Month: March 2024

Ex-President Trump is so low on cash (despite his constant claims of being a billionaire) that he has apparently been hitting up Elon Musk for help paying his New York fraud judgment. That sum is racking up astronomical interest by the day, and the situation is so serious that Trump didn’t want to (or couldn’t) shill out some free Mai Tais for his MAGA followers at the Mar-a-Lago watch party on Super Tuesday night.

Mr. Potty Mouth‘s no-booze shindig isn’t a rumor, either. That tidbit was revealed by Fox News as relayed by Raw Story when correspondent Aishah Hasnie spoke of how the Trump campaign expected a thousand attendees at this event, which was only getting underway when she touched base with Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier. He observed, “Yeah, that’s not a big party.”

Why did Baier go there? As Hasnie told the duo, “There is no open bar and there is a soda bar, a pop bar if you want to call it if you’re from the midwest but we [have] no free alcohol at least tonight here in Mar-a-Lago.” In the words of MacCallum, “I think it’s gonna be a short party.”

Well, maybe Trump livened things up later with his butt-shaking moves? It does not appear that Fox News captured that as well, but the above clip shows the sad revelation of a dry night for MAGAs.

(Via Raw Story)

Love Lies Bleeding, the new film from director Rose Glass about a gym manager (played by Kristen Stewart) who falls in love with a jacked bodybuilder (Katy O’Brian), had its Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday.

The reception was rapturous, just like it was when the A24 movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival (it ranks among her best-reviewed films on Rotten Tomatoes with a 91 percent Fresh rating). The reaction to the outfit that Stewart wore to the premiere was equally ecstatic, with Cosmopolitan UK calling it her “most daring red carpet look ever.” Or as NDTV put it, “Nobody can ignore Kristen Stewart in a black bodysuit even if they tried.”

Stewart’s backless ultra-high-cut body suit from Chanel “included small straps that wrapped below her shoulders, exposing her back,” according to People. “She also draped a black blazer across her arms. The star accessorized with high-waisted sheer black tights and a pair of black pointed pumps.”

At the premiere, Stewart was asked what she would be doing if she wasn’t an actor. “I’d probably be a caterer. Keep the set running,” she told People. “I cook all the time. People who don’t cook say, ‘Oh, I make that one thing.’ I’m like, ‘F*cking name it.’ I will make it for you.”

Love Lies Bleeding is described by A24 as an “electric new love story” about a “reclusive gym manager Lou [who] falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.” The cast also includes Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, and Dave Franco.

Love Lies Bleeding opens in theaters on March 8.

‘Tis the era for networks and streaming services to expand upon established successes with spin offs. That concept is nothing new, of course, but the strategy has gone into overdrive with Billions beginning to multiply Showtime and Amazon putting followups into motion for Bosch with spin offs for both Jack Ryan and The Terminal List in the works, too.

As well, revived hits like Suits will now be branching off, NCIS-style, with Suits: LA. And speaking of NCIS, that series has already spun off a few times already (with NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawai’i;, and NCIS: Sydney), but that isn’t enough. A few more shows are coming with focus upon former NCIS characters with Michael Weatherly and Cote De Pablo signing on for a show about where Tony and Ziva are at these days. Additionally, a prequel series about the early days of Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs is coming. Of course, it’s worth remembering that NCIS was actually a spin off of JAG, so at least this franchise already has experience with branching out. Let’s talk about what to expect from the most swiftly upcoming NCIS spinoff.

Plot

NCIS: Origins will focus upon the earlier career days of Gibbs, who of course left NCIS in 2021 after Mark Harmon portrayed the head of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for 18 seasons. This lead character debuted, along with Abby (Pauley Perrette) and Donald “Ducky” Mallard (the late David MacCallum) in JAG before NCIS formally launched in 2003. The series has previously shown flashbacks of Gibbs’ earlier career and life, both of which have been complicated by his personal history. That includes Gibbs’ strained relationship with his father, Jackson, and the death of his wife and daughter.

Speaking of the latter two Gibbs family members, devoted NCIS junkies have noticed a glaring continuity error in the Leroy Jethro Gibbs timeline. That would be the question of how long, exactly, Gibbs has been on the NCIS career path (either 1984 or 1991), and in light of that discrepancy, it might not seem so strange that we have seen “younger” Gibbs onscreen prior to now, but he will be portrayed by a fairly different-looking actor in the prequel series. Presumably, Mark Harmon’s own son, Sean, wasn’t interested in the role, although both Harmons are onboard the prequel series as producers.

NCIS: Origins is formally set in 1991 and will dig into Gibbs’ earliest days investigating Navy-related crimes, around 12 years prior to the original NCIS series. So, we are unlikely to see an earlier version of Abby, who was surely far too young in 1991 to be kicking around in a forensics lab. However, the show’s 400th episode did reveal that Gibbs and Ducky first met back in 1980, so hey, there’s a chance that we could get to see some whippersnapper version of Ducky (fingers crossed). From the prequel’s description:

Origins will find Gibbs starting his career as a new special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office. He takes his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (played by Muse Watson in the original series).

Cast

Austin Stowell (previously seen in Hulu’s Catch-22 and Peacock’s A Friend of the Family) will play fledgling Leroy Jethro Gibbs. There isn’t a striking resemblance between Stowell and what audiences remember Mark Harmon looking like back in his Summer School days, but surely, people can suspend belief for the love of this franchise.

Release Date

CBS has added NCIS: Origins for debut within their 2024-25 schedule, so we can cross fingers for a late 2024 premiere. A full first season has been ordered thus far.

Trailer

Filming has yet to begin, so of course, no trailer exists yet. However, it’s always worth looking back at this mashup of “Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs” from the mouth of Pauley Perrette’s Abby:

One week from today (March 6) was supposed to mark the start of Busta Rhymes’ Blockbusta Tour. It appears that is no longer happening, though, but we didn’t hear it from Busta himself.

As USA Today reported at around 4 p.m. ET yesterday (March 5), all of the Blockbusta Tour dates are now listed as “cancelled” on the Ticketmaster website. No reason is listed: Ticket pages for individual shows say simply, “Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event,” along with information about refunds for those who have already purchased tickets.

Rhymes has yet to address the cancellation, despite posting a promo video for his Blockbusta album on Instagram hours after the USA Today report.

Check out the affected dates (all of them) below.

Busta Rhymes 2024 Tour Dates: Blockbusta Tour (Canceled)

03/13 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
03/15 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
03/16 — Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
03/17 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA
03/19 — Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
03/20 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
03/22 — Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
03/24 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
03/26 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
03/28 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
03/30 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca Cola Roxy
04/01 — Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
04/02 — Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre
04/04 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
04/05 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
04/07 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
04/08 — Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
04/09 — Boston, MA @ House of Blues
04/11 — Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
04/12 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
04/14 — Chicago, IL @ Radius Chicago
04/17 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
04/18 — Cincinnati, OH @ Andrew Bradley Music Center
04/21 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount

Camila Cabello season appears to be shortly on the way, especially after the busy day she had yesterday.

At around 9 p.m. ET yesterday, Cabello took to social media to share a 28-second snippet of new music, which features a lot of repetitions of the phrase “I love it.” She captioned the post, “coming soon(er than you think).”

So, it would be natural to think that’s the song title, “I Love It.” However, Cabello also turned up to the Miami Heat’s game against the Detroit Pistons last night, where she was seen sporting a Heat jersey that replaced the last name on the back with “I Luv It.” She also connected with the Heat’s Jimmy Butler pre-game and gave him his own “I Luv It” jersey, which he put on and wore for a spell during warm-ups.

At the moment, in light of all this, what appears to be the case is that the song is called “I Luv It” and that it’s out soon, possibly even this week if Cabello’s “soon(er than you think)” is any indication. No release date has been confirmed yet, though.

Cabello ended her 2023 by indicating she’d be dropping new music in 2024, and it looks like that’ll finally come to fruition in the coming days.

Zion Williamson turned heads earlier on Tuesday night after the New Orleans Pelicans blew out the Toronto Raptors. During his postgame press conference, Williamson promised that he would participate in a future Dunk Contest if he’s selected to participate in the All-Star Game — he’s made it twice in his career, although in 2023, he had to miss out on playing due to injury.

It would certainly give the NBA the sort of big name it covets for the Dunk Contest, but Shaquille O’Neal wasn’t a big fan of how Williamson went about doing this. During TNT’s postgame show, Shaq expressed his disappointment that Williamson said “if I make the All-Star team” instead of going with something more emphatic.

“You have to see it, Zion,” Shaq said. “When I make the All-Star team, yes. All that if talk, it’s just telling me that you’re not fully confident in yourself. Which is ok, he’s still a young player. But at some point, you have to say — like I said in Vegas — ‘this is my league.’”

Shaq is referring to the clip of him and Charles Barkley really tearing into Williamson after the Pelicans lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinal of the In-Season Tournament. While it’s unclear if he took all of that to heart, if there is a silver lining for Williamson, he has played pretty well as the Pelicans sit above the Play-In line in the Western Conference.

One of the pretty common complaints about the NBA’s All-Star weekend in recent years is that the main event on Saturday night has lost a bit of its luster. While Mac McClung has impressed in recent years, the Dunk Contest hasn’t been the spectacle that make people want it to be.

A big complaint is the lack of star power. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics participated this year, but that was the first time since 2017 that an All-Star competed in the event. Getting big names who can really throw down is the ideal for the league, and while plenty of guys fit that bill, few guys are more revered for their ability to do that than New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson, who has been one of the best dunkers on earth since he was in high school.

And in the aftermath of the team’s 139-98 drubbing of the Toronto Raptors, Williamson opened the door to doing the event. But there’s a catch: He has to make the All-Star Game to agree to participate.

You never quite know how a good in-game dunker would translate to a competition, but Williamson’s mix of power and athleticism would certainly make him an interesting addition to a future Dunk Contest. And seeing as how he’s already been voted to two All-Star Games in his young career, it’s certainly not outlandish to think that we’ll see him pulling double duty in San Francisco next February.

Donald Trump had a great Super Tuesday. Or did he? Though he scooped up all but one of the 15 states holding primaries (Vermont, we’re looking at you), even in some of those he won there were significant votes for his last GOP rival, Nikki Haley. A lot of Haley fans hate Trump almost as much as any Democrat. So that means they’ll vote Biden, right? Right??

In his latest Daily Show video, Jordan Klepper descended upon a “modest” Haley rally in North Carolina. There he found two things. On one hand, Haley stans look at Trump, a cash-strapped legal woe magnet, as an “existential threat” to global security. He’s “chaos,” “out of control,” someone who “would sell his own grandmother, if he could, for a profit,” as one put it.

So what would they do if Haley dropped out and Trump clinched the nomination, which is what’s almost certainly going to happen?

“First I’m going to have a cry, then I’m going to have a beer, and then I’m going to have to pray,” another Haley person replied.

What she didn’t say is what she’d do after praying. In fact, none of the people Klepper spoke to said they’d vote for Biden. Some even admitted they’d hold their nose and vote Trump, despite admitting he’d let Vladimir Putin have his way with Ukraine (and/or NATO countries) and throw the globe into further chaos.

One gentleman who called Trump a “global security risk” was adamantly against voting Biden, who he said was “nothing.”

“Global security risk or nothing: I’m not saying those are great options,” Klepper told him. “But I’m also saying: that’s not a hard decision.”

Klepper then tried to talk some sense into him using an analogy: “You could feel nothing—which, OK, it would be nice to feel something inside — or you could feel getting punched in the nuts. If you had to choose feeling nothing or punched in the nuts? It feels like a no-brainer.”

“At least if you get punched in the nuts you can fight back,” he shot back.

In other words, it’s going to be an even rockier 2024 than we’d already imagined.

You can watch Klepper’s latest “Fingers the Pulse” in the video above.

Despite record unemployment, a booming stock market and easing inflation, Americans are still feeling squeezed at the cash register. We knew the pandemic was going to cause economic woes, and to be fair, things could be a lot worse, but that doesn’t ease the shock of seeing the total on a receipt that’s far more than we used to pay.

A user on Reddit asked, “What’s gotten so expensive that you no longer purchase it?” and it opened floodgate of financial experiences and feelings. Life in general seems like it’s becoming unaffordable for many of us.

“I feel like I can’t walk out of my front door without automatically spending $20,” shared one person.

“For me, that was over ten years ago. These days leaving the house is a minimum $50,” quipped another.

Certain purchases and activities are putting a much bigger dent in our pocketbook than they used to, so if you’ve been feeling it, take solace in the fact that you’re not alone. Here are the things people said they simply can’t afford anymore because the prices have gotten too high, along with some savings tips for making some of your favorite things more affordable:

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Restaurants

“Me and the wife would have Friday as a more relaxing evening. We have 3 kids. We would always vary and order take away. Take away has gone from $30ish to $50, $60, $70 for the same stuff plus increased delivery charges. Not worth it anymore.” – Ok-Stuff-8803

Family of 4, I feel your pain. We didn’t go out (or order in) weekly, but it was a fairly common occurrence. Now it’s a rarity, and its usually tied to a special occasion. It’s frustrating because I feel like my family’s standard of living is declining, even though I am progressing in my career and making more money. – Robbie-R

“GF and I used to eat out at a sit down restaurant once a week, now it’s more like once a month if that. It’s gotten crazy expensive.” – largecontainer

Yep, fast food, too

“I was at a party the other night and a friend of mine randomly came in with a bucket of chicken from KFC. I was SHOCKED at how expensive it was. Pretty sure it was damn near 40 bucks.” – Touch_My_Nips

“McDonalds. Not that I can’t afford it, but I am not paying the current prices for cheap, processed food for on the go. They are trying to be fancier, they should accept who they are and stick to be being cheap and convenient, it has always worked for them.” – TrixieLurker

“Two and a half years ago they still had the 2 for $2 menu and any size soft drink was a dollar. Now it’s the 2 for $3.99 and a medium soda is $1.19.” – king-of-the-sea

Even the food trucks

“Food from food trucks. I’m not spending $15 for a grilled cheese that I have to wait in the rain for.” – just_hating

“Food truck the other day was charging $20 for a basic chicken sandwich. No sides just meat and bread. I’m officially baffled by the world.” – No-Statement9809

“I remember when food trucks used to represent simple finger food that was a cheaper alternative to restaurants (especially taco trucks; used to be like 3 for $8! Now, these f**king places are charging $15-$25 for a smaller sized plate than a sit-down restaurant. I have written them off entirely.” – Fated47

Mobile apps

“Mobile apps. I’m absolutely infuriatingly tired of subscription services. The worst is that they let you download the app so they can claim it as a download, only to get stonewalled by a subscription page. Let’s go back to a one time fee please.” – SmallRocks

“Most of them don’t even have a free trial. They’re free-to-download for marketing purposes, then immediately make you pay to use. Sh*t should be illegal.” – ItsMeCyrie

“Add in app updates that removed features and put them behind a paywall 😢” – Mamasgoldenmilk

Concert tickets

“I bought two sets of tickets this year for bands I’ve wanted to see for over 20 years. One concert cost me $600 for two tickets and the other was $300 for two. The ridiculous part of it all is that the fees alone cost more than one ticket. I can stomach $100-$150 for good seats to a band I like, I can’t stomach another $150 in fees.” – Syikho

“As someone who spends a lot of money on music $300 for a ticket to see a single band, maybe 2 or 3 with openers, for one night is ridiculous. Last few years I’ve been doing a music festival cruise and feel like I get the most bang for my buck. 6 days of music with 30+ bands mixed in with a tropical vacation for under 2k.” – Newone1255

“Yeah, I grew up relatively poor and still got to see countless shows. Luckily a lot of my favorite bands were small-time and I could see them in tiny, cheap venues, but still several times a year I was seeing world-famous bands.

“It is literally prohibitively expensive to the average person to see concerts regularly anymore. And I don’t even f**k with arena shows.” – robotatomica

Chips, cereal and soda

“Dude, $7 for Doritos is NUTS. Even store brand chips are getting pricey.” – trafficrush

“Ditto with cereal! The boxes have gotten so small and they’re like $7!” – thenisaidbitch

“Soda. Used to enjoy a sprite occasionally. I’m just not paying 3 or 4 dollars at this point for sugar water that kills my insides.” – SmokeLawn

“No snack food. Pretty much just buying staples/meat/dairy/fruit/veg and making everything from scratch. Ultra processed food is terrible for you anyway.” – _manicpixie

SAVINGS TIP: Shop Aldi

“Aldi is the only place I will buy cereal anymore. $2.15 a box vs $6.” – Moronmagnet72

“My uber picky kid LOVES Aldi brand cereal. Thank god.” – peachy_sam

Streaming services

“Netflix is about to be that way. They’re gonna do another price hike later this year and that’s just laughable to me. Blows my mind that they can cancel damn near every show that they produce in three seasons or less and then have the audacity to keep wanting people to pay more. Like, I’m not even exaggerating when I say that I’ve probably watched more than fifty Netflix original series over the past several years and that less than a dozen of them made it past three seasons or gotten proper endings.” – IDoBelieveInGarys

“I cancelled Netflix back when they stopped allowing password sharing (I share it with family) and just cancelled Disney+ and Hulu for the same reason. HBO Max and Paramount get my money until they do something stupid too.” – TrilobiteBoi

“I canceled all of my subscriptions except one and will be canceling the last one in the next month or so. They’re too expensive- Hulu, prime, Netflix- it’s just cable all over again.” – Dementedstapler

SAVINGS TIP: Streaming service cycling

“Years ago I decided that the best thing to do is just cycle through streaming subscriptions one at a time. Right now I’ve got Disney+/Hulu. If I find that I’ve watched everything on there and I’m bored of it and there’s nothing else coming soon that I want I’ll cancel it and move on to HBO or Netflix or whatever and catch up on all the stuff that’s come out since the last time I had that service. I don’t really care that I’m not able to watch every show that’s great right when it comes out.” – tenehemia

“We need to normalize regularly cancelling memberships. No one’s giving you a discount the longer you stay and resubscribing doesn’t cost anything extra. I’ll gladly wait until Netflix / Hulu / Whoever releases a few shows I want to watch, pay for a month to watch them, then cancel again.” – Fine_on_the_outside·

Manicures and pedicures

“I don’t visit nail salons at all anymore.” – mondaysareturds

“i was coming to say this. i used to do mani/pedi twice a month before covid. but now it’s $50 before tip for REGULAR not gel not acrylic and that’s just insane to me. i’m from nyc when i was a kid (im 25) mani/pedi was $15.” – Neat-Lawfulness9586

“Same here, I used to go once a month to treat myself now I can’t even afford just to go once a year.” – UnicornTurtle_

SAVINGS TIP: Beauty school salons

“If you can find a beauty school, go there. Great prices, the students are watched by teachers and they do a great job. And the beauty school where I go has coupons, and discount days for different things. It’s really worth looking into.

That’s where I get my hair colored/cut too. I’ve got long hair (middle of the back) and I can get something that would cost $300+ at a salon, for like $100 +tip. And if you don’t like what you got, they will go out of their way to fix it.” – Ihavefluffycats

Pet care

“Having a pet 🙁 I’ve had pets my whole life, but lost my last cat a few years ago. I miss having a companion but I know I cannot afford beyond basic care right now or an emergency if it were to arise.” – No-Ambassador-6984

“Our 12 year -old cat had bladder stones and needed surgery a couple of years ago. The bill came to like $7500 🫠” – Noisycarlos

“I feel your pain. I worked as a veterinary technician. My last job gave us 40% off. I couldn’t afford bloodwork for my diabetic cat. When I quit that job for something that paid better and wasn’t going to break my body, I realized I had 4 pets and no discounts! I almost kept my license so I could moonlight for some savings. I’m on pins and needles if anyone sneezes in the house.” – wisemonkey101

“This is true. Vet bills are insane. Boarding is so expensive I look for pet friendly AirBNBs when going on vacation because the pet fee is tiny by comparison.” – Got_Cabin_Fever

SAVINGS TIP: Foster animals instead of adopting

“Have you considered fostering? You give them all the love and they (shelter/rescue organization) pay the bills!” – conflictmuffin

“My nearby shelter just put a plea out for fosters because they are way over capacity. I’ve fostered a lot, and sometimes it can be hard to say good bye but it a truly good kind of pain.” – imadoggomom

“Lots of my military friends do this and they are genuinely so happy with the arrangement! Good luck.” – savannigray

The 96th Academy Awards, better known as The Oscars, will be taking place in less than a week. Meaning some films will be recognized forever as the best of the best for 2024.

…But how many of us have sat down to watch an award winning, cult classic, incredibly popular movie, only to think…is everyone else watching what I’m watching? I don’t get the hype!

You’re not alone. Art, as we know, is subjective, and just because a movie is liked by many, it doesn’t mean it will be liked by everyone.

When Reddit user u/imnachos asked: “What is a film you didn’t really enjoy that everyone seemed to like?” their question got thousands of comments from less-than-enthused moviegoers. Some choices were to be expected, such as classics that maybe don’t hold up so well with a modern lens. But then a few films that seem completely harmless and universally loved made the list.

Check out the titles below:

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The Notebook

“I first watched this movie when I was like 15 and of course at that age you think it’s romantic and the most beautiful love story ever. As an adult that has now experienced young love and mature adult love…. If my high school boyfriend had ever shown up out of nowhere while I was with my fiancé/now husband he would have no hold over me lol. Like I get the premise is that their love is so strong and eternal and that they’re soulmates blah blah blah but they didn’t even give her a bad fiancé. The guy she was engaged to was handsome and super kind and successful lol but sure, go back to your grouchy hermit ex you haven’t spoken to in yearssss.”

A Quiet Place

“‘S’on, we can talk as loud as we want next to this waterfall. Now let’s go home to our creaky home with wood floors where we have to tiptoe and use sign language….’ My guy… just move next to the waterfall!”

Avatar

“Unobtainium?? That’s the best name they could come up with?”

“You could argue that it’s a story about how humans gathering natural resources are blind to the devastating effects of their greed… But no, that’s just a literal description of the plot. Avatar takes the nuance and context and human characters out of real-world conflict and replaces everything with a one-dimensional min-max placeholder.”

The Princess Bride

“Sorry folks, but ‘The Princess Bride’ blows. The only interesting thing about the movie was actually in the Andre the Giant documentary, detailing the pain Andre was in throughout the filming.”

Everything Everywhere All at Once

One person lamented, “I had to take breaks to watch it because it was just too much going on.”

To which someone quipped, “The title does warn you.”

Saltburn

“I watched it last night and did not get the hype, just the ick.”

Fast & Furious

“I find them all to be ridiculously stupid. Just awful.”

The MCU

” I like comics but I despise the cinematic universe.”

Barbie

“It was fine. I get it’s standing as a cultural phenomenon…But it’s not as great as what people were celebrating it as. But if people found enjoyment in it then that’s good for them.”

The Godfather

“I think you would have had to see it when it came out. It paved the way for the modern mafia movies. Before it, there was nothing like it, and it was probably amazing at the time.”

Oppenheimer

One person referenced a review of “Oppenheimer” by writer Sam Kriss, who called it:

“…bafflingly pointlessly soulless…Less an actual film than a three-hour-long trailer: just snapshots, stitched together, each scene lasting a few minutes at most, until you start to get something like motion sickness…You get the sense that Nolan isn’t really interested in much. Not nuclear physics, not the terrible responsibilities of the atomic age, or the romance of Communism, or the cruel machinery of the US government; in fact, he doesn’t even seem to care at all about J Robert Oppenheimer, as a man or a totem. What he cares about are the following: firstly, shoving as many scientists and politicians in front of our faces as possible, so we all appreciate how thoroughly he’s done his homework, and secondly, employing a Mirror-wannabe non-linear storytelling technique for no apparent reason whatsoever. It sucks.”

Elf

“I hate ‘Elf’. I can’t stand Will Ferrell. He’s not funny; he’s just loud.”

Wonder Woman

“It was cool for a woman-led superhero film. But the plot was pretty mid.”

You know what they say—everyone’s a critic! But that’s all the more reason why we need a variety of films, focusing on different perspectives, cultures, genres, you name it, so that there can be something for everyone.