The Sunday Edition - May 24, 2020
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Movies, Jackpot (film), Marc Guggenheim, Sony

We Finally Get a Movie About a Superhero Mom and a Man Is Writing It

spider-man
A director has yet to be announced, but I won't be holding my breath for a woman to get the gig.
TV, COVID-19, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, Rob McElhenney

Mythic Quest: Quarantine Levels up With Ingenuity and Emotion

Rob McElhenney and co
If you haven't watched Mythic Quest yet, it's time to move it to the top of your quarantine queue.
Big on the Internet, LAIKA, things we saw today, tiktok

Things We Saw Today: Laika Studios Wins the TikTok Fight Challenge

laika
Happy Memorial Day Weekend, Mary Suevians!
Big on the Internet, Christopher Nolan, MacGruber, Will Forte

Who Knew Christopher Nolan Loved MacGruber so Much?

ryan phillippe, will forte, kristen wiig
Let Christopher Nolan direct the MacGruber sequel!
Big on the Internet, COVID-19, golf, Trump

Donald Trump Golfs While America’s Death Toll Climbs to 100,000

Donald Trump gives a stupid wave.
We should never stop being angry and outraged by this.
Movies, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, romcoms

Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Deliver a Modern Twist on the Screwball Comedy in The Lovebirds

Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae in The Lovebirds (2020)
Rae and Nanjiani elevate the material they're given, but The Lovebirds doesn't quite meet them at their level.
TV, David Tennant, Michael Sheen, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Michael Sheen and David Tennant Can’t Quit Each Other, Will Team up for Lockdown Comedy Series

Michael Sheen and David Tennant to star in BBC lockdown comedy staged
Michael Sheen and David Tennant will star in the lockdown comedy 'Staged,' which has a bloody brilliant premise.
News, Coronavirus, donald trump

Worst Christian Ever Donald Trump Says Churches Are Essential Services

Donald Trump speaks as Vice President Mike Pence looks on during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in the press briefing room of the White House
Trump says he's issuing guidance deeming places of worship essential service. Luckily for those of us that enjoy life, he can't actually force states to listen to him.
News, Elon Musk

The Woman Who Ended Up With Elon Musk’s Old Phone Number Has a LOT of Patience

Elon Musk speaks and gestures in front of a black background
Tucker says she finds the mix-up "funny most of the time" but when Musk does something to cause a stir (which is pretty often), she says it can get "irritating."
Big on the Internet, contributors, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, politics

Why Do So Many People Defend Billionaires From Any Criticism?

It’s been a pretty bleak time for most people lately, to say the least—nearly 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment while most are still being charged rent, people are losing health care left and right, and of course, almost 100,000 people have died in the U.S. alone. But you wouldn’t be able to tell this from the news cycle as it relates to billionaires, many of whom have been profiting amidst the same pandemic that’s killing tens of thousands and uprooting untold lives.
Movies, Christopher Nolan, Coronavirus, tenet

The Trailer for Tenet Is Here. Is It Enough to Get Us to Risk Lives Seeing It in Theaters?

trailer screenshot of john david washington in tenet. Warner Brothers.
Will we be willing to risk our lives for another confounding Christopher Nolan film?
TV, Adult Swim, Ali Wong, Netflix, Tiffany Haddish

Tuca & Bertie Is Back!! This Time on Adult Swim.

Tuca and Bertie "The Jelly Lakes"
Forget the Snyder Cut, we have succeeded in bringing back the adult animated series Tuca & Bertie—same cast, different network. Is this what it feels like to win?
TV, Glee, Ryan Murphy

No. Not a Glee Reboot. I’m Begging You. Let It Die.

Glee and the hellscape it remains
Even worse is that ... I'd watch this. I don't want it, but my own morbid curiosity would lead me back into the world of a Glee club where everyone is too old to be in high school. Please don't do that to me.
News, antisemitism, donald trump

Donald Trump’s Trip to Michigan’s Ford Factory Was … Weird

US President Donald Trump holds a mask instead of wearing it as he speaks during a tour of the Ford Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan
On Thursday, Donald Trump visited a Ford factory in Michigan and the whole thing was extremely strange from start to finish–and past finished, actually.
Movies, animation, ASMR, Disney+

Zenimation on Disney+ Will Free You From Quarantine for a Few Relaxing ASMR-Like Minutes

If you want a few moments of peace and beauty during quarantine, check out Disney+'s Zenimation.
Big on the Internet, James Caan, Kathy Bates, Misery, Stephen King

Misery Is the Perfect Quarantine Horror Movie

Kathy-Bates-as-Annie-Wilkes-in-Misery
Misery is currently streaming Hulu, and I partook in a viewing of it last night. It was my first time watching this classic, and while I knew about certain scenes like the hobbling scene, the parts that chilled me the most involved the idea of being trapped in a house with no escape. It hits different during a quarantine.
TV, Cara Dune, Gina Carano, The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian’s Cara Dune Is a Fan Favorite and Gina Carano Is Why

Cara Dune in the Mandalorian
While I would fight alongside Cara Dune without any questions, this episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian has proven that I would also do anything Gina Carano asked me to do.
TV, Peacock, The Little Mermaid

NBC Peacock’s Little Mermaid Sequel Series Washed Up Sure Sounds Like … Something

Washed Up is a sequel to The Little Mermaid where our heroine has been married to her Prince for 15 years and is dissatisfied in a loveless marriage.
Big on the Internet, Black Excellence, Nicole Beharie, trailer

Miss Juneteenth Trailer Reminds Us How Much We Love Nicole Beharie

MissJuneteenth_Poster featuring our queen Nicole
Not only will this be a great way to see Beharie's great talent on screen, but also a compelling mother-daughter story that is strongly committed to highlight Black American culture and tradition.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, AITA Reddit, Twitter

Man Unsure If Deleting Girlfriend’s Instagram Was Wrong Is Peak AITA Man

Kelly Kapoor How Dare You on the Office
Chances are, if you screwed someone else over and they're not talking to you, you're the asshole. In both of the cases I shared, that is most definitely the case.
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