“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Review

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts: Directed by Steven Caple Jr.. With Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez. During the ’90s, a new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.

I can’t exactly remember why I rewatched this, other than it’s a popcorn movie that I could just turn my brain off and not worry about stressing myself about complicated plots, at least sorta, the time travel stuff is complicated enough for this type of movie. I’m more interested in what they’re doing in the final 5 minutes of the film and as of yet I haven’t heard of any additional movies to fill in the details of what the “Real American Hero” sting is actually going to bring us.

If the comics are any indication though, it’s going to be all good stuff. There’s been a recent reboot of both the Transformers and GI Joe comics by new creatives and the 5 or 6 months worth of content we’ve gotten so far has been top notch.

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Army personnel guarding a weapons cache that was confiscated from the CDN cartel near the U.S. border, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico [1100×600]

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Ronin is going to be so jealous.

Cassandra Peterson and her alter ego, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, 1980s

Protection…

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Bank: Michigan GOP defaulted on $500K loan, hasn’t made payment in months | Bridge Michigan

Amid a leadership dispute, Comerica Bank court filing reveals more financial struggles for the Michigan Republican Party just weeks before the presidential primary.

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Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Terrorist Designation of the Houthis | The White House

Over the past months, Yemen-based Houthi militants have engaged in unprecedented attacks against United States military forces and international maritime vessels operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. These attacks fit the textbook definition of terrorism.  They have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, jeopardized global trade, and threatened freedom of…

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Kentucky Republican pushes bill to make sex with first cousin not incest

The bill would remove first cousins from the list of family members with whom it’s illegal to have sexual relations in the state.

Please every restaurant everywhere implement these. It’s so nice.

Trump attacks Haley while referring to her by her first name Nimarata | CNN Politics

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after Nikki Haley while referring to her by her first name, Nimarata, in the latest example of Trump using racist dog whistles to attack his GOP presidential rival.

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Joe Biden Plans To Slash Bank Overdraft Fees To As Little As $3

“Banks call it a service,” the president said. “I call it exploitation.”

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U.S. Army’s pamphlet “Personal Conduct For The Soldier” c. February 1949

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What caught your attention first?

From Inauguration to Insurrection

Canadian Army Artillerymen deployed in Afghanistan with their French made GIAT LG-1 105mm Howitzers during the war on terror . [1280 X 849 ]

Fantasia – SUPERPOWER (I) (Official Music Video)

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Korn. In a Can – “Still Coming Undone”

Bile and tears overflow, drowning everything in sorrow – The Brothers Brick

Toni A. (@lord__oblivion) brings down the room with a Lovecraftian Horror sure to harsh your mellow

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“Echo” Review

Echo: With Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene. Maya Lopez must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.

The latest and greatest from the MCU, this time it’s the sorta villain from the “Hawkeye” show that gets to launch the new “Marvel Spotlight” sub brand from MCU content and only time will tell what that branding actually means. The first series is a good one with just 5 episodes with a total run time of about 4 hours, which is fantastic to see. Going all the way back to the Netflix days the seasons of the various MCU shows have meandered for about half the season with unfulfilling fluff filling out the contracted time.

My one complaint is that the completely unrelated “What If” series that just wrapped up over Christmas also featured a Native American superhero with blue powers from her ancestors. I’m happy to see more new faces in the MCU, but the possible connections between the two situations was in the back of my head the entire series. No spoilers, but you can safely assume they are not related at all and it’s just a happy coincidence that they look and feel similar.

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“Kong: Skull Island” Review

Kong: Skull Island: Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. With Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly. After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.

The most recent entry to this giant monster series (Monarch) had some direct references to Skull Island and I swear I couldn’t remember a single thing about the film. I had forgotten nearly everyone that was in it, remembered none of the plot points, and the only thing I honestly remembered was that when I went to see it in the theaters we somehow ended up in a sensory experience with the lights fully on during the film and when we went to ask wtf was going on they moved us to the IMAX version of the film which was about 20 minutes ahead of where we were in the previous seating arrangement.

The movie itself still holds up, largely because Kong isn’t the sole focus of the film, with some fantastic acting by some of the biggest names in the business, with plenty of small plotlines that were later picked up by Godzilla, Godzilla: King of Monsters, then Godzilla v Kong, and finally with the Monarch television show. You don’t really have to see any of the other films to really understand what’s going on in the others, but it makes for a well make unified universe that really works for me.

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Echopraxia by Manchu (Philippe Bouchet)