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Wizards of Waverly Place – I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain

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Wizards of Waverly Place - I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain

Wayback Wednesday takes us back to a family of wizards living in Waverly Place. Following the formulaic setup of one of the Russo children using magic for their own gain leading to unintended consequences, “I Almost Drowned in a Chocolate Fountain” is pure sitcom nonsense that nevertheless delivers some fun along the way. The premise of the episode is fueled by Justin (David Henrie) and Max (Jake T. Austin) being at odds with their sister and taking some retaliatory action against Alex (Selena Gomez) after she uses a Pocket Elf to cheat on her Spanish test.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

A new run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begins here. In what launches as the first part of a year-long arc, after some time apart, the Turtles are scattered around the world. Our first issue is set around only Raphael who has spent the last several weeks (months?) in prison. Partly punishing himself, and also doing a little work under the radar for the warden, Raphael keeps his head down for the most part (other than preventing a group of prisoners from escaping). 

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Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man

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Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man

Monk Monday takes us back to San Francisco and the toils of the defective detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). “Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man” gives us a prime suspect in a murder who appears to have a perfect alibi as furniture magnate Trevor McDowell (Peter Outerbridge) was racing a marathon at the time of his mistress’ (Marie Ward) murder. While less critical of Monk’s theory, especially after dismissing any other suspects, Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) can not figure out a way for McDowell to have committed the crime leading to some unproductive brainstorming sessions with Randy (Jason Gray-Stanford).

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Zatanna: Bring Down the House #2

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Zatanna: Bring Down the House #2

Picking up where the first issue left off, Zatanna: Bring Down the House #2 opens with the disaster of Zatanna‘s magic show interrupted by both a demon and an unannounced stranger attempting to fight it off. Having sworn off actual magic, Zatanna isn’t much use in the fight but after its over she does go with the stranger to The Palace of the Casters (a magic cult which, despite its odd surroundings, appears to be conveniently also located in Las Vegas) who offer blame but no answers to the current crisis.

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Deadpool & Wolverine

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  • Title: Deadpool & Wolverine
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Deadpool & Wolverine

While the premise of Deadpool & Wolverine is clear enough, add Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to the MCU, the plot of the film (which features five different writers) feels a bit stitched together haphazardly from various other TV and movie properties without bringing much new to the table. If what you are looking for is a fun summer movie with an excess of blood, sarcasm, in-jokes, and cameos, with yet another odd-couple pairing like we got in the more satisfying Deadpool 2, then Deadpool & Wolverine delivers. Without doubt, it’s fun. However, like previous Deadpool films, Deadpool and Wolverine is more outlier than core franchise tale offering little to build on for the future.

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