Zaki Hasan
@zakiscorner.bsky.social
Author. Professor. Podcaster. Award-winning journalist. Bylines: The San Francisco Chronicle, TheWrap, IGN, Philly Weekly, HuffPost
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Zaki Hasan
@zakiscorner.bsky.social
· Dec 5
Wow, I just won first and third place for Entertainment Review category at the San Francisco Press Club Awards! 😮
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
Front page of the Datebook section Thursday and Friday:
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Front page of the Datebook section Thursday and Friday:
Mannnnn…so much this.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Mannnnn…so much this.
The mob boss presidency strikes again.
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The mob boss presidency strikes again.
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This is the cruelty of MAGA and Trump supporters. It should never be forgotten.
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
ICE deports Austin college student, en route to surprise her family for holiday
19-year-old Any Lucia Lopez Belloza dreamed of helping her father start a tailor shop when she graduated from college. This Thanksgiving, ICE deported her as she flew home to surprise her family.
www.statesman.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This is the cruelty of MAGA and Trump supporters. It should never be forgotten.
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
Nice to see he’s mellowing out with old age.
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Nice to see he’s mellowing out with old age.
New MovieFilm Commentary Track! Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pierce Brosnan’s 007 debut as we talk through 1995’s #GoldenEye!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0FwQ...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0FwQ...
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New MovieFilm Commentary Track! Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pierce Brosnan’s 007 debut as we talk through 1995’s #GoldenEye!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0FwQ...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0FwQ...
New commentary track incoming!
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a tank
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a tank
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New commentary track incoming!
Disney’s #Zootopia2 was worth the wait! My review in the @sfchronicle.com:
Review: ‘Zootopia 2’ reminds why Disney still leads the pack
With Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman back as Judy and Nick, “Zootopia 2” mixes clever gags, emotional depth and a new mystery featuring Ke Huy Quan.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Disney’s #Zootopia2 was worth the wait! My review in the @sfchronicle.com:
The first half of the final season of #StrangerThings is now streaming on Netflix! My review for @sfchronicle.com:
‘Stranger Things’ review: Forget the ’80s — Season 5 builds a nostalgia all its own
“Stranger Things” Season 5, Volume 1 kicks off the Netflix series’ long farewell with sharper tension and a standout performance from Noah Schnapp.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The first half of the final season of #StrangerThings is now streaming on Netflix! My review for @sfchronicle.com:
“Make another RUSH HOUR, and make sure it’s directed by that creepy pervert!”
“You’re a good boy, Donald.”
“You’re a good boy, Donald.”
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Make another RUSH HOUR, and make sure it’s directed by that creepy pervert!”
“You’re a good boy, Donald.”
“You’re a good boy, Donald.”
Whisky Pete is drunk tweeting again.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Whisky Pete is drunk tweeting again.
Such tryhard bullshit. Pete Hegseth would have to stand on a stool to kiss Mark Kelly’s ass.
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Such tryhard bullshit. Pete Hegseth would have to stand on a stool to kiss Mark Kelly’s ass.
Just had cataract surgery and I feel like a cyborg.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Just had cataract surgery and I feel like a cyborg.
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The funny thing about this panel is that John Byrne was both the writer and the artist and that a long dialogue explanation of the story is how, like, half of his Superman run ends.
Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The funny thing about this panel is that John Byrne was both the writer and the artist and that a long dialogue explanation of the story is how, like, half of his Superman run ends.
Back in the White House for almost a year, and still spending his time sharing random A.I. garbage from Buttmaster62387 and co.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Back in the White House for almost a year, and still spending his time sharing random A.I. garbage from Buttmaster62387 and co.
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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New MovieFilm Podcast! This week: #TheRunningMan and #NowYouSeeMe reviews, plus thoughts on #Michael and #Moana trailers!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New MovieFilm Podcast! This week: #TheRunningMan and #NowYouSeeMe reviews, plus thoughts on #Michael and #Moana trailers!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
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Elect a rapist/felon and the sky’s the limit. Depravity abounds.
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Elect a rapist/felon and the sky’s the limit. Depravity abounds.
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The miniature spaceship FX in Close Encounters aged well because they built a "smoke room" to photograph the models in, to increase the density of the atmosphere around them. I.e., a 1/25 scale model would have smoke room atmosphere 25 times denser than it would be in the real world.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The miniature spaceship FX in Close Encounters aged well because they built a "smoke room" to photograph the models in, to increase the density of the atmosphere around them. I.e., a 1/25 scale model would have smoke room atmosphere 25 times denser than it would be in the real world.
Yeah, I’m thinking this one ain’t gonna make it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Yeah, I’m thinking this one ain’t gonna make it.
New MovieFilm Podcast! This week: #TheRunningMan and #NowYouSeeMe reviews, plus thoughts on #Michael and #Moana trailers!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New MovieFilm Podcast! This week: #TheRunningMan and #NowYouSeeMe reviews, plus thoughts on #Michael and #Moana trailers!
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PEA...
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF