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“Longshot” is the Underdog Comedy We Need

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What do you get when you mix the raunchiness of Seth Rogen and the elegance of Charlize Theron sprinkled with politics and pop culture? You get a well-rounded Rom-Com!

Seth Rogen plays controversial journalist Fred Flarsky, who quit his job because the independent paper he was working for was sold to a big media conglomerate. After his best friend Lance played by O’Shea Jackson Jr. gets the news, he invites him to a party to cheer him up. This is where he sees his high school crush, Charlotte Fields played by Charlize Theron, who is now Secretary of State. The chance encounter brings them together as she needs a writer for her Presidential campaign.

Politics and comedy is a rather black-and-white combo, it’s either bold and tasteful or awkward and cringeworthy. And on rare occasions it’s a bold attempt that is awkward and cringeworthy, yet somehow tasteful; Long Shot is one of these occasions.

I found myself laughing from beginning to end. The chemistry between the two co-stars Rogen and Theron is a definite highlight. I wasn’t sure the duo would work well together, but I’ll admit Theron pulled the weight on this one stepping into Rogen’s environment and adapting elegantly. She can dish out dirty jokes and F-bombs just as well as her co-star.

The on-screen friendship Rogen’s character Fred Flarsky has with his best friend Lance played by O’Shea Jackson Jr. is also an unforgettable highlight. Jackson Jr. does well in the comedy realm and their back and forth banter is excellent. The entire supporting cast seemed to jive well together the whole film, all while taking a stab at our political system, our media sources, and several other issues taking place currently in our country.

That’s right, you get a grade A rom-com with meaning; albeit littered with sex, drugs, and some European techno.

 

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The Les Files With John C McGinley

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In the studio today, Les gets to talk to legendary actor John C. McGinley who’s been a force on the stage and the screen. Hollywood has him on speed dial to play certain iconic roles that move the story such as Tom Card in Burn Notice, Brian Kelton on Chicago PD. Now the showrunners of the beloved cop sitcom Brooklyn 99 have brought him in to play Head to the Patrolman’s Union and lover of all things Billy Joel, Frank O’Sullivan. This new character is the antagonist for the final season of Brooklyn 99 and he’s a cross between Archie Bunker and Yosemite Sam.

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Transformers Rise Of The Beast will definitely be a movie I’m going to watch repeatedly.

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This was an epic movie overall. What else can I say without giving spoilers? Not a lot else, unfortunately, but I will try. So the start was interesting as it takes place in 1994, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts takes the audience on a globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduces a whole new faction of Transformers – the Maximals –  to join them as allies in the existing battle for Earth. There are quite a few hidden gems to look for. The humor in this one was excellent definitely the 90s were everywhere in this movie.


The action was awesome as a Transformers movie should be and it does have a decent storyline. The film also has Great references to the older Transformer properties as well. As a major fan of the beast war series, it was awesome to see that version of the universe brought to the big screen. However, there were some moments of eh, been done many times. But just a couple despite being another Transformers movie. but this one did give more life to the series for me to be intrigued to see where it goes. The movie is a good 2 hours long so it goes at a good pace.


But with that being the only bad thing, in my opinion, it is a great theater movie. I think it added some freshness to the franchise. That with a nice blend of the 90s nostalgia. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. This is Chris, an honest review writer until the next movie, see you next time.

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Justice League: Warworld Official Trailer

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Until now, the Justice League has been a loose association of superpowered individuals. But when they are swept away to War World, a place of unending brutal gladiatorial combat, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the others must somehow unite to form an unbeatable resistance able to lead an entire planet to freedom.

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