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Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:02:40 GMT

It's about to be a Brand New Day.

It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see. The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them.

Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:41:50 GMT

Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall finds Bruce Wayne fighting his toughest enemies, including Bane.

Arkham Asylum has been destroyed, and all its inmates have been unleashed upon Gotham City. As Batman races to round up some of his greatest enemies, he is pushed to his physical and mental limits and into a final confrontation with a new threat: the man called Bane!

Apollo Has Fallen

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:53:39 GMT

The threat is global, the mission is personal.

“When chaos looms, trust is the deadliest weapon.”

After a daring hijack spirals into a shadowy conspiracy, the duo must confront ruthless mercenaries and their own harrowing pasts, all the while unsure exactly who they can trust. While a deadly virus threatens to decimate Europe, Zara and Vincent are pushed to the edge - facing betrayal, heartbreak, and impossible choices. With countless lives hanging in the balance and the clock ticking, can they outwit the brutal mercenary leader Yuri Mishkin, or will his insidious plan for chaos succeed? From the Libyan coast to the streets of Madrid, this heart-pounding thriller will keep audiences on the edge of their seats and guessing until the very last moment. Find out more at http://www.studiocanal.com

Toots du Jour (Jul 21)

Erik C. Thauvin — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:30 GMT

Azul Takes Aim at the Java Runtime Security Blind Spot #ai #azul #java #jdk #jvm #security adtmag.com/blogs/watersworks/2… #
ADTs (Algebraic Data Types) in Java #adt #java #records #sealedinterface rockthejvm.com/articles/algebr… #

Toots du Jour (Jul 20)

Erik C. Thauvin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:30 GMT

Kotlin Turns 15: Celebrate the Kotlin Effect - The JetBrains Blog #java #jetbrains #kotlin blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2026… #
PITest Release 1.25.8 #java #mutation #pit #testing github.com/hcoles/pitest/relea… #

Avengers: Doomsday

Erik C. Thauvin — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:28:20 GMT

Beloved heroes from three distinct universes are set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.

The Dog Stars

Erik C. Thauvin — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:14:56 GMT

The world that was doesn’t exist.

Based on Peter Heller’s captivating bestseller. The film tells the story of Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot who, together with a military survivalist, Bangley (Josh Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. But when Hig receives a mysterious radio transmission, he ventures into the unknown in search of the hope and humanity he still believes exist.

Moonsun India Grill

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:18:45 GMT

First time. We both really liked it. We'll be back for sure.

Toots du Jour (Jul 16)

Erik C. Thauvin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:30 GMT

zbaseline: The Web Platform Snapshot Fetcher #ai #baseline #google #java #llm #webstatus adambien.blog/roller/abien/ent… #
Announcing Rust 1.97.1 #rustlang blog.rust-lang.org/2026/07/16/… #
Your Loom App Quietly Became a Thread Pool Again: A Field Guide to Virtual Thread Pinning #java #thread #threadpinning #threadpool #virtualthread dev.to/maschiojv/your-loom-app… #
What’s fixed in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 #ide #intellij #intellijidea #java #jetbrains #kotlin blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/0… #
47 requests, zero answers — How Proton VPN keeps saying no to data demands #data #logs #vpn www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-serv… #

The Runner

Erik C. Thauvin — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:59 GMT

Threatened by an anonymous source who has kidnapped her son, MAIA, a lawyer, must travel on foot throughout London to kill a client she represents to save her son.