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Rental Family screening featured a special Oscar-winning guest introducing the movie. He was fantastic both on and off screen.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Rental Family screening featured a special Oscar-winning guest introducing the movie. He was fantastic both on and off screen.
You use those glasses on NYC, the entire town will be 80% “Buy things” ads.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
You use those glasses on NYC, the entire town will be 80% “Buy things” ads.
Sooo does Trump want to be Mamdani’s bro? This is not how I expected the real-life Murdock vs. Fisk confrontation to play out.
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sooo does Trump want to be Mamdani’s bro? This is not how I expected the real-life Murdock vs. Fisk confrontation to play out.
Yes… if you are a Nazi, neo-Nazi or Confederate sympathizer.
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Yes… if you are a Nazi, neo-Nazi or Confederate sympathizer.
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”
Scratch that under “Things to undo on December 20, 2029.”
The Mighty Nein rocks. And luckily I saw the wedding episode in theaters so I mostly know how this story ends!
Critical Role Mighty Nein GIF
ALT: Critical Role Mighty Nein GIF
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Mighty Nein rocks. And luckily I saw the wedding episode in theaters so I mostly know how this story ends!
I’m not sure people can critique The Running Man as “another remake” when the 80s film only used the bare bones of its source material. There was satire, but more cheese than grittiness.
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I’m not sure people can critique The Running Man as “another remake” when the 80s film only used the bare bones of its source material. There was satire, but more cheese than grittiness.
Empire State Building in hiding lol.
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Empire State Building in hiding lol.
Not sure if Arco will get the same attention from animation fans as KPop Demon Hunters. But it's still a beautiful, if not familiar, story about friendship, hope, and the looming perils of climate change on our world. Read my review here.
film-forward.com/star-reviews...
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Arco
Arco and Iris in Arco (Neon)
Given how there’s no shortage of terrible news these days, it begs the question of what time travelers would do if they came to our era. Perhaps they’d have some commen...
film-forward.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Not sure if Arco will get the same attention from animation fans as KPop Demon Hunters. But it's still a beautiful, if not familiar, story about friendship, hope, and the looming perils of climate change on our world. Read my review here.
film-forward.com/star-reviews...
film-forward.com/star-reviews...
Viking Tings.
November 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Viking Tings.
Thank you Traveler for putting The Mighty Nein’s first episode online early. These Critical Role shows just keep on getting better.
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Thank you Traveler for putting The Mighty Nein’s first episode online early. These Critical Role shows just keep on getting better.
Does this make Worthy the anti-Bridgit Mendler?
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
Disney Channel Star’s AI App That Creates Avatars Of Dead Relatives Sparks Backlash
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Does this make Worthy the anti-Bridgit Mendler?
Between Prey, Killer of Killers and now Badlands, I don’t think I’ve seen a franchise spring back to prominence out of nowhere like Predator. But man am I glad it did so.
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Between Prey, Killer of Killers and now Badlands, I don’t think I’ve seen a franchise spring back to prominence out of nowhere like Predator. But man am I glad it did so.
So those Epstein emails look like… a lot. Good luck defending that Trumpists.
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
So those Epstein emails look like… a lot. Good luck defending that Trumpists.
Wait until the turtles try out some Jersey pizza. My thoughts on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles short coming this December to theaters.
njmonthly.com/articles/art...
njmonthly.com/articles/art...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Take on New Jersey in New Film
A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles short, "Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey" follows the Turtles as they venture into the Garden State to investigate toys modeled after their likenesses.
njmonthly.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Wait until the turtles try out some Jersey pizza. My thoughts on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles short coming this December to theaters.
njmonthly.com/articles/art...
njmonthly.com/articles/art...
Top 15 movies of 2025 so far. Still a month and a half to go so who knows - the order might still change.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Top 15 movies of 2025 so far. Still a month and a half to go so who knows - the order might still change.
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She does.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
This valuable @newyorker.com profile of Laura Loomer is a good example of why a certain kind of access journalism can be useful. Also? I hate rhetoric that dismisses fascist figures as "crazy." Mental illness is serious. But Loomer definitely seems genuinely unwell. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
She does.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
It’s always funny that centrist is used as a slur. But most people also hate that moderates exist and win elections, yet struggle to defeat them when given an opportunity.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s always funny that centrist is used as a slur. But most people also hate that moderates exist and win elections, yet struggle to defeat them when given an opportunity.
I don't really trust social media posts who BOLD every third word or so for emotional impact.
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I don't really trust social media posts who BOLD every third word or so for emotional impact.
And, for the record, that's both a good thing AND the inevitable conclusion to this decade-long power struggle. The big complaint was always how Dem leadership is still in charge and people REALLY want some younger folks who don't do compromises to take the reins.
I see a lot of folks saying this will hurt Dems in the midterms and frankly I’m not sure that’s true - if anything, it shows the depth to which people are angry and engaged and wanting to fight these assholes
but it does substantially increase the chance they will be voting for different Democrats
but it does substantially increase the chance they will be voting for different Democrats
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
And, for the record, that's both a good thing AND the inevitable conclusion to this decade-long power struggle. The big complaint was always how Dem leadership is still in charge and people REALLY want some younger folks who don't do compromises to take the reins.
I still intend for us to win it all in 2026. With luck, it’ll be a good 250th birthday present.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I still intend for us to win it all in 2026. With luck, it’ll be a good 250th birthday present.
Sometimes it’s like the Supreme Court is trying to make us all hate them. Idk why, but they like doing it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Sometimes it’s like the Supreme Court is trying to make us all hate them. Idk why, but they like doing it.
Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein might be the first adaptation I’ve seen that specifically adapts Mary Shelly’s novel. Not borrow anything from the Universal iteration. Has there been any other Frankenstein movie that’s pulled that off?
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein might be the first adaptation I’ve seen that specifically adapts Mary Shelly’s novel. Not borrow anything from the Universal iteration. Has there been any other Frankenstein movie that’s pulled that off?
It turns out we DO have friends everywhere.
a man in a blue suit is laughing with his mouth wide open
ALT: a man in a blue suit is laughing with his mouth wide open
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
It turns out we DO have friends everywhere.
Mamdani is freaking out a lot of rich jerks in NYC and I am here for it. The man pulled off a reverse Daredevil: Born Again!
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Mamdani is freaking out a lot of rich jerks in NYC and I am here for it. The man pulled off a reverse Daredevil: Born Again!
It looks like tonight was a good night for all us democracy lovers. Well done East Coast!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
It looks like tonight was a good night for all us democracy lovers. Well done East Coast!!