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I love a good horror western, and the trailer for Prey looks excellent, the main character looks like a badass woman. I don't really care much about the Predator franchise, but I will absolutely give this a shot. The film features a cast comprised almost entirely of Native and First Nation’s talent, and will apparently be available to watch in the Comanche language.



I enjoyed the back seat cow roping instructions in this video about a run-away cow headed for the interstate.

Anthony Mackie gave the commencement speech at No matter what field your degree is, you are an artist. You are a creator of thought and movements. You are the voice, eyes and ears of a generation. You will effect change," he said. "You now have the credentials to dictate your path, not for it to be dictated to you. Your story will be full of twists and turns.

Yesterday city dispatch gave out a bolo for a missing mountain lion wearing a pink collar, answers to Kitty, is declawed, and will jump in anyone's open vehicle with enough of an invitation. So first, immediate anger at some ninny who decided to keep a wild animal as pet, brought it into town AND THEN LOST IT. Then secondary anger, ANYONE WHO VOLUNTARILY DECLAWS CATS NEEDS TO BE KICKED IN THE GROIN! And finally, aw kitty, I want the big kitty!

There are a couple of sanctuaries out in county, so I suppose it's feasible this cat is living the best life it could. But I also don't know anything about them, and while I have to believe they couldn't be as bad as Tiger King, there's a great big sliding scale of appropriate animal enclosures and treatment.

Check out some Sam Wilson. Some of the foreign cartoons have some spiffy uniforms.


Anthony Mackie will be leading a live action series based on the Twisted Metal games. I've never played them, and even though there's not a lot of evidence supporting the idea that video game adaptions can be good, let me keep my hope for a little bit, okay?

Anthony Mackie to play a "smart-ass milkman" in the live-action Twisted Metal show
The series is a half-hour comedy being developed by some of the writers of Deadpool

“We’ve been big fans of Anthony’s phenomenal body of work over the years and knew he was the only actor who could play a character as complex, funny and compelling as John Doe. Fortunately for us, he agreed.” - I love seeing people fawn over Mackie's work!

( Anthony Mackie at the ESPYS and I loved it. He's having fun and I laughed several times. They've set the attendees up in spaced out tables, so it's difficult to hear the audience reaction. I can't imagine how awkward it would be to be hanging out on a limb up front, but he did so good! )

he also played some celebrity softball this week! x I mean, look at that smile!

I liked this shark week commercial.

I really enjoyed the first two episodes of Leverage: Redemption! I love seeing them all back together, not missing anyone, definitely no one I thought should be there that wasn't. I am watching one episode at work to get me through the looooooooooooooongest eight hours of my day, so they'll keep for a bit. I like this fanart that combines the all Caps trio with the Leverage OT3.

I have a fandomgiftbox post here requesting, MCU -Sam/Bucky, Redwing, Sam/Lance Tucker (The Bronze), Rodney McKay/Ronon Dex, Rampage - Davis Okoye/Harvey Russell, 911 - Evan "Buck" Buckley/Josh Russo, and Dragon Age - Male Adaar/Dorian Pavus.

Why am I playing The Kittens Game again. Is this what nightshift has brought me to?

Anthony Mackie is hosting the ESPYS on July 10th. Now I just have to figure out how to watch it.

This seems like it would be of interest to some of y'all. I haven't listened to any yet, but I intend to. Historical Fiction Podcast ‘Edith!’ Stars Rosamund Pike as Former First Lady
New series offers a satirical, irreverent take on the story of First Lady Edith Wilson following President Woodrow Wilson’s stroke.

Normally I don't have too much of a problem going to night shift, but this time it's been harder. Harder to stay up late and harder to sleep late. My neighbors have a new puppy who isn't a bad barker yet, but today she would not stop when I was trying to go to sleep and the folks behind me have a yappy little schnauzer who is the bane of my existence. Barking dogs are the worst. Also night shift is the worst.

I watched Night Catches Us an Anthony Mackie movie from 2010 and I liked it a lot. The romance is gorgeous, and Anthony Mackie's character is so good with the little girl. The Black Panther storyline is interesting, because the movie is set after their heyday so you see Patrice trying to continue the good fight and you see Marcus just trying to find a good life. You see the others who can't let go and how it affects the entire neighborhood. It's free to watch on Vudu/Crackle/Tubi.

( I signed up for movielims over on LJ because they're doing Falcon and Winter Soldier and WandaVision. Since I finally figured out everything needs to be sharper I might have a small chance of not being the first one kicked out. )

Speaking of how cool the action scenes in Birds of Prey was, they were really cool. Something unique was happening off camera: The brain trust putting the fights together were all Asian American — including Yan, who is of Chinese decent, and Valera and the director of photography, Matthew Libatique, who have Filipino ancestry. It's a rarity in a field that hasn't been very diverse since predominantly white cowboys were falling off black-and-white horses.

( Anthony Mackie in a teaser trailer for Altered Carbon. I didn't watch season one and I'm hoping I can just dive in here and watch this man be pretty. )

twitter thread of the democratic contenders as cats from the movie Cats!

I missed watching the first episode of Picard free on youtube. I've always intended to sign up for cbs access at some point for a couple of months to watch the things I want to watch and then dump it. I might do it next week and spend those two boring night shifts watching Twilight Zone and Picard!

A History of Star Trek's Uneasy Relationship With Androids

Vote for Jason Todd DC's sexiest man!

Jason Todd in a new comic series adapting new characters to the Batman: Animated Series universe? Yes pls!

Point Blank - Netflix Pitted against rival gangs and corrupt cops, an ER nurse and a career criminal must work together to survive the fight of their lives.



PROS:
He looks real good in the purple scrubs. Several A+ shots there.
I think he's using a little more of his natural accent.

CONS:
Frank Grillo, who just . . . kinda bothers me.
I dislike everything about pregnancy/child birth. Yuck.

it's a short serviceable action/unlikely buddy flick with car chases and almost enough quirky characters to keep your attention.

I'm not very fond of the series. I noped out of The National Anthem and that was it until Anthony Mackie did this one. Afterward, I went to the internet to ask which episodes were the most watchable, and liked two out of their top five. Haley Atwell and Be Right Back was boring and I skipped through it. USS Callister was engaging and I really liked the twists. Nosedive featured Bryce Dallas Howard trying to social media her way to the upper echelon and I liked the ending, but it took me three hours to get through my nerves and cringes. The National Anthem I did eventually finish and felt meh about. The Entire History of You about recording everything a person sees and I actively hated it.

Let me tell you the first bit of Striking Vipers features an incredibly hot monster Mackie. I love that jacket, and that smile and how much he likes the idea of role play. I want to try iconing if I ever get my desktop back from the shop. I didn't think I used it too much but the last two weeks has been sad.


The episode also features Pom Klementieff who plays Mantis in the MCU as an avatar in the virtual reality game Striking Vipers, and she's real good though I'm not sure about the character.

( There's probably more here not to like than there is to like. I think that while Danny is relatable, on the whole he made bad choices that would have hurt a lot of people. )

ps tagging with twilight zone, because I can't see myself posting about black mirror again

1. Miss Bala -Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language film.

Is it going to win any awards? Probably not. Is it action adventure with a female lead who's not ridiculous? Yes. Bonus points for Anthony Mackie, though he's probably only in it for like mins.

I liked this article which pretty much hits it, I'm just easy to please: Gina Rodriguez Thriller 'Miss Bala' Tries To Have Its Cake And Eat It Too

( discussions of violence and rape )


2. Happy Death Day 2U - Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.

The first one was objectively a good horror movie. This one was ridiculous, but still watchable. The plot is trying to explain why she got caught in the time loop in the first place, and it was a thousand 'I don't want this' from me. I still really like the character Tree, and the actress is energetic and empathetic. I like that she's the ultimate "I Got This" character.

Um, just skip the credits scene though, and then sacrifice a bucket of chicken in the hopes that no one is dumb enough to make a third one.


3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.

I really liked the first two movies, but it's been a looooooooooong time since I watched them. The group in the theater was a mix of kids, teenagers, and older type adults. The oldest group seemed to like it the best, and I didn't hear much of a peep out of the kids. The plot is heavy and sad, and about finding a female dragon and convincing her to give you the time of day. IDK, I didn't have much fun.


4. Fighting With My Family -A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

This is my winner for the month, even though it does have some super awkward parts. I was entertained, I liked the way Saraya/Paige grew up during training, and the other women vying for the Diva spot were also awesome. Some parts were just hilarious, and then the touching family parts broke it up, all crowned with glorious achievement!

Probably not something you have to see in theaters, but I think lots of people will find it entertaining.

In other wrestling news: Chris Hemsworth to play Hulk Hogan in a movie focused just on the wrestling parts of his life. Listen, I am all in for the handle bar mustache and the wrestling panties, okay?

John Boyega and Anthony Mackie did a mighty fine job! Will Poulter is such a weird dude, and it's so easy to hate him here. IDK? This is a rough one, and I know there's a lot of criticisms going around. I didn't enjoy watching it, but I think the story is important, even if the movie never becomes important.