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As the entertainment industry exponentially expands, so does its constant coverage — blogs, podcasts, YouTube shows, and magazines to cover every episode, casting announcement, trailer, and movie release that happens during the course of the week.
Add in all of those “New On Netflix This Week” articles out there and the influx of information for the average pop culture nerd can become overwhelming.
But what if someone fixed that? What if someone compiled all of the must-see trailers, all of the trendiest rumors, all of the pending release dates, all of the most-fuego latest gear into one easy-to-consume article?
What if the hero we deserve and the hero we need is actually just a weekly entertainment newsletter?
Wonder no more, because The Hot Box Office is here.
News & Rumor Roundup
-Collin Farrell and Andy Serkis are in talks to join The Batman as Penguin and Alfred, respectively. [read more]
-The cast of Marvel’s Eternals was forced to evacuate after a bomb was found on set. [read more]
-Martin Scorsese considered making Joker for “four years” but dropped out due to “personal reasons”. [read more]
-New fan theory suggests Cable’s time-travel device in Deadpool 2 will be how Deadpool enters the MCU. [read more]
-Warner Bros. reportedly eyeing Matthew McConaughey for the role of Harvey Dent/Two-Face. [read more]
“What’s Dropping Slime?”
Blink of an Eye (Released on Digital) – Tuesday, November 5
Doctor Sleep (Theaters… and it’s apparently good?!?!) – Friday, November 8
Midway (Theaters) – Friday, November 8
Last Christmas (Theaters) – Friday, November 8
Trailers & Tings
Blink of an Eye Trailer
Bad Boys For Life Official Trailer #2
Tenet Teaser Trailer
https://twitter.com/theunclekwesi/status/1191805074626039808
Voting Machines: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Devil Next Door
Classic Sitcom Moment of the Week
The Nightman Cometh – It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Season 4, Episode 13)
Throwback Watch of the Week
Rounders
Official Synopsis: “Set against the backdrop of New York’s high-stakes underground poker world. Mike McDermott, a master card player who trades the poker playing rounds for law school and a shot at a new life with his girlfriend. For Mike, the new life he is staking out seems to be a legitimate road to success, but it is short on thrills and excitement of backroom poker games. When his friend is released from prison, Mike is faced with the high-stakes dilemma of his life.”
Our Review: What makes movies like Rounders so thrilling to watch is the knowledge that something like this would never get made in today’s day and age. A mid-budget drama about the underground world of poker, Rounders is one of the most easily and enjoyably rewatchable movies of the late 90s and features star turns from then on-the-rise actors Edward Norton and Matt Damon.
Netflix Gem of the Week
Marriage Story (Hits Netflix on December 6)
Official Synopsis: “A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.”
Our Review: In the mood to feel irrationally emotional? Then this is the movie for you! Heralded as a contender for Best Picture at his year’s Academy Awards, Marriage Story is likely something your girlfriend will force you to watch on a night in. But if you can get past the fact that it’s an adult rom-com, Marriage Story is a terrifically written and acted film that will make you feel emotions you’re otherwise numb to.
Pop-Culture Must-Cops
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Eric is a New York City-based writer who still isn’t quite sure how he’s allowed to have this much fun for a living and will tell anyone who listens that Gotham City is canonically in New Jersey. Contact him on Twitter @eric_ital or via email eric@brobible.com