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Released at a time when the world wasn't ready, "Impossible Princess" marked a bold, personal, and experimental shift for Kylie Minogue - far from the glittery pop she was known for. Critics were confused, fans were divided, but today? Many consider it her most daring and emotionally raw work.In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole take a brutally honest track-by-track journey through Kylie's so-called "indie era," breaking down the production, lyrics, vocals, and visuals that made this album such a standout in her discography.Was "Impossible Princess" truly a misunderstood masterpiece... or just misunderstood? Let's find out.Join us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/CCTVPOPSFollow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/cctvpops0:00 - Intro1:30 - "Impossible Princess" Album Info3:02 - Album Cover5:24 - "Too Far"11:10 - "Cowboy Style"15:09 - "Some Kind Of Bliss"21:15 - "Did It Again"27:16 - "Breathe"32:50 - "Say Hey"37:54 - "Drunk"41:53 - "I Don't Need Anyone"45:26 - "Jump"49:58 - "Limbo"56:17 - "Through The Years"1:00:15 - "Dreams"1:06:25 - Cut or Keep1:09:32 - Final Rating and Overall ThoughtsReferences:“Too Far” Live at Intimate & Live 1998 https://youtu.be/Oibak8FRB1Y?si=mkLZ5FKXzE1AIPVN“Too Far” Live at Showgirl Homecoming 2006 https://youtu.be/_Hp9TQByReQ?si=CMIY_zJ6jCBAA9gZ“Cowboy Style” MV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ytQD-xwSY“Cowboy Style” Live at Intimate & Live 1998 https://youtu.be/KNnDxXaSmKU?si=SI-R5fX57R1sHM_1“Cowboy Style” Live at Fever Tour 2002 https://youtu.be/Pfm_3fjht_o?si=csdiFQkof-foGZ2Y“Cowboy Style” Live at Showgirl Homecoming 2006 https://youtu.be/plBvE_EAarA?si=pCF9RF0FqKbBPmL3“Some Kind of Bliss” MV https://youtu.be/tdfP9c2NBYA?si=tqahPMu45SMOnoYc“Some Kind of Bliss” Live at Intimate & Live 1998 https://youtu.be/ZaTgBCw6WtU?si=uXqER0M8v-qr0dfx“Did It Again” MV https://youtu.be/tmQJ6_jOo7g?si=JNgl-DYJYKTgSCf4 “Did It Again” Live at Top of the Pops https://youtu.be/HhRkG3s6loo?si=2wAzFC7A__bfawfs“Breathe” MV https://youtu.be/t5Vo-aqlP0Q?si=AFI1kuNMWc5kAi6E“Breathe” Live at Intimate & Live 1998 https://youtu.be/PtXtv7d0Fvc?si=LU4iD3amJx2JaqU1“Breathe” Live at Body Language 2003 https://youtu.be/VLk3QqQXNJg?si=cPFsB-FF4Wx3caQH“Say Hey” Live at Intimate & Live 1998 https://youtu.be/2Lq57pQiG7k?si=ZHMk5iGI6utVH6cF“Drunk” Live at Intimate & Live 1998 https://youtu.be/JUTkXbOcvhg?si=eum-pKnMH26RWOie“I Don't Need Anyone” Live at Anti Tour 2012 Rehearsals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ6Z6RMEoWY“Limbo” Live at Intimate & Live 1998 https://youtu.be/PjfNaz7DsUc?si=dDJ44TYU0zQgXobU“Limbo” Live at Fever Tour 2002 https://youtu.be/_m-NEJ2YJGg?si=bXU_UEsLabZvRMZo“Dreams” Live at Showgirl Homecoming 2006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb6jmuYHezY
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Ep. 315 - Review of 1983's Christmas Drama: "A Christmas Story"We have a very Fragee-lay movie to cover this Wintermas. Will the 80s film, A Christmas Story, still be a gift to watch today, or make us rather shoot our eye out, than watch again? Listen to find out.Episode Time Stamps00:07:44 Roundtable • 00:13:25 Likes • 00:38:38 Trivia • 00:47:25 Dislikes • 01:09:33 Final Rating • 01:16:24 Outros This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.firejoystudios.com/subscribe
Ep. 314 - Review of 1989's Christmas Comedy: "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"We are starting off Wintermas 2024 with a film that worked hard all year and needs a vacation. But will we get a fun time watching this 80s comedy, or will it chase us away. Listen to find out.Episode Time Stamps00:07:36 Roundtable • 00:12:57 Likes • 00:37:27 Trivia • 00:42:14 Dislikes • 01:08:27 Final Rating • 01:19:48 Outros This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.firejoystudios.com/subscribe
Ep. 313 - Review of 2002's Thriller: "Frailty"We face our demons in this episode. Fortunately we have a handy-dandy Otis ax to help us determine if 2002's Frailty is still worth watching today! // 00:10:24 Roundtable // 00:19:03 Likes // 00:47:01 Trivia // 00:53:27 Dislikes // 01:33:26 Final Rating // 01:40:32 Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.firejoystudios.com/subscribe
We face our demons in this episode. Fortunately we have a handy-dandy Otis ax to help us determine if 2001's Frailty is still worth watching today! // 00:10:24 Roundtable // 00:19:03 Likes // 00:47:01 Trivia // 00:53:27 Dislikes // 01:33:26 Final Rating // 01:40:32 Outros
Green explosions and three storms...what is happening in 1986?! The RRP crew has to head to Chinatown to find out if Big Trouble in Little China is still worth watching today. // 00:07:05 Roundtable // 00:13:01 Likes // 00:39:03 Trivia // 00:43:47 Dislikes // 01:09:01 Final Rating // 01:16:06 Outros
Ep. 312 - Review of 1986's Adventure "Big Trouble in Little China"Green explosions and three storms...what is happening in 1986?! The RRP crew has to head to Chinatown to find out if Big Trouble in Little China is still worth watching today. // 00:07:05 Roundtable // 00:13:01 Likes // 00:39:03 Trivia // 00:43:47 Dislikes // 01:09:01 Final Rating // 01:16:06 Outros This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.firejoystudios.com/subscribe
Ep. 311: Review of 1998's Sci-fi Adventure: "Lost in Space"Space and time-travel might make for just the movie for the RRP crew, but will the 90s Lost in Space, find a special place in our hearts. Listen and find out.00:06:29 Roundtable • 00:11:42 Likes • 00:33:36 Trivia • 00:39:26 Dislikes • 01:08:56 Final Rating • 01:18:36 Outros
Space and time-travel might make for just the movie for the RRP crew, but will the 90s Lost in Space, find a special place in our hearts. Listen and find out. // 00:06:29 Roundtable // 00:11:42 Likes // 00:33:36 Trivia // 00:39:26 Dislikes // 01:08:56 Final Rating // 01:18:36 Outros
We travel to somewhere not so green except where Audrey II is concerned. But is the trip to 1986's Little Shop of Horrors, worth taking today? Listen to us chime in. // 00:08:35 Roundtable // 00:16:11 Likes // 00:41:40 Trivia // 00:51:26 Dislikes // 01:17:16 Final Rating // 01:22:47 Outros
Whether or not we believe in no-win scenarios, do we believe Star Trek (2009) is a win for movie night? Listen to our review of this film! // 00:05:48 Roundtable // 00:13:54 Likes // 00:38:06 Trivia // 00:48:02 Dislikes // 01:42:54 Final Rating // 01:55:43 Outros
The RRP crew escaped the chain gang of Jaerod long ago, but now we find ourselves shackled to reviewing this 2000's film. Find out what we think of this odyssey. // 00:06:27 Roundtable // 00:11:38 Likes // 00:29:48 Trivia // 00:34:15 Dislikes // 01:01:16 Final Rating // 01:10:26 Feedback
We dawn our shades and draw our Peter Gun for the latest RRP episode, trying to find out if The Blues Brothers still has rhythm or just makes us blue. // 00:06:56 Roundtable // 00:12:24 Likes // 00:32:23 Trivia // 00:36:56 Dislikes // 01:03:29 Final Rating // 01:11:17 Outros
Whether you practice Rex-Kwon-Do or vote for Pedro, let's all find out if this film from the early aughts is worth watching or not. // 00:09:00 Roundtable // 00:12:31 Likes // 00:29:40 Trivia // 00:35:48 Dislikes // 00:53:51 Final Rating // 1:00:39 Outros
Many consider it the film that launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but is Iron Man still a strong entry in the list of movies you should see? Find out what we think. // 00:06:56 Roundtable // 00:11:03 Likes // 00:31:41 Trivia // 00:42:35 Dislikes // 01:07:40 Final Rating // 01:15:29 Outros
Do you remember when humans and fairies worked together to protect the forest? Us neither, but is the movie about it worth watching today? // 00:07:39 Roundtable // 00:12:25 Likes // 00:32:28 Trivia // 00:37:55 Dislikes // 01:04:06 Final Rating // 01:11:16 Outros
Will two Bette Midlers and Lily Tomlins make for double our enjoyment of the 80s film Big Business? Listen to find out. // 00:05:48 Roundtable // 00:09:55 Likes // 00:29:10 Trivia // 00:35:15 Dislikes // 00:54:36 Final Rating // 01:00:53 Outros
If there are enough reviews to blot out the sun, we will still review 300 in the shade. Listen to find out if this 2006 film is worth watching today. // 00:07:44 Roundtable // 00:12:10 Likes // 00:34:03 Trivia // 00:38:34 Dislikes // 01:09:46 Final Rating // 01:20:43 Outros
After watching Rise, Dawn and War in the past few weeks, we were pumped for this movie! After watching Kingdom opening week, Arron and Andrew sit down to discuss and review the movie! What did you think? Did it live up to the previous trilogy? Video Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:50 - First thoughts of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 5:20 - Budget and Box Office | Didn't film any water 7:48 - 2024 Box Office Draft 9:51 - Creators in front and behind the camera 11:55 - Rating the Story for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 26:30 - What we think should have happened 32:10 - Rating the Acting of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 36:40 - Rating the Cinematography of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 41:42 - Rating the Sound Design of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 44:25 - Rating the Set & Character Design of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 48:40 - Rating the Re-watchability of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 50:20 - Final Rating and thoughts of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes #planetoftheapes #kingdomoftheplanetoftheapes #moviepodcast THE BODY short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2ABree1YzU
You thought we were going to do something special before episode 300.. AS IF! Instead, listen to find out if you should watch the film Clueless, today! // 00:05:37 Roundtable // 00:10:20 Likes // 00:28:13 Trivia // 00:33:52 Dislikes // 00:57:57 Final Rating // 00:58:13 Outros
We're firing up the grill and the nukes to show these aliens that we will not go down without a fight! Listen to our ID4 review! // 00:07:07 Roundtable // 00:10:34 Likes // 00:36:51 Trivia // 00:39:54 Dislikes // 01:12:11 Final Rating // 01:16:50 Outros
Whether you are playing arcade games or flying a Gunstar, you can listen to our review of The Last Starfighter. // 00:06:27 Roundtable // 00:09:50 Likes // 00:39:35 Trivia // 00:50:11 Dislikes // 01:28:53 Final Rating // 01:35:41 Outros
We X-buster our way to the 90s to fight maverick reploids and save humanity. But will this 2-D action shooter blow us away, or be mega flat. Listen to what we think. // 00:08:35 Roundtable // 00:11:39 Likes // 00:38:15 Trivia // 00:43:47 Dislikes // 01:08:29 Final Rating // 01:16:38 Outros
Let's strap on some jumping boots and launch into reviewing 1993's Super Mario Bros. movie. Listen to find out if the battle for Dino-hattan is still worth watching. // 00:06:05 Roundtable // 00:10:36 Likes // 00:30:29 Trivia // 00:36:29 Dislikes // 01:05:17 Final Rating // 01:14:34 Outros
You've never seen us very upset with a film, but could a Tom Cruise movie not be worth your time? That's impossible...or is it. Listen to find out. // 00:06:13 Roundtable // 00:10:38 Likes // 00:52:52 Trivia // 00:56:25 Dislike // 01:34:24 Final Rating // 01:41:19 Outros
Bowser is at it again, taking Princess Peach from Dinosaur Island, but is the Mario/Yoshi team up to save her worth your time to play today. Listen to our review and find out! // 00:05:32 Roundtable // 00:10:13 Likes // 00:27:58 Trivia // 00:37:18 Dislikes // 00:57:53 Final Rating // 01:07:03 Outros
We may have a problem...in figuring out if 1995's Apollo 13 is still worth watching today. Listen to find out what we think. // 00:05:43 Roundtable // 00:09:36 Likes // 00:26:33 Trivia // 00:29:43 Dislikes // 00:53:24 Final Rating // 01:01:39 Outros
Cowabunga! It's time for another shell of a good podcast as we review the TMNT Arcade Game that was in the arcades. Does it still bring joy, or is it a stick in the mud? // 00:05:30 Roundtable // 00:08:59 Likes // 00:21:30 Trivia // 00:26:32 Dislikes // 00:37:58 Final Rating // 00:42:12 Outros
After a couple 90s flicks, we are...shrinking back, to the 80s to search out the good and bad of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and whether it is worth your time today. // 00:06:41 Roundtable // 00:11:09 Likes // 00:36:28 Trivia // 00:43:11 Dislikes // 01:17:07 Final Rating // 01:23:48 Outros
As we continue to re-review our lost episodes, we journey to 1997, and find out if The Fifth Element makes a fine film, or if should be swallowed up in evil. // 00:06:20 Roundtable // 00:09:49 Likes // 00:26:54 Trivia // 00:36:27 Dislike // 00:58:34 Final Rating // 01:07:41 Outros
We continue to gather time travel data by re-reviewing Masters of the Universe to find out if it is still worth watching today. // 00:06:11 Roundtable // 00:09:58 Likes // 00:35:33 Trivia // 00:42:21 Dislike // 01:08:58 Final Rating // 01:22:55 Outros
To improve our movie-time jump capabilities we have found the first of two movies for TRAVIS our A.I. to analyze. And analyzing if Flight of the Navigator is worth watching. 00:06:57 Roundtable // 00:10:37 Likes // 00:31:42 Trivia // 00:37:54 Dislikes // 01:09:52 Final Rating // 01:17:40 Outros
In an attempt to analyze better time travel dynamics we review the fourth entry in the original Star Trek movie series. 00:06:49 Roundtable // 00:10:44 Likes // 00:32:52 Trivia // 00:41:12 Dislikes // 01:12:46 Final Rating // 01:20:38 Outros
The former RRP crew is visited by some Fix-its, but is the movie they hail from still worth your time today? Listen and find out. 00:06:54 Roundtable / 00:10:05 Likes / 00:29:38 Trivia / 00:34:50 Dislikes / 00:57:15 Final Rating / 01:07:44 Outros
After finding Ashley in 20XX, her, Francisco and Paul attempt to review another movie that was corrupted by Jaerod. But is Superman 3, still super? Listen and find out! - 00:05:05 Roundtable - 00:08:43 Likes - 00:29:36 Trivia - 00:36:54 Dislikes - 01:06:23 Final Rating - 00:01:14 Where to Find Us
The TR3 has sent three ranking members of the RRP crew to 1985. We will review Explorers, to see if this is worth watching today, but what then? 00:04:58 Roundtable - 00:08:31 Likes - 00:27:26 Trivia - 00:32:35 Dislikes - 00:55:52 Final Rating - 01:00:01 Outros
Let us tell you a story about about a mage who has a wolf's skull for a head. Interested? Oh, we don't actually have a story like that.. But, coincidentally, the boys review The Ancient Magus' Bride! Also, Jay is partaking in his favorite pastime: watching trash anime, Mike wants to discuss "spoilers", Cole plays games, and more! Socials: Website: https://AniProPod.com Patreon: https://patreon.com/AniProPod Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/2GhYhHdUwQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniProPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anipropod/ Cole: https://twitter.com/AniProCole Jay: https://twitter.com/JayGaredian Mike: https://twitter.com/GrittyGundam 00:00:00 - AniPro #72 00:01:09 - Fruit of Evolution / Sleep / Oshi No Ko 00:14:01 - Our Opinon on Spoilers / FF7 Remake 00:26:03 - Mailbag: Our Favorite Podcasts 00:37:59 - The Next Review Will Be... 00:42:57 - Ancient Magus Bride Spoiler-Free Review 00:52:33 - Characters / OP / ED 00:59:14 - OST / Voice Acting / Visuals 01:12:28 - Final Thoughts & Recommendations 01:19:52 - SPOILERS START HERE!!! 01:47:13 - Final Rating
00:00 - The Road to Wrestle Mania 01:50 - Men's Royal Rumble match 11:50 - Mtn Dew Pitch Black match 15:40 - Raw Woman's title match 16:40 - Woman's Royal Rumble Match 26:10 - Undisputed title Match 33:50 - Final Rating! Support the Podcast! | Jobber Circle watch along & Bonus Content: https://www.patreon.com/JobberCircle | Free Shipping on merch: CayVin.com | Socials: @jobbercircle |Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/c/JobberCircleWrestling - Please Like, Subscribe & Review to help us grow! - Jobber Circle Wrestling podcast: Join Caylin and Vinny Vasquez of the “CayVin Universe” podcast as they discuss the top Wrestling News, Moments and Matches, along with rating and predicting AEW & WWE Special Events. Available on YouTube and all podcast Audio Apps! (@JobberCircle) https://linktr.ee/CayVinuniverse --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jobbercircle/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jobbercircle/support
The boys are back, and they're singin' (not actually, don't worry)! This week, they review Sing a Bit of Harmony, and to help they've brought in anime subtitle extraordinaire, Jon! It's spoopy season, so they also discuss some of they favorite horror anime. Also, Mike is thinking of drinking bleach to cure his disease, Jay's is studying Mojojojo, Cole is excited to see men play a game, and more!! Socials: Discord: https://discord.gg/2GhYhHdUwQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AniProPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anipropod/ Cole: https://twitter.com/AniProCole Jay: https://twitter.com/JayGaredian Mike: https://twitter.com/GrittyGundam Segments: 00:00 Jay's Game Corner: 07:40 Spoopy Show Discussion: 09:00 Mail Bag: 32:22 Question of the Week and Break: 37:12 Spoiler Free Review: 38:30 *SPOILERS*: 1:01:07 Best Boy / Girl & Final Rating: 01:19:26 Interview: 01:29:37
0:00 Intros 10:05 Scotty and Rogue One 15:50 Scotty stans Mon Mothma 20:32 POLITICAL STAR WARS 46:58 Feeling Emo over B2 53:55 Cassian Andor channeling his inner Han 57:36 Final Rating 59:37 Predictions for Episode 4: Give Us Mon Mothma! 1:03:43 Surprise Question 1:06:18 Goodbyes This episode I talk with Scotty Holiday Too! We breakdown and review the first 3 episodes of Andor AND we discuss what and ~who~ we'd like to see in the new Star Wars series! We talk Mon Mothma, Bix, Luthen, B2EMO, some jerk named Timm, and, yes, also Cassian Andor! It get's a little heavy when we discuss some of the social aspects of the show, BUT this is a HEAVY show sooo… Let us know what you thought of the first three episodes of Andor, and what'd you'd like to see before the season is over. And follow Scotty here: YouTube: Scotty Holiday Too Twitter: @scottyholiday2 Instagram: @scottyholidaytoo Find us here: Twitter: @kryptonalderaan IG: @kryptontoalderaan Facebook: @kryptontoalderaan Email: kryptontoalderaan@gmail.com Please, also share this show and leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening! It would really help us and help people find us! Thanks for listening! We would really like to know how people who are listening feel about the show so, if you could/want to, drop us a line on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram, or at kryptontoalderaan@gmail.com. Give us a like, follow, comment, quick email, tweet, whatever and let us know how we're doing. We'd really appreciate the feedback and it would help us to understand this whole podcasting thing going forward. If you want to take it to the next level, leave us a review wherever you're listening to this.
The perfect anime to review on this podcast; Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad also ranks a solid 8.29 on MyAnimeList and is considered one of the greatest anime of its genre. We fell in love with this anime mostly because the music is amazing but also because it is so unbelievably relatable for Emily and I. All the trials and tribulations of discovering a new passion, learning and developing a talent, forming a band, gigging with that band, and finding success all while coming of age. The only critique we had for Beck was that the animators didn't animate the instrument playing correctly haha but it didn't take away from the story itself! However, we were very impressed by the voice acting from both the Sub and Dub versions of the show. Either one is a great watch! So go watch it!Final Rating: 6.5/7 (-0.5 for not releasing an OST with the background score)YouTube Playlist: AN-37: Beck: Mongolian Chop SquadInstagram: @animenoisepodcastTikTok: @animenoisepodcastYouTube Channel: AnimeNoiselinktr.ee/animenoiseCashApp: $emberbbCheck out our merch on Etsy! AnimeNoiseWorksSupport the show
What do you do when your very brief career as a Jedi Knight apprentice comes to a screeching halt cause the Empire wants to execute you? You turn your broken lightsaber into a microphone and start a fucking rock band!!This episode of Visions was truly a fun watch. Angsty teen dreams of rock-stardom and winning over the hearts of your adversaries with your music; needless to say, it was very relatable to our infamous podcast hosts and warmed their hearts with feelings of nostalgia.That being said, the music wasn't very "Star Wars" but it was certainly enjoyable. All the themes for the band of protagonists were great and fit the characters really well. They were just so short. We wanted more!Without further ado, time to join in the adventurous feelings of rock n' roll youth!Final Rating: 3.75/7YouTube Playlist: AN-34: Star Wars Visions (Tatooine Rhapsody)Instagram: @animenoisepodcastTikTok: @animenoisepodcastYouTube Channel: AnimeNoiselinktr.ee/animenoiseCashApp: $emberbbCheck out our merch on Etsy! AnimeNoiseWorksSupport the show
Break out the hippie crack cause this anime is TRIPPY. Seriously, I don't think it would be inappropriate to serve this anime with a helping of psilocybin mushrooms and a side of whip-its... Just make sure you've got a healthy state of mind cause this show is brutal and freaky enough to send you spiraling into a bad trip.Okay, maybe we'll save the psychedelics for the OST.Dorohedoro translates to "mud-sludge" in english and the music unit that composed the score, (K)Now_NAME, did a phenomenal job capturing the setting and emotional feel of "The Hole," the fictional city where most of the Dorohedoro plot takes place. "The Hole" acts as a kind of sewer or gutter where the litter, scum and magical waste of the sorcery world ends up creating chaos for the poor citizens that live there. Between the industrial percussion, dark yet mystifying music beds, organized noise, and synthesized instrumentation that felt organic, the composers nailed the world building in this score. From Black Sabbath, Deftones and Slipknot to Billie Eilish and classic horror film scores, you can hear all the musical influences from piece to piece yet the music still feels incredibly unique.If you aren't already impressed, (K)Now_NAME also composed and arranged the OP and all 6 ending sequences as well, working hand in hand with the author of the manga, Q Hayashida, who wrote all the lyrics.Dorohedoro is without a doubt interesting and just downright weird. The story hooks you in, the characters are very well written and the music was super fun to analyze. So, without further ado, let's dive into "The Hole."Final Rating: 6/7YouTube Playlist: AN-36: DorohedoroInstagram: @animenoisepodcastTikTok: @animenoisepodcastYouTube Channel: AnimeNoiselinktr.ee/animenoiseCashApp: $emberbbSupport the show
The wait is over…. what is the final rating of Captain America (1990)? Listen and find out! If you’d like to listen to our original review visit this link: https://thebottomshelf.blubrry.net/2022/04/13/captain-america-1990/ Website: https://thebottomshelf.blubrry.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBottomShelfPodcast Connect with Kevin: FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/thedappermanreviews INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thedappermanreviews YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/thedapperman Connect with John: Playing Games with Strangers: https://playinggameswithstrangers.com/ Super Sonic PodComics: http://supersonicpodcomics.com/ Connect with Branson … Continue reading Final Rating of Captain America 1990 →
Dark Star… So much conversation around this film, but what was our final rating? Well today we are finally going to reveal our rating… the answer… well let’s just say that none of you expected this… Did you miss our actual discussion of the film? https://thebottomshelf.blubrry.net/2022/02/16/dark-star/ Website: https://thebottomshelf.blubrry.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBottomShelfPodcast The Bottom Shelf is a Geek Devotions … Continue reading Dark Star – Our Final Rating? →
Join the crew of LightSaber Radio as we have heated and hilarious discussions about season one of The Book of Boba Fett. This week's episode is our overall rating of the show. The things we liked and disliked about the season in a hole. Does it have enough depth as a series to send it into the Star Wars hall of fame, or did it leave the crew disappointed and wondering is it worth a second chance with a season two? You will have to watch and see. We hope you enjoy today's show. If you liked the show, please give a five-star rating on whatever platform you use to consume your content. It really does help. If possible, share it with your friends and family. It would be greatly appreciated. And don't forget to subscribe to the show. That way you will be notified every time we release a new episode. As always, thank you for spending your time listening to this podcast. For anyone that would like to be a guest on the show, or has any questions about the show. Please do not hesitate to email us. We would love to hear from you. Follow us on our Social Media for more great content. LightSaber Radio Contact Info Email - light.saber.radio1@gmail.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gyZJIz6OsbJ7ShnSgDAwQ/videos Twitter - https://twitter.com/LSR_Podcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Lightsaber-Radio-105935108382033 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lightsaber.radio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lightsaber_radio?lang=en The story, art, and characters therein are the property of whoever holds the copyright to this material. We do not claim ownership of the source material. This podcast was produced for noncommercial use, to be enjoyed by ourselves, fellow fans, and the original creators as a tribute to Star Wars. Please support the official release. #starwars #starwarspodcast #starwarsfan #themandalorian #maythe4thbewithyou #starwarscelebration #thebadbatch #starwarsday #starwarsvisions #lightsaber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lightsaber-radio/message
Welcome to Anime watch club, a bi-weekly group discussion and review where the hosts of the what do you say anime podcast, nominate and vote on shows either that we haven't seen or shows that will hopefully lead to a great conversation. On todays SPOOOOOOOKY Halloween episode, the hobgoblins of podcast will be talking about the 2020 seinen slaughterhouse that is Dorohedero! 0:00 Intro 3:15 First Impressions (Spoiler Free) *SPOILER ZONE* 13:29 The magic system/don't want no smoke 29:48 Who is Aikawa? 39:38 Season 2 when? How was the ending recieved? 45:06 The cast and interactions 53:00 Addressing the animation 01:03:45 Best Girl/Boy & Final Rating 01:16:08 What We're Watching next https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime
We shift gears this week to review Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung. Simu plays Shang-Chi, a trained assassin and martial arts master trying to live his new life away from his father and the terrorist group he founded. But he's in for the family reunion of a lifetime in an epic story of reluctant heritage, dragons, and darkness. Tune in to hear our poetic summaries of the story, our favorite (and least favorite) moments, and give our final grade so you know if it's time to break out the popcorn and candy. Spoiler alert: we needed the entire episode to give this film the praise it deserves. And once you listen...do you agree or disagree with our ratings? How many rings out of ten would you rate this film? Tell us all about it on our Twitter page, @TheVerseCast where we also post news, announcements about the pod, and collect listener questions. You can also follow @Screenradar on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram. SHOW BREAKDOWN: 0:00 - Intro // 1:00 Shang-Chi Description and Limericks //6:30 Shang-Chi Discussion // 56:40 Final Rating // 59:23 Contact Info // 61:12 - Post Credit Scene
On today's special episode, I talk about another album which was amazing in my totally unbiased opinion. I talk about Eminem's latest album "Music To Be Murdered By: Side B" including tracks like Gnat and Higher to name a few. Final Rating: 9/10.
The final drink rating of Season 1, plus a "Dash" of history... Cheers!Be sure to follow DGMH on Instagram @dgmh_historypodcast and Twitter @dgmhhistoryJoin the DGMH Facebook group @ "Drinks with Great Men in History"Be sure to cast your vote on Facebook or Instagram before listening!Looking to start your own podcast, but like me didn't know where to start? Well there is no better place to start you journey than Buzzsprout! Podcasting isn’t hard when you have the right partners, and Buzzsprout is the right partner! Join over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.They have made this journey easy and fun! Follow the link to let Buzzsprout know DGMH sent you: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=933859 Cheers!Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34398347&fan_landing=trueTheme Music FileHall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3845-hall-of-the-mountain-kingLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Art by @Tali RoseSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34398347&fan_landing=true)
Book (Wine) Club: Reading Between the Wines with Lauren Popish
Hello and welcome to Book Wine Club Season 2, a podcast where I, Lauren Popish, pair my latest read with a new wine, and then talk it out with my opinionated and inebriated co hosts, Ryan Conbruck and Julia Popish.On today’s episode Ryan, Julia, and I will be discussing the second half of The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. If you haven’t listened to the previous episode where we discussed the first half of the book, you’re going to want to stop, go back, and listen to that first.Today we’ll be pairing our read with a glass or three of 2019 white blend called Big Salt from Ovum. Pour yourself a glass and stay tuned.Link to book: https://amzn.to/2R3qaDmLink to wine: https://madwine.com/white-blends/92138-ovum-deep-water-big-salt-white-blend-2019.htmlThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelIt’s 301 pages in length. For this episode, we read to page 160. I pulled this description from online:Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. On the night she meets Jonathan Alkaitis, a hooded figure scrawls a message on the lobby’s glass wall: “Why don’t you swallow broken glass.” High above Manhattan, a greater crime is committed: Alkaitis is running an international Ponzi scheme, moving imaginary sums of money through clients’ accounts. When the financial empire collapses, it obliterates countless fortunes and devastates lives. Vincent, who had been posing as Jonathan’s wife, walks away into the night. Years later, a victim of the fraud is hired to investigate a strange occurrence: a woman has seemingly vanished from the deck of a container ship between ports of call.About the author:St. John's my middle name. The books go under M.Emily St. John Mandel's fifth novel, The Glass Hotel, was recently published in Canada and the US, and is forthcoming in the UK in August. Her previous novels include Station Eleven, which was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, and won the 2015 Arthur C. Clarke Award among other honours, and has been translated into 33 languages. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.Ovum Deep Water 'BIG SALT' White Blend 2019 BIG SALT is a white wine that tries to capture a day at the beach in a bottle. Fresh, dry, breezy the bright aromas of the wine are met with a dry, almost salty textured palate that's well suited for sitting in the sun and hanging with friends. Sustainable and Organic vineyards throughout Oregon are the building blocks for Big Salt.Final Rating (0-3)Lauren Popish: 1.9Julia Popish: 2.0Ryan Consbruck: 2.2Get in touchOur sommelier, Emily Rutan: @emilythesommLauren Popish: @laurenpopishJulia Popish: @juliapopishRyan Consbruck @specialrobotdog
In this episode, I review one of Galaxy's edge's spin-off books, Stryker's War. This episode contains minor spoilers, Enjoy! Final Rating: 8.5/10 Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnnr039QR2uI7MaQeC2RirQ
Download this episode I'm torn about this one. No, really, I am. I really encourage you to listen to our way-too-long Podcast on this film because we get into some great conversations. On one side you have the Marvel fan in me. It's the one who has been to every opening night for nearly every Marvel film since Iron Man 2. That's the guy who researches movies and characters to learn more about their powers and possible story directions. That Ken easily gives this a 10/10. Then there is that other side of me. The one who goes to the movies to see something he didn't even know he wanted to see. The one who feels movies should run as tight as possible, so every line of dialogue and scene has a purpose. The guy who feels like it shouldn't take a full hour of exposition to get us into the main plot of the movie. That Ken marks this down at about a 7/10. I'm torn because all the things I love about EndGame are exactly what I hate about it. Consider all the things you have to know just to understand the motivations of the characters. You'll need to brush off Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man, the entire Captain America trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2., Ant-Man and the Wasp, and *maybe* Captain Marvel. Far from being a sequel, this is a behemoth of a feat to wrap up 11 years of movies. As a fan, this is great. As a casual movie goer, it leads to a bloated film that tries to wrap up too much in one sitting. As a fan it was everything I wanted to see (and more) but as casual viewer it had the predictable formula of a super hero movie. The fan in me knows that this movie wasn't made for the casual movie-goer. It was made for you and I, the fans. Endgame really was/is the tightest story the Russo Brothers could weave for the adoring fans who have stuck with the MCU for so long. It's for everyone who could name every single Avenger on the battlefield in the final battle with Thanos and his army. It was not for the people who knew that a major Marvel film would have some sort of major battle and think that to be cliche. So is it an epic conclusion or a cliche outing of superhero antics we've sen over and over? Is it detail-driven film that pays off all the knowledge we've amassed since 2008 or bloated film that could have lost 30% of its girth and still got the point across? The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Long term fans are going to love it. Short-term fans probably will too. This is what we do. We are fanatics. Want to watch an action flick? The last battle alone makes this worthy. But I keep stopping myself from fully getting on board. As a movie itself, I just think it is good, not great. The MCU is roughly the length of one season of a TV show, but I've always felt like people could join the ride at any time. That's probably not true anymore, but I'm not sure I can hold EndGame responsible for that. Instead, I consistently come down to the fact that EndGame does great fan-service, but it is a good-not-great movie. Final Rating: 8/10
Spoilers Ahead: I'm not even gonna try to keep this spoiler-free. You've been warned. I've sat through some truly awful movies since I started this blog. I've watched movies so terrible that I've begged God to grant me the strength to make it to the end credits while simultaneously writing an email to Bob Iger demanding a refund. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is not one of those movies. Right now, fans are overreacting. As I write this, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has the lowest fan rating of any Star Wars film on Rotten Tomatoes. With a 56 percent, it beat the record of Atack of the Clones by one point. I've seen several Star Wars fans say that this film makes the prequels look good, which is possibly the worst insult a Star Wars film could receive. I think many of these fans would benefit from watching a truly terrible movie like The Good Dinosaur or The Lone Ranger. The Last Jedi is not the worst Star Wars film ever made, but it is incredibly lazy. The Lazy Jedi Those that like The Last Jedi praise writer and director Rian Johnson for taking a visionary look at the world of Star Wars. They write articles with headlines like "The Last Jedi Doesn't Care What You Think About Star Wars." Johnson burns down what we know about Star Wars by killing off Snoke, having Rey's parents be no names (which I still don't believe), and refusing to conform to the Star Wars you know and love. There is genius in that strategy, but Johnson executes it in the laziest possible way. He doesn't just gloss over the explanations for characters from Episode 7. He obliterates the backstory for any character he introduces. The man with the Red Plume plays a central role in the story until he is deemed insignificant. How great would it have been in the man in the red plume only turned out to be the bodyguard for the woman beside him who was the real codebreaker? A move like that would take imagination and several revisions of the script. Or, you could be lazy and just write the characters into a prison cell with a person who has the exact skills they are looking for. Or consider one of the crucial scenes when the rebel escape pods are leaving their doomed cruiser. An inventive script would have allowed the resistance to have an elaborate plan in the face of the First Order's ability to track escape pods. A lazy script would have a line of dialogue that shows the resistance "can't track" the escape pods for some nonsense reason. Johnson didn't have the answers fans were looking for from Episode 7, but he also didn't have the answers we were looking for from Episode 8. How was Leia able to somehow revive herself in space and force fly back to the ship? What happened to the man in the Plume? If the Jedi order is over, why does Luke call Rey a Jedi? If you literally have a Jedi mater burn down the ancient texts of the Jedi order to start something new, why would you put those old texts on the Millenium Falcon to restart the Jedi order? How did Rose's ship not explode when she crashed full force into Finn? How are some people (like the kid at the end) able to use the force without any training while Luke, Anakin and everyone before them needed training to use the force? These are the questions a good script can answer, but The Last Jedi is a lazy script. A Flawed Hero Despite its faults -- and there are many -- The Last Jedi does have many good qualities that I feel fans are missing. The idea that Luke Skywalker still struggled as a leader after Return of the Jedi was refreshing and inspiring. An imperfect Luke Skywalker is much easier to relate to than an all-powerful Jedi. Yoda's rebuke of Luke's failure to pass on his failures to those he taught hit exactly the right tone. This was more impactful since Yoda was the one who pressed the button to burn the ancient texts. It was the past telling the present to let go so the future can have its time. There are several messages that the film tries to get across and sometimes it is incredibly successful. For example, Poe's lesson in leadership was heavy handed in the script, but it was still impactful. Sometimes there are situations you can't blast your way out of and if Poe is to become the leader of the new resistance -- hint: he will -- he has a lot to learn. It's as if Johnson was speaking directly to my generation as we begin to assume more leadership roles at work and in the community. Not My Father's Star Wars Perhaps the most important question that The Last Jedi raises is how far a franchise can go before it betrays itself. That is, how far can a movie bend or break the rules of a franchise before it becomes unrecognizable to the fans who loved it in the first place? Johnson attempts to answer this question by revealing the parentage of Rey. For decades, Star Wars fans have known that the force runs in families. If Rey's parents are nobodies, how is she so powerful with the force? Johnson doesn't provide Rey with a simple line of dialogue that might help explain her abilities. Even Luke used to bullseye 2-meter wide womp rats in his T-16 back home before he used the force on the Death Star. Anakin was a pod racer before he became one of the greatest pilots in the rebellion. No matter how much raw ability you have, you will need training--whether professional or amateur--to compete at an all-star level. That's not just the way Star Wars works. That's the way life works. Johnson wants to do away with that notion and that is part of the reasons fans are rejecting it. This isn't my father's star wars, but it's not even my Star Wars. It just doesn't make sense. Johnson is telling fans "Everyone is special," which is another way of saying no one is. In a galaxy like Star Wars, it's easier to write a world where everyone has a mastery of the force. Then you can explain away any unfortunate happening. Consider how Johnson has set up who is the most powerful with the force: Leia - apparently so powerful with the force that she is immortal. Rey - a Hall of Fame caliber Jedi with no training. Kylo Ren - a whiny, unstable dark lord of the sith. Supreme Leader Snoke - an overrated Sith Yoda - An incredibly wise Jedi but not powerful enough to be immortal or stop the rise of the Sith. Luke Skywalker - A flawed has-been from 30 years ago who was defeated by his apprentice Ben Solo (later Kylo Ren). Everyone in the galaxy - Because "everyone" is special. If the list above were College Football rankings, Luke Skywalker wouldn't even make the playoffs. That is a huge rebuke of Star Wars as a franchise. In my Star Wars, the Jedi are the most powerful with the force, but in Johnson's Star Wars the top two spots are not occupied by Jedi. In my Star Wars, Supreme Leader Snoke's mastery of the force would create a problem for even the most experienced Jedi, but in Johnson's Star Wars he can be dispatched before half the movie is over. My Star Wars is set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Johnson's Star Wars has Luke flip that dirt off his shoulders like Jay-Z. I wouldn't be surprised if he had him drop a mic. Where Do We Go From Here? Disney is kind of in a perilous place at the moment. They let Johnson have his take on the franchise without really letting him go so far that it can't be reeled back in. Will JJ Abrams follow his lead with Episode 9, or will we see something more conventional? My hunch is that Disney will play it safe. They want people to like Star Wars. They want people to come to Star Wars land in 2019 and stay in the $1,000 per night hotel. Too many films like The Last Jedi and the most hard-core fans may just stay home from the movies and the parks. Fans have a much easier choice. Abrams will have plenty of room to tell a story as if The Last Jedi never happened. If he chooses to ignore the film, fans will have the right to do the same. If Abrams makes The Last Jedi crucial to Episode 9, fans will have to decide whether they identify enough with this new Star Wars to call themselves fans. For me, that is up in the air right now. I don't need an explanation for everything, but I want the series I follow to make sense. I'm fine with some people being extremely special or even a lot of people being special, but I'll probably lose interest if Star Wars tries to convince me everyone is special. Because then no one is special. That's not Star Wars, it's just lazy. Final Rating: 7.5/10
If I'm honest, there isn't a ton to say about Disney's new movie 'Christopher Robin.' There are no big reveals or any surprises with broader implications to the hundred acre wood universe. It is charmingly simple, just like Winnie the Pooh, and that is what makes it so enjoyable. The movie is directed by Hollywood chameleon Marc Forster, who also directed World War Z and Finding Neverland. It drops us into the hundred acre wood just as Christopher Robin is saying goodbye to his friends and his childhood in general. In many ways, it plays out just as you'd expect. Christopher Robin grows up to forget all about his childhood and becomes an all work, no play, semi-deadbeat dad. At this point, it's up to Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and the rest of the gang to set him straight. If there is one fault of the film, it is that it tries a little too hard to use pooh to speak to the audience. Winnie the Pooh has always been a simple, yet insightful friend to Christopher Robin. He fulfills that role in this film as well, but his insightfulness is a little overwhelming. It's almost like he is trying a bit too hard to set Christopher straight, so it comes off a little disingenuous. All that being said, Pooh still charms the entire family. It is good for what it is and a perfect reminder of the magic of childhood for grown-ups who have long since left their magical play lands behind. Final Rating: 7.5/10
The most important thing to understand about A Wrinkle In Time is that it is based on a novel that is aimed at pre-teens. So it is positive. Get over it. But the fact that it is based on a tween novel means the movie moves slower than it should and some plot points are oversimplified. It's sad because I wish I had more positive things to say about the movie. Minor spoilers ahead. Director Ava Duvernay's Wrinkle is a love letter to pre-teen girls. It encourages them to stand up for what they believe in and not be afraid of their intelligence. Protagonist Meg Murry (Storm Reid) is consistently encouraged to acknowledge her beauty. This is when the movie is at its best. When Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey) takes Meg aside to explain how everything in the universe has led to her being exactly who she needs to be, the movie sings. It is exactly the message that tween girls -- and maybe everyone -- needs to hear. And I can't speak enough positive things about 9-year-old Deric McCabe, who plays Charles Wallace. The entire third act of the movie is placed on his shoulders and he rises to the occasion as the best actor in the movie. When Light Turns to Darkness However, any light that escapes from the film is certainly dimmed by the first 30 to 45 minutes. Audiences must endure pacing that is at a crawl and acting that feels like it belongs in a high school auditorium. The first act does little to draw in those who haven't read the book. It introduces characters like Mrs. What's It (Reese Witherspoon) and Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) with such a casual nature that it's hard to be invested in the characters. Calvin (Levi Miller) receives no introduction whatsoever which makes him a character of little consequence. The film tries, but it never quite captures the magic that has caused so many children to fall in love with it over the years. Final Rating: 7/10
Even before Black Panther smashed box office records and went on to a $218 million four-day debut, it was an extremely important movie. In a movie with a majority black cast, there were no slaves. There was peril, but a white person never appeared to save the day. There were themes of struggles of the inner city, but no crack heads. DC's Wonder Woman had three white actors supporting the title character. In Marvel's Black Panther, only three white characters had lines at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO6CZ9qXvhM It's hard to understate the importance of Black Panther. Director Ryan Coogler invited audiences of all races to imagine a world that depended on the success of a black protagonist. Somehow in 2018, that is still such a radical idea that people tried to kill it on RottenTomatoes. Coogler helped the idea pay off with a solid story that packs pounds of meaning into every single line. There was nearly flawless execution by Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Lupita N'Yongo (Nakia), and Danai Gurira (General Okoye). Michael B. Jordan takes his performance to a new level and steals the show in his rendition of Killmonger. But at the end of the day, this is much more than a good movie with a majority black cast. Why Is Black Panther Special? We could talk all day about how rare it is for movies with large budgets to have a minority director or a largely minority cast, but that's like saying the heart-shaped herb of Wakanda makes someone a superhero. The minority stuff is nice, but it doesn't mean anything if no one sees it (See Queen of Katwe). What makes Black Panther special is the structure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- a system of films in which every film builds upon one another. In the past, good movies with a majority black cast could be ignored by the audience at large (Again, see Queen of Katwe). However, this is a movie Marvel fans have to see. The things that happen in Wakanda may be consequential to the larger MCU. For the first time, a film by a black director with a majority black cast got a huge budget and a guaranteed audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIgfQcd_34U Once the movie actually started, Black Panther demonstrated its importance through the layers of the story. The idea of N'Jobu (Sterling K. Brown) choosing to betray Wakanda to help black Americans brings a twist that echoes beyond the world of the MCU. Though there are several prominent women, the action and script make sure there isn't a single damsel in distress waiting for a male hero. Entire books could be written on Killmonger's motivation to aid the two billion people “who look like us,” and we talk about all that and more in the podcast episode below. But perhaps the most important line in the movie comes in one of the end credits scenes. T'Challa is speaking to the United Nations about how Wakanda will begin sharing its technology with the world. At the end of T'Challa's speech, another representative asks, “What could a nation of farmers have to offer the world?” That is the essential question many people have been condescendingly asking black Americans for decades. What Can Black People Offer? Even though black people have made significant contributions to America, they have been largely silenced outside of the world of sports and music. The campaign #OscarsSoWhite grew out of reality that the Academy felt minorities had nothing “award-worthy” to offer in 2016. Or consider the times when sports stars speak out about racial injustice? Recently TV personality Laura Ingraham encouraged NBA players to “shut up and dribble.” Even the first black president was interrupted in the middle of his State of the Union Address. After all, what could black people have to offer in politics? Despite the obvious condescension that comes with this question, black people have worked to answer it for centuries. We have enriched millions of companies and built businesses worth billions. Minorities make up a majority of the box office audience and have propelled hundreds of movies to multi-million dollar takes. Black Panther is special because it was made by black people -- actors, directors, costume designers, etcs -- and black people propelled it to record-breaking numbers. African-Americans are estimated to have made up 40 percent ($87 million) of Black Panther's opening weekend sales. The world has been put on notice. If you build it, we will come out in force. The Implications of Black Panther Black Panther is special because it was the first, but it won't be the last. Executives at Marvel and DC can see the dollar signs from a $218 million opening weekend in February. Hollywood will do what Hollywood does and soon we will see even more studios putting actual time and energy into making movies that are more diverse. This means that outside of the world of cinema, people will finally get to see black people as humans. Rather than being portrayed as slaves, thugs, sidekicks or oppressed, movies with large budgets will start to show the nuance that exists in life as a black person. We will get more stories that show the full humanity of an entire race of people and that could (should) lead to better understanding. Maybe even one day people will stop asking me what the “black community, as a whole,” thinks about the latest topic of the day. At the end of the day, Black Panther is more than just the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is a movie that carried the hopes and dreams of black people and comic book fans. And it didn't disappoint. A movie that fulfills so radically different expectations is truly special. Final Rating: 9/10
If Disney was hoping to create the "definitive version of The Nutcracker," they've got a lot more work to do. The Nutcracker and The Four Realms plays like the first draft of a script from a college senior submitting her final project. In fact, the Four Realms is close to being a really good movie, but it falls short in so many ways. Let's start with the good parts. Mackenzie Foy and Matthew Macfayden add a lot of emotion to their characters of Clara and Mr. Stahlbaum respectively. Costume designer Jenny Beavan should win an Oscar for her creativity in this film. Ballerina Misty Copeland treats all of us to an amazing performance that most of us could not afford to see otherwise. It's cliche to say the best part of a movie is the end credits, but Disney allows Misty to freely dance — which alone might be worth the ticket price. The video below has bits of it. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz1J_mwnMQc&w=560&h=315] Where Nutcracker Goes Wrong There is so much wrong with Four Realms that it is hard to know where to start. The biggest weakness of the film is the story. It tries to take viewers down the well-trodden path of uncertain young girl who becomes a strong character by the end. (Think Mulan, Casey Newton, etc). The problem is that Clara is never uncertain, so moments that should carry weight never seem to quite get there. Her growth as a character is minuscule at best and non-existent at worst. Meanwhile, the main twist in the story seems completely manufactured for the sake of having a twist. Disney is currently so hooked on trying to subvert audience expectations that if Snow White were made today, Dopey would turn out to be a master villain. There are plenty of ways to tell an exciting story even when the audience knows how it will end. The live-action version of The Jungle Book didn't need Bagheera to join Shere Khan for it to be a great movie. If you can get past the story — and that's a big if — you then contend with a few disjointed acting performances. To be fair, this duality is likely due to the fact that one part of the movie was directed by Lasse Hallström and all of the reshoots were done by Joe Johnston. Still Nutcracker Captain Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight) is sometimes stiff and other times loose, while Sugar Plum (Kiera Knightley) is borderline inappropriate in the way she provides a double entendre for some of her lines. Even Helen Mirren, who does a good job as Mother Ginger, can't rescue the doomed script. Final Rating: 5.5/10 Disney was very close to adding another strong female character to the Disney canon, but Four Realms falls short. The costumes and set design are inspiring, but in the end the story is too big of a nut for this film to crack.
Wrestling Unwrapped Episode 51 brings you kind of a sad trip into the wrestling archives. November 11th, 2005 wrestling lost one of its true good comeback stories when Eddie Guerrero passed away. Tonight on Wrestling Unwrapped, Harry Broadhurst is joined by special guest co host Jared 'JHawk' Hawkins as they present Eddie's crowning moment in the WWE, his WWE championship win at No Way Out 2004. In addition, Rey Mysterio defends the Cruiserweight Title against Chavo Guerrero Jr and a triple threat match between Kurt Angle, John Cena and Big Show determines the number one contender to the Smackdown Heavyweight title at WrestleMania XX.And though Jared is a guest, we're still hitting the 'Big Finish' with our Best and Worst Match, 'Cash and Trash' and our Final Rating as well. So join us as Wrestling Unwrapped reviews No Way Out 2004.
Wrestling Unwrapped Episode 51 brings you kind of a sad trip into the wrestling archives. November 11th, 2005 wrestling lost one of its true good comeback stories when Eddie Guerrero passed away. Tonight on Wrestling Unwrapped, Harry Broadhurst is joined by special guest co host Jared 'JHawk' Hawkins as they present Eddie's crowning moment in the WWE, his WWE championship win at No Way Out 2004. In addition, Rey Mysterio defends the Cruiserweight Title against Chavo Guerrero Jr and a triple threat match between Kurt Angle, John Cena and Big Show determines the number one contender to the Smackdown Heavyweight title at WrestleMania XX.And though Jared is a guest, we're still hitting the 'Big Finish' with our Best and Worst Match, 'Cash and Trash' and our Final Rating as well. So join us as Wrestling Unwrapped reviews No Way Out 2004.
Wrestling Unwrapped Episode 51 brings you kind of a sad trip into the wrestling archives. November 11th, 2005 wrestling lost one of its true good comeback stories when Eddie Guerrero passed away. Tonight on Wrestling Unwrapped, Harry Broadhurst is joined by special guest co host Jared 'JHawk' Hawkins as they present Eddie's crowning moment in the WWE, his WWE championship win at No Way Out 2004. In addition, Rey Mysterio defends the Cruiserweight Title against Chavo Guerrero Jr and a triple threat match between Kurt Angle, John Cena and Big Show determines the number one contender to the Smackdown Heavyweight title at WrestleMania XX. And though Jared is a guest, we're still hitting the 'Big Finish' with our Best and Worst Match, 'Cash and Trash' and our Final Rating as well. So join us as Wrestling Unwrapped reviews No Way Out 2004.
Star Trek: Timelines Hello and welcome to another episode of There Are Four Mics: A Star Trek Podcast. I am your host, Joe Heiser. We weren’t able to get together and record an episode discussing Enterprise for this week; so we thought we’d take the opportunity to try something a little different. The Star Trek universe is much more than just the TV shows and movies, especially with the Star Trek vacuum that was created after the end of Enterprise in 2004. So I’m talking books, graphic novels, and video games. In this series, we’re specifically going to take a look at one of the many many Star Trek video games floating around out there. I’m sure I won’t be inciting much debate if I suggest that most Star Trek games have traditionally seemed rather -- Unremarkable. But it’s my hope that as I sift through the titles and give each game a fair chance, I’ll uncover more than a few that do the Star Trek universe justice. If you have recommendations going forward, please, let me know! Send us a tweet @thereare4mics or an email to contact@therearefourmics.com The most recent release seems as good a place to start as any. Star Trek: Timelines. A free to play strategy game available on Android, iOS, and through Facebook. Star Trek: Timelines was developed by Disruptor Beam and released in 2016. Disruptor Beam previously released Game of Thrones: Ascent. Another mobile and browser based free to play strategy game. Before we get started. Free to play is a polarizing concept. The game utilizes many of the classic components of a free to play game that we’ve come to expect: special currency, rare or specialty items, set waiting times for certain aspects of gameplay, advertisements for “special offers”, etc.. And while generally I’m suspicious of titles that rely on this form of revenue, I must say I was impressed with the amount of content I got without feeling pressured to buy in to keep the good times rolling. So if you were ready to dismiss the game based on “free-to-play” alone, I’d stick around and hear what else it has to offer. A not so brief overview Star Trek: Timelines wastes no energy and immediately drops you into the thick of things. Right out of the gate you adopt the role of a captain of your own starship. You’re in the middle of investigating an anomaly alongside a Romulan Warbird commanded by Captain Tomalak. Q, with original voice acting by John de Lancie, crashes the party and warns you that Starfleet may be out of its depth with this one. As if to prove his point, several ships suddenly appear, including none other than the NCC-1701 Enterprise, commanded by a very confused Captain Kirk who is beamed to your vessel. Tomalak takes this as some sort of ploy and you immediately enter into a space battle, something you’ll be doing a lot through the game. You’re given a taste of character abilities as you use Kirk and Spock to boost your ship’s stats, turning the battle to your advantage and allowing you to eventually destroy the Romulan Warbird. Another Warbird decloaks, and destroys the Enterprise. Kirk is distraught, but after Q sends the Warbird to Borg space as penance, he assures Kirk that yes, while his crew are dead, there are countless other versions scattered through time. Q further explains that the timelines and realities of the universe have become intermingled. People, planets, ships from across all times and universes are converging and vying for space. While he trusts you to take care of the warping around and starship battles, he intends to get to the bottom of this and sort it out. You’re given a set of prologue missions to complete and then finally engage with the main story. Now, this opening feels very much like an episode’s cold open. We’re dropped into a situation and given a mystery that needs resolving. A bunch of things happen that we don’t really understand and then we’re whisked away into the proper story to find our footing in this new and dangerous galaxy. Gameplay The main game is divided into different episodes, each comprised of a dozen or more missions. For instance, Episode One deals largely with the Klingons and the Augments, the followers of Khan Noonien Singh for the uninitiated. Are you more sympathetic towards the Klingons? Side with them in conversation, complete more Klingon missions, and ultimately, support them in achieving their final aims for the episode. All of which will influence the direction and control of the region. The entire game is divided up like this, Factions vying for power while you support one side or the other. Each mission awards you with items and credits, which can be used in purchasing a chance for more items, characters, and ship blueprints. Ship blueprints being let you upgrade your ship to increase its stats or even build new ships. The missions come in two flavors: Away Missions, and Starship Battles. For Away Missions you select a certain number of crew according to their listed skills and traits. You encounter a set number of challenges, each emphasizing a specific skill. For instance, if you see there will be some demand for the Medicine skill you might consider throwing in Dr. Phlox. Each challenge can be faced multiple ways, and it's up to you to determine who has the best chance of success, or what is more in line with the kind of captain you want to be. If you are particularly good at selecting crew members with appropriate skills and traits, that’ll work in your favor by adding a bonus to your ability to complete the challenge. A challenge of 25 needs to be met by a crewmember whose skills will add up to 25 after the various bonuses are applied. As you use each crew member they will level up, increasing their skills and making each challenge easier. Each crew member can also be outfitted with specific items to increase these abilities. Starship Battles are a bit different and largely take care of themselves. Your ship will automatically fire and evade, your job is to apply the bonuses your selected crew can offer. For instance, Travis Mayweather can increase your ship’s maneuverability temporarily, making it harder for the enemy to hit. Outside of the main story there are standalone “Distress Call” missions you can complete. These operate much like the episode specific missions but don’t necessarily affect events unfolding in the galaxy. There are a lot of elements blended into Star Trek: Timelines that I really enjoy. There’s a certain RPG aspect to it. Being able to choose your responses, enhance and upgrade your starship, leveling up your crew, and siding with one faction or the other all bring some semblance of roleplay to the game. It’s not simply a matter of filling your crew roster and unleashing them upon each mission, there needs to be a level of strategy and reason behind your choices. The game boasts over 330 recruitable characters at this moment. More having been added since the game’s initial launch; a trend likely to continue. Honestly, this aspect is quite fun to me. While most are variants of the same character, Jazz Musician Odo or Boxing Chakotay, for example, it’s reminiscent of collecting those Star Trek action figures that used to be released years ago. The ability to collect all of these characters and ships is certainly dependent on how much money you’re willing to spend. The ingame currency is referred to as Dilithium, which can be bought in packs of various sizes. You’re allotted a certain number of free chances depending on missions completed, but its obvious that if you were to rely on these free modes of resource gathering it could take you ages to get even the next level ship. In my 5-10 hours of play, I haven’t felt an overwhelming need to spend money, but if I were committed to collecting or progressing quickly, I can see why I’d want to. And you can be sure they give you ample opportunity to do so. One thing to note is how power hungry this game is. I mention this here because gameplay can really be hindered if the game locks up indefinitely. My phone is no spring chicken, a Nexus 6 running Android 7.0, but it’s still a good device. During starship battles especially, where 3D really comes into play, there are times when it's obvious my Nexus is struggling to keep up. Lagging interrupts the music and sound effects, and so can make for a grating experience all around, especially if you’ve got headphones in. Story The story is comprised of smaller stories contributing to the overarching theme of temporal chaos and how to handle it. You won’t find yourself wiping away tears, bursting into uproarious laughter, or aching over the ethical dilemmas, but there’s enough there to keep you going. The game continually introduces characters or their counterparts as the episodes develop, which certainly helps to keep interest and engagement up. What’s most impressive to me I suppose is that the game has enough story for me to require more than one sentence to accurately describe to someone. I don’t generally associate that with free to play mobile games, but Disruptor Beam managed to bring an original plot to Star Trek: Timelines. Graphics The graphics are pretty slick. The 3D starship battles look great for a mobile game, and each character has original art. Sometimes the character art is a bit odd in one way or another, but so many are so good that it’s easy to overlook the occasional haunting rictus or a disproportionate limb. Music I love the music. Very “Star Trek” but distinct enough to not feel pulled from any one series. Sound This is complicated. I think the sound effects are generally quite good. The problem is that many of them are obviously pulled from episodes or movies, and so don’t feel like they mesh quite the same as any original sound effects. And speaking of pulled from episodes, the handful of other characters given a voice are simply lines pulled straight from the screen. That’s not bad, per se, but it does have a soundboard quality to it. Each time I select Mayweather I hear a clip of Anthony Montgomery on some episode of Enterprise answering a hail, “Mayweather.” And the choices of line aren’t always that great. For instance, each time you select B'elanna Torres you hear “I don’t care what people think of me.” Is that really the best line B’elanna had? The most identifiably B’elanna line they could find? I’m not so sure. Voice Acting The voice acting, the original voice acting, performed by John de Lancie in the reprisal of his role as Q is fantastic. It brings a certain polish and charm to the game I’m not sure it would have otherwise. I think it’s that voice that carried me through the opening sequence of events and allowed me to successfully resist the urge to close out the app forever and find something else to do--which is the fate of many of my recently downloaded mobile games. Final Thoughts I’ve seen other reviewers call this game a labor of love. And I’d have to agree. I believe that Disruptor Beam respected the Star Trek characters, stories, and franchise as a whole and in turn, respected their target market. While not a perfect game, and perhaps not the perfect representation of what we see and feel while settling in to watch an episode of The Next Generation or Voyager, it gets as closer than many other Star Trek games I’ve played. I heartily recommend you give this game a shot. It’s free and quick to get into. In a lot of ways it doesn’t even feel appropriate to call it a mobile game simply based on the connotation of that term. I haven’t played a single session for less than thirty minutes. Hell, I like this game so much, that if I do end up buying the in-game currency, I’m not even going to feel embarrassed about it. Disruptor Beam deserves some props for this one. Final Rating: 4.5 Thank you for listening to this episode, we’ll be back soon with our full discussions of Enterprise but hope you enjoyed this little diversion. We’ll see how much traction this gets and might start making a regular series of recordings like this one. If you want to get in touch with us we’re on Twitter @thereare4mics and if you wouldn’t mind, we’d love it if you gave us a rating and review over at iTunes. Thanks again, see you next time.
It's hard to say we didn't know what we were getting into with a director named Kaos. We watch the zero percent rated Matrix lite Ballistics Ecks Vs Sever. How do you waste 70 million dollars? How do you make Lucy Liu unlikeable? What's the name of the movie again? How do you loss a wife like a child at a grocery store? These questions and more will be answered on the episode. We also read a positive review that gets really dark really quick. FINAL RATING: 12% Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus: A startlingly inept film, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever offers overblown, wall-to-wall action without a hint of wit, coherence, style, or originality. Be sure to rate and subscribe!
We're DONE! We're done with Friday the 13th - WOO HOO! In this episode we discuss parts 7 & 8 AND we give our personal rankings of parts 1-8. Also, random discussions on the TV we're watching and how Ryan Gosling is a babe. Trailer Trashtalk: Alien Convenant. Watchahead for next week: Pontypool (Netflix) & Shivers (Hulu & Amazon Prime)
On this Wrestling 2 the MAX EXTRA: WWE Roadblock: End of the Line Review.Sean, Gary, and Paul get together to discuss all things WWE Roadblock: End of the Line. The guys talk about the two big title changes, the finish of the show and more. Not to mention, the matches, the results, and everything else as well. Then, they end the show with their Match of the Night, MVP, and Final Rating too. So, be sure to join them for a WWE Roadblock: End of the Line Review.
On this Wrestling 2 the MAX EXTRA: WWE Roadblock: End of the Line Review.Sean, Gary, and Paul get together to discuss all things WWE Roadblock: End of the Line. The guys talk about the two big title changes, the finish of the show and more. Not to mention, the matches, the results, and everything else as well. Then, they end the show with their Match of the Night, MVP, and Final Rating too. So, be sure to join them for a WWE Roadblock: End of the Line Review.
On this Wrestling 2 the MAX EXTRA: WWE TLC 2016 Review.Sean and Gary get together to discuss all things WWE TLC 2016. Gary was there live in Dallas, Texas for the show and he gives a unique perspective on the event. The guys talk about the two big title changes, the matches, the results, and everything else as well. Then, they end the show with their Match of the Night, MVP, and Final Rating too. So, be sure to join them for a WWE TLC 2016 Review.
On this Wrestling 2 the MAX EXTRA: WWE TLC 2016 Review.Sean and Gary get together to discuss all things WWE TLC 2016. Gary was there live in Dallas, Texas for the show and he gives a unique perspective on the event. The guys talk about the two big title changes, the matches, the results, and everything else as well. Then, they end the show with their Match of the Night, MVP, and Final Rating too. So, be sure to join them for a WWE TLC 2016 Review.
On this Wrestling 2 the MAX EXTRA: WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 Review.Sean is joined by Wrestling Unwrapped’s Patrick Ketza and Harry Broadhurst to discuss all things WWE Hell in a Cell 2016. The guys talk about the decision to go with Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair main eventing the PPV. Not to mention, the beginning of a RAW themed after show, “RAW Talk” as well. Of course, they cover all the matches, the results, and the other weird match position decisions on the show as well. Then, they end the show with their Match of the Night, MVP, and Final Rating too. So, be sure to join them for a WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 Review.
On this Wrestling 2 the MAX EXTRA: WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 Review.Sean is joined by Wrestling Unwrapped’s Patrick Ketza and Harry Broadhurst to discuss all things WWE Hell in a Cell 2016. The guys talk about the decision to go with Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair main eventing the PPV. Not to mention, the beginning of a RAW themed after show, “RAW Talk” as well. Of course, they cover all the matches, the results, and the other weird match position decisions on the show as well. Then, they end the show with their Match of the Night, MVP, and Final Rating too. So, be sure to join them for a WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 Review.
What do you get when you combine two tag title matches that are just because, one of the most heartwarming moments in wrestling history, and one of the worst matches in Wrestlemania history? Join Wrestling Unwrapped for a WWE Wrestlemania XX Review.The World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden hosts the now second longest Wrestlemania of all time. The show is main evented with a Triple Threat Word Heavyweight Championship match as Triple H defends against Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit. Of course, this is during the brand extension, so the WWE Title is also on the line as Eddie Guerrero defends against Kurt Angle as well.At the end of the review, we do have a discussion on our feelings on Chris Benoit ten years later and how we look at him as a wrestler and as a person. There's also our Cash and Trash, our Best and our Worst, and of course the all important Final Rating too.All of that and a possible WWE Wrestlemania 32 mention or two as WU reviews Wrestlemania 20, where it all begins again.------------ Time Stamps -----------(8:20-13:20) WWE Wrestlemania XX Match Results(13:20-1:54:48) WWE Wrestlemania XX Review (1:54:48-2:07:55) Discussion Topic: Chris Benoit 10 years later(2:07:55-2:29:33) Cash & Trash, Best & Worst Match(2:29:33- End) Final Rating & Plugs
What do you get when you combine two tag title matches that are just because, one of the most heartwarming moments in wrestling history, and one of the worst matches in Wrestlemania history? Join Wrestling Unwrapped for a WWE Wrestlemania XX Review.The World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden hosts the now second longest Wrestlemania of all time. The show is main evented with a Triple Threat Word Heavyweight Championship match as Triple H defends against Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit. Of course, this is during the brand extension, so the WWE Title is also on the line as Eddie Guerrero defends against Kurt Angle as well.At the end of the review, we do have a discussion on our feelings on Chris Benoit ten years later and how we look at him as a wrestler and as a person. There's also our Cash and Trash, our Best and our Worst, and of course the all important Final Rating too.All of that and a possible WWE Wrestlemania 32 mention or two as WU reviews Wrestlemania 20, where it all begins again.------------ Time Stamps -----------(8:20-13:20) WWE Wrestlemania XX Match Results(13:20-1:54:48) WWE Wrestlemania XX Review (1:54:48-2:07:55) Discussion Topic: Chris Benoit 10 years later(2:07:55-2:29:33) Cash & Trash, Best & Worst Match(2:29:33- End) Final Rating & Plugs
So, one year ago, Harry and Patrick covered Shimmer Volume 1, which they said would change the face of women's wrestling. Now, so many months later, they wonder how things have changed, as they cover the debut show for it's sister promotion, SHINE Wrestling.Featuring a dream match main event of Jazz facing off against Sara Del Rey, this company would have an amazing start. Then, join our hosts as they discuss the place of women's wrestling now, 4 years on, with the rise of Shine, the growth of Shimmer, and the revolution of the divas.And, of course, catch Cash and Trash. What moment will Shine through to our hosts? And what moment should be stuck in the streets of Tampa forever?All of that and more as Wrestling Unwrapped uncovers Shine 1Results from Shine 1 (8:00-13:30)Overall Thoughts on Shine Roster at the time (13:30-16:40)Shine # 1 Reviewed: from first match to fifth match (16:40-1:01:00)Discussion Topic: How Women's Wrestling has evolved since this show (1:01:00-1:22:00)Shine # 1 Reviewed: sixth match to main event (1:22:00-1:58:50)Cash & Trash (1:58:50-2:07:40)Best and Worst, Final Rating (2:07:40-End)
So, one year ago, Harry and Patrick covered Shimmer Volume 1, which they said would change the face of women's wrestling. Now, so many months later, they wonder how things have changed, as they cover the debut show for it's sister promotion, SHINE Wrestling.Featuring a dream match main event of Jazz facing off against Sara Del Rey, this company would have an amazing start. Then, join our hosts as they discuss the place of women's wrestling now, 4 years on, with the rise of Shine, the growth of Shimmer, and the revolution of the divas.And, of course, catch Cash and Trash. What moment will Shine through to our hosts? And what moment should be stuck in the streets of Tampa forever?All of that and more as Wrestling Unwrapped uncovers Shine 1Results from Shine 1 (8:00-13:30)Overall Thoughts on Shine Roster at the time (13:30-16:40)Shine # 1 Reviewed: from first match to fifth match (16:40-1:01:00)Discussion Topic: How Women's Wrestling has evolved since this show (1:01:00-1:22:00)Shine # 1 Reviewed: sixth match to main event (1:22:00-1:58:50)Cash & Trash (1:58:50-2:07:40)Best and Worst, Final Rating (2:07:40-End)
BREAKING PEWS Guillermo Del Toro directing Pacific Rim 2 for 2017. Anodizing issue will make iPhone 6 launch scarce. Chassis manufacturer Catcher Tech screwed up, sourcing bad material which makes the metal and plastic connection points bad. They are three months behind. Microsoft will pay for your Surface Pro 3 if you give them a Macbook Air Max trade-in value of $650 Twitter now supports GIFs! Community renewed for a sixth season by Yahoo 13 episodes coming this fall exclusively on Yahoo Screen New episodes of The Magic School Bus coming to Netflix in 2016 That show is awesome. TECH REVIEW Ion Block Rocker Good: Great sound, long battery life (75 hours), am/fm for when you just NEED to listen to a radio station, bluetooth connections, and includes a mic for when you feel the need to get your karaoke on. Bad: No USB play, but they do have two USB ports to charge your devices. FINAL RATING: 5 PEWS KEEPIN’ IT REEL Transformers: Age of Extinction, Paramount Pictures Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, T.J. Miller A mechanic and his family join the Autobots as they are targeted by a bounty hunter from another world. THE GOOD: It’s a fun popcorn flick, like any other Bay movie. Don’t come for Shakespeare: this is a movie based on a toy line about robots fighting. If that’s what you’re coming for, that’s what you’ll most certainly get, with gratuitous explosions. Voice acting is great and Wahlberg steps up the acting for the franchise in general. THE BAD: The plot is terrible. Decisions are made out of convenience. There’s so many cheesy lines, you’d swear you walked into a cheesemonger’s shop. The worst part is the incredibly blatant product placement. At some point it becomes laughable. FINAL RATING: 3 PEWS Show notes with live links always available at pewpewpodcast.com
BREAKING PEWS Steam Sale going on right now! THE STACK The Wicked + The Divine #1, Image Comics Gillen McKelvie (W), Wilson Cowles (A) Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers Young Avengers and PHONOGRAM reunite to start a new ongoing superhero fantasy with a beautiful oversized issue. Welcome to THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, where gods are the ultimate pop stars. But remember: just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going to live forever. THE GOOD: 39 pages of gorgeous artwork and coloring. THE BAD: What the hell is going on? FINAL RATING: 3 PEWS MPH #2, Image Comics Mark Millar (W), Duncan Fegredo (A) A good guy dealt a tough hand, Roscoe's found the perfect Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card in the form of super-speed pills called MPH. Now that he knows who put him away, he'll find that revenge is a dish best served...lightning fast! The all-new Millarworld Universe zooms ahead at breakneck speed with Millar and Fegredo's urban adventure tale. THE GOOD: It’s always fun to see what “normal people” would do if they had super powers, and we get to see Roscoe and his crew do that in this issue. In fact, they may be getting the “fun stuff out of the way”, as it seems things are gonna get real with Mr. Springfield in the next issue. THE BAD: Did I say this art was super good last issue? Maybe I was blinded by the interesting concept, but it’s not super great now that I have another issue in my hand. Proportions are really off. Also, most of the issue is basically just dicking around, so it doesn’t really move the story forward, save for Roscoe getting revenge on his boss, which, by the way, I thought was gonna be a dragged out process. FINAL RATING: 3 PEWS KEEPIN’ IT REEL Chef, Open Road Films Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Emjay Anthony, Sofia Vergara A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family. THE GOOD: Very real and believable story. Social media is handled very well within the film and understood. The culinary aspects are authentic and relatable. Fantastic plot with proper pacing, supported by great acting. THE BAD: Personal things like lack of closer with Scarlet Johansson's character, or Emjay possibly being a bit too young for the role. Nothing that truly takes away from the film, however. FINAL RATING: 5 PEWS
NEWS E3 wrap-up Microsoft Halo Master Chief Collection Announced Sunset Overdrive Trailer and Gameplay/Demo Ubisoft Tom Clancy’s: The Division gameplay and trailer Far Cry 4 trailer Sony Destiny gameplay. Alpha available for PS owners only. Little Big Planet 3 announced Nintendo Reveal new Zelda teaser trailer - open world, random boss encounters. Super Smash Bros 4 - New Fighters Reveal - Pacman, Wii Fighters and Palutena. Release date - Holiday 2014 (WiiU), October 3rd, 2014 (3DS) THE STACK Translucid #3, BOOM! Studios Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert (W), Daniel Bayliss (A) As far as issues go, this one is pivotal. We are shown the moment The Horse feels The Navigator is slipping and turns himself in in hopes The Navigator will shape up in his absence. We also may have seen the turning point of Cornelius becoming the Navigator… or perhaps it’s the dark past memory that will be his downfall. GOOD: Bayliss and Metcalfe, as always, knock it out of the ballpark with their line art and colors. But the writing may overshadow it this time: this issue reaches into a darker place we haven’t been yet, shaking the foundation of our main character to his very core. Theories will be debunked and the series will veer far off the path of predictability going forward. BAD: Ending feels a bit abrupt, but we decided it was done purposefully… so we aren’t gonna knock it. FINAL RATING: 5 PEWS KEEPING IT REEL 22 Jump Street, Columbia Pictures Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. THE GOOD: Good pace, kept the story moving. Self-aware, made fun of themselves for making a sequel. Good movie to watch without knowledge of the first film. Comedy was funny, only a handful of toilet humor. THE BAD: Story too similar to the first movie. Smaller plot points were not wrapped up. FINAL RATING: 4 PEWS How to Train Your Dragon 2, Dreamworks Pictures Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. THE GOOD: Excellent animation, fantastic plot, hilarious for both adults and kids. THE BAD: TOO DAMN SAD. FINAL RATING 5 PEWS
You Go Glen Coco!! Greetings from the Dominican Republic! :) I'm bringing you "MEAN GIRLS", one of my favorite films of all time starring Lindsay Lohan (Pre-Crazy), Rachael McAddams, Amanda Seyfriend, Tina Fey (and more...!) Final Rating: 4.3 ! Here's a full film list that is being added to every day! Watch Full Trailer Here! Movies á La Queer Facebook ! Twitter ! @SaritasTweets
Picture yourself surrounded by wonderfully, happy friends, enjoying their lives and partners while you're stuck in an unhappy marriage. One of your friends suggests "taking on a female lover." What do you do? Final Rating: 2.75 Watch Trailer: Here! Movies á La Queer Facebook ! Twitter ! @Leiggi | @SaritasTweets
"Everyone wants to be "Kissing Jessica Stein!" -- we know Sarita does! What happens when a straight, neurotic Copy-Editor in New York answers a personal-ad created by a bi-curious art-curator? Will...they....work? Final Rating: 4.6 Watch the trailer here! Movies á La Queer Facebook ! Twitter ! @Leiggi | @SaritasTweets
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