Brent Hankins
@mistermainevent.bsky.social
American expat living in Berlin. Tomatometer critic 🍅 writing about flicks (somewhat sporadically these days) at LamplightReview.com.
Rian Johnson clearly had a lot on his mind regarding the intersection of religion, politics and power when he wrote Wake Up, Dead Man. Razor sharp and funny as hell, naturally, but surprisingly poignant to boot. The cast is aces, but Glenn Close and Josh O’Connor are the MVPs.
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Rian Johnson clearly had a lot on his mind regarding the intersection of religion, politics and power when he wrote Wake Up, Dead Man. Razor sharp and funny as hell, naturally, but surprisingly poignant to boot. The cast is aces, but Glenn Close and Josh O’Connor are the MVPs.
What a shame. Tammie was always such a lovely person to interact with. My heart goes out to her family and loved ones.
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Tammie Rosen, Beloved Sundance Communications Chief and Film Festival Mainstay, Passes Away at Age 49
The long-time publicist, known for her work at Sundance and Tribeca, passed away this week after a battle with cancer.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What a shame. Tammie was always such a lovely person to interact with. My heart goes out to her family and loved ones.
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Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy
this thread is unbelievable
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy
+1 for ONIBABA.
Hard to pick just five here, but I tried to go with movies most of our readership has not seen. These movies will leave a mark if nothing else!
'60s Movies Everyone Should Watch At Least Once - SlashFilm
Movies grew angrier, more subversive, and much more violent in the '60s, and these superb films are emblematic of their times in very different ways.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
+1 for ONIBABA.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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This is fucking EXCELLENT.
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is fucking EXCELLENT.
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Very straightforwardly detained by secret police for speech. I honestly don't know what establishment figures are telling themselves any more to avoid cognitive dissonance over this shit.
ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
October 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Very straightforwardly detained by secret police for speech. I honestly don't know what establishment figures are telling themselves any more to avoid cognitive dissonance over this shit.
Still trying to shake off the effects of Kathryn Bigelow’s harrowing nuclear thriller A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. An even better “people talking in rooms” film than last year’s CONCLAVE, which was stellar, but that one didn’t scare the bejesus out of me like this.
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Movie Review: 'A House of Dynamite'
I have an unhealthy affection for films where the primary action consists of great actors delivering great dialogue in various rooms. When done poorly, these ca
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October 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Still trying to shake off the effects of Kathryn Bigelow’s harrowing nuclear thriller A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. An even better “people talking in rooms” film than last year’s CONCLAVE, which was stellar, but that one didn’t scare the bejesus out of me like this.
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TRON: ARES has a killer score from NIN and some cool visuals. But that’s about it, unfortunately.
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Movie Review: 'Tron: Ares'
Disney's decades-long struggle to transform Tron into a viable franchise has been, to put it mildly, a perplexing endeavor. The original 1982 film was considere
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October 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
TRON: ARES has a killer score from NIN and some cool visuals. But that’s about it, unfortunately.
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Awful, but unfortunately not surprising.
I was fired from my gig as a primary and middle school drama director on Monday.
We live in frightening times.
Take care of each other, and reach out to me if you want to talk 🧡
We live in frightening times.
Take care of each other, and reach out to me if you want to talk 🧡
September 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Awful, but unfortunately not surprising.
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“I strongly condemn this incident that I have devoted myself to facilitating. It is an unacceptable tragedy, and I will continue to do absolutely nothing to prevent future similar events.”
September 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“I strongly condemn this incident that I have devoted myself to facilitating. It is an unacceptable tragedy, and I will continue to do absolutely nothing to prevent future similar events.”
As if I wasn’t already excited enough! Hell of an endorsement here.
I don’t think One Battle After Another can be over-hyped. You’re going to hear alot of what sounds like awards season hyperbole about it, but it’s not - the movie is undeniable, it really is that good. And it’s a big funny entertaining action movie, but also much more. I can’t wait to see it again.
September 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As if I wasn’t already excited enough! Hell of an endorsement here.
If you know, you know.
"Barron Trump, I hear you have a very famous father....
And your father is DEAD."
And your father is DEAD."
August 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you know, you know.
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
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This thread contains excerpts from the government’s June 2022 sentencing memorandum in 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙫. 𝙂𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙭𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡, No. 20 Cr. 330 (S.D.N.Y.).
July 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This thread contains excerpts from the government’s June 2022 sentencing memorandum in 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙫. 𝙂𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙭𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡, No. 20 Cr. 330 (S.D.N.Y.).
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Hey, you remember when the GOP gave us Homeland Security? That's GOP boss and convicted pedophile Dennis Hastert on the left of Bush. The pedophile is the longest-serving GOP Speaker of the House in history.
There's a very good reason the GOP doesn't want to talk about Epstein.
There's a very good reason the GOP doesn't want to talk about Epstein.
July 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Hey, you remember when the GOP gave us Homeland Security? That's GOP boss and convicted pedophile Dennis Hastert on the left of Bush. The pedophile is the longest-serving GOP Speaker of the House in history.
There's a very good reason the GOP doesn't want to talk about Epstein.
There's a very good reason the GOP doesn't want to talk about Epstein.
Yup. Should’ve watched literally anything else.
July 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Yup. Should’ve watched literally anything else.
Almost certainly going to regret this decision.
July 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Almost certainly going to regret this decision.
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Look, you can say a lot about Hogan's legacy: he was racist, he was terrible to his colleagues, he put himself above other people, he firmly believed in the supremacy of white people, he was a bad wrestler, his life was a net negative for society.
That's it. That's the post.
That's it. That's the post.
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Look, you can say a lot about Hogan's legacy: he was racist, he was terrible to his colleagues, he put himself above other people, he firmly believed in the supremacy of white people, he was a bad wrestler, his life was a net negative for society.
That's it. That's the post.
That's it. That's the post.
Despite the impact he had on the professional wrestling industry, and despite being one of the heroes of my childhood, you won’t find me shedding any tears over the loss of Hulk Hogan. That just doesn’t work for me, brother.
July 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Despite the impact he had on the professional wrestling industry, and despite being one of the heroes of my childhood, you won’t find me shedding any tears over the loss of Hulk Hogan. That just doesn’t work for me, brother.
Clearly I went to the wrong screening.
July 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Clearly I went to the wrong screening.
Oh fuck yeah. I’ve been in the mood to revisit this one.
July 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Oh fuck yeah. I’ve been in the mood to revisit this one.
Man, that Adam Cole segment hurts. Poor guy.
July 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Man, that Adam Cole segment hurts. Poor guy.
James Gunn’s SUPERMAN is great. Still amped up after seeing it last night, and will probably need another viewing this weekend, most likely with my little guy in tow. He’s gonna love Krypto.
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Second Opinion: 'Superman'
James Gunn’s Superman arrives with the weight of legacy and expectation pressed upon its caped shoulders, and the unenviable task of trying to course correct
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July 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
James Gunn’s SUPERMAN is great. Still amped up after seeing it last night, and will probably need another viewing this weekend, most likely with my little guy in tow. He’s gonna love Krypto.
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I think this quote really encapsulates how fucked things are.
July 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I think this quote really encapsulates how fucked things are.