Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Must-watch fall 2023 movies and shows Hayden Alexander Staff Reporter It’s been a big year for movies and shows. Barbie is breaking box office records and Oppenheimer is proving that non-franchise films deserve their moment in the spotlight. Dave Filoni’s “Ahsoka” series is single-handedly saving “Star Wars” and Disney+, “One Piece” is quickly becoming one of Netflix’s best projects and “The Last of Us” is bridging the gap between liveaction and video games. It’s been a good year, but it isn’t over yet. Here are a few movies and shows to be on the lookout for in 2023. Gen V “Gen V” is a spinoff of the popular Amazon series “The Boys” set during seasons 3 and 4 of the show. The series will follow young superheroes attending Goldkin Univerity and fighting in the hero draft for a spot on “The Seven.” In the same fashion as “The Boys,” the show will explore all things bloody, raunchy and extreme, but with teenagers. Release Date: Sept. 29 on Amazon Prime Loki Season 2 Season 1 of “Loki” ranks high among the pantheon of Marvel shows in recent years, with a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.2/10 on IMDB. The show follows the adventures of the infamous Loki (Tom Hiddleston) as he traverses space and time while the Time Variance Authority is in hot pursuit. Season 2 promises a journey on a much grander scale, with Loki and Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) searching for Sylvie (Sophie Di Martino), Ravonna Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha Raw) and Miss Minutes across the multiverse. Release Date: Oct. 5 on Disney+ The Crown After five seasons, “The Crown,” the Netflix series, is ending its reign. The series catalogs the royal family’s lives during Queen Elizabeth II’s rule. The show is known for its dramatized take on the fantastical and not-so-popular history of the U.K.’s beloved monarch. The 6th season will be the final season following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. The season will cover the mid-90s through the early 2000s, including Princess Diana’s death in 1997 and the beginnings of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s relationship.
Release Date: Fall 2023 on Netflix Invincible Season 2 The long-awaited second season of Invincible is finally here. After the first season hit Amazon Prime in 2021, the rated R animated series proves that animation is not just for kids. The show follows Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), a new superhero who grapples with maintaining an everyday life and impressing his famous superhero dad, Omni-Man. Invincible is a fresh take on superheroes with a rating that allows it to explore heavier topics. Release Date: Nov. 3 on Amazon Prime The Continental Hopefully, you’ve brushed up on your international assassin manners for “The Continental,” a prequel mini-series to the “John Wick” franchise. The show tells the backstory of the man himself, Winston Scott (Colin Woodell), the keeper of the famous Continental Hotel in New York City. Release Date: Sept. 29 on Peacock Frasier Everyone’s favorite psychiatrist is back, and he’s moving to Boston. The “Fraiser” reboot follows Frasier Crane as he takes on the next phase of life and tries to reconnect with his son. Release Date: Oct. 12 on Paramount+ The Creator From the director of Rogue One, “The Creator” is a sci-fi thriller that imagines a war in the future between AI and the human race. Special Agent Joshua seeks a weapon to end the war potentially, but it’s not what he expects. Release Date: Sept. 29 Saw X &The Exorcist: Believer If horror is your thing, check out these two backto-back scary movies that will have you hiding behind your popcorn. “Saw X” is the tenth movie in the series and promises even more bloody traps, and “The Exorcist: Believer” picks up after the 1973 original, ignoring the other four films. Release Date: “Saw X” Sept. 29 & “The Exorcist: Believer” Oct. 6 Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is making its way into theaters for fans who can’t attend the live concerts. That’s right, Swifties; after you have finished dissecting every inch of footage of Swift’s and Kelce’s latest interaction, head to the movies to watch the best moments of her concert. Release Date: Oct. 13 See Must-watch on 8
Tribune News Service Timothée Chalamet as young Willy Wonka in a scene from “Wonka,” out Dec. 15, 2023.
Courtesy of Creative Commons Taylor Swift was spotted at a Kansas City Chiefs game supporting Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift spotted supporting Travis Kelce Kenzie Kraich and Raynee Howell Staff Reporters Sunday was a stepping stone in the world of football and music as Taylor Swift was seen cheering on Kansas City Chiefs tight-end, Travis Kelce. Swift was decked out in Chiefs colors Sunday afternoon as she enjoyed the game in a suite with Donna Kelce, Travis Kelce’s mom. The speculation around the newly uncovered power couple has surged since Sunday and continues to impact audiences on both sides of the
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number? Kelce and Swift, both 33 The rumors of Kelce and years old, have gone through Swift have been prominent in their fair share of romance mainstream media since Kelce through their time in the spotmade the public statement on light. his podcast that he co-hosts with Kelce has only indicated his brother, “New Heights.” one serious relationship to the Kelce said he was “butt media. He was involved with hurt” she wasn’t able to talk to longtime girlfriend Kayla Nicole him before her show in July at on and off starting in 2017 until Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce said breaking it off in May 2022. he tried to give Swift a friendSwift, however, has had ship bracelet with his number on countless flings, but she has pre- it, to which Jason Kelce, “Your sented 12 serious relationships number as in 87 or your phone since 2008. Is it a coincidence number?” Kelce answered, “You Travis could potentially be know which one.” Taylor’s 13th relationship, which Swift has made no comalso happens to be her favorite ment since the podcast aired. See Swift on 7
Senate negotiators announce bipartisan bid to avert shutdown Erik Wasson Bloomberg News
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The Senate may not be able to vote its approval for the temporary measure before the Saturday midnight shutdown WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic and Republican deadline because Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, leaders agreed Tuesday on a is threatening to slow it with plan to keep the government procedural obstacles over the open through mid-November and provide $6 billion in assis- inclusion of Ukraine aid. Moderate House Repubtance to Ukraine. licans are prepared to join with The Senate’s stopgap meaDemocrats to invoke a rarely sure to avert an Oct. 1 shutdown used procedure to force a vote still would have to overcome on some type of bipartisan temgridlock in the Republicanporary funding plan. Yet it’s a controlled House and a federal time-consuming tactic and they funding lapse remains likely. Speaker Kevin McCarthy won’t be able to do so before the shutdown deadline. could face ouster by conservaThe Senate plan, which tive hard-liners if he allows a would extend funding until Nov. bipartisan plan to come to a
17, falls short of the $24 billion in Ukraine aid requested by President Joe Biden. It includes $6 billion of the $16 billion in emergency disaster relief the White House sought. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill was “a bridge, not a final destination,” and that more will needed to be done later to address Ukraine and the recovery from a series of hurricanes and wildfires. “Over the years I have been clear in my view that government shutdowns are bad news,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor. “They don’t work as bargaining chips.” See Senate on 6