Minority Mindset

The mutant known as Gambit quickly became a fan favorite after appearing in Uncanny X-Men #266 in 1990. He formed a strong friendship with Storm, who, after reducing her age, invited him to join the team. His arrival and the enthusiastic response from fans proved just how popular Gambit had become.

Wind River is a stark and unsettling modern Western film featuring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. They play a wildlife tracker and an FBI agent who team up to investigate the death of an 18-year-old Native American woman. Natalie Hanson, a member of the Northern Arapaho tribe, is found frozen on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. The investigation reveals she was brutally attacked before she succumbed to the harsh winter conditions. The film is a difficult but unflinching story, and one scene is particularly shocking and has been called one of the most disturbing of the decade.

While the upcoming 2025 film Avatar: Fire and Ash is expected to be rated PG-13, actress Trinity Bliss shared with The Hollywood Reporter that the language used on set was quite strong. She recounted a humorous story about how she and Jack Champion, who play siblings Tuk and Spider in the film, started a swear jar while filming, collecting money each time someone used a curse word.

Murder mysteries are becoming popular again. Recent hits like Knives Out, the new Hercule Poirot movies with Kenneth Branagh, and the Netflix adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club have helped bring the genre back, but there are even more fantastic murder mystery films out there.

The second season really emphasizes how quickly things can change, both at work and in people’s personal lives. Recently, a dangerous gas leak left a young worker named Jerrell permanently blind, which made the crew leader, Boss, question whether he wanted to continue working in the oil fields. By the episode “Forever Is an Instant,” he’s seriously considering leaving the job altogether. At a party celebrating 20 years of service at M-Tex, he seems peaceful and thankful – both for the generous gifts he received (including an expensive Rolex from Tommy, delivered by Dale) and for simply being alive.

For much of this week’s episode, titled “Belly of the Beast,” Merle remains a major threat despite already causing immense pain to the McLusky family by killing Kyle’s wife. Instead of leaving Michigan, he stays in Kingstown and masterminds an attack on Mike and those he cares about, using members of the Aryan Brotherhood. The captured AB soldiers taunt Mike, pointing out how vulnerable he would be in prison without Merle’s influence. They also brag about Merle continuing to operate actively in Kingstown, wrapping their threats in empty talk of honor, loyalty, and a criminal code.

Jerry Seinfeld spent Christmas Eve with his former Seinfeld colleagues, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Larry David. They had so much fun together, it was hard to get a photo of all of them looking at the camera! Seinfeld shared the picture with a caption hinting they all enjoyed the reunion.

A major supporting character in Stranger Things has finally discovered the existence of the Upside Down. Now, almost all of the show’s main characters understand the real danger facing Hawkins from Vecna and the Upside Down. It’s taken a while, but this character finally learned the truth in season 5.