My film of the year. It only gets better the more I think about it, and I think about it all the time

They don’t succeed, but I appreciate the Lord of the Rings movies trying to sidestep the racism inherent to the concept of Orcs by presenting a lot of them as Cockney mutants

Aragorn was the Barry Bonds of killing Orcs. His skillset would translate to any era

The Batman by Emmanuel Gervasoni

Merry Christmas, everybody.

This shot never fails to mesmerize me.

I wonder when Seth Rogen is gonna have his Albert Brooks in Drive moment. Feels like he’s got a good villain turn in him (Observe and Report aside)

A listener on the Everything App asked me for a movie to pair with my Court of Owls episode, so I went ahead and did one for all of them: 1. Arkham Asylum: The Green Knight 2. The Batman: Manhunter 3. The Long Halloween: Blow Out 4. The Saga of Ra’s al Ghul: Lawrence of Arabia

In my opinion all movies are Christmas movies, because every one is a gift :-)

rom drivin his nissan to the church 8 mai tais deep, listening to separate ways on loop, thinking about the voicemail she left him last night, he is basically standing on the gas,

I aspire to have a Sensei Sergio-like influence on my listeners

Rating this Extremely Helpful

MILLENNIAL GUIDE TO GEN Z/ALPHA SLANG: “Moid”: Colloquial term for Moloids “Foid”: A female Moloid

Seems this Jeffrey Epstein character was a bit of a demon in human flesh

How we feeling gang?

I seem to be permanently logged out of the Everything App. Where the fuck am I going to do my banking now

*Cacophonous choir intensifies*

Just finished this massive pod. Walt deftly walks you through the miasma of Operation Condor, imperialist blowback, Desert Storm, Timothy McVeigh, and 90s action movies in order to provide (imo) the definitive statement on Knightfall. In terms of sheer production, his best ep yet. Essential.

It's the question on everyone's mind: what do thermodynamics, Desert Storm, Operation Condor, Milton Friedman, domestic terrorism, MKUltra, The Bourne Ultimatum, and the death drive have to do with a largely mediocre Batman saga from the '90s? You'll have to listen to find out.

Several years ago, I got the grad school itch again and met with my history professor for advice. He sent me a link to the same job board he looks at, and I changed my mind pretty quickly when I saw there were fewer than 100 tenure-track positions available in the US and the UK *combined*.

The guy they got to play Roose Bolton in Game of Thrones really was terrific. Shame the show beefed it so hard

P. Craig Russell, from Elric: The Dreaming City, 1982

It's the question on everyone's mind: what do thermodynamics, Desert Storm, Operation Condor, Milton Friedman, domestic terrorism, MKUltra, The Bourne Ultimatum, and the death drive have to do with a largely mediocre Batman saga from the '90s? You'll have to listen to find out.

"ALL HAIL THE HUNTER."

We're covering Batman: Venom, the original Sword of Azrael miniseries, The Vengeance of Bane, the prelude to Knightfall, then Knightfall itself. KnightQuest and KnightsEnd get a brief mention toward the end, but the episode really climaxes with Batman #500.

NEW (PREMIUM) EPISODE! Together with @cacomixpod.bsky.social, we're diving into the vast expanse of KNIGHTFALL, the Bat-epic that introduced Bane and Azrael to Gotham in the process of laying the Caped Crusader low—a glimpse of the nameless dread mounting at the end of history.

Yeah, it's dropping tomorrow. Sorry it took so long. I was just making sure it's the best podcast episode you're ever going to listen to.

It's time to ring the bell again. Because tomorrow morning, the Dark Knight falls.

The clock is ticking for the Dark Knight. He only has a few days left...

Good to know the Empty Man is still getting work

Excited to announce that my next book, I AM THE NIGHT, not only has a great cover but is available for pre-order now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Jesus Christ, that Rob Reiner news is horrible

A divided nation looks for answers: can I become marginally internet famous in time to guest on Blank Check’s Picnic at Hanging Rock episode

A Great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.

The Street Fighter movie is spiritually AI-generated

The plot of Dark City (1998):

I’m always a little amazed when a supposedly Marxist critic ascribes special nefarious powers to movies, comics, TV, etc. Are we materialists or not? Is a summer blockbuster really a more powerful force for false consciousness than generational cycles of exploitation?

I must admit I almost passed this up, for some reason I missed on the first pass that this is the guy who drew 20th Century Men … and, friends. this looks good. this looks so good. it’s got ambition. you probably want to mosey down to the store to get this yourself post haste.

My job on the commune/#1 reason I’ll be purged

The world would be better off if the Palestinians just didn't exist, says former president of the United States

Absolute Batman #15 review: Great gowns, beautiful gowns

If you won’t share individual mutual aid fundraisers, please boost and support the Sameer Project.

Fantastic piece. Strongly recommend reading this. It tackles the most prevalent form of Liberal Zionism that still pervades much discourse even as people claim to disavow it. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/libe...

There's a media blackout on the FBI's new enemies list and cash fund for snitching on people harboring things like "anti-Americanism." What little coverage its gotten has been laughably bad: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-ene...