The MadHouse

Week 10 has come and gone in the NFL. Thursday night saw a divisional rival game as the Baltimore Ravens hosted the Cincinnati Bengals. Sunday night featured the Houston Texans taking on the Detroit Lions and Monday night saw the LA Rams against the Miami Dolphins. Sunday morning saw another international game as the Carolina Panthers took on the New York Giants from the Munich, Germany. Other Sunday afternoon games included 49ers / Bucs, Broncos / Chiefs, Falcons / Saints & Bills / Colts.

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This horror sequel was written and directed by Parker Finn and is a follow up to his 2022 film. The film stars Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Ray Nicholson, Peter Jacobson & Raul Castillo. In this film, a few days after the events of the first one, a pop singer is on the road to recovery after a year of substance abuse and a near fatal car accident. But her comeback is interrupted when an old friend of hers, who is apparently not himself, dies in front of her, leaving this dark entity to follow her and causing a demonic and ominous “smile” to slowly take over her mind. Parker Finn has stated plans for a sequel before the previous film was released. Once that film was successful, production began on this one. Naomi Scott was casted and immediately began rehearsing for the role as pop star, Skye Riley, a singer inspired by Lady Gaga & Brittany Spears. Although his role is small, the casting of Ray Nicholson was to pay homage to “The Shining”, the 1980 horror classic that starred his father, Jack Nicholson.

The latest episodes in this DC spinoff series are now available on HBO Max.

Another week down in the NFL. Thursday night saw the New York Jets hosting the Houston Texans. Sunday night featured the Minnesota Vikings & the Indianapolis Colts and Monday night’s game was a rematch of Super Bowl 2020 as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Other Sunday afternoon games included Bengals / Raiders, Falcons / Cowboys, Bills / Dolphins & Panthers / Saints.

This film is the 3rd and supposedly final film in the “Venom” trilogy following the 2018 & 2021 previous films. Sony made it official as the 5th film in their “Spider Man” Universe films which included the 2 “Spier Man” films starring Andrew Garfield. This film was directed by Kelly Marcel and sees Tom Hardy return to the title character and is joined by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Clark Backo & Alanna Ubach. A few recurring characters return including Stephen Graham & Peggy Lu. Andy Serkis also joins this film in a voice over role. Serkis directed the previous “Venom” film. Rhys Ifans is also in this film but not as his “Amazing Spider Man” character despite taking place within the same universe. In this film, Eddie Brock and the symbiote known as Venom are framed for the murder of a San Francisco detective and become fugitives. During their run, they also discover that Venom’s home planet was destroyed by a dark symbiote who has now coming for Earth. The race is on staying hiding but also stop this invasion at all costs.

Kelly Marcel had worked on the previous 2 films but this one marks her directorial debut for any motion picture. Tom Hardy has expressed plans to play Venom again but no further plans have been made as of now. This film hit theaters on October 25, 2024.

This annual PLE comes to us live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and features the inaugural ceremony of the WWE Crown Jewel Championships for both the Men’s and Women’s Divisions. For the Women, the WWE Women’s Champion, Nia Jax took on the WWE Women’s World Champion, Liv Morgan. For the Men, the World Heavyweight Champion, “The Ring General” Gunther battles the WWE Champion, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. Other matches included, “The Viper”, Randy Orton looking to settle the score with his former teammate, “The Prize Fighter”, Kevin Owens. LA Knight defends the United States Championship against both Andrade & Carmelo Hayes. Seth “Freakin” Rollins makes in ring return to take on “Big” Bronson Reed after weeks of backstage assaults. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line as Bianca Belair & Jade Cardgill defend against DMGE Control (Iyo Sky & Kairi Sane), Chelsea Green & Piper Niven and NXT’s Meta Four (Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson). In a six man tag team match, The OG Bloodline, (Roman Reigns & the USOs) take on The New Bloodline (Solo Sokia, Jacob Fatu & Toma Tonga).

This psychological thriller was directed by Alexandre Aja and stars Halle Berry. In this film, a woman and 2 sons are living in a cabin in the woods, avoiding a supposed dark entity that lurks just outside their home. However, when one son begins to question the existence of said entity, their bond and trust are put to the ultimate test. The film hit theaters nationwide on September 20, 2024. After Lionsgate bought the rights to the film in 2021, Halle Berry expressed interest for a prequel and or sequel but no official has been announced as of now.

The final 2 episodes in Marvel’s latest spin off series are now available on Disney+.

Week 8 saw some upsets, blowouts and unfortunately, injuries. Thursday night saw the LA Rams taking on the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday night featured one the most decorated rivalries in the league as the San Francisco 49ers hosted the Dallas Cowboys and Monday night’s game featured the Pittsburgh Steelers against the New York Giants. Other Sunday afternoon games included Texans / Colts, Chiefs / Raiders, Falcons / Bucs & Bears / Commanders.