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Random thoughts on faith and culture while we wait for Christ to return.
By Victor Clemente
(For my takes on film&TV, you can follow me @platosden.bsky.social)
By Victor Clemente
(For my takes on film&TV, you can follow me @platosden.bsky.social)
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“And while the sequel, helmed by Guillermo Del Toro, is a superior movie, the Daywalker’s entrance in Norrington’s film remains the defining moment of the three-film series.”
Below, I share some of my favorite superhero entrances in film, including Blade (1998). What is yours?
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Below, I share some of my favorite superhero entrances in film, including Blade (1998). What is yours?
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Scenes That Abide: Superhero Landings
Some of my favorite superhero entrances
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February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
“And while the sequel, helmed by Guillermo Del Toro, is a superior movie, the Daywalker’s entrance in Norrington’s film remains the defining moment of the three-film series.”
Below, I share some of my favorite superhero entrances in film, including Blade (1998). What is yours?
tinyurl.com/2ur6zs54
Below, I share some of my favorite superhero entrances in film, including Blade (1998). What is yours?
tinyurl.com/2ur6zs54
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“Anchored by two phenomenal performances from Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley, this show is a gem I hope finds an audience.”
For more thoughts on Marvel’s Wonder Man, check out my latest Roundup. #WonderMan #TVSky
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For more thoughts on Marvel’s Wonder Man, check out my latest Roundup. #WonderMan #TVSky
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Media Roundup: 2/6/2026 — Wonder Man, Blue Moon, and More
Stories that recently caught my attention
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February 7, 2026 at 4:43 AM
“Anchored by two phenomenal performances from Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley, this show is a gem I hope finds an audience.”
For more thoughts on Marvel’s Wonder Man, check out my latest Roundup. #WonderMan #TVSky
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For more thoughts on Marvel’s Wonder Man, check out my latest Roundup. #WonderMan #TVSky
tinyurl.com/w9jvx3ew
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I will be very disappointed if Wonder Man does not return in Avengers: Doomsday. #WonderMan #Avengers
February 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I will be very disappointed if Wonder Man does not return in Avengers: Doomsday. #WonderMan #Avengers
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A critic once described Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 film, Barry Lyndon, as “the most tedious costume drama ever made." I finally caught up with it 50+ years later and posted my reaction in my latest Roundup. #FilmSky
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Media Roundup: 1/30/2026 — Barry Lyndon, Death Becomes Her, and More
Stories that recently caught my attention
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February 1, 2026 at 8:04 AM
A critic once described Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 film, Barry Lyndon, as “the most tedious costume drama ever made." I finally caught up with it 50+ years later and posted my reaction in my latest Roundup. #FilmSky
tinyurl.com/mry3ywwy
tinyurl.com/mry3ywwy
While the Federal government spent the first winter storm of the season gunning down a dissenter and then lying about it, the new mayor of my town spent it helping residents stuck in the snow. This is what leadership looks like. Way to go, New York!
January 26, 2026 at 7:40 AM
While the Federal government spent the first winter storm of the season gunning down a dissenter and then lying about it, the new mayor of my town spent it helping residents stuck in the snow. This is what leadership looks like. Way to go, New York!
Unleashing masked posses on American cities, bragging about ignoring due process, posting selfies from CECOT, referring to some immigrants as dirtbags, and lying about others eating cats and dogs.
When the state sows cruelty, it should not be surprised it reaps unrest. #ice #minneapolis
When the state sows cruelty, it should not be surprised it reaps unrest. #ice #minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Unleashing masked posses on American cities, bragging about ignoring due process, posting selfies from CECOT, referring to some immigrants as dirtbags, and lying about others eating cats and dogs.
When the state sows cruelty, it should not be surprised it reaps unrest. #ice #minneapolis
When the state sows cruelty, it should not be surprised it reaps unrest. #ice #minneapolis
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It’s Oscar time! And once again, Ryan Coogler lands a nominee spot with a genuinely original film, unlike anything that has come before. Sinners is an ambitious combination of elements you would not expect to work. But they do, resulting in a singular achievement in filmmaking. #Filmsky #sinners
January 24, 2026 at 5:23 AM
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“The world needs a hermit in the woods as much as a preacher in the pulpit.” —Claire Thompson (Kerry Condon), Train Dreams (2025)
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“The world needs a hermit in the woods as much as a preacher in the pulpit.” —Claire Thompson (Kerry Condon), Train Dreams (2025)
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Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams can confidently sit alongside other haunting films about our place in the universe. (Works by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick come to mind.) If you are not still thinking about it days after seeing it, you should check your pulse. #Filmsky
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams can confidently sit alongside other haunting films about our place in the universe. (Works by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick come to mind.) If you are not still thinking about it days after seeing it, you should check your pulse. #Filmsky
Dear Mr. Dokoupil (cc: CBS News),
Instead of hectoring us to get along, how about looking into DHS’s account of Renee Good’s shooting to tell us if it was indeed justified? How about some actual reporting?
And if you don’t know, it’s ok to keep your mouth shut until you do. #cbs
Instead of hectoring us to get along, how about looking into DHS’s account of Renee Good’s shooting to tell us if it was indeed justified? How about some actual reporting?
And if you don’t know, it’s ok to keep your mouth shut until you do. #cbs
January 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Dear Mr. Dokoupil (cc: CBS News),
Instead of hectoring us to get along, how about looking into DHS’s account of Renee Good’s shooting to tell us if it was indeed justified? How about some actual reporting?
And if you don’t know, it’s ok to keep your mouth shut until you do. #cbs
Instead of hectoring us to get along, how about looking into DHS’s account of Renee Good’s shooting to tell us if it was indeed justified? How about some actual reporting?
And if you don’t know, it’s ok to keep your mouth shut until you do. #cbs
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Caught Stealing is Darren Aronofsky’s After Hours—a lean, effective New York crime noir that nevertheless feels nostalgic for the halcyon days of pre-gentrification Lower East Side and the dreamers, schemers, and bleeders who lived there. #Filmsky #caughtstealing
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Caught Stealing is Darren Aronofsky’s After Hours—a lean, effective New York crime noir that nevertheless feels nostalgic for the halcyon days of pre-gentrification Lower East Side and the dreamers, schemers, and bleeders who lived there. #Filmsky #caughtstealing
It is always good news when a dictator falls.
However, when it is another dictator or wannabe who brings about the fall, after the dust settles, you still have a dictator or wannabe to deal with.
But I guess that is a problem for another day. #venezuela
However, when it is another dictator or wannabe who brings about the fall, after the dust settles, you still have a dictator or wannabe to deal with.
But I guess that is a problem for another day. #venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It is always good news when a dictator falls.
However, when it is another dictator or wannabe who brings about the fall, after the dust settles, you still have a dictator or wannabe to deal with.
But I guess that is a problem for another day. #venezuela
However, when it is another dictator or wannabe who brings about the fall, after the dust settles, you still have a dictator or wannabe to deal with.
But I guess that is a problem for another day. #venezuela
Did James Cameron know? #venezuela
“Venezuela, that was some mean bush.” —Colonel Quaritch (Stephen Lang) reminiscing about a past mission, Avatar, 2009 (!)
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Did James Cameron know? #venezuela
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Marty Supreme is a showcase for Timothée Chalamet's phenomenal talents. Beyond that, your appreciation of Josh Safdie’s athlete saga will depend on your tolerance for the director’s hyperkinetic style and the trope of the driven genius who alienates everyone around them. #Filmsky #martysupreme
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Marty Supreme is a showcase for Timothée Chalamet's phenomenal talents. Beyond that, your appreciation of Josh Safdie’s athlete saga will depend on your tolerance for the director’s hyperkinetic style and the trope of the driven genius who alienates everyone around them. #Filmsky #martysupreme
For more content from Victor Clemente on culture, faith, and the stories that run through them, subscribe to StoryCurrents on Substack.
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Culture, faith, and the stories that run through them. Click to read StoryCurrents, by Victor Clemente, a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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If there was any doubt, the satisfying series finale of Stranger Things made it clear that the show was never about fastidiously crafted lore but sharply drawn characters. Giving each member of its vast ensemble a satisfying emotional coda was the episode’s singular achievement. #strangerthings
January 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM
If there was any doubt, the satisfying series finale of Stranger Things made it clear that the show was never about fastidiously crafted lore but sharply drawn characters. Giving each member of its vast ensemble a satisfying emotional coda was the episode’s singular achievement. #strangerthings
Watching my town’s new #mayor take the oath of office yesterday gave me hope that Americans are not forever destined to elect politicians who mistake cruelty for strength and ignorance for virtue. Way to go, New York!
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Watching my town’s new #mayor take the oath of office yesterday gave me hope that Americans are not forever destined to elect politicians who mistake cruelty for strength and ignorance for virtue. Way to go, New York!
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Ari Aster’s #Eddington is THE horror film for our times. The man behind Hereditary and Midsommar trains his eye for the ominous on the long, hot summer of 2020 and effectively captures the moment American society cracked and something dark was summoned through the fissure. #FilmSky
January 2, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Ari Aster’s #Eddington is THE horror film for our times. The man behind Hereditary and Midsommar trains his eye for the ominous on the long, hot summer of 2020 and effectively captures the moment American society cracked and something dark was summoned through the fissure. #FilmSky
President Trump’s message to constituents this Christmas…
December 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
President Trump’s message to constituents this Christmas…
The problem in a nutshell:
“…the fact will remain that she was chosen in order to make CBS News “fairer” to an authoritarian demagogue and the feral postliberal movement he leads.” —Nick Catoggio, The Dispatch
#CBS
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“…the fact will remain that she was chosen in order to make CBS News “fairer” to an authoritarian demagogue and the feral postliberal movement he leads.” —Nick Catoggio, The Dispatch
#CBS
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Bari Weiss Can’t Win
No one can serve two masters.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The problem in a nutshell:
“…the fact will remain that she was chosen in order to make CBS News “fairer” to an authoritarian demagogue and the feral postliberal movement he leads.” —Nick Catoggio, The Dispatch
#CBS
tinyurl.com/55xxw6f6
“…the fact will remain that she was chosen in order to make CBS News “fairer” to an authoritarian demagogue and the feral postliberal movement he leads.” —Nick Catoggio, The Dispatch
#CBS
tinyurl.com/55xxw6f6
Bari Weiss is giving Three Days of the Condor vibes. #CBS
“Hey, Turner! How do you know they'll print it?” —CIA Deputy Director Higgins (Cliff Robertson) setting whistleblower Joe Turner (Robert Redford) straight as to who is in control, Three Days of the Condor (1975) #FilmSky
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Bari Weiss is giving Three Days of the Condor vibes. #CBS
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Pluribus’ 1st season proved to be a wild, provocative ride of the highest caliber. Vince Gilligan does the impossible by making the shopworn alien-invasion-by-assimilation premise feel fresh. It's conformity vs. individuality, with an enticing argument made for the former. #TVsky #Pluribus
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM