The Saturday Edition - Jul 11, 2020
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Movies, Charlize Theron, Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Old Guard

The Old Guard Gives Immortal Warriors a Deeply Human Story

charlize theron
With The Old Guard, Gina Prince-Bythewood has revitalized the superhero genre and delivered what may be the best film of the year.
News, corruption, Roger Stone, Trump

Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence in Latest Assault on Rule of Law

Former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, Roger Stone, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse with his wife Nydia after being found guilty of obstructing a congressional investigation
On Friday, Donald Trump commuted the sentence of longtime advisor and Batman villain Roger Stone.
Movies, The Fast and the Furious, things we saw today, Vin Diesel

Things We Saw Today: We Need Fast and Furious: Outer Space in Our Future, Please

Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, and Nathalie Emmanuel in The Fate of the Furious (2017)
During an interview F9 star, Ludacris hinted that the family we have come to love in this franchise might actually make it to space.
News, cancel culture, donald trump, Goya

Can Someone Please Explain to Goya Foods’ CEO That a Boycott Is Not “Suppression of Speech”?

President of Goya Foods Robert Unanue meets with Donald Trump.
If you're going to praise Donald Trump, your predominantly Latinx customer base gets to decide what to do with that!
Big on the Internet, Amy Schumer, periods, women's health

Amy Schumer Wants to Destigmatize Periods

Amy Schumer Comedy Special 2018
Amy Schumer is speaking up about periods to give people who menstruate the confidence to do the same, and it's about time.
Movies, DCEU, Matt Reeves, The Batman (Movie)

Big News: The Batman Isn’t Part of the DCEU

Robert Pattinson The Batman chest logo suit reveal.
Wish you could see Robert Pattinson in the DCEU as we know it? Well, sorry, but 'The Batman' is going to be in a different world.
Movies, behind the scenes, Disney+, Frozen 2

Documentary Director Megan Harding Talks Finding the Story Behind Frozen 2

We spoke to documentarian Megan Harding about directing 'Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2.'
TV, Disney+, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Will Disney Try to Rid Bucky of Queer Subtext in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?

Bucky Barnes in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
After Avengers: Endgame had Steve leaving Bucky behind, many fans of these two characters are a bit nervous about what the series has in store for the MCU’s most subtextually queer character.
Movies, interview, Irresistible, Mackenzie Davis

INTERVIEW: Mackenzie Davis Opens Up About How We View Female Characters and Irresistible

Mackenzie Davis in Irresistible
You can rent Irresistible on VOD now!
TV, Batman (character), Gotham, Matt Reeves

Who Thought Now Would Be the Right Time for a Gotham Cop Show?

Animated Batman looks sad.
Displaying a truly mind-boggling refusal to read the cultural room, HBO Max and director Matt Reeves announced a new police show set in Gotham City.
TV, amazon prime video, science fiction, tales from the loop

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Amazon’s Gorgeous, Unsettling Sci Fi Series Tales From the Loop

Gaddis in Tales from the Loop
'Tales From the Loop' is mind-bending, reality-warping, consciousness-expanding. It's like nothing I've watched on television.
News, COVID-19, Disney, Disney World

Disney World Is Really Opening Tomorrow Despite Florida Extending Its State of Emergency

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - JULY 09: A view of Mickey Mouse at the Walt Disney World theme park entrance on July 9, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The theme park is scheduled to reopen on Saturday despite a surge in new Covid-19 infections throughout Florida, including the central part of the state where Orlando is located. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)
Disney World reopens to the public on Saturday, with Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom to start with, and then on the 15th of July, Hollywood Studios and Epcot will follow. This is already a bad idea, but it becomes even worse if you remember that this is reopening in Florida, which just extended its state of emergency for another 60 days due to its surge in COVID-19 cases.
Movies, cheetah, Kristen Wiig, Wonder Woman 1984

We Finally Have a Look at Kristen Wiig as Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984

Kristen Wiig as Cheetah
The more I look at Wiig as Cheetah, though, the more I'm concerned that I'm going to end up really loving her as the villain. 
AMP Featured, News, books, donald trump, Mary Trump

The Best and Most Damning Parts of Mary Trump’s Upcoming Tell-All Book

Donald Trump waves while departing the White House
Narcissism, "twisted behaviors," and lewd comments about his niece's body. Yup, sounds like Trump.
Big on the Internet, Comic-Con@Home, conventions, sdcc

What to Expect From Comic-Con at Home

San Diego Comic-Con logo.
Here are some of the panels we're excited about for Comic-Con@Home!
TV, Lucasfilm, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian

Please Project This Mandalorian Music Video on My Gravestone

Baby Yoda with a wide-mouth smile in Disney+'s The Mandalorian Star Wars series.
The Mandalorian is the best for multiple reasons. One of those reasons? The opening theme.
Big on the Internet, Humor, Twitter, U.S. Supreme Court

The SCOTUSBlog Twitter Hillariously Reminds People They Are Not the Actual Supreme Court

SCOTUS Blog Twitter showed today in a fun tweet storm responded to tweets berating them for decisions they did not make.
TV, Imelda Staunton, Netflix, The Crown

Things We Saw Today: The Crown Is Getting That 6th Season From Netflix After All

Olivia Colman in The Crown (2016)
Well, if that means we get to have two seasons of Imelda Staunton as Elizabeth II, then I suppose that is just one thing to look forward to. Long live the Queen.
News, COVID-19, michael cohen, Trump

Michael Cohen Is Going Back to Jail After Violating COVID-19 Release

Michael Cohen looks sad while testifying about all his crimes.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
AMP Featured, News, 2020 Presidential election, donald trump, Joe Biden

Donald Trump’s Campaign Press Secretary Went on a Weird, Despicable Tangent About Joe Biden’s Grandkids

Trump campaign press secretary Hogan Gidley rants on Fox News next to pictures of Trump and Biden.
Just when we think Trump's cronies can't sink any lower, they go on Fox News and prove us wrong.
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