ben kaye
@thebenkaye.bsky.social
what he’s typed will be a window into his madness | writes about movies, theatre | bylines: Cine-File, Chicago Reader, The Spool, Newcity Stage, possibly you????? | chicago-based (they/he)
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Chris Evans really said "I'm going to try one year of not making slop but now it's back to the Official Slop Factory, I guess."
December 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Chris Evans really said "I'm going to try one year of not making slop but now it's back to the Official Slop Factory, I guess."
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Multiple social media users noticed on Monday that the 60 Minutes episode was available via the Global TV app. To view the episode, viewers need to connect to the app from a Canadian IP address.
People then uploaded copies of the episode to a variety of file sharing sites and services.
People then uploaded copies of the episode to a variety of file sharing sites and services.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Multiple social media users noticed on Monday that the 60 Minutes episode was available via the Global TV app. To view the episode, viewers need to connect to the app from a Canadian IP address.
People then uploaded copies of the episode to a variety of file sharing sites and services.
People then uploaded copies of the episode to a variety of file sharing sites and services.
last haul this year from @vinsyn.bsky.social 🫡🫡🫡
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
last haul this year from @vinsyn.bsky.social 🫡🫡🫡
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
just checked and this is 100% real. an incredibly monstrous human being. may he rot when his time comes.
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
just checked and this is 100% real. an incredibly monstrous human being. may he rot when his time comes.
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Amidst all the hatred being spread by so-called leaders, it was a Muslim citizen of Sidney, the owner of a fruit store, who jumped and disarmed one of the gunmen shooting attendees of a Chanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia.
When we care for all people, we are better and safer.
When we care for all people, we are better and safer.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Amidst all the hatred being spread by so-called leaders, it was a Muslim citizen of Sidney, the owner of a fruit store, who jumped and disarmed one of the gunmen shooting attendees of a Chanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Australia.
When we care for all people, we are better and safer.
When we care for all people, we are better and safer.
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SNL sketches….they’re not sending their best….
December 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
SNL sketches….they’re not sending their best….
obsessed with this time of year where, for some bizarre reason, this flippant review on @letterboxd.social from 5 years ago gets a bunch of likes. god bless us, every one.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
obsessed with this time of year where, for some bizarre reason, this flippant review on @letterboxd.social from 5 years ago gets a bunch of likes. god bless us, every one.
bruh they yassified George Orwell
The trailer for Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of Animal Farm gets stranger as it goes.
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The trailer for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm won't help with your book report
The trailer for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm won't help with your book report
www.avclub.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
bruh they yassified George Orwell
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Ladies & gentlemen, Mr. Dennis Scott🎶🎶
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/denn...
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/denn...
An interview with Dennis Scott, Music Box Theatre organist - Chicago Reader
Midwestern vaudevillian Dennis Scott discusses his early memories of music, his mentor, and the joys of playing during the holiday season.
chicagoreader.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ladies & gentlemen, Mr. Dennis Scott🎶🎶
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/denn...
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/denn...
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so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
nowhere in this article (or the one on BwayWorld) is the *previous* Glen Berger-penned/John Doyle-directed musical adaptation of this show mentioned in any way and I refuse to be gaslit into not recognizing it exists!!!! playbill.com/article/see-...
See Who's Starring in August Rush Musical Workshop, Directed by Kathleen Marshall
Nick Blaemire, Tom Kitt, Van Hughes, and Bonnie McKee are collaborating on the new musical based on the 2007 film of the same name.
playbill.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
nowhere in this article (or the one on BwayWorld) is the *previous* Glen Berger-penned/John Doyle-directed musical adaptation of this show mentioned in any way and I refuse to be gaslit into not recognizing it exists!!!! playbill.com/article/see-...
Gregg Araki AND John Wilson?? did *I* program Sundance this year???
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Gregg Araki AND John Wilson?? did *I* program Sundance this year???
gonna say this in the nicest way possible; Sam Altman sounds like the stupidest person i’ve ever heard in my life.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
gonna say this in the nicest way possible; Sam Altman sounds like the stupidest person i’ve ever heard in my life.
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Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
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Really happy with the CFCA nominees this year! www.rogerebert.com/festivals/on...
"One Battle After Another," "Sinners" Lead Chicago Film Critics Association Nominees | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert
The 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association nominees.
www.rogerebert.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Really happy with the CFCA nominees this year! www.rogerebert.com/festivals/on...
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Looks like complete dogshit thanks
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Looks like complete dogshit thanks
that’s right
Best Lead Performance, Winners: Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, and Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON #LAFCA
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
that’s right
real cool that Michael John LaChiusa wrote one of the most gorgeous and thrilling pieces of contemporary musical theater in recent memory with GIANT and the theater industry at large just went "yawn, no thank you, moving on"
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
real cool that Michael John LaChiusa wrote one of the most gorgeous and thrilling pieces of contemporary musical theater in recent memory with GIANT and the theater industry at large just went "yawn, no thank you, moving on"
seeing NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE last night has convinced me that Matt Johnson is one of our greatest working filmmakers and he must be protected at all costs.
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
seeing NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE last night has convinced me that Matt Johnson is one of our greatest working filmmakers and he must be protected at all costs.
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
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do the billionaires ruining every aspect of what it means to be alive and a human not know they’re going to hell to be tortured for all of eternity
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
do the billionaires ruining every aspect of what it means to be alive and a human not know they’re going to hell to be tortured for all of eternity