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Ralph finally catches up to Sue Dearbon and she proves to be more than he can handle. We're really enjoying how this season is unfolding with bringing multiple storylines together. It's clear that everything leads back to Black Hole. There's several things we see coming:

* Sue clearly has a history with Black Hole, McCulloch and Ultraviolet

* Eva is not only crazy but is going to be a real problem as Mirror Master

* Joe noticing that someone at CCPD is covering up crimes related to Black Hole

* Something is up with Barry's powers. There have been some small things happening each episode since Crisis. 

We also have a few theories (Lisa Snart as Captain Cold, Mirror Iris as Plunder and more). So give us a listen as we go over this episode.

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We wrap up Jeremy Jordan's guest return with the resolution of his relationship with his father.  Lena and Lex are making moves on Obsidian, while Leviathan thinks they are making moves on the Luthors.  However, we all know that Lex is the ultimate chessmaster and is probably twelve moves ahead of them-Leviathan is already in checkmate. Alex quits the DEO, Brainy continues to play both sides, and Kara curves William to the heartbreak of The Doctor-can't we just let my girl be happy in love?

 

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Ahead of the 2020 All Star Game, we joined by last year's NBA over/unders loser Mike to talk all things sports. The Astros are mismanaging a slow motion crisis, Myles Garrett's interview, the XFL, Mel Tucker and all things All Star. Come hang out.

Guest: The Homie Mike

 

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The Legends go to prom...in two different timelines. What could go wrong? Seriously at this point there's no need to even review the show. We just sit back and enjoy the ridiculousness with a side of serious when it counts. The only issue we really have is that there was a real missed opportunity to have a young Mick Rory and a young Leonard Snart show up at the 89 prom. Come on guys...how did we let that one slip through the cracks?

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Now normally we don't care much for "themed" episodes that line up with holidays but we really did enjoy this episode of The Flash (Love is a Battlefield). First off, Candice Patton was great. After Iris got pulled into the mirror at the end of last episode, we were expecting a "Mirror" version of Iris. But instead of just making this evil-Iris, we got more subtle behavior changes (aside from her all the sudden knowing how to cook). Every one of the things Iris does this episode that could tip Barry off that something was wrong could easily be explained with a legit reason. It was a great way to show that Iris has grown and that Barry needs to realize that his wife isn't some damsel in distress and more than capable of taking care of herself (Of course...that's ignoring that she got herself in trouble and the real her is now trapped in a mirror but anyway...)

We also talk about how great Amunet is and how we want her to lead the rogues and we have a couple of theories on why Nash saw another Wells briefly. 

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This Valentine's Day, The Photograph throws back to the days of Love Jones and Hav Plenty (without the side of fuckboy) to showcase Black life and real relationship dilemmas without once feeling dated. And as if that isn't enough, the thoroughly sublime score comes courtesy of Robert Glasper. 

Written and directed by Stella Meghie, The Photograph is 106 minutes of what really happens after the meet-cute moment in a rom-com. The pace is smooth - which is to be expected with a Glasper produced score - the cast stellar, and the story the type that needs to be normalized. These relationships, past and present, are emotionally rich without once relying on trauma or toxic dynamics to build dimension or set the mood. 

The  Photograph is an Old Fashion Love Story...the Good Kind  

The Photograph weaves its story around a man searching for something more and a woman working on being herself. It invites the audience into their lives deepening character development with necessary moments with family and friends. It's a fresh take on how (not) to carry one's baggage from relationship to relationship. 

Love is hard even when if it's clear that the connection is one of the soul. The Photograph is romance and reality perfectly set to music. It's sexy, stirring and restrained in a way that disarms and charms despite any flaws. 

Tentative Love

Michael Block (Lakeith Stanfield) is a veteran journalist for a New York newspaper. He's working on a profile of Issac (Rob Morgan), a Louisiana fisherman in the aftermath Katrina and an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Issac shows Michael pictures while talking about his Gulf  experiences and life in Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana. One particular black and white photo of a woman he calls Christina leads to a discussion of "the one" that got away. Recognizing the name, Block adds a search for more Eames photos to his research once back in New York. 

Famed photographer Christina Eames died unexpectedly leaving her daughter Mae Morton (Issa Rae) - and husband (Courtney B. Vance) - to confront the secrets left in a safe deposit box. Mae and her mother had an uneasy relationship. Christina leaves a heartfelt letter and one of the few photographs taken of her behind with answers to unasked questions. When Michael reaches out asking if her mother had any other photos of her hometown, the pair meet at the museum where she's a curator, and Michael's immediately captivated by Mae.

Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield star in The Photograph from Universal Pictures

The onscreen energy between Stanfield and Rae simmers. It's subtle and multi-flavored; never once feeling inauthentic or forced. It's an portrayal infrequently chosen for onscreen love affairs particularly those centering dark-skinned Black people. There are moments when the couple's energy falters but even those set a more realistic tone of a new relationship. 

Visuals That Add to the Story

There's a shifting discomfort between the pair that makes for a compelling counterbalance that keeps you from ever checking out of the story. Coupled with golden-edged visuals (Cinematographer Mark Schwartzbard) that make the most of shadow and light playing beautifully across brown skin, The Photograph is a stylish modern romance between equals.

The Photograph and Legacy

The Photograph is a generational story. Meghie uses a shifting narrative to guide Mae towards love and understanding; both of herself and her mother. A single photograph anchors an explanation of a mother's shortcomings. As the audience watches Mae and Michael inch ever-closer to one another, her mother's letter turns back time to the days of Christina (Chanté Adams) and Issac (Y’lan Noel) and a love that couldn't survive Christina's unwavering need to do better for herself. 

Y'lan Noel and Chanté Adams in Universal Pictures The Photograph

Sonic Doesn't Suck

And, that's probably all that matters given this project out the gate had to be forced by online fans to redesign their redesign of Sonic, a gaming staple who fans have been hand drawing on elementary school desktops since 1991.  Dated in even it's nostalgia -you'll be hard pressed to find anything done with the character in that last 30 years that could be considered revolutionary- Sega still managed to link up with the Fast and Furious production company (Original Film) to take on another speedy project. 

Longtime Blue Devil worshipers can finally part praying palms and rest easy.  It's not a complete dumpster fire.  New fans however will either fall-in-like or fall asleep, and this goes for kids and parents.  Similar to Detective Pikachu, Sonic The Hedgehog is a blue blur of film adapted from a beloved gaming franchise that benefits from passable cgi, fun action, and ,despite no memorable moments, still manages to dodge enough plot holes to satisfy anyone excitedly plopping their butts down in the seats to see Big Blue.

Speedy Summary

The film opens with a cutely version we'll call Baby Blue racing through the his world.  These scenes are all animated stylized similar to Rise of the Guardian, where an owl from Legend of the Guardians, acts as Baby Blue's guardian.  Mama Owl drops some wise words of worry on Baby Blue who rebuffs while brushing his shoulders off, but then immediately is forced to make haste escaping pursuing threats in his world.  Cut some years into the future and our spunky hedge of a hog is chilling under a tree in his boy-cave rocking out to his favorite Wil Whedon playlists, reading comics, and stalking residents in the town of Green Hills, Montana.  He's bored and lonely in Montana -- understandably, there were better places to call home. 

His favorite person is Sheriff Deputy Highway Patrolman Trooper Tom, whom he calls the Doughnut Lord.  Tom's wife is Maddie and both done bout had it up to their knees in horse droppings and small town slop-portunities.  Fast forward, heh, Tom gets a new job in the big city of San Francisco.  But, as he's leaving town Sonic alerts the whole world to his existence and the government puts Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura take on Dr. Robotnik on the case.  The film is about loneliness, family, finding your place in the world, and the absolute egregious government waste of our taxpayer dollars on maniacal Robo-incel drone projects.

The Good Pace

Lucky for you, like it's chat happy teenaged quickster, Sonic The Hedgehog hates the word "slow".  The pacing of the film doesn't give it's audience time to anything, which works in it's favor.  First you're here. Then you're there.  Then we're back.  And, it's over.  Sliiiiiide to the left.  James Marsden works well in live action and shoulders the film with a smile.  Tika Sumpter is cute.  Yay cute.  The town gets about as much time as it gets streets and hot news fresh off the wire.  Ben Schwartz does some great voice and MoCap work here making Sonic charismatic, kind, cool, and endearingly annoying. He even has a whole body Afro.  Which means he has a butt fro, and butt fros probably belong in The Bad Place.  Oh well.  Jim Carrey has his moments too, so if you've missed him here ya go.  Yay James.  Natasha Rothwell, feeling a little tied up, keeps it brief on screen for a short fun time!  I mean, it's Natasha Rothwell y'all, need more be said?

The Bad Guise

Ultimately, this film is not memorable.  It's a one and done, and probably never again.  All the running around is just bad on your knees.  Some where here lies a joke about Sonic not even being worthy of a Big Blu-ray.  Jim Carrey is doing way too much Carrey'ing on unfiltered and un-brokered.  The film needed more Crazy Karl, because the audience deserved more Crazy Karl, because come on guys it's Crazy Karl.  Tom has no real arch leaving him only necessary in a sequel to maybe scream "S...

No football, no problem! The podcast is back to talk with new Chiefs fan Rich Fann about his new team bringing him joy that he never felt before, and I openly consider leaving the Falcons for good. We talk retirements, underwear Olympics and even Duke basketball before we get into All Star Weekend and the carnival of sadness that occupies MSG. Love yourselves more Knicks fans. Oh, and because he's him, we talk rasslin' as well.

Guest: Rich Fann - @Rich_Fann

 

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The Flash is back and there's two words we have for this new Post Crisis World: Female Rogues. 

Yes

Bring them on. Took us a minute to realize where they were going but as soon as we saw the name 'Eva McCulloch' we knew "Mirror Master". We're really about to get the rogues finally on The Flash and they're gonna be all women:

* Weather Witch

* Mirror Master

* Golden Glider

* Top

* Black Smith

and throw in Doctor Light and we got a pretty good Rogues squad. And we're here for it. But not only that. The Flash has really been pulling from the latest Rebirth run from the comics. First there was Godspeed. Then Bloodwork. And now the secret organization that's been operating in the shadows is revealed as Blackhole. Add in a throwaway mention of Gorilla City and now we have to remind everyone that the true leader of Blackhole in the comics was none other than Joe West's favorite murderous gorilla: Gorilla Grodd. Cause us intrigued as to where the show goes with this. 

There's a lot to love this episode with the first Flash episode since Crisis. We've essentially been given a redo where now everything is back on the table and we can't wait to see what they have for us coming up.

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The Band is Back Together! (Sorta)

Zari has returned to the WaveRider...just not the Zari we know. Gotta say this show really knows how to mix the fun and ridiculous with the serious. Sure, watching Ava get drunk and try to sing and do it so badly she cleared out the club is hilarious. But it also was the very real result of her not knowing where her place is now that she's no longer running the Time Bureau. Also this is the first time in a while when it's not the Legends' fault everything has gone to Hell (or rather, Hell has come to earth). Instead it's another reminder of how Constantine has a really poor record of saving people.

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