Matt
@mlathrom.com
I do VFX for movies and shows.
mlathrom.com | imdb.com/name/nm5170747
I also run @scriptslug.com
mlathrom.com | imdb.com/name/nm5170747
I also run @scriptslug.com
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Had a great time talking to @parkermolloy.com about my work on the AI bubble
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The Man Calling Bullshit on the AI Boom
Ed Zitron built a massive following by saying what tech journalists won't: that generative AI is an unsustainable bubble propped up by hype and bad math.
www.readtpa.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Had a great time talking to @parkermolloy.com about my work on the AI bubble
www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...
www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...
Thank you for your contribution to stop Trump from rigging the 2026 election act.gavinnewsom.com/signup/ab-ty...
Add your name to support the Election Rigging Response Act
Now, can you sign up to volunteer?
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August 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Apps and platforms speed-run their enshittification these days. Airtable priced me out in 3 years.
August 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Apps and platforms speed-run their enshittification these days. Airtable priced me out in 3 years.
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I am tired of constantly explaining myself, so on Monday I will put out a comprehensive newsletter explaining exactly why I am so alarmed by the current state of the AI industry, why generative AI is nothing like AWS or cloud compute, and, well, why I think it's all a brittle bubble based on nothing
July 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I am tired of constantly explaining myself, so on Monday I will put out a comprehensive newsletter explaining exactly why I am so alarmed by the current state of the AI industry, why generative AI is nothing like AWS or cloud compute, and, well, why I think it's all a brittle bubble based on nothing
California should rescue PBS and cover the $1 billion budget. I’ll gladly pay 1% more in tax for that. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
California should rescue PBS and cover the $1 billion budget. I’ll gladly pay 1% more in tax for that. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
The green screens probably made these shots more difficult.
Watch Scanline's VFX breakdown for ‘Andor’ s2 -->
See an excerpt here, and watch full breakdown at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/07/05/w...
See an excerpt here, and watch full breakdown at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/07/05/w...
July 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The green screens probably made these shots more difficult.
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To become a member of the wealth class you have to hurt so many people and behave so atrociously that you become paranoid that karma will turn back on you.
All reform or progress becomes an existential threat, from free buses to a livable wage. You have to crush everyone and control everything.
All reform or progress becomes an existential threat, from free buses to a livable wage. You have to crush everyone and control everything.
June 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
To become a member of the wealth class you have to hurt so many people and behave so atrociously that you become paranoid that karma will turn back on you.
All reform or progress becomes an existential threat, from free buses to a livable wage. You have to crush everyone and control everything.
All reform or progress becomes an existential threat, from free buses to a livable wage. You have to crush everyone and control everything.
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It’s official. Studio Execs are now using Chat GPT to evaluate screenplays. Here’s proof from a friend’s pass letter:
Not only is it vague and unhelpful, it references one specific — an antique camera.
The problem?
THERE’S NO ANTIQUE CAMERA IN THE FUCKING SCRIPT.
Not only is it vague and unhelpful, it references one specific — an antique camera.
The problem?
THERE’S NO ANTIQUE CAMERA IN THE FUCKING SCRIPT.
June 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It’s official. Studio Execs are now using Chat GPT to evaluate screenplays. Here’s proof from a friend’s pass letter:
Not only is it vague and unhelpful, it references one specific — an antique camera.
The problem?
THERE’S NO ANTIQUE CAMERA IN THE FUCKING SCRIPT.
Not only is it vague and unhelpful, it references one specific — an antique camera.
The problem?
THERE’S NO ANTIQUE CAMERA IN THE FUCKING SCRIPT.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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May 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Gaining a copy of your birth certificate or applying for a passport cost money. The SAVE Act will require women who've changed their name to provide extra identification or they CANNOT vote.
In other words, the SAVE Act is a poll tax and a violation of the 24th Amendment.
In other words, the SAVE Act is a poll tax and a violation of the 24th Amendment.
April 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Gaining a copy of your birth certificate or applying for a passport cost money. The SAVE Act will require women who've changed their name to provide extra identification or they CANNOT vote.
In other words, the SAVE Act is a poll tax and a violation of the 24th Amendment.
In other words, the SAVE Act is a poll tax and a violation of the 24th Amendment.
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I can't believe where the next season of The White Lotus is taking place!
April 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I can't believe where the next season of The White Lotus is taking place!
Yo #CraftCMS people, I made the Remix Field free🤑.
I built it to strip "A" and "The" from movie titles for sorting with GraphQL request. Turns out it's useful for a lot more.
plugins.craftcms.com/remix?craft5
I built it to strip "A" and "The" from movie titles for sorting with GraphQL request. Turns out it's useful for a lot more.
plugins.craftcms.com/remix?craft5
Remix
A field that transform titles and slugs with rules you define.
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April 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Yo #CraftCMS people, I made the Remix Field free🤑.
I built it to strip "A" and "The" from movie titles for sorting with GraphQL request. Turns out it's useful for a lot more.
plugins.craftcms.com/remix?craft5
I built it to strip "A" and "The" from movie titles for sorting with GraphQL request. Turns out it's useful for a lot more.
plugins.craftcms.com/remix?craft5
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📅 Daily Read 📅
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
In a final showdown, the Rebels launch an assault on the Emperor's Death Star. Luke confronts Darth Vader to save his friends and the galaxy.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
In a final showdown, the Rebels launch an assault on the Emperor's Death Star. Luke confronts Darth Vader to save his friends and the galaxy.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Screenplay
Read the script written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas.
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March 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📅 Daily Read 📅
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
In a final showdown, the Rebels launch an assault on the Emperor's Death Star. Luke confronts Darth Vader to save his friends and the galaxy.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
In a final showdown, the Rebels launch an assault on the Emperor's Death Star. Luke confronts Darth Vader to save his friends and the galaxy.
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I’m sure that was some fun manual roto 💀
How the gorge was made in ‘The Gorge’ --> Behind the visual effects by DNEG in the Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy film. A look at environments, fog, CG builds and great comp. Really fun to chat to Anelia Asparuhova and Sebastian von Overheidt about this work.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I’m sure that was some fun manual roto 💀
The toe-sucking memes are working.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act is “a censorship bill” that will lead platforms to take down all kinds of legitimate content because they won’t have time to sift the valid takedown requests from the malicious ones, EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social told the @washingtonpost.com.
Analysis | Melania Trump joins push for law on deepfakes, nonconsensual porn
The First Lady rallied support for a bill that would criminalize nonconsensual imagery and require social media platforms to take it down.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The toe-sucking memes are working.
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Some new CC0 assets are up and ready for you to use! rileyb3d(dot)com
March 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Some new CC0 assets are up and ready for you to use! rileyb3d(dot)com
That... was a unique la quake
March 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
That... was a unique la quake
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Repost, download, share. Stop the tyrant doublespeak.
February 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Repost, download, share. Stop the tyrant doublespeak.
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Just posted a bunch of my pool models. They're dense for games, but a good starting point!
February 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just posted a bunch of my pool models. They're dense for games, but a good starting point!
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It was a mistake to assume the end of the world would be caused by smart people acting like selfish idiots rather than selfish idiots acting like smart people
February 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It was a mistake to assume the end of the world would be caused by smart people acting like selfish idiots rather than selfish idiots acting like smart people
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Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"
January 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"
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Here's the first of the final two-parter of Better Offline for 2024 - In this ep I enumerate the damage being done to billions of people by the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy - and why you need to have solidarity with your fellow user.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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The Invisible War
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 01/01/2025 · 35m
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January 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Here's the first of the final two-parter of Better Offline for 2024 - In this ep I enumerate the damage being done to billions of people by the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy - and why you need to have solidarity with your fellow user.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Linktr.ee/betteroffline