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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
DIGGER has one of the best scenes of the year—and also the rest of the movie. Kind of a mess! Amazing commitment to the bit by Tom Cruise, our last movie star. An interesting failure, and I'm honestly not sure which of those words to stress more. www.thebulwark.com/p/digger-rev...
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‘Digger’ Review
No one can be told what ‘Digger’ is. You have to experience it for yourself.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 26/09/2026
If Congress passes a new law giving film productions tax breaks as part of an effort to get them to shoot in the United States rather than abroad, does that mean presidents will have some say over what films get made? Our @sonnybunch.bsky.social finds out: www.thebulwark.com/p/a-bipartis...
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A Bipartisan Bet on Bringing Movies Back to America
Plus: ‘V for Vendetta’ turns 20 and I talked to the director.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There's a chance that, for the first time, a federal film credit will pass. If it does, and if California OR New York expands their tax credits, it will have consequences for Paramount-Skydance's settlement with the AGs. I explain why in my newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/a-bipartis...
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A Bipartisan Bet on Bringing Movies Back to America
Plus: ‘V for Vendetta’ turns 20 and I talked to the director.
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JakeVK @jakevk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The film I directed, "I Agree With You," is now available on Prime Video. So, if you never got a chance to see it at a festival or theatrical screening, you can now watch it at home! www.primevideo.com/region/na/de...
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Watch I Agree With You online – Prime Video
After canceling plans with friends, Hector and Penny begin a game of role-play that threatens to undo their relationship.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I think V FOR VENDETTA is much more relevant now than it was during the War on Terror years for reasons I got into with director James McTeigue on this week's Bulwark Goes to Hollywood. Interesting movie to look at 20 years later! www.thebulwark.com/p/how-v-for-...
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How ‘V for Vendetta’ Perfectly Explains Our Age
Director James McTeigue on the push-pull between progress and reaction.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23/09/2026
"The obvious reference point for Primetime is Nightcrawler. But as Lance Oppenheim’s jarring feature crashes to its climax, my mind was drawn back to another, entirely different film: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer." ICYMI @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews:
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‘Primetime’ Review
NBC’s Prometheus.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/09/2026
@sonnybunch.bsky.social reacts to the Paramount deal, which keeps CNN and CBS under one roof while doing little to stop the consolidation state AGs were fighting in the first place.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
PRIMETIME reminded me, weirdly, less of NIGHTCRAWLER than of OPPENHEIMER, in that they're both movies by people desperate to build a thing they don't fully understand and come to regret it after the fact. www.thebulwark.com/p/primetime-...
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‘Primetime’ Review
NBC’s Prometheus.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The movies are back, baby!
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY is now the highest-grossing film of all time, domestically. So I had cowriter Chris McKenna on the pod to discuss, for the first time, some of the blind alleys they went down writing it, securing Jean Grey from Marvel, and more! www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-d...
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Breaking Down ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ With Its Co-writer
Chris McKenna on co-writing the highest-grossing film, domestically, in history.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/09/2026
"I don’t know that anyone will confuse Zach Cregger’s new take on the series with high art either, but Cregger is attempting something relatively audacious." ICYMI, @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews "Resident Evil":
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‘Resident Evil’ Review
It’s like watching someone play a video game (complimentary).
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JakeVK @jakevk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Donnie Darko is a key text in the millennial film fan’s growth. This is a fantastic conversation. This show is worth your subscription dollars in general, but if you haven’t joined, this episode is a reason to do it today.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
*Very* special Across the Movie Aisle this week: Peter, Alyssa, and I talked to Richard Kelly about his masterpiece, DONNIE DARKO (in theaters Oct. 2-4!), and that film's forthcoming novel sequel ... with a SOUTHLAND TALES chaser! movieaisle.substack.com/p/richard-ke...
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Richard Kelly on ‘Donnie Darko’ at 25
Director discusses sequel novel for the first time!
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026
"Director Zach Cregger has put together a film based on a video game that feels pretty explicitly like playing that game." In a good way. @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews "Resident Evil":
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‘Resident Evil’ Review
It’s like watching someone play a video game (complimentary).
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026
"We're gonna be talking about sex and violence and 'The Odyssey.'" @sonnybunch.bsky.social joins @monacharen.bsky.social on this month's book club, discussing "The Odyssey." Watch their discussion live today at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The new RESIDENT EVIL is incredibly fun (and funny). It is also, alongside EXIT 8, is one of the few video game adaptations to make the mechanics of gameplay feel cinematic and integral rather than tacked on. www.thebulwark.com/p/resident-e...
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‘Resident Evil’ Review
It’s like watching someone play a video game (complimentary).
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/09/2026
"Two separate but concurrent factors drove much of the mood at the midterm convention: the complete lack of accomplishments in the present and a deep uncertainty about the future." ICYMI, @sonnybunch.bsky.social on the GOP's convention floor:
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Fear and Loathing Among the Fearful and Self-Loathing
What I saw at Trump’s tribute to Trump in Dallas.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Real people are going to suffer because Donald Trump would rather shut the Kennedy Center down than allow it to operate without his name garishly plastered on its side. It's practically the definition of malignant narcissism. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-day-and-...
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A Day, and a Nation, at the Kennedy Center
From Tchaikovsky to redneck humor: the arts in Trump’s America.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/09/2026
The RNC didn't want to let the Bulwark attend Trump's midterm conventions. @sonnybunch.bsky.social went anyways.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/09/2026
"I would not recommend giving them credentials." The GOP's media team tried to keep The Bulwark out of Trump's midterm convention. @sonnybunch.bsky.social got in anyway. His dispatch from Dallas:
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Fear and Loathing Among the Fearful and Self-Loathing
What I saw at Trump’s tribute to Trump in Dallas.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The funniest thing I saw at the midterm convention, btw: A gold Trump car signed by Donald *and* Eric Trump. One imagines the owner just being like "...yeah, sure, go ahead" when Eric asked if he could sign it too.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
At the midterm convention it became painfully clear that Donald Trump, the memory of Charlie Kirk, and fear of Democrats are the only thing holding the party together. But the Iran War looms as a wedge that could split the whole thing apart. www.thebulwark.com/p/fear-and-l...
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Fear and Loathing Among the Fearful and Self-Loathing
What I saw at Trump’s tribute to Trump in Dallas.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I realize there's no point in pointing out that Trump's a liar but he's just a liar! This is an easily disproven lie!
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I went to the Dallas midterm convention, an event that mostly focused on how bad Joe Biden was despite two years of unified GOP control of the federal government. Trump really wanted to drive home one thing: he is on the ballot! And the crowd loved it. www.thebulwark.com/p/dying-insi...
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Dying Inside In Dallas
We sent a sober Sonny Bunch to the GOP convention. He endured the sweat, the sequins, and the surrealism. All for you.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
HOPE is maybe the best pure action movie of the year, one wrapped up in an appropriately goofy (and *deeply* funny) monster flick. Some dodgy CGI rarely distracts from the best-choreographed set pieces I've seen this year. www.thebulwark.com/p/hope-movie...
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‘Hope’ Review
Thrills, chills, and goofy, B-movie fun with a surprising depth of soul.
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 08/09/2026
The proto-Effin’ Birds was my Tumblr “Swear Trek”. It opened a lot of doors for me and I wouldn’t be where I am today without it. I don’t have plans to revive it (one daily comic is enough work), just wanted to thank it for getting me here on this 60th anniversary of Star Trek.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Very few people have spent as much time as Sarah Longwell has with actual voters, talking with them about what they actually want. As a result, very few books will be as *actually* informative and useful as this. You're missing out if you don't read it. www.amazon.com/How-Eat-Elep...
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How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time: Longwell, Sarah: 9781250464170: Amazon.com: Books
How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time [Longwell, Sarah] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
For months, I’ve been hearing that congressional Republicans were waiting for Trump to post in favor of a federal film tax credit before they could support it. Whether Trump has the juice to sell this to a skeptical base is another question. www.thebulwark.com/p/will-repub...
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The federal tax credit for film production can't pass without Republican support. Will Donald Trump's say-so be enough to get them over the line? www.thebulwark.com/p/will-repub...
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Will Republicans Save the Film Industry?
National jobs package vs. “Hollywood bailout.”
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's an argument to be made that Dolly Parton was the greatest living American, just the embodiment of talent and hard work creating a fortune that was, in turn, used to better the lives of millions. RIP. May her library carry her name into the future. www.thebulwark.com/p/dolly-part...
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Dolly Parton’s Literacy Miracle
Plus: RIP, Tim Curry.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is kind of a crazy story: Warner Bros. seems to have used a, well, *questionable* copyright takedown notice to try and squelch spoiler talk ahead of the "Lanterns" premiere. I discussed how it happened with Eriq Gardner from Puck and what it means. www.thebulwark.com/p/how-copyri...
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How Copyright Law Is Being Used to Squelch Speech
Eriq Gardner on the war on spoilers.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/08/2026
Thirty-five years later, 'Terminator 2' remains one of the defining movies of the blockbuster era. @sonnybunch.bsky.social looks at James Cameron’s masterpiece and the irony of a filmmaker who can’t stop tinkering with it. lnk.thebulwark.com/4xYFALg?utm_...
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Americans are clamoring for shitty ideas and we’re about to get them good and hard. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-dawn-o...
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The Dawn of FAFO Economics
Politicians in both parties are embracing economic ideas that poll well but work terribly in practice.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/08/2026
"In her review of the (underseen and now practically lost through official channels) Pass the Ammo, Pauline Kael wrote, 'There has never been enough of Tim Curry onscreen.'" We sure can appreciate what we did get. @sonnybunch.bsky.social on Tim Curry:
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Tim Curry, 1946–2026
He understood that if you’re going to play a pirate alongside Muppets, a campy alien, or a monstrous clown, you might as well go all the way.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry: probably best known for ROCKY HORROR and IT, but best known by *me* for CONGO. He contained multitudes! RIP. www.thebulwark.com/p/tim-curry-...
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Tim Curry, 1946–2026
He understood that if you’re going to play a pirate alongside Muppets, a campy alien, or a monstrous clown, you might as well go all the way.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I really dislike the Cult of Bourdain, but man: I loved TONY and its depiction of a man in search of grace/providence. I contain multitudes! Just like Anthony Bourdain! www.thebulwark.com/p/tony-review
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‘Tony’ Review
Anthony Bourdain’s first steps to sainthood. Plus: A soggy trip to ‘Camp Miasma.’
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Guys, IT ENDS is really good. I was thrilled to talk to the 28-year-old director, Alex Ullom, about the exciting moment in horror and the crazy path this film took to being made. It involves magicians, online poker, and Letterboxd. You'll dig it. www.thebulwark.com/p/life-is-a-...
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Life Is a Highway: The Terror of ‘It Ends’
Writer/director Alex Ullom on his new existential indie horror.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ABC embarrassing the FCC in court would be a big win for freedom of speech and an important check on censorious bureaucrats. www.thebulwark.com/p/disney-say...
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Disney Says No to the Lyin’ King
Mirror mirror on the wall, will this lawsuit matter at all?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/08/2026
Media companies have often chosen to settle rather than fight the president on cases that could easily be won, just to avoid regulatory hassles. But even some of the quislings seem to have had enough. Today's Morning Shots, from @sonnybunch.bsky.social:
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Disney Says No to the Lyin’ King
Mirror mirror on the wall, will this lawsuit matter at all?
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Another Trump supporter is outraged after getting what he voted for." www.thebulwark.com/p/immigratio...
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
FCC is trying to redefine "in the public interest" as "in Trump's interest," and it's outrageous. I talked to Robert Corn-Revere from FIRE (and a slew of classic 1A cases) about how Brendan Carr is far from the free speech warrior he promised he was.
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How the FCC Is Trying to Silence Trump Critics
Robert Corn-Revere on the unusal behavior of Trump's FCC.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
THE END OF OAK STREET is a deeply weird movie that is nevertheless very familiar. High-concept sci-fi, families in peril working through marital strife, and hot dino action: It's the most Spielbergian movie that Steven Spielberg never made. GO SEE IT. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-end-of...
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‘The End of Oak Street’ Is the Weirdest Big Movie of the Year
(And that’s why you need to go see it.)
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
COYOTE VS ACME is more "sensible chuckle" funny than "omg I'm dying" funny. That said, it's the perfect movie for parents with kids who want something clever that will appeal to the insatiable cartoon bloodlust of the young. Go see it in a couple weeks! www.thebulwark.com/p/coyote-vs-...
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review
Saved from the ash heap of history.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/08/2026
@sonnybunch.bsky.social on the real reason to worry about the FCC’s latest move: "It is noxious to American beliefs about freedom of speech and the First Amendment that the government should determine who should or shouldn’t get to own an outlet...due to the viewpoints of the owners."
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
On the Reflecting Pool fiasco: A festival of farcical falsehoods. But disgusting and dangerous too. www.thebulwark.com/p/doj-admits...
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DOJ Admits Reflecting Pool Wasn’t Vandalized
Sonny Bunch and Bill Kristol take on the dismissed felony vandalism case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn—who was accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool—after government officials acknowledged pr...
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The choice to extend the 70mm IMAX run of THE ODYSSEY rather than gouging customers is the correct call. Just keep it running through the end of the year! Though it does emphasize the multiplex's emerging size problem. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-are-no...
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is a very cool set by Mutant. Not just the LPs (which look and sound great, obviously), but for the 24-page booklet with essays by Nolan and Goransson on scoring THE ODYSSEY. It’s a little history lesson in a box! madebymutant.com/products/the...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/07/2026
"I can sell it to you in one sentence: Nicolas Cage plays a private eye who is also Spider-Man. Or maybe not." @sonnybunch.bsky.social reviews "Spider-Noir":
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‘Spider-Noir’ Review
Nicolas Cage playing a PI Spider-Man: What more could you want?
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Apple TV's 'Sugar' stars Colin Farrell as a detective in a Los Angeles-based neo-noir with a dash of sci-fi. I really dig it; it is, in some ways, a show about how the culture we consume shapes who we are. I talked to showrunner Sam Catlin about that and much more. www.thebulwark.com/p/sugar-exam...
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‘Sugar’ Examines a Different Side of Los Angeles
Showrunner Sam Catlin on the second season of Apple TV’s underrated neo-noir.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In today's Morning Shots: @eggerdc.bsky.social on Trump's pathetic insecurity, @sonnybunch.bsky.social on Hollywood's merger uncertainty, me on Democrats' cromulent acceptability...and more! www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-want...
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Trump Wanted to Kill. Then He Bombed.
*Tap.* *Tap.* Is this thing on?
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