For around 15 years I was staff at Uproxx, HuffPost and Movieline. I’ve written for a lot of places like Vanity Fair, New York, GQ, Wired, and Empire. I now own a newsletter.
During the Academy Awards I posted on social media about my experience interviewing Robert Redford.¹ Then, today, I remembered this interview was no longer online. So, yes, this seems like a good enough excuse as any to bring it back. ¹This got a surprising amount of attention for what I
Oscars
The Academy Awards are on Sunday (behind the scenes the insiders call them "Oscars") and a few of your favorite filmmakers will be going home with new trophies. Here's the thing, I am privy to the same information you have about the past winners during this
may the bridges I burn light the way
It's Thursday, finally, which means it's time for another installment of "May the Bridges I Burn Light the Way," in which I air grievances or tell stories in which I embarrass only myself. Today, you get both. But, before we start, I do want
This was originally published at Uproxx on May 19th, 2020, but no longer exists on the internet. So here it is, again. The lead image has changed though. The image being used is now one from his recent comedy special, Night Thoughts. If you have not seen Night Thoughts, you
reviews
It has been 12 years since Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have directed a movie. Of course, as you are probably aware, this comes with an asterisk. What makes this especially remarkable is just how prolific they were as directors – helming four feature films in a five-year stretch between
The Hard Pass celebrated its four week anniversary this week by learning how to hydrate a cat by injection, a process no one seems to love. But, compared to where we were a week ago today, this is preferable. Thank you for all the well wishes for Felix. I will
may the bridges I burn light the way
"Billy Zane!" This is me last April on the streets of Miami, yelling Billy Zane's name to Billy Zane. I have no doubt – at least for a brief moment, or longer, or forever – Billy Zane thought I was a crazy person. Okay, let me back up.
This originally published on April 11, 2018 on Uproxx, but was deleted from the internet. A couple of interesting things happened after this published. I've never experienced a reaction to a piece quite like the reaction to this one. The term "clickbait" was thrown around, but
SNL
Connor Storrie was pretty good for his first time hosting SNL this past Saturday, but I also felt pretty bad for him. He was basically put in an impossible situation of hosting SNL hours after a war started when people are both angry and scared. This was all set up
mailbag
Before we answer some electronic mail from readers (and if YOU want to submit a question, please do at mikethehardpass@gmail.com) a couple of notes. First, I was born in St. Louis,* so of course I had to speak to Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini and David Harbour about DTF
may the bridges I burn light the way
I do want to make clear that not every post in the “May the Bridges I Burn Light the Way Thursday” series will be negative. (Unlike last week, that one was.) I don’t have that many enemies, at least that I know of. (Doing a quick internal count, I’
This was a piece that published at Uproxx on August 17, 2018, which has been deleted from the internet. So here it is again. There are two things I remember distinctly about putting this piece together. First, that it took a surprisingly long time, which is a big reason I