SKAL!

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The Northman (Slice of Cherry Guys #53)

We'll try not to put the paperclip on correctly, and not use too many big words.

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EXTRA LINKS:
ScreenGab newsletter discussing creator Dan Erickson reading Severance subreddit fan theories, via The Los Angeles Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/newsletter/2025-03-21/severance-season-2-fan-theories-reddit-dan-erickson-screen-gab-screen-gab

Alan Sepinwall's review of the Season 2 finale, via Rolling Stone: https://web.archive.org/web/20250321123728/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/severance-season-2-finale-recap-1235295171/

Megan Hemenway article making the comparison between Severance and Westworld's respective pitfalls, via ScreenRant: https://screenrant.com/severance-season-2-westworld-mistake-ruined-avoid/

Severance, Season 2 (Slice of Cherry Guys #54)

HARRISON FORD. That is all.

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EXTRA LINKS:
Reddit thread on r/marvelstudios detailing some of the reshoots and new details of the film before its release (take with a grain of salt): https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/1isefu2/all_the_changes_made_to_captain_america_brave_new/

Adam B. Vary's interview with director Julius Onah about the making of the film and the purpose of the reshoots, via Variety: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/captain-america-brave-new-world-director-defends-harrison-ford-cameos-reshoots-1236315040/

Frank Scheck's review of the film, including Trump-esque comparisons, via The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/captain-america-brave-new-world-review-anthony-mackie-harrison-ford-marvel-1236133439/

Captain America: Brave New World (Slice of Cherry Guys #55)

How *do* they mute those footsteps?

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EXTRA LINKS:
Official trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfSNmYhV8Xc

Amy Kuperinsky's interview with production of Presence, via NJ.com - https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2025/01/do-you-feel-a-presence-inside-steven-soderberghs-reverse-ghost-story-filmed-in-nj.html

RedLetterMedia's review of Presence and the state of movie theatres - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rHk5IAUypU

Stephen Rodrick's piece on viewers leaving Presence mid-screening at Sundance Film Festival, via Variety - https://variety.com/2024/film/news/steven-soderbergh-presence-sundance-walked-out-1235880286/

Presence (Slice of Cherry Guys #56)

This is where the fun begins.

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EXTRA LINKS:
Auralnauts - Dance Fight 66: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLXFM-IigZg

Jade Fabello interview with Hayden Christensen on 20 Years of Revenge of the Sith, via StarWars.com: http://starwars.com/news/hayden-christensen-revenge-of-the-sith-20

Financial breakdown of Revenge of the Sith's 20th Anniversary box office haul, via Deadline: https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-sinners-accountant-2-revenge-of-the-sith-1236376936/?utm_source=syndication&pubDate=20250426

Roger Ebert's 2005 3.5/4 star review of Revenge of the Sith: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-2005

Revenge of the Sith (Slice of Cherry Guys #57)

Open your eyes.

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EXTRA LINKS:
Scenes from a Memory Wikipedia page (make sure to check the footnotes!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_Pt._2:_Scenes_from_a_Memory

Dream Theater Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater

Live Scenes from New York concert video, circa 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLrF1LpfqQ

Metal Storm review of Scenes from a Memory from 2003: https://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=179

Dream Theater: Scenes from a Memory (Slice of Cherry Guys #58)

Will you halt this eclipse in me?

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EXTRA LINKS:
Initial album announcement via The AU Review: https://www.theaureview.com/music/sleep-token-even-in-arcadia-emergence/

Alex Rigotti's recap of the Sleep Token/Weather Man ARG elements, via NME: https://www.nme.com/news/music/metalhead-weatherman-named-chris-michaels-involved-in-sleep-tokens-new-album-launch-3850898

ARG site "Show me how to dancer forever": https://www.showmehowtodanceforever.com/

Sleep Token: Even In Arcadia (Slice of Cherry Guys #59)

The year is 1979. We've had 2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Wars. Battlestar Galactica. Then, The Black Hole happens, and it all goes off the rails.

With a plot that that fans of Interstellar may find a bit familiar, The Black Hole is Disney's attempt at sort-of all-ages (maybe) sci-fi storytelling. Combining schlocky laser fights and mustache-twirling villainy with deep existential dread and one of the most horrific "robot" reveals put to film (albeit one that's simultaneously ruined by exposition), it's a bit of a tonal mess. It doesn't get everything right, but its got bigger ideas and pretty great practical effects than any 1970s-era Disney drama has any right to have.

Also, it has an ending that really must be seen to be believed.

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EXTRA LINKS:
John Barry's truly excellent main theme for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ch3QnY650

David Weiner's 2019 retrospective on the film with director Gary Nelson and actors Joseph Bottoms and Robert Forster, via The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/we-never-had-an-ending-why-disneys-black-hole-lost-star-wars-1262526/

The Black Hole (Slice of Cherry Guys #60)

THUNDVENGERS THUNDSSEMBLE!

We hesitate to say "The MCU is back, baby!" but it might be back a little? Maybe?

Truth be told, the Slice of Cherry Guys really liked the misadventures of a bunch of superhero washouts who come together to fight depression (really). After the disappointment of Captain America: Brave New World, it feels like some steam might be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's engine. Still not sure about Avengers: Doomsday, though.

Also, this film was so good it made us talk about other films, like Black Widow (boo) and Deadpool & Wolverine (yay!).

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EXTRA LINKS:
Paul Tassi's piece of the Thunderbolts* marketing twist following its release, via Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/05/06/thunderbolts-is-spoiling-itself-with-a-new-terrible-marketing-campaign/

Sydney Bucksbaum's interview with director Jake Schreier about the Thunderbolts* post-credits scene, via Entertainment Weekly: https://ew.com/thunderbolts-post-credits-scene-avengers-doomsday-explained-11725457

Matt Grobar's report on the delays for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars, via Deadline: https://deadline.com/2025/05/next-avengers-movies-push-release-dates-dog-stars-devil-wears-prada-1236409088/

Thunderbolts* (Slice of Cherry Guys #61)

Just when you thought we were done with survival-crafters.

In what will likely be the first of several excursions towards Khazad-Dum, the Slice of Cherry Guys explore the depth and breadth of this Lord of the Rings sort-of MMO thing. It may not be the most polished, technically excellent crafter out there - and certainly games like Conan: Exiles loom large overhead - but there's a lot to love when it comes to digging for minerals, fighting *hordes* of goblins and making mushroom stew for your fellow players each morning. Wholesome, monster-slaying, running dwarf fun!

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EXTRA LINKS:
Travis Northup's review of the game, via IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-return-to-moria-review

Brian Crecente's 2022 interview with the game's creative staff, via Epic Games: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/digging-into-the-lord-of-the-rings-return-to-moria-development

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (Slice of Cherry Guys #62)

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Thunderbolts* (Slice of Cherry Guys #61)

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