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M.H. Williams

@mhwilliams.bsky.social

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I write about things for a living. Currently for a game dev and my personal newsletter, Stuff Worth Knowing (https://stuffworthknowing.substack.com/).

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hello, new Bluesky faces and followers!

If you did not know me from elsewhere, I'm Mike! This feed will not be coherent, as I'll be jumping between topics: movies, television, video games, tokusatsu, anime/manga/webtoons, and comics. Apologies in advance.

The blog should be up... eventually.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 3h

There's also this single video from EndVertex:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4md...

For-Profit (Creative) Software

YouTube video by EndVertex

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 3h

Writing on Games: www.youtube.com/@WritingOnGa...
NeverKnowsBest (some errant opinions bother me): www.youtube.com/@NeverKnowsB...
Sarah Davis Baker (pretty new): www.youtube.com/@sarahdavisb...
Implicitly Pretentious: www.youtube.com/@ImplicitlyP...
Accented Cinema: www.youtube.com/@AccentedCin...

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 3h

Feels a bit rude to the art to be honest.

A YouTube thumbnail with the title: How to Edge Your Art 🧐

Now this is clearly about the edges of various shapes in your art, however...

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 5h

Damn. Entirely too young.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 6h

"Don't do anything personal on your government equipment" has been locked in since I worked for the government wayyyyyyy back in the day.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 6h

From his official socials:

www.instagram.com/p/DPy0ZUEEVnt/

Instagram

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 6h

RIP to the greatest film poster artist.

Mike Duquette @mikeduquette.bsky.social · 6h

Heartbroken that, per his social media accounts, Drew Struzan has left us. His poster and album art was quite simply shorthand for imagination for countless young people.

E.T. Adventure poster, 1990. I still have one of these hanging in my childhood bedroom.

Star Wars Special edition triptych, 1997. I remember seeing all of these in the paper as each film was re-released and just felt a burst of energy those mornings.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 16h

There's a game about this.

store.steampowered.com/app/2413950/...

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 17h

Tonight's film is You'll Never Find Me (2023).

A reclusive man is confronted with a young woman taking shelter in his trailer from a storm.

For the first two-thirds, this is a tense banger. Unfortunately, the ending was entirely expected and not really worth it.

A miss in story execution.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 21h

And then pretty good ones.

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 21h

The ones that were just plain mean for me in the past few years.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 21h

He's still rolling strong in Foundation.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

I call it "the TCW special".

G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 1d

A lot of writers seem to think the more mannered and self-conscious their prose, the better. They add SO much fluff. But the real power of any book comes from the precision of its observations, not the purpleness of its prose. David Foster Wallace wrote like an 8th grade boy taking an English test.

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

It was brave of you to post this on the timeline.

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

On the last one, I actually *did* say the Switch 2 was too expensive and yet:

bsky.app/profile/matp...

Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 6d

Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 unit sales are trending 77% ahead the time-aligned sales of the original Nintendo Switch.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

A few things:

One, they gotta plan these consoles *way* in advance, so they probably didn't have *gestures at 2025* on the radar.

Two, holding back leads to a Switch 2, where the hardware is slightly out of date.

Three, I would've said the Switch 2 is too expensive, but y'all proved me wrong.

VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 1d

Both PS6 and the next Xbox are planned for a 2027 release, according to separate reports.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps6-and...

PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC

Both companies are reportedly planning to release their next-gen consoles within two years…

www.videogameschronicle.com

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

I just went from "Why?" to "You son-of-a-gun, I'm in" over the course of a headline.

deadline.com/2025/10/magi...

‘Magic 8 Ball’ Supernatural Drama Series From M. Night Shyamalan, Brad Falchuk & Mattel In The Works

A live-action TV series based on Mattel's iconic Magic 8 Ball franchise is in the works from M. Night Shyamalan, Brad Falchuk and Mattel Studios.

deadline.com

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

The reverse branding continues apace.

9to5mac.com/2025/10/13/a...

Apple TV+ rebranded as just 'Apple TV' - 9to5Mac

Apple has announced that Apple TV+ is no more. The company says that Apple TV+ is being renamed simply “Apple...

9to5mac.com

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Despite being decently directed, this has been one of the most frustrating films I've watched in some time.

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

It's rare you run into a character who does *everything* wrong.

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

When I say "homunculus" I mean a walking thing that lives in her basement lives behind a runed door. This is like 10 minutes in.

No amount of money or friendship is worth fucking with this thing, and yet the main character and her friend do. She doesn't even know the rules of it. So dummmmmmmmb.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight's selection: Baghead (2023)

A young woman inherits a bar from her dead father. The bar comes with a homunculus that allows people to talk to the dead.

My lady was not aptly prepared to have a homunculus that allows people to talk to the dead.

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 2d

Bro, you lookin' different. Is it the hair?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRwc...

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a white shirt and grey jacket is standing in the dark

ALT: a man in a white shirt and grey jacket is standing in the dark

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 2d

That was a fun little horror film!

A great premise inhabited by some enjoyable characters. Gwen is the GOAT. All the other kids are doing a lot with their limited screen time.

Not reinventing the wheel, but well done.

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