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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 15h

Monday is #gameday on #trophyunlocked with a look at Me & My Katamari (2005) an #action-#puzzle #videogames developed and published by #namco for the #playstationportable Played on a PSP trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2025/10/me-m...

Me & My Katamari

With the success of We Love Katamari on the PS2, it was natural for Namco to want to capitalize further on the Katamari brand with or wi...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 16h

#OTD 2017 #Wonderstruck starring Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Millicent Simmonds Directed by Todd Haynes #mystery #drama trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2017/10/wond...

Wonderstruck - You Will Be

Following the release of The Invention of Hugo Cabret in 2007 (adapted to film in 2011 as Hugo ), author Brian Selznick released anothe...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 16h

#OTD 1945 #MildredPierce starring #JoanCrawford Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth. Directed by #MichaelCurtiz #filmnoir #crime #mystery #DramaAlert trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2012/05/stub...

Stubs - Mildred Pierce

MILDRED PIERCE (1945) Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Produced b...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 16h

#OTD 1918 #ShoulderArms starring #CharlieChaplin #EdnaPurviance Sydney Chaplin Directed by Charlie Chaplin. #silent #war #comedy trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2014/09/stub...

Stubs – Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms (1918) Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin Directed by Charlie Chaplin. Produced by Charlie Chaplin...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 1d

A week in #writing The Time Had Come changes at #powerssquared #comicbooks #newissue of #thebladeofmiracles #horrorfilms #OAPS #podcast #reviews #trophyunlocked #WritingReviews #blackmail #writerslife #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writer 1000wordsadayeasily.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-we...

A Week in Writing # 562 - The Time Had Come

Hope everyone is staying safe, and, of course, writing. Well, things finally came to a head this week and I fired the artist on Powers Squar...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD 2022 #powerssquared #issue #14 The Imposter Part 2 was released. Available at https://powerssquaredcomicbook.com/the-campus-store #indiecomic #indiecomic #superheroes #twins #yokai

David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD 1939 #Mr.SmithGoestoWashington starring #JamesStewart #JeanArthur #ClaudeRains Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee Directed by #FrankCapra #political #drama #comedy trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2014/11/stub...

Stubs – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Starring: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee Directed by Frank C...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2024 #Anora starring #MikeyMadison #MarkEydelshteyn Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov. Directed by #SeanBaker #comedy #drama trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2025/03/stub...

Stubs - Anora

Anora (2024) starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov. Directed by S...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2019 #AShauntheSheepMovieFarmageddon voices by Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale Directed by Richard Phelan, Will Becher #stopmotion #animated #sciencefiction #comedy trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-sh...

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

While Aardman’s feature film output is generally uneven for the most part, one of their better films is Shaun the Sheep Movie , a film based...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2018 #ReturnoftheObraDinn a #puzzle #videogame created by Lucas Pope. released for macOS and Microsoft Windows in October 2018 and for the Nintendo #Switch, #PlayStation4 and #XboxOne a year later. Played on #PS4 trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2021/08/retu...

Return of the Obra Dinn

Shortly after Lucas Pope’s successful Papers, Please in 2013, he started development on Return of the Obra Dinn , which launched in 2018. T...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2011 #BatmanYearOne voices: #BryanCranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito, Alex Rocco, Katee Sackhoff Directed by Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery #animated #superhero based on Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2020/08/batm...

Batman: Year One

Of the many writers who have penned Batman stories over the decades, Frank Miller is one of the more interesting ones, if only for singl...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2005 #TonyHawk'sAmericanWasteland a #skateboarding #videogame developed by Neversoft and released for #gamecube #PlayStation2 and #Xbox Played on #PS2 trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2020/09/tony...

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (PS2)

Following the release and success of Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 in 2004, the annual releases continued with Tony Hawk’s American Wastel...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 2005 #TheBatmanvs.Dracula voices by Rino Romano, Peter Stormare, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny, Kevin Michael Richardson, Alastair Duncan Directed by Michael Goguen #animated #superhero #DTV trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-...

The Batman vs. Dracula

Note: This review contains spoilers for The Batman vs. Dracula . Of all the Batman TV series out there, one that seems to fly under a lot ...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 1967 UK release How I Won the War Starring Michael Crawford, #JohnLennon Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague. Directed by Richard Lester. #comedy #war #drama trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2016/08/stub...

Stubs – How I Won the War (1967)

How I Won the War (1967) Starring Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague. Directed by Richard Lester. Screenplay by C...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 1961 NY premiere West Side Story starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. Additional singing by Marni Nixon (for Natalie Wood). Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. #musical trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2013/05/stub...

Stubs – West Side Story

West Side Story (1961) Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. Additional singing by Marni ...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD 1941 general release The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet with Elisha Cook, Jr. Ward Bond and Barton MacLane Directed by John Huston. #filmnoir #mystery trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2011/04/malt...

Stubs - The Maltese Falcon

THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet with Elisha Cook, Jr. Ward Bond and ...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 2d

#trophyunlocked's #saturdaymorning #review is #TronAres 2025 #OutNow starring #JaredLeto #GretaLee #evanpeters #JodieTurnerSmith #hasanminhaj #arturocastro #gilliananderson #jeffbridges Directed by #JoachimRonning #sciencefiction #action trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2025/10/tron...

Tron: Ares

Note: This review contains spoilers for Tron: Legacy . About fifteen years after the release of Tron: Legacy , and coincidentally about ...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 3d

#OTD 2017 #SonicSuperstars a #platform #vieogame developed by Arzest and Sonic Team and published by #Sega for #NintendoSwitch #PlayStation4 #PlayStation5 #Windows #XboxOne #XboxSeriesX/S Played on a #PS5 trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2025/02/soni...

Sonic Superstars (PS5)

Sonic Mania ’s success in 2017 convinced Takashi Iizuka, the head of Sonic Team, that fans wanted more “Classic Sonic” content. However, h...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 3d

#OTD 2016 #Batman:ReturnoftheCapedCrusaders voices #adamwest #BurtWard #JulieNewmar Steven Weber, Thomas Lennon, Jeff Bergman, William Salyers, Wally Wingert Directed by Rick Morales #animated #superhero trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2019/05/stub...

Stubs - Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) Starring the voices of Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Steven Weber, Thomas Lennon, J...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 3d

#OTD 2014 #Birdman starring #MichaelKeaton #ZachGalifianakis #EdwardNorton, Andrea Riseborough #AmyRyan #EmmaStone #NaomiWatts Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. #comedy trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2014/11/bird...

Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough,...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 3d

#OTD 2006 #DestroyAllHumans!2 an #action-#adventure #videogame developed by Pandemic Studios and published by THQ for #PS2 and #Xbox Played on an #Xbox trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2022/08/dest...

Destroy All Humans! 2 (Xbox)

Following the success of the original release of Destroy All Humans! in 2005, developer Pandemic Studios released a follow-up in 2006, Des...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 4d

#OTD 2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 starring #yahyaabdulmateenii Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance. Directed by Aaron Sorkin. #Historical #Drama #Political trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2021/02/stub...

Stubs - The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 4d

#OTD 2020 Japan #DemonSlayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train voices (English dub) Zach Aguilar, Landon McDonald, Aleks Le and Mark Whitten, Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki #animated dark #fantasy #action #anime trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2021/08/demo...

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

While Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (aka Demon Slayer ) had modest success when it started publication in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2016, the...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 4d

#OTD 2018 Starlink: Battle for Atlas an #action-#adventure #videogame developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by #Ubisoft. Played on #Switch trophyunlocked.blogspot.com/2018/11/star...

Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Switch)

When Starlink: Battle for Atlas was initially announced at E3, the concept of a toys-to-life game with starships sounded interesting t...

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David Hankins @lionsroar91406.bsky.social · 4d

#OTD NA rel 2011 #SkylandersSpyro'sAdventures the first #videogame in the #Skylanders series. A #3D #action-#adventure #platform game. Played on #PS3 + Adventure Packs
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