Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.
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Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Greenwich. Researcher of Zatoichi movies and other Japanese films. Part-time film critic (open to offers). All views and opinions shared are my own.
Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.
14.11.2025 15:40 — 👍 3905 🔁 1288 💬 392 📌 149No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
15.11.2025 21:58 — 👍 557 🔁 115 💬 19 📌 7Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
15.11.2025 16:14 — 👍 2490 🔁 594 💬 145 📌 19A paralysed man & his wife's killer in adjacent hospital beds. Will the killer, now an amnesiac unaware of his past crimes, regain his memory first or will the paralytic recover in time to take his revenge? The race is on.
Tense black comedy thriller, DESIRE TO KILL
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Paddington in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1706
15.11.2025 05:35 — 👍 233 🔁 36 💬 1 📌 0This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
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Alice Wong was a fierce advocate for disability rights and a courageous and compassionate human being. The impact of her work and the memory of her live on. May her spirit rest in peace.
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15.11.2025 13:40 — 👍 336 🔁 67 💬 1 📌 0This is utterly ghoulish. How long before "your" avatar offers you the choice of paying for it or having your grandma spout corporate and political ads to your kids disguised as selfless parental advice?
15.11.2025 13:45 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Fill your winter nights with films worth watching. #Shopterracotta for all your #asianfilms
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Masters of Cinema releases of Shogun's Samurai (cover art by John Dunn) and Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison I–III (cover art by Tony Stella).
Prizes up for grabs before tomorrow's Masters of Cinema screening of Message from Space at the Showroom, Sheffield: Shogun's Samurai (not even released until Monday!) and our collection of the first three films in the excellent Abashiri Prison series. Tickets: showroomcinema.org.uk/film/masters...
14.11.2025 18:47 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Saw someone use "woke" to describe a new bakery near me because they serve matcha. I never thought I'd miss the days of "politically correct", "health and safety", and "hipster" but they look like a rich political-cultural lexicon these days.
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14.11.2025 13:29 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0They forgot to mention the good craic had by all on Discord, as well - screenwriting, film reviews, podcast recommendations, and more!
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14.11.2025 13:29 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2Thinking of you, and deepest sincerest condolences.
14.11.2025 18:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Brexit detonated our economy and our politics. Since then, our country seems to have lost its mind, veering off to the right, reawakening the racism genie, ruining itself to try to hide the dishonesty and snowballing damage of it all.
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
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08.11.2025 11:55 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. VICTOR HUGO
14.11.2025 10:03 — 👍 128 🔁 24 💬 2 📌 0how to move to mars after earth election
13.11.2025 22:13 — 👍 176 🔁 17 💬 4 📌 1Just complained to the BBC about their reporting on the horrific Sara Sharif story tonight, in which the reporter said her mistreatment took place in the family's 'new council house'. Why specify 'council'? Why 'new'? Seems like a massive racist dogwhistle to me, given the current climate.
13.11.2025 22:37 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Siri show me the best example you can of how fucked up American healthcare is.
13.11.2025 23:02 — 👍 186 🔁 39 💬 3 📌 0RIP Tatsuya Nakadai. One of the absolute greats. THE HUMAN CONDITION Trilogy is peerless, beautiful cinema, and his legacy will live forever.
14.11.2025 00:55 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Over a seven-decade career, Tatsuya Nakadai brought nuance and intensity to every role, earning his place among Japan’s cinematic greats. 👉 ebx.sh/bicTh7
14.11.2025 02:26 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Paddington in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999)
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1705
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