Norman Mailer: Works and Days

The Son Also Rises: John Buffalo Mailer on Defending Cinema in the Age of Slop

Underexposed (Substack), 19 June 2025; captured from https://alexrollinsberg.substack.com/p/the-son-also-rises-john-buffalo-mailer

“Rotten Tomatoes, for my money, is terrible for culture. I think it’s a brilliant business model. Whoever started Rotten Tomatoes was very smart in terms of achieving what they wanted to achieve. But the algorithm, through which they make or kill a movie, is off.

It doesn’t get into any nuance. It’s almost like it’s designed to obliterate nuance.”

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Work: The Son Also Rises: John Buffalo Mailer on Defending Cinema in the Age of Slop
Source: Underexposed (Substack), 19 June 2025; captured from https://alexrollinsberg.substack.com/p/the-son-also-rises-john-buffalo-mailer
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Last updated: 2026-06-26