PASSENGER is deceptively simple, but eerily potent, because its lore involving St. Christopher, his demonic nemesis, and Hobo culture carries such deep archetypal resonance. @cinema_daily_us review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/passen…
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Joe Bendel
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Joe Bendel
@JoeBendel1
Covers film, television, comics, and a smidge of theater in multiple places (including J.B. Spins, Cinema Daily US, and The Epoch Times). NYFCO member.
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I'm surprised by some of the STAR WARS MANDO & GROGU reviews, b/c the film clearly took to heart criticism of the sequel trilogy. It has absolutely no identity politics & it maintains strict character consistency w/ the original series. My review is here: jbspins.com/2026/05/star-w…
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@SonnyBunch I'm surprised the reviews haven't been better. Every critic says "its just like the streaming series." But isn't that what fans would want? The Mando and Grogu they know and love, doing what they've always done.
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THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU is definitely a movie made for kids. I will probably see it for a second time this weekend, but only so I can take them. thebulwark.com/p/the-mandalor…
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@JaredEMoskowitz Good, but explain to me why you are okay caucusing with Tlaib and Omar.
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If Galindo wins. I will force a vote to expel her, everyday, until we achieve that objective! I will hold the floor everyday until she is gone. My grandmother was part of the kindertransport out of Berlin. Her parents were killed in Auschwitz. My kids are never going to “the camps”
Jake Sherman@JakeSherman
GOTTHEIMER and MOSKOWITZ say if Galindo wins in Texas, they will vote to expel her "every single day." Galindo is the Dem candidate Republicans are boosting in Texas who says she would turn ICE facilities into internment camp for American Zionists.
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@MarkTreyger718 Totally agree Massie and Galindo are reprehensible. However, it is telling GOP voters threw out their garbage, whereas the other is leading in her Democrat primary.
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Today we learned that a Texas Democratic candidate for Congress called for Jews to be placed in cages, and now a Republican Congressman openly mocks and blames Jews during a concession speech.
The chilling rise of antisemitism across the political spectrum is a threat to our democracy and to the moral fabric of this country.
Patrick Svitek@PatrickSvitek
Massie: “I would’ve come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede, and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv." #KY04
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@danielsgoldman Galindo is a hate-mongering. Thank you for condemning her. However, you still caucus with Tlaib and Omar. How are they any different?
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This person is currently running first in her primary to be the nominee for our party.
We all know who she really means by “Zionists.”
The Democratic Party I know and love is a party that condemns hate of all kinds and believes in the importance of diversity, inclusion, and pluralism. We simply cannot allow for the normalization of this horrifyingly casual antisemitism, nor can we allow this person to represent the Democratic Party.
@bradlander will you condemn this or will you continue to encourage this disgusting rhetoric?
Michael Karlis@MichaelKarlis
TX-35 Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo says she will convert ICE detention center in Karnes County into an internment camp for "American Zionists." "It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists," she added.
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A democrat candidate for congress is suggesting a concentration camps for Americans who support Israel.
I can't believe the world I am raising my children in. Like, I actually can't believe this is America in 2026.
(also I'm a zionist, so she wants me imprisoned too).
Michael Karlis@MichaelKarlis
TX-35 Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo says she will convert ICE detention center in Karnes County into an internment camp for "American Zionists." "It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists," she added.
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@unseenfilms Thanks for recruiting me! I hope you get a referral bonus!
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@UN_Women Except if they're Iranian, in which case its okay if the Basij throws acid in their faces if their hair is partially uncovered. We know how that's how you really feel, because Iran is your chair.
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@DanRosenthalNYC For the first time in my life, I am deeply ashamed and embarrassed to be a New Yorker, because of our hateful, divisive, antisemitic mayor.
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Mayor Mamdani claimed his door is “always open.”
Then he revoked executive orders protecting Jewish New Yorkers on Day One. Couldn’t bring himself to condemn pro-Hamas protests. Used St. Patrick’s Day at City Hall to libel Israel. Vetoed a bill to make Jewish day schools safer. And spread anti-Israel progaganda with taxpayer dollars.
That door was never open. Zohran slammed it shut in the face of Jewish New Yorkers.
Jacob N. Kornbluh@jacobkornbluh
🚨UPDATED: Mamdani stands by Nakba Day video amid fierce backlash: “There are many Nakba survivors in New York City… acknowledging anyone's people's pain does not preclude you from the acknowledgement of another people's.” Mamdani insists that his door “is always open” for Jewish leaders “and that is a door that we will keep open beyond just this evening's event, beyond just Jewish American Heritage Month.” Full exchange ⬇️
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Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.
Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.
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I am a Democrat and a lifelong human rights activist. I strongly believe in multiculturalism and that diversity is our strength.
But let me be clear:
Zohran Mamdani poses a fundamental threat to the Jewish community of New York City. His active misinformation and incitement, if left unchecked, will almost certainly lead to violence and otherwise avoidable deaths.
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Jude Law is chillingly, image-shatteringly good as the soulless Putin in WIZARD OF THE KREMLIIN, Olivier Assayas's big, sprawling, more-truth-than-fiction chronicle of Russia's slide back into totalitarianism. @cinema_daily_us review up here: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/wizard…
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It is dangerous to travel through a hostage-taking country like Russia. That even includes layovers, as the new Israeli Apple TV+ series UNCONDITIONAL makes amply clear. It builds paplable tension from the rigged Russian legal system. Review up here: jbspins.com/2026/05/uncond…
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SLEEPING DOG plays like it was made by UAP true believers for true believers. Journalist-activist Jeremy Corbell's blue collar presence well serves the film, but it lacks the restraint and perspective of more credible UAP docs. @EpochTimes review up here: theepochtimes.com/bright/sleepin…
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Fake oysterman/silver spoon liberal Graham Platner now claims he had NO IDEA his Nazi tattoo was a Nazi tattoo.
Of course he also has a deep hatred for Israel and goes on podcasts with antisemites.
What a remarkable coincidence.
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SILENT FRIEND invites viewers to mediate on what it means to be human through a researcher's relationship w/ plants. Not all of its 3 interwined story arcs are equally successful, but it represents assured & refined filmmaking. @cinema_daily_us review: cinemadailyus.com/reviews/silent…
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Zohran Mamdani is teaching the whole country a lesson, as his city empties of people, writes @KimStrassel
on.wsj.com/4ezQOiO
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