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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 33m

The only thing that would "fix" me is if the ghost of JRR Tolkien appeared to me and told me that I am a very good, smart boy and that he respects my interpretations of his work.

So I SUPPOSE I will just have to keep on malfunctioning my way through this spooky season, and enjoy it while I can 🎃

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 11h

Mothers who take Tylenol while pregnant are 75% more likely to have sons who grow up to podcast about movies...

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 1d

The typo is my own! And I thoroughly appreciate your advocacy for labor, against these gross injustices, as well as your enthusiasm for baseball!

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 1d

Rev up your war rig and pave the way to Valhalla as @film89.bsky.social roars through MAD MAX: FURY ROAD! @skyemovies.bsky.social is joined by the wonderful Leanne Kubicz and @leightwinst.bsky.social as they discuss George Miller's miraculous cinematic inferno!
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The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 139 – Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

On Episode 139 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, Skye is joined by frequent co-host Leighton Winstone as well someone making her long awaited return to Film ’89 after she first appeared 5 years ago on Episo…

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 1d

So when Stephen Miller, himself descended from Eastern European Jews who fled their homeland to escape persecution, watches Fiddler on the Roof, does he still root for the psychopaths persecuting the poor migrants? That is, after all, his... chosen TRADITION

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks to the @ncibpodcast.bsky.social for explaining both the for-profit prison industrial complex that is tied into the anti-immigration policies of this administration, as well as the anti-union activities of companies like AirMark. Also: wildcard discussion!
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No Crying In Baseball | We’re Very Appreciative of Canada

Patti and Pottymouth have entered the “there’s always next year” phase of mourning Wildcard losses and have moved on to pondering such issues as “The Blue Jays wouldn’t have to visit the White Hous...

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 1d

I know that in order to defeat authoritarianism in America, we need to build a broad coalition from moderates to the far left, to overcome our policy differences as we face this existential threat to democracy itself.

With that said, flippity FUCK Ezra Klein.

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Evan Dorkin @evandorkin.bsky.social · 2d

Jim Lee openly disparaging AI in no way guarantees anything, no one knows what the future of AI is and no one knows who will be in charge at DC Comics down the line. But I think it's important that a popular artist publicly shot AI down. Fans and artists ignorant of or using AI need to hear this.

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The Film ‘89 Podcast™️ @film89.bsky.social · 1d

Feature - With the release this week of #TronAres , @moviekessler.bsky.social takes a look back at the sequel to the original Tron, 2010’s Tron: Legacy. Receiving a lukewarm reception upon its release, it’s now regarded by many as one of the better ‘Legasequels’.

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In Defence of… Tron: Legacy (2010).

There’s a new Tron (1982) sequel, Tron: Ares about to be unleashed upon us, and though my own expectations are tempered for it, I thought it would be a perfect excuse to look back at the now fiftee…

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 2d

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 3d

On The Pink Smoke, the brilliant Chris Funderburg and @thelastmachine.bsky.social discuss the ARTHUR films, their pop culture legacy, and how a modern audience might view them today!
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Ep 157 Arthur and Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Podcast Episode · The Pink Smoke podcast · 10/06/2025 · 1h 47m

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The Film ‘89 Podcast™️ @film89.bsky.social · 3d

On Episode 139 of The #Film89Podcast, @skyemovies.bsky.social, @leightwinst.bsky.social & @leannekubicz.bsky.social discuss the insane making of Mad Max: Fury Road for its 10th anniversary.

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Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podomatic, Amazon Music & more.

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 3d

How does this email find me? Look buddy, I'm listening to a 14-minute Primitive Man song, so to paraphrase the immortal Marsellus Wallace, I'm pretty fucking far from "well."
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PRIMITIVE MAN - Natural Law (Official Music Video)

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The Film ‘89 Podcast™️ @film89.bsky.social · 4d

#Film89PosterOfTheDay
No.2888
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
(Artist: @apemeetsgirl.bsky.social)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 3d

What do you get when AI congeals into a big tech golem with inviting eyes? It's Tilly Norwood! On @noahandbillshow.bsky.social, @noahtarnow.bsky.social and @billscurry.bsky.social discuss the first "artificial actor" and what nightmares its existence foretells...
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I Don't Get It: Tilly Norwood

Podcast Episode · I Don't Get It Podcast · 10/06/2025 · 55m

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 4d

At this point, the phrase "primary care physician" has the same aura of unachievable fantasy of another time and place as "private island" or "flying car."

QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 4d

Going through old pictures on my phone has taught me one thing: I sure do search for and save Conan the Barbarian images quite a bit! Not a surprise, but fun to see objective evidence of it!

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 4d

Dang! You're really in my sort of wheelhouse today! What did you think of LIVE AND LET DIE (besides that it is very racist) and BRING HER BACK?

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 4d

MAYBE, PERHAPS it's because it has stayed in the hands of its creators and is still small enough to avoid the gluttonous maw of media conglomerates, seeking to swallow anything and everything remotely interesting in the franchise landscape.

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