Joshua Wilson
@magadizer.bsky.social
Once almost promising musician.
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Joshua Wilson
@magadizer.bsky.social
· Jul 5
You don't fight the evil of MAGA world by gloating over the harm suffered in disasters by people in "red states".
Only light can drive out darkness. Only love can drive out fear and hate.
Only light can drive out darkness. Only love can drive out fear and hate.
Been reading the John Williams biography, and the range of his collaborators has to be unparalleled. Directors from John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, John Frankenheimer, Robert Altman, Mertin Ritt, Alan Pakula, William Wyler, Clint Eastwood, Brian De Palma, and even Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra!...
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Been reading the John Williams biography, and the range of his collaborators has to be unparalleled. Directors from John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, John Frankenheimer, Robert Altman, Mertin Ritt, Alan Pakula, William Wyler, Clint Eastwood, Brian De Palma, and even Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra!...
Tell me your pet’s name with a gif.
January 24, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Tell me your pet’s name with a gif.
This is true, which leads me to conclude that they know their justifications are the twin pillars of whiteness and the insulating power of (illicit) wealth
the strangest thing about trumpism as an ideology, in all its strains, is its total rejection of any theory of legitimacy
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This is true, which leads me to conclude that they know their justifications are the twin pillars of whiteness and the insulating power of (illicit) wealth
A film company logo that tells you you're about to see highly entertaining greatness
January 24, 2026 at 12:46 PM
A film company logo that tells you you're about to see highly entertaining greatness
I'm the opposite of a Leto fan, but I have to admit this is the best he's looked in years
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I'm the opposite of a Leto fan, but I have to admit this is the best he's looked in years
I have even less training than that. Zero days, in fact. And yet somehow I already know how to get out of the way of slow moving cars and that shooting unarmed people who aren't a threat is murder.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I have even less training than that. Zero days, in fact. And yet somehow I already know how to get out of the way of slow moving cars and that shooting unarmed people who aren't a threat is murder.
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On the bright side, at least the Iraq War inspired some great art, like Revenge of the Sith
January 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
On the bright side, at least the Iraq War inspired some great art, like Revenge of the Sith
Looking forward to much chin-stroking and navel-gazing from our incredibly strong Congress.
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Looking forward to much chin-stroking and navel-gazing from our incredibly strong Congress.
How to redeem an otherwise dodgy year
January 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
How to redeem an otherwise dodgy year
January 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
First completed book of 2026. (Began reading in 2025)
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
First completed book of 2026. (Began reading in 2025)
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Pope Leo in Dilexi Te: “Thus, in a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people."
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Pope Leo in Dilexi Te: “Thus, in a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people."
First day of 2025 vs last day of 2025
December 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
First day of 2025 vs last day of 2025
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Personal Gripe of the Year:
The Mastermind, Sirāt, BLKNWS, and The Secret Agent all played commercially in Houston, but the theaters and distribs did their best to keep you from knowing.
With the MFAH and the River Oaks, there is NO REASON for films like these to be buried in Humble or the AMC 30.
The Mastermind, Sirāt, BLKNWS, and The Secret Agent all played commercially in Houston, but the theaters and distribs did their best to keep you from knowing.
With the MFAH and the River Oaks, there is NO REASON for films like these to be buried in Humble or the AMC 30.
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Personal Gripe of the Year:
The Mastermind, Sirāt, BLKNWS, and The Secret Agent all played commercially in Houston, but the theaters and distribs did their best to keep you from knowing.
With the MFAH and the River Oaks, there is NO REASON for films like these to be buried in Humble or the AMC 30.
The Mastermind, Sirāt, BLKNWS, and The Secret Agent all played commercially in Houston, but the theaters and distribs did their best to keep you from knowing.
With the MFAH and the River Oaks, there is NO REASON for films like these to be buried in Humble or the AMC 30.
Excellent writing about this list, excellent rankings.
December 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Excellent writing about this list, excellent rankings.
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I’ve been hard at work on this all month: an epic history of the theme of Jesus’ birth and the Gospel infancy narratives in “Peanuts.” I couldn’t get it done by Christmas Day, but hey, it’s still the Christmas season! I hope you enjoy it. This is, I think my comics writing magnum opus so far.
‘Peanuts,’ Christmas, and Jesus: 30 years of returning to Bethlehem with Charles Schulz
[LONGREAD: Linus the prophet, the ‘Peanuts’ gang, and the Gospel infancy narratives, 1958–1988]
greydanus.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I’ve been hard at work on this all month: an epic history of the theme of Jesus’ birth and the Gospel infancy narratives in “Peanuts.” I couldn’t get it done by Christmas Day, but hey, it’s still the Christmas season! I hope you enjoy it. This is, I think my comics writing magnum opus so far.
My discoveries of 2025. Films I watched for the first time this year and rated 4 stars or better.
boxd.it/R9pSe
boxd.it/R9pSe
Discoveries of 2025
Best new-to-me films I watched in 2025. Listed in order I watched them throughout the year.
boxd.it
December 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My discoveries of 2025. Films I watched for the first time this year and rated 4 stars or better.
boxd.it/R9pSe
boxd.it/R9pSe
boy i hope I watched ten whole movies this year
reminder: you need to have logged at least ten films during 2025 to receive a personalized summary on January 2 👀
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
boy i hope I watched ten whole movies this year
Today it got up to 82 degrees and tomorrow night it is supposed to be down to 39 degrees.
December 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Today it got up to 82 degrees and tomorrow night it is supposed to be down to 39 degrees.
With SECRETS & LIES, I just finished my 2025 Criterion challenge watch list.
52 films I had never seen before. A great list overall!
boxd.it/BhWJw
52 films I had never seen before. A great list overall!
boxd.it/BhWJw
The Criterion Challenge 2025
This is my plan for the 2025 Criterion Challenge (original list with more instructions and hyperlinks to categories here: letterboxd.com/benvsthemovies/list/the-criterion-challenge-2025/) I have not s...
boxd.it
December 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
With SECRETS & LIES, I just finished my 2025 Criterion challenge watch list.
52 films I had never seen before. A great list overall!
boxd.it/BhWJw
52 films I had never seen before. A great list overall!
boxd.it/BhWJw
My students using "AI" to complete their assignments
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My students using "AI" to complete their assignments