The Saturday Edition - Aug 3, 2019
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TV, Derry Girls, Netflix, Northern Ireland

Sláinte! Netflix’s Brilliant Derry Girls Returns for Season 2

derry girls season 2 on netflix
Derry Girls soars thanks to its brilliant writing and spot-on casting, where every character feels lived in and unique.
Movies, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Hobbs and Shaw, Jason Statham

The Goofy Hobbs & Shaw Doesn’t Quite Reach the Heights of the Fast & Furious Franchise

dwayne johnson jason statham hobbs & shaw
On paper, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw has all the makings of a fun summer blockbuster ... and for the first 30 minutes it delivers.
AMP Featured, News, donald trump, feelings, racism, Republicans

Trump Supporters Are Tired of Being Called Racist but Aren’t Willing to Be Less, You Know, Racist

Trump supporters hold shirts at a rally that read "Trump and Republicans are not racist."
According to a new report from The Atlantic, Trump supporters are really tired of being called racist. Groundbreaking news, I know. But rather than actually examine their own outlooks and behavior, they just want everyone to stop calling them out for their, you know, racism.
Big on the Internet, jadzia dax, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, terry farrell, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Terry Farrell Confirms Jadzia Dax Was Pansexual on Deep Space Nine

Terry Farrell said of Jadzia's sexuality, “The only rule was ‘are you interesting to me, and do I want to know more about you?’
Movies, Iron Man 3, Tony Stark

Iron Man 3 Is the One of the Best Explorations of the Emotional Turmoil of Being a Hero

Tony Stark in Iron Man 3
A movie that focused on Tony's turmoil in the aftermath of The Avengers, Iron Man 3 was an interesting exploration of what it meant to be a hero and how the role affects those characters that we love.
TV, Maya Hawke, Robin, Stranger Things 3

Thank Goodness Steve and Robin’s Story Didn’t Go as Originally Planned on Stranger Things

Robin (Maya Hawke) and Steve (Joe Kerry) originally had a much different story in Stranger Things 3.
One of the most beloved elements of Stranger Things' third season was the friendship that bloomed between Scoops Troop teammates Robin and Steve. However, their relationship almost went a very different way.
Movies, Disney, Jon Favreau, The Lion King

Some Original The Lion King Animators Have Gripes With Remake

Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Niketa Calame-Harris in The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King remake is more proof that the Disney money-making machine is at its peak. Between this and Aladdin, which came out earlier this year, we've seen that as long as the remake isn't named Dumbo, it'll make a lot of money from a mixture of nostalgia and casting. Yet, what do the people who worked on the original product think of these new movies? Well, feelings are mixed.
Movies, cats, tom hooper, Twitter

Hilarious Twitter Thread Definitively Explains Who the Cats of Cats Are

Cats in Cats the movie Musical
For those of us confused as to who all these top-hatted and cats-with-breasts in 'Cats' are, we have a handy guide courtesy of writer Hannah Woodhead.
Movies, Black Widow, Jac Schaeffer

Black Widow’s Screenwriter Isn’t Letting Trolls Stop Her Process

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff
Black Widow is going to be an interesting time for us all, but I trust Jac Schaeffer, and I can't wait to see what she's going to do.
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