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Spencer Amundson

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Cartoonist, Illustrator and sometimes streamer. Opinions are my own. NO generative AI ever. 🍉spenceramundson.weebly.com

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Oct 20

Hi, I’m Spencer! Cartoonist and Illustrator. I love comics, video games and movies. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you stick around 👍

Red haired character welding a skateboard sword

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · 13d

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · 14d

#LastFourWatched Surf’s Up was fun but I didn’t love all the VA choices. Basic instinct fucking ruled (Holy shit Sharon Stone) also Gus is funny as hell. Nobody was okay but the amount of needle drops was frankly insane. And Unknown Number was pretty compelling for how much I hate texting in movies.

Letterboxd last four watched: Surf’s Up (3 stars), Basic Instinct (4 and a half stars), Nobody (2 and a half stars), Unknown Number The High School Catfish (3 and a half stars)

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · 15d

Only one that annoyed me in Act 1 was going through Sinners Road bc of the broken bench. That’s on me though lol

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · 16d

Awesome movie :) apparently, Bugs Bunny was partly based on Gable from this.

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · 16d

Share your favorite black and white movie

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Chan Chau @aluhnim.bsky.social · 21d

Guardian

a drawing of my original character having their back turned to the audience while holding their sword, facing some archway and some decorative dangling things.

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · 27d

Subscribed! I will be there! 👍

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · 28d

#LastFourWatched The Naked Gun was pretty great and Neeson fits the bill perfectly. Donnie Darko gets a little messy and meandering but I still dig it. Liar Liar is one of the tapes I had growing up so I still love it and Tilly is a SMOKESHOW! And Rye Lane was really cute & just what I needed rn.

The Naked Gun (4 stars), Donnie Darko (3 and a half stars) Liar Liar (3 stars), Rye Lane (3 and a half stars)

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Sep 6

#LastFourWatched The Cameraman has one of the greatest monkeys in film history. The Greatest Showman is about PT Barnum and how the only thing he ever did wrong was care too much :). Anchorman still has some great bits and Get Out remains amazing. Mostly rewatches while working this week ✌️

Letterboxd last 4 watched: Get Out (4 and a half stars), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (3 and a half stars), The Greatest Showman (1 star), The Cameraman (4 stars)

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 1

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say

Almost 90% of leading academics on subject back resolution stating that Israel’s actions meet legal definition An overwhelming majority of members of the world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime. Eighty-six percent of those who voted in the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) supported the motion. The resolution states that “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948).” Continue reading...

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Sep 1

Popped off at my first Melee tourney in years. 2nd place against some of the better players in the state! Proud of myself :)

Smash bros melee tournament results page. 1st. Koala 2nd. SODAjerK (me!) 3rd. Mooj 5th. Tim! 5th. Mick 7th. Enpherest 7th. Toastfish

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 30

Here’s hopin’! 🤞

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 30

#LastFourWatched Udon made me hungry for 2 hours. Where the hell has Stay Tuned been my whole life? It rules. Pineapple Express still has some funny parts but I forgot how long it is (Craig Robinson is the best). I don’t think I really understood the end of Cruising, but it was still cool.

Letterboxd last four watched: Udon (3 and a half stars), Stay Tuned (4 stars), Pineapple Express (3 stars), Cruising (3 stars)

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kc g reen @kcg.bsky.social · Aug 29

dat mother fuckin richie torres interview on the adam friedland show was crazy. torres is a husk. pod people vibes

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 27

#100years100films Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927): This was really lovely. What starts as a tense thriller, turns into a super charming romance and then a heavy drama. Really engaging throughout. It feels like a whole life experience in 90 minutes. Some of Murnau’s best work. 4/5

A screenshot from Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans of a woman in tall grass grabbing a man’s coat sleeve who looks in a daze over the cast of a full moon.

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 22

#LastFourWatched Gambit is very British w/ Cameron Diaz doing the worst Texas accent of all time. Fast Times has way more interesting teen characters than a John Hughes teen. Freaky Tales is trying a LOT of things and not doing any of them very well and Michael Shannon is CRAZY good in Bug 🐛

Letterboxd last four watched: Gambit (2 and a half stars), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (3 stars), Freaky Tales (2 stars), Bug (3 and a half stars)

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 15

#LastFourWatched Weapons is exactly the type of movie I go to the theater for, super fun. Eddington is a tough movie to engage with but great art should sometimes challenge us. Sunrise feels like the full human experience in 90 mins and KPop Demon Hunters is a little messy but the music is stellar.

Letterboxd last four watched: Weapons (4 and a half stars), Eddington (4 and a half stars), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (4 stars), KPop Demon Hunters (3 stars)

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 14

Congrats Magnolia!!! 🙌🪽🐣

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 13

#100years100films Faust (1926): Incredible first half with some of the most stunning images I’ve seen. When the second half starts, the “love” story just destroys the pace and the relationship is pretty vile. Mephisto is hilarious throughout. Not since The Robot Devil has satan been so funny. 3.5/5

A screenshot from the movie Faust (1926) of Mephisto looming over a city with large wings and devil horns

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Andrew Brian George @andrewgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 12

been developing a smaller story i've had in my mind for a while. may start stretching my comics muscles here soon...

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Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 8

Deep Red has one of the wildest scores ever lol

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 8

#LastFourWatched Death of a Unicorn was a fine monster movie with an especially good performance by Will Poulter. Faust was technically amazing and the first half is near perfect but the horrible “romance” that follows stinks. Contact is definitely better than Polar Express and The Naked Gun rocked🤘

Letterboxd last four watched, The Naked Gun (4 stars), Contact (2 and a half stars), Faust (3 and a half stars), Death of a Unicorn (3 stars)

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 6

I said Mad Catz you said CPAP 🤝

Spencer Amundson @sodajerk.bsky.social · Aug 5

#100years100films The Freshman (1925): Really heartfelt and entertaining throughout. Watched a very high quality version with a great score and foley work. One of the few onscreen romances of this time that I 100% buy. My new favorite Lloyd picture! I think I would be buddies with Speedy :) 4/5

Harold Lloyd in the back of a car in football gear all beat up