David Bax
@daveypretension.bsky.social
He/him. Battleship Pretension/The One Where I Met Your Mother. Go Blues, fuck ICE, free Palestine http://letterboxd.com/DavidBax/
Natalie and I break plates with Chandler in “The One with Rachel’s Other Sister” and break glasses with Lily in “The Lighthouse.”
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February 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Natalie and I break plates with Chandler in “The One with Rachel’s Other Sister” and break glasses with Lily in “The Lighthouse.”
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In this episode, Tyler and I discuss movies about criminal couples as well as Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
In this episode, Tyler and I discuss movies about criminal couples as well as Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet.
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I count down our top five movies of 1970.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:35 PM
This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I count down our top five movies of 1970.
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In this episode, Tyler and I discuss shadows in movies as well as Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb’s Jasper Mall.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:39 AM
In this episode, Tyler and I discuss shadows in movies as well as Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb’s Jasper Mall.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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ben gibbard and the libbard wibbard
February 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
ben gibbard and the libbard wibbard
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Special thanks to @daveypretension.bsky.social for letting me contribute my Top 10 Films of 2025 despite literally not contributing anything to Battleship Pretension for the whole year
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February 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Special thanks to @daveypretension.bsky.social for letting me contribute my Top 10 Films of 2025 despite literally not contributing anything to Battleship Pretension for the whole year
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February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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In this episode, Tyler and I discuss notable movie silhouettes as well as Zach Cregger’s Weapons.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
In this episode, Tyler and I discuss notable movie silhouettes as well as Zach Cregger’s Weapons.
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This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I discuss what Tyler’s been watching lately.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I discuss what Tyler’s been watching lately.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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Think after watching about fifty shorts this past week, I’m coming to terms with my general allergy for shorts that exist as nothing more than an unfinished showcase for a feature. Use the form and length as a means of compact and inventive storytelling instead of a tease.
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Think after watching about fifty shorts this past week, I’m coming to terms with my general allergy for shorts that exist as nothing more than an unfinished showcase for a feature. Use the form and length as a means of compact and inventive storytelling instead of a tease.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Catherine O’Hara is dead and everything is worse now
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Catherine O’Hara is dead and everything is worse now
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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Why should I watch something that a director didn't even bother to make?
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Why should I watch something that a director didn't even bother to make?
My fellow anti-Aronofskyans are EATING today
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
My fellow anti-Aronofskyans are EATING today
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January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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In this episode, Tyler and I discuss movies that are knockoffs of other movies as well as Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
In this episode, Tyler and I discuss movies that are knockoffs of other movies as well as Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck.
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