Share: The recently deserved onslaught Diddy has been receiving from the media seems to only worsen as a video attained by CNN depicts Sean “Diddy” Combs senselessly beating his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel. Diddy issued an apology two days later, a minute and a half of empty words and false claims of being a changed man. “My behavior was inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in that video… I’m so sorry” Cassie Ventura would issue a lawsuit against the artist in …
Paramore is a BAND!
Share: Paramore kicked off the international leg as openers for the Eras Tour and they absolutely rock. Hayley Williams, Taylor York, Zac Farro, and the “parafour” are joining Taylor Swift for a whopping 48 shows from Paris to London. Fans will witness the group in what is arguably their prime and hopefully will come to know Paramore as a band, not just a person. The 21-year-old band formed after Williams fought against becoming a pop singer to instead sing in an alternative rock band. Through …
Less sex on the big screen is the least of our libido problems
Share: With the last two years seeing the releases of “Poor Things,” “Saltburn,” and “Challengers,” it feels as if Hollywood has never been hornier; however, it’s quite the contrary, according to recent data showing movies are depicting less sex than ever, reflecting a wider-ranging issue among youth. Since 2012, there’s been a steady decline in sexual content being depicted in the top grossing-movies released, with Stephen Follows, a media data analyst, reporting in his research, “Using the same method of looking for signals from ratings …
Movie studios are tripping over themselves to devour each other
Share: In what feels like a never-ending contest of shameless corporate gluttony, talks of a potential acquisition of Paramount Global by Sony Pictures and U.S.-based asset management firm Apollo Global Management have thankfully died down, at least for the time being. However, Sony isn’t the first company to proposition Paramount this past year and it sure as hell won’t be the last. Following their own surprising merger, Warner Bros. Discovery—despite taking on massive amounts of debt from the previous leadership, plummeting stock prices that typically …
When ‘When Harry Met Sally’ exists, we want anything but ‘Anyone but You’
Share: In the modern age of romantic comedies, there are few and far between that resonate with us the way classics, such as “When Harry Met Sally” or “13 Going On 30,” have impacted us and continue to impact the generations following. After nearly three decades of cinema, many of these iconic movies still live within the cultural zeitgeist, making any new additions to the genre feel lackluster and much like cheap imitations of already near-perfect movies. Despite the fact that the genre continues to …
Kendrick and Drake are ruining each other’s legacies and leaving us in shambles
Share: Forget the recap, forget the breakdowns, forget the explanations. What in the world are we witnessing right now? There’s no way to minimize this rap beef now, heck calling it just a “rap beef” alone is diminishing at this point. Sure this was interesting for us at the moment but no matter how this unfolds we’re going to be suffering from this as time goes on. This is no longer a “bar for bar” feud between the heavyweights, it’s become allegation for allegation, crime …
NintenDon’t spend $70 on a video game
Share: For the past year or so, there has been a lot of discourse regarding the price of video games. Especially given that some recent releases like “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III” have been very shaky to say the least and the price jump just seemed to come out of nowhere. With the releases of Sony’s Playstation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, the industry-set standard for AAA games is now at an all-time high of $69.99. The jump in price may not seem …
Surprise, surprise, another out-of-touch comedian is complaining about ‘P.C. crap’
Share: Has cancel culture gone too far? Jerry Seinfeld certainly thinks so. In a recent interview with the New Yorker, Seinfeld complained about the supposed lack of good, funny TV shows, claiming that, “This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.” This incredibly redundant take is not only very untrue, but also very poorly backed up. It seems like every mediocre male comedian has been coming out of the woodwork recently to complain …
Hollywood needs to learn high risk doesn’t mean high reward
Share: In no universe should the megalodon-centered Jason Statham vehicle “Meg 2: The Trench” make more money than the latest installment of “Indiana Jones.” But when the budget of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” costs well over $400 million, then it’s no wonder blockbusters are now ticking time bombs waiting to blow up in producers’ faces at the expense of audiences’ entertainment. Before 2020, studios such as Disney and Warner Bros. had long been throwing absurd wads of cash at tentpole releases, particularly …
Time to walk now that you talked, Mayor Bass
Share: Mayor Karen Bass announced a new initiative that will rely on private donations to help provide homes for LA’s unhoused. While this sounds good, it’s unclear if this will be a step in the right direction. What else could be done for the unhoused crisis? On paper, it’s great seeing Mayor Bass have such ambition in announcing her plan considering how bad the homeless situation is. Proposing a new bill or adjusting the system for more benefits would honestly be a better solution than …