Steve Baxi
@stevebaxi.bsky.social
Writer | Comics Critic | M.A. Ethics & Applied Philosophy | he/him | Bylines: Comics Bookcase, shelfdust.bsky.social, @comicbookherald.bsky.social & @comicsbeat.bsky.social
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I wrote a bit about Richard Linklater's newest film, Nouvelle Vague, and how its less about Godard and Breathless and more so a tragic reflection on the current state of movies.
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I wrote a bit about Richard Linklater's newest film, Nouvelle Vague, and how its less about Godard and Breathless and more so a tragic reflection on the current state of movies.
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/nouvel...
Today is Charles Schultz's birthday, so check out a review I did a couple years on Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles Schultz www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-nove...
GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: FUNNY THINGS is a powerful tribute to Charles Schulz
In the new book FUNNY THINGS, Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi pay tribute to the master storyteller and Peanuts creator, Charles Schulz.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today is Charles Schultz's birthday, so check out a review I did a couple years on Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles Schultz www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-nove...
I have way more thoughts about The Flintstones than a person my age realistically should
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I have way more thoughts about The Flintstones than a person my age realistically should
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If 2023 was the year AI slop was embraced by spammers and social media influencers, and 2024 was the year the slop era began in earnest, 2025 was when slop became embedded in our cultural institutions and social spheres.
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
Lost in the slop layer
How AI has encrusted our culture and social sphere in a sedimentary layer of slop.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
If 2023 was the year AI slop was embraced by spammers and social media influencers, and 2024 was the year the slop era began in earnest, 2025 was when slop became embedded in our cultural institutions and social spheres.
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
On the slop layer that we all must navigate now:
How the hell did the Panthers pick off Brock Purdy 3 times and the score is only 3-7
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
How the hell did the Panthers pick off Brock Purdy 3 times and the score is only 3-7
This is an incredible read. Can't wait to see It Was Just An Accident
An interview I’m excited to share: Jafar Panahi on his use of sound, on delivering visual justice for his characters, and on shooting “It Was Just An Accident” in secret joysauce.com/jafar-panahi...
Jafar Panahi on the visual justice of ‘It Was Just An Accident’
We spoke with the Iranian dissident about making his award-winning thriller, his first film following his ban on directing in Iran.
joysauce.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is an incredible read. Can't wait to see It Was Just An Accident
Rams are looking simply unstoppable, probably the best team in the NFC
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Rams are looking simply unstoppable, probably the best team in the NFC
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Cobie Durant is having the best two weeks of his career.
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Cobie Durant is having the best two weeks of his career.
Not a cowboys guy but Dak is balling out today and I love it
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Not a cowboys guy but Dak is balling out today and I love it
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A play of the year candidate. Jameis!
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A play of the year candidate. Jameis!
Second play and Mahomes is intercepted, leading to a Colts Touchdown. I'm sure smarter people then me have a strong analysis of what's wrong with the Chiefs this season but I think a big part of it is that Mahomes is just not playing great
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Second play and Mahomes is intercepted, leading to a Colts Touchdown. I'm sure smarter people then me have a strong analysis of what's wrong with the Chiefs this season but I think a big part of it is that Mahomes is just not playing great
I'm halfway through Eastwood's movies and so far only 1 has been genuinely bad
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I'm halfway through Eastwood's movies and so far only 1 has been genuinely bad
Another really solid weekend of movies, 90s heavy
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Another really solid weekend of movies, 90s heavy
Eastwood #20 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
A movie that feels like it pushes Eastwood's minimalist style to its breaking point, and the results are still pretty good!
A movie that feels like it pushes Eastwood's minimalist style to its breaking point, and the results are still pretty good!
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Eastwood #20 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
A movie that feels like it pushes Eastwood's minimalist style to its breaking point, and the results are still pretty good!
A movie that feels like it pushes Eastwood's minimalist style to its breaking point, and the results are still pretty good!
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Watched Train Dreams tonight and loved it
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Watched Train Dreams tonight and loved it
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🚨NEW POST🚨
I wrote a bit about Richard Linklater's newest film, Nouvelle Vague, and how its less about Godard and Breathless and more so a tragic reflection on the current state of movies.
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/nouvel...
I wrote a bit about Richard Linklater's newest film, Nouvelle Vague, and how its less about Godard and Breathless and more so a tragic reflection on the current state of movies.
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/nouvel...
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨NEW POST🚨
I wrote a bit about Richard Linklater's newest film, Nouvelle Vague, and how its less about Godard and Breathless and more so a tragic reflection on the current state of movies.
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/nouvel...
I wrote a bit about Richard Linklater's newest film, Nouvelle Vague, and how its less about Godard and Breathless and more so a tragic reflection on the current state of movies.
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/nouvel...
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feels like a good time to share my essay about one of the best Batman movies, because it also happens to be one of the best Christmas movies
Batman Returns | Priscilla Page
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December 3, 2024 at 2:58 AM
feels like a good time to share my essay about one of the best Batman movies, because it also happens to be one of the best Christmas movies
The Whole Wide World: didn't realize there was a Robert E. Howard biopic but its mostly solid!
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Whole Wide World: didn't realize there was a Robert E. Howard biopic but its mostly solid!
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Follow Shelfdust on Patreon - as a paid backer or free backer - and you’ll get sent Shelf-Redux each week, a random essay from t’archive: www.patreon.com/Shelfdust
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November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Follow Shelfdust on Patreon - as a paid backer or free backer - and you’ll get sent Shelf-Redux each week, a random essay from t’archive: www.patreon.com/Shelfdust
Fully in the holiday spirit
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Fully in the holiday spirit
Primarily getting Christmas gifts sorted at the moment but had to snag this for myself. Finally time to get into Edward Yang!
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Primarily getting Christmas gifts sorted at the moment but had to snag this for myself. Finally time to get into Edward Yang!
Another for the backlog
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Another for the backlog
Continuing down the rabbit hole...
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Continuing down the rabbit hole...
Watched Train Dreams tonight and loved it
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Watched Train Dreams tonight and loved it
Glad that @deathchrist2000.bsky.social does God's work by reading tom taylor slop so I don't have to 🫡
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Glad that @deathchrist2000.bsky.social does God's work by reading tom taylor slop so I don't have to 🫡
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Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.