Reposted by Chris WilliamsChris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 19hTHE SOCIAL RECKONING tells an important story, but it already feels dated and never rises above aggressively fine. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/review-the...chrisicisms.substack.comReview: The Social ReckoningA competent, if unremarkable, journalism story that can’t keep pace with reality. 011
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 19hTHE SOCIAL RECKONING tells an important story, but it already feels dated and never rises above aggressively fine. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/review-the...chrisicisms.substack.comReview: The Social ReckoningA competent, if unremarkable, journalism story that can’t keep pace with reality. 011
Reposted by Chris WilliamsKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Theory: this SI thing is not basic Trump stupidity. This is a rebrand that the tech bros washed through Trump because AI sucks and they need to change the narrative so they got him to say it out loud and now they can all jump in and be like “yeah actually he’s right” 3441758
Reposted by Chris WilliamsJason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 07/10/2026Couldn't have staged this for a better comic payoff 28413
Reposted by Chris Williamsbritt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 07/10/2026spoken like a true hollywood plant whose box office returns have yet to justify the investment. buddy, i don't think you can afford to be the Ed Sheeran of movies 1211217
Reposted by Chris WilliamsHandy Devine 🇵🇸🏴 @almightybob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hemingway eat your heart out 253036730
Reposted by Chris WilliamsA.A. Dowd @aadowd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Universal has a good opportunity to become the last standing dream factory. Lure away talent (like they did with Nolan), snatch up excised visionaries, become the alternative to the Skydance slop machine on the way. 1129487
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026They combine to create a Battleworld in your colon! 040
Reposted by Chris WilliamsDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026He can just do his cute, cozy, artsy thing, secure in the knowledge that he's not at risk of being wiped out by a single health problem or economic downturn. He's got a fulfilling life without constantly scrabbling to grow & get bigger. Imagine having nice things. 🥲 718520
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026They forgot the "train your replacement" bullet point. 100
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026That said, I do support the big swing. I don't enjoy the movie, but I appreciate someone doing this, and it won't happen again under Ellison. 110
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026There is a really interesting idea in this that I don't think works. The movie's sound design is assaultive, and I think Inarritu's worst instincts come out to play (everyone screams the movie's themes). 210
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Had a great time chatting with @mousterpiece.bsky.social and @scottrenshaw.bsky.social about Pocahontas! 021
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm glad Iñárritu and Tom Cruise took a big swing with DIGGER. I just wish they didn't keep swinging at pots and pans to create one of the most abrasive and unpleasant movie experiences I've ever had. Some interesting ideas, but it never fully works. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/review-dig...chrisicisms.substack.comReview: DiggerI’m afraid you’re just too darn loud. 110
Reposted by Chris Williamslaura - yscmab out now on steam!! @freezydorito.lol · 03/10/2026movie about a time traveler going back to 1999 to convince everybody working in y2k prevention to just let the computers die 338589
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026PARKS AND RECREATION'S Jim O' Heir is really funny in PREMARITAL, which I assumed was a run-of-the-mill faith-based comedy until the f-bombs kicked in. It's not perfect, but there's a lot more to chew on than I initially assumed. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/premarital...chrisicisms.substack.comSaturday coffee: ‘Premarital’ finds laughs in the messiness of performative evangelicalismJim O’ Heir fronts sharp comedy about modern faith. 000
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I also feel this way about The Bride from earlier this year. I hate every minute that movie screamed its nothingness in my face, but I also would rather have 100 more of those than 100 more Scream 7's. 010
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don't hate Digger but I do think it's highly unpleasant and not nearly as smart as it wants us to believe, but @markharris.bsky.social is also right. I'm glad that there are swings like this, even if it's a whiff. 111
Reposted by Chris WilliamsRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit 467144862896
Reposted by Chris WilliamsJames Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Our model goes to 11 07511
Reposted by Chris WilliamsJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 02/10/2026AVENGERS: GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES 0303
Reposted by Chris WilliamsGremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Skydance Studios: You'll Believe A Ship Can Sink 418823
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Six major deaths...I mean, we already know 7 Marvel X-Men actors are showing up (Charles Xavier, Magneto, Beast, Cyclops, Gambit, Mystique and Nightcrawler) and they're rebooting the X-Men...so, let's just say Channing Tatum gets to stay around and we can probably see where this is going. 020
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year's documentary PREDATORS is still the best unpacking of the murkiness behind TO CATCH A PREDATOR. But PRIMETIME is an interesting and superbly acted exploration of the psychology behind the ambition and exploitation. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/review-pri...chrisicisms.substack.comReview: PrimetimeOr: How to sell your soul and beat ‘Lost.’ 010
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Full review later, but I will let Huey Lewis share my initial thoughts on DIGGER:static.klipy.comToo Loud Back To The Future - Principal StricklandALT: Too Loud Back To The Future - Principal Strickland 000
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not me! This is a weird and fun bad movie, but oof does it just bounce off me. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/halloween-...chrisicisms.substack.com‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ is bonkersI’m still not sure whether this is a trick or a treat 110
Reposted by Chris WilliamsRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156165015562
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026He'd run out of tattoo space after three episodes of THE WIRE. 010
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comTop Men Raiders Top Men Raiders Of The Lost ArkALT: Top Men Raiders Top Men Raiders Of The Lost Ark 000
Reposted by Chris WilliamsChris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As someone who grew up swimming in the waters of evangelical subculture and is still unpacking that baggage, I was moved and grateful for the new documentary, SAFE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/review-saf...chrisicisms.substack.com‘Safe for the Whole Family – How to Make a Christian Superstar’ is long overdueA reckoning for CCM and the commoditization of faith. 002
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I live about 30 minutes from Ann Arbor, but Literati is great, and we always stop in when we're down there! 010
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As someone who grew up swimming in the waters of evangelical subculture and is still unpacking that baggage, I was moved and grateful for the new documentary, SAFE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/review-saf...chrisicisms.substack.com‘Safe for the Whole Family – How to Make a Christian Superstar’ is long overdueA reckoning for CCM and the commoditization of faith. 002
Reposted by Chris WilliamsNute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yup, absolutely. I think it’s wrong to treat the Iran War as simply one bad error that happened to the Trump Admin rather than the entirely logical consequence of the way it operates. If it wasn’t Iran, it would almost certainly have been something else 51298186
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It was a lot of fun to revisit AVENGERS ENDGAME this weekend, but it doesn't make me any less skeptical that they can pull off DOOMSDAY. chrisicisms.substack.com/p/avengers-e...chrisicisms.substack.comAVENGERS ENDGAME still rips, but I’m still worried about DOOMSDAYMarvel is trying to make it 2019 again through science or magic 010
Reposted by Chris Williamsthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026we really need to start calling out these conservative christians for just straight up not believing in christianity. if you don’t believe christian teaching, nobody is forcing you to call yourself a christian! free yourself! 562003228
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The "Avengers, assemble" moment is still a knockout. And I was really moved seeing Chadwick Boseman again. 010
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I spent most of it asking myself "Wait, am I excited about DOOMSDAY now?"...and then that "new" ending retriggered my cynicism 100
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Which, given that ENDGAME is about being unable to reckon with and move on from failure, so you have to go back and change the past...is maybe appropriate? 000
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This "encore" feels like an acknowledgement of that. "Pay no attention to the last seven years -- except Spider-Man, I guess. We're going back to what you loved -- see, it's all seeded in Endgame (now)." 100
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I had enough fun with ENDGAME that, sure, I'll hope DOOMSDAY can recapture the magic. And maybe it will! But that original MCU run was so character-focused and had an overarching (if sloppy) story building through it. The multiverse saga is more films in less time and much, much less cohesive. 100
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The post-credit scene is about what I expected, but much shorter and - again - undoes what that original post-credit effect in ENDGAME was celebrating. 100
Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The two mid-credits scenes are...fine, although I wouldn't be surprised if the first was originally filmed and meant for BRAND NEW DAY and then held on to for this special release. But, they're...fine. Typical unspectacular mid-credit scenes. 100
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