Monday, April 14, 2025

The Roundup with Jeff Stockton (Season 32 Round 9)

 
  
Season 32 is rapidly coming to a close with just one round left to go. Here's The Roundup....



3. Box Office
While this round didn't have amazing box office, it at least was the most profitable round since Round 5.

2. Soundtracks
This season should have a good Best Soundtrack lineup of possible candidates. We've already had eight films with soundtracks and next round will bring one more.

1. Joker vs. Deadshot
I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, but it turned out to be a lot of fun - like a vintage Shane Black film. And Walton Goggins was perfect casting as Deadshot. Hopefully the DC Comics Universe writers find ways to include his character going forward.


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2.  War of the Currents
Nothing about War of the Currents felt right to me - from injecting a fictional lead into the rivalry of Tesla vs. Edison to drifting away from said rivalry in favor of a completely unrelated civil rights plot.

1. Metascores
Thanks to Joker vs. Deadshot, a streak of seven films in a row with a 50-something Metascore has finally been snapped. On the bright side, the season has not had many officially "rotten" films.

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