# two films (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover two films. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Odyssey: Last Man & Overman](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-last-man-and-overman) _2026-08-14 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ (Spoilers) ## [When the past returns](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/when-the-past-returns) _2026-08-06 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ thoughts on two films ## [DeathLife](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/deathlife) _2026-07-24 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ a few (more) thoughts on the World Cup ## [Let it rip!](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/let-it-rip) _2026-07-23 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ some thoughts on two films and a book ## [O juremos con gloria morir](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/o-juremos-con-gloria-morir) _2026-07-15 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ For Golden Goal, a magazine about the 2026 World Cup, I wrote about the England–Argentina rivalry and what it means to be un hincha. Read it before the match: ## [Nuestra Tierra](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/nuestra-tierra) _2026-07-08 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ more thinking on film ## [Analytics Didn’t Ruin Sports. They Induced Something Stranger.](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/analytics-didnt-ruin-sports-they) _2026-07-03 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ For years, critics of sports analytics repeated the same complaint. ## [The World Encroaches](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/the-world-encroaches) _2026-07-02 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ some thoughts on the World Cup ## [From astrology to plastic surgery](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/from-astrology-to-plastic-surgery) _2026-06-30 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ I watched the new HBO documentary Bring Me The Beauties, about Eternal Values, a 1980s astrology cult based in Manhattan, where the leader, Frederick von Mierers, prioritized having beautiful followers—many of them were highly successful fashion models. ## [What should film do?](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/what-should-film-do) _2026-06-18 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ light I Love Boosters spoilers ahead ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WlTZxOM5YzEO) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Moneyball and the Neoliberal Fantasy of Intelligence](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/moneyball-and-the-neoliberal-fantasy) _2026-06-09 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ This is somewhat random but I wanted to write a post about the movie Moneyball (2011) and its relation to neoliberal fantasy and propaganda. ## [The new horror movie buzz economy](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/the-new-horror-movie-buzz-economy) _2026-06-07 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ Okay, I’ve seen the two buzzy new horror movies Obsession and Backrooms. ## [What If the Brain Doesn't Produce Consciousness?](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/what-if-the-brain-doesnt-produce) _2026-06-05 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ I saw this article about how a startup called Flourish is building an AI model based on the human brain. This is how they describe their goal: “We are building Cortex AI, the first synthetic intelligence system designed to match the computational capacity, learning efficiency, and power budget of the human brain.” ## [The Darkness of Too Much Light](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/the-darkness-of-too-much-light) _2026-06-02 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ “The philosopher always uses reasoning to stay near the form, being. ## [What can film do?](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/what-can-film-do) _2026-05-28 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ light Blue Heron spoilers (but, crucially, not of the thing that really matters) ahead ## [Raphael's Arsenal](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/raphaels-arsenal) _2026-05-21 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ Raphael’s strange combination of enormity and intimacy ## [Negativity With a Future](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/negativity-with-a-future) _2026-05-13 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ As I continue reading Henry Corbin’s book on Iranian Sufism, I keep connecting it to ideas I’ve been interested in for years—the other day I connected it to Nietzsche. ## [The Vertical Dimension](https://tedmetrakas.substack.com/p/the-vertical-dimension) _2026-05-11 · Ted Metrakas · Metaxy by Ted Metrakas_ The Man of Light and the Overman ## [ordering the unorderable](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/ordering-the-unorderable) _2026-05-08 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ thoughts on three films and two books ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F0z9t6i9pKfR) _2026-05-08 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [no humans here](https://theimmensewave.substack.com/p/no-humans-here) _2026-04-15 · Marianela D'Aprile · the immense wave_ on AI, again