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As the entertainment industry exponentially expands, so does its constant coverage — blogs, podcasts, YouTube shows, and magazines to cover every episode, casting announcement, trailer, and movie release that happens during the course of the week.
Add in all of those “New On Netflix This Week” articles out there and the influx of information for the average pop culture nerd can become overwhelming.
But what if someone fixed that? What if someone compiled all of the must-see trailers, all of the trendiest rumors, all of the pending release dates, all of the most-fuego latest gear into one easy-to-consume article?
What if the hero we deserve and the hero we need is actually just a weekly entertainment newsletter?
Wonder no more, because The Hot Box Office is here.
News & Rumor Roundup
– Rihanna reportedly being considered for the role of Poison Ivy in 2021’s The Batman. [read more]
– Avengers: Endgame director thinks Robert Downey Jr. deserves an Oscar for his Iron Man performance. [read more]
– The Batman may feature up to six villains. [read more]
– Marvel Studios’ plan for Doctor Doom may have leaked. [read more]
“What’s Dropping Slime?”
30 for 30: Rodman: For Better or Worse – Tuesday, September 10
Mr. Inbetween (Season 2 – FX) – Wednesday, September 11
Top Boy (Netflix) – Friday, September 13
The Goldfinch – Friday, September 13
Hustlers – Friday, September 13
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin – Sunday, September 15
Trailers & Tings
“ENCHANTED” By Chloe X Halle – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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Watchmen: Featurette
Doctor Sleep – Official Trailer #2 (The Shining sequel)
Honest Trailers – Aladdin
Classic Sitcom Moment of the Week
30 Rock – Liz Lemon, Night Cheese (Season 3, Episode 19)
Throwback Watch of the Week
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Official Synopsis: “While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh (Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. Also looking for Moss is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an aging lawman who reflects on a changing world and a dark secret of his own, as he tries to find and protect Moss.”
Our Review: Simply put, No Country For Old Men is one of the best films of the 21st Century. Winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, while No Country For Old Men may have gone over your head when you were younger, with a few years of experience in you, it becomes a riveting, slow-burn that feels almost perfect in every moment.
Netflix Gem of the Week
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
Official Synopsis: “Bill Burr unloads on outrage culture, male feminism, cultural appropriation, robot sex and more in a blistering stand-up special shot in London.”
Our Review: Bill Burr has been one of the premier stand-up comedians in the world for the last decade, and Paper Tiger maybe his best special yet. Similar to Dave Chappelle’s recent Sticks & Stones, Burr takes direct aim and political correctness and cancel culture, and emphatically wins.
Pop Culture Must-Cops
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Eric is a New York City-based writer who still isn’t sure how he’s allowed to have this much fun for a living and will tell anyone who listens that Gotham City is canonically in New Jersey. Contact him: eric@brobible.com.