Danny Baram
@dannybaram.bsky.social
Writer (film/TV/comics), pop-culture obsessive, semi-cool nerd, entertainment industry professional, Nice Jewish Boy.
HALLOWEEN TEAM: SHADOWS comic book series is out now! https://a.co/d/dbPDyD3
HALLOWEEN TEAM: SHADOWS comic book series is out now! https://a.co/d/dbPDyD3
Believe it or not, I had never actually seen A FEW GOOD MEN until tonight. I thought I knew the movie based on cultural osmosis, but I'm glad I finally watched it from start to finish (vs. seeing random snippets via TNT back in the day). Disturbingly, lots of parallels to what's happening now w/ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Believe it or not, I had never actually seen A FEW GOOD MEN until tonight. I thought I knew the movie based on cultural osmosis, but I'm glad I finally watched it from start to finish (vs. seeing random snippets via TNT back in the day). Disturbingly, lots of parallels to what's happening now w/ICE.
I've been a bit radio silent on my comic book, HALLOWEEN TEAM, as of late.
Unfortunately, the series (and its in-progress sequel series Halloween Team: Shadows) is no longer being published by Comicker Press.
Where do we go from here? TBD.
But one way or another ... Halloween Team will return.
Unfortunately, the series (and its in-progress sequel series Halloween Team: Shadows) is no longer being published by Comicker Press.
Where do we go from here? TBD.
But one way or another ... Halloween Team will return.
January 24, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I've been a bit radio silent on my comic book, HALLOWEEN TEAM, as of late.
Unfortunately, the series (and its in-progress sequel series Halloween Team: Shadows) is no longer being published by Comicker Press.
Where do we go from here? TBD.
But one way or another ... Halloween Team will return.
Unfortunately, the series (and its in-progress sequel series Halloween Team: Shadows) is no longer being published by Comicker Press.
Where do we go from here? TBD.
But one way or another ... Halloween Team will return.
As a man who was once a young boy who loved He-Man & The Masters of the Universe, I was sort of excited for this movie, sort of worried, and very unsure of what to expect. But this trailer looks ... pretty cool? I'm onboard, baby. "I have the powerrrrrrrrr!"
Masters of The Universe – Official Teaser Trailer (in theaters in June 5) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmEx...
January 22, 2026 at 11:38 PM
As a man who was once a young boy who loved He-Man & The Masters of the Universe, I was sort of excited for this movie, sort of worried, and very unsure of what to expect. But this trailer looks ... pretty cool? I'm onboard, baby. "I have the powerrrrrrrrr!"
#OSCAR NOMINATION initial thoughts:
- Shocked F1 got in as a Best Picture nominee - I don't think a ton of people had this on their bingo card. But I think it's the kind of movie that Hollywood would love to make more of though and to have succeed, so that might be what it has going for it.
(1/11)
- Shocked F1 got in as a Best Picture nominee - I don't think a ton of people had this on their bingo card. But I think it's the kind of movie that Hollywood would love to make more of though and to have succeed, so that might be what it has going for it.
(1/11)
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
#OSCAR NOMINATION initial thoughts:
- Shocked F1 got in as a Best Picture nominee - I don't think a ton of people had this on their bingo card. But I think it's the kind of movie that Hollywood would love to make more of though and to have succeed, so that might be what it has going for it.
(1/11)
- Shocked F1 got in as a Best Picture nominee - I don't think a ton of people had this on their bingo card. But I think it's the kind of movie that Hollywood would love to make more of though and to have succeed, so that might be what it has going for it.
(1/11)
As always … incredible.
Movies are the best.
Movies are the best.
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM
As always … incredible.
Movies are the best.
Movies are the best.
For our own sakes, we need to do what we can to salvage this. We need to get Trump and MAGA out of office and start over as soon as humanly possible. We need to work to repair what has been ruined by a delusional madman and his brainwashed followers.
January 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
For our own sakes, we need to do what we can to salvage this. We need to get Trump and MAGA out of office and start over as soon as humanly possible. We need to work to repair what has been ruined by a delusional madman and his brainwashed followers.
Why are so many prominent people I otherwise admire - from politicians to filmmakers - still using Twitter as their primary social platform?
January 21, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Why are so many prominent people I otherwise admire - from politicians to filmmakers - still using Twitter as their primary social platform?
We have a major "paying attention to the what's happening in the world" problem. People are barely paying attention. Their algorithms dictate what they know. So people wondering how Trump having a totally deranged press conference today will affect him? Sadly, most people won't be paying attention.
January 21, 2026 at 1:08 AM
We have a major "paying attention to the what's happening in the world" problem. People are barely paying attention. Their algorithms dictate what they know. So people wondering how Trump having a totally deranged press conference today will affect him? Sadly, most people won't be paying attention.
Kicked off "JaNOIRary" - with what is to me the quintessential film noir, THE MALTESE FALCON. Hadn't seen this one in many years, but man, it's so great. Love all of the performances, love the vibes, and love that crackling dialogue. They don't make 'em like this anymore. You might even say it's ...
a man in a hat is talking to another man in a suit while holding a gun .
ALT: a man in a hat is talking to another man in a suit while holding a gun .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Kicked off "JaNOIRary" - with what is to me the quintessential film noir, THE MALTESE FALCON. Hadn't seen this one in many years, but man, it's so great. Love all of the performances, love the vibes, and love that crackling dialogue. They don't make 'em like this anymore. You might even say it's ...
How is anyone in America still supporting this madman?
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
US president says he no longer feels the need to think ‘purely of peace’ in letter to Norwegian prime minister
Donald Trump has linked his repeated threats to seize control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel peace prize, as transatlantic tensions over the Arctic island escalated further and threatened to rekindle a trade war with the EU.
In an extraordinary text message sent on Sunday to the Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, the US president wrote that after being snubbed for the prize, he no longer felt the need to think “purely of peace”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
How is anyone in America still supporting this madman?
One other random takeaway from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is that Jack O’Connell should 100% play Ozzy Osbourne in a biopic.
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 AM
One other random takeaway from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is that Jack O’Connell should 100% play Ozzy Osbourne in a biopic.
Really enjoyed the first episode of GAME OF THRONES: A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS. It had a lighter and more whimsical tone than other GoT series, but they really made it work. Lead actor Peter Claffey quickly won me over as Dunc. This has all the makings of a fantastic underdog fantasy epic.
January 19, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Really enjoyed the first episode of GAME OF THRONES: A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS. It had a lighter and more whimsical tone than other GoT series, but they really made it work. Lead actor Peter Claffey quickly won me over as Dunc. This has all the makings of a fantastic underdog fantasy epic.
The Chevy Chase CNN doc just sort of made me depressed about the entertainment industry. The enabling of toxicity, the massive egos, the lack of looking out for people on a human level. I hope we have and will continue to find a better way.
January 19, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The Chevy Chase CNN doc just sort of made me depressed about the entertainment industry. The enabling of toxicity, the massive egos, the lack of looking out for people on a human level. I hope we have and will continue to find a better way.
Jane Wickline on SNL Weekend Update talking about a button every day for 365 days was gold. "HEY SO IT ACTUALLY ONLY HAS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME FOR ME TO DO IT."
January 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Jane Wickline on SNL Weekend Update talking about a button every day for 365 days was gold. "HEY SO IT ACTUALLY ONLY HAS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME FOR ME TO DO IT."
No spoilers but my takeaway from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is that it’s about how the world we live in today is one that puts its trust in false gods and prophets and how that has led to chaos and evil. But the one thing that will ultimately save us is to bring back The Dream of the 90’s.
January 18, 2026 at 8:42 AM
No spoilers but my takeaway from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is that it’s about how the world we live in today is one that puts its trust in false gods and prophets and how that has led to chaos and evil. But the one thing that will ultimately save us is to bring back The Dream of the 90’s.
Back from a visit to The Bone Temple ...
... and this movie completely rocks! 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is a bleak, brutal, but also very darkly funny and entertaining film. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell are both awesome here. And that one climactic Fiennes scene: hot damn! Bring on Pt. 3!
... and this movie completely rocks! 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is a bleak, brutal, but also very darkly funny and entertaining film. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell are both awesome here. And that one climactic Fiennes scene: hot damn! Bring on Pt. 3!
January 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Back from a visit to The Bone Temple ...
... and this movie completely rocks! 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is a bleak, brutal, but also very darkly funny and entertaining film. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell are both awesome here. And that one climactic Fiennes scene: hot damn! Bring on Pt. 3!
... and this movie completely rocks! 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is a bleak, brutal, but also very darkly funny and entertaining film. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell are both awesome here. And that one climactic Fiennes scene: hot damn! Bring on Pt. 3!
Watching Rob Reiner classics this weekend, and kicked things off with a movie I’d never actually seen before: STAND BY ME.
While not the flashiest director, Reiner truly was a master storyteller. He brilliantly framed his sequences in ways that always put the characters and their emotions first.
While not the flashiest director, Reiner truly was a master storyteller. He brilliantly framed his sequences in ways that always put the characters and their emotions first.
January 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Watching Rob Reiner classics this weekend, and kicked things off with a movie I’d never actually seen before: STAND BY ME.
While not the flashiest director, Reiner truly was a master storyteller. He brilliantly framed his sequences in ways that always put the characters and their emotions first.
While not the flashiest director, Reiner truly was a master storyteller. He brilliantly framed his sequences in ways that always put the characters and their emotions first.
Thought the pilot episode of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY was a lot of fun!
Several of the characters really popped from the get-go. The Klingon raised to be un-Klingon like. The hologram girl trying to understand how to act human.
A good start overall. I’m definitely curious to see more.
Several of the characters really popped from the get-go. The Klingon raised to be un-Klingon like. The hologram girl trying to understand how to act human.
A good start overall. I’m definitely curious to see more.
January 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Thought the pilot episode of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY was a lot of fun!
Several of the characters really popped from the get-go. The Klingon raised to be un-Klingon like. The hologram girl trying to understand how to act human.
A good start overall. I’m definitely curious to see more.
Several of the characters really popped from the get-go. The Klingon raised to be un-Klingon like. The hologram girl trying to understand how to act human.
A good start overall. I’m definitely curious to see more.
This has been a rough week, but all week long my refrain has been ... I just need to make it to this weekend, so I can visit The Bone Temple.
Who else will be paying a visit to The Bone Temple this weekend?
(seriously though, I am ridiculously excited for more 28 Years Later!)
Who else will be paying a visit to The Bone Temple this weekend?
(seriously though, I am ridiculously excited for more 28 Years Later!)
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
This has been a rough week, but all week long my refrain has been ... I just need to make it to this weekend, so I can visit The Bone Temple.
Who else will be paying a visit to The Bone Temple this weekend?
(seriously though, I am ridiculously excited for more 28 Years Later!)
Who else will be paying a visit to The Bone Temple this weekend?
(seriously though, I am ridiculously excited for more 28 Years Later!)
David Finch’s art for the new comic series Skinbreaker (written by Robert Kirkman) is some of the most insanely detailed, dynamic, and impressive comic book art I’ve ever seen. Wow.
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 AM
David Finch’s art for the new comic series Skinbreaker (written by Robert Kirkman) is some of the most insanely detailed, dynamic, and impressive comic book art I’ve ever seen. Wow.
Can all these Nazis just admit they're Nazis so we can stop dancing around it? Suffice it to say, this is very bad.
At a time when multiple federal departments run by Donald Trump have posted Nazi slogans or imagery or songs in the last week—with the total number of incidents being impossible to count just on one hand—Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Can all these Nazis just admit they're Nazis so we can stop dancing around it? Suffice it to say, this is very bad.
Rewatched DICK TRACY for the first time since I was very young. I really enjoyed it and it's not quite like anything else. Some of the lines Madonna says in this movie though ... they really got away with A LOT for a movie that was ostensibly for kids!
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Rewatched DICK TRACY for the first time since I was very young. I really enjoyed it and it's not quite like anything else. Some of the lines Madonna says in this movie though ... they really got away with A LOT for a movie that was ostensibly for kids!
Hey #PortfolioDay
Writer here. In 2025, I released the first issue of Halloween Team: Shadows (the sequel series to Halloween Team), with more on the way. I also had a short story in It's A Horror Show: The Found Footage Anthology.
Hoping this is just the beginning of my comics-writing journey!
Writer here. In 2025, I released the first issue of Halloween Team: Shadows (the sequel series to Halloween Team), with more on the way. I also had a short story in It's A Horror Show: The Found Footage Anthology.
Hoping this is just the beginning of my comics-writing journey!
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Hey #PortfolioDay
Writer here. In 2025, I released the first issue of Halloween Team: Shadows (the sequel series to Halloween Team), with more on the way. I also had a short story in It's A Horror Show: The Found Footage Anthology.
Hoping this is just the beginning of my comics-writing journey!
Writer here. In 2025, I released the first issue of Halloween Team: Shadows (the sequel series to Halloween Team), with more on the way. I also had a short story in It's A Horror Show: The Found Footage Anthology.
Hoping this is just the beginning of my comics-writing journey!
Belated Golden Globes thoughts:
- Nikki Glaser was fantastic and so funny.
- The podcasting segment was a major nerd-out moment. Griffin Newman! Marc Maron locking the gates! Except, why wasn't WTF nominated for its final year?
- SO many amazing movies in 2025. Happy for all the winners.
- Nikki Glaser was fantastic and so funny.
- The podcasting segment was a major nerd-out moment. Griffin Newman! Marc Maron locking the gates! Except, why wasn't WTF nominated for its final year?
- SO many amazing movies in 2025. Happy for all the winners.
January 12, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Belated Golden Globes thoughts:
- Nikki Glaser was fantastic and so funny.
- The podcasting segment was a major nerd-out moment. Griffin Newman! Marc Maron locking the gates! Except, why wasn't WTF nominated for its final year?
- SO many amazing movies in 2025. Happy for all the winners.
- Nikki Glaser was fantastic and so funny.
- The podcasting segment was a major nerd-out moment. Griffin Newman! Marc Maron locking the gates! Except, why wasn't WTF nominated for its final year?
- SO many amazing movies in 2025. Happy for all the winners.
First watch in many years of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? Watched it on 4K disc and man, this movie still looks amazing. Also watched the making-of doc, and the painstaking work that went into the movie - blending the live action and animated components in a pre-digital world - is truly awe-inspiring.
January 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM
First watch in many years of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? Watched it on 4K disc and man, this movie still looks amazing. Also watched the making-of doc, and the painstaking work that went into the movie - blending the live action and animated components in a pre-digital world - is truly awe-inspiring.