The US is pushing Latin America towards increased military spending and Bukele-style crackdowns on organized crime. Colombia's new ultra-right wing President is 100% on board "As Abelardo takes office, his US-backed security policy is raising questions"

As Abelardo takes office, his US-backed security policy is raising questions

De la Espriella plans to relaunch 'Plan Patriota,' but critics point to human rights violations the first time it was tried

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Bars

RogerEbert.com@ebertvoices.bsky.social · yesterday

"Nolan’s film is not a misbegotten attempt to modernize a classic—it is a deft and purposeful reflection of America in this moment, seen through the glass of mythological metaphor." Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”

"Nolan’s film is not a misbegotten attempt to modernize a classic—it is a deft and purposeful reflection of America in this moment, seen through the glass of mythological metaphor." Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”

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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Just happy we got a plural!

Thomas Costello@thomascostello.bsky.social · yesterday

Yeah, its on the website now. Here is your WNBA Cleveland logo for the Cleveland Sirens.

Downplay a book or movie: I Like Boosters

Marcas Grant@marcasg.bsky.social · 3d ago

Downplay a book or movie: Undergrads of the Universe

The frivolous stuff you spend money on is wasteful and a sign of society's downfall while the frivolous stuff I spend money on is noble and uplifts humankind.

Can't believe there are still people who stick around for this stuff, how embarrassing

James Miller@16bitirl.bsky.social · 4d ago

Movie theater innovations.

Anyone who says 'speak my truth' should probably not be speaking.

No spoilers but the mystery in The Sheep Detectives was so obvious: ewe did it.

One of the greatest movies of all time

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media@disc-connected.bsky.social · 5d ago

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on October 11th in the UK and October 12th in North America on separate #4K and Blu-ray from @arrowvideo.bsky.social: #TheLastBoyScout (1991)! THE GOAL IS TO SURVIVE. From the star of Die Hard, the director of Top Gun, the writer of Lethal Weapon and the

Denzel’s delivery of “Piña coladaaaa” is on a shortlist of the best line readings of his entire career. I had to go outside and walk around for like 10 minutes

Jaime Christley [Critters] ah-cha-cha@rohmersimpson.bsky.social · 7d ago

you guys, Spike Lee's INSIDE MAN is so fucking good

starting a collection of quotes like this

From the very start, Masters of the Universe rips boxd.it/fxidIt

Don't see FC Rottach-Egern pulling off this comeback after all, I'm afraid

Nirvana the Sgt. the Show the Screenshot

Sitcom People@sitcompeople.bsky.social · 6d ago

Clippers fan: imagine if he left me alone from the jump

A good movie! boxd.it/fwcvKh

A ★★★ review of The Dink (2026)

A highly enjoyable watch full of fun characters played by good actors. Especially early on, some of the jokes are genuinely inspired, and it's overall a nice throwback vibe to when we had a wealth of ...

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Why is Aaron Taylor Johnson in so many things though

I've found the best way to differentiate your writing from from very shitty writing is to not write like shit

Jaime Christley [Critters] ah-cha-cha@rohmersimpson.bsky.social · last wk.

Scoping out AI to learn how not to write like it looks like AI wrote it, how is that different from using AI to write

And remember.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: Be Excellent

Alt: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: Be Excellent to each other

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Criterion Channel@criterionchannl.bsky.social · last wk.

Evening viewing recommendation? Watch BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1989)! It’s a totally bodacious odyssey when slacker SoCal teens Bill (@alexwinter.com) and Ted (Keanu Reeves)—in danger of failing their high school history report,

we talkin himesh patel again

Jared Wade@jaredwade.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Reminder that my guy dropped one of the best line readings of all time in Station Eleven

Why are do so many people keep listening to dudes who look like sentient thumbs

Mitch McConnell

Anna O. Law@unlawfulentries.bsky.social · last wk.

Who is replacing Ross Douthat at the NYT? Wrong answers only.

The coming dystopia marshal law state was always going to be welcomed willingly in a trojan horse of well-meaning tech advances to "make us safer."

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last wk.

Schools in at least three states will be equipped with drones this year that can zoom through halls, smash windows and pepper-spray active shooters if teachers report a threat. The drones are capable of reaching a shooter within 15 seconds.

Would prefer seeing him called Netanyahu instead of Bibi in almost all instances, but folk really love the nickname for some reason.

PIZZA HISTORIAN WATCHING “MYSTIC PIZZA”: I don’t even know where to begin. I would be ashamed to serve these pizzas.

Goals

hilarious to see people complain about dialogue that's too on-the-nose and then immediately demonstrate that they didn't understand the apparently too on-the-nose dialogue at all

Any serious magazine editor who unironically uses the word "hater" should be fired the same day

Paris Marx@parismarx.com · last wk.

After The Economist’s interview with Elon Musk, will major media finally reassess how they cover the fascist billionaire? As its editor-in-chief did the rounds saying she was “not a Musk hater,” he was on X calling her a traitor to the West and suggesting she be murdered. Please, have some dignity.