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Oscar nominations: Emilia Pérez dominated. It’s a bad movie.

Jan 24, 2025 | slate.com | Jack Hamilton

Emilia Pérez is not a good movie.
Boys Wrestling Kicks Off

Jan 7, 2025 | insideprep.org | Jack Hamilton

With the Brebeuf Boys Wrestling Season underway, the team grows excited for the new team and upcoming duels throughout the season. The Brebeuf Wrestling has high expectations for the new season with numerous new recruits that could prove vital in the team’s success. The wrestling team found success last year with Senior Nigel Dix going deep into the playoffs for the 113 lb weight division. This year the team hopes to do the same with multiple of their players.
Before His Netflix Hit, Tim Robinson Made One of the Best Sitcoms of the Decade

Oct 15, 2024 | slate.com | Jack Hamilton

Skip to the content Built Itself a Cultlike Image Television Tim Robinson’s ascent to the highest echelons of comedy stardom is one of the more unexpected and gratifying cultural developments of recent years. Robinson’s Netflix series I Think You Should Leave premiered in 2019 and became an out-of-left-field, meme-generating smash hit, arguably the most innovative and influential sketch show since Chappelle’s Show nearly two decades earlier.
Netflix’s Hit New Action Flick Is One of the Best Movies of the Year

Sep 13, 2024 | slate.com | Jack Hamilton

Skip to the content Trying Hard to Strike a Tone Movies It’s a minor outrage that you can’t watch Jeremy Saulnier’s Rebel Ridge in a movie theater. Whip-smart, shiveringly taut, and ludicrously enjoyable, Rebel Ridge further establishes Saulnieras one of the finest genre filmmakers of his generation and might just be the flat-out best movie I’ve seen this year, even if I was forced to watch it in my basement.
Inside Prep Fantasy Football League

Sep 4, 2024 | insideprep.org | Jack Hamilton

Following last year’s hit of the Brebeuf’s 32 person fantasy football league, Inside Prep has decided to continue the league this year. This year the league will follow the same format as it did last year. The league will consist of 32 teams grouped into 8 divisions. The league will be hosting its draft on September 3rd at 7:30pm. During the draft, 32 teams will pick their players in a snake format. An interesting dynamic within 32 player leagues is how deep the draft will go.
This Week’s Worst Person in Westeros Isn’t Who Started the War. It’s Who Could’ve Stopped It.

Jul 7, 2024 | slate.com | Sam Adams |Jack Hamilton

Skip to the content Television After each episode of House of the Dragon, Slate writers will gather to answer a crucial question: Who is the worst person in Westeros? This week: senior editor Sam Adams and pop critic Jack Hamilton answer the call. Sam Adams: Hi there, Jack. Things are really heating up in Westeros this week, after three episodes in which House of the Dragon has been moving at a pace that might generously be called glacial.
This Week’s Worst Person in Westeros Isn’t Who Started the War. It’s Who Could’ve Stopped It.

Jul 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sam Adams |Jack Hamilton

After each episode of House of the Dragon, Slate writers will gather to answer a crucial question: Who is the worst person in Westeros? This week: senior editor Sam Adams and pop critic Jack Hamilton answer the call. Sam Adams: Hi there, Jack. Things are really heating up in Westeros this week, after three episodes in which House of the Dragon has been moving at a pace that might generously be called glacial.
The Sound of Patriotism on Apple Podcasts

Jul 5, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Micah Loewinger |Brooke Gladstone |Joseph Thompson |Jack Hamilton

How the US military helped transform the country music industry into the juggernaut that it is today.
The Bear Is Not a Good Show

Jun 27, 2024 | slate.com | Jack Hamilton

Skip to the content Going on a Long Walk in the Woods Television The late war criminal Henry Kissinger is purported to have once said: “The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people, they think it’s their fault.” It’s a great quote in spite of the source, and in recent years I’ve found myself thinking about it a lot with regard to television shows.
The Bear Is Not a Good Show

Jun 27, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jack Hamilton

12 hours agoNo, chef. Like any exciting recipe, The Bear's first two seasons established a solid mix of tradition and experimentation. At first glance, the show operates like a workplace dramedy. Yet the more time we spent getting to know the various workers of The Bear (formerly The Beef), the more comfortable …