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Mortal Cinema | LYT | Substack
Movies (and TV) analyzed through an atheist filter, along with toys, fast food and other pop culture from longtime entertainment writer and mere mortal Luke Y. Thompson. Click to read Mortal Cinema, b...
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It's the one-year anniversary of my Substack, and I'm celebrating with a giveaway! Plus a countdown of my ten most popular non-paywalled stories of the last year. lytrules.substack.com/p/happy-anni...
Happy Anniversary to Us! Our Top 10 (Free) Stories so far!
Plus a giveaway this week!
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November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It's the one-year anniversary of my Substack, and I'm celebrating with a giveaway! Plus a countdown of my ten most popular non-paywalled stories of the last year. lytrules.substack.com/p/happy-anni...
I probably shouln;t be happy to give a well-regarded film a negative review, but given how much I like, even narrowly, I';s a relief to see stuff that just doesn't work/
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I probably shouln;t be happy to give a well-regarded film a negative review, but given how much I like, even narrowly, I';s a relief to see stuff that just doesn't work/
So I guess Pennywise is Trump now too? A redheaded maniac preying on fear and just eating everything in sight while the US govt. mistakenly think they can control and weaponize him?
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
So I guess Pennywise is Trump now too? A redheaded maniac preying on fear and just eating everything in sight while the US govt. mistakenly think they can control and weaponize him?
Anyway, How's Your Sex Life, Charlie Brown
Ain't No Rule Says a Dog Can't Play Basketball, Charlie Brown.
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Anyway, How's Your Sex Life, Charlie Brown
Question @chrissheltonmsc.bsky.social - I once heard this guy was so annoying that scientology actually kicked him out. Is that true?
A man best known as "the ShamWow guy" just filed to run for office as a Republican, according to filings.
'Not ShamWoW!!' Shock as ex-infomercial actor files to run for office as a Republican
A man best known as "the ShamWow guy" just filed to run for office as a Republican, according to filings.The candidate, who registered as Offer Vince "ShamWow" Shlomi in the filing, is seeking to replace Congressman John Carter (R-TX-31), who was born in 1941.The filing was received on Friday, and c...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Question @chrissheltonmsc.bsky.social - I once heard this guy was so annoying that scientology actually kicked him out. Is that true?
My belated reviews of Christy, Blue Moon, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. lytrules.substack.com/p/quick-take...
Quick Takes: Christy, Blue Moon, Legs/Kick
Did a Syd Injustice rule the world? What makes a non-supernatural horror?
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November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My belated reviews of Christy, Blue Moon, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. lytrules.substack.com/p/quick-take...
"Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES..."
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES..."
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES..."
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
Push th'little daisies and make 'em come up
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES AND MAKE 'EM COME UP
PUSH TH'LITTLE DAISIES..."
Was just watching a roundtable TV program where comedians were complaining that their peers can't do ethnic or racial or minority-based humor any more because it offends too many of the young audiences.
The show was from 1955. The comedians are Buster Keaton and Bert Lahr.
The show was from 1955. The comedians are Buster Keaton and Bert Lahr.
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Was just watching a roundtable TV program where comedians were complaining that their peers can't do ethnic or racial or minority-based humor any more because it offends too many of the young audiences.
The show was from 1955. The comedians are Buster Keaton and Bert Lahr.
The show was from 1955. The comedians are Buster Keaton and Bert Lahr.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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I believe they prefer to be called Americans
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I believe they prefer to be called Americans
Oh lordy, I just thought of the stupidest thing ever. If Netflix buys Warner Bros., well, remember who has a deal with Netflix?
Yup...Zack Snyder.
I think we just found the "Yay, X-Men can be in the MCU now!" of all of this.
Yup...Zack Snyder.
I think we just found the "Yay, X-Men can be in the MCU now!" of all of this.
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Oh lordy, I just thought of the stupidest thing ever. If Netflix buys Warner Bros., well, remember who has a deal with Netflix?
Yup...Zack Snyder.
I think we just found the "Yay, X-Men can be in the MCU now!" of all of this.
Yup...Zack Snyder.
I think we just found the "Yay, X-Men can be in the MCU now!" of all of this.
Because Walgreens pharmacy employees need a reason to be even slower and less motivated.
private equity buys a company and immediately starts torturing their employees and the money
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Because Walgreens pharmacy employees need a reason to be even slower and less motivated.
L-"Art"-H The Clown
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
L-"Art"-H The Clown
Black Chewbacca...Wait, I think this is actually the formula for your BOOK OF BOBA FETT name...
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Black Chewbacca...Wait, I think this is actually the formula for your BOOK OF BOBA FETT name...
If you've ever wondered how film critics debate over email in the run-up to awards, I present...a semi-re-creation. lytrules.substack.com/p/how-film-c...
How Film Critics Debate Over Email
This may or may not resemble conversations that happen every year
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November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you've ever wondered how film critics debate over email in the run-up to awards, I present...a semi-re-creation. lytrules.substack.com/p/how-film-c...
Wouldn't have guessed Sydney Sweeney would make a better drugged-up fighter biopic than The Rock, but here we are.
Also, if Ruby Rose wants to pick a fight, let's see her try to call out Katy O'Brian for doing the movie. Not so easy, I suspect.
Also, if Ruby Rose wants to pick a fight, let's see her try to call out Katy O'Brian for doing the movie. Not so easy, I suspect.
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wouldn't have guessed Sydney Sweeney would make a better drugged-up fighter biopic than The Rock, but here we are.
Also, if Ruby Rose wants to pick a fight, let's see her try to call out Katy O'Brian for doing the movie. Not so easy, I suspect.
Also, if Ruby Rose wants to pick a fight, let's see her try to call out Katy O'Brian for doing the movie. Not so easy, I suspect.
Wicked: For Good probably doesn't need any reviews, and it's unlikely any will change anyone's mind. Still, we do them: lytrules.substack.com/p/wicked-rev...
Wicked: For Good Review - Defying Brevity
It's not as if anyone hasn't already made their minds up, right?
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Wicked: For Good probably doesn't need any reviews, and it's unlikely any will change anyone's mind. Still, we do them: lytrules.substack.com/p/wicked-rev...
"Christmas? Bah, humbug!"
An admirable person said that, right?
An admirable person said that, right?
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"Christmas? Bah, humbug!"
An admirable person said that, right?
An admirable person said that, right?
Reminder that the reason the Moana remake exists is that Dwayne Johnson was annoyed his daughters didn't recognize that he voiced Maui.
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reminder that the reason the Moana remake exists is that Dwayne Johnson was annoyed his daughters didn't recognize that he voiced Maui.
Awards screener for Black Phone 2 received, you'll all be relieved to know.
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Awards screener for Black Phone 2 received, you'll all be relieved to know.
Hey hey, it's "elevated" horror review day (and yes, I have contempt for that term as well. Frankenstein, Weapons, and Bring Her Back! lytrules.substack.com/p/quick-take...
Quick Takes: Frankenstein, Weapons, Bring Her Back
And the not-so-curious awards bias for "elevated" horror
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November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hey hey, it's "elevated" horror review day (and yes, I have contempt for that term as well. Frankenstein, Weapons, and Bring Her Back! lytrules.substack.com/p/quick-take...
They'll welcome Marjorie Taylor Greene before they'll welcome, say, Cornel West. That's the problem.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
They'll welcome Marjorie Taylor Greene before they'll welcome, say, Cornel West. That's the problem.
New from me: a review of Muslim horror movie The Vile, and listicles about Little House on the Prairie and Married With Children, which are somehow both shows I know a lot about. lytrules.substack.com/p/lyt-linkag...
LYT Linkage: Feminist Muslim Horror Movie
Nasty in a Nutshell! Allah power!
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November 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
New from me: a review of Muslim horror movie The Vile, and listicles about Little House on the Prairie and Married With Children, which are somehow both shows I know a lot about. lytrules.substack.com/p/lyt-linkag...