Sony Blames Critics for Crappy Spider-Man Villain Movies Bombing

This year saw the absolute collapse of Sony’s weird experiment with making Spider-Man movies that don’t even have Spider-Man in them. Literally none of them were safe. Madame Web started the bed-sh*tting, Venom: The Last Dance surprisingly didn’t help things despite people kind of liking those, and Kraven the Hunter somehow managed to underperform Madame Web, which seems almost impossible. Did they forget to send it to movie theaters? Anyway, without looking into why these films were dead on arrival thanks to a clearly bankrupt creative process, Sony has gone ahead and blamed critics for their demise. (Variety)

Jodie Turner-Smith would like Joshua Jackson to pay his child support, please. (Celebitchy)

Louisiana’s ban on promoting the flu shot is going as expected. (Wonkette)

From Roxana: Learning that Paul Hollywood has an extremely rotund cat has made him so much more likable. (Instagram)

Alyssa Mercante reflects on just why we play, and what we lose when we forget what video games are made for. (startmenu)

Nate Bargatze fought hard for the “Washington’s Dream” sketch. (Vulture)

Daniel Stern is a prolific bronze sculptor now. (NYT)

From Petr: POV: Right wingers this Christmas. (TikTok)

Nicolas Hoult does have the prosthetic wang from Nosferatu sitting at home. Why do you ask? (IndieWire)

Elon Musk’s drug diet now includes Ozempic. This problem might solve itself. (Daily Beast)

Goop backs Blake Lively in a show of lifestyle guru solidarity. (The Wrap)

Adam McKay is saying crazy sh*t on the internet? What else is new? (THR)

AndtheIToldYouSos calls Kelly Link’s The Book of Love, about three teens who return from the dead, absolutely perfect. “Our trio needs to solve the mystery of their death, but first they need to handle sibling rivalry, put in hours at the coffee shop, sort through “will-they-won’t-theys”, and get the band back together.” Which book would you call perfect? (Cannonball Read 16)

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