Manuel in 10589 Berlin
@manuel10589.bsky.social
Formerly known as Grumpy Frog on Tw.
Film programmer and critic (in my household).
Motto: The grass is always greener…
Support Ukraine. 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 “Don’t be a Republican”
Film programmer and critic (in my household).
Motto: The grass is always greener…
Support Ukraine. 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 “Don’t be a Republican”
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AI is an unregulated emergency on every level--academia, art, national security, privacy, the environment, faith in journalism, and on and on and on--and deriding those who are desperately trying to pull the handbrake as we go over the cliff as alarmists will not age well (if we get to age at all).
October 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
AI is an unregulated emergency on every level--academia, art, national security, privacy, the environment, faith in journalism, and on and on and on--and deriding those who are desperately trying to pull the handbrake as we go over the cliff as alarmists will not age well (if we get to age at all).
Great (spoiler filled) review.
We decided to hold my Digger review until after the first wave of critical responses had gone up, so I would be free to "spoil" the early twist that basically sets up the film's premise. Rarely has such an unpleasant movie to sit through been such a blast to write about: slate.com/culture/2026...
Tom Cruise’s Big New Movie Isn’t What It Appears. It’s Something Much Worse.
Digger has a huge twist. It’s a disaster of almost apocalyptic proportions.
slate.com
October 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Great (spoiler filled) review.
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So I get on the L train at 14th at 2am after a very nice party in Manhattan. Train is clean, bright, plenty of people but still plenty of space. There's a young woman stretched out fast asleep on one of the rows of seats. I think hey, good for her, and sit down nearby.
October 2, 2026 at 6:48 AM
So I get on the L train at 14th at 2am after a very nice party in Manhattan. Train is clean, bright, plenty of people but still plenty of space. There's a young woman stretched out fast asleep on one of the rows of seats. I think hey, good for her, and sit down nearby.
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While we wait to see if Digger gets Tom Cruise an Oscar, here's an essay I wrote about his three Academy Award nominations, his hard turn away from that early quest, his strengths and weaknesses, and the limits of "intensity." A decade later, I think it still applies. grantland.com/hollywood-pr...
» Cruise’s Oscar Years: One Decade. Three Nominations. Myriad Lessons.
grantland.com
September 19, 2026 at 4:09 AM
While we wait to see if Digger gets Tom Cruise an Oscar, here's an essay I wrote about his three Academy Award nominations, his hard turn away from that early quest, his strengths and weaknesses, and the limits of "intensity." A decade later, I think it still applies. grantland.com/hollywood-pr...
Insane. What a brand killer. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
BMW Owners Angry ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Ads Are Suddenly in Their Cars: “F*** This”
BMW's "special surprise" partnership with Sony-Marvel is getting some backlash online: "Insanely dystopian."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
August 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Insane. What a brand killer. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Ya know, some of us care about nature, eat healthfully, believe in the fact-based (and spiritual!) benefits of exercise, avoid fast food and are skeptical of Big Pharma while *also* believing in science! And we can do all this without embracing dangerous, destructive anti-reality bullshit.
A lot of people in public health believe that MAHA is “nothing more than a subversive anti-vaccine, anti-science syndicate,” but the movement is an opportunity that the public-health sector “cannot afford to squander,” Craig Spencer argues:
Public Health Needs MAHA
The field must swallow its pride and admit where the insurgent movement is right.
bit.ly
July 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ya know, some of us care about nature, eat healthfully, believe in the fact-based (and spiritual!) benefits of exercise, avoid fast food and are skeptical of Big Pharma while *also* believing in science! And we can do all this without embracing dangerous, destructive anti-reality bullshit.
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This is genuinely evil. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...
Pete Buttigieg Says He Was Separated From His Children After ‘Swatting’ Tip
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This is genuinely evil. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...
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This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious.
Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
substack.com
June 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out:
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
June 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out:
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully.
Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
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Happy birthday @cher !
Welcome to the 80's. 😉
Welcome to the 80's. 😉
May 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Happy birthday @cher !
Welcome to the 80's. 😉
Welcome to the 80's. 😉
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The message this sends is that if you plan violent acts on behalf of President Trump, he will do everything in his power to make sure you see no consequences.
GOVT ASKS DC CIRCUIT TO VACATE CONVICTIONS AND REMAND FOR DISMISSAL IN OATH KEEPERS AND PROUD BOYS CASES. Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, everybody. ...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
April 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The message this sends is that if you plan violent acts on behalf of President Trump, he will do everything in his power to make sure you see no consequences.
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While Trump's assertion that "a whole civilization will die tonight" represents a discrete threat of genocide against Iran, the fact that it comes from a U.S. president, while Congress does nothing, actually represents a broader civilizational collapse — whether he follows through or not.
April 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
While Trump's assertion that "a whole civilization will die tonight" represents a discrete threat of genocide against Iran, the fact that it comes from a U.S. president, while Congress does nothing, actually represents a broader civilizational collapse — whether he follows through or not.
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Donald Trump is an unhinged warmonger and war criminal using violence for personal gain and profit, while innocent people pay the price.
Congress must reconvene to pass the War Powers Resolution. The 25th Amendment must also be invoked. Congress has to do our damn job. War powers and Impeachment.
Congress must reconvene to pass the War Powers Resolution. The 25th Amendment must also be invoked. Congress has to do our damn job. War powers and Impeachment.
April 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Donald Trump is an unhinged warmonger and war criminal using violence for personal gain and profit, while innocent people pay the price.
Congress must reconvene to pass the War Powers Resolution. The 25th Amendment must also be invoked. Congress has to do our damn job. War powers and Impeachment.
Congress must reconvene to pass the War Powers Resolution. The 25th Amendment must also be invoked. Congress has to do our damn job. War powers and Impeachment.
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We claim to want the Europeans to step and take responsibility for Ukraine... and then we go and back the country blocking them from spending $100bn on Ukraine. 🤔
April 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
We claim to want the Europeans to step and take responsibility for Ukraine... and then we go and back the country blocking them from spending $100bn on Ukraine. 🤔
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Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
April 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
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He means it this time.
April 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
He means it this time.
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Constitutional lawyer here. I don't think it would violate the Constitution for the VP/Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, but the intended constitutional remedy for this behavior is impeachment & removal. The fact that that remedy is politically impossible is a scandal and a crisis.
If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment.
This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
April 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Constitutional lawyer here. I don't think it would violate the Constitution for the VP/Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, but the intended constitutional remedy for this behavior is impeachment & removal. The fact that that remedy is politically impossible is a scandal and a crisis.
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Because the president of the United States is the dumbest motherfucker on the planet.
It's just that simple.
It's just that simple.
March 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Because the president of the United States is the dumbest motherfucker on the planet.
It's just that simple.
It's just that simple.
Must-read.
March 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Must-read.
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You can just say things.
February 28, 2026 at 8:21 AM
You can just say things.
Fantastic interview.
a few months ago, i talked to Tony Kushner for an hour and a half about Munich
Even Tony Kushner Warned Steven Spielberg About Making ‘Munich’
Kushner—who cowrote the screenplay for Spielberg’s controversial, eerily prescient film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—recalls telling the director, “You do understand that we’re going to get ...
www.gq.com
February 26, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Fantastic interview.