Seth Lukas Hynes
@sethhyneswriter.bsky.social
I'm a writer and film critic from Australia. I'm the weekly film critic for the Star Mail newspaper chain (10+ years), and write articles, essays and science fiction. I enjoy movies, prog-rock, video games, collecting vintage Macs and walking for exercise
Regarding the Game Of The Year nominees, Silksong and Hades 2 already have Mac releases, there's no way Donkey Kong Bonanza will come to Mac, and Death Stranding 2 will almost certainly come out for Mac, but Apple might pay for a Mac port of Kingdom Come 2 or Expedition 33 if they win GOTY.
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Regarding the Game Of The Year nominees, Silksong and Hades 2 already have Mac releases, there's no way Donkey Kong Bonanza will come to Mac, and Death Stranding 2 will almost certainly come out for Mac, but Apple might pay for a Mac port of Kingdom Come 2 or Expedition 33 if they win GOTY.
Or Apple.
I'm sure you've heard about how Apple now has a streaming service, an app and an appliance all with the same name of "Apple TV".
As for Mac chips, they now have mouthfuls like "Max Mac Studio", "Pro/Max MacBook Pro" and needlessly combining Pro with Max in iPhone models.
I'm sure you've heard about how Apple now has a streaming service, an app and an appliance all with the same name of "Apple TV".
As for Mac chips, they now have mouthfuls like "Max Mac Studio", "Pro/Max MacBook Pro" and needlessly combining Pro with Max in iPhone models.
December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Or Apple.
I'm sure you've heard about how Apple now has a streaming service, an app and an appliance all with the same name of "Apple TV".
As for Mac chips, they now have mouthfuls like "Max Mac Studio", "Pro/Max MacBook Pro" and needlessly combining Pro with Max in iPhone models.
I'm sure you've heard about how Apple now has a streaming service, an app and an appliance all with the same name of "Apple TV".
As for Mac chips, they now have mouthfuls like "Max Mac Studio", "Pro/Max MacBook Pro" and needlessly combining Pro with Max in iPhone models.
Is this based on that meme about how men don't listen to women, as illustrated by a man who keeps interrupting a woman trying to explain herself?
Something like:
"Men can never know what women are thinking."
"Actually, I think—"
"They're such enigmas!"
"No, I'm just trying to say—"
"So mysterious."
Something like:
"Men can never know what women are thinking."
"Actually, I think—"
"They're such enigmas!"
"No, I'm just trying to say—"
"So mysterious."
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Is this based on that meme about how men don't listen to women, as illustrated by a man who keeps interrupting a woman trying to explain herself?
Something like:
"Men can never know what women are thinking."
"Actually, I think—"
"They're such enigmas!"
"No, I'm just trying to say—"
"So mysterious."
Something like:
"Men can never know what women are thinking."
"Actually, I think—"
"They're such enigmas!"
"No, I'm just trying to say—"
"So mysterious."
I think David and Sarah have touching, fulfilling arcs in their own timelines, but I agree that they don't work that well together.
Fucking hell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's German caricature was annoying.
Fucking hell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's German caricature was annoying.
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I think David and Sarah have touching, fulfilling arcs in their own timelines, but I agree that they don't work that well together.
Fucking hell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's German caricature was annoying.
Fucking hell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's German caricature was annoying.
I enjoyed A Big Bold Beautiful Journey overall for its beautiful visuals, engaging second half and the very fun centrepiece of David reliving his high-school musical, but in my review for the paper I described the frustrating first half as 'too twee as drama but too grounded as surrealism'.
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I enjoyed A Big Bold Beautiful Journey overall for its beautiful visuals, engaging second half and the very fun centrepiece of David reliving his high-school musical, but in my review for the paper I described the frustrating first half as 'too twee as drama but too grounded as surrealism'.
I’m a big fan of Todd, and have been since the Channel Awesome days, but we don’t always agree.
I like Shaed, and Supplies by Justin Timberlake. I really like Mr Roboto by Styx. Todd apparently hates Depeche Mode, but I LOVE Depeche Mode.
I like Shaed, and Supplies by Justin Timberlake. I really like Mr Roboto by Styx. Todd apparently hates Depeche Mode, but I LOVE Depeche Mode.
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I’m a big fan of Todd, and have been since the Channel Awesome days, but we don’t always agree.
I like Shaed, and Supplies by Justin Timberlake. I really like Mr Roboto by Styx. Todd apparently hates Depeche Mode, but I LOVE Depeche Mode.
I like Shaed, and Supplies by Justin Timberlake. I really like Mr Roboto by Styx. Todd apparently hates Depeche Mode, but I LOVE Depeche Mode.
I found out about Billy Idol’s Cyberpunk from Todd In The Shadows’ show Trainwreckords. Todd’s perspective on the album is fairly negative, but I think it’s really fun.
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I found out about Billy Idol’s Cyberpunk from Todd In The Shadows’ show Trainwreckords. Todd’s perspective on the album is fairly negative, but I think it’s really fun.
(Speaking purely for myself)
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The ending that proves the conspiracy theorists right – very unwise
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December 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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I believe that sentient hard AI is possible – since sentience evolved in so many different forms across hundreds of millions of years, it seems reasonable to me that we can build it someday – but we must treat it ethically if it ever emerges, and must not let it think for us, sentient or not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I believe that sentient hard AI is possible – since sentience evolved in so many different forms across hundreds of millions of years, it seems reasonable to me that we can build it someday – but we must treat it ethically if it ever emerges, and must not let it think for us, sentient or not.
Have you played the game Late Shift?
It’s a pretty tense, well-executed interactive thriller.
It’s a pretty tense, well-executed interactive thriller.
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Have you played the game Late Shift?
It’s a pretty tense, well-executed interactive thriller.
It’s a pretty tense, well-executed interactive thriller.
Olivia Colman is awesome. :)
If you want to check out Doctor Who, the show’s 60+–year history can seem daunting, but for the most part, you can jump in anywhere you want. The New era (2005-present) has firmer continuity, but the Classic era (1963-89) is much looser with more self-contained stories.
If you want to check out Doctor Who, the show’s 60+–year history can seem daunting, but for the most part, you can jump in anywhere you want. The New era (2005-present) has firmer continuity, but the Classic era (1963-89) is much looser with more self-contained stories.
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Olivia Colman is awesome. :)
If you want to check out Doctor Who, the show’s 60+–year history can seem daunting, but for the most part, you can jump in anywhere you want. The New era (2005-present) has firmer continuity, but the Classic era (1963-89) is much looser with more self-contained stories.
If you want to check out Doctor Who, the show’s 60+–year history can seem daunting, but for the most part, you can jump in anywhere you want. The New era (2005-present) has firmer continuity, but the Classic era (1963-89) is much looser with more self-contained stories.
Have you seen anything with Jodie Whittaker, the Thirteenth Doctor?
Outside of Who, she’s probably best-known for Broadchurch or Attack The Block.
Outside of Who, she’s probably best-known for Broadchurch or Attack The Block.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Have you seen anything with Jodie Whittaker, the Thirteenth Doctor?
Outside of Who, she’s probably best-known for Broadchurch or Attack The Block.
Outside of Who, she’s probably best-known for Broadchurch or Attack The Block.
It's funny — I have friends who don't watch Doctor Who, but they know Ncuti Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor, from his role in Sex Education.
They also definitely know David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, from a bunch of stuff — just not Who.
They also definitely know David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, from a bunch of stuff — just not Who.
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's funny — I have friends who don't watch Doctor Who, but they know Ncuti Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor, from his role in Sex Education.
They also definitely know David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, from a bunch of stuff — just not Who.
They also definitely know David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, from a bunch of stuff — just not Who.
The trashcan Mac Pro fits Jobs' closed architecture ethos nicely: it's very powerful (for the time) and still UPGRADABLE for professional users, but not internally expandable.
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The trashcan Mac Pro fits Jobs' closed architecture ethos nicely: it's very powerful (for the time) and still UPGRADABLE for professional users, but not internally expandable.
I think Jobs would have liked it. Jobs preferred closed architectures, for better and worse — why have expandability or lots of ports if the Mac can do everything the user needs without them? It's an efficient mindset, but very bad for serviceability.
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I think Jobs would have liked it. Jobs preferred closed architectures, for better and worse — why have expandability or lots of ports if the Mac can do everything the user needs without them? It's an efficient mindset, but very bad for serviceability.
Tim Cook has been a highly effective leader for Apple, but I won't be sad to see him go.
November 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Tim Cook has been a highly effective leader for Apple, but I won't be sad to see him go.
I run a weekly film review column for my local paper, and reviewed Mulholland Drive shortly after David Lynch passed away.
Here is my review from January:
Here is my review from January:
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I run a weekly film review column for my local paper, and reviewed Mulholland Drive shortly after David Lynch passed away.
Here is my review from January:
Here is my review from January:
Eraserhead isn't enjoyable, per se, but it's very well-crafted.
I've seen Mulholland Drive at least three times now, and while there are scenes and elements that I really like, overall I think the film is extremely disjointed and doesn't follow through with its own plot-points and themes.
I've seen Mulholland Drive at least three times now, and while there are scenes and elements that I really like, overall I think the film is extremely disjointed and doesn't follow through with its own plot-points and themes.
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Eraserhead isn't enjoyable, per se, but it's very well-crafted.
I've seen Mulholland Drive at least three times now, and while there are scenes and elements that I really like, overall I think the film is extremely disjointed and doesn't follow through with its own plot-points and themes.
I've seen Mulholland Drive at least three times now, and while there are scenes and elements that I really like, overall I think the film is extremely disjointed and doesn't follow through with its own plot-points and themes.
...Huh?
a man with curly hair is wearing glasses and a suit and tie .
ALT: a man with curly hair is wearing glasses and a suit and tie .
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
...Huh?
I also have a vision for Ingrid Oliver as the Doctor, but this could only possibly happen if Steven Moffat returned as showrunner (and giving the Doctor the face of Osgood, a character Moffat invented as the Doctor's biggest fangirl, would be a little too much even for Moffat).
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I also have a vision for Ingrid Oliver as the Doctor, but this could only possibly happen if Steven Moffat returned as showrunner (and giving the Doctor the face of Osgood, a character Moffat invented as the Doctor's biggest fangirl, would be a little too much even for Moffat).