionist propaganda about October 7. It demands “release of (Jewish) hostages,” but is silent on the thousands and thousands of Palestinian hostages held by Israel while condemning the Palestinian right to resistance. Classic Liberal Zionism.
English
1
0
0
101
eunuch pwr
eunuch pwr@eunuchpwr·
@mindyisser @rossfreed talking about your safety in the context of a genocide against Palestinians (and ethnic cleansing of Lebanese and war against Iranians) by a Jewish state is deeply pathological. get a fucking grip. you are a privileged white person, not a perpetual victim
English
5
0
7
388
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@eunuchpwr @mindyisser There's no 'genocide.' Stop it. There's no evidence. The fact that Hamas wasn't completely annihilated proves Israel held back. And you didn't respond to my comparison between Muslims and Jews. Being pro-Hamas is way more dangerous and threatening for society.
English
1
0
1
56
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@mindyisser @eunuchpwr Would you smugly say all Arabs should feel less safe after 9/11 or 10/7 because of the actions of jihadists and their defenders?
English
1
0
0
76
squallor purveyor
squallor purveyor@swaganoma·
@BriannaWu When you were in Israel did you meet any of the state-protected pedophiles they harbor over there? Or are they kept more lowkey
English
9
1
135
1.1K
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@khaki_allstar @BilgeEbiri The beautiful opening with the tear-inducing music of the Chieftans is played subtly tongue-in-cheek but first-time viewers always break out in vulgar laughter as if they were going to watch a '70s Tom Jones.
English
1
0
0
93
legs don't get cold
legs don't get cold@khaki_allstar·
@BilgeEbiri Whose experience is subsequently ruined by those audiences performatively guffawing at every single bit
English
2
0
4
882
Ross Freedman retweetledi
Bilge Ebiri
Bilge Ebiri@BilgeEbiri·
One of the great things about sitting in a crowded theater watching BARRY LYNDON is that you just know there’s someone in there who’s never seen it before and is getting their shit rocked.
English
36
46
1.3K
41K
mindy🌷
mindy🌷@mindyisser·
@eunuchpwr ok well i’m a normal person and i actually care about the safety of every single person in this world which also includes me and my family
English
2
0
56
1.1K
.
.@nothingbutadot·
@rossfreed @DanielN37709121 @dicapito i love how you said “the palestinians” btw. an entire ethnicity is guilty. sounds a bit familiar… i think there’s a “ism” word that starts with “r”…
English
1
0
0
13
Dicapito
Dicapito@dicapito·
The way that Free Palestine BS has destroyed so many lives needs to be studied. So many chose to embrace antisemitism and antiblackness and I really don’t believe in forgiving those supporters tbh.
English
34
102
768
8.9K
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@Madmaddingcrowd It's fascinating you juxtaposed the two films. They share the same somnambulent state of hypnotized dream walking.
English
0
0
1
24
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@hazelflag The reactionary attitude of the film dates badly today. The most interesting things about it might be the '70s nightclub mise-en-scene and soundtrack.
English
0
0
0
30
HazelFlagg
HazelFlagg@hazelflag·
Say what you want about Looking for Mr. Goodbar. One thing is undeniable though: it's Keaton's show and she carries it unflinchingly on her shoulders from start to end. A tour de force performance.
HazelFlagg tweet media
English
61
53
477
11.1K
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@WhitStillman You could probably break Lean's career into two or three categories: the Noel Coward films (of which Brief Encounter is the peak) and the spectacles that followed Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), with the exemplary Dickens adaptations and films like Madeleine (1950) a bridge.
English
0
0
1
12
Ross Freedman retweetledi
Geoff Wilt
Geoff Wilt@geoffwilt·
Psycho -> The Man Who Knew Too Much -> Vertigo -> North By Northwest -> Welles’ The Immortal Story all night on TCM. you could do a lot worse!
English
1
4
48
2.2K
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@kao_corleone You don't know how to watch a movie if De Niro's performance followed by the unnerving camera pan to an empty hallway leaves you emotionally indifferent.
English
0
0
0
45
Ross Freedman
Ross Freedman@rossfreed·
@Cyber_Theosis Let's say Lynch was a closet republican who loyally voted for Reagan, both Bushes and even Trump. Would that make a difference where the films are concerned? Eraserhead is still Eraserhead.
English
0
0
0
144
Donnie
Donnie@Cyber_Theosis·
To some people being right wing is just when you hate transgenders, but Lynch is undeniably conservative in temperament if you actually watch his films lol
mount bellyache@mountbellyache

hmm

English
82
101
3.4K
491.9K

Keşfet

@filmforum @Rialto @strangem8 @keaganwernicke @Federicobatteli @RegimeIdeologue @mindyisser @eunuchpwr