Did 'Shang-Chi' Save Movie Theaters?
Alyssa (The Washington Post), Peter Suderman (Reason), and Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark) know folks are a little tired of MCU-centric episodes, but this week demonstrates why it’s a constant topic of conversation: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings grossed $75 million over its first three-day weekend and almost $95 million once Labor Day was included. Does this prove Disney was correct to keep the film off of home video for at least 45 days? Or are the people complaining about not getting to see the movie at home right? And we review the latest MCU outing. Don’t worry: next week we’ll get to something that fewer people will watch, we promise. And make sure to check out our bonus episode on the tragic death of Michael K. Williams (The Wire).
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Did 'Shang-Chi' Save Movie Theaters?
A new K-Pop group that I have come to adore, NewJeans, just released a new EP and some music videos for the new tracks just in the last week. And one of them featured an intense cameo by someone whose name sounded familiar, but I was unable to retrieve the memory until just this morning, when it hit me: “Wait, I think that’s the guy Alyssa couldn’t stop raving about in Shang-Chi!”. Tony Leung said he was happy to participate pro bono in NewJeans’ “Cool With You” as a thank you to his Korean fans, and goddamn, that guy has charisma. Anyway, I just felt like mentioning it here because it’s the little connections between otherwise separate spheres of my life that can bring such delight and joy, and thanks to all of you for being part of this one. I haven’t seen Shang-Chi, but I will take the opportunity of a relatively relaxing day to watch one of his movies.
perhaps even more than a little tired of MCU-centric episodes, but good episode nonetheless.