Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 25th to 31st, 2024 - UPDATE #12

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

MOVIES/BOOKS - From TheNewYorker and RSN:  "Remembering a Childhood in the South Bronx" by Al Pacino, an excerpt from his memoir, "Sonny Boy."

MOVIES - From Deadline:  The next "Jurassic World" film has a title and some first-look photos.  "Jurassic World: Rebirth" is due July 2, 2025.

TELEVISION - From Deadline:  "John Wick" franchise director, Chad Stahelski, is developing author Jonathan Maberry's "Joe Ledger" novel series for television.

VENCIE FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline:  In Venice to receive the Venice Film Festival's "Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award," Sigourney Weaver talks about her work in the "Alien" and "Avatar" franchises.  She looks back at her career and talks about upcoming films.

From Deadline:  At the Venice Film Festival 2024, director Tim Burton talks about his new film, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," which makes its premiere.

From Deadline:  The critics are talking about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice after its Venice Film Festival premiere.

NETFLIX - From Variety:  What's coming to Netflix in September 2024? How about "Uglies," which is based on Scott Westerfeld's dystopian novel series, on Sept. 13th.

TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Actress Erika Alexander, who starred as "Maxine Shaw" in in the former Fox sitcom, "Living Single," is partnering with "WeScreenplay" to bolster opportunities for underrepresented voices and marginalized people.  Alexander and her production partner, Ben Arnon, are working with "WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Labs" to offer a series of workshops, mentorship programs, and writing labs designed to empower writers from diverse backgrounds.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 8/23 to 8/25/2024 weekend box office is Disney/Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine" with an estimated take of 18.3 million dollars.

From Deadline:  "Inside Out 2" becomes the first animated film to cross the one-billion dollar mark in overseas box office.  It is currently at 1.003 billion dollars.

From Deadline:  The 15th anniversary release of the 2009 animated film, Coraline, is among the top performers at the indie box office.

TELEVISION - From THR:  Angela Bassett speaks on why she initially declined the offer to narrate National Geographic's Emmy-nominated documentary miniseries, "Queens."  The series examines animal matriarchies from Costa Rica to the Congo.

STREAMING - From Deadline:  Chick-Fil-A is developing its on streaming service. It will apparently focus on "family-friendly" unscripted series.

Comics Review: ARCHIE: THE DECISION #1 - Archie Flips for Betty & Veronica

ARCHIE: THE DECISION, NO. 1

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Tom King

PENCILS: Dan Parent

INKS: Bob Smith

COLORS: Rosario “Tito” Peña

LETTERS: Jack Morelli

EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald

EiC: Mike Pellerito

COVER: Dan Parent with Rosario “Tito” Peña

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Stephen Byrne

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2024); on sale in comic book shops August 28, 2024

Rating: All-Ages

“Everyone Flips Out!”

Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character.  In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”

For decades, Archie's affections have been split between two girls:  nice girl, Betty Cooper, who debuted with Archie in Pep Comics #22, and spoiled rich girl, Veronica Lodge, who first appeared in Pep Comics #26 (cover dated: April 1942).  Now, in a new comic book, Archie finally chooses between the two.  It all happens in Archie: The Decision, No. 1.  The story is written by Tom King; drawn by Dan Parent (pencils) and Bob Smith (inks); colored by Rosario “Tito” Peña; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.

As Archie: The Decision, No. 1 (“Everyone Flips Out!”) opens with the declaration, “I, Archie Andrews, am finally going to decide between Betty and Veronica!!”  How is Archie going to make this momentous decision?  He's going to flip a coin, but when the coin flip goes awry, Archie and best pal, Jughead, go on a mad chase.

And what of Betty and Veronica?  Well, each has mixed feelings, but neither is going to give up the chance of finally being “the one.”  Will Archie really be able to make “the Decision?”  This issue also features appearances by classic Archie Comics characters, including Reggie, Moose, Dilton, Midge, Ethel, Nancy, Chuck, Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Josie and the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and “Hot Dog” the dog, to name a few.

THE LOWDOWN:   For several years, Archie's marketing department has been sending me PDF copies of some of their titles for review.  One of the most recent is Archie: The Decision, No. 1.

Apparently, acclaimed comic book writer, Tom King, is a big Archie Comics fan, so he proposed writing a kind of ultimate story about Archie finally choosing between Betty and Veronica.  Archie Comics obviously jumped at the chance to have a big name like King's write a comic book for them.

The resulting book, Archie: The Decision, No. 1, is not on the level of other Tom King first issues, such as The Omega Men #1 (2015), The Sheriff of Babylon #1 (2016), and Mister Miracle #1 (2018), which were all published by DC Comics.  King offers a thin plot and executes it into a 21-page chase story that is filled with cameo appearances by a host of Archie Comics characters.  In fact, two of my childhood faves, Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, each get one page to themselves.  But this special one-shot comic book isn't among Tom King's best work.  It's his love letter to Archie Comics, seemingly mostly written to himself.

Even artist Dan Parent doesn't really offer a “Wow!” factor.  If there is such a thing as a modern superstar Archie Comics artist, it's Parent.  Archie: The Decision, No. 1 isn't his best work; it isn't even his best recent work.  It's pleasingly pleasant, which is probably the best thing I can say about King's script.  Colorist Rosario “Tito” Peña and letterer Jack Morelli do really good work.

So Archie: The Decision, No. 1 is a big deal in one way, and not so much in many other ways.  Still, it is a classic-style Archie Comics title, so I'll take it rather than leave it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of classic-style Archie Comics will want to find a copy of Archie: The Decision, No. 1.

[In a bonus feature, Tom King and Dan Parent pick their favorite Archie Comics stories.]

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Comics Review: "ARCHIE COMICS: JUDGMENT DAY #3" Offers a Helluva Ending

ARCHIE COMICS: JUDGMENT DAY #3 (OF 3)

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Aubrey Sitterson

ART: Megan Hutchinson

COLORS: Matt Herms

LETTERS: Jack Morelli

EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald

EiC: Mike Pellerito

COVER: Megan Hutchinson with Matt Herms

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Francesco Francavilla; Reiko Murakami; Luana Vecchio

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (September 2024); on sale in comic book shops July 31, 2024

Rating: Teen+

Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character.  In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”

Archie Comics also has a dark side, as seen via a number of horror and dark fantasy titles sometimes published under the “Archie Horror” imprint.  Archie's latest horror offering is Archie Comics: Judgment Day.  It is the first in Archie Comics' new line, “Archie Premium Event.”  It is written by Aubrey Sitterson; drawn by Megan Hutchinson; colored by Matt Herms; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.  The series finds Archie on a mission to rid his hometown of Riverdale of all “wicked-kind.”

Archie Comics: Judgment Day opens in a Riverdale beset by all manner of shape-shifting demons.  Archie is on a quest to cleanse his hometown, and thanks to Madam Satan, he has the power to do so.  She possesses the power to summon, imprison, and enslave demons for her own purposes.  Archie now has the “infernal power” in the form of Alistair, a demon that Madam Satan has bound to him.

Archie Comics: Judgment Day #3 opens as Archie is forced to confront the final battle.  Can Jughead continue to be Archie's conscience... and be successful at it?  What is going on with Reggie, and what has he done to Betty and Veronica?  Will Archie give in to his lookalike, Alistair’s sweet words.

It’s finally time for Archie to decide—will he give himself over fully to Alistair, or retain the parts of himself that make him Archie?  It's the last temptation of Archie.

THE LOWDOWN:   For a long time, Archie's marketing department has been sending PDF copies of some of their titles for review.  Archie Comics: Judgment Day #3 is one of them.

I was right all along.  Judgment Day writer Aubrey Sitterson did concoct a delicious dark brew that quenched the dark thirsts of his readers' imaginations, and it was good to the last drop.  The ending is unexpected – to an extent.  The more this final issue goes, the more obvious what Archie's choices will be and what the consequences will be.  To the end, Sitterson keeps the readers engaged.

Artist Megan Hutchinson has drawn some stellar art in Judgment Day.  From beginning to end, her graphical storytelling is a flow of magical weaving with page after page of tapestries that recall the art of Heironymus Bosch.  Hutchinson's storytelling is dazzling, and her cover art is purely a thing of illustrative beauty, making evil look sexy.  Under the colors by Matt Herms, her art is eye-popping and gorgeous.  The great Jack Morelli tops it off with his classic comics lettering.

Archie Comics: Judgment Day is really good.  It is a delightful surprise, and I hope more readers get to experience it via a trade collection.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Archie Comics' “Archie Horror” imprint will want Archie Comics: Judgment Day.

[This issue contains a look at how this series came to be and also an interview with colorist Matt Herms and letterer Jack Morelli.]

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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Review: "BLINK TWICE" is Incredible; 2024's Best Film, Thus Far...

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 39 of 2024 (No. 1983) by Leroy Douresseaux

Blink Twice (2024)

Running time:  103 minutes (1 hour, 43 minutes)

MPA – R for strong violent content, sexual assault, drug use and language throughout, and some sexual references.

DIRECTORS:  Zöe Kravitz

WRITERS:  Zöe Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum

PRODUCERS:  Zöe Kravitz, Bruce Cohen, Garret Levitz, Tiffany Persons, and Channing Tatum

CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Adam Newport-Berra (D.o.P.)

EDITOR: Kathryn J. Schubert

COMPOSER:  Chanda Dancy

MYSTERY/THRILLER

Starring:  Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Liz Caribel, Levon Hawke, Trew Mullen, Geena Davis, and Kyle MacLachlan

SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW:

Blink Twice is a both an incredible psychological thriller and mesmerizing mystery thriller and is sort of a spiritual sibling of Jordan Peele's “Get Out”

Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum gives stellar performances that really sell this film's frequent weirdness

This is a stunning directorial debut on the part of Zöe Kravitz, and thus far, it is the best film released in 2024

Blink Twice is a 2024 psychological thriller and mystery film from director Zöe Kravitz.  The film focuses on a cocktail waitress who accepts a tech billionaire's offer to vacation on his private island, after which, she begins to question her reality of the situation.

Blink Twice introduces Frida (Naomi Ackie), a cocktail waitress.  She is working an exclusive event with her roommate and best friend and roommate, Jess (Alia Shawkat).  The event's V.I.P. is billionaire tech mogul, Slater King (Channing Tatum), who recently stepped down as CEO of King Tech amid a public apology for some bad behavior on his part in the past.  Frida and Slater quickly strike up a friendship, and he invites her and Jess to join him and his friends to holiday at his private island.

Arriving at the island, Slater's assistant, Stacy (Geena Davis), confiscates the everyone's phone.  Also on the island for some fun are Slater's friends and business partners:  Vic (Christian Slater), Cody (Simon Rex), Tom (Haley Joel Osment), and Lucas (Levon Hawke).  In addition to Frida and Jess, there are three female guests:  Sarah (Adria Arjona), Camilla (Liz Caribel), and Heather (Trew Mullen).  The women are treated to lavish rooms, gift bags with perfume, gourmet meals, and a luxurious, carefree holiday experience.

But something is wrong.  Frida has a hard time keeping track of time, and she begins to question her perception of reality.  Also, there is a strange maid who is saying something to her that she can't quite make out.  When one of the women disappears, Frida is forced to confront this luxurious holiday, the kind she always wanted... as troubling as this dream vacay has turned out to be.

After director Steven Soderbergh made his feature film debut with sex, lies, and videotape (1989), some may have wondered if his rousing success with it (winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes 1989 and earning a “Best Original Screenplay” nomination) was “beginner's luck” or perhaps, a fluke.  For several years, the film did seem like a fluke, but by the time Soderbergh won a “Best Director” Oscar 12 years later, one could say that sex, lies, and videotape was not a fluke, but was a calling card.

I'd like to believe that Blink Twice will also be a calling card for its young first-time director Zoe Kravitz.  Right now, it is the best new film to debut in 2024, and I wouldn't be surprised if I am calling it the “Best Picture of the Year 2024” deep into the 2024-25 movie awards season.  Blink Twice is an astounding debut, a mystery thriller and psychological terror that recalls Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch.  And no, I would not be embarrassed to reference Lynch's legendary Blue Velvet (1986), of which I am not a big fan, when discussing Blink Twice.  I am also calling Blink Twice a spiritual sibling of Jordan Peele's Get Out (2017) and a distant relative of Alex Garland's Men (2022).  Blink Twice even has a element similar to one found in the underrated horror thriller, You're Next (2011).

Kathryn J. Schubert's film editing for Blink Twice is superb, and I think that should be mentioned.  Of course, I think Schubert has superb material with which to work.  Kravitz has an eye for storytelling which finds pleasure in accepting that altered states of reality are a norm for many of us, especially when we obtain something we always wanted in a way that seems to be too good to be true.  Dressing her film in Biblical themes, “Me Too” politics, gender dynamics, and sexual gamesmanship, Kravitz takes the screenplay she wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum and grapples with the modern battle of the sexes.

Behind the pulpy entertainment and popcorn horror thrills of this psychological thriller is a movie that does a deep dive into the modern psyche.  Kravitz isn't afraid to examine the social hierarchies and assumed and presumed privileges.  It is refreshing that Kravitz so boldly answers any questions her film asks with a resounding, “Because he can.”

Actress Naomi Ackie is the perfect choice to be this film's lead.  Her face, with its wide mouth and big expressive eyes, is an artist's canvas.  Whatever her director needs in terms of emotion and action, Ackie can deliver.  Also, I must say that Channing Tatum shocks me in Blink Twice.  I never thought that he was really a good actor.  However, he gives Slater King so many layers that there are moments when I feel sympathy for him.  Tatum makes King innocent, childish, childlike, and monstrous, and he can do all of that in the span of a minute.

Wow.  I'm still stunned.  I've wanted to see Blink Twice since it was first announced last year under the title, “Pussy Island,” but I never thought I'd get this nearly perfect film, a film so good that its flaws seem like artistic choices rather than mistakes.  I heartily recommend this to movie fans looking for great films in a time when the various movie factories seem determined to only deliver entertainment that dare not make a statement lest “middle America” take offense.  Blink Twice is both – tremendous cinematic art and delightfully good entertainment.

10 of 10

Saturday, August 24, 2024

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