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DANDELION'S ODYSSEY, Animation Firist's opening night film, traces th post-apocalyptic survival of four dandelion pappi across the galaxy, like a creation fab;e for evolutionary biologits.CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/dand...
Dandelion’s Odyssey, at Animation First 2026 | Cinema Daily US
The cosmic animated journey of four dandelion seed-bearing pappi directed by Momoko Seto and sound designed by Oscar-winner Nicolas Becker
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February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
DANDELION'S ODYSSEY, Animation Firist's opening night film, traces th post-apocalyptic survival of four dandelion pappi across the galaxy, like a creation fab;e for evolutionary biologits.CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/dand...
Remember the Palisades fires? They were only one year ago. The 3-part L.A. FIRESTORM collects harrowing survivors' stories of average people rescuing others or their homes with absolutely no help from the local authorities. Review here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/la-f...
L.A. Firestorm, on Reelz
According to retired Fire Captain Rich Snyder, the dangerous combination of weather, topography, and combustible fuel (brush and houses) wer...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Remember the Palisades fires? They were only one year ago. The 3-part L.A. FIRESTORM collects harrowing survivors' stories of average people rescuing others or their homes with absolutely no help from the local authorities. Review here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/la-f...
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival will the final edition to have the benefit of founder Robert Redford's insight. Fittingly, I take stock of his legacy as a movie star and as the godfather of indie film (as well as a TWILIGHT ZONE guest star) in CINEMA DAILY US: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/sund...
Sundance without Redford | Cinema Daily US
Robert Redford's legacy as a movie star and the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, the final fest he oversaw before his death
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January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival will the final edition to have the benefit of founder Robert Redford's insight. Fittingly, I take stock of his legacy as a movie star and as the godfather of indie film (as well as a TWILIGHT ZONE guest star) in CINEMA DAILY US: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/sund...
33 PHOTOS FROM THE GHETTO thoughtfully analyzes Leszek Grzywaczewski's recently rediscovered photos of the Warsaw Uprising, while chronicling the inspiring lives of the amateur photographer and the Jewish man, whose family he sheltered. @EpochTimes review here: www.theepochtimes.com/bright/33-ph...
‘33 Photos From the Ghetto’: Documenting the Warsaw Uprising
A startling record of the Jewish prison in the heart of Warsaw, Poland, by an amateur photographer.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:22 PM
33 PHOTOS FROM THE GHETTO thoughtfully analyzes Leszek Grzywaczewski's recently rediscovered photos of the Warsaw Uprising, while chronicling the inspiring lives of the amateur photographer and the Jewish man, whose family he sheltered. @EpochTimes review here: www.theepochtimes.com/bright/33-ph...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF A LONG WAR, is a fascinating comic-form primer on longstanding Russian aggression towards Ukraine, including the Holodomor genocide, the "Executed Renaissance" Purges, and Khrushchev's crackdown of "Sixtiers" dissidents. Highly recommended. Review: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/a-br...
A Brief History of a Long War: A Graphic (Novel) History
It didn't start in 2022. It just got a heck of a lot worse. Russia has been attempting to conquer, subjugate, and obliterate Ukraine for cen...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A BRIEF HISTORY OF A LONG WAR, is a fascinating comic-form primer on longstanding Russian aggression towards Ukraine, including the Holodomor genocide, the "Executed Renaissance" Purges, and Khrushchev's crackdown of "Sixtiers" dissidents. Highly recommended. Review: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/a-br...
Michael Apted's newly restored doc THE LONG WAY HOME follows Russian rocker Boris Grebenshchikov during the period of Glasnost optimism. The new postscript shows he is still a rock & roll rebel, speaking out against Putin's war. Both are revealing. Review here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/to-s...
To Save and Project ’26: The Long Way Home (Remastered and Expanded)
Boris Grebenshchikov was no Dean Reed—and not just because his name is so much more difficult to spell. Unlike the American pseudo-defector,...
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January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Michael Apted's newly restored doc THE LONG WAY HOME follows Russian rocker Boris Grebenshchikov during the period of Glasnost optimism. The new postscript shows he is still a rock & roll rebel, speaking out against Putin's war. Both are revealing. Review here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/to-s...
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Bare months after Oct. 7, there was denial of that massacre -- denial of the whole thing. And it had been videoed! An historian said to me, "Doesn't that make you think about Holocaust denial? People won't even believe WHAT'S ON FILM!" We are in a psycho-ideological realm.
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Bare months after Oct. 7, there was denial of that massacre -- denial of the whole thing. And it had been videoed! An historian said to me, "Doesn't that make you think about Holocaust denial? People won't even believe WHAT'S ON FILM!" We are in a psycho-ideological realm.
Bright, colorful, and freshly Oscar-nominated, ARCO starts slow, but builds into a smart and surprisingly poignant animated time-travel fable. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/arco...
"Arco" : Oscar Nominated for Best Animated Feature | Cinema Daily US
Ugo Bienvenu's Academy Award Nominated Arco, featuring the voices of Natalie Portman, Will Ferrell, AndySamberg, and Mark Ruffalo
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January 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Bright, colorful, and freshly Oscar-nominated, ARCO starts slow, but builds into a smart and surprisingly poignant animated time-travel fable. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/arco...
120 BAHADUR is a big patriotic Bollywood war epic. The musical numbers are just okay, but the warfighting scene are impressive and the history is accurate, especially its depiction of the CCP's unprovoked aggression. J.B. SPINS #filmreview up here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/120-...
120 Bahadur: Heroism in the India-China War
Why would any country ever trust the CCP's PRC? After all, India considered China a close friend and ally, yet the Communist regime launched...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
120 BAHADUR is a big patriotic Bollywood war epic. The musical numbers are just okay, but the warfighting scene are impressive and the history is accurate, especially its depiction of the CCP's unprovoked aggression. J.B. SPINS #filmreview up here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/120-...
PONIES features some clever Cold War intrigue, involving the KGB's ruthlessness. The period production faithfully recreates the drabness and privation of Soviet Russia, clearly illustrating the superiority of the free market over socialism. Review up here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/poni...
Ponies, on Peacock
During the Cold War, Communist propaganda trumpeted the high numbers of women licensed to practice medicine in the USSR. They neglected to m...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
PONIES features some clever Cold War intrigue, involving the KGB's ruthlessness. The period production faithfully recreates the drabness and privation of Soviet Russia, clearly illustrating the superiority of the free market over socialism. Review up here: www.jbspins.com/2026/01/poni...
Based on the same light novel that inspired EDGE OF TOMORROW, GKIDS' anime feature ALL YOU NEED IS KILL is an enormously entertaining action-driven science fiction time-loop, rendered with striking visuals and dazzling colors. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/all-...
All You Need is Kill, from GKIDS | Cinema Daily US
The Anime feature adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's time-loop science fiction novel All You Need is Klll released by GKIDS.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Based on the same light novel that inspired EDGE OF TOMORROW, GKIDS' anime feature ALL YOU NEED IS KILL is an enormously entertaining action-driven science fiction time-loop, rendered with striking visuals and dazzling colors. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/all-...
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It is possible to oppose Trump, see his comments on Iran, and still root for the Iranian people regardless of what the US president says. It’s not about him, it’s not about you, it’s about the people of Iran and not about just this protest, but years of people power heartbreak.
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
It is possible to oppose Trump, see his comments on Iran, and still root for the Iranian people regardless of what the US president says. It’s not about him, it’s not about you, it’s about the people of Iran and not about just this protest, but years of people power heartbreak.
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The Palestinian Assembly for Liberation organized a protest in support of Hamas outside a synagogue in Queens, chanting "Long live Oct. 7th" and “Say it loud and clear, we support Hamas here!”
Mamdani Silent as Hamas Sympathizers Protest Outside a Queens Synagogue
The synagogue in the Orthodox community was hosting an event on purchasing land in Israel, which Hamas supporters say is stolen from Palestinian Arabs.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The Palestinian Assembly for Liberation organized a protest in support of Hamas outside a synagogue in Queens, chanting "Long live Oct. 7th" and “Say it loud and clear, we support Hamas here!”
PRIMATE probably won't earn a lof of zoologists' endorsements, but it is trashy fun, thanks to the deranged energy of the practical effects. Mostly that means the guy in the killer chimp suit. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/prim...
"Primate" Review : When Chimpanzees Attack | Cinema Daily US
Chimpanzeee animal-attack horror set in Hawaii from Johannes Roberts the director of 47 Meters Down and co-starring Troy Kotsur.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
PRIMATE probably won't earn a lof of zoologists' endorsements, but it is trashy fun, thanks to the deranged energy of the practical effects. Mostly that means the guy in the killer chimp suit. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/pick-up/prim...
I WAS A STRANGER, from Angel Studios, viscerally depicts the old (Iranian-backed) Syrian regime's brutality in Aleppo and maintains a gripping degree of tension. @epochtimes.bsky.social review up here: www.theepochtimes.com/bright/i-was...
‘I Was a Stranger’: Syrians Flee Aleppo
Urban warfare ravages the city of Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I WAS A STRANGER, from Angel Studios, viscerally depicts the old (Iranian-backed) Syrian regime's brutality in Aleppo and maintains a gripping degree of tension. @epochtimes.bsky.social review up here: www.theepochtimes.com/bright/i-was...
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Where's Hollywood? Or is it just business as usual, NJNN 🤷🏻♀️?
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Where's Hollywood? Or is it just business as usual, NJNN 🤷🏻♀️?
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Op-Ed: No One Talks Anymore About the Dangers Of Jazz Music
https://babylonbee.com/news/op-ed-no-one-talks-anymore-about-the-dangers-of-jazz-music/?utm_source=fediverse
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Op-Ed: No One Talks Anymore About the Dangers Of Jazz Music
Everyone used to know about the treacherous pitfalls of listening to jazz music -- how it would lead to a life of sin and debauchery. Somehow, people stopped talking about the dangers of jazz, even though the music never changed.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Op-Ed: No One Talks Anymore About the Dangers Of Jazz Music
https://babylonbee.com/news/op-ed-no-one-talks-anymore-about-the-dangers-of-jazz-music/?utm_source=fediverse
https://babylonbee.com/news/op-ed-no-one-talks-anymore-about-the-dangers-of-jazz-music/?utm_source=fediverse
THE COPENHAGEN TEST blends intrusive nano-tech with murky deep-state ethics into a potent and paranoid cocktail. It also regularly features crisply executed fight sequences in each episode. @epochtimes.bsky.social review up here: www.theepochtimes.com/bright/the-c...
‘The Copenhagen Test’ Hacks With Nano-Tech
This thriller series relates to today’s nefarious intelligence activities.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
THE COPENHAGEN TEST blends intrusive nano-tech with murky deep-state ethics into a potent and paranoid cocktail. It also regularly features crisply executed fight sequences in each episode. @epochtimes.bsky.social review up here: www.theepochtimes.com/bright/the-c...
ANACONDA (2025) provides a running commentary on the perils & pitfalls of rebooting franchises. Its often funny, but it feels like the producers did not have full confidence in the ironic approach, so they hedged their bets w? slapstick. CINEMA DAILY US review here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/anac...
"Anaconda"(The Sort of Reboot): The Unbearable Weight of a Massive Snake
The meta comedic reboot of Anaconda starring Jack Black and Paull Rudd, directed by Tom Gormican
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December 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
ANACONDA (2025) provides a running commentary on the perils & pitfalls of rebooting franchises. Its often funny, but it feels like the producers did not have full confidence in the ironic approach, so they hedged their bets w? slapstick. CINEMA DAILY US review here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/anac...
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A man was arrested on a flight to Sydney, Australia for making antisemitic threats at a Jewish passenger.
Just days after the Chanukah Massacre at Bondi Beach, Jewish Australians are receiving threats just for being who they are.
Are you still going to explain how antisemitism isn’t a problem?
Just days after the Chanukah Massacre at Bondi Beach, Jewish Australians are receiving threats just for being who they are.
Are you still going to explain how antisemitism isn’t a problem?
December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A man was arrested on a flight to Sydney, Australia for making antisemitic threats at a Jewish passenger.
Just days after the Chanukah Massacre at Bondi Beach, Jewish Australians are receiving threats just for being who they are.
Are you still going to explain how antisemitism isn’t a problem?
Just days after the Chanukah Massacre at Bondi Beach, Jewish Australians are receiving threats just for being who they are.
Are you still going to explain how antisemitism isn’t a problem?
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"These Zionists, leave this country"
A group of Jews was assaulted in Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 on their way to celebrate Chanukah.
If "anti-Zionism" doesn't support screaming at random Jews as we celebrate our holidays, then why won't a single anti-Zionist condemn this incident?
A group of Jews was assaulted in Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 on their way to celebrate Chanukah.
If "anti-Zionism" doesn't support screaming at random Jews as we celebrate our holidays, then why won't a single anti-Zionist condemn this incident?
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"These Zionists, leave this country"
A group of Jews was assaulted in Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 on their way to celebrate Chanukah.
If "anti-Zionism" doesn't support screaming at random Jews as we celebrate our holidays, then why won't a single anti-Zionist condemn this incident?
A group of Jews was assaulted in Istanbul, Turkey 🇹🇷 on their way to celebrate Chanukah.
If "anti-Zionism" doesn't support screaming at random Jews as we celebrate our holidays, then why won't a single anti-Zionist condemn this incident?
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Satoh Inoue’s manga captures the elegance of ballroom dance and the passion of dancers who compete on the floor. However, it plays out more like a pilot episode than a feature film. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/10da...
"10Dance" : It Celebrates on the Elegance of Ballroom and Passion of Competing Dancers
Keishi Otomo's Netflix Feature Adaptation of Satoh Inoue's 10Dance BL Manga starring Ryoma Takeuchi, Keita Machida, ShioriDoi, and Anna Ishii
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December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Satoh Inoue’s manga captures the elegance of ballroom dance and the passion of dancers who compete on the floor. However, it plays out more like a pilot episode than a feature film. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/10da...
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[Yeah, without the US, Israel is done. Yeah ! ]
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
[Yeah, without the US, Israel is done. Yeah ! ]
LONE SAMURAI features some spectacular Chanbara action chorographed and performed by the [Iko] Uwais Team, but the first more meditative half also captures the discipline and sacrifice demanded by the Bushido code. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/lone...
"Lone Samurai" Review : The Kamakura Castaway | Cinema Daily US
Josh C.Waller's Chanbara castaway vs. cannibals movie starring Shogen, Yayan Ruhian. and members of Team Uwais.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
LONE SAMURAI features some spectacular Chanbara action chorographed and performed by the [Iko] Uwais Team, but the first more meditative half also captures the discipline and sacrifice demanded by the Bushido code. CINEMA DAILY US review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/lone...
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After meeting with incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani, prominent Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch says the mayor-elect harbors not only political opposition to Israel but a deep-rooted hostility that will soon wield the powers of City Hall
A Rabbi’s Warning on Mamdani
The mayor-elect harbors not merely political opposition to Israel but a deep-rooted hostility to Zionism.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
After meeting with incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani, prominent Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch says the mayor-elect harbors not only political opposition to Israel but a deep-rooted hostility that will soon wield the powers of City Hall