Benjamin Freed
@brfreed.bsky.social
internet clown posting bad/dumb/horny takes about the movies, the Knicks, media, or cyber. not here for work | see you at the movies: http://letterboxd.com/brfreed/
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about to have a nice lunch
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
about to have a nice lunch
A despicable act but very responsible reporting in not deadnaming Admiral Levine.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A despicable act but very responsible reporting in not deadnaming Admiral Levine.
my last thought for now on the merger is that you can pry my 4Ks out of my cold dead hands
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
my last thought for now on the merger is that you can pry my 4Ks out of my cold dead hands
Trump is definitely the president most associated with hanging outside the locker room while wearing a full business suit, hoping some of the athletes will look at him.
"Brennan says Trump is the President in American history most associated with sports." @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social report on @npr.org.
It was Ford who invited Jesse Owens to the White House, awarding Presidential Medal of Freedom, 40 years after FDR snubbed Owens.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
It was Ford who invited Jesse Owens to the White House, awarding Presidential Medal of Freedom, 40 years after FDR snubbed Owens.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump is definitely the president most associated with hanging outside the locker room while wearing a full business suit, hoping some of the athletes will look at him.
this sucks. this fucking sucks
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the streamer has no "opposition" to releasing Warner Bros. movies in theaters, but hints that "windows will evolve to be much more consumer friendly."
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
this sucks. this fucking sucks
Netflix is a better buyer for Warner Bros. only in the sense that Paramount is creatively bankrupt and currently led by a father-son duo seemingly motivated more by US government cloud contracts and political favors in the Persian Gulf, which longterm I suppose is worse than the streaming firehose.
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Netflix is a better buyer for Warner Bros. only in the sense that Paramount is creatively bankrupt and currently led by a father-son duo seemingly motivated more by US government cloud contracts and political favors in the Persian Gulf, which longterm I suppose is worse than the streaming firehose.
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the worst part is that David Ellison is having a terrible day and I can’t even enjoy it
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
the worst part is that David Ellison is having a terrible day and I can’t even enjoy it
brb, got some unfinished business
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
brb, got some unfinished business
oh no
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
oh no
just so pumped that we're seeing something even longer than Avatar: Fire and Ash
Tonight I am going with @brfreed.bsky.social to see Kill Bill: the Whole Bloody Affair in 70mm at the AFI Silver. It will be the highest concentration of doughy middle-aged men in the DC area since Destroyer played Black Cat this October.
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
just so pumped that we're seeing something even longer than Avatar: Fire and Ash
Again, the two most important things to remember about the current era of CBS News are:
1. Bari Weiss does not know how to make good television
2. David Ellison is the dumbest money who ever came to Hollywood
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
1. Bari Weiss does not know how to make good television
2. David Ellison is the dumbest money who ever came to Hollywood
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Bari Weiss to moderate CBS News town hall with Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk
Exclusive: event, scheduled to air on 13 December, will focus on ‘grief, faith, politics, and more’, according to internal files
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Again, the two most important things to remember about the current era of CBS News are:
1. Bari Weiss does not know how to make good television
2. David Ellison is the dumbest money who ever came to Hollywood
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
1. Bari Weiss does not know how to make good television
2. David Ellison is the dumbest money who ever came to Hollywood
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
One Christmas movie to know me by
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
One Christmas movie to know me by
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Here are some clever ones from early film history:
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here are some clever ones from early film history:
The NBR’s actual awards are good. (Rose Byrne! Chase Infiniti! Benicio sweep continues!)
This list…woof
This list…woof
Even by National Board of Review standards, that’s a notably terrible list.
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The NBR’s actual awards are good. (Rose Byrne! Chase Infiniti! Benicio sweep continues!)
This list…woof
This list…woof
no stopping Deuce when he's on like this
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
no stopping Deuce when he's on like this
well, this post took off. welcome to all new followers. I’m not sharing my Venmo on here, just leave some cash under the doorstep
just going to posit that it seems like a tactical error to pick a fight with one of our funniest and horniest pop stars zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.
zeteo.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
well, this post took off. welcome to all new followers. I’m not sharing my Venmo on here, just leave some cash under the doorstep
just going to posit that it seems like a tactical error to pick a fight with one of our funniest and horniest pop stars zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.
zeteo.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
just going to posit that it seems like a tactical error to pick a fight with one of our funniest and horniest pop stars zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
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feels like few reporters (besides @jacobsilverman.com) are really clocking the implications of literal Saudi/Emirati/Qatari investment in the consolidation and conservative overhaul of American media variety.com/2025/biz/new...
Paramount Skydance’s Latest Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Backed by Three Middle Eastern Wealth Funds
The second round of offers for all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery are in from Paramount Skydance, Netflix and Comcast. And the new, higher offer for all of WBD from David Ellison's Paramount is bac...
variety.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
feels like few reporters (besides @jacobsilverman.com) are really clocking the implications of literal Saudi/Emirati/Qatari investment in the consolidation and conservative overhaul of American media variety.com/2025/biz/new...
props to the cops...for having the same bar setup that I did as a 19-year-old college student (via @maustermuhle.bsky.social)
51st.news/wet-lab-dc-p...
51st.news/wet-lab-dc-p...
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
props to the cops...for having the same bar setup that I did as a 19-year-old college student (via @maustermuhle.bsky.social)
51st.news/wet-lab-dc-p...
51st.news/wet-lab-dc-p...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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…by joining @51st.news, a truly independent local journalism enterprise
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Avatar, guys, Big Jim has done it again
Last night I returned to Pandora. boxd.it/bUodM3
A ★★★★ review of Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
The first Avatar film I’ve actually found a bit too long, though that doesn’t make it any less immersive. If anything, it takes the visual achievement to of The Way of Water—which made Pandora look re...
boxd.it
December 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Avatar, guys, Big Jim has done it again
Last night I returned to Pandora. boxd.it/bUodM3
A ★★★★ review of Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
The first Avatar film I’ve actually found a bit too long, though that doesn’t make it any less immersive. If anything, it takes the visual achievement to of The Way of Water—which made Pandora look re...
boxd.it
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Last night I returned to Pandora. boxd.it/bUodM3
Not only is “Wonderful Christmastime” a wonderful Christmas-time song, it is the definitive holiday song by a former Beatle—far superior to the dreadful “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Is Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' simply… horrible?
In the decades since its release, "Wonderful Christmastime" has become a seasonal staple beloved by some but loathed by others.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Not only is “Wonderful Christmastime” a wonderful Christmas-time song, it is the definitive holiday song by a former Beatle—far superior to the dreadful “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...