Ajay
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tfw twitter's just bots talking to bots now. so now i'm here... rambling into the void about things i like (or don't)
Loved Brand New Day! I'd been quite tepid on the MCU Spidey films as they've never really felt like proper Spider-Man movies to me. This completely solves that. It's a legit ground-level character drama and Cretton's direction is top notch. Great performances and so many breath-taking set pieces!
Been talking to a bunch of Flying Bark staff about their work on the Avatar movie since we're covering it on TNM this week. It's refreshing to have such open conversations with animators for once. I'm so used to being stonewalled by Japanese staff because the studio NDAs are fucking ludicrous lol
Steered clear of the leaks and finally watched Avatar Aang today. What an absolutely monumental artistic feat - the likes of which I have not seen for a VERY long time. I was moved to tears multiple times from the visuals alone. The animation, the backgrounds, the compositing - it's all 11/10. WOW!
First that AI commercial story, where he acted really well, and now this. It’s truly heartening to see people like him—obviously equipped with a conscience, morals, and a sense of justice—turning down those exorbitant sums offered by people lacking such values, and speaking out against it/them. 👏👏👏
Steven Santos@stevensantos.bsky.social · 2w agoGuess who had the integrity not to accept $1 million to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival last year?
I saw The Odyssey yesterday! Between this and Oppenheimer, it feels like Nolan's evolved and learned a lot from his contemporaries. Maybe a terrible miss like Tenet woke something up in him or it was a rare stumble, but I feel a very distinctive and mature voice has started to emerge in his work.
Cool test, but man, 2028 stings! I adored The Batman but the years of hype and expectations feel insurmountable. I trust it will deliver and I believe in myself to remain reasonable, but I do worry about the broader reception when it inevitably won't match up to what people conjured in their heads.
GeekTyrant@geektyrant.com · 3w agoTHE BATMAN: PART II Delayed to February 2028 as Matt Reeves Reveals First Camera Test Footage of Robert Pattinson’s Batman
I want to drive nails into my sinuses. This is the most sick I've been in forever.
I think the part of Sony abandoning physical games that concerns me the most is the knock-on effect that may have on physical movie releases. The consoles have been the most popular player for years and have helped keep that industry alive. Will people buy a dedicated player once that vanishes?
Watched Obsession the other night. Not sure I can add much that hasn't already been said, but it was fantastic. Extremely unsettling subversion of the nice guy trope, packed full of interesting commentary on codependency, coercion, and manipulative relationship dynamics. Really got under my skin.
Yeah, that second short was uggo, but looks like the show is back to Nishio design work, even if he's not actually supervising. Looks sooo much better again. youtu.be/6nUStmkGRec
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi | Official Trailer | August 5 on Disney+ and Hulu
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Ajay@animeajay.bsky.social · last yr.Sad to have lost Nishio as character designer, but looking forward to this all the same. Narratively, it was one of the more interesting ones from Vol 1, though I would sell a kidney to get a Lop & Ocho movie. Let Igarashi go crazzzzzyyyy.
Season 2's looking great under Ikarashi's leadership. I enjoyed Season 1 but felt like it declined in its back quarter. The baseline average looks SO much higher here - so many more interesting ideas, cool layouts, and wonderful drawings. High expectations for this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV74...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser 2
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The BMTH I fell in love with back in 2006 are back 🥺 Absolutely insane track. Still so gutted the Count Your Blessings set at Outbreak clashes with my MCR day. Hope they tour this and the old shit again. I am there babyyyyy www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilqe...
Bring Me The Horizon - Dehumanized (Official Video)
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I *really* wanted to like this as both a huge fan of Milly Alcock and the original comic, but it's just not very good. Yeah, it's a bad adaptation, but that's not why it's bad - it's just a very dull movie with plodding pacing and poor direction. Its admittedly solid emotional highs can't save it!
Prime Video has released the trailer for season two of "Batman: Caped Crusader," which will debut July 31, 2026. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDg... #Batman #BatmanCapedCrusader
Batman: Caped Crusader "Season 2" Official Trailer
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Past Lives has been sat on my to-watch list for three years and I am SO ashamed it took me so long to get to it. What an astonishing piece of cinema. Such a beautiful story about the immigrant experience, but simultaneously a universal story about identity and the way experience shapes us. Loved it!
Watched two very different films recently that almost feel like companion pieces thematically. The first is Apostasy, a British film about a family of Jehovah's Witnesses, and the crisis of faith that comes about when simple solutions to life events are blocked by doctrine.
While I'm over the moon for IOI's Bond success and I know I'm in the minority here, I have to say: I thought it was just... fine? It's been sold as this marriage of Naughty Dog's Uncharted series and IOI's own Hitman trilogy, but I don't think it really earns being spoken about alongside either.
Hmmm testing! Have a bunch of my correction drawings, Bluesky!! #Castlevania
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ICYMI: "Batman: Caped Crusader" returns July 31, 2026 on Prime Video! All ten episodes from season two in one drop! Get the press details and check out the imagery gallery over at WF: dcanimated.com/2026/06/batm... #Batman #BatmanCapedCrusader
Had a buddy staying with me last week so we went on a binge of bad movies. One of those was Priest (2011) which has 14% on RT. Sorry, but that movie kicks ass. Paper thin characters and absurdly fast pacing, but it's so stylish, fun, and earnest. Properly stupid good fun from start to finish.
I'd kinda written Mixtape off when it was first revealed as I'd mentally lumped it in with Life Is Strange, a game that sadly didn't resonate with me. Checked it out based on the overwhelmingly positive launch reviews and I can safely say it absolutely lives up to them! Beautiful from top to bottom.
One of my all-time favourite episodes and one I actually own a piece of!
James Harvey @ The World's Finest@worldsfinest.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Demon Within" debuted on this day (May 9) in 1998. This TNBA-era episode, featuring some of the best animation to grace Batman: The Animated Series, finds Batman battling Klarion the Witch Boy for control of Etrigan! #BatmanTAS #Batman
First camera tests for ‘THE BATMAN: PART 2’. The film will be set during Winter.
A Luma HDR mod for Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux from modder Jon is now available: github.com/Filoppi/Luma... The mod truly makes these games shine, given they had a huge HDR potential! We've also slightly improved the anti aliasing.
I'd been thinking about making a video to celebrate 10 years of my channel this summer, but I've been struggling with motivation. This week alone I've seen so much revisionism, misinformation, and bad faith stuff that it genuinely feels like all the progress I made over the past ten years is gone.
