Seth
@papa-sharku.bsky.social
CSULB Marine Biology B.S. ‘22. Best known as “That shark guy”. Twitter refugee, Nanotyrannus advocate, Star Wars/Tolkien/comics fan, DM, Rays and Rams fan, deist. 🦈
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed in #HouseOfTheDragon Season 3. Not because it deviates from the source material - which is literally all unreliable narration! - but because it’s simply not a well-executed series any longer. The high highs just don’t outweigh the low lows. Grade: B-/C+
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August 10, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed in #HouseOfTheDragon Season 3. Not because it deviates from the source material - which is literally all unreliable narration! - but because it’s simply not a well-executed series any longer. The high highs just don’t outweigh the low lows. Grade: B-/C+
#SpiderManBrandNewDay is comfortably my favorite of the franchise, and perhaps one of the best superhero films ever. The writing is stunningly top-notch and the direction is fantastic, but critically the performances by Holland, Sink, Zendaya, and Bernthal are pitch-perfect. A true marvel. Grade: A+
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August 1, 2026 at 10:37 PM
#SpiderManBrandNewDay is comfortably my favorite of the franchise, and perhaps one of the best superhero films ever. The writing is stunningly top-notch and the direction is fantastic, but critically the performances by Holland, Sink, Zendaya, and Bernthal are pitch-perfect. A true marvel. Grade: A+
#TheOdyssey is an epic masterwork, in stark contrast to all Greek myth adaptations before it due to its ability to capture the scale of the tale *and* its truest themes. Nolan has done it yet again, and so have Damon, Hathaway, Holland and Pattinson especially. A triumph worthy of Homer. Grade: A+
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July 19, 2026 at 3:54 AM
#TheOdyssey is an epic masterwork, in stark contrast to all Greek myth adaptations before it due to its ability to capture the scale of the tale *and* its truest themes. Nolan has done it yet again, and so have Damon, Hathaway, Holland and Pattinson especially. A triumph worthy of Homer. Grade: A+
#MastersOfTheUniverse is another boatload of summer fun, a great ride that knows exactly what type of movie it is. I’ll say though, it works as well as it does because of the performances, particularly from Nicholas Galitzine as the himbo that everybody needed right now. I had a good time. Grade: B+
June 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#MastersOfTheUniverse is another boatload of summer fun, a great ride that knows exactly what type of movie it is. I’ll say though, it works as well as it does because of the performances, particularly from Nicholas Galitzine as the himbo that everybody needed right now. I had a good time. Grade: B+
#TheMandalorianAndGrogu is a ton of fun, not a masterwork by any means but a more than solid continuation of the series. It’s a family romp as Lucas surely would approve of outside of the Skywalker saga, anchored by great performances from Pascal and yes, Grogu. See it for a good time. Grade: A-
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May 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
#TheMandalorianAndGrogu is a ton of fun, not a masterwork by any means but a more than solid continuation of the series. It’s a family romp as Lucas surely would approve of outside of the Skywalker saga, anchored by great performances from Pascal and yes, Grogu. See it for a good time. Grade: A-
#DaredevilBornAgain S2 is an excellent progression of the MCU’s street level saga, and doesn’t shy away from bold decisions that heavily alter its status quo. As usual the performances by Cox and D’Onofrio are incredible, the load-bearing pillars of the series. Brutal and brilliant. Grade: A
May 16, 2026 at 4:22 AM
#DaredevilBornAgain S2 is an excellent progression of the MCU’s street level saga, and doesn’t shy away from bold decisions that heavily alter its status quo. As usual the performances by Cox and D’Onofrio are incredible, the load-bearing pillars of the series. Brutal and brilliant. Grade: A
#MaulShadowLord Season 1 is the best season of animated Star Wars since the triumph that was The Clone Wars S7. The artistry behind this show is incredible from top to bottom. Every frame is (often literally) a painting, and Sam Witwer deserves an Emmy for his performance. A masterwork. Grade: A+
May 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
#MaulShadowLord Season 1 is the best season of animated Star Wars since the triumph that was The Clone Wars S7. The artistry behind this show is incredible from top to bottom. Every frame is (often literally) a painting, and Sam Witwer deserves an Emmy for his performance. A masterwork. Grade: A+
#TheWreckingCrew is a boatload of fun, a genuinely great buddy comedy that would have worked a whole hell of a lot better in theaters. Still, Momoa and Batista make a shockingly good pair and work extremely well together. Actually interesting plot too. Worth a shot if you’ve got Prime. Grade: A-
January 31, 2026 at 6:06 AM
#TheWreckingCrew is a boatload of fun, a genuinely great buddy comedy that would have worked a whole hell of a lot better in theaters. Still, Momoa and Batista make a shockingly good pair and work extremely well together. Actually interesting plot too. Worth a shot if you’ve got Prime. Grade: A-
#TheRip is a genuinely well crafted film, a shocker in the era of Netflix putting out almost nothing but stinkers. Damon and Affleck’s relationship, both in front of and behind the camera, is most of why it works so well, but the rest of the cast is excellent. Very much worth a watch. Grade: A-
January 18, 2026 at 6:48 AM
#TheRip is a genuinely well crafted film, a shocker in the era of Netflix putting out almost nothing but stinkers. Damon and Affleck’s relationship, both in front of and behind the camera, is most of why it works so well, but the rest of the cast is excellent. Very much worth a watch. Grade: A-
#Anaconda is certainly as schlocky as its inspiration, but it does have a degree of charm to it. Paul Rudd and Jack Black, and especially Thandiwe Newton, are the main sources of that. It has some solid laughs and not-so-solid scares but is enjoyable enough. I’m a bit split on the Grade: C+/B-
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December 27, 2025 at 5:23 AM
#Anaconda is certainly as schlocky as its inspiration, but it does have a degree of charm to it. Paul Rudd and Jack Black, and especially Thandiwe Newton, are the main sources of that. It has some solid laughs and not-so-solid scares but is enjoyable enough. I’m a bit split on the Grade: C+/B-
#RentalFamily is one of the best films of the year, a genuinely heartfelt emotional rollercoaster in which every performance shines. Brendan Fraser especially is yet again a revelation. It’s also shot beautifully and a truly brilliant window into Japanese culture. This is a classic, folks. Grade: A+
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December 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#RentalFamily is one of the best films of the year, a genuinely heartfelt emotional rollercoaster in which every performance shines. Brendan Fraser especially is yet again a revelation. It’s also shot beautifully and a truly brilliant window into Japanese culture. This is a classic, folks. Grade: A+
#TheRunningMan is better than I expected! Though it’s played out with the dystopia, as everything is that lately (including reality!), it has fine aesthetics. More importantly the performances, especially Powell, Brolin, and a surprising Michael Cera and Lee Pace, are great. A fun ride. Grade: B+
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November 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
#TheRunningMan is better than I expected! Though it’s played out with the dystopia, as everything is that lately (including reality!), it has fine aesthetics. More importantly the performances, especially Powell, Brolin, and a surprising Michael Cera and Lee Pace, are great. A fun ride. Grade: B+
#GoodFortune is a solid comedy with an equally solid and relatable message. Keanu Reeves and, to my genuine surprise, Aziz Ansari are both fairly fantastic throughout, and sell the emotional crux well. Seth Rogen is also hilarious and strong in more thoughtful moments too. Worth a watch. Grade: A-
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
#GoodFortune is a solid comedy with an equally solid and relatable message. Keanu Reeves and, to my genuine surprise, Aziz Ansari are both fairly fantastic throughout, and sell the emotional crux well. Seth Rogen is also hilarious and strong in more thoughtful moments too. Worth a watch. Grade: A-
I’ve been bad about movie reviews of late. Two coming down the pipe right now…
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I’ve been bad about movie reviews of late. Two coming down the pipe right now…
Would be a real shame if every single person everywhere shared this image that the President definitely doesn’t want you to see #TrumpIsEpstein’sBFF
September 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Would be a real shame if every single person everywhere shared this image that the President definitely doesn’t want you to see #TrumpIsEpstein’sBFF
Update: yeah, we got that one-two punch. One truly intimate and beautifully written picture, and one cinematic epic with unreal visuals. Both all about family with perfect casts who nail every element. Thank goodness!
I also think that the film, despite being somewhat disconnected in its main plot, does a shockingly good job of tying together basically every Phase 4 and 5 storyline and leading right into Fantastic Four. I’m hoping we get the one-two punch there that restarts the heart of the MCU. Great stuff.
July 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Update: yeah, we got that one-two punch. One truly intimate and beautifully written picture, and one cinematic epic with unreal visuals. Both all about family with perfect casts who nail every element. Thank goodness!
#TheFantasticFourFirstSteps is the love letter to Marvel’s First Family that we’ve been waiting decades for. It’s beautiful in ways the MCU (more accurately MCM?) hasn’t been in a while, in both the on-screen visuals and the writing and performances. The cast is pitch-perfect! I need more. Grade: A
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July 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#TheFantasticFourFirstSteps is the love letter to Marvel’s First Family that we’ve been waiting decades for. It’s beautiful in ways the MCU (more accurately MCM?) hasn’t been in a while, in both the on-screen visuals and the writing and performances. The cast is pitch-perfect! I need more. Grade: A
This is an unbelievable breach of aquarium ethics that ought to be roundly condemned. Georgia Aquarium’s mantas are all rescues from ACCIDENTAL capture by fishermen - SeaWorld Abu Dhabi has absolutely no excuse to be operating in this fashion. www.local10.com/news/local/2...
South Florida company’s capture of protected manta ray sparks outrage: ‘That animal was in pain’
A video is blowing up on social media of an protected giant manta ray being taken from the waters off the Florida Panhandle and a South Florida-based company is behind the controversial catch.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is an unbelievable breach of aquarium ethics that ought to be roundly condemned. Georgia Aquarium’s mantas are all rescues from ACCIDENTAL capture by fishermen - SeaWorld Abu Dhabi has absolutely no excuse to be operating in this fashion. www.local10.com/news/local/2...
#Superman is a triumph, another revitalization of comic book cinema by James Gunn. While it does sometimes get a bit tied up in worldbuilding, it’s worth it for the lived-in universe they’ve crafted. Corenswet and Brosnahan are perfect castings and Hoult may be even more so. Bring me more! Grade: A
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July 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#Superman is a triumph, another revitalization of comic book cinema by James Gunn. While it does sometimes get a bit tied up in worldbuilding, it’s worth it for the lived-in universe they’ve crafted. Corenswet and Brosnahan are perfect castings and Hoult may be even more so. Bring me more! Grade: A
#CriminalMindsEvolution S3 is without a doubt the worst season of TV I’ve EVER watched. It is irredeemably, unbelievably poor in all facets save for one or two performances. I’ve wondered before if ChatGPT had a hand in writing it, but that may be insulting even artificial intelligence. Grade: F
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July 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
#CriminalMindsEvolution S3 is without a doubt the worst season of TV I’ve EVER watched. It is irredeemably, unbelievably poor in all facets save for one or two performances. I’ve wondered before if ChatGPT had a hand in writing it, but that may be insulting even artificial intelligence. Grade: F
#Ironheart is a fascinating take on Marvel’s stories as much more of an antihero narrative. Dominique Thorne gives a compelling, multifaceted performance as a tortured genius, and while all the writing isn’t perfect, the payoff is excellent. My hope is that it’ll be followed up on. Grade: A-
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July 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#Ironheart is a fascinating take on Marvel’s stories as much more of an antihero narrative. Dominique Thorne gives a compelling, multifaceted performance as a tortured genius, and while all the writing isn’t perfect, the payoff is excellent. My hope is that it’ll be followed up on. Grade: A-
#F1 is one of the better sports movies recently, due to legitimately great performances from Pitt, Idris, Bardem, and Condon (also special shoutout to Tobias Menzies!). The VFX are very impressive, but no denying the plot is formulaic and it's not Zimmer's best score. Generally fun/good. Grade: B+
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July 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#F1 is one of the better sports movies recently, due to legitimately great performances from Pitt, Idris, Bardem, and Condon (also special shoutout to Tobias Menzies!). The VFX are very impressive, but no denying the plot is formulaic and it's not Zimmer's best score. Generally fun/good. Grade: B+
Okay so, Jon Bernthal as Menelaus is actually a fantastic casting choice that I really didn’t expect. Figured they go the easy route and have him play someone like Ares. But Menelaus, a rough-around-the-edges but generally decent-ish guy by Ancient Greek standards, really fits. #TheOdyssey
July 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Okay so, Jon Bernthal as Menelaus is actually a fantastic casting choice that I really didn’t expect. Figured they go the easy route and have him play someone like Ares. But Menelaus, a rough-around-the-edges but generally decent-ish guy by Ancient Greek standards, really fits. #TheOdyssey
Speaking of inspired casting choices
July 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Speaking of inspired casting choices
New attacks on Zohran Mamdani are coming from both the right (racist as always) and certain individuals in the center-left of the Democratic Party. The latter are more frustrating as they are trying to defend Jews, but we don't need defense from a man who doesn't want to hurt us.
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
New attacks on Zohran Mamdani are coming from both the right (racist as always) and certain individuals in the center-left of the Democratic Party. The latter are more frustrating as they are trying to defend Jews, but we don't need defense from a man who doesn't want to hurt us.