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Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Spoiler-Filled Review

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, also called Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur or Moon Girl, is an animated superhero adventure series created by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland. It is based on the 2010s Marvel Comics series, Moon Girl, by Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder, and Natacha Bustos.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs and Wayback Machine. This was the twenty-? article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on April 24, 2023.

The plot of Moon Girl centers on a young girl named Lunella Lafeyette (voiced by Diamond White). She is secretly a superhero named Moon Girl, named after her favorite scientist, and a student by day. She uses a dimensional portal to bring a T-Rex named Devil Dinosaur (voiced by Fred Tatasciore), to the streets of New York City. Her best friend, Casey (voiced by Libe Barer) helps her, while she fights against villains like The Beyonder, a mischievous and curious trickster voiced by Fishburne.

Lunella's family have an important role in this series. Her grandmother Mimi, mother Andria, father James Jr., and grandfather "Pops" are protagonists. They are voiced by acclaimed actors such as Alfre Woodward, Sasheer Zamata, Jermaine Fowler, and Gary Anthony Williams. I personally remembered Williams for voicing characters in Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Resistance, Velma, The Cuphead Show!, and The Owl House, or when Zamata voiced Jade in the subpar film, The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

From the get-go, I knew that Moon Girl would have a superb animation quality because the show's production companies include the animation arm of Disney (Disney Television Animation), a Marvel Studios subsidiary (Marvel Animation), and two animation studios: Titmouse and Flying Bark Productions. The latter two are known for Star Trek: Lower Decks, Fairfax, The Legend of Vox Machina, Glitch Techs, What If...? and Pantheon.

Fishburne's own production company, Cinema Gypsy Productions, is helping produce Moon Girl. This could be part of the reason the series got a favorable reception from executives, resulting in renewal of a second season before the first season had premiered. The animation style is said to be inspired by Spider-Verse, pop art such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, and Keith Haring, along with comic book and graffiti style, and other influences.

Moon Girl has an impressive cast including well-recognized names like Indya Moore, Craig Robinson, Pamela Adlon, Jennifer Hudson, Anna Akana, and Asia Kate Dillon. It includes actors of Indian, Iranian, Puerto Rican, Vietnamese, and Palestinian descent.

This is reinforced by executive producer Steve Loter, composer Raphael Saadiq, and producers Pilar Flynn and Rafael Chaidez. Loter is an executive producer of The Ghost and Molly McGee and has been recognized as a former Kim Possible producer. Saddiq previously did the discography for Lovecraft Country Season 1. Flynn was co-producer of Elena of Avalor.

Show director Trey Buongiorno previously been a storyboarder on Glitch Techs and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Samantha Suyi Lee storyboarded on Cleopatra in Space, Christine Liu on Steven Universe, Rodney Clouden on Futurama, and Ben Juwono on Big Hero 6. Show writers Jeffrey M. Howard, Kate Kondell, Halima Lucas, Liz Hara, Taylor Vaughn Lasley, Maggie Rose, and Lisa Muse Bryant have written for Elena of Avalor, Rugrats, Sesame Street, Broad City, and Kenan.

The cast and crew of Moon Girl support the series' aim to be something for "everyone" and have tones of "heart...comedy, incredible action and great music" as Loter put it. What he is saying has validity since the series is clearly smart, punchy, dynamic, dazzling, and enchanting, with a unique personality.

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Representation in Moon Girl is central to the show's storyline. In an interview with the show's producers in February 2023, Loter noted that the show started with Laurence Fishburne loving the Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur comic series because he had read the original late 1970s Devil Dinosaur comic. Supervising producer Rodney Clouden said that it "means a lot" for the series to have the first Black female protagonist in a superhero series by Marvel.

Later in the interview, Clouden added that Lunella is more than young Black girl into science and math, but is about helping her community and family. This is because her brains are her superpowers, not any other special abilities. She is a 13-year-old who has teen problems that are relatable, and universal. This is done with the intention of making the series inspirational and creating "sophisticated and elevated children’s program", to summarize Clouden's words.

There is more beyond the interview with Loter and Clouden. Like The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Craig of the Creek, or My Dad the Bounty Hunter, the series has a Black-majority main cast. Moon Girl is different than those two series, in that it is centered on superheroes. There are very few other Black superhero animated series, apart from three prominent series, either Vixen in the 2010s, Static Shock in the 2000s, or Todd McFarlane's Spawn in the 1990s. Various additional Black cartoons aired since the 1970s, but few are in the superhero genre.

Moon Girl has outward LGBTQ representation. This includes Lunella's classmate, Tai, and living/A.I. supercomputer named LOS-307, which are both non-binary, and Brooklyn, an openly trans character. Furthermore, Casey has two dads: Isaac and Antonio.

The voice actors for Tai and LOS-307, Ian Alexander and Asia Kate Dillon, are non-binary in real life, while Indya Moore, the voice of Brooklyn, is trans and non-binary. In addition, Wilson Cruz and Andy Cohen, who voice Casey's dads, are both gay actors. It remains to be seen if any of the main cast will be shown as LGBTQ or not. Some fans have seen hints of romantic attraction between Casey and Lunella, shipping them either as "Lucasey" or "Mediamoon", but ship this has not been confirmed presently. Furthermore, it is possible that since Michael Cimino, who voices Lunella's loud friend, Eduardo, has seemed to say his sexual identity is fluid, this may be reflected in his character.

In watching Moon Girl, I was reminded by the fact that Moore previously voiced a trans character in animation (Shep in Steven Universe Future). Recently, Dillon provided the voice for the genderfluid and pansexual Val/entina Romanyszyn in the ever-controversial and problematic gen:LOCK. This series appears to be the first voice role for Cohen, but not for Alexander or Cruz.

This is not unique to Moore and Dillion. Diamond White has provided her voice for characters in Phineas and Ferb and Sofia the First. Tatasciore has voiced characters in animated series since the 1990s. Fowler prominently did voices for Tuca & Bertie and BoJack Horseman. Others have voiced characters in wide-ranging series including We Bare Bears, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Mira, Royal Detective, The Simpsons, and Hamster & Gretel.

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The show's first episode began with a bang and pulled me in almost immediately. I've been lamenting the reality that few present series have roller-skating protagonists. This could be because wearing such shoes seem almost retro these days. It is part of Lunella's shtick, as she skates around fighting villains with the help of her dinosaur (Devil), using her gadgets for good.

Having a protagonist move around in roller skates puts in her good company alongside protagonists such as Sakura Kinomoto in Cardcaptor Sakura and Candace Flynn in Phineas and Ferb. Occasionally Kim Possible of Kim Possible and Milo Murphy in Milo Murphy's Law wear them. The same is the case for characters in the Steven Future Universe episode "Bismuth", possibly Jenny /XJ-9 in My Life as a Teenage Robot, and more directly, Neon Katt as shown in some RWBY volumes.

What further endeared me to Moon Girl was the setting, in New York's Lower East Side, and character's relatability. In the 44-minute first episode, Lunella almost abandons being a superhero, after Devil is seriously injured by Aftershock. She is reassured on her path by her wise grandmother, Mimi (voiced by Alfre Woodard). The latter makes even more sense after the revelation in the season one finale that Mimi knew that Lunella was Moon Girl the entire time!

I can see how Moon Girl is like the musical coming-of-age comedy, Karma's World, created by rapper Ludacris. Both series emphasize the importance of community, family, and history. The latter is manifested within Moon Girl with blending of the old with the new. Moon Girl uses a cassette player as a device. The show's fight scenes featured music which fits perfectly with the story and action, while in-keeping with the series style. As a person who enjoys interacting with "analog" technology, or possibly soon-to-be analog (CDs and DVDs), I liked this part of the story.

The series has similarities with Karma's World and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder when it comes to episodes about the dangers of fighting online trolls, and themes of cooperation (rather than competition), friendship, self-acceptance, patience, and Black girl's hair. One episode even echoes the "Sugar Rush" episode of Elena of Avalor. Lunella speeds up tasks because they are taking "too long", reminding me of Elena using her powers to speed up the making of chocolate desserts. Another episode slightly mirrors Steven Universe finale "Change Your Mind" where Steven fuses with himself (Pink Steven), when Lunella comes back together with her hair, Mane (voiced by Jennifer Hudson), promising to take care of it.

Moon Girl has recurring villain-of-sorts, as noted earlier. He is one of the most playful I've seen in animation and is named the Beyonder. He is not conniving like Cece Dupree in Karma's World or downright evil such as Salem in RWBY. He can be playful and fun, but can do a lot from the snap of a finger. In fact, he even threatens to destroy all of humanity in the show's seventh episode, unless Lu "proves" to him that humanity is worth saving.

In another, he kidnaps Lunella's mother and Casey, threatening to send them to another dimension, where she will never see them again. He never considers how his actions will cause trauma, only claiming that what he is doing is "helping" her, which is questionable. Hopefully, Lunella doesn't have a meltdown like Ruby Rose in Volume 9 of RWBY, who takes her own life, or Steven Universe in Steven Universe Future who becomes a monster.

The ninth episode of Moon Girl mirrored some plot points in the classic Futurama episode "Time Keeps Slippin'" and the more-recent Cleopatra in Space episode "Do-Over". In all three cases, skipping forward in time goes horribly wrong, but with completely different results. In the case of Moon Girl, the episode points to the dangers of A.I., as shown by the Skipster App, and hints at possible future scenes in the show's second season.

The value of a work-life balance is emphasized through Lunella faking a sickness to get out of a photoshoot. This reminds me of the Cleopatra in Space episode "Cleopatra Needs Space". The difference is that Lunella lies to her friend Casey, claiming she cannot get of bed so she can have a break, while Cleo wants to get away from her two friends who are flirting with one another. However, Moon Girl doesn't as directly counter the issues with overwork, making it different, in that regard, from the isekai anime, I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, which emphasizes this theme repeatedly.

I further enjoyed the episode in which Lu rallies her community against the Muzzlers, two White home inventors, who are trying to gentrify the Lower East Side. The episode examines gentrification as much the Season 2 finale or three-part Season 4 finale of Karma's World, both of which approach the topic in their own ways. Moon Girl is more poignant on this topic than the construction by the golf-addicted Mafia in Birdie Wing, in which the protagonist's family are evicted, or that shown in City of Ghosts.

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The last few Moon Girl episodes, which focus on value of chosen family, facing your fears, and being perfect the way you are, strongly end the first season. These episodes also center plotlines about Jewish traditions (since Casey is part Jewish) and the issues with clout-chasing. The latter is somewhat reflected in certain episodes of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.

The two-part season one finale of Moon Girl is unique. The villain, Maris Morlak (voiced by Wesley Snipes), wants to construct a dimensional portal so he can gain recognition for his contributions from White leaders, which are those with authority.

Maris reveals that his work, and that of Lu's grandmother, Mimi, were ignored by their White bosses, with White scientists taking all the credit when speaking to the U.S. military generals. This story of casual and institutional racism is more relevant than ever, with White supremacy currently running rampant across society. I liked how even though Mimi disagrees with his method (opening the portal), she agrees with his concerns, but says he doesn't need others to validate him.

The actions of Maris go beyond the actions taken by other series villains, such as the Rat King, Abyss, and Gravitas, and Odessa Drake. He has an army of followers to support him, called the Enclave, and is willing to do anything to achieve his goals. In fact, he is probably the most ruthless villain of the series, destroying Lunella's underground lab, even when Devil is trapped inside, causing Lunella to drop to her knees and think Devil died. Although this is not the case, it undoubtedly deepens Lunella's growing trauma, which may be addressed more in season 2.

The first season of Moon Girl ends on a cliffhanger, with Mimi and Lu turning off the dimensional portal from each side. It could possible provide fuel for crossover fan fictions to be written by dedicated fans. The second season of Moon Girl may feature more of S.H.I.E.L.D. and its Agent, Maria Hill (voiced by Cobie Smulders), tying the series more into the Marvel Universe.

The growing friendship between Lunella and Casey will likely be an important part of the next season. By the end of the season, Casey becomes almost becoming the equivalent of Tomoyo Daidouji in Cardcaptor Sakura, who made all of Sakura Kinomoto's Cardcaptor outfits. This is because Casey made the outfits that Lunella used as a superhero. In addition, it is possible that the Beyonder will have a bigger role in the next season, and there be more fourth-wall breaks. The series might even have a storyline akin to the OK K.O. episode "Your World Is an Illusion", in which K.O. realizes that his whole world is an illusion.

Moon Girl fills the void left by the season 2 finales of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder on February 1 and Star Wars: The Bad Batch on March 29, and the series finales of The Owl House (on April 8) and Amphibia in May 2022. Unfortunately, with the last episode of Moon Girl airing on the Disney Channel on May 6, it may be some time before any other series with as strong plot, characters, animation, and writing airs on Disney+ or other Disney-related platforms.

Although Kiff and Hamster & Gretel have their merits, as do any of the other animated series on Disney+ or Disney Channel, none of them measures up to Moon Girl, or the quality of The Bad Batch, Amphibia, and The Owl House. The same may be the case for upcoming series such as Hailey's On It!, Primos, Iwaju, Cookies & Milk, Tiana, or Moana: The Series, something which can only be proven or disproven after said series begin airing.

Although the episode-dumps on Disney+, the equivalent of Stevenbombs, undoubtedly reduced the possible audience, Moon Girl remains a shining example of a recent animated series. It can be enjoyed by all, even though it is primarily aimed at children. It is for that, and reasons I have previously stated, I recommend this series and look forward to the second season.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is currently airing on Disney+.

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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Sunday, 4th February 2024

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Phoebe Grey — Connections *to be updated

Family

Father - Adam Grey

Mother - Camila Grey Vaughn

Oldest Brother - Irvin Grey

Older Brother - James Grey

Romantic

Phoebe & Jasper (with @/ zoeyandco)

Platonic/Friendships

Phoebe & Dillon (with @/ dedicatedesire)

Phoebe & Jake (with @/ oldestwounds)

Phoebe & Jai (with @/ musebluebird)

It’s Complicated

Phoebe & Raghav (with @/ saavcns)

#muses' connections #About Phoebe #lol abandoned this for a while but..gots to see it through #so everyone has one post where i can organize their connections haha #for my reference

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#12 Idaho knocks Colorado from the ranks of the unbeaten in 42-21 road win.

The 12th ranked Idaho Vandals (5-0 2-0) traveled to Boulder, Colorado, knowing they were going to be in for a fight against a Senior laden, undefeated Buffaloes squad. The Vandals had a heavy weight champion on their side as Dylan Thigpen had a huge day to lead the Vandals to a victor over Buffaloes of Colorado (4-1. 2-1) by a score of 42-21.

Colorado opened the scoring with a 20 yard touchdown run to cap an opening possession drive and take a 7-0 lead. Idaho would not answer until there was less than a minute left in the opening quarter as Dylan Thigpen broke off a 49 yard run to tie the score at 7.

The second quarter belonged to the Vandals, after Akim Mills hooked up with Tim Givens on a 40 yard touchdown strike, to give the Vandals their first lead, Colorado responded with a touchdown of their own to tie the game at 14 a piece.

The game turned late in the second quarter, as Idaho finished off a sustained drive with a Dylan Thigpen 5 yard touchdown run, and then on the next Colorado offensive possession, Vaughn Daggs grabbed one of his -three- interceptions on the day and took it back for a touchdown to suddenly put the Vandals in-front 28-14 at halftime.

Idaho got the ball to start the second half, and after a long run by Thigpen, Isiah Saunders romped into the end zone on a 1 yard carry to extend the lead to 35-14 and put the game away for the Vandals. Both teams added one more touchdown drive, before the final horn to provide the final score of 42-21.

Akim Mills completed 19 of 27 for 224 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions. Despite being picked off 3 times, none of the picks came at a crucial moment in the game, and in-fact all three were during a time & situation in which most coaches would want a quarterback to potentially "force" a throw to make a play.

Dylan Thigpen had a massive day, carrying the ball 29 times for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Tight End, Tim Givens, a Junior from Dillon, Montana had a big day catching the ball, with 5 receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown. Kevin Barnett hauled in 7 catches for 76 yards.

Defensively, the Vandals picked off Steven Montez, four times, three times by Daggs and another by Sophomore cornerback, Jeremy Kent. Mike Linehan led the way in tackles, with 9 including 1 for a loss.

Coach Idaho Coach spoke with the media after the game.

"I don't think anybody thought we would see 7 turnovers in this game, or that we would still score 42 points, after throwing 3 interceptions, but it was a weird game, that we found a way to win.

Our best players were the best players today, and that is always a key. Dylan had a huge game, but really I thought it was our offensive line that was the start of the show, they were just blowing the Colorado guys off of the ball, all day, and made it easy for Dylan to find the holes.

Defensively, obviously, Vaughn Daggs with 3 picks, one going to the house was huge. Against a Senior QB like that, to shut him down, and take the ball away from him, 4 times is awesome for our defense.

Overall, that was a heck of a win on the road against a 4-0 team. I'm happy with my guys.

Now we get to come home to play in-front of our fans for homecoming, we are really excited. It will be a fun plane ride back to Moscow."

The Vandals host the Utah Utes on Saturday for homecoming. The game is sold-out but standing room only tickets will be available from the Vandals ticket office starting at 9am on Monday morning.

Final Score:

Vandals - 42

Buffaloes - 21

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a little snippet from the prologue to my original story! :D

“I am so glad you made it safely,” Lana told Vaughn, smiling sweetly at him. “I know for some travel can be dangerous,” she said, but didn’t explain further. Vaughn glanced at Canary to see if they had any idea as to what she was referring to, but only received a shrug in response as they handed over three coins.

“What do you mean?” Vaughn asked when it was clear she wasn’t planning on elaborating, furrowing his eyebrows.

Lana laughed in the way that old people did when they knew they’d mentioned something they shouldn’t have and don’t know how to take it back.

“Well, you know. Bandits and what have you,” she said vaguely, putting the coins in her drawer and then closed it. “Don’t be strangers now, come back before you leave,” she swiftly moved the conversation on, and Vaughn knew better than to push, even if he really wanted to.

i wonder what this means :00 fhehshz i’m only posting this bc i love Lana. she’s uhh probably only gonna be in the prologue but! i love her nontheless.

tagging some friends: @finntheehumaneater @apomaro-mellow @sailing-through-hawkins

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Soooo........ I've ended up staying up late, typing a Borderlands/Pokemon au and it was going to be something small but it ended up being a lot more long..........

Unlike the last few, this au is basically the Borderlands characters in the actual pokemon universe (no vaults, no eridian's ECT) and I've since changed a few teams because I wasn't satisfied with the previous choices.

(I've put it under the cut so it wouldn't come out long)

✨ = Shiny

♀️/♂️ = Gender

⭕ = Genderless

Main cast

PKMN Trainer Ava

Team: Stunky ♂️, Zubat ♀️, Cyndaquil ♀️, Oshawott ♂️, Rowlet ♂️, Applin ✨ ♂️

Streamer Girl Tyreen

Team: Lycanroc ♂️ (Midnight form)

Stewartisbot Claptrap

Team: Trubbish ♂️, Alolan Grimer ♂️, Kantonian Meowth ♀️, Koffing ♂️

Gym Leader's

Sasha Dillon the Hollow Point Gym Leader

Specialty: Dragon type

Team: Noibat ♀️, Fraxure ✨♀️

Gaige DiMartino the Overlook Gym Leader

Specialty: Electric type

Team: Pikachu ♀️, Magneton ⭕, Vikavolt ♂️

Wainwright Jakobs the Cursehaven Gym Leader

Specialty: Normal type

Team: Stoutland ♂️, Dundunsparce ♂️, Ursaring ♂️, Drampa ✨♂️

Mad Moxxi the New Haven Gym Leader

Specialty: Poison type

Team: Salazzle ✨♀️, Toxapex ♀️, Roserade ♀️, Arbok ♀️

Maya the Sanctuary Gym Leader and Ava's mom

Specialty: Psychic type

Team: Orbeetle ♂️, Meowstic ♀️, Espeon ♀️, Hatterene ♀️, Gardevoir ✨♂️

Vaughn Sunwalker the Backburner Gym Leader

Specialty: Ground type

Team: Kantonian Sandslash ♂️, Clodsier ♂️, Palossand ♂️, Rhyperior ♂️, Marowak ♂️

Salvador the Ovejas Gym Leader

Specialty: Dark type

Team: Sableye ♀️, Mightyena ♂️, Grimmsnarl ♂️, Urshifu (Single Strike) ♂️, Krookodile ♂️

Aurelia Hammerlock the Liarsburg Gym Leader

Specialty: Ice type

Team: Weavile ♀️, Froslass ♀️, Glaceon ♀️, Frosmoth ♀️, Alolan Ninetales ♀️

Elite 4 and Champion

Mordecai

Specialty: Flying type

Team: Dodrio ♂️, Mandibuzz ♀️, Hisuian Braviary ♂️, Staraptor ♂️, Altaria ♀️, Skarmory ♀️

Brick

Specialty: Steel type

Team: Bastiodon ♂️, Lucario ♀️, Perrserker ♂️, Archaludon ♂️, Steelix ♂️, Tinkaton ♀️

Tina

Specialty: Rock type

Team: Minimor ⭕, Hisuian Arcanine ♂️, Carbink ⭕, Probopass ♀️, Alolan Golem ♀️, Tyranitar ♀️

Dr. Patricia Tannis

Specialty: Ghost type

Team: Spiritomb ♀️, Polteageist ⭕, Rotom ⭕, Golurk ⭕, Chandelure ♀️, Basculegion ♀️

Champion Lilith

Specialty: Fire type

Team: Talonflame ♀️, Blaziken ♀️, Flareon ♀️, Kantonian Ninetales ♀️, Salazzle ♀️, Charizard ✨♀️

Other Characters

Krieg, Owner of the Pokemon Daycare in Sanctuary, Maya's husband and Ava's dad

Team: Kantonian Raticate ♀️, Annihilape ♂️, Bloodmoon Ursaluna ♂️, Hydreigon ♀️, Alolan Marowak ♂️, Silvally ⭕

Timothy Lawrence, Moxxi's husband and bartender at her bar/gym

Team: Clefable ♀️, Skitty ♂️

Angel Coldwell, adopted daughter of Lilith and Gaige’s fiance

Team: Absol ♀️, Corvisquire ♀️, Maushold (Family of Four) ⭕, Galarian Rapidash ✨♂️, Alolan Raichu ♂️, Kantonian Articuno ⭕

Professor Alistair Hammerlock, Wainwright’s husband and pokemon researcher

Team: Decidueye ♂️, Crabominable ♂️, Galarian Wheezing ♂️

Janey Sprigs

Team: Lopunny ♀️, Revavroom ♀️

Athena, Pokemon ranger and Janey’s wife

Team: Armarouge ♀️, Ceruledge ♂️

Naoko Katagawa Kitagawa

Team: Galarian Darumaka ♀️, Lurantis ♂️, Bewear ♀️

Zer0

Greninja ♂️, Ninjask ♂️, Shiftry ♂️

Rhys Strongfork, Sasha's husband

Team: Porygon Z ⭕, Klink ⭕

Fiona Dillon

Team: Hounchkrow ♂️, Thievul ♀️

Ace trainer Fl4k

Houndstone ♂️, Ariados ♀️, Aipom ♂️, Magearna ⭕, Falinks ⭕, A whole bunch of Zubats

Ace trainer Amara

Incineroar ♀️, Machamp ♀️, Pyroar ♀️, Sneasler ♀️, Conkeldurr ♀️

Ace trainer Moze

Hisuian Ursaluna ✨♀️, Bewear ♂️, Pangoro ♂️, Tinkatink ♀️

Ace trainer Zane Flynt

Dragapult ♂️, Manectric ♂️, Galvantula ♀️

Antagonist (Team Hyperion)

Nisha the Sheriff of Lynchwood

Team: Banette ♀️, Kantonian Rapidash ♀️, Dusknoir ♂️

Troy Calypso

Team: Bisharp ♂️, Scizor ♀️, Obstagoon ♂️

Hansuke Katagawa (Katagawa jr)

Team: Aegislash ♂️, Unovan Darmanitan ♂️

Handsome Jack, Leader of Team Hyperion

Team: Galarian Rapidash ♀️, Alakazam ♂️, Malamar ♂️, Kantonian Persian ♂️, Hatterene ♀️, Hydreigon ✨♂️

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Movie Reviews: A Christmas Story Christmas / She Said

This week I got to review two movies at polar opposites of the cinematic spectrum:

A Christmas Story Christmas

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1983′s A Christmas Story, a nostalgic look back at small town 1940s America as little Ralphie plots to get a BB gun for the holidays, has become a classic. It is something you expect to see every year like the annual tree lighting. So many of the quotes from the movie have made their way into the lexicon: “you’ll shoot your eye out!”, “I triple dog dare you!”, and “Fraj-ee-lay! It must be Italian!”. There have been several attempts over the years to do sequels and spin-offs. American Playhouse did some spin-offs, the characters came back in 1994′s My Summer Story and 2012′s A Christmas Story 2 about Ralphie as a teenager. But after writer/narrator Jean Sheppard died in 1999 and ACS director Bob Clark died in 2007, it looked bleak to see a reunion of the original cast. Until now that is. Majority of the original cast of reunited to play their characters from ACS thirty-something years later in the mid-70s with A Christmas Story Christmas premiering on HBO Max this week.

Ralphie (played by Peter Billingsley) is now married with two kids in Chicago and he has given himself a year to try and make it as a published writer. It’s not looking good as the end of that year is nearing. Then Ralphie’s Mother (played by Julie Hagerty, replacing original mother Melinda Dillon, who is now retired from acting) calls about a death in the family. Ralphie packs up his kids and wife Sandy (Erinn Hayes) and they head back to Indiana to help Mrs. Parker and prepare for Christmas. While there, he runs into many old friends including Flick (Scott Schwartz) and Schwartz (R.D. Robb).

Hayes and Billingsly decorate the tree

Here is the thing with making a sequel to a modern classic and/or making that audience wait decades for the sequel: nostalgia is a double-edged sword. It is rare to top the original so in reuniting the cast, it can be fun to see these beloved characters return, but if it’s not engaging or entertaining enough, it’s just going to remind the audience how good the original was. One of the biggest hits of this year is Top Gun: Maverick, which was a sequel that came 36 years after the original, but the genius in that sequel is that it brought the characters into the present in a film that felt very much like the original but with even better action and set pieces. That kind of lightning striking is super rare, but when it works it works really well. 39 years after ACS was released, this sequel does have a clear affection and love of the original as you can see in countless shot compositions reflecting the original, exact replicas of the production design and dialogue in the same vein and the original cast members returning. Star / producer / co-writer Billingsley himself has actually been quite prolific in his adult life having produced a lot of films for Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, who is a producer on this film. It also tugged at my heartstrings as I, myself, dealt with a personal loss earlier this year. Story-wise I wished there was a little more to it and some of the gags don’t always land, but there actually were quite a few laughs to be had (more so than your average holiday movie). Semi-spoiler alert: The film also doesn’t cop out to make a super-happy ending, instead it goes more for realistic happy. This is not the Top Gun: Maverick of holiday movies by any means, but it is way better than it should be. Going into this I thought they’d just ride the coattails of the original cast, but they definitely tried to make this a loving tribute to the original. Worth watching!

For info on ACSC: https://www.hbomax.com/feature/a-christmas-story-christmas

3.5 out of 5 stars

She Said

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In October 2017, the New York Times published a report from investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey about the sexual harassment and abuse of Miramax Films executive Harvey Weinstein. This article lead to more and more actresses coming forward to acknowledge the abuses of Weinstein and others in Hollywood and it became the catalyst for the #MeToo movement. Both Kantor and Twohey wrote a book in 2019 about their process of writing this investigative report. That book has now been adapted into the movie She Said, opening today from Universal Pictures.

Before I begin this review, I do want to acknowledge: I did an internship for a semester in 2001 at Miramax Films. I never once had any interaction or contact with the Weinstein brothers. I, myself, was not only not aware of anything going on behind closed doors, I actually worked for numerous female executives and from where I was standing (which was even below the ladder as a lowly intern) it seemed like a good place to work and make films with. Little did I know! But I worked with some amazing people, some of whom I’m still good friends with today. When the news broke in 2017 I was as surprised as anyone. There had been rumors for years of Harvey Weinstein being flirtatious, but no one expected the allegations and abuse of power. It was horrible and should not have happened in the first place, let alone for as long as it did.

Mulligan and Kazan

The film begins in 2016 as Twohey (played by Carrie Mulligan) is investigating then-presidential-candidate Donald Trump for sexual misconduct. Insult to injury is that Trump gets elected president. The following year, Twohey and Kantor (Zoe Kazan) begin an investigative story upon hearing some accusations about Harvey Weinstein. The film, directed by Maria Schrader, shows their process of digging deeper and deeper as they talk to people who have either been silenced or chosen not to speak for fear of being blackballed in Hollywood. It also shows the work-life balance of both journalists, as they go further and further down the rabbit hole.

I’m a big fan of the newspaper movie as a genre and this one is in that pantheon of Spotlight and The Post, where it shows the inner workings of a newspaper, the concerns of the editor and the question of when to run the story. Now going into this movie, I knew about NYT story and the impact it had, so the stakes were only so high, i.e. you know walking into this movie that the story is going to get finished and published. But there was quite a bit I didn’t know about in terms of how the journalists got their sources to speak on the record. That was fascinating. It also breaks down the third wall: there is one actress who was mentioned in the story and instead of having an actress portray her, she actually appears in the film as herself. It also feels like it is a movie that is very of-the-moment. 2017 is now five years ago, but it felt like watching a movie about something very recent. At times it reminded me a lot of All the President’s Men (the Sgt. Pepper of newspaper movies!), which was released in 1976 and took place between 1972 and 1974. That film showed the journalists in their process to uncover Watergate. Here Twohey and Kantor deep dive to uncover Weinstein but it also shows the newspaper itself and the decisions they made along the way. This is a solid historical drama and I’m thrilled to see both Mulligan and Kazan, both of whom I’ve always been a big fan of, swing for the fences!

For info on She Said: https://www.shesaidmovie.com/

4.5 out of 5 stars

#Movie Reviews #a christmas story christmas #a christmas story #clay kaytis #she said #maria schrader #film geek

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