Critical Canon
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Memo to Critical Drinker, Nerdrotic, et al:
When you inevitably praise Nolan's "The Odyssey" because "it's Nolan":
Because the cinematography is gorgeous, the IMAX presentation is spectacular, the performances are strong, and the filmmaking is first-rate...
...YOU will be helping normalize the very thing you've spent years criticizing.
Because if a race-swapped "Odyssey" gets a pass, what exactly is the principle anymore?
I'm not a professional critic, but I could never enthusiastically endorse a movie that subverts the source material's core identity while claiming to celebrate it.
Over the last few years, you've hammered movies for far less.
You went after "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" which was at least MALE-POSITIVE in an age totally devastated by girlboss movies.
You criticized "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" like it should have been "Gone With The Wind" instead of the dumb dinosaur movie everyone wanted.
Now you're taking aim at "Disclosure Day" which is FAR from being Spielberg's worst movie.
None of those films were masterpieces.
But they were at least trying to entertain the audience.
Not every movie has to be "The Godfather."
Not every blockbuster has to reinvent cinema.
Sometimes audiences just want heroes, adventure, spectacle, and a good time.
Meanwhile you celebrate misandrist crap like "Obsession" and "Backrooms," both of which are bleak, depressing, look like shit and HATE MEN.
That's why your take on "The Odyssey" matters.
Because if critics who oppose race-swapping suddenly decide it doesn't matter because the director is Christopher Nolan, then they've proven it was never really a principle.
It was just a grift.
And that will hurt us all.

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@tincanmans Yeah I know.
I think they are putting out too many books and there is just too much attention for eyeballs. And I don’t have faith in much going forward as Feige will push for more MCU / Comic synergy.
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@CanonCritical Wouldn’t even say it’s ruined, just mid. I just don’t understand what went wrong.
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@AndyMiller1313 @Variety @KarenBassLA @nithyavraman Exactly. At this point, let it all burn down in hopes of something better getting built.
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@Variety You all had a chance to do something a couple weeks ago but you voted for @KarenBassLA & @nithyavraman
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This week’s cover story:
Hollywood’s Mass Exodus: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It
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How could this be happening????
It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma.
Variety@Variety
This week’s cover story: Hollywood’s Mass Exodus: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It wp.me/pc8uak-1lHp4O
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@comicsexplained No loss TBH, but Chip heading things isn’t the right direction for Marvel. I may be wrong - wait and see.
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Marvel has like...3 writers left lol.
REUS | رويس@iREUS_SA
Deniz Camp has reportedly signed an exclusive writing deal with DC Comics!
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@cosmicbooknews No we aren’t.
We are going to see lots of the DEI characters in Doomsday
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Is Marvel’s Woke Era Over? X-Men ’97 Season 2 Is the Latest Sign
cosmicbook.news/x-men-97-seaso…

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@mjarbo The Sandlot
Flight of the Navigator
Explorers
Goonies
Matilda
The Peanut Butter Solution
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@daveleedwnundr Close Encounters is a Masterpiece.
Disclosure Day is not that. It’s not bad, but the knee jerk reaction to counter the overall reaction because you loved it is odd.
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No, because those of us who actually watched it know that it’s a masterpiece. It’s only “misunderstood” by conservative grifters who haven’t even seen the movie baiting your rage.
nathan@nathanrobii
disclosure day has joined the misunderstood masterpieces club
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@ComicBook Slop sites like yours are just studio shills trying to gas light fans. Not mentioning previous media outlets reported breakeven for this and/or the P+M of 2.5 X production budget is just bad reporting.
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@comicsexplained I’ve lost my regained belief in Marvel since after Hox/PoX was kept tight by Hickman. And the Metal event splurge turned me off DC. As a comic fan, I’m rereading old stories rather than trusting either company.
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STOP FUCKING CANCELLING SERIES MARVEL. IF YOU'RE GONNA DO THIS JUST MAKE THEM BACK UP FEATURES IN THE X-MEN COMICS. YOU'RE LITERALLY TELLING PEOPLE TO STOP TRUSTING YOU.
Bleeding Cool@bleedingcool
Official: the X-Men United ongoing comic from Marvel Comics will only run for ten issues #xmen 🔗 ift.tt/V0MZ2sG
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@MrTWoods21 @comicsexplained Yup.
More issues isn’t going to fix any run with a crappy writer and manga influenced art, even if it is an X-Men title.
They need to cut like half of their titles, hire great writers and make a public announcement that they will stick with these series for a min run
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@comicsexplained As Marvel fan for years, Marvel have been given us bad stories for long time now. You have some good ones here and there. But I just think Marvel is creativity bankrupt.
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I actually want Paul Jenkins to write an ongoing for carol because this run has been great
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This is the best comic of 2026. No I’m not biased.
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@CanonCritical @Lionsgate I wasn’t drawing comparisons of LG to any other boutique label out there. I was merely pointing out that it’s frustrating that LG doesn’t ship to Canada. And I’ve been a physical media collector (and boutique) for 30 years. Thanks.
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