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Amateur researcher of comics, self-published critic. elvingsmusings.wordpress.com

Sanders: The irony is that the proper criticism of communism is that the Soviet Union was an authoritarian society.  And then you’ve got the most authoritarian president in the history of this country. So I suppose when he says, “I’d be a great communist,” yeah, I think there’s some truth to that

The premise of One Night Only might be the most homophobic thing I’ve ever heard of. “Imagine a world where sex is illegal” is the kind of thing you say before being absolutely lambasted by your friends because it’s so stupid. It happened! Just not to you!!!

Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · 6h ago

CHUDs are excited about a movie set in a world where singles can have sex one night a year, hoping it comes true someday because that actually doubles their chances to get laid

I wasn't paying the closest attention to the race—I knew who I wanted to win for what I felt were obvious reasons, but I'm not a horse-race person and I'm not in Michigan—then last night as the votes were being counted I saw he was outspent NINE TO ONE????? He should have been dead in the water!

It’s probably not ridiculous to state Spider-Man is just the most popular super hero right. Like if someone likes Batman or Superman they probably have a vested interest in “DC” as a whole, but “person who just likes Spider-Man and not anything else Marvel really” feels pretty common

This is exactly right. Spider-Man exists outside the Marvel phenomenon (whatever remains of it) the same way that, to a lesser (in terms of box office) extent, Batman exists outside of the DC phenomenon (whatever remains of it).

Adam B. Vary@adambvary.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm seeing a lot of SUPERHERO MOVIES ARE BACK posts in the wake of #BrandNewDay's success. Spider-Man movies were breaking box office records well before the MCU existed. They are a cinema phenomenon onto themselves, because Spider-Man is a singularly resonant and relatable character.

I do think it’s a case of someone smart devolving into a “debate me Nolan” type, yeah. But also, it is a better written piece than the first review, with a better editor. But there is still so much missing from what the film does and instead endless observations of trivia from Homer and Virgil.

justin@jurfo.bsky.social · yesterday

She’s just milking the attention at this point. She’s got nothing but the harshest criticism for Nolan’s Odyssey but thinks Troy was “fun”? If she was truly bothered by how Nolan deviated from the story, Troy would give her ptsd. She’s gotta be trolling.

Emily Wilson describes Wolf Petersen's 2004 Troy as “fun”.

Nolan’s The Odyssey is a masterpiece. The finest feature film yet made about the Greek Myths and it will endure as a great fantasy film in the manner of Boorman’s Excalibur, Lang’s Die Nibelungen, Coppola’s Dracula, Jordan’s The Company of Wolves. The rest is opera.

Chris Suellentrop@suellentrop.bsky.social · yesterday

Turns out @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social knows a lot about ancient epics www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This piece by Jeff Yang (aka @originalsp.in) was so satisfying to edit. It covers different aspects of The Odyssey and contextualizes them as examples of political filmmaking through allegory—the tale of a 21st century empire reeling from karmic blowback. www.rogerebert.com/features/the...

The People from the Sea: How "The Odyssey" is About America

A reading of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster as a commentary on the current state of America.

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"He made me Odysseus… I'll take it." Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed reacts to a Republican AI attack ad depicting him, Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as communists inside the Trojan Horse. Subscribe to zeteo.com for more.