Daniel Montgomery 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
@danielmontgomery
Former senior editor at Gold Derby. Currently on the lookout for new job opportunities while I pursue writing independently. Pronouns he/him. Bipedal carbon-based organism. Person.
I know how you feel. I've found that the more photos I take of myself, the more I recognize value in how I look in the good ones.
The sky this morning was so significantly obscuring the sun that it was actually surprisingly cool out. So ... thanks carcinogens?
Sooooo it turns out I have a lot of Funko Pops ... This is about half of them 😬
Ultimately, #StopThatTrain mostly coasts on vibes, but the vibes are pretty good. Check out my review of the film, which opens tomorrow: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/stop-that-...
Patrick Stewart and Nicole Kidman team up against John de Lancie
Pick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone.
Catching up on #HalfMan, reached a big emotional confrontation that spells out the themes and subtext a little too plainly, and I think there needs to be more connective tissue between past and present. Otherwise, I'm liking it a lot.
[P] quote with a fictional band that is not spinal tap
Sam Raimi’s take on survival of the fittest in #SendHelp feels a lot like the last act of "Triangle of Sadness" extended to feature length. I dug it a lot. Read my review: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/send-help-...
I feel like I should love #MotherMary, and maybe I eventually will. For now, though, I’m a little lost at sea. Here's why: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/mother-mar... #filmsky #film #annehathaway
"'The Bone Temple' is focused on Spike’s terrifying experiences among this pack of Satan-worshiping ninja cultists. That's to its detriment, I think, as the one-dimensional villainy of Jimmy and his crew is less interesting than the first film." danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/28-years-l...
#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy: "Is Nus Braka a stand-in for Trump? Not exactly. Giamatti chews the scenery with madman relish, but Braka is cunning and calculating, while Trump, let’s face it, is too stupid to be maximally effective as a conqueror." danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/star-trek-...
There are legitimate avenues of critique for #StarTrek, but dismissing its politics when it has always embraced progressive ideals about cultural exchange, diversity, and scientific curiosity reeks of reactionary conservative bellyaching about “woke.” danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/star-trek-...
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! If you're not down with trans people, fix your hearts or die. 🏳️⚧️
#PrettyLethal uses genre conventions to highlight the toll ballet takes on the body. These dancers are fish out of water trying to battle their way through Eastern European baddies, but they’re also strangely in their element dealing with pain: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/ready-or-n...
Post a nonreligious picture you think of as holy
Watching #StarfleetAcademy for the Plot and Themes, which is incidentally what I have named Sandro Rosta's biceps. #StarTrek
Also, loving the production design! Bright, shiny, optimistic futurism
Michael B. Jordan won the Actor Award, but Chala-may still win at the #Oscars, and two other tricky races to predict for next week's main event -- danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/oscar-cate... #filmsky #Oscars2026
To date there have been four non-English language films that have topped my personal yearly list of faves: "Secret Sunshine," "Poetry," "Amour," and "Parasite." "Pan's Labyrinth" was my No. 2 choice in its year.
The Safdie Brothers both went solo in 2025. I preferred "The Smashing Machine" to "Marty Supreme." How bout you? danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/marty-supr... danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/the-smashi...
#Pillion is a lovely dramedy about self-actualization in the guise of a love story. Read my review here: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/pillion-sp... #gay #filmsky #alexanderskarsgard
ICYMI, not Oscar nominated, but this is one of the best movies I've seen from 2025 so far: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/familiar-t...
I've been doom scrolling too much. Here's random photos from Puerto Rico to cleanse my timeline
Fascinated by that "Avatar: Fire and Ash" #Oscars nomination for costumes. How much actual physical clothing was there in the movie? Should it matter? The biggest surprise in any craft category for me -- danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/2026-oscar...
One of my biggest disappointments from #Oscars nominations was all that well deserved love for #TrainDreams, but not for its invaluable star Joel Edgerton. He's overdue -- danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/2026-oscar...