Welcome to the Weekend Watch. Where we try to point you towards the best ways to spend your viewing time (or, at least, steer you clear of the garbage).

Movies

Kong: Skull Island

Loren: Let’s see, pretty people, giant ape fights, the 70’s, John C. Reilly John C. Reillying it up. I’m in.

RDT: Yup, count me in, too.

Rick: You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger Kong fan than myself. One of the first things you see when you walk into my apartment is a poster for the 1933 original that stretches seven feet in diagonal. I’ve watched/read about that film’s history, its sequels, its remakes, and everything in between. I love giant monster movies. So why is it that I have zero desire to see this? Because I know it’s a setup for some unnecessary “cinematic universe”. As much as I love Marvel’s triumph in world building, it’s inadvertently created this belief that, in order for properties to be successful, they need to have some gigantic crossover universe. So, from here forth, King Kong and Godzilla exist in the same world. I just…They don’t need to fight. Again. It was fun and campy in 1962. Now it just feels forced; like you’re not confident enough to make your different franchises work on their own, so you mash them together hoping it’ll somehow make it better. No. Just no. Stop it. Also, most of the stuff in this trailer, apart from the time period, looks no different than Peter Jackson’s take on the character. And don’t even get me started on that movie…

Jen: There are things that look fantastic in this trailer and things that could end up being downright silly, but I’m giving it my money either way. If nothing else, I get to spend a couple of hours looking at Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson – and they are very pretty.

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Raw (Limited)

Loren: Vampires? Was that about vampires?

RDT: Yeah, I’m out for this. (But I’m glad it’s not about zombies…)

Rick: 

Jen: Ick. No. No way. That being said, I really like this idea and how unique it is. So, please support it if you’re the type with a strong stomach.

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This week, the guys talk all the things pop culture, starting with confusing the hell out of the Mission: Impossible movies. Plus…

• Who is Rebecca Kirby? We may never know.
• Omar is coming to Red Cup (can we please stop calling it Red Cup?)
• Emily Blunt IS Poppins, Mary Poppins
• Shut up, Meg (for now).
• Bumblebee meets the two strings
• Gotham – good casting, shitty show
• SuperFlash sings!
• Who is Vigilante? Not Rebecca Kirby!
• Chris Hardwick will never stop Talking.
• Rebels continue to rebel
• When will GLOW light up?
• One More Day at a Time!
• Who are the Inhumans? We may never…oh wait, no, we totally know!
• X-Men tv get a mom and dad

All that, what we watched, and the usual tangents.

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Welcome to the Weekend Watch. Where we try to point you towards the best ways to spend your viewing time (or, at least, steer you clear of the garbage).

Movies

Logan

Loren: This is a forgone conclusion.

RDT: Already have tickets.

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The Shack

Loren: No. Just, no.

RDT: Jesus himself would have to reappear in front of me and tell me to see this movie. And even then, I’d be all “But I was gonna see Get Out…”

Rick: *trope alert siren blares*

Jen: 100% Nope.

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Welcome to the Weekend Watch. Where we try to point you towards the best ways to spend your viewing time (or, at least, steer you clear of the garbage).

Movies

Collide

Loren: Why is Anthony Hopkins the only British person in this movie filled with British people that takes place in Europe speaking in his natural English accent? Meh, it’s like a mediocre version of the Transporter with a better cast. I may eventually catch this on Crackle.

RDT: Holy shit, this….looks…..terrible!

Rick: *addressing Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Ben Kingsley in Oprah’s voice* You get a boat payment! And you get a boat payment!

Jen: It’s so refreshing to see a smart, talented woman playing a damsel in distress with no agency whatsoever. Wait, no, it’s not.

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Get Out

Loren: I have no idea what to expect from this movie and I can’t wait. It looks amazingly terrifying. If this is the kind of stuff Key & Peele are doing instead of their show, I might be a little less bummed about it ending.

RDT: Like many other, apparently very good, horror movies posted here before, I look forward to watching this from Rick’s kitchen.

Rick: 
Seriously, though. This looks effing terrifying. I can’t wait.

Jen: This looks fantastic – equal parts funny and scary, and I’m almost curious enough to venture to the theater for it…

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Welcome to the #HPNPCTOTM (Hashtag Hollywood Picture News Pop Culture Thought of the Moment). Spun off from the PCTOTD’s (Pop Culture Thoughts of the Day) on our Twitter, this weekly(ish) column will allow for a deeper (at least deeper than 140 characters) dive into a specific pop culture topic. This week, I’m looking at Batman.

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This week, the boys are back from a couple very different cons (COOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!). So let’s dive into some Dr. Who info, baking tips and, of course, pop culture news.

• R2D2-2
• The Last Jedi..s?
• The Raid: Reboot
• The Lion King voice cast seems a little familiar
• The Predator will not be going Dutch
• Ru-Fi-O!!!!!! (probably won’t happen)
• Helen Mirren #F8 role revealed
• View Askew news confirmed and clarified
• Superstore will be back
• Leo Getz cast on Lethal Weapon
• Who is Black Lightning, and where should his show end up?
• Jawbreaker breaking jaws on E!!!!
• Castle Rock coming to Hulu
• The Batflick in turmoil
• The original Mad Max to helm the unoriginal Suicide Squad 2?
• Wonder Woman villain confirmed, kind of, we guess
• And, apparently, Logan is good. Like really good.

All that, plus the usual tangents.

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Welcome to the Weekend Watch. Where we try to point you towards the best ways to spend your viewing time (or, at least, steer you clear of the garbage).

Movies

The Great Wall

Loren: At first you’re like, oh ok a semi-historical, slightly white washed story about a battle at The Great Wall of Chi…. WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING!?!?!? WHY ARE THERE BABY DRAGONS!?!?! SAVE ME MATT DAMON!!!!!

RDT: Curiosity will get me to see this eventually, but, unless reviews are phenomenal (and they aren’t so far), it won’t be in theaters.

Rick: Hello, US Audiences! Welcome to the weird Chinese genre of Wuxia fantasy films! To make this over the top, dragon-filled, Chinese-centric story more palatable (and potentially profitable) to a larger audience, we’ve added a little Matt Damon and Willem Dafoe! In all seriousness, though: Wuxia movies have been around basically since the dawn of Chinese cinema and have only gotten more fantastical as the genre has matured. The films that are more fantasy driven are definitely niche, and their budgets often times have a hard time supporting their ambitions. Whitewashed or not, from a business standpoint, this is a logical way to try and expose this type of film to a broader audience. And, honestly, this looks to be more an ensemble piece than something like The Last Samurai, so bonus points for that. I don’t know that I’ll catch this in theaters, but I may give it a curiosity spin on home video.

Jen: The gents seem to have a lot to say about this movie. Which makes me feel better since all I was going to say was: uh, nope.

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Fist Fight

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