Cultural criticism by Jonathan McIntosh. Video essays and shorts can be found on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
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New video essay examining the myth of the "alpha male" and how that false ideal is propagated through popular culture: youtube.com/watch?v=kpvpadX5…
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the GTA games are satire but they’re generally really dumb shock jock satire intended more to provoke than anything else. San Andreas ends with a capture-the-flag shooting gallery segment based on the Rodney King riots lol
the grand theft auto games are actually so layered, it’s politically lazy to view the games as just run n gun simulators.
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Orientalism 101: Arab and Islamic aesthetics without Islam or Arabs.
New look at Timothée Chalamet and Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘DUNE: PART 3’.
(Source: empireonline.com/movies/news…)
He's right about this but it doesn't make up for his continuing support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Democratic Congress member Ritchie Torres is introducing legislation in Congress to regulate digital video game ownership.
"A game that can be taken away the moment a company pulls the plug is not a purchase. It is a rental disguised as a sale."
kotaku.com/rep-ritchie-torre…
Cowardly but not surprising for Rockstar to hide behind the "apolitical" label while their games are typically brimming with reactionary memes and messages
GTA 6 writer says the series has never had "much focus on national politics" beyond GTA 4's war on terror, and the latest entry won't get "too specific". bit.ly/4i3cXY3
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Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for #SpiderNoir:
“Amazon is a very AI-friendly company, to the tune of $50 billion invested in OpenAI,” Cage said at #NYCC. “I am not an AI-friendly actor, so it’s like, connect those dots! I’m not a member of their club. I didn’t sign the waiver to let him use AI on ‘Spider Noir.’ I’m probably not going to be working with that studio again, but that’s okay.”
variety.com/2026/tv/news/nic…
This is how the NFL distracts viewers to conceal the severity of injuries during games youtube.com/shorts/dOmQ1zecb…
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becoming an adult is realizing that the laws they taught you about in school mean nothing. this is clearly a monopoly
David Ellison has shown an official graphic of everything Skydance will own after acquiring Warner Bros and Paramount.
Assets:
• TNT
• CBS
• CNN
• MTV
• TCM
• Showtime
• Adult Swim
• DC Studios
• Paramount+
• Nickelodeon
• HBO/HBO Max
• Comedy Central
• Cartoon Network
Film Rights:
• Star Trek
• Gremlins
• Beetlejuice
• DC Comics
• Tom & Jerry
• Harry Potter
• Citizen Kane
• Transformers
• A Quiet Place
• Looney Tunes
• The Conjuring
• Mortal Kombat
• Game of Thrones
• Dora The Explorer
• Mission Impossible
• The Lord of the Rings
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Dune 3 (distribution rights)
• Minecraft (distribution rights)
• MonsterVerse (distribution rights)
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Well, the world’s largest private donor to the IDF now owns all of these brands so that’s good for human rights and freedom of expression
David Ellison has shown an official graphic of everything Skydance will own after acquiring Warner Bros and Paramount.
Assets:
• TNT
• CBS
• CNN
• MTV
• TCM
• Showtime
• Adult Swim
• DC Studios
• Paramount+
• Nickelodeon
• HBO/HBO Max
• Comedy Central
• Cartoon Network
Film Rights:
• Star Trek
• Gremlins
• Beetlejuice
• DC Comics
• Tom & Jerry
• Harry Potter
• Citizen Kane
• Transformers
• A Quiet Place
• Looney Tunes
• The Conjuring
• Mortal Kombat
• Game of Thrones
• Dora The Explorer
• Mission Impossible
• The Lord of the Rings
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Dune 3 (distribution rights)
• Minecraft (distribution rights)
• MonsterVerse (distribution rights)
Absolutely dystopian to integrate gambling odds into news coverage. These so-called "prediction markets" are just straight-up gambling sites and need to be banned nationwide.
I discuss the messages and meaning in The Truman Show (1998) with critic Stephen Nothum on his podcast "Film Club for the End of the World." The Truman Show is still incredibly relevant and I find myself thinking about it almost every day. youtube.com/watch?v=S5-6BnkW…
Terrible choice but based on Disney's track record I'd give this about a 10% chance of actually happening.
Jon Watts to Direct Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie variety.com/2026/film/news/j…
"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to!"
Jon Watts is set to direct ‘STAR WARS: EPISODE 10’.
The film is intended to be the beginning of a new trilogy in the Skywalker Saga.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com/news/g…)
"One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This"
Matthew Lillard is ‘ashamed’ that he returned to the ‘Scream’ franchise after Melissa Barrera was fired for making pro-Palestine posts. ‘I’m on the wrong side of history,’ he told fans at a screening of the OG slasher film. ew.com/matthew-lillard-feels…
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It takes alot to admit this. I hope to see more of this.
Matthew Lillard is ‘ashamed’ that he returned to the ‘Scream’ franchise after Melissa Barrera was fired for making pro-Palestine posts. ‘I’m on the wrong side of history,’ he told fans at a screening of the OG slasher film. ew.com/matthew-lillard-feels…
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Have you ever had the feeling you've been to a place before, even though it's your first time visiting, and then you realize it's because of a video game location?