Christopher Chiu-Tabet
@cctabet.bsky.social
@comicsbeat.bsky.social reporter, former Multiversity news manager. Autistic, British Chinese/Arab Anglican into film, TV, comics, games, music, history and religion. Got called a Spielberg bootlicker once. Views my own. https://ko-fi.com/cctabet
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One way Brits can help fight ICE is to protest RELX, whose subsidiary LexisNexis has collaborated with them since at least 2019. LexisNexis is based in NYC, but RELX's HQ is in London: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/0274...
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Marvel's WONDER MAN is a surprisingly beautiful story of friendship.
Review: WONDER MAN is a lovely, low-key tale of unlikely friends
Marvel's meta comedy-drama is an unexpectedly layered portrayal of two Hollywood outcasts chasing their dream.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Marvel's WONDER MAN is a surprisingly beautiful story of friendship.
Would be awfully horrible if someone started a rumour Ricky Gervais is pro-ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Would be awfully horrible if someone started a rumour Ricky Gervais is pro-ICE.
Crossed a couple of Asian animated films off my list last night instead, and um, maybe I'm projecting here, but boy does Ultraman: Rising feel slept on. I should've watched it earlier as I'm a kaiju fan, but it is stylish and moving as heck. Shame it doesn't appear to be getting a sequel. #nfotd
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Crossed a couple of Asian animated films off my list last night instead, and um, maybe I'm projecting here, but boy does Ultraman: Rising feel slept on. I should've watched it earlier as I'm a kaiju fan, but it is stylish and moving as heck. Shame it doesn't appear to be getting a sequel. #nfotd
Thought I'd honour Catherine O'Hara's memory by finally sitting down to watch Beetlejuice 2, only for Now TV's copy to break into a white, purple and green mess. It's so bizarre, it's never happened to anything else I've ever streamed, and everything else on the service is fine.😕
February 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Thought I'd honour Catherine O'Hara's memory by finally sitting down to watch Beetlejuice 2, only for Now TV's copy to break into a white, purple and green mess. It's so bizarre, it's never happened to anything else I've ever streamed, and everything else on the service is fine.😕
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In case you ever needed proof that the audience ratings for RT mean literally nothing and are gamed to high heaven.
If you cite an RT audience rating as an argument for or against a movie, you're dumber than a dead baby at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
If you cite an RT audience rating as an argument for or against a movie, you're dumber than a dead baby at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
In case you ever needed proof that the audience ratings for RT mean literally nothing and are gamed to high heaven.
If you cite an RT audience rating as an argument for or against a movie, you're dumber than a dead baby at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
If you cite an RT audience rating as an argument for or against a movie, you're dumber than a dead baby at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
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oh well now see
that uh
that still doesn't look very good
that uh
that still doesn't look very good
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
oh well now see
that uh
that still doesn't look very good
that uh
that still doesn't look very good
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thread of antique ordnance found in the rectums of various men because sure, why not
February 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
thread of antique ordnance found in the rectums of various men because sure, why not
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Embarrassed for my colleagues at the trades, who yesterday breathlessly reported that MELANIA would do $8 million at the box office this weekend, and now, when the number comes in at $7 million, are breathlessly spinning that as a win, too.
$7 million on a $75M investment is not a win—period.
$7 million on a $75M investment is not a win—period.
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Embarrassed for my colleagues at the trades, who yesterday breathlessly reported that MELANIA would do $8 million at the box office this weekend, and now, when the number comes in at $7 million, are breathlessly spinning that as a win, too.
$7 million on a $75M investment is not a win—period.
$7 million on a $75M investment is not a win—period.
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
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Real-life Tachikoma ♡
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Real-life Tachikoma ♡
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Today's front pages from Canada's national scope newspapers. Spot the American-owned one.
January 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Today's front pages from Canada's national scope newspapers. Spot the American-owned one.
It's been unofficially confirmed Nexus turns into an alternative upper body part for the latest toys of Superion, Menasor, and Bruticus. I've been somewhat interested in the new Bruticus because I've never owned Swindle, but... what a weird way to approach the first combiner.
#Transformers talk: the first photos of Nexus Prime and Liege Maximo's AOTP figures have been posted by TFW2005 user nune. I've been curious about Nexus being designed for the Voyager price point, and I definitely need to see more of him.
January 31, 2026 at 6:22 PM
It's been unofficially confirmed Nexus turns into an alternative upper body part for the latest toys of Superion, Menasor, and Bruticus. I've been somewhat interested in the new Bruticus because I've never owned Swindle, but... what a weird way to approach the first combiner.
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This is a LOT of spuds
Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years
Germans love their potatoes. They eat on average 63kg a person every year, according to official statistics.
But the exceptional glut of potatoes produced by farmers during the last harvest has overwhelmed even the hardiest of fans. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This is a LOT of spuds
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This says "online communities can radicalise even suburban pensioners." Sorry but most of the people in my personal life who have been radicalised on Facebook are pensioners. It doesn't get talked about because the narrative is that young people are a threat www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Ulez bomber: the retired electrician who turned bomb-making extremist
Shy 63-year-old’s decision to blow up London traffic camera linked to online conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This says "online communities can radicalise even suburban pensioners." Sorry but most of the people in my personal life who have been radicalised on Facebook are pensioners. It doesn't get talked about because the narrative is that young people are a threat www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#StarTrekStarfleetAcademy ep 4 was kinda cool, it's no Predator: Badlands, but it was good seeing what Klingon society is like in the new era. Strange to think about events being shaped by a student instead of the adventures of a captain and their crew though, but I guess it is a YA show.
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 PM
#StarTrekStarfleetAcademy ep 4 was kinda cool, it's no Predator: Badlands, but it was good seeing what Klingon society is like in the new era. Strange to think about events being shaped by a student instead of the adventures of a captain and their crew though, but I guess it is a YA show.
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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
#Transformers talk: the first photos of Nexus Prime and Liege Maximo's AOTP figures have been posted by TFW2005 user nune. I've been curious about Nexus being designed for the Voyager price point, and I definitely need to see more of him.
January 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
#Transformers talk: the first photos of Nexus Prime and Liege Maximo's AOTP figures have been posted by TFW2005 user nune. I've been curious about Nexus being designed for the Voyager price point, and I definitely need to see more of him.
It was only less than a year ago that we were all enjoying her work on The Last of Us. 71 is no age at all. Terrible, terrible shame. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It was only less than a year ago that we were all enjoying her work on The Last of Us. 71 is no age at all. Terrible, terrible shame. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
This is the most crass headline I've ever written, but at least it's appropriate for this project.
SEX CRIMINALS is coming to Prime Video! (No word on whether executive producer Kumail Nanjiani will play the lead role or not though.)
SEX CRIMINALS is becoming a Prime Video series
Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Tze Chun will turn Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's horny comedy into an eight-episode series.
www.comicsbeat.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
This is the most crass headline I've ever written, but at least it's appropriate for this project.
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On today's Digest, Dan Abnett and Manuel Garcia are taking over FLASH GORDON, SCOTT PILGRIM EX launches in March, and a Tillie Walden book is becoming a limited engagement play.
The Beat Digest 01/30/26: FLASH GORDON gets an issue #0
There's more from Mad Cave on today's Digest, plus Scott Pilgrim EX has a release date, and The Objectivist is heading to Kickstarter.
www.comicsbeat.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
On today's Digest, Dan Abnett and Manuel Garcia are taking over FLASH GORDON, SCOTT PILGRIM EX launches in March, and a Tillie Walden book is becoming a limited engagement play.
Didn't see this piece of casting coming. I wonder if they offered the part to Richard Schiff, or decided his take was a little too Scorsese. press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/press-...
Mandy Patinkin signs on to play Odin in Prime Video’s <i>God of War</i> from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios
Mandy Patinkin to play Odin in Prime Video’s God of War from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
press.amazonmgmstudios.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Didn't see this piece of casting coming. I wonder if they offered the part to Richard Schiff, or decided his take was a little too Scorsese. press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/press-...
Oh, Time magazine's involved in this mess too?
"a series he made with Google DeepMind and Salesforce, which will unfurl on Time Magazine’s YouTube channel every week"
Darren Aronofsky Has Reconstructed the Revolutionary War Using AI
That's the conceit of a series he made with Google DeepMind and Salesforce, which will unfurl on Time Magazine’s YouTube channel every week through the end of the year.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Oh, Time magazine's involved in this mess too?
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The Will Eisner estate is selling the rights to his works, including an unreleased Spirit book from 1996.
The rights to Will Eisner’s work are up for sale
Will Eisner's estate are planning to sell the legendary cartoonist's work in the hope it will lead to a new surge of interest in The Spirit.
www.comicsbeat.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The Will Eisner estate is selling the rights to his works, including an unreleased Spirit book from 1996.
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ReedPop is feeling the heat over its sister company's relationship with ICE, declaring it does not share customer information with their parent.
ReedPop responds to questions over relationship with ICE
The convention organization came under scrutiny over sister company LexisNexis's work with ICE, prompting calls for a boycott and divestment.
www.comicsbeat.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ReedPop is feeling the heat over its sister company's relationship with ICE, declaring it does not share customer information with their parent.