![]() You can make it that way or buy a bottle of balsamic glaze from the grocery store to keep things even easier. It may sound fancy, but all it is is balsamic vinegar that's cooked down until it's a little thicker. They have similar flavors but burrata has a deliciously creamy center. For tasty option to use in place of fresh mozzarella, you could always use burrata. In Italy, the most sought-after mozzarella comes in two forms: one is made from fresh cow’s milk and is called fior di latte (literally, the flower of milk) the other is Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, which is made from the milk of water buffaloes and is considered the very best type you can get. Using one of those squared off blocks of hard mozzarella cheese isn't going to have the same effect here you need a ball of soft, spongey fresh mozzarella cheese. Fresh mozzarella is a tasty addition to any recipe and these side and main dishes are no exception. Now is the time to splurge for the fresh stuff. What kind of mozzarella cheese do you use in caprese salad? Find quality deli products to add to your Shopping List or order online for Delivery or. A drizzle of olive oil, some of that balsamic reduction, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper and you're set. Shop for BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella Cheese (8 oz) at Kroger. That's it! There's nothing complicated about it. Oh, and tiramisu for dessert? Now, I'm hungry. This salad will forever be a summertime favorite for me.įresh, thick-sliced tomatoes, equally thick slices of mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil. Think caprese salad, spaghetti and meatballs, and garlic cheese bread. Make it for a quick lunch at home, serve it with grilled steak kabobs for a fresh-tasting summer meal, or wow dinner guests with a full Italian-inspired feast. Thick slices of tomato and mozzarella flavored with fresh basil leaves, olive oil, and a beautiful balsamic reduction. Fresh and part-skim mozzarella are basically the same in terms of calories, fat and saturated fat, BUT part-skim has carbohydrates (1 gram per ounce, probably from added potato starch) and. Serve immediately.Caprese salad is just about my favorite thing on earth. Remove from skillet and lightly brush garlic clove along toasted sides of bread. Warm the mixture over medium heat and stir slowly but constantly until the milk reaches 32✬/90✯. Pour the milk into a large pot and add the citric acid mix. Meanwhile, in aseparate bowl, mix the rennet and water and stir well until dissolved. ![]() Carefully flip sandwich to opposite side then return to skillet, cover with lid and continue to cook until bottom side is golden brown and cheese is melted through. In a bowl, mix the citric acid and water and stir until dissolved. Then lift sandwich out of skillet and drizzle remaining 1 tsp olive oil into skillet, tilt pan back and forth to evenly coat. If using butter, spread 1/2 tbsp butter on both top and bottom of sandwich and heat skillet over medium heat), add sandwich, cover with lid and cook until sandwich is golden brown on bottom, about 2 minutes. Drizzle 1 tsp olive oil in a non-stick skillet, heat over medium-low heat and tilt back and forth to evenly coat (heat the oil long enough for it to glide easily across the pan but don't heat it to smoking point before adding sandwich or it the bread will toast before the cheese has a chance to melt. Sprinkle basil ribbons over top and season with ground black pepper to taste, then cover with remaining slice of bread. Layer Mozzarella rounds in an even layer over one slice of bread followed by an even layer of sliced tomatoes. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() She had come to the city the day before by ambulance from Tralee. On Wednesday, January 9th, 1952, The Irish Times carried a story about Peig's first visit to Dublin. Peig is so synonymous with Kerry that it comes as a surprise to discover that she received visitors in Dublin on this day 66 years ago, aged 81. “The OPW is preparing to seek quotes from suitably qualified professionals to assess potential locations on the island for toilet facilities.If you’re familiar with the name Peig Sayers the first thing that probably pops into your head is an image of a woman in a shawl, followed by one of the Great Blasket island, in Co Kerry.įamously, or infamously, it was Peig who wrote a mournful memoir that a generation of Irish people (including me) were required to study in Irish class. “At present, toilet facilities are provided on some ferry boats landing visitors to the island. “It is absolutely outrageous that this is happening because the State won’t install toilets on an island it actually promotes.”Ī spokesperson for the Office of Public Works (OPW) said: “Provision of public toilets is an ongoing challenge given the unique nature of the island. Peig Sayers lived on the island until 1942. “Peig Sayers’ homes on the islands are important landmarks in our cultural and social landscape and the fact that one of them is being used as a toilet is, frankly, disgusting. “The OPW needs to stop talking about installing toilets on the island and just get on with it. “This is just beyond ridiculous, and pretty disgusting,” Kerry County Council councillor Brendán Fitzgerald told the Irish Examiner. ![]() ![]() Nearly five years later, the OPW still says it is planning to install public toilets. Tourism at the island has rocketed in recent years, with up to 1,000 people per week being ferried to the islands at high season in the summer months by different operators.įollowing calls for toilets by local councillors in November 2017, the OPW said it was planning to install them. Máire Ní Dhálaigh, of the OPW-Failte Ireland-Department of Heritage’s €2.9m Blasket Centre on the mainland across from the island, last year described Peig as “the Netflix of the time”. Her autobiography, which was published in 1936 and was Leaving Certificate Irish curriculum reading until 1995, detailed her life and the hardships she endured on the island. One, where she lived with husband Pádraig Ó Gaoithín and his family, is now a ruin, and the other - which she lived in after her husband died until she left the island with her son in 1942 - is a privately owned holiday rental cottage. Peig Sayers, who died in 1958, lived in two homes during the near-50 years she spent on the island. “We have heard there are plans to build a pier on the island but, to be honest, we think they would be better off first installing better facilities for tourists." “There are no toilets, and there should be, and there are also no signs warning visitors about the dangers of being too close to the seals,” Mr Montgomery said. It was one of two to die that we know of.” The couple were so concerned about what they say has been going on on the island that they recently wrote to the OPW to draw their attention to the issues. “We witnessed one man throw a seal cub into the water, then take it out and hold it up for a selfie taken by his wife. “We are, however, more worried about what day trippers are doing to seals. “But we don’t blame people because they have nowhere else to go. Netherlands-born Ms de Haas said: “We witnessed people regularly using the ruins as toilets. Peig Sayers' home on the Great Blasket Island. The couple, who left the island on Tuesday after starting work there as holiday home caretakers in April, also say tourists are endangering the lives of seals in the island’s famous seal colony. But the island, which has neither electricity nor water mains, doesn’t have public toilets.Īs a result, tourists use ruins - which include the first home Peig lived in when she arrived on the island that the OPW has owned since 2009 - as toilets instead. ![]() ![]() ![]() Once you download it, go to the RetroArch folder, find the System folder, go to PCSX2, and then locate the BIOS folder. Which one? It makes no difference, but avoid SCPH-1000, as it may cause errors. Older versions are likely to cause errors. Get rid of everything related to RetroArch and perform a fresh installation of the latest version. The best way to solve this problem, especially if RetroArch worked in the past, is to uninstall everything. Simply replace the path between quotation marks with null, and it should be history. Open retroarch.cfg with a text editor and find the video_shader= line. Other than that, make sure you have the latest version of RetroArch, as this was a common bug before an update. If it crashes, trying a few different times may work. Again, they’re not too difficult to overcome. Similar problems may occur when emulating Nintendo 64 games too. In the main menu, you should check for BIOS files. Find the information tab and go to core info. Load the core instead of loading the game. The error is normally given by bad or missing BIOS files. Other times, it persists for 5-10 seconds before the game loads. Sometimes, the black screen error is permanent. The error may also occur if you’re limited on storage, so double check it too. Meanwhile, do a complete cache clear too. You can also manually close RetroArch, then reboot everything. If it loads, the problem is obviously in the game you’re trying to play, so get a different ROM. All the extras to make RetroArch run should be reinstalled as well.īased on the failure error, you can also go to settings, find plugins and select SSE2 or SSE3. If you still get it, reinstall the video drivers too. Start with RetroArch by checking if there is a new version on the RetroArch download page. The most common solution implies a clean installation of RetroArch (reinstall), as well as your video drivers. If you can’t fine the game in chd format on our website there are alternative emulators for PlayStation 1 you can use like PSeMu3 for Windows or FPse for Android. bin.ecm extension, RetroArch doesn’t support it, so you’ll have to use the chd format. Take a look at the files called for and make sure they exist or they have the right names. You can also check out the cue files by opening them with a text editor. When you extract game ROMs, you need to load the bin files, rather than cue files. This error shows up when you use cue files. Certain errors apply to particular games only. PSX is one of the most commonly affected platforms when emulated by RetroArch. PlayStation 1 (PSX) Error Troubleshooting RetroArch does bring up a few errors, but luckily, most of them are easy to get rid of, without too much technical experience. HD 4K for OpenGL or D3D11 GPU for Direct3D11 compliance.To ensure all games work with no issues whatsoever, recommended requirements are slightly higher: OpenGL 2.x or Direct3D11 compliant video card.Here are the minimum requirements for RetroArch: Minimum and Default System Requirements for RetroArch ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Players still obtain various smaller requests from a board asking for various products to be made and delivered or direct requests from a character themselves with a time limit while larger more intensive tasks that often progress the story are almost always presented with no time limit and allow for players to work around growing their own repertoire, gathering resources, and more without the need for an ever ticking clock. The next thing will be just how similar but also different My Time at Sandrock is from Portia. One thing that players will immediately notice is that Sandrock offers a rather extensive character creator which is a nice touch given how the player character appears in nearly every cutscene. ![]() Past events have led to the town falling into a dilapidated state and players take on the role of a new Builder coming in to take over the job of their previous one retiring. Still set in the same world where an apocalyptic event occured and humanity managed to come out the other side mostly intact, the people of Sandrock have managed to stick it out despite the desert’s harsh conditions. My Time at Sandrock takes players out of the lusher fields and into the more dangerous and risky life of the desert frontier. ![]() ![]() Rec Tec is one of the best pellet grills with heavy gauge stainless steel construction that build to last. Have fun make some great food and enjoy it, an Amazin Smoke tube from Todd is a great addition, and when ordering get some of the Qmatz from him I use them all the time.( Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commissions from qualifying purchases at NO additional cost to the customer.) It is a good piece of machinery, but with anything there are little things that will bug you, but then it is only a $1000.00 dollar thing and not a 3 or 4 thousand dollar Memphis, Mak or Cookshack. Look here for something that you would like to use. I picked up a Qt of acetone at work or you could get it at a paint store maybe even lowes to clean the lid of the smoke and grease before I put the seal on. mostly from the top and bottom of the lid. I didn't and mine still leaks some but not so bad. notice the ends of barrel is raised you may want to try to keep the seal i a bit or something to compensate for the difference. a tip here is look at the ends of the lid where it closes against the barrel. I got the self adhesive 1/2x1/8x15 foot I believe and had enough to to do the lid and then some. 20° isn't so bad if you know about it and can make an adjustment to compensate.įor the lid if you want to seal it up this is where I got mine. Your temps will change through out the temp spectrum, or at least mine does it may start off lower than the RT but as temps go up it ends up the maverick ends up reading higher. I usually put mine close to where I am cooking close the meat and if there is a big difference then I adjust the set temp to get the maverick to read what I want. The RT guys say the RT sensor is calibrated to read the temp in the center of the grill, so if doing a temp test put the probe directly in the middle. The temp differential is something you will get used to and it will vary depending on where you put your maverick probe. There is a switch for the light to the right of the controller. I can say that I wish I had saved up some more cash and went for the FEC100 but they are a lot more coin new have seen used ones for decent deals though.įor the OP here, as you can see there are some out there that have issues, mine is not the only one like this, but I believe you will have that with just about any brand you buy unless you are willing to drop the big dollar on one of the Maks or Memphis unit. But I feel I am just spinning my wheels here. I have switched to another pellet, swapped out the auger motor to one of the faster ones and it still took close to an hour and would not come close to 500 460ish was best it would do. I put it in and I could tell it run differently, but still no good, I called back and he told me that I should set it at 350 and then let it stabilize for 20 minutes before setting to 500, so 35 minutes or so to get to 350 and then another 20 and it still didn't hit 500 this was with the white bag pellets they send with them. ![]() I have spoke to Ron a couple of times, he sent me a new auger motor saying he didn't think that would fix it. Ideally I believe the tube should be under the drip pan but that is a pain to do all the time and if it goes out an even bigger pain to relight.įor the size and a lot of the features it is a great deal, couple that with the ability to finance should you need it.ĭon't get me wrong I enjoy mine, but if I had to do it again I would definitely put more time and research into it before buying and probably would have a different brand. And adding an Amazin Tube will help but not as much as one would think, as placement for the tube plays a big part in how much smoke gets to the product. ![]() If you are a low slow cook guy 225 and under it may be what you are looking for, if you are a 250-300 cook guy when you smoke, I like to do briskets at 275 you aren't going to get much of the wood smoke flavor. I have pretty much given up on any high temp usage, about as high as I go is 375° if I am doing poultry. I have a cookshack electric and have been used to it giving me the smoke flavor I wanted, but it is on the small size so I went with one of these. ![]() I have had mine since labor day, I am not sure what to actually call them, they aren't a smoker as they really don't impart a smokey taste, and mine can't e called a grill as it takes an hour to get it to 450° to do an 8 minute steak. ![]() ![]() ![]() Change the graphics settings for better performance: There are a number of graphics settings in PPSSPP Gold that can be changed to improve performance.PPSSPP Gold’s settings can be greatly improved in terms of performance and graphics. Tips for Optimizing PPSSPP Gold Settings: However, there is also a limited-featured free version of PPSSPP available on Google Play Store. Note: The PPSSPP emulator’s paid version, PPSSPP Gold, is available for free on this page for Android operating systems. Open PPSSPP Gold after installation and customize the settings to your liking.Once the download is finished, click on apk and click on install button.Select the latest version PPSSPP Gold Apk file and then click the MediaFire or Google Drive download Link.Click on the “Downloads” tab on the official PPSSPP Gold Apk Page ( ).How to Download and Install PPSSPP Gold ?ĭownloading and installing PPSSPP Gold is a straightforward process. This makes it easier to pick up where you left off and carry on playing the game without having to reach a save point. Save and restore game states – PPSSPP Gold allows users to save and restore game states, giving the accommodation of fast saves and loads during gameplay.This remembers planning buttons for the screen or utilizing outside regulators, making it simple to adjust to various game kinds and playstyles. Multiplayer support – Users of PPSSPP Gold are able to personalize controls based on their preferences.This includes mapping buttons on the screen or using external controllers, making it easy to adapt to different game genres and playstyles. Customizable controls – PPSSPP Gold allows users to customize controls according to their preferences.PSP games can now be played at higher resolutions and smoother frame rates thanks to this, providing a more immersive gaming experience. ![]() ![]() Enhanced graphics and performance –The ability to upscale textures and resolutions makes PPSSPP Gold superior to the original PSP in terms of graphics and performance.PPSSPP Gold offers a wide range of features that make it a popular choice among gaming enthusiasts: In this article, we will explore the features of PPSSPP Gold, provide tips on how to download and install it, optimize its settings for better performance, highlight popular games supported by the emulator, and address frequently asked questions. With its advanced features and optimizations, PPSSPP Gold provides an immersive gaming experience by emulating the PSP’s graphics and performance on modern devices. PPSSPP Gold is a popular emulator that allows users to play PSP (PlayStation Portable) games on their Android devices. PPSSPP Gold Apk v1.15.3 Screenshots: PPSSPP Gold – Home Screenshot PPSSPP Gold – Graphics Settings Screenshot PPSSPP Gold – Graphics Settings Screenshot #2 PPSSPP Gold – Controls Settings Screenshot PPSSPP Gold – Audio Settings Screenshot PPSSPP Gold – Networking Settings Screenshot PPSSPP Gold – Tools Settings Screenshot PPSSPP Gold – System Settings Screenshot PPSSPP Gold – System Settings Screenshot #2 PPSSPP Gold – Search Settings Screenshot Download PPSSPP GOLD Apk v1.15.4 (MEGA.nz) ![]() ![]() Add maraschino cherries to the pie filling for a more Hawaiian flavor.But there are several ways to switch it up for more fun and flavor. This millionaire pie is absolutely stunning as it is. Apart from the look, these ingredients also add texture to the pie. For a prettier pie, garnish it with whipped cream, chopped pecans, toasted coconut, and maraschino cherries.You’ve probably seen the phrase “folding in” in some recipes that’s what it means! □ Gently sweep the spatula around the side of the bowl, then along the base, in a rotating motion. Use a spatula – not an electric mixer – to stir it in the whipped cream.If you’re serving this at a party, be sure to make it in advance! Otherwise, you’ll get a runny filling that will flow out of the crust once you slice into it. Give it at least 3 to 4 hours in the fridge to set. Graham Cracker Crust – Nothing beats a homemade crust, but nothing’s wrong with pre-made, either! Choose whichever one you prefer. Toast the pecans beforehand for a deeper flavor. So, for once, I highly recommend frozen whipped cream (Cool Whip) for the filling.ĭon’t forget to thaw before use! It needs to defrost in the fridge, not on the countertop, overnight.Ĭrushed Pineapple – Drain it well! You won’t want any juice in the pie filling, or it won’t set properly.Ĭhopped Pecans – The crunchy element provides a texture contrast to the smooth and silky cream cheese filling. You’ll want the pie filling to set properly and whipped cream might hinder it from doing so. Whipped Topping – Usually, I’d tell you to opt for freshly whipped cream for recipes to get the best flavor and texture, but not in this case. Lemon Juice – Do not skip this ingredient! The condensed milk is super sweet, and the lemon juice contrasts the flavor, giving you a perfectly-flavored pie. Since this is a no-bake recipe, using granulated sugar will make the filling grainy. Sweetened Condensed Milk – To sweeten the pie. ![]() If you prefer authentic millionaire pie, simply take it out of the recipe. It also counterbalances the sweetness from the condensed milk, too! Use softened, room temperature cream cheese for a smooth, lump-free filling. The rest is up to the fridge.Īs long as you give it time to set, it’s impossible to mess up.ĭon’t you just love no-bake recipes? I certainly do! IngredientsĬream Cheese – Traditional millionaire pie does not contain cream cheese, but it does make it taste significantly richer and creamier. You’ll use a pre-made crust, so it only takes about 5 minutes of hands-on prep. I’m sure they’re all fantastic, but this recipe is my favorite.Īpart from the amazing flavor and texture combination, I also love how it’s so easy to make. The original recipe contains coconut, pineapple, pecans, and pineapple, but several variations have been formulated through the years. The earliest recipe goes way back into the 1940s! And because it’s crazy delicious, it has been passed on from generation to generation. While the origin of millionaire pie is unclear, it’s been around for decades. The cream cheese, pineapple, pecans, and whipped topping complement each other beautifully, giving you an insanely addictive summer treat. Millionaire pie is a light and refreshing dessert loaded with flavor. Let’s get started, shall we? Millionaire Pie Just because it’s easy does not mean it’s mediocre. It’s perfect for non-bakers whose kids are craving dessert.īut don’t be fooled. I’m telling you, one slice will not be enough.īest of all, there’s no baking required. This dessert is the perfect representation of summer. ![]() On the contrary, the balance of flavors creates a light, airy, and heavenly pie. ![]() ![]() ![]() A reporter is required to select the individual chat messages that contain the objectionable content, as well as the category of the report, this is to provide the best context for our moderation team to take action. It is now possible to report a player for sending abusive messages in the game chat. Previewed hover events and click events are highlighted with a solid background.Chat Preview is now enabled in singleplayer, and will display when using commands that have selector substitution such as /say.In “While Typing” mode, the chat preview will no longer display previews if the message has not been modified by the server.The previous “ON” setting has been renamed to “While Typing”.To confirm sending a message, a second hit of the Enter/Return key is required.Added “When Sending” Chat Preview option for updating chat previews only when attempting to send a message.System messages (non-player chat, such as command output) are displayed with a gray color indicator.For modified messages, the original secure text will also be displayed in the tooltip.Hovering over the icon will provide more information about the trust status.The icon is only visible when the chat screen is open.The colored indicator is always visible.The trust status of messages are displayed with both a colored indicator and an icon.Messages that are detected as modified are marked as “Modified”. ![]() Messages with missing or invalid signatures are marked as “Not Secure”.Messages that are not signed with the Secure Chat system, or have been tampered with by the server will now be marked.The list of players on the Social Interactions screen now places entries for players with recently seen messages at the top of the list.Added a warning toast when connecting to a server that doesn’t enforce secure chat.The background of the chat preview will also display slightly faded when a preview is waiting to be signed.The indicator will be orange when Chat Preview is enabled and a preview is waiting to be signed.The indicator will be blue when the displayed message is signed.The indicator will either appear to the left of the chat input field, or to the left of the chat preview if chat preview is being used.When typing a message, the signing status of the displayed chat message is shown with a colored indicator.Sculk Catalysts will now drop 5 XP instead of 20 XP.If the Allay is handed an Amethyst Shard while dancing it will duplicate.Allays will dance to a Record playing in a Jukebox.This release adds Allay duplication and new Player Safety functionality. We're now releasing 1.19.1 for Minecraft: Java Edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() From this universe of artists for this date, Bloomberg calculates the total gross revenues over Both datasets are released on a weekly basis, with Bloomberg using the final weekly releases for thatĬalendar month. Top 100 artists by average gross revenues received per show and top 75 artists by average number of tickets sold Trailing 30-day total interactions on Instagramĭata for live shows is provided by Pollstar, which ranks the.Trailing four-week digital song streams.Trailing 30-day ticket sales for live shows. ![]() Trailing three-month gross revenues from live shows.Source: Pollstar, Spotify, Nielsen Music/MRC, CrowdTangle and YouTubeĭesign, development and data by Christopher Cannon, Julian Burgess and Alex McIntyre.īloomberg ranked the world’s most influential pop stars based on six criteria: The result, industry executives say, is that a lot of new songs come and go in a matter of weeks. That’s because a fan is usually the one dancing in the clip. TikTok users often hear a song, but they don’t see the artist performing them as they might in a music video on YouTube. The most powerful marketing tool in music today, the social media app TikTok, doesn’t always help an artist develop a relationship with the audience. “What we’ve done over the last number of years is reduce our dependency on superstars,” outgoing Warner Music Chief Executive Officer Steve Cooper said earlier this month. They don’t see the point in spending money on big stars that are delivering a shrinking share of total listeners. Some music companies have actually bragged about not chasing hits for this reason. The only artists who get close to the biggest hits of yesteryear are Adele and, sometimes, Taylor Swift. Even though music consumption is higher than it’s ever been, the hits are now smaller, at least in terms of sales. The biggest hits of the 1980s and 1990s were massive. Music fans used to discover their music on top 40 radio or MTV and then go to the stores to buy the album. That’s due, at least in part, to the sheer volume of new media competing for attention-be it podcasts, TV shows, video games or YouTube clips. Several executives at top record labels have said it’s harder than ever to have an album get into the mainstream and remain there. They are struggling to break new artists. They don’t want to say it out loud, but they do say it in private. ![]() Music industry executives worry there is another reason that songs aren’t leaving the charts, however. That’s a big reason consumption of older music is going up. Older generations have adopted streaming audio over the past few years, and they are listening to older music. (There’s no data for those 55 and up.) Young people listen to more new music, so that skewed the streaming data. That was true for just 16% of people between the ages of 25 and 54. Five years ago, 45% of people between the age of 12 and 24 said they were using Spotify, according to Edison Research. The early adopters of streaming services were, by and large, young users. Yet it’s not clear if people are listening to more old music, or if more old people are streaming. Meanwhile, consumption of catalog songs has climbed by a double-digit percentage. Streaming consumption of new music fell last year for the first time ever, according to Luminate, and is on pace to do so again in 2022. The trend has prompted some journalists and industry figures to claim that older music is hurting the popularity of new music. Yet Wallen’s “Dangerous” is older than that, and no one would describe it as such. Historically, “catalog” sales were anything older than 18 months. The shift is forcing the industry to reconsider its terminology. Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti,” almost certain to be this year’s top-seller, has hit No. That elongates an album’s time on the charts. With streaming, artists get paid for each additional listen. 1 for three weeks in January of that year and never got back there. Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA,” the best-selling album of 1985, hit No. In the past, sales of new music were more concentrated around the initial release. The artist makes the same amount of money (and gets the same credit on the charts) if someone listens to it once or 500 times. When people buy a CD or a vinyl record, that sale is registered right away. What’s the next big thing though? And who’s going to slow down? To answer this question, the most relevant indicator is how many fans artists are gaining.The simplest answer is streaming. Followers counts reveal who have the most traction to keep growing at a fast pace. The popularity index says who’s gaining the most streams right now. Indeed, raw streaming numbers tell you who amassed the most streams in the past. Past hits define most followed artists, but highest gainers in followers on Spotify tell you about the future! Find out the next big thing. ![]() ![]() ain't it (freeze) This.īirds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn, is a movie I had high hopes for but it fell flat. Just as the mixed-up movie haphazardly stitches together its fragmented set pieces into a frenzied patchwork of ineptitude, it only seems befitting that I conclude this review in the same manner with my final words: may wanna Girls fun have. (I particularly like the funhouse fight sequence.) Birds of Prey is a failed attempt to mix action or comedy. Kudos go out to Matthew Libatique' atmospheric photography and K.K. Yan does know how to create a dysfunctional world, even if the inhabitants are one dimensional figures lost in this DC universe. The primary villains, Ewan McGregor as Gotham City's latest megalomaniac Roman Sionis aka Black Mask and an unrecognizable Chris Messina as his henchman, Victor Zsasz, try to whip up some evil, but they are undone by the contrived and silly script. She is joined by her all-girls club which includes the Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez), and Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain, a teenage pickpocket whose fast slight of hand causes an unfortunate chain of events. Here, it's all fists of blood and slapstick comedy. Robbie is again fine in her signature role, although she has no moments to show any vulnerability as she did in the original source. ![]() ![]() The director seems obsessed with slo-mo techniques and moments of enhanced speed which only serve to show the foolishness of this whole venture. It's all manufactured violence and exaggerated dance moves. In all this ruckus, one never feels any semblance of real danger. Of course, that never happens.although we do get to see Bruce the Hyena. The movie is loaded with highly choreographed fights that are so cartoonish that the movie become unintentionally laughable. The plot involves a battle over a rare diamond as the MacGuffin, but it is more of a showcase for women empowerment as the female class continually beats the crap outta the male gender. (At times, I began to think that some scenes in the film were missing as Harley is captured one moment and totally free to do mayhem in the very next scene.) A film does not need to be this chaotic to show its own chaos, but Birds of Prey is at least true to itself. Their backstories literally stop much of the action and pop up unexpectedly to fill in some bio details, but those personal dramas come off as big chunks of information that upend the logical flow of the plot and interfere with the many random combat sequences. ![]() The narrative structure is comprised of an overabundance of voiceovers and non-stop exposition and so little character development. While the film is directed with assurance by Cathy Yan, the story is a mess, as it volleys back and forth with enough confusing flashbacks, flash-forwards, and freeze frames that one becomes quite giddy from all of the weak storytelling and fancy editing. It sure isn't its disjointed screenplay by Christina Hodson. That she is again played by the talented Margot Robbie is the movie's greatest asset. The film is a spin-off to the successful Suicide Squad (2016), only this time it focuses on its most enduring character, that crazed kewpie doll killer babe, Harley Quinn, who has been ceremoniously dumped by her beau, Joker. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a long title for an even longer film, falls into the latter category. JIM'S REVIEW: Most superhero movies either take themselves too seriously or are so tongue-firmly-in-cheek that they lose sight of the plot as they distract with the violent action. IN BRIEF: A disappointing superhero movie that is big, loud, and garish but no fun, despite Margot Robbie's valiant efforts. ![]() |
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