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As we’ve mentioned before, the movie rating site Rotten Tomatoes doesn’t always get it right when it comes to scoring films. A plethora of movies from the 90s alone deserve more than a “rotten” rating just because they were an integral part of people’s childhoods.

Now, RT — which creates scores based off aggregated critic reviews from other publications — has given the early verdict for the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie, and the rating is less than satisfactory.

They gave the movie a 59% as of Wednesday afternoon, or in other words a “rotten” score.

This might come as a surprise to some Star Wars fans considering the previous two movies in the trilogy, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), received a 93% and a 91% respectively. In other words, they’re happily “Certified FRESH.”

The original Star Wars trilogy, which kicked off in 1977 with Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and ended with Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), also received passing ratings with The Empire Strikes Back (1980) receiving the highest rating at 94%.

The late 90s/early 2000s Star Wars trilogy didn’t fare as well on average. The 1999 movie Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace received a 53%. However, things got better over time with Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) receiving a 65%, which is considered “FRESH,” and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith receiving a “Certified FRESH” at 80%.

So why the low rating for The Rise of Skywalker, especially when it’s directed by acclaimed blockbuster filmmaker J.J. Abrams (who was also behind Mission: Impossible 3, Star Trek, and The Force Awakens). Without giving any spoilers, some critics described The Rise of Skywalker as “terribly wrong,” “cartoonish and absurd,” or a “complicated blend of contradictions.”

Eesh.

Despite the icy reviews, does that mean The Rise of Skywalker is a completely terrible movie at 59 percent. It’s only one percent away from 60% as of Wednesday afternoon and has the possibility to climb over the weekend. Then it’ll have a “FRESH” rating. Critics who enjoyed the movie said it “had just enough thrills to satisfy fans” and “was really, really good fun.”

It seems ultimately, your commitment to the franchise is going to determine whether you’ll see the movie or not. You can go by the critics if you’re not that invested and want to save money, or you can take the risk of seeing the movie and deciding for yourself.

May the force be with you.

Until then, you can peep Twitter’s thoughts on the Rotten Tomatoes rating below.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and regardless of the holiday, no one wants a boring, lifeless party. Sure, classic holiday hits like “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” and “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” gets the nostalgic spirit going, but ain’t no party like a hip hop Christmas party, cause a hip hop Christmas party don’t stop.

There’s nothing like the feeling of holiday joy topped off with rhythmic jingles from artist who rarely get jolly. Take Run DMC for example. When they hit the scene back in the early 80’s, they were the most street and “rough around the edges” artists the industry had ever seen. So imagine the energy shift when the legendary group dropped their holiday themed tracks, like “Christmas In Hollis”.

The group single handedly ushered in a genre that is now known as hip hop Christmas music.  In an interview with The WrapUp, Revered Run said of the 1987 classic song,

“Don’t put me up against Nat ‘King’ Cole. I may be the first to make a rap Christmas song, but I’m not ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. “I sat there with a pen. I remember bacon, eggs and jelly and I wrote the rhyme within one minute. I called him (Adler) back, and I think there was a Holy Ghost takeover because the rhyme was very much spiritual and beautiful. I thank God for that moment of giving me that rhyme.”

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Hip hop holiday tracks always have a relatable story of some sort, compared to the classic Christmas tracks that shares tales of a fantasy Winter wonderland world.  Hit the flip for more rhythm & blues and base knocking holiday songs that’ll guarantee a soulful Christmas.

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The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion, & Adam Sandler UNCUT GEMS At The Dome At ArcLight Hollywood

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So, Wednesday in LA was a VIBE at The UNCUT GEMS Premiere at The Dome At Arclight Hollywood.  A-listers from pretty much every industry joined in celebration of the latest film from the incredibility talented Josh and Benny Safdie.

Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, NBA Champion Kevin Garnett, The Weeknd, and Noa Fisher,  along with Travis Scott, Paul Pierce, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Haim, Cole Sprouse, King Princess, Metta World Peace and MORE!

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Adam Sandler poses with movie cast mates Kevin Garnett and the beloved Bohemian star boy The Weeknd for a quick photo Op. Check a gallery of the night’s most litt moments by hitting the flip!

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The 2010s have been a pretty interesting year in film. As we championed and celebrated racial and gender diversity in Hollywood, it still seems as though we have such a long way to regarding representation and equal pay for women and people of color.

On the flip side, Millennials were able to see themselves and their stories on-screen this past decade than ever before in film history. Whether it was heart wrenching films about mental health, or coming of age flicks about Black Boys discovering their sexuality — lots of movies from the 2010s will go down in cinema history as timeless and groundbreaking.

Hell, we even got to see films that made us sympathize with villains. Talk about perspective shifts.

In honor of our beloved 2010s coming to an end, let’s take a look back at some of the movies most loved by Millennials this decade. Did we miss one?

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The cast for the upcoming Batman movie is quickly filling out and on Friday, the director announced a new hire in the form of Peter Sarsgaard.

Filmmaker Matt Reeves shared a GIF of the actor on Twitter, where he has been confirming other casting choices. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources are saying that Sarsgaard could be playing a corrupt cop named Wasserman or a district attorney. If he’s playing the attorney, it’s most likely he’ll be playing the popular Batman character Harvey Dent, who eventually becomes the villain Two-Face.

So far, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne a.k.a Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as Riddler, Colin Farrell as the Penguin and John Turturro as crime boss Carmine Falcone. Jeffrey Wright is expected to play Batman’s ally Commissioner Gordon, while Andy Serkis is supposed to act as Batman’s trusted butler, Alfred.

Sarsgaard’s claim to fame was the 1999 movie Boys Don’t Cry and his role in the 2003 flick Shattered Glass. He also has superhero movie experience with the 2011 movie Green Lantern. Hardcore fans argue that Sarsgaard’s wife, fellow actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, might’ve teased his Batman casting in a captioned Instagram photo this week where her husband’s head is half shaven. She wrote with the picture, “Half way through a shave.”

The Batman is scheduled to hit theaters on June 25, 2021.

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