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Ryan Whatever

@silberwhatever.com
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analog kid furthering romance and intellect over brute force and cynicism. Currently: Host, Pay Attention, 007 podcast; Staff Writer, MovieJawn; Member, Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Links to my newsletter and more: linktr.ee/silberwhatever (he/him)

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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 29/09/2026
I enjoyed it a lot!
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Doctor Sleepytime Tea @ailite.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
One year ago today I did some thinking and decided that Eddington was actually a really great movie
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Pay Attention, 007 @payattention007pod.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
For our September episode, PA007 is rereleasing our bonus episode “Bond Imitators of the ‘60s” from last year. This was previously only available on the MovieJawn.com Patreon. Films covered: Our Man Flint (1966) The Silencers (1966) O.K. Connery aka Operation Kid Brother (1967)
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TRUDY CABBAGEPATCH @chickentendi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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Picture of a TV with Willem Dafoe saying “You know, I’m something of a scientist myself” in Spider-Man.
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Pay Attention, 007 @payattention007pod.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“Ho ho ho, now I have a second missile pen.” - @silberwhatever.com We’ve been playing 007 First Light again. 🖊️
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 08/08/2026
Yeah I thought about that too
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Dan Cassino @dancassino.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Figures I knew would be in “The Divine Comedy”: Thomas Aquinas Homer Figures I was surprised to find in “The Divine Comedy”: Odysseus King Wenceslaus Count Uggolino Figure that led me to say “Oh, no,” when he was introduced in the Inferno portion of “The Divine Comedy”: The Prophet Mohammed
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jourdain searles @judysquirrels.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
the essay that birthed this book proposal I’ve been working on for way too long: jourdainsearles.com/b-word/fcr5d...
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Her Neck, Her Back: The Past and Future of Women’s Orgasms Onscreen — jourdain searles
Originally published in Bitch Media on 2/25/2019
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 08/08/2026
The weirdest part of this whole trend is that menus like this don’t need pictures
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 08/08/2026
Make your own list 😝
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 08/08/2026
Fave horror film from each year of the 80s: 80: THE SHINING 81: MY BLOODY VALENTINE 82: POLTERGEIST 83: THE KEEP 84: GREMLINS 85: RE-ANIMATOR 86: DEAD END DRIVE-IN 87: NEAR DARK 88: THE BLOB 89: GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 07/08/2026
New episode!
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Simon Abrams @simonsaybrams.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
And when there was only set of foot prints that’s when I SPIDER BLOOD SPIDER BLOOD RADIOACTIVE SPIDER BLOOD
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 07/08/2026
He know what boring is when he sees it
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 07/08/2026
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 07/08/2026
"Beautiful Stranger" is my fave Madonna song
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 07/08/2026
A tragedy.
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Curb Your Malthusiasm @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I think the entirety of England should be nuked for how they pronounce "St. John-Smythe," personally
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 07/08/2026
New episode of my James Bond podcast!
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 06/08/2026
Thanks, Kevin. Things will hopefully turn around soon
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 06/08/2026
This is the longest I’ve gone without writing regularly since I was 14 or 15. It’s not that I’ve lost interest in writing, it’s just that being in survival mode makes it hard for my brain to create coherent essays. I barely have time to relax let alone dreaming up ideas, researching, and writing.
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TRUDY CABBAGEPATCH @chickentendi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
@silberwhatever.com describes him as being a Himalayan salt lamp.
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All Hallows' Genevieve @gennyradosti.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
me when my husband wants to watch a horror movie after 10 PM with me
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Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport @rosaliekicks.com · 05/08/2026
I am back! with my picks for week two of @tcmtv.bsky.social's Summer Under The Stars What are you watching? #TCMparty
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 05/08/2026
She was good in DISCLOSURE DAY at least!
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
when father is doing his stupid work instead of paying attention to you
orange cat laying dramatically on his back with his paw over his face
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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Down to the last *5* Richies!
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The AsimovCast @asimovcast.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Final in this year's Hugo season, Tessa and @lozymandias.bsky.social recap the best Novel nominees: A Drop of Corruption Death of the Author Shroud The Everlasting The Incandescent The Raven Scholar asimovcast.podbean.com/e/asimovcast...
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AsimovCast Season 4 2026 - Hugos Best Novel | The AsimovCast
Welcome to The AsimovCast! Shorts bursts of joy, thoughtfulness and inspiration from the works of Isaac Asimov. Follow me @asimovcast on BlueSky and Instagram. E-mail to asimovcast@gmail.com. Thanks t...
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Spider-Man box-office is...how do you even talk about a $350M US opening ? For a movie starring a guy who also has a major role in the country's #2 movie, which has grossed $400M in 3 weeks? To quote Olivia Colman's Oscar speech, I kind of hope you're watching, this is not gonna happen again.
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 02/08/2026
boxd.it/19t8G
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 02/08/2026
boxd.it/19t8G
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Matt Parent (They/Them) @mattparent.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Spiderman 4, FF First Steps and Thunderbolts* have the same problem which is they’re very fun and I really just wish we’d get directed sequels instead of a movie directed by the 2026 AI pilled Russos.
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David Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 01/08/2026
I also dislike Colossus. And Kitty’s best love interests are all women
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/08/2026
There is a certain level of obtuseness in (some) "AI" apologists when they flounce up to point out what "AI" is good for in science, etc, while eliding the fact that almost none of that use is driving the current market capitalization, environmental degradation and resource hogging of the field
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 01/08/2026
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 01/08/2026
Agreed on all points
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
I didn’t say AI. I said ChatGPT. Here, I’ll spell out exactly what I mean: I can’t imagine anyone who writes for a living or for fun tainting their work with the use of an LLM—a word-guessing-built-on-copyright-violation machine—for input.
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
I don’t understand using ChatGPT for any reason. Glad I didn’t buy his last book
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
letterboxd.com/silberwhatev...
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A ★★★★ review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
Letterboxed screenshot of 4 movie posters:
SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY - 4 stars
THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE - 3 
FREAKSCENE: THE STORY OF DINOSAUR JR. - 2.5
ASSALT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976) - 4
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
They don’t have a SCOTT PILGRIM or SHORT TERM 12 type movie to crib actors from.
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
Anne Hathaway is having the best summer, but Bennie Safdie is a great runner up
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
The Weeknd
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1320...
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Working Class History
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
The Nixon playbook again (again @rickperlstein.bsky.social is essential reading) www.salon.com/2014/08/05/r...
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 31/07/2026
Remember when these people were worried about “death panels” under universal health care?
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Doctor Sleepytime Tea @ailite.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Dave Dombrowski’s management of the Phillies kind of reminds me of Viserys Targaryen’s management of the realm
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Ryan Whatever @silberwhatever.com · 28/07/2026
This is the latest shift into the attention/subscription economy and the enshittification of sports
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MovieJawn @moviejawn.com · 27/07/2026
Check-in to the cinema with MovieJawn! Find our full calendar of events here: MovieJawn.com/events or link in bio 📷: @kongmoodsy.bsky.socialof @bestboymoviejawn.bsky.social slingin' zines @mahoningdit.bsky.social
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