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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 4h

It’s been a brutal year.

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Del Winters @absolutereality.blog · 6h

yes, this is a very good article about it, within the context of two other movies released this year as well that do similar things

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 15h

Then I’d say you don’t know anything about baseball.

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 4d

“Goodall lived her life with a purpose, not just rooted in her work with chimpanzees, but also in her mission to conserve our natural world before it’s too late."

I wrote about the life and legacy of Jane Goodall for @ebertvoices.bsky.social

Your Life Matters: Jane Goodall (1934-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert

An ode to the acclaimed primatologist and conservationist, whose lifelong work was captured beautifully on film for decades.

www.rogerebert.com

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 16h

I have often sought guidance from your ghost, Odie, which I assume is able to traverse time. I have not been let down.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 16h

Sorry, I'm not seeing the missing word here

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 17h

The amount of white men who are like: how dare you point out this movie is making fun of me kinda confirms the punchline

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 18h

lol

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

Like people think that a movie featuring Black revolutionaries, where two white men are espousing how much they love black women, and features an entire arc about immigration isn’t at all about race?

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

I find it hilarious that I’ve gotten people complaining about me looking at ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER through the lens of race lol

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

time.com

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

I just had someone on Twitter push back against this and I was basically like: What do you think you were laughing at during the whole movie??? Truly.

a cartoon of a man holding a microphone

ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a microphone

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

lol

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

Ngl the last time I saw BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA I was 20 and high in a friend’s basement 😂

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

Thank you!!

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 1d

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 1d

"People who are my audience are those that say, “Well, that made me uncomfortable. Why?” It’s really about thinking about yourself. What did I see in that work, or that I saw of myself in it that made me uncomfortable?"

I spoke to Mary Bronstein for @letterboxd.social

Discomfort Watch: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You writer-director Mary Bronstein on existential breakdowns and hamster horror shows • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

As her psychological dramedy If I Had Legs I’d Kick You hits theaters, writer-director Mary Bronstein chats with Marya E. Gates about embracing chaos, rejecting comfort and the resilience of rodents (...

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

What I find so fascinating about this movie is how many (white) people aren’t willing to contend with the idea that Bob is a loving father but also an absolute idiot and the movie is very obviously making fun of him. Him and Willa are like Homer and Lisa.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

Ahhhh thank you, Matt!!

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James Brubaker @jamesbrubaker.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic piece. Forgot The Mastermind was out soon, but now quite interested in it if it’s being discussed alongside these other films.

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

time.com

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

I was so wondering if you were going to respond to this skeet 🤣🤣🤣

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

Once THE MASTERMIND drops this week, I will of course share this piece again because significantly more people will have seen it and it's among Kelly Reichardt's best films.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

And I also really dug the Netflix baseball doc: WHO KILLED THE MONTREAL EXPOS.

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

I have never jumped at reviewing a film quicker. The Netflix documentary WHO KILLED THE MONTREAL EXPOS is totally my jam. It's a heartbreaking tribute to a fanbase that deserves to get their team back.

My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social

Who Killed the Montreal Expos? movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert

While it's light on the actual baseball, it doesn’t forget the fans.

www.rogerebert.com

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

I also gave a perfect 4-star rating to the documentary THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT.

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

I really love THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT, an aching documentary about the erasure of the Republic of Artsakh as seen through the eyes of four women.

My 4-star review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social

There Was, There Was Not movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert

It's a film that's as aching as it is defiant, reflecting its diverse subjects.

www.rogerebert.com

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

I said I was going to have A LOT of writing!

First up: Here's my ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER piece.

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

time.com

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 1d

A great piece from @812filmreviews.com about this year's spate of films about useless white men

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

time.com

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Spooky Laur Uy @laurbits.bsky.social · 1d

"While these white men’s remoteness aren’t of equal consequence...they’re all uniformly moronic people. Their idiocy in turn reveals the professionalism of people of color and the direct action that occurs when they are not present."

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

time.com

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