Jeremiah Lewis
@minorfracas.bsky.social
No big kerfuffles here.
We did lots of things besides buttered toast! We did pancakes, English muffins, eggs Benedict, scrambles, potatoes, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt, granola, and a lot of 👇
September 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We did lots of things besides buttered toast! We did pancakes, English muffins, eggs Benedict, scrambles, potatoes, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt, granola, and a lot of 👇
September 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It was bothering me all weekend, and then I finally realized...
August 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It was bothering me all weekend, and then I finally realized...
I still think about the moment in Road to Perdition where Tom Hanks and Paul Newman play piano together.
The son he wish he had, the actual son looking on, knowing he's a failure in his father's eyes.
Underrated mob flick. Lots of heart and bittersweetness.
The son he wish he had, the actual son looking on, knowing he's a failure in his father's eyes.
Underrated mob flick. Lots of heart and bittersweetness.
August 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I still think about the moment in Road to Perdition where Tom Hanks and Paul Newman play piano together.
The son he wish he had, the actual son looking on, knowing he's a failure in his father's eyes.
Underrated mob flick. Lots of heart and bittersweetness.
The son he wish he had, the actual son looking on, knowing he's a failure in his father's eyes.
Underrated mob flick. Lots of heart and bittersweetness.
They're VERY targeted, and probably useless to anyone but myself.
But the first question is at least amusing-ish.
But the first question is at least amusing-ish.
July 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
They're VERY targeted, and probably useless to anyone but myself.
But the first question is at least amusing-ish.
But the first question is at least amusing-ish.
I'm proud and honored to announce that I'm one of Story Incubator Writing Lab’s 2025 fellows.
I'll be refining my draft of A THEORY OF WOLVES in preparation for taking it to market this summer and am looking forward to seeing where this fascinating, thrilling project can go.
I'll be refining my draft of A THEORY OF WOLVES in preparation for taking it to market this summer and am looking forward to seeing where this fascinating, thrilling project can go.
May 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm proud and honored to announce that I'm one of Story Incubator Writing Lab’s 2025 fellows.
I'll be refining my draft of A THEORY OF WOLVES in preparation for taking it to market this summer and am looking forward to seeing where this fascinating, thrilling project can go.
I'll be refining my draft of A THEORY OF WOLVES in preparation for taking it to market this summer and am looking forward to seeing where this fascinating, thrilling project can go.
The babies want you to get some rest
April 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The babies want you to get some rest
Pancakes for Fat Tuesday?
March 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Pancakes for Fat Tuesday?
What do you think? Does this track with your interpretations? I know there's other ways to view the film, but that was my takeaway. Love to hear your thoughts.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What do you think? Does this track with your interpretations? I know there's other ways to view the film, but that was my takeaway. Love to hear your thoughts.
This occult layering—talismans, folklore, Rosicrucian vibes—supercharges the symbolism. Ellen’s not a victim but a life-carrier, a priestess of salvation through her unrepressed nature. Eggers upends vampire lore, making her sexuality and spirit the key to beating evil, not bowing to it.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This occult layering—talismans, folklore, Rosicrucian vibes—supercharges the symbolism. Ellen’s not a victim but a life-carrier, a priestess of salvation through her unrepressed nature. Eggers upends vampire lore, making her sexuality and spirit the key to beating evil, not bowing to it.
Agrippa, alchemy, pagan lore. Even the village traditions Thomas Hutter (Nicolas Hoult) stumbles into, or the Orthodox church he heals under, carry mysticism Eggers respects, not mocks.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Agrippa, alchemy, pagan lore. Even the village traditions Thomas Hutter (Nicolas Hoult) stumbles into, or the Orthodox church he heals under, carry mysticism Eggers respects, not mocks.
Von Franz gets it—he sees Ellen as the Old Ways’ avatar, a “high priestess of Osiris,” wielding ancient power science can’t touch. He’s toting cats as Egyptian totems, tying into the film’s nods to western esotericism—
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Von Franz gets it—he sees Ellen as the Old Ways’ avatar, a “high priestess of Osiris,” wielding ancient power science can’t touch. He’s toting cats as Egyptian totems, tying into the film’s nods to western esotericism—
We can't fight evil if we don't believe in it. Eggers is here to say: Yes, evil does exist. Now, what tools do we have?
Orlok’s unbridled evil doesn’t bend, even as good folks try to patch up the plague’s mess, hinting at how we tolerate darkness to keep society’s fabric intact.
Orlok’s unbridled evil doesn’t bend, even as good folks try to patch up the plague’s mess, hinting at how we tolerate darkness to keep society’s fabric intact.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We can't fight evil if we don't believe in it. Eggers is here to say: Yes, evil does exist. Now, what tools do we have?
Orlok’s unbridled evil doesn’t bend, even as good folks try to patch up the plague’s mess, hinting at how we tolerate darkness to keep society’s fabric intact.
Orlok’s unbridled evil doesn’t bend, even as good folks try to patch up the plague’s mess, hinting at how we tolerate darkness to keep society’s fabric intact.
“We’ve not become enlightened so much as blinded by the gaseous light of science,” he snaps at a skeptic, insisting Germany’s facing “the undead plague carrier... the Vampyr... Nosferatu!” It’s Eggers saying we shouldn't be gaslit by modernity into denying evil exists.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“We’ve not become enlightened so much as blinded by the gaseous light of science,” he snaps at a skeptic, insisting Germany’s facing “the undead plague carrier... the Vampyr... Nosferatu!” It’s Eggers saying we shouldn't be gaslit by modernity into denying evil exists.
Then there’s this: the film jabs at modernity and black-and-white Christian morality while nodding to gnostic, pagan roots as sacred and potent. Take Albin Eberhart von Franz (Willem Dafoe), a scientist turned occultist, kicked out of the academy for seeing what others won’t.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Then there’s this: the film jabs at modernity and black-and-white Christian morality while nodding to gnostic, pagan roots as sacred and potent. Take Albin Eberhart von Franz (Willem Dafoe), a scientist turned occultist, kicked out of the academy for seeing what others won’t.
That stiff 19th-century backdrop isn’t to cage her—it’s a contrast to her breaking free. Her vitality, even in sickness and Orlok’s grip, shines against the era’s rigidity. Her sexual and spiritual energy liberates, and Orlok craves it while underestimating it. That’s power affirmed, not repressed.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
That stiff 19th-century backdrop isn’t to cage her—it’s a contrast to her breaking free. Her vitality, even in sickness and Orlok’s grip, shines against the era’s rigidity. Her sexual and spiritual energy liberates, and Orlok craves it while underestimating it. That’s power affirmed, not repressed.
Her final move—luring Orlok to his death with intimacy, exposing him to sunlight—weaponizes their connection. Her sexuality’s a tool of triumph, not tragedy. It’s a sacrifice, yes, but not victimhood.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Her final move—luring Orlok to his death with intimacy, exposing him to sunlight—weaponizes their connection. Her sexuality’s a tool of triumph, not tragedy. It’s a sacrifice, yes, but not victimhood.
Sure, she’s of her time—facing passive social controls and active pushback from men trying to box her in—but she’s never a victim. She bends those constraints, doesn’t break under them.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sure, she’s of her time—facing passive social controls and active pushback from men trying to box her in—but she’s never a victim. She bends those constraints, doesn’t break under them.
Ellen’s physicality—contortions, defiance, even her sexual edge—is shot with awe, not shame. Like Anya Taylor-Joy in The Witch, she’s a figure of power, not ruin.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Ellen’s physicality—contortions, defiance, even her sexual edge—is shot with awe, not shame. Like Anya Taylor-Joy in The Witch, she’s a figure of power, not ruin.
His hunger overshadows everything. If this were about the dangers of her sexuality, her awakening would be the chaos trigger, with Orlok as her “punishment.” Nope. He’s the pre-existing threat, not her creation.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
His hunger overshadows everything. If this were about the dangers of her sexuality, her awakening would be the chaos trigger, with Orlok as her “punishment.” Nope. He’s the pre-existing threat, not her creation.
Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) is the grotesque, predatory engine here—not Ellen’s actions or allure. He calls himself “an appetite.”
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) is the grotesque, predatory engine here—not Ellen’s actions or allure. He calls himself “an appetite.”
The film kicks off with her summoning Orlok, which screams she’s not just a repressed figure whose desires blow up in her face—she’s the one starting and ending this fight. That torpedoes the tired “female sexuality = uncontrollable threat” trope.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The film kicks off with her summoning Orlok, which screams she’s not just a repressed figure whose desires blow up in her face—she’s the one starting and ending this fight. That torpedoes the tired “female sexuality = uncontrollable threat” trope.
Eggers doesn’t frame female sexuality as a dangerous force to be feared or locked down. Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp) isn’t a Pandora unleashing chaos. She’s a complex, magnetic presence whose sexuality—life-force, charisma, whatever—Orlok fixates on but can’t dominate. It’s a strength, not a sin.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Eggers doesn’t frame female sexuality as a dangerous force to be feared or locked down. Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp) isn’t a Pandora unleashing chaos. She’s a complex, magnetic presence whose sexuality—life-force, charisma, whatever—Orlok fixates on but can’t dominate. It’s a strength, not a sin.
Interpreting Nosferatu thru the lens of female sexuality means digging into its narrative, visuals, & character vibes.
Eggers loves exploring human nature through primal, unfiltered lenses. I’d argue he leans hard into acknowledging that power here, not moralizing against it.
Eggers loves exploring human nature through primal, unfiltered lenses. I’d argue he leans hard into acknowledging that power here, not moralizing against it.
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Interpreting Nosferatu thru the lens of female sexuality means digging into its narrative, visuals, & character vibes.
Eggers loves exploring human nature through primal, unfiltered lenses. I’d argue he leans hard into acknowledging that power here, not moralizing against it.
Eggers loves exploring human nature through primal, unfiltered lenses. I’d argue he leans hard into acknowledging that power here, not moralizing against it.
A convo with @elizabethditty.com about Nosferatu got me itching to do a thread. It’s been a minute, so bear with my rustiness. Let’s dive into female sexuality and vampires—specifically, how Robert Eggers’ latest doesn’t repress or demonize it but celebrates its raw power. 👇🧵
March 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A convo with @elizabethditty.com about Nosferatu got me itching to do a thread. It’s been a minute, so bear with my rustiness. Let’s dive into female sexuality and vampires—specifically, how Robert Eggers’ latest doesn’t repress or demonize it but celebrates its raw power. 👇🧵