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Dom
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Film critic: @portlandmercury.com, other stuff‬; Werner Herzog blog: wernerherzblog.substack.com; lb: https://boxd.it/9sMh; member: @portlandcritics.bsky.social and ‪@cascadiacritics.bsky.social‬
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sinacolad.bsky.social
This movie is incredible... in the end, Van Damme is legitimately channeling Col Kurtz Brando and maybe even Maria Falconetti in Joan of arc
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
This is the biggest news for people who got really horny watching Zootopia 2
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21h
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora

Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer

openai.com/index/disney...
As part of this three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing on more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters. Agreement will make a selection of these fan-inspired Sora short form videos available to stream on Disney+. Disney and OpenAI affirm a shared commitment to responsible use of AI that protects the safety of users and the rights of creators. Alongside the licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+, and deploying ChatGPT for its employees. As part of the agreement, Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, and receive warrants to purchase additional equity.
December 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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karenho.bsky.social
It didn't matter how hard they worked, the moves they made for new jobs, the skills they learned, the experience they had or gained, great traffic stats, or even awards they won. Someone decided they weren't essential, meetings were scheduled with HR, and the computers were shut off soon after.
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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sinacolad.bsky.social
As part of @portlandmercury.com’s winter print issue, I made some holiday gift recommendations, including Werner Herzog’s “The Future of Truth”:
Image of a blurb from a newspaper printed zine, with a imagistic graphic of a book on top of it, reading: The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog Werner Herzog, iconie director and overly memeified 83-year-old, has made almost as many films as years he's been alive. Crossing the porous boundaries between documentary and fiction, Herzog's work has been obsessed with the search for truth, often to the detriment of facts. Quotes, history, whole people— in even his so-called "documen-taries," Herzog's made up a lot. "I just don't think truth is some polestar in the sky that we will one day get to," he states in his new book, The Future of Truth, translated from German by Michael Hofmann. "It's more like an incessant striving." The book is Herzog's "uncertain journey" through this "post-truth era," collecting essays on the sore spots of our negotiable reality-fake news, Al anxiety, Japanese fam-ilies-for-hire, Elon Musk's limited imagination-and his primordial quest for "ecstatic truth," all with plenty of fascinating anecdotes and the warm, easy eloquence of a lifelong bullshitter. DOM SINACOLA
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
While writing up my Top 10 movies of the year, I've put together a playlist of my favorite scores of the year. In no order, my favorite scores of the year include:
- Den of Thieves 2 (Nick Matley)
- The Smashing Machine (Nala Sinephro)
- Bugonia (Jerskin Fendrix)
- Rental Family (Jonsi, Alex Somers)
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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aadowd.bsky.social
12. Boris, PINK: Boris could release 10,0000 more albums (and at the rate they're going, they just might), but I'm not sure Japan's most prolific noisemakers will ever top this peerless set of squealing, swaggering heaters. Rock so cool, you have to spell it "RAWK!" youtu.be/Tz-dXHZeuB4?...
Pink
YouTube video by Boris - Topic
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December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
Jeff Daniels making big diarrhea in Dumb and Dumber… Trump is making the same face in the photo of him on Thanksgiving
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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portlandmercury.com
At a Tomorrow Theater screening, Guillermo del Toro discussed the rise of AI, the future of stop-motion animation, and what character he identifies with in 'Frankenstein.'
Guillermo del Toro at Tomorrow Theater: At a Special Carte Blanche Screening the Director Discussed the Rise of AI, the Future of Stop-Motion Animation
Guillermo del Toro sincerely concluded: I discovered I was a 14-year-old girl in Victorian times.
www.portlandmercury.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
For @portlandmercury.com, I wrote about seeing Frankenstein with @realgdt.bsky.social in attendance and the director’s wonderful relationship with our city
Guillermo del Toro at Tomorrow Theater: At a Special Carte Blanche Screening the Director Discussed the Rise of AI, the Future of Stop-Motion Animation
Guillermo del Toro sincerely concluded: “I discovered I was a 14-year-old girl in Victorian times.”
www.portlandmercury.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
As part of @portlandmercury.com’s winter print issue, I made some holiday gift recommendations, including Werner Herzog’s “The Future of Truth”:
Image of a blurb from a newspaper printed zine, with a imagistic graphic of a book on top of it, reading: The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog Werner Herzog, iconie director and overly memeified 83-year-old, has made almost as many films as years he's been alive. Crossing the porous boundaries between documentary and fiction, Herzog's work has been obsessed with the search for truth, often to the detriment of facts. Quotes, history, whole people— in even his so-called "documen-taries," Herzog's made up a lot. "I just don't think truth is some polestar in the sky that we will one day get to," he states in his new book, The Future of Truth, translated from German by Michael Hofmann. "It's more like an incessant striving." The book is Herzog's "uncertain journey" through this "post-truth era," collecting essays on the sore spots of our negotiable reality-fake news, Al anxiety, Japanese fam-ilies-for-hire, Elon Musk's limited imagination-and his primordial quest for "ecstatic truth," all with plenty of fascinating anecdotes and the warm, easy eloquence of a lifelong bullshitter. DOM SINACOLA
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
good morning
Sunrise in the numbers in NE Portland, rills of pink-orange purpling the blue sky emerging behind
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
TRAIN DREAMS is on @netflix.com today BUT it’s also still showing at the @hollywoodtheatre.org, which is where you should catch it if you can—through next Tuesday. It’s worth it to see it big. My review for the @portlandmercury.com:
Movie Review: The Irony of Super Beautiful 'Train Dreams' Being Released by Netflix Is Not Lost on Me
Also very beautiful: William H. Macy.
www.portlandmercury.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
#lastfourwatched some disappointments and a late entry for one of the best of the year
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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portlanddsa.bsky.social
Welp, it looks like the Portland Metro Chamber’s solidarity with the community against ICE and a federal invasion ends at charging an impact fee to property owners who would rent their properties to detention facilities that harm neighbors & drain public resources.

Can’t say that we’re surprised!
November 18, 2025 Honorable Portland Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney and Councilors, We write to express our opposition to the Detention Facility Impact Fee. While we understand your motivation for proposing such an ordinance, we write to ask you to consider the long-tterm implications and unintended consequences of this proposal. The Portland Metro Chamber (The Chamber) is greater Portland's Chamber of Commerce and represents the largest, most diverse network of businesses in the region. The Alliance advocates for business at all levels of government to support commerce, community health and the region's overall prosperity. We represent more than 2,100 members, from 27 counties, 13 states and virtually every industry sector. More than 80% of our members are small businesses We share your concerns with the current federal administration's antagonistic approach to our community, and we were grateful that half the members of this council joined over 175 elected officials and organizations signing on to our call to action for a unified voice of opposition to an unjustified federal troop deployment. For more than a century and a half-since before Oregon achieved statehood-Portland has been a city where civic expression, including protest, has played a defining role in our public life. Throughout this long history, the City has never required the subject of a protest to bear the financial burden associated with public safety, cleanup, or street closures. The proposal now under consideration would dramatically depart from that long-standing principle and create an avenue for targeted financial liability based solely on the political aims of others. This change would introduce significant long-term risks. Portland's political landscape has evolved over time and will continue to do so. A policy that allows elected officials to levy costs on entities that are the focus of protests-regardless of whether those entities organized, 1. Lack of Environmental Impact Evaluation To our knowledge, the City has never undertaken an environmental impact assessment of protest activity. If the environmental effects of demonstrations are a basis for new fees or restrictions, such analysis should be conducted before establishing a policy framework that selectively assigns financial responsibility. 2. Departure From Established Practice for Civic Events While the City routinely requires event organizers to cover public safety and right-of-way impacts for parades, marathons, and other permitted activities, this proposal would mark the first time a tax-paying business would be charged for costs associated with an event it did not host, sanction, or participate in. This is a significant shift in policy with far-reaching implications. 3. Risk of Creating a New Revenue Mechanism Targeting Businesses If adopted, this measure could establish a precedent enabling the City to levy impact fees whenever a business becomes the focus of a protest. Such a mechanism would send a chilling signal to the commercial real estate and broader business community. Portland competes with other cities and surrounding jurisdictions for investment; proposals that create unpredictable or punitive cost exposure threaten our competitiveness. 4. Absence of Protestor Accountability While the Chamber strongly supports the right to free speech and peaceful assembly, the current proposal places the entirety of the financial burden on the business being targeted-regardless of the actions of demonstrators. This raises a fundamental policy Portland's success depends on fostering a stable, predictable, and fair business environment. We urge the Council to reconsider this proposal and engage stakeholders in developing a policy approach that honors our city's values, protects constitutional rights, and sustains the economic vitality that Portland depends on. Portland Metro Chamber Multifamily NW Oregon Smart Growth Home Building Association of Greater Portland Building Owners & Managers Association of Oregon
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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portlandmercury.com
The Mercury's Winter Guide has arrived! Looking to survive and thrive this winter? Check out all our smarty-pants and sassy articles online, or pick up a print copy at more than 500 spots across the city! ☃️😎⁠
www.portlandmercury.com/collections/...
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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stevelieberart.bsky.social
Books with Pictures is an irreplaceable part of the comics community! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help. I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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candicefrederick.bsky.social
a terrible shame, for many reasons.

and the job market is so bloated with culture reporters with no places to write

www.thewrap.com/paste-layoff...
Paste Cuts Film, TV Teams to Recenter on Only Music Coverage
Paste President and Editor-in-Chief Josh Jackson tells TheWrap the site will continue to collaborate with The A.V. Club for film and TV.
www.thewrap.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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jacoboller.bsky.social
Writing for Paste TV and Movies taught me basically everything I know about being a working critic. Allison Keene, Matt Brennan, and @sinacolad.bsky.social were all incredible teachers/editors, and I was lucky enough to take over the Movies section for 4 (pretty great) years
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
Editing Kyle’s work was one of the things I’m proudest of from my time at Paste, and likewise I’d say that my time editing at Paste was invaluable to figuring out who I wanted to be as a writer
tylekurner.bsky.social kyle 中和 turner @tylekurner.bsky.social · 23d
very disappointed and sad that @pastemagazine.bsky.social has gutted its non music coverage. @sinacolad.bsky.social was one of my favorite people to work with and the time i spent under his tutelage and writing for Paste helped refine and focus my efforts as a writer and critic. ridiculous!
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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lacymb.bsky.social
Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
perfect album that came out the month I turned 16
Cover to the Dismemberment Plan's 'Emergency & I'
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
sinacolad.bsky.social
Sad to hear about @pastemagazine.bsky.social's Movies section, where I was an associate editor for around 7 years, shuttering. On top of editing so many incredibly talented writers, I was able to write a lot of pieces I am still proud of (🧵), like this 20-year look-back at BAD BOYS II:
This Is Unnecessary: Bad Boys II at 20
20 years ago, Bad Boys II doubled down on the violence, indulgence, and spectacle—because Michael Bay could.
www.pastemagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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suzettesmith.bsky.social
"as we swerve into the homestretch of the actual 2025, that anger feels prescient—rejuvenating, even. Tearing society apart at its sinew, screaming into the face of every rich monster who’s made your life miserable, bathing in their pain: That’s that me espresso." - @sinacolad.bsky.social
Movie Review: Righteously Angry 'The Running Man' Concept Squandered on Too Handsome Glen Powell
Dom Sinacola
www.portlandmercury.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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hollywoodtheatre.org
Tickets: hollywoodtheatre.org/show/train-dreams
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM