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You know how we do it!  This week: 

• Sundance contemplates a move out of the mountains (and possibly to Cincinnati - gross).
• Ari Emanuel thinks that there will only be a few key players in Tinseltown in the next few years (so, business as usual). 
• No one wants to be Bob Iger. 
• Chick-Fil-A thinks it can make TV shows now (maybe this means Kirk Cameron will get some work - you know, because both of them are religious nerds).
•  Judd Apatow and Spielberg are going to take the Pepsi Challenge.
• Michael B. Jordon is going to be Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan couldn't care less). 
• Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety to keep them from becoming a 'hit-piece' rag.

Strap in!!!!    

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So, this is what IMDB says:

"Inspired by a true story; an enchanting adventure about a lost penguin rescued from an oil spill, who transforms the life of a heartbroken fisherman. They soon become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them."

That's pretty much the movie. Good Sunday afternoon movie, a tad flat but definitely a good watch for kids about to hit adolescence.

Plus, I have a tropical fruit salad honey medley recipe for you.

We cap it off with a freestyle conversation about how media consumption and production is changing, the end of a movies being 'an event' and how we may see the rise of people creating their own movies and the potential impact on Hollywood. 

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Dailies Hollywood news episode!  The Olympics, Snoop Dog, D23, LA Mayor Karen Bass's plan to keep Hollywood from leaving LA, and Huey Lewis returns to acting! All this and more on this episode of Critique-Opolis!

Plus - Honey Mango leather recipe!  (It's like a mango and honey fruit roll-up)!

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This 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier was based on a true story. The film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut. 

This wasn't 'Miracle' with Kurt Russell but it did have a good message and a healthy redemption element. Strong performances by a largely Native American cast.  Ever been faced with bleek circumstances that appeared uncorrectable? This project highlights the importance and value of team building to create solutions to shared struggles. 

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This actually a Dailies episode and while we never do podcasts about movies that just came out, we literally just walked in the door from seeing Twisters. Not to worry, the bulk of this one is dedicated to the latest and greatest from the entertainment business including, but not limited too, Apple TV+ being a tightwad, Warner Bros. going hat in hand to the bank asking for extra money to try to save NBA content, Maura Tierney becoming a cop on Law & Order #Season 24 and Brendan Fraser as Ike (Dwight D. Eisenhower). 

Jay makes good on the greatest grilled cheese sandwich with hot honey ever. 

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New Blacklist entry!!!
The Swimsuit Issue

Written by Randall Green in 2014.  A nerdy high schooler, who fancies himself as an amatuer photographer, attempts to create a "swimsuit issue" featuring his high school classmates.

Plus - I finally got back to giving you guys a honey based recipe.  This time, an iced espresso honey cinnamon latte. 

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A little change of pace for this week's episode. We attended the Ann Arbor Art Fairs this weekend and with the shear volume of artists in front of our eyes, we would be doing the creative community a disservice by not discussing our favorite creators. This week, Matthew Rucker. This color blind artist produces near photo realistic paintings of single animals on a colored vacant background that are purely captivating and have to be seen to be fully appreciated. His paintings have brought many spectators to tears. We chat a little bit about some of our other favorites as well, but you will have to tune in to get the low down. 

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This is a new personal favorite!   If you combined Davy Crockett, The Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the most original cut-out animation you've seen in forever, and Looney Tunes style sensibility, you would end up with 'Hundreds of Beavers'. (not a euphemism)

If you want a synopsis, check Wikipedia because this movie is too involved and I'm too lazy.  However, we will say that you should see the trailer BEFORE you watch the movie - just to get primed as to what's coming.  Buckle up and get ready for an Applejack fueled freak ride through the great North woods circa 1800!

PLUS:
Louisa has updates on HEAT II and new movies with her boyfriend, Glen 'Beefcake' Powell.

PLUS PLUS:
Disney got hacked and your favs Hollywood non-insider Jay has the dirt.

Sorry, no recipe this week.  I was too excited about the movie.

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There is to much going on in Hollywood on our nation's birthday to just cover a movie.  So what's all the hub-bub?
We'll tell you:

Richard Gere and Michael Fassbender do espionage in "The Agency"

Mary-Louise Parker has a black hole in her stomach and there is not enough Pepto-Bismol to fix her in "Omni Loop".

Lionsgate remakes Indian super violent ass-kicking on a train flick "Kill" for Western audiences.

Ray Liotta's final movie "1992" get's a release date and Snoop Dog joins the production team.

Most importantly, we make grilled watermelon with a honey and lime glaze.  It is so amazing, if you eat it, you will be absolved of your sins.

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Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.

P.S. I ripped this synopsis straight from IMDB because I am falling asleep. Do not judge me.

As always there is a honey-based recipe.  This one is for a Greek pastry I can't pronounce.