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Soman grew up watching Disney movies, but he was always rooting for the villains.

Look, people think of Eyes Wide Shut as a very sensual movie, but there's a LOT in here that is definitively NOT hot.

Eyes Wide Shut just proves Jason's theory that 'men must pod'.

The source for Young World, Soman's book about a teenage President of the United States and the youth revolution it triggers, is OUR world, including the Gen Z revolutions that have been shaking power structures around the planet.

Scientology has always been at war with Freud and psychology, so you can imagine Tom Cruise being in a tough spot while filming Eyes Wide Shut.

Stanley Kubrick was a famously difficult collaborator, especially for his co-writers. Eyes Wide Shut was no exception.

Both the ritual of going to the movies with friends AND the type of original storytelling happening in them have changed. Old men shake fist at sky.

Jason's son is all about The Mandalorian (which is great news!) but even he struggled with the Temu Andor episode in S3.

Will Tom and Nicole's marriage in Eyes Wide Shut survive? Probably not cause she's just too hot.

Have you ever ended up in a place you didn't realize you were supposed to be? It can happen to the best of us.

Eyes Wide Shut is structured like a children's fairy tale.

John Ossof is Hot. Period.

Listen. The Mandalorian and Grogu had some great moments, but they unfortunately did not include Sigourney Weaver or Dave Filoni's performances.

The title is how you know you have the story.

Soman on why AOC may just be our first female POTUS.

We are shook about the new Star Wars movie.

First young girls were in the cross-hairs of social media targeting, with all their worst fears being manipulated to drive purchasing decisions. Now it's young boys' turn.

Printer's refused to make Soman's latest book Young World because the color he wanted to use to print it in was declared unprintable, an 'unstable color', which was fitting for his tale of the first teenage President of the United States.

As a leading YA author, Soman speaks at a lot of high schools, and he's seeing something different in today's kids.

In the making of Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, the famed auteur director pitted Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman against each other in their real marriage to provide heat to the onscreen crumbling marriage's depiction. It worked.

Soman's hot take that Eyes Wide Shut is really a classic fairly tale story.

Former US Ambassador to the souteast nations explains what makes the region so interesting and how the one thing they value (predictability) is the one thing they'll never get from the Trump administration.

Haitch explains why 1964 - 1973 was the best decade of music ever, part two.

Love to see Elon taking another L. Just the master of taking Ls.

Haitch explains why 1964 - 1973 was the best decade of music ever, part one.

The opening credits of Almost Famous (with the pencil writing out the names) is a masterpiece that left Jason feeling absolutely nothing.

Are guests allowed to ask questions on Escape Hatch? Yes! (And No.)

Former US Ambassador Yohannes Abramam explains the particularly difficult task our next Democratic president will face.

Cameron Crowe goes to huge lengths in Almost Famous to say how uncool he was. We are not buying it for a second.

It's amazing how much closer fans could get to their stars back in the 70s.

Are we surprised by Jason's choice of hype music for his high school debate matches? We are not.

The views of Jason Goldman on Bruce Springsteen do not reflect the position of Escape Hatch or Haitch Industries.

We'll be lucky if Trump only loots the US government for $1,800,000,000.00?

Sure, Zootopia 2 is good. But watching it 54 times?

Trump administration's bullshit hands-off AI framework comes to a screeching halt when it collides with reality.

Quaint how in the 70s people used to worry about selling out.

Jason out here doing the lord's work on sharing the upside of AI with the people.

The final insult: Jason has to listen to Bob Dylan at Haitch's funeral.

In which Yohannes Abraham learns that Escape Hatch does not have the same reach as @PodSaveAmerica.

Look, I didn't say I wanted an autocrat. Just a Dem who is willing to fight hard WITHIN the law. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Xi took Trump to see some old ass trees for context on China's epic history. Shockingly Trump made it about himself. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Haitch is pissed that toy companies faxed toy designs that were directly incorporated into Batman & Robin. Can you blame him?

Jesus, Poison Ivy is horny in Batman & Robin. Uma, we love you. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Let's start by talking about the focus on butts and nipples in Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

This movie is bananas. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

I suppose you think Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is better than Batman & Robin. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Time for Star Wars to move back from kids fare to pay attention to us. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

We support protecting the environment, but Poison Ivy may be overdoing it in Batman & Robin with her 'kill everyone' manifesto. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Batman & Robin's script sucks because every single line is a laugh line. You literally can't do that as a movie. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Disney+ is wilin' out with this new Punisher special. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Intimacy coordinators are good actually. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

You mean you haven't heard about bisexual lighting? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Haitch was too old to enjoy the 90s. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Batman is kinda gay. Just sayin'. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Jason shakes his hand at the sky realizing we're both old and he needs more raves. Which he wouldn't even attend if he could. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Your honor, in the people's case against Batman & Robin, we present R. Kelly. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Jason was happy to support the fans' quest to cover Batman & Robin, until he actually watched it. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Alicia Silverstone was a whole thing in 1997. Respect. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Men were fine with women conducting sex work, until some of them started making real money from it. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

This is the way.....to move on from the Star Wars sequel trilogy. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

What would Werner Herzog's Batman look like? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Our bravery: George Clooney is fantastic in Batman & Robin (and everything if we're being honest). @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Batman & Robin may not be good, but it's memes cannot be denied. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

After Andor, Jason has accepte that Star Wars is never gonna be this good again. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Batman & Robin is Schumacher's reflection that (at least!) since Batman '66 the characters have been explicitly sexual (and sometimes gay coded). @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Haitch's complaints about Batman & Robin start with the font. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

Rosie wrote an upcoming Adventure Time comic, with brand new original songs. What do we want? Olivia Olson and Hynden Walch to record them! When do we want it? Real soon! (that was a Buckaroo Banzai reference, FYI). @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue @rosiemarx

The Last Starfighter is the ultimate in teenage boy wish fulfilment. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Before we were Escape Hatch, we were Dune Pod. Before we were Dune Pod, we were Nipple Pod? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Look: the data center economy is propping up our economy right now. The least we can do is update our permiting rules to use market forces to make the companies help upgrade the resources they're using. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

The number one feature @davidhmandel wants in Democratic candidates: someone who will FIGHT. We agree. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Nolan taking a huge swing Americanizing The Odyssey. Will it work? We think so. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Love how the Trump admin FINALLY realized some AI safety rules might actually be helpful in, you know, protecting humanity. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Alec Guiness really struggled with @starwars. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Who is Xenon's agent and how big can they go between The Last Starfighter and Project Hail Mary? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Kids today appear unphased by the stuff the freaked us the hell out. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Look, it was 1984. The Last Starfighter didn't quite nail handling the only black character in the film. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

It should NOT be hard to pick a side in Musk v Sam. But it kinda is. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

The message in 2026 (and 2028) was perfectly distilled by @jamestalarico: it's not left v right, it's top v bottom. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Van gets Jason good. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

God, remember the early days of the MCU? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Sorry Scorsese, The Matrix is a more perfect movie than The Godfather. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

In a more civilized age, we had to tape movies off of cable television. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

There's a reason Van doesn't eff with Harry Potter. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

How did Kathy Kennedy both fire Lord and Miller from Solo yet also give Tony GIlroy carte blanche to do Andor? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

For the first time, we have something we agree with Peter Thiel about. We were shocked too. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Van's California cousins moved him from kiddie superheroes to Wolverine. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

After Ryan's performance in Project Hail Mary, we are ready for Star Wars: Starfighter. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

How will Timmy return to the awards season next year? Hmmmm? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Damn, Scatman owns in this movie. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Whoa, House of the Dragon Season 3 is getting extremely friggin' nigh! @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

House of the Dragon **is** massive spectacle, but it's also the beautiful character moments that anchor everything it does. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Stunned to hear this news out of the 1981 awards season. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

KING WAS SO ZOOTED ON COCAIN HE DIDN'T REMEMBER WRITING CUJO!! @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Who among us doesn't get frustrated when tech refuses to cooperate? @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Ryan describes how showrunners work with directors and other key creatives on set. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Jason has a particular method of getting ready to record. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

For all King's complaints, the movie is still incredibly faithful! And translating works of fiction to different mediums requires making choices! @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

Look, Studio 60 wasn't perfect, but hear me out.... @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue

As House of the Dragon S3 nears and S4 begins pre-production, Ryan and the team realize that they're doing things for the last time. @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue