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Jeremy Smith

@mrbeaks.bsky.social

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Freelance entertainment journalist. Credits: /Film, AV Club, Fangoria, New York Magazine, Polygon, Salt Lake Magazine, Thrillist, Variety, Yardbarker and so much more! Cleveland Cavaliers Fan/Sufferer. I've been to Prague.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · Sep 6

For the love of Benji, please re-extend the theatrical window.

One Studio Exec Disagrees With Theaters & Studios On Why Audience Numbers Are Down - SlashFilm

One studio executive disagrees with the sentiment that there's enough of an audience for the many movies that get made. Do they have a point? Let's discuss.

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Josh Sewell @joshsewell.bsky.social · 6m

Bad Bunny's monthly listeners on Spotify: 79.6 million
Lee Greenwood's monthly listeners on Spotify: 447,400

Yep, that argument checks out. 😐

House Speaker Johnson Calls Bad Bunny at Super Bowl ‘a Terrible Decision,’ Says It Should’ve Been Someone With ‘a Broader Audience’ — Like Lee Greenwood

House Speaker Mike Johnson says it is 'a terrible decision' to book Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl, saying Lee Greenwood would have been a better pick.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 13h

Marisa Abela subverting a polygraph test in BLACK BAG

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 14h

I'm a Cleveland fan. I know what's on your mind. But the Tigers lack that kind of firepower.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 14h

Did Aaron Copland rent a VHS copy of THE MUTILATOR?

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 18h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 17h

And all the vintage Astros cameos! Cedeño! Cabell! Forsch!

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 17h

"Let them play!"

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 18h

Just reminiscin'.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 19h

LOVE STORY. OLIVER'S STORY is the worst sequel ever made (callously betrays the entire theme of the first movie), and the TV series it spawned his hilariously awful. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN sequels stink, too.

Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 19h

Food for thought: What is the worst franchise made from the best movie?

15 Great Movies That Were Ruined By Becoming Franchises

These classic films should never have gotten sequels.

screencrush.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

This is how propaganda works. They slapped an image on this from Los Angeles in 1992 during Rodney King riots.

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Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city. (Mark
Elias/AP)

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 1d

And you might get a cool new neighbor out of this. Win-win!

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

What are you prepared to do?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

If any other president said something like this in a speech to a military academy, it would be a massive scandal. Instead, it isn’t among the ten most dangerous things he’s done this week.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

No argument here!

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

They don't look fixable. Joe played in front of this Baltimore crowd this season and he flopped. Lamar is one of my favorite players in the game. Maybe you blow it up and trade him.

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

Nostalgic losses only get you so far (he looks terrible right now). Trade for Shedeur.

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

"What got broken here doesn't go back together."

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

"Now, Coach Dungy, you hated your gay son with a legendary fury. Is there a hell hot enough to house the shame of your loins?"

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

You're a star short there, buddy.

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

I should probably piss on this.

A power box labeled with "Danger) signs.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

Heaven on Earth.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

Coup it up!

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

Starting to really look like that big meeting was to gauge how into the idea of invading American cities the Generals are.

The administration wants the military to be used on Americans. They know ICE is on board but they were really hoping the military was, too. Doesn't appear that's the case. Yet.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Doocy: "If a young man or woman signs up today, are they more likely to deploy to the Middle East or the Midwest?"

Hegseth: "The era of sort of reckless adventurism around the globe is over...We're here to defend the hemisphere, the homeland, the border."

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Esther Zuckerman @ezwrites.bsky.social · 2d

The use of American Girl in One Battle After Another has been rattling around in my head since I saw it so I wrote about why the cue is so powerful www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/m...

How ‘American Girl’ Enhances a Scene in ‘One Battle After Another’

www.nytimes.com

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

CBS News is dead. All of their best journalists fled the outlet. The Ellisons are monsters.

Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 2d

“The question on everyone’s mind is what this means for CBS News. We can guess, because at this point we have a clear sense of Bari’s editorial perspective. It’s conservatism with plausible deniability.”

Read this:

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about the ascendance of Bari Weiss from a hack columnist to media royalty, and what it means for the future of CBS News.

Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 2d

I know that Black, Crowe and Gosling agree.