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About Michael

Michael Nordine is a Los Angeles-based film critic. His writing has been featured in Variety, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, LA Weekly, the Village Voice, and the Washington Post, among others, and his reviews can be found on both Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. Michael served as Weekend Editor at IndieWire prior to joining Optimism, a position that saw him filing articles live from the Oscars and Golden Globes.

He is a member of both LAFCA (the Los Angeles Film Critics Association) and FIPRESCI (the International Federation of Film Critics).

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The Monkey

Words of wisdom from The Monkey: “Everything is an accident. Or nothing is an accident. Either way. Same thing.”

Issue
28
Rounding

Rounding begins with two definitions, both of which are vital to understanding it.

Issue
27
Bring Them Down

"Where there's livestock, there's deadstock."

Issue
26
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