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Movies (and TV) analyzed through an atheist filter, along with toys, fast food and other pop culture from longtime entertainment writer and mere mortal Luke Y. Thompson. Click to read Mortal Cinema, b...
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Tom Cruise legit thinks that it's a good thing, to be proud of, that he bullied his makeup team - who are probably not allowed to say no to him - into working five times as fast to put on his old-man makeup every morning.
Here's a thought: just take off all the "young-man" makeup you wear normally.
Here's a thought: just take off all the "young-man" makeup you wear normally.
September 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Tom Cruise legit thinks that it's a good thing, to be proud of, that he bullied his makeup team - who are probably not allowed to say no to him - into working five times as fast to put on his old-man makeup every morning.
Here's a thought: just take off all the "young-man" makeup you wear normally.
Here's a thought: just take off all the "young-man" makeup you wear normally.
So is Aslan a male-presenting lion with a female voice? Artwork shows a mane.
I think that's actually kinda cool for those who truly believe God doesn't have a gender.
I think that's actually kinda cool for those who truly believe God doesn't have a gender.
September 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
So is Aslan a male-presenting lion with a female voice? Artwork shows a mane.
I think that's actually kinda cool for those who truly believe God doesn't have a gender.
I think that's actually kinda cool for those who truly believe God doesn't have a gender.
Worth the wait: My review of Resident Evil 2026, from a guy who didn't hate all the previous ones. lytrules.substack.com/p/resident-e...
Resident Evil 2026 Review: Deliver Us an Evil
Fittingly, a movie about a courier brings back the franchise goods
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September 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Worth the wait: My review of Resident Evil 2026, from a guy who didn't hate all the previous ones. lytrules.substack.com/p/resident-e...
Did the makers of the new #Transformers short "Optimus Prime: Awakening" know Peter Cullen was dying when they made it? Because it's a perfect, heartbreaking sendoff for him, right when Hasbro was starting to apologize for the Character's first death.
September 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Did the makers of the new #Transformers short "Optimus Prime: Awakening" know Peter Cullen was dying when they made it? Because it's a perfect, heartbreaking sendoff for him, right when Hasbro was starting to apologize for the Character's first death.
I'm as big a horror fan as anyone I know, so c'mon, now: Friday the 13th is not some piece of holy writ that's sacred and untouchable. It's a cheap Halloween knockoff with really shaky continuity that lucked into an iconic killer look three movies in. Fun, but not immortal canon.
September 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I'm as big a horror fan as anyone I know, so c'mon, now: Friday the 13th is not some piece of holy writ that's sacred and untouchable. It's a cheap Halloween knockoff with really shaky continuity that lucked into an iconic killer look three movies in. Fun, but not immortal canon.
Few Dem voters would say "Oh, sure they're segregationist, but we need them for a majority in the senate."
Yet they will say that about transphobes.
All Dems should ask themselves where they draw the line, and why.
Yet they will say that about transphobes.
All Dems should ask themselves where they draw the line, and why.
September 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Few Dem voters would say "Oh, sure they're segregationist, but we need them for a majority in the senate."
Yet they will say that about transphobes.
All Dems should ask themselves where they draw the line, and why.
Yet they will say that about transphobes.
All Dems should ask themselves where they draw the line, and why.
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leonardo dicaprio just broke up with 9/11
September 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
leonardo dicaprio just broke up with 9/11
Some recent essays I did for Laemmle, appreciating their newer releases, are linked here. These are not reviews with grades, but analyses of strengths. lytrules.substack.com/p/laemmle-li...
Laemmle Linkage Love: Filipinana, The Cycle of Love, Colors of Time and More
The Cycle of Love and How to Divorce During the War
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September 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Some recent essays I did for Laemmle, appreciating their newer releases, are linked here. These are not reviews with grades, but analyses of strengths. lytrules.substack.com/p/laemmle-li...
"I got the results of the test back. I definitely have breast cancer"
September 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"I got the results of the test back. I definitely have breast cancer"
I used to work for this guy. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The Investor Who’s Convinced That Pokémon Cards Will Be Currency After an Apocalypse
A chat with Peter Levin, founder of venture firm Griffin Gaming Partners, on Hollywood's forays into the trading card business and how he curates his own 500,000-plus card collection.
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September 11, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I used to work for this guy. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Muppet Wrestling Federation. JP Gross is the Vince-like promoter, Kermit is a Jim Ross-like commentator and head of talent relations. Boom. Done.
There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival.
Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on.
(Source: Deadline)
Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on.
(Source: Deadline)
September 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Muppet Wrestling Federation. JP Gross is the Vince-like promoter, Kermit is a Jim Ross-like commentator and head of talent relations. Boom. Done.
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"The mission of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program is to provide writers who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled writers, and writers over the age of 50 with the tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator." Apply below!
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Writers' Access Support Staff Training Program — The Writers Guild Foundation
The Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program is a community program initiative to support the full inclusion and employment of underrepresented groups in the television industry, providing write...
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September 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"The mission of the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program is to provide writers who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled writers, and writers over the age of 50 with the tools and education to become a writers’ assistant and script coordinator." Apply below!
www.wgfoundation.org/programs/wri...
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Here's a roundup of some of my recent listicles for TVLIne. Lots of superheroes, best NBC shows of all time, and kinda randomly, M*A*S*H lytrules.substack.com/p/tv-listicl...
TV Listicle Catchup: Super Lantern M*A*S*H, EnnnBeeeSEEEEE!
Some of my most recent features from elsewhere for your perusal
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September 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Here's a roundup of some of my recent listicles for TVLIne. Lots of superheroes, best NBC shows of all time, and kinda randomly, M*A*S*H lytrules.substack.com/p/tv-listicl...
2018 viewers: "Netflix made She-Ra too gay!"
'80s She-Ra...
'80s She-Ra...
September 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM
2018 viewers: "Netflix made She-Ra too gay!"
'80s She-Ra...
'80s She-Ra...
The original She-Ra cartoon makes so much more sense now. I never understood how the Horde could be fascists who control everything, and idiots and cowards whose stuff never works. Now I get it.
Plus season 1 ep 10 has them basically using Agent Orange on the rebels. Shit does get dark in subtext.
Plus season 1 ep 10 has them basically using Agent Orange on the rebels. Shit does get dark in subtext.
September 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The original She-Ra cartoon makes so much more sense now. I never understood how the Horde could be fascists who control everything, and idiots and cowards whose stuff never works. Now I get it.
Plus season 1 ep 10 has them basically using Agent Orange on the rebels. Shit does get dark in subtext.
Plus season 1 ep 10 has them basically using Agent Orange on the rebels. Shit does get dark in subtext.
Gorilla Monsoon-ass wanna be.
LMAO -- Mike Johnson claims of Trumpapalooza that "every seat all the way to the rafters is full" as the camera pans out and shows gobs of empty seats
September 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Gorilla Monsoon-ass wanna be.
If you want proof that "neither left NOR right" usually means right, look at all the rightists who used to champion Trey Parker and Matt Stone saying it, and finding out now that they actually meant it.
September 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
If you want proof that "neither left NOR right" usually means right, look at all the rightists who used to champion Trey Parker and Matt Stone saying it, and finding out now that they actually meant it.
She-ra just transformed her sword into an ice-maker. Even by the standards of this cartoon, that's far-fetched.
September 8, 2026 at 9:39 AM
She-ra just transformed her sword into an ice-maker. Even by the standards of this cartoon, that's far-fetched.
I'm not a Zach Cregger fan, but the last Resident Evil movie was pretty game-faithful and everyone but me hated it.
September 7, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I'm not a Zach Cregger fan, but the last Resident Evil movie was pretty game-faithful and everyone but me hated it.
If space force is gonna look like the First Order, let's be honest about its leader.
September 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If space force is gonna look like the First Order, let's be honest about its leader.
IS GOD IS now on Prime -- functions as both a Black take on Kill Bill and a horror movie that literalizes emotional scars, sick burns, and abuse into physical violence. Dunno if I love it, but I definitely like it.
September 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
IS GOD IS now on Prime -- functions as both a Black take on Kill Bill and a horror movie that literalizes emotional scars, sick burns, and abuse into physical violence. Dunno if I love it, but I definitely like it.
When I was a kid in Ireland, every single cat I had was run over by a car because of this. Keeping it indoors was never even considered.
Every. Single. Problem. In this entire story can be easily remedied by one simple solution, which is don’t fucking let your cat wander around outside completely unsupervised!
You can’t be outraged and furious about what your cat gets up to when you don’t even know where it is!
You can’t be outraged and furious about what your cat gets up to when you don’t even know where it is!
Has your cat been gaining weight and staying out at night, only to arrive home reeking of marijuana? These are just some of the signs that a neighbour is trying to entice them away ...
September 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
When I was a kid in Ireland, every single cat I had was run over by a car because of this. Keeping it indoors was never even considered.
It's good timing for the New Day to have to change their name right after a successful Spider-man movie uses it (and presumably now dominates search results)
September 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
It's good timing for the New Day to have to change their name right after a successful Spider-man movie uses it (and presumably now dominates search results)
I'm sure it's because the game's final chapter isn't done yet, but it's insane that the Poppy Playtime movie is taking so long to meet the moment that the successes of Five Nights at Freddy's and Backrooms have prepared for it.
September 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I'm sure it's because the game's final chapter isn't done yet, but it's insane that the Poppy Playtime movie is taking so long to meet the moment that the successes of Five Nights at Freddy's and Backrooms have prepared for it.
You know, King Kong was a victim and Carl Denham the real villain, so we should never have Kong be scary in a theme park situation ever.
September 2, 2026 at 10:21 PM
You know, King Kong was a victim and Carl Denham the real villain, so we should never have Kong be scary in a theme park situation ever.