The Office actor Rainn Wilson is pushing back against one of Ricky Gervais’ most famous arguments about celebrity activism, declaring that actors have every right to speak out on political or social issues despite the British comedian’s long-running criticism.
Brief bit of news today that touches on the continued efforts of the worldwide intelligentsia to control public opinion and acceptable narratives. J.K. Rowling, the author and creator of everything Harry Potter, is loathed by a certain sociopolitical demographic for...
The first episode of The Book of Boba Fett is here, and having just finished watching it, all I can do is wonder what it is that I just sat through. Running at about thirty-four minutes, the first episode is odd. Was this hampered by the pandemic? Does it explain the...
The year of 2021 has not been a kind one to The Walt Disney Company. Yes, articles on The Motley Fool will tell you that Disney may rebound in 2022, but for the past twelve months, the company has essentially lost 20% of its stock value. Movie after movie have been...
It is very much the tale of two strategies for the year of 2021. Sony Entertainment is poised to capture more than $1.5 billion this year from Spider-Man: No Way Home (which should hit $1 billion worldwide revenue on Christmas Day) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage...
You likely have heard of the YouTube channel Overlord DVD and the underground lair with the infamous "Doomcock". If you haven't heard of it before, just know that you've probably heard news and rumors that were revealed over there first. Some consider "Doomcock" to be...
I'm not sure why I've been getting rumors / leaks for Star Wars more than usual in the past weeks. Maybe things are heating up with Lucasfilm now that Kathleen Kennedy has her contract extension and the Favreau-Filoni team are hard at work on a cinematic Star Wars...
According to an article from The Verge, Disney+ will work with Apple's new SharePlay feature. The offering from Apple will allow users to facetime while watching Disney Plus material. While Disney has previously offered a similar service, the incorporation of official...
Potential Star Wars and Galactic Starcruiser Spoilers Ahead: Almost exactly a year ago, I posted on Pirates and Princesses an article that reverberated throughout the Star Wars community. Some in the blogosphere thought I was crazy, others thought I just might...
I had someone in the know tell me that the new South Park "event" (Post Covid Special) is driving quite a bit of new subscriptions to Paramount+. That has not been publicly announced yet, and I don't have numbers, but I found it interesting nonetheless. Coinciding...
According to YouTuber, YellowFlash 2, the oft-ridiculed streaming show, Santa Inc, is heading closer and closer to 200,000 dislikes on YouTube... compared to only 4,000 likes. While some have said the backlash is a result of bigotry, others claim that the show is just...
The past few weeks have been very active as far as alleged internal leaks go for The Walt Disney Company. I have covered that Bob Chapek reportedly put out a directive that the entertainment company return to the characters and narratives that work. That article is...
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the new HBO Max TV show (more like a movie divided into episodes) Santa Inc has a 3% audience rating. This would seem to be the lowest score for any Christmas movie on Rotten Tomatoes. In reading the reviews, there does seem to be some...