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Movies and Shows

New Batman?

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I was rewatching the Blue Beetle trailer and that line about “Batman is a fascist” really stuck out to me. Not just the obvious of how stupid the line was, but is there a deeper reveal to it? The DCEU is once again under new management in James Gunn. He started with a new slate of movies that will showcase the extended superheroes and not just the big 3. We already know Ben Affleck isn’t returning as Batman, and Robert Pattinson’s Batman isn’t part of this universe, so they will recast right?

Is it possible that there will be a new direction for that Batman as well? Maybe one similar to the Justice Lords Batman, who operates in a more authoritarianism ideology. Maybe, this Batman is a fascist, and the Blue Beetle line wasn’t just a failed attempt at humor.

What do you think?

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Movies and Shows

Up: Dark Twist

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I think Carl from Up was planning on killing himself. Why would an old man fly to the middle of nowhere with 0 supplies? If Russell didn’t ruin Carl’s plans, then he would’ve ended it all. Thoughts?

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Movies and Shows

Will Oppenheimer Be Nominated?

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Oppenheimer just came out and is being hailed as an absolute success. People call it the best movie of the year and worthy of the Best Picture Award at the Oscars. However, the movie has a lack of diversity in it. Why is that a big deal, you ask? Because to be nominated for Best Picture, the movie must fit specific diversity requirements.

Per Deadline: https://deadline.com/2023/05/academy-town-hall-clarifies-new-oscar-inclusion-standards-initiative-members-1235361722/

Standard A centers around on-screen representation and can be achieved in three ways, either by having:

-At least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.

-At least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from at least two underrepresented groups.

-The main storyline(s), theme or narrative of the film is centered on an underrepresented group(s).

Will this rule also apply to actors winning individual awards as well? Can Cillian Murphy be left out of the nominations because someone from an unrepresented minority group must be inserted to meet specific unrealistic diversity quotas? 

The downfall of Hollywood and the Oscars is apparent from their massive number of flops at the box office. The Oscars have been losing viewers for the past few years, so much so that the awards might be streamed online instead of on a tv channel.

I predict that a new awards show will be created in a year or two that will surpass the Oscars because it won’t cater to diversity as a requirement, and the actors winning awards won’t pander or play politics while accepting awards.

Will Oppenheimer be nominated for Best Picture? Will Cillian Murphy be snubbed? You tell me.

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Movies and Shows, Podcast

March To The Twitter Drum

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Barbie and Barney Movie Rants

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Movies and Shows, Podcast

Snow Blanco and the 6 Excuses

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Wrestling

Which squash match was worse?

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Kofi’s loss led to nothing. No rematch, no other feuds. Just an embarrassing 7-second loss. At least Kevin Owens had a feud with Chris Jericho after his loss to Goldberg.

Wrestling

2023 Men’s Money in the Bank

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Obviously, the winner will not challenge Roman Reigns, so whoever wins will be cashing in on Seth Rollins.

 Shinsuke Nakamura had a great match against Rollins at Survivor Series in 2018, but I don’t see Nakamura getting another title chance after his underwhelming matches against AJ Styles.

Ricochet is cannon fodder, and that’s it. A massive waste of a roster spot at this point. He was rushed to the main roster and, since then, has done very little to jot down.

BUTCH is in Limbo at this point. Teaming with the Brawling Brutes looks good on paper, but he was much better as the Bruiserweight. I see a fun feud coming out of this against Santos Escobar and his team, but nothing groundbreaking.

Santos Escobar’s time will come, but not now. He’s too deep in his faction and isn’t getting enough screen time to warrant being the face of the company. I’d like to see a Heel Escobar holding the title one day, hopefully turning on Rey Mysterio to start that Heel turn.

LA Knight is the obvious choice. I’m thrilled to see his career not flushed down the toilet by bad creative. By that, I mean his lack lustered NXT run and his squash match with Bray Wyatt. Knight has everything you want in a champion, but I don’t see it happening now.

Damian Priest has been reportedly impressing a lot of higher-ups. I’m glad Priest has made many strides since his run as Punishment Martinez. I see Priest winning but not capturing the title. A Priest and Finn Balor have been teased for the past few weeks. Judgment Day is a fun faction to watch, and I don’t want it to end so soon, but this will put Priest on his own and capture singles titles.

What do you think?

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