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A Deep Dive Into Wonderbrett, One Of LA’s Most Beloved Weed Brands

The cannabis industry loves a good origin story. A story like Wonderbrett’s. The brand is named for Brett Feldman, a grower whose flavorful indoor-grown weed inspired a phrase heard around Los Angeles weed circles during the late ’90s and early 2000s — “You got that Brett?”

Equally important to the brand’s foundation is Feldman’s collaborator, Cameron Damwijk, also a master cultivator. The duo formally launched Wonderbrett in 2014, back during the Prop 215 (medical-only) days in California. Before that, Feldman and Damwijk were legends in Los Angeles music, street, and weed culture.

The quick story goes a little something like this: Back in 1997, Feldman was given a cut of OG Kush by Josh D, who along with another storied grower, Bubba, first brought the now-iconic strain to California from Florida in 1992. This may seem quaint now, but back then, this was before OG Kush was a thing outside of very select circles. Feldman went back and forth from the Bay Area, re-upping his supply of the newly in-demand strain for the Los Angeles market. Eventually, it became clear that this wasn’t the most efficient way of getting poundage in the hands of buyers, so Josh D bestowed upon Feldman a clone and basically said “have at it.”

The Brand:

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Recognizing he had something special, Feldman took time to learn how to properly grow the strain in order to “not fuck it up,” he said while we toured his now 80,000-square-foot indoor grow facility in Long Beach. “When Kush was given to me, I had to figure out how to grow weed immediately,” he says. “I couldn’t kill the plants!”

And learn to grow he did. Due to the surging demand of OG Kush in Los Angeles during the late ’90s, Feldman soon found himself in the company of hip-hop’s biggest stars: Xzibit, Snoop, B-Real, and Dr. Dre among them. He was even invited to come chill in the studio during recording for Dr. Dre’s album, 2001. B-Real confirmed to me in a separate interview that it was Feldman who introduced him to Kush way back when.

Today, that legacy has turned into Wonderbrett, a full-fledged cannabis and lifestyle brand that maintains roots in the music community — Poo Bear, who is a recording artist and producer for Justin Bieber, Lupe Fiasco, Skrillex, and many others, is one of the brand’s major investors. In fact, Feldman, who is also a visual artist and the man behind the weed’s packaging design, recently released a new album of his own, “Wonderbrett: Volume 2,” which is a vibey, ethereal mix of beats perfect for — what else — smoking weed.

In addition to flower, Wonderbrett also makes solventless rosin gummies, pre-rolls, and dabs.

The Grow

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Wonderbrett’s Long Beach indoor cultivation site is massive. The brand grows with a 22,000-square-feet canopy footprint across 36 individual grow rooms. Altogether, it’s about 30,000 plants. Even at his highest capacity back in the pre-legal days, Feldman says he could never have imagined producing at such scale, and that while scaling has gone well for them, it remains the number one challenge.

“On a small grow, it’s easy to have control,” he says. “You’re always going to be able to be the guy who is there all the time, who sleeps at the grow, right? This is different.”

Nowadays, they have 14 proprietary cultivars in rotation, which are selected according to a number of characteristics that make Wonderbrett weed what it is. The brand’s slogan is “flavors on flavors,” and all it takes is one whiff of a jar to see why — to paraphrase Darth Vader, the terps “are strong with this one.” The focus on this aspect of weed makes a strong point often lost in today’s shopping landscape: THC percentage is merely one part of the equation, and not necessarily the most important one.

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“If you buy weed on THC alone, you’re a dummy,” Feldman says.

It’s also about the terpenes and flavonoids, which is why it’s been so damaging to consumers to not be able to smell the weed they’re considering purchasing. Smelling it tells a massive part of the story. That’s not to say Wonderbrett’s weed isn’t strong — I am puffing on a 34.06% THC sample of the brand’s Pineapple OG as I type — but it’s true that THC potency is skewed as being the dominant marker of quality.

Walking into a Wonderbrett grow room with towering fat buds mere days away from completion makes an even finer point. I was smacked with smell every time I opened a door, whether that be an actual Peach smell in the Peach OZ room or the straight gas emanating from Black Orchid. The vividness matches the brand’s marketing strategy, which is to match dominant terpenes and flavonoids with the strain name as much as it makes sense — making an actionable connection in the customer’s mind. If someone is buying a strain with the word “peach” in the name, might it be a good idea to then pheno hunt for a variety that displays those very characteristics? Feldman says, “Yes. I’m glad you noticed that.” He offers an intentionally cartoonish laugh. “It means my strategy is working.”

The Weed

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Feldman told me early in my tour — and I can confirm, after seeing it firsthand — that at Wonderbrett they dry trim only, which preserves trichomes, most importantly. Those are the little crystals that contain the fun cannabinoids, like THC, that make us high. He dries and cures for two weeks only. In general, from the day the weed is harvested, then tested, then dried and cured and finally packaged, Wonderbrett’s turnaround is about one month from harvest to package.

Wonderbrett’s jarred eighths aren’t cheap — they average for about $60 — and because they are constantly churning out new buds from their stratified and well-timed grow rooms, their customers are getting as fresh bud as one can possibly get on the legal market. The smell that lingers in the jars confirms this, though the bud is sometimes a bit dry. That’s more of the fault of legalization than any one individual grower.

I walked away from Wonderbrett’s facility with my head swimming in flavor, which is their intent. But does the bud stack up? I tried six: Black Orchid, Pineapple OG, Cherry Trop, Grapes of Wrath, and Chomp, which is the brand’s collaboration with rapper Russ.

The Strains

Pineapple OG

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Retail Price: $60

Strain: Indica

THC: 34.06%

CBD: 0.08%

Dominant Terpenes: Limonene, Myrcene, Linalool, Caryophyllene

Easily considered a signature cultivar of the brand, Feldman told me Pineapple OG’s roots go back to 2008, though 2014 is the first time anyone could buy it legally. These are the buds Wonderbrett led with once they could sell in the medical market. He also said it’s been one of the most consistent producers of high THC — the batch I tried, which clocked in at 34%, was no exception.

It’s gassy, redolent of its OG roots, and boasts flavors of sweet and sour fruits, like pineapples, guavas, and passionfruit. It’s easy to see why people love it, and it’s would be a solid go-to in any experienced smoker’s repertoire. Feldman also mentioned it’s a “hardy” cultivar, ideal for breeding, which he has done for other Wonderbrett strains, like Orange Banana.

Black Orchid

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Retail Price: $65

Strain: Hybrid

THC: 22.70%

CBD: 0.05%

Dominant Terpenes: Limonene, Caryophyllene, Linalool, Humulene

Another favorite of mine is Black Orchid, which is a much more functional smoke than Wonderbrett’s other options, owing to its more balanced cannabinoid profile and dense flowers. THC is registered at 22%, which is a “Goldilocks” percentage for me — not too much, not too little, but just right. There are higher percentages of CBG and CBGA, as well, which is said to aid in relaxation. Limonene, Caryophyllene, Linalool, and Humulene are the dominant terpenes, which means this cultivar has a little bit of everything I like: citrus, earth, flowers, and a hint of gas, which one would expect from an OG Kush and Gelato cross.

Peach OZ

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Retail Price: $60

Strain: Sativa

THC: 30.0%

CBD:0.01%

Dominant Terpenes: Caryophyllene, Linalool, Limonene, Humulene

The buzz that results from a Peach OZ smoke is definitely suited for daytime, but 30% THC suggests a daytime activity like taking a leisurely stroll in a beautiful location or sitting on the beach rather than anything that requires serious motor skill function. The smell and flavor match up on this one: peach, sweet citrus and a hint of vanilla round out this cultivar, which was made by Peach Rings and OZ Kush, a pheno gifted from Cannabis by Corey, which originally came from Dying Breed Seeds.

Chomp

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Retail Price: $60

Strain: Hybrid

THC: 26.91%

CBD: 0.07%

Dominant Terpenes: Limonene, Humulene, Linalool, Caryophyllene

We already reviewed Chomp, which is a collaboration with the rapper Russ timed to release alongside his EP by the same name. It’s a heady strain, much more suited for cerebral activities – like, say, recording a rap album — which I attribute to Limonene as the dominant terpene.

Grapes of Wrath

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Retail Price: $60

Strain: Hybrid

THC: 27.65%

CBD: 0.07%

Dominant Terpenes: Limonene, Linalool, Humulene, Caryophyllene

Put simply, this is pool weed, a hybrid of Jet Fuel Gelato and Grape Pie. The high is heavy, befitting 27.65% THC, but uplifting, owing to the strong Limonene and Linalool content. It’s euphoric, something that would be greatly aided by listening to music, especially. This sounds weird, but it tastes like grape cake.

I’m not exactly sure what that means in reality, but a strong grape flavor accompanied by a yeasty, bready undertone makes sense to me here. The genetics are from Compound Genetics, purveyors of some of the hypest fire California’s breeders have to offer.

Cherry Trop

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Retail Price: $60

Strain: Hybrid

THC: 26.43%

CBD: 0.06%

Dominant Terpenes: Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool, Humulene

One of the grow rooms that displayed some of the most beautiful bud, in my opinion, was Cherry Trop, which popped with deep purples and even reds, depending on the light. It’s a hybrid mix of Cherry Cookies and Trop Cookies, which came from a seed pack by Relentless. The overall flavor is fruit: stone fruits and citrus, redolent of a sunny day spent eating sour candies. At 26% THC, it’s strong, but it won’t knock you on your ass. This is a stimulating daytime smoker for any activity that requires movement and focus but not too much intellectual brainpower.

Wonderbrett’s music connection is still strong

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In addition to trying some of Wonderbretts current cultivar offerings and palling around with Feldman, I also got to talk to Poo Bear, who puts his money where his mouth is, as far as Wonderbrett is concerned. He said he was initially drawn to the brand through its highly stylized packaging — the brand’s signature color-blocked boxes – which struck Poo Bear as “very professional” in an era when weed was anything but. In the end, it’s really all about the weed and the man behind it, though.

“Brett always had the best product, you know, so when the opportunity came about to come in as an investor, I was like, ‘I would love to.’ I was investing in Wonderbrett because I just believe in him so much,” Poo Bear says of Feldman.

Poo Bear is also a major believer in Los Angeles weed culture, which he says isn’t just having a moment now – it’s always been quietly dominant. It’s just that people are finally starting to understand and recognize its greatness.

“I think LA took over awhile ago,” Poo Bear says of California’s mostly friendly competition between regional cannabis cultures. “You know, the Bay always had their purps, the things they were famous for. But L.A. has always been pushing it with these different flavors. It was probably like five or six years ago, scientists and growers just really started pushing the envelope in L.A. and I started to hear less and less about the Bay and L.A. just started filling that gap with consistency and variety. You see it with all the cannabis cups — L.A. wins all the cups. It’s definitely the cannabis capital.”

It goes without saying that Poo Bear thinks Wonderbrett was instrumental in making that happen and that the brand will be a staple of L.A. cannabis culture to come. After seeing their operation firsthand and smoking through the line, I’m ready to say I agree.

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Students Going Crazy As Jack Harlow Visits His Old High School Is The Energy We Need Today

Jack Harlow cut his teeth at Atherton High School. The Louisville native started rapping as a teenager and even filmed now viral videos of him rapping in the halls of the school. He’s been showing a lot of love to his hometown lately in the midst of the “No Place Like Home” Tour that takes place at five different venues in Louisville, and recently announced that he’ll be spreading his wealth by making contributions to five local non-profits.

But what he did this morning, by visiting his alma mater Atherton High School is just good vibes all around. The energy from the students as Harlow walked into the school is so pure as they welcome back one of their own. Harlow posted a couple clips of the moment on Instagram:

Talk about a hero’s welcome. The sea of cellphones and the dozens of huggers that immediately embrace Harlow is a reflection of the good spirits and positivity Harlow is letting flow back into his hometown. Good on you sir.

Check out Harlow’s remaining No Place Like Home Tour Dates and next year’s Crème De La Crème California tour dates below.

12/17/2021 — Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
12/18/2021 — Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
01/07/2022 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
01/09/2022 — Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater
01/10/2022 — San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
01/11/2022 — San Luis Obispo, CA @ Alex B. Madonna Events Center
01/13/2022 — San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic Center Auditorium
01/14/2022 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
01/15/2022 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
01/16/2022 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades

Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Gucci Mane Slides 1017’s ‘So Icy Christmas’ Compilation Into Rap Fans’ Stockings

Well, half his label is going to be locked up come Christmas, but somehow that still hasn’t stopped Gucci Mane from feeling the holiday spirit and continuing his longstanding season tradition of releasing a holiday-themed compilation album. While previous years have seen new iterations of the trap pioneer’s East Atlanta Santa mixtapes (most recently in 2019), this year’s project is, like his October 2021 release So Icy Boyz, a compilation project showcasing the talents of his 1017 signees such as Bic Fizzle, Big Scarr, BigWalkDog, Enchanting, and Hot Boy Wes.

Unfortunately, two of the label’s biggest stars, Foogiano and Pooh Shiesty, are not on the compilation despite being the consensus standouts of last year’s So Icy Summer and having massive breakouts earlier this year as a result. Both rappers are locked up facing various federal charges after a series of shootings; Foogiano, in custody for skipping bail to attend a funeral a state away from his native Georgia, was indicted for a South Carolina club shootout that left two dead, while Pooh was accused of not only shooting a security guard at a Miami club but also playing Grinch during a driveway sneaker sale, shooting the seller in the buttocks and stealing the shoes (but forgetting to collect all his cash in the getaway).

Apparently, Gucci won’t let their dilemmas bring down the rest of the team, slinking down rap fans’ collective chimneys and dropping off this 17-track celebration of the season. While only a handful of the tracks seem to be actually about Christmas — namely, the ones Gucci himself is on — it’s still a worthwhile addition to his quasi-annual tradition, bringing some cheer to a December capping a year that desperately needs it.

So Icy Christmas is out now via Atlantic. Get it here.

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Here’s Everything New On Hulu For January 2022

Hulu‘s ringing in the new year with one highly-anticipated sitcom remix and a handful of returning network TV shows that were sorely missed in 2021.

First up is Hilary Duff in How I Met Your Father and a Hulu original film called Sex Appeal. On the weekly-watch side of things, everything from Black-ish to This Is Us, Grownish, The Bachelor, and more are set to return. Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Hulu this month.

How I Met Your Father (Hulu Original series streaming 1/18)

Hilary Duff, Kim Cattrall, and Chris Lowell lead this gender-swapped spin-off of one of TV’s most beloved sitcoms. In this remix, Duff plays Sophie, a young woman living in New York City, looking for true love. Cattrall plays an older version of the character who happens to be narrating her misadventures while Lowell plays one of her friends also struggling with romance in the Big Apple.

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Sex Appeal (Hulu Original film streaming 1/14)

This new coming-of-age comedy sports a handful of familiar stand-up comedians (Margaret Cho and Fortune Feimster) along with a relatively young cast that includes Paris Jackson and Mika Abdalla. The film follows a young woman named Avery who tries to improve her sex life in order to impress a long-distance boyfriend.

Here’s everything coming to Hulu in January:

Avail. 1/1
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Anniversary Special
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Fox’s New Year’s Eve Live 2022, Part 1
Fox’s New Year’s Eve Live 2022, Part 2
Black Ink Crew: Complete Season 4
The Challenge: Complete Season 33
Dark Side of the 90s: Complete Season 1
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Complete Season 8
Vice Versa: Chyna: Complete Season 1
Vice Versa: College $ports Inc.: Complete Season 1
10, 000 BC (2008)
(500) Days Of Summer (2009)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
A Soldier’s Story (1984)
Alfie (2004)
All the Right Moves (1983)
Amistad (1997)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Astro Boy (2009)
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Beerfest (2006)
Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
Black Rain (1989)
Black Sunday (1977)
Case 39 (2010)
Charlie’s Angels (2000)
The Collection (2012)
Commando (1985)
Coneheads (1993)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Coyote Ugly (2000)
Crime Story (2021)
Date Night (2010)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
The Duchess (2008)
Dunston Checks In (1996)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Falling for Figaro (2021)
Fire in the Sky (1993)
The Foot Fist Way (2006)
Forces of Nature (1999)
Fred Claus (2007)
Furry Vengeance (2010)
G.I. Jane (1997)
Georgia Rule (2007)
Gimme Shelter (2014)
The Haunting (1999)
Head of State (2003)
Heartburn (1986)
Hidalgo (2004)
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Hondo (1953)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Hugo (2011)
The Impossible (2012)
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
The King of Comedy (1983)
Labios Rojos (2011)
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Lifeguard (1976)
Look Who’s Talking Too (1990)
Look Who’s Talking Now (1993)
The Lovely Bones (2009)
The Machinist (2004)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2004)
Midnight In Paris (2011)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1996)
New Year’s Eve (2011)
Nick of Time (1995)
Norm of the North (2016)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
Open Range (2003)
Ordinary People (1980)
Panic Room (2002)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paycheck (2003)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Phenomenon (1996)
Prophecy (1979)
Real Genius (1985)
Red Eye (2005)
Red Riding Hood (2011)
Resident Evil (2002)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
The Sandlot (1993)
Semi-Pro (2008)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Seven (1995)
Sex And The City (2008)
Sex And The City 2 (2010)
Sinister (2012)
The Soloist (2009)
Space Jam (1996)
The Squid And The Whale (2005)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Sydney White (2007)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
The Three Stooges (2012)
The Two Faces Of January (2014)
What a Girl Wants (2003)
What About Bob? (1991)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
When In Rome (2010)
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Without a Paddle: Nature’s Calling (2009)
Wuthering Heights (2003)

Avail. 1/2
Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married (2007)

Avail. 1/3
Next Level Chef: Series Premiere
The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)

Avail. 1/4
9-1-1: Lone Star: Season 3 Premiere
Kenan: Season 2 Premiere

Avail. 1/5
Abbot Elementary: Season 1 Returns
Judge Steve Harvey: Series Premiere
This Is Us: Season 6 Premiere

Avail. 1/6
Black-ish: Season 8 Premiere
I Can See Your Voice: Season 2 Premiere

Avail. 1/7
The Amazing Race: Complete Season 30
The Amazing Race: Complete Season 31
Survivor: Complete Season 37
Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer: Series Premiere
Women of the Movement: Series Premiere
Pharma Bro (2021)

Avail. 1/9
Real Housewives of New Jersey: Complete Season 11

Avail. 1/10
The Golden Palace: Complete Series
Call Me Kat: Season 2 Premiere
Pivoting: Series Premiere
Ailey (2021)
Black Bear (2020)

Avail. 1/11
I’m Your Man (2021)

Avail. 1/13
Madagascar: A Little Wild: Complete Season 6
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest: Season 2 Premiere (Sub)
My Best Friend’s Girl (2008)

Avail. 1/14
Sex Appeal (2022)
Bergman Island (2021)

Avail. 1/15
Dark Side of the Ring: Complete Season 3B
Bad Rap (2016)
Main Street (2010)
Marjorie Prime (2017)
Rewind (2019)
Serious Moonlight (2009)
Sprinter (2018)
Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
Zero Days (2016)

Avail. 1/17
Georgetown (2021)

Avail. 1/18
How I Met Your Father: Two-Episode Series Premiere

Avail. 1/19
Darwin’s Game: Complete Season 1 (Dub)
The Irregular at Magic High School: Complete Season 1 (Dub)
Sword Art Online Extra Edition: Complete Season 1 (Dub)
Your Lie in April: Complete Season 1 (Dub)

Avail. 1/20
The Estate (2020)

Avail. 1/21
Single Drunk Female: Series Premiere

Avail. 1/22
American Night (2021)
Avail. 1/25
Promised Land: Series Premiere
Avail. 1/26
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Dirty Grandpa (Unrated) (2016)
Avail. 1/27
Mayday (2021)
Avail. 1/28
Grown-ish: Season 4B Premiere
Avail. 1/29
Stop and Go (2021)
Avail. 1/30
Burden of Truth: Complete Season 4
Avail. 1/31
Small Engine Repair (2021)
Monarch: Series Premiere
Everything leaving Hulu in January

Leaving 1/1
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Leaving 1/3
Maggie’s Plan (2015)
Leaving 1/4
Barton Fink (1991)
The Detective (1968)
Don’t Bother To Knock (1952)
Jane Eyre (1943)
Laura (1944)
Niagara (1953)
Leaving 1/8
In a World… (2013)
Leaving 1/10
I’m Your Man (2021)
Leaving 1/12
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Night and the City (1950)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Violent Saturday (1953)
Leaving 1/14
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)
Leaving 1/21
The Tax Collector (2020)
Leaving 1/25
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012)
Leaving 1/31
A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Alex Cross (2012)
All the Right Moves (1983)
Alpha & Omega (2010)
Amistad (1997)
Armageddon (1998)
The Bank Job (2008)
The Beach (2000)
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Beauty & The Briefcase (2010)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Black Swan (2009)
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2006)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Boyz N’ The Hood (1991)
Charlie’s Angels (2000)
Christmas Cupid (2010)
The Comedian (2017)
Commando (1985)
Coneheads (1993)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Desperately Seeking Santa (2011)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
Elektra (2005)
Elena Undone (2010)
Free Fall (2013)
French Postcards (1979)
Gayby (2012)
Ghosting: The Spirit Of Christmas (2019)
Gulliver’s Travels (2009)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Holiday In Handcuffs (2007)
Holidaze (2013)
Hugo (2011)
Hurricane Bianca (2016)
Jingle All The Way (1996)
Just Charlie (2017)
King Arthur (2004)
Kingpin (1996)
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2004)
The Mistle-Tones (2012)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1996)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
New Year’s Eve (2011)
No Sleep ‘til Christmas (2018)
Panic Room (2002)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Pit Stop (2013)
Plaza Suite (1971)
Real Genius (1985)
Resident Evil (2002)

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Olivia Munn And John Mulaney Reportedly Welcomed A Baby Boy Before Thanksgiving

After stirring up tabloid headlines with their romance, Olivia Munn and John Mulaney reportedly welcomed a baby boy last month. The couple, who’ve done their best to maintain their privacy since news of their relationship broke, had kept the birth under wraps, but sources for TMZ confirm that Munn gave birth on November 24.

The child is the first for the couple, and his pending arrival was confirmed by Mulaney during a frank interview with his friend and late night host Seth Meyers. Mulaney and Munn’s relationship started shortly after the stand-up comedian left a stint a rehab, and there has been speculation over the timing of the relationship in regards to his divorce from Anna Marie Tendler.

“In the spring, I went to Los Angeles, and met and started to date a wonderful woman named Olivia – Olivia Munn,” Mulaney told Meyers. “And we’re having a baby together. I’m going to be a dad. We’re both really, really happy.”

With news of the baby out in the open, Munn stopped by The TODAY Show in early November where she opened up about her motherhood anxieties.

“I’m looking at everything I have to open up and it’s overwhelming. I don’t know how many of each item I need,” Munn told host Hoda Kotb. “Truly, I wish somebody could tell me, how many onesies, how many diapers? What’s the best rocker?”

Kotb put Munn at ease by sharing some advice from Maria Shriver on the only thing babies need. “To be looked at, to be listened to, to be talked to, to be made to feel secure.” Little did they know that advice would come in handy just three weeks later as Munn welcomed her son into the world.

(Via TMZ)

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Boldy James & The Alchemist Sneak In One More Release Before The Year Is Over With ‘Super Tecmo Bo’

Less than a minute to go, game on the line and Bo Jackson proceeds to just run circles around everybody for the win. Boldy James and The Alchemist have delivered their best NES Bo Jackson impression by sneaking in one final heater of an album in 2021 with the just-released Super Tecmo Bo. Earlier in 2021 the pair dropped one of Uproxx’s Best hip-hop Albums of the year in Bo Jackson. Our Aaron Williams ran those very same Bo-Jackson-like circles in describing it when he said: “Boldy stacks syllables like Jenga blocks, building precariously teetering constructs of assonant vowel sounds to the point you wonder how the whole thing supports its weight.”

Super Tecmo Bo picks up where its predecessor lets off and it’s streaming everywhere now. Listen to it here, check out the tracklist and NES cartridge-inspired album artwork below. Also check out Boldy James & The Alchemist’s Tour dates with Earl Sweatshirt and Action Bronson below.

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Boldy James

1. “Level Tipping Scales”
2. “No Laughing Matter”
3. “Hot Water Tank” (with Icecoldbishop)
4. “Bumps and Bruises”
5. “Great Adventures”
6. “Moth In The Flame”
7. “300 Fences”
8. “Guilt”
9. “Francois”

01/29/2022 — San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
01/30/2022 — Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
02/01/2022 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
02/05/2022 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
02/06/2022 — Vancouver, BC @ Harbour Event Centre
02/09/2022 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
02/11/2022 — Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
02/12/2022 — Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore
02/14/2022 — Toronto, ON @ History
02/16/2022 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5
02/19/2022 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
02/22/2022 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
02/23/2022 — New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore
02/25/2022 — Houston, TX @ House of Blues
02/27/2022 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
03/03/2022 — Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

Earl Sweatshirt is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Super Tecmo Bo is out now via ALC.

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Anti-Vax Crusader Robert F. Kennedy Blames His Wife (‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Star Cheryl Hines) For Vaccination Requirement To Enter His Home

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one of the most prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists in the country so, naturally, the news that he asked guests to get the jab before attending his family’s annual holiday party this week comes as a bit of a shock.

Kennedy has spent the past year spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine while growing his nonprofit, the Children’s Health Defense. While other charities have been struggling to fundraise during the pandemic, CHD has more than doubled its revenue from $3 million to $6.8 million with Kennedy enticing donors using his family connections and amassing followers with his anti-vax rhetoric. But, according to Politico, Kennedy is happy to abandon his anti-vax beliefs in favor of throwing a good party.

The outlet reported that invitations to a holiday bash at Kennedy’s California home “urged attendees to be tested or vaccinated beforehand.” When Politico reached out to Kennedy for comment, he blamed the vaccination request on his wife, Curb Your Enthusiasm actress Cheryl Hines, stating that the part was for her industry friends and he wasn’t aware of what the invitations said.

“I guess I’m not always the boss at my own house,” Kennedy said before claiming that no one’s vaccination or testing records were checked before entering his home.

Kennedy’s feeble explanation for his party’s vaccine requirement is especially strange considering just last month he attended protests in Switzerland and Italy, spreading conspiracy theories about government officials and the death rate of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine before telling crowds, “I and many others are ready to die with our boots on for liberty.”

There’s no vaccine (or cure) for hypocrisy, not that Kennedy would take it anyway.

(Via Politico)

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Lil Nas X Says He Has COVID And Symptoms Include Sneezing On His Penis While Watching Porn

A few days ago, Lil Nas X was forced to pull out of iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball Tour after members of his team tested positive for COVID. Now the rapper says that he himself has COVID and he’s dealing with it how he deals with most things: by joking.

Nas tweeted today, “now that i’m sure i won’t die from covid i will now begin making mildly funny jokes about having it.” He then fired off his first gag by referencing the Omicron/Omarion jokes that were making the rounds recently, writing, “i’m not sure whether i’ve had the omarion or alicia keys variant of covid but this has not been a fun journey.”

He continued, “i only talk to people who have covid now. u non-covid b*tches need to stfu. us coviders run this sh*t!” He then shared one of the symptoms he has experienced so far, tweeting, “covid really sucks. last night i was tryna watch porn then i sneezed snot all over penis lmao.”

All of the aforementioned tweets, aside from the sneezing one, have since been deleted.

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Aside from COVID and the snot mishap, things have been good for Lil Nas X lately: He was named TikTok’s top artist of 2021 and Barack Obama included “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” on his list of favorite songs of the year.

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‘Nightmare Alley’ Proves, If Nothing Else, That There Should Be More Movies About 1930s Carnies

In Guillermo Del Toro‘s latest movie, Nightmare Alley, Bradley Cooper plays Stanton Carlisle, a mysterious 1930s Don Draper who attempts to build a new life as a carnie. He befriends strongmen (Ron Perlman), electric ladies (Rooney Mara), gypsy women (Toni Collette), and the head honcho, Clem, played by Willem Dafoe, who keeps a man in a cage like an animal and feeds him live chickens. A “geek,” in carnie parlance.

Are you onboard yet? I sure was. Give me Willem Dafoe as an affably malevolent grifter every day and twice on Sunday. With the occasional notable exceptions like Water For Elephants and that X-Files episode about circus freaks, there’s been an unfortunate dearth of films set in the world of carnies in the past 20 years. Nightmare Alley belatedly scratches that itch, to see clannish petty conmen go from town to town fleecing rubes and emptying flasks, all while speaking a patois of folksy crime slang. Stan Carlisle joins up by trading Clem his radio for a job dismantling tents, eventually befriending a husband-and-wife team of mentalists, Zeena the Seer (Toni Collette) and her besotted husband, Pete (David Straithairn), who drops important knowledge on Stan whenever he’s not piss-pants drunk.

Stan learns how the sausage is made, but like Christian Bale’s character in The Prestige, seems to yearn for the kind of trick that isn’t really a trick. This even as Zeena and Pete warn him not to do “the spook show,” giving folks false hopes about their dead relatives (of which there are many, on account of it’s the 30s). I like to imagine this as a cautionary tale for actors, many of whom seem to become more and more convinced that they actually have superpowers the longer they play make-believe (Sean Penn’s William Holden in Licorice Pizza is the perfect example of this kind of character). It’s a form of irony poisoning, similar to the way advertising people can shift from knowingly peddling bullshit to believing that they’re doing a public service, a self-deception borne out of self-protection.

But of course, Stan is drawn to the spook show like rubes to a Tarot table and eventually he sets off on his own with the electric girl, played by Rooney Mara, to create a solo show. He hooks up with a diabolical psychologist played by Cate Blanchett, and you can probably imagine what happens from there, Stanley getting in too deep and so forth, though it takes an unnecessarily long time to play out. Nightmare Alley runs 150 minutes when 100 or so would’ve served it.

I haven’t wholeheartedly loved a Guillermo Del Toro movie probably since Pan’s Labyrinth, and in the end I don’t wholeheartedly love Nightmare Alley either, though it had me on the hook for a long time and even offers some late third act thrills. Del Toro is a refreshingly capable stylist, as he always is, but like Stanley himself, he seems to reach a point where he convinces himself that he’s doing more than making pulp. His facility with pulpy imagery gives his movies solid hooks, but they tend to fall flat when it comes time to break out of cartoon mode and offer something real and insightful. Well-done pulp is great, but the cardinal sin of pulp filmmaking is forgetting that it’s a grift. Del Toro, unfortunately, tries to do the spook show.

‘Nightmare Alley’ is available in theaters December 17th. Vince Mancini is on Twitter. You can check out his film review archive here.

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Report: The NFL Will Reschedule Several Week 15 Games Because Of COVID Outbreaks

The NFL, like basically every other entity on earth right now, is dealing with a spike in COVID cases. The last week has been a seemingly never-ending stream of announcements that players are getting positive tests as part of the league’s COVID protocols, and as a result, the league had to come up with a way to move around its Week 15 schedule.

According to multiple media reports, three games involving a trio of teams that are in the midst of major COVID outbreaks are getting moved. Because of Cleveland’s team-wide COVID outbreak, the Browns’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders that was supposed to take place on Saturday will now be played on Monday, per NFL reporter Josina Anderson.

A report indicates that Raiders want this to be a straight-up forfeit due to the outbreak, but the NFL’s COVID protocols say that is only the case if an outbreak occurs due to unvaccinated players testing positive.

Washington and the Los Angeles Rams are likewise dealing with COVID outbreaks, and reports say their games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks, respectively, will not be played on Sunday as originally anticipated.

As of this writing, there is no word on exactly when those two games will take place, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the league is aiming for Tuesday for both teams.

Prior to this week, the NFL did not have to move around any games during the 2021 season because of COVID, something that it had to do on several occasions last year.