Aaron Barnett
@bitterbarnett.bsky.social
Writer. Producer. Cynical optimist.
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It's time for slower art. The constant churn and grind pushed by techno capitalism has reached its inevitable conclusion with AI slop. Let's make our best work and be patient with our process. Let's release art that's worth stopping for and savoring. Let's show each other what humans can do
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It's time for slower art. The constant churn and grind pushed by techno capitalism has reached its inevitable conclusion with AI slop. Let's make our best work and be patient with our process. Let's release art that's worth stopping for and savoring. Let's show each other what humans can do
THIS!!!
getting people back into theatres requires two things: a greater diversity of well-produced and marketed films, along with exhibitors working to build community around the idea of moviegoing
I am not sure how to get people back into theaters or if it's possible, but I do know that if the strongest remaining argument is "you SHOULD," or something about the holiness of the collective big-screen experience, the battle is lost. That has no traction with people who don't already believe it.
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
THIS!!!
Toronto's Velvet Underground Announces Closure │ Exclaim!
The venue's lease is up at the end of October
exclaim.ca
September 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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On September 13th, people in #Toronto are mobilizing against a far-Right anti-immigrant rally taking place at the center of a historic anti-fascist mobilization in the 1930s: Christie Pits. Check out background here: itsgoingdown.org/from-ember-8...
September 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
On September 13th, people in #Toronto are mobilizing against a far-Right anti-immigrant rally taking place at the center of a historic anti-fascist mobilization in the 1930s: Christie Pits. Check out background here: itsgoingdown.org/from-ember-8...
It's that time of year again, when I join my neighbours in clenching my fists and shouting to the sky: FUCK THE CNE AIRHSOW...
August 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It's that time of year again, when I join my neighbours in clenching my fists and shouting to the sky: FUCK THE CNE AIRHSOW...
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Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc. Via @theconversation.bsky.social
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
theconversation.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc. Via @theconversation.bsky.social
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Did you know there was a novelization to Session 9?
If not, go read it!!
#novelization #session9 #horror
If not, go read it!!
#novelization #session9 #horror
August 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Did you know there was a novelization to Session 9?
If not, go read it!!
#novelization #session9 #horror
If not, go read it!!
#novelization #session9 #horror
@cannonfilmguide.bsky.social Any updates on Volume 3?
August 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
@cannonfilmguide.bsky.social Any updates on Volume 3?
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I was always more of an Andre the Giant guy, but there's no denying Hulk Hogan was an icon. The most unfortunate thing about his death is how much he did in his final decade to shit all over his own legacy. Wiping his ass with every tenant he supposedly stood for and exposing himself as a fraud.
July 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I was always more of an Andre the Giant guy, but there's no denying Hulk Hogan was an icon. The most unfortunate thing about his death is how much he did in his final decade to shit all over his own legacy. Wiping his ass with every tenant he supposedly stood for and exposing himself as a fraud.
I had no idea. Have to track down this episode...
July 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I had no idea. Have to track down this episode...
Saw this in the theatre opening weekend. Can confirm the screams, laughter and clapping were in high supply. I don't know why this film isn't up there in the canon of 90s classics but it goddamn well deserves to be. This should be front and centre on Disney+. And where's my 4K Blu-ray release?
35 years ago today ARACHNOPHOBIA was released in theaters, marking the directorial debut of Amblin co-founder Frank Marshall, as well as the 1st film from the legendary Disney production label Hollywood Pictures. The Spielberg-produced summer hit was a top shelf practical creature effects showcase.
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Saw this in the theatre opening weekend. Can confirm the screams, laughter and clapping were in high supply. I don't know why this film isn't up there in the canon of 90s classics but it goddamn well deserves to be. This should be front and centre on Disney+. And where's my 4K Blu-ray release?
For a bunch of guys in their mid-70s, it was incredible to watch Devo fucking kill it last night. Not only are they fantastic showmen but they are really tight as a band. The most raucus fun I've had since Sleaford Mods. Highly recommend seeing them when they come back in September...
July 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For a bunch of guys in their mid-70s, it was incredible to watch Devo fucking kill it last night. Not only are they fantastic showmen but they are really tight as a band. The most raucus fun I've had since Sleaford Mods. Highly recommend seeing them when they come back in September...
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Rolling Stone has excerpted an essay from my forthcoming book. It's about what happens when you get all of your info about the world from the TV (cops are heroes!), and then go out into the world and see for yourself. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Copaganda and Me
Maris Kreizman writes about the way police are mythologized in popular culture in this excerpt from her book 'I Want to Burn This Place Down'
www.rollingstone.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Rolling Stone has excerpted an essay from my forthcoming book. It's about what happens when you get all of your info about the world from the TV (cops are heroes!), and then go out into the world and see for yourself. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Can't wait for this one. Also can't believe it's been 17 years since we last got a Shane Meadows film. Such a brilliant talent.
After more than a decade-long hiatus from the big screen, Shane Meadows is making a return to cinema with a new film, Chork.
Shane Meadows Teams Up With ‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne for Feature Film Return
After more than a decade-long hiatus from the big screen, Shane Meadows is making a return to cinema with a new film, Chork.
bit.ly
June 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Can't wait for this one. Also can't believe it's been 17 years since we last got a Shane Meadows film. Such a brilliant talent.
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every single day it genuinely feels like waking up is an act of rebellion. every day feels like too much. i don’t have energy for convo, but please try to remember your humanity with every decision, every interaction going forward—remember your strength, maintain clarity.
June 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
every single day it genuinely feels like waking up is an act of rebellion. every day feels like too much. i don’t have energy for convo, but please try to remember your humanity with every decision, every interaction going forward—remember your strength, maintain clarity.
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I don’t know how else to explain this…if you’re cheering for someone else’s rights to be taken away, you’re cheering for your own to disappear too. This isn’t cake. You don’t get more by refusing to share. Either everyone has rights, or no one really does. Thats it. It’s simple.
June 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I don’t know how else to explain this…if you’re cheering for someone else’s rights to be taken away, you’re cheering for your own to disappear too. This isn’t cake. You don’t get more by refusing to share. Either everyone has rights, or no one really does. Thats it. It’s simple.
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Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
June 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
The PSA we all needed...
June 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The PSA we all needed...
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Every time you buy a Harry Potter product, you are financing the dismantling of trans rights
!["About the fund. The J.K. Rowling Women's Fund (JKRWF) offers legal funding support to individuals and organisations fighting to retain women's sex-based rights [...]. It provides women with the means and confidence to bring to justice cases that make legal precedents, force policy change, and make positive contributions to women's lives in the future."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qjkl4nmqbvelhqr3jzm2bm63/bafkreigkfhjbyner5wkm2x4by7xh6utgzhcirktzrci524sifypbpeimjm@jpeg)
May 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Every time you buy a Harry Potter product, you are financing the dismantling of trans rights
I fucking love this movie and I can't believe more people don't talk about it, especially since it was a sizeable hit when it was released. Amazing cast. Fantastic writing. Not easy to find but worth the hunt.
The opening credits for RUTHLESS PEOPLE (1986) are fine art
May 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I fucking love this movie and I can't believe more people don't talk about it, especially since it was a sizeable hit when it was released. Amazing cast. Fantastic writing. Not easy to find but worth the hunt.
Who says streamers and theatres can't be friends?!
Pluto TV is once again sponsoring free movie weekends at independent theaters across the country this summer, but this time we are getting an assist from Oscar-winning ANORA director Sean Baker: www.thewrap.com/pluto-tv-fre...
Pluto TV Brings Back Free Movie Weekend to Support Independent Theaters, With Help From Sean Baker | Exclusive
Pluto TV, the free streaming service, is bringing back its free movie weekend program this summer with help from an Oscar-winning indie filmmaker – Sean Baker.
www.thewrap.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Who says streamers and theatres can't be friends?!
Sounds like a job for @kinolorber.com
This buried gem of Touchstone is a comedy that basically doesn't exist. Never released on DVD or blu-ray & isn't streaming. I was lucky to catch it on YouTube. Some aspects of the “fake cop” story haven’t aged perfectly but Reinhold has an undeniable charm that makes it work & Meg Tilly is radiant.
May 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Sounds like a job for @kinolorber.com