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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 2h

No, with Obama, the paranoia was coming almost solely from the right. I gave up on their capacity to learn a long time ago.

Much of the Mamdani paranoia is coming from people who identify as democrat/liberal. Those are the people I’m asking about.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 3h

Just finished this graphic novel, and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone with young-ish kids.

It’s by the guy who did March—the story of John Lewis’ experience in the Civil Rights movement—and it’s a memoir of him teaching his daughter about protest and talking to her about the Trump Era. Very moving.

Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 3h

I have. Extensively. And I’ve never seen any quotes from him that were antisemitic. I’m asking you, in good faith, for help in showing me what I apparently can’t find.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah, great point. The people who most directly saw the consequences of this ideology should be the ones most immune to it. Somehow, the opposite has happened.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

Unbelievable. And also very believable.

I still hope I’m wrong every day about what I think republicans are capable of, and how much worse things can still get. Isn’t that what the entire concept of hope is for? That the bad shit won’t happen?

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

Sadly it’s not just boomers. My cousin—45 years old, former President of his Beth El congregation—is all in on anti-Muslim, “it’s them or us” rhetoric.

I had to block him on here a few months ago.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

It’s especially funny because the campaign ad where he announced he was running as an independent literally began with him saying who his father was. That was the first and most important thing he wanted voters to know about him.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

What did he say that you think was antisemitic? Please show your source.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

I wonder, if/when he wins and inevitably does none of the things these people fear… will they learn something from that? Or is learning about the wrongness of blind hatred just beyond anyone’s capacity anymore?

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

I also learned about “the nine-word problem” from your book, which I had never heard of before and read up on last night.

And the bonus content reminded me that I’ve been meaning to read Kent State!

Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4h

@natepowell.bsky.social I bought Save It for Later from you at the A2CAF fest a few weeks ago (we talked about your work with Jeff Lemire).

I just read it, and wow. I was so moved, and it left me vaguely hopeful. Not easy these days! Already bought a copy for my friend with young kids.

Bravo.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 15h

I can’t believe I have to explain this to a fucking newspaper, but if the kid of a famous person enters a completely different field of work than their parent, that’s literally not nepotism. Privilege, sure. But not nepotism.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 15h

He’s not even a Nepo baby! If the kid of a famous person enters a completely different field of endeavor, that’s literally not nepotism! He’s certainly benefitted from privilege, but not from nepotism.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 23h

In terms of pure optics—and optics matter—this selection of 10 movies makes it look like OBAA was given some sort of special exception to compete in a field it’s not a part of, while Sinners was not given that same treatment.

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 23h

Accurate!

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 1d

It doesn’t bother me that OBAA is here (despite not being an indie), but it does bother me that it’s here while Sinners somehow isn’t.

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 1d

The nominees for Best Feature at this year’s Gotham Film Awards ✨

Follow The Gothams on Letterboxd ➡️ letterboxd.com/thegotham

See the list of nominees ➡️ boxd.it/PNwAo

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory photo of my Criterion flash sale haul

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory photo of my Criterion flash sale haul

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a part in Frankenstein where the creature narrates “The Hunter doesn’t hate the wolf just as the wolf doesn’t hate the sheep, but conflict with each other becomes inevitable,” and that wording combined with the vaguely German accent Elordi employs made it sound like Werner Herzog fanfic

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, mostly good movie. It dragged in the first half, particularly during the sequences of Victor’s back story prior to creating the creature. The production design is magnificent. The CGI parts (especially with the wolves) look terrible in comparison to the movie’s tactile visuals.

Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 2d

Also! The score during the tender moments between Elizabeth and the creature sounded just like the main theme from Ghost. Did anyone else notice this?

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a part in Frankenstein where the creature narrates “The Hunter doesn’t hate the wolf just as the wolf doesn’t hate the sheep, but conflict with each other becomes inevitable,” and that wording combined with the vaguely German accent Elordi employs made it sound like Werner Herzog fanfic

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4d

Funny story about the Springsteen movie—

Last year my wife and I saw A Complete Unknown (the Dylan movie), and she hated the side plot of the tortured male genius ending his relationship with a great woman, effectively saying, “I don’t have time to be with you, I’m too busy being a genius.”

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4d

How dare you

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Daniel Joyaux @thirdmanmovies.bsky.social · 4d

So we see the movie last night. And it turns out the writer/director **literally made up a female character** just so Bruce would be able to say that to someone!!

My wife was not happy.

But we did get a good laugh out of how thirsty the movie was to use that trope.

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