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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’m ready to never hear Brian Cox say “McGriddles” again

David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ten years ago today, American Honey, Andrea Arnold's massive masterpiece about the volatile chemical reaction of youth and capitalism in the uncontained vastness of the rural US, was released in theaters

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In this episode, Tyler and I discuss a few of our least favorite cinematic things as well as Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. battleshippretension.com/episode-1019...

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In this episode, Tyler and I discuss more of our shared cinematic tastes as well as Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil. battleshippretension.com/episode-1018...

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In this episode, Tyler and I discuss our shared cinematic tastes as well as Simon Glassman’s Buffet Infinity. battleshippretension.com/episode-1017...

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

*coming to after having fainted* “I’m sorry. I thought I heard you say Digger was not good.”

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Limited myself to one entry per director. I guess most of my favorite Hitchcock movies are American. I do love The Lady Vanishes, though. Black Narcissus Brief Encounter The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Distant Voices, Still Lives The Souvenir I & II

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just a remember of what rape can entail after the fact: permanent psychological damage. Permanent physical damage and disability. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical care, relocation fees, lost work, lost educational opportunity. A marred reputation. Broken trust, lost relationships.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What about her future? What about how hard she worked to be there? What is to become of her life now? What process of justice could possibly right these wrongs? And how much more will she lose in the process of trying to get it? How much more of this are we all supposed to tolerate?

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 28/09/2026

The GOP is an opposition party even when it's in power, the idea that they are the perpetual underdog is central to their internal mythology and can't be disturbed by facts or the results of elections. It's also why they're bad at, you know, governing.

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wait, Tom Cruise AND Jason Sudeikis are in this movie?!

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I count down our top five movies of 1952. battleshippretension.com/patreon-top-...

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week on the Patreon, Tyler and I discuss universally beloved celebrities. battleshippretension.com/patreon-univ...

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In this episode, Tyler and I discuss our personal guidelines for recommending movies as well as Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada. battleshippretension.com/episode-1016...

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Natalie and I insult Joey with Amy Green in “The One Where Rachel’s Sister Babysits” and also watch Mystery Diners season nine, episode two, “Deli Drama.” battleshippretension.com/the-one-wher...

Friends, “The One Where Rachel’s Sister Babysits”

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just as you're thinking, "There's no way Meadow Soprano listens to Girls Against Boys," she sits up and, BAM!, Ulver jump scare

A Girls Against Boys poster on Meadow Soprano's bedroom wall

An Ulver poster on Meadow Soprano's bedroom wall

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Okay, fine, since you won't stop asking: Adventure Time The Affair Halt and Catch Fire Hannibal How To with John Wilson Joe Pera Talks with You Lost Mad Men My Brilliant Friend Reservation Dogs

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If the rule is that the show had to premiere in the 21st century, then the third season of Twin Peaks has no business being on this list. Also, you don’t get to pick just one season of True Detective. Cheating, imo

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is kind of the whole idea of the femme fatale but I’ll pick a favorite:

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Watching the new trailer for "You Can See Everything" and... I think they should stick to calling it the official name, "RogerEbert.com".

A frame from the trailer for "You Can See Everything" (2016) with a quote "Like no other film I've ever experienced" attributed to "Roger Ebert"

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chris @yrpalchris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

all I can say about the ubiquity of Choosin' Texas is that I, a 40 year old who doesn't really listen to radio, had heard it plenty by the time Waxahatchee and Lenderman covered it five months ago, so I dunno, I don't think 'well I've never heard it so how can it be popular!' stands up in court

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Waxahatchee & MJ Lenderman live in Atlanta (4/13/26) - Choosin’ Texas (Ella Langley Cover)

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Minor downside of the “always on film” policy is that you get the theatrical version of In the Cut and not the more salacious, unrated home video edit

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Acting the Fulemin @actingthefulemin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

there are 70 million people for whom this is the biggest song in the world. they watch comedies called like "Wives of Jim" that have run for nine seasons. they're usually pretty affable in person. in 2024 they severed the fate of humanity because of egg prices

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The worst thing we've done is made fame a middle class job, instead of the toxic runoff of actual accomplishment.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The ship at the start is too big, showing it all is a waste of the audience’s time

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sportswriters: Team owners own teams, not players. I don’t wanna read about “Dylan Larkin’s owner” or whatever

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just learned of Patricio Guzmán's death. An uncompromising wielder of cinema as a rhetorical weapon. Dedicated his life to telling the story of his country. His is a vision of patriotism to which I aspire. RIP

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rafael Manuel's Filipiñana is amazing. Yes, it's a class satire but it's not content to stop at listing societal ills. It also questions how they are enforced and maintained by the oppressors and the oppressed alike and wonders what small things could undo them

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I would love to read some deep reporting on things like the Converse ad, the Target Halloween ad, even the Good Good/Callaway ad

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It seems almost impossible that Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s DAU is an actual, completed film that I’m going to be able to watch someday. I saw 4 back in the days of physical Netflix DVDs and became fascinated by this project shortly after. Close to twenty years ago! Can’t believe it

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If we don’t want AI to destroy humanity, we should be shaming and bullying it while it’s young so it lacks the self-confidence to follow through on anything. This will work, I assure you

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

God, I’m gonna end up watching both these fucking Gibney movies this year, aren’t I

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Cobwebs fall on an old skipping record, indeed!

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

PTA’s version of The Odyssey would’ve been called One Paddle After Another

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Jurassic times call for jurassic parks

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Apparently, no one at THR has seen Sean Penn’s short film where Ernest Borgnine’s sad little windowsill plant finally gets some sunlight because of the towers falling

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another morgan @mheslin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

important to remember all of our heroes today

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Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...

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Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’

‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ozzie Motherfucking Smith. Still my favorite baseball player of all time

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And if we defeat communism you'll receive a check from the government

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David Bax @daveypretension.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You’d think that the upside of rebooting something would be that the whole premise part is already figured out for you

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