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Writer, film critic, aspiring cosplayer. Your expert on all things Star Wars: The High Republic, Percy Jackson, and more.
Watching the Sea of Monsters movie just to see why I avoided it for over a decade. And… yeah there’s so much this film is mucking up as an adaptation it requires multiple drinking/Diet Coke games.
Though I must concede - Stanley Tucci isn’t awful as Dionysius.
Though I must concede - Stanley Tucci isn’t awful as Dionysius.
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Watching the Sea of Monsters movie just to see why I avoided it for over a decade. And… yeah there’s so much this film is mucking up as an adaptation it requires multiple drinking/Diet Coke games.
Though I must concede - Stanley Tucci isn’t awful as Dionysius.
Though I must concede - Stanley Tucci isn’t awful as Dionysius.
Another day, another case of using this meme to get people out of depressed funks online.
a woman with long curly hair is looking at a man with a beard .
ALT: a woman with long curly hair is looking at a man with a beard .
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December 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Another day, another case of using this meme to get people out of depressed funks online.
Less than a week until we return to Camp Half Blood!
a man in a leather vest stands in the woods
ALT: a man in a leather vest stands in the woods
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December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Less than a week until we return to Camp Half Blood!
You have to wonder: if Disney announces a Star Wars mystery series with Rian Johnson as showrunner, which voices would be louder? The happy Knives Out fans, or still embarrassingly angry Last Jedi haters?
Also Lucasfilm should definitely greenlight this pitch.
Also Lucasfilm should definitely greenlight this pitch.
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
You have to wonder: if Disney announces a Star Wars mystery series with Rian Johnson as showrunner, which voices would be louder? The happy Knives Out fans, or still embarrassingly angry Last Jedi haters?
Also Lucasfilm should definitely greenlight this pitch.
Also Lucasfilm should definitely greenlight this pitch.
Winter drinks are officially in season!
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Winter drinks are officially in season!
Less than a week until Percy Jackson returns. Time to break out my orange shirts and annoy people with greek mythology knowledge all over again!
a young man says thank you in front of a gold statue
ALT: a young man says thank you in front of a gold statue
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December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Less than a week until Percy Jackson returns. Time to break out my orange shirts and annoy people with greek mythology knowledge all over again!
When a South Park parody ends up being the best indicator of reality.
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
When a South Park parody ends up being the best indicator of reality.
One of my favorite films of the year. Which merely reinforces Knives Out as one of our best modern trilogies in recent memory.
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Josh O'Connor, left, and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)
Daniel Craig loves playing Benoit Blanc. While he rose to fame portraying the latest (and second best, afte...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
One of my favorite films of the year. Which merely reinforces Knives Out as one of our best modern trilogies in recent memory.
film-forward.com/crime/wake-u...
film-forward.com/crime/wake-u...
Welcome back to Zootopia everyone. My review of Zootopia 2 is here amidst post-holiday entertainment schedules!
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Zootopia 2
Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps in Zootopia 2 (Disney Enterprises)
Nearly a decade after a bunny police officer and a criminal fox established an unlikely friendship, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back ...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Welcome back to Zootopia everyone. My review of Zootopia 2 is here amidst post-holiday entertainment schedules!
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And now that Thanksgiving dinner is over, companies are going full steam ahead on their Christmas marketing!
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
And now that Thanksgiving dinner is over, companies are going full steam ahead on their Christmas marketing!
Huntr/x brought their good demon boy to the Big Apple!
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Huntr/x brought their good demon boy to the Big Apple!
I love watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. But I also enjoy watching pundits hype up floats for IPs they probably haven’t watched - it’s funny.
a parade with a turkey , charlie brown and a pilgrim .
ALT: a parade with a turkey , charlie brown and a pilgrim .
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November 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I love watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. But I also enjoy watching pundits hype up floats for IPs they probably haven’t watched - it’s funny.
I just rewatched the Thanksgiving sandwich clip from Friends. And all I heard was that Ross is 30… I’m 29!!!
It's not nice rewatching a show from my childhood about adults and realising I'm now much older than all the main characters.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I just rewatched the Thanksgiving sandwich clip from Friends. And all I heard was that Ross is 30… I’m 29!!!
You want to hold Trump and everyone accountable? Win the midterms next year and then do it immediately. Don't complain on social media - do stuff for once.
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You want to hold Trump and everyone accountable? Win the midterms next year and then do it immediately. Don't complain on social media - do stuff for once.
“How the hell is Toy Story 30 years old?!!”
Revisits film and sees all the human models.
“Oh….”
Revisits film and sees all the human models.
“Oh….”
buzz lightyear and woody from toy story are looking at a green monster
ALT: buzz lightyear and woody from toy story are looking at a green monster
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November 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
“How the hell is Toy Story 30 years old?!!”
Revisits film and sees all the human models.
“Oh….”
Revisits film and sees all the human models.
“Oh….”
The 48 hours before Thanksgiving are a marathon of meal pre-prep, seasoning, and figuring out if any cranberries are left at the market. May the odds be ever in your favor.
a man is standing in a kitchen with a plate of food on the table and says `` got my eating pants on '' .
ALT: a man is standing in a kitchen with a plate of food on the table and says `` got my eating pants on '' .
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November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The 48 hours before Thanksgiving are a marathon of meal pre-prep, seasoning, and figuring out if any cranberries are left at the market. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Dance fight!
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
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November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Dance fight!
I just learned that I Saw the TV Glow’s ending was filmed the town over from me. Way to play with my own nostalgia without me realizing it movie…
two women standing on a football field looking at a full moon with a face drawn on it
ALT: two women standing on a football field looking at a full moon with a face drawn on it
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November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I just learned that I Saw the TV Glow’s ending was filmed the town over from me. Way to play with my own nostalgia without me realizing it movie…
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WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
Rental Family screening featured a special Oscar-winning guest introducing the movie. He was fantastic both on and off screen.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Rental Family screening featured a special Oscar-winning guest introducing the movie. He was fantastic both on and off screen.
You use those glasses on NYC, the entire town will be 80% “Buy things” ads.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
You use those glasses on NYC, the entire town will be 80% “Buy things” ads.
Sooo does Trump want to be Mamdani’s bro? This is not how I expected the real-life Murdock vs. Fisk confrontation to play out.
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sooo does Trump want to be Mamdani’s bro? This is not how I expected the real-life Murdock vs. Fisk confrontation to play out.
Yes… if you are a Nazi, neo-Nazi or Confederate sympathizer.
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Yes… if you are a Nazi, neo-Nazi or Confederate sympathizer.
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”