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Michael Leader
@michaeljleader.bsky.social
Films, etc. | Writer, host, curator | Podcasts, books + screenings as Ghibliotheque
It joins the very small canon of 7yo approved games alongside TOEM, Alba, Stardew Valley and Minecraft.
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It was fun to see a bunch of familiar names in the Zoom audience from all across Europe. Felt like a real occasion!
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thank you! Was a real treat for me. Did you ask a question?
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Understood! Will have to see if I can make it over.
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Maybe! The Avatar effect. But I think there's something more cynical and lazy going on. It's an easy way to get clicks and engagement.
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Sure
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Also... time worked differently then? I was a kid when I saw TNBC at the cinema, then a teenager when it popped up in Kingdom Hearts. That didn't feel like 'rediscovery'.
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Yeah, I wonder if what's actually being 'forgotten' is... how pop culture was able to idle in the background of the popular consciousness. TNBC got a historic Oscar nomination; Selick made James and the Giant Peach only a few years later; Burton was possibly the biggest name of the decade.
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I get it, it's all a hustle. But once your voice and opinion are up for sale, why should I listen to you? The spell is broken, and it all seems managed and manipulated in order to get the access, the partnership, the commission.
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM