Mastodawn

OUCH! "It’s one of those rare, unicorn films that doesn’t have a single redeeming quality. I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch"
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/30/melania-review-trump-film-is-a-gilded-trash-remake-of-the-zone-of-interest

Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest

Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable

The Guardian

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John E. Bartley, III (D) K7AAY Jan 30

@cstross
reddit.com/r/esist/comments/1qqqe05/get_in_were_messing_up_melanias_amazon_search

Get in. We're messing up Melania's Amazon search results
This weekend, Amazon is premiering its $40 million Melania Trump documentary. It already seems to be a flop.
But we're going to take it one step further by messing up Melania's Amazon search results. Specifically, we're going to amplify the paranormal erotic thriller novel Melania: Devourer of Men so it ranks higher than her movie. {MORE}

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Jyrgen N

@503bartley @cstross https://www.404media.co/erotic-parody-melania-devourer-of-men-sales-surge-on-amazon-amid-documentary-flop/

Erotic Parody 'Melania: Devourer of Men' Sales Surge on Amazon Amid Documentary Flop

A Reddit-led protest is trying to push an eight year old erotic thriller to the top of Amazon’s sales charts.

404 Media