Dolfan in NYC

It's from Meltzer: https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/aew/why-brody-king-didnt-appear-on-wednesday-aew-dynamite So, take it for whatever it's worth.

You may wanna check out Smackdown tomorrow. And then find out who won the next 13 World Series (spoiler: it's the Dodgers )

My monitor went out. I didn't see nothing

Oh boy...

GOD DAMN IT.

DOLFAN WATCHES THE BEST PICTURE NOMINEES SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO, 2026 EDITION~! Alright, I'm probably going to watch everything this year too since I had already seen 5 of the 10 and now have seen 2 more. Probably best to do this in alphabetical order: BUGONIA This is, far and away, Yorgos' most approachable film. Funny in some parts, very straightforward. It being Yorgos, of course, there's more to it than what you see. And for those who haven't seen it yet, I won't spoil more. Emma was fantastic, Jesse definitely should have been nominated for this. Hell, even Stavvy is fun as the super creepy cop. A lot of themes of loneliness and isolation. Won't win, but is very good and worth the watch. F1 Usually, whatever sport is featured in a sports movie acts as a metaphor for the greater story being told. That's no different here. Brad Pitt's character is an aging driver who's life is passing by as the race (and life) gets harder and harder. It's extremely by the numbers, but absolutely gorgeous. Kosinski deserves some credit for keeping a movie that could be insanely chaotic under as much control as possible. It's a good movie, but it's borderline that it should have been nominated. That said, should you come across this on a streamer, it's good. It's very long, but it's good (still easily 7th of the 7 films I've seen). MARTY SUPREME Another Safdie special where the main character is a complete piece of garbage and everything and everyone is out to stop him from achieving his goal. The main twist in this case is a) it's ping pong, and b) his goal is acceptance. I've seen this movie from Safdie a few times already, and though this is good, it's reaching that Tina Fey on Emerald Fennell rant territory (see below). That all said, Chalamet is very good, maybe good enough to win Best Actor. (However, he's 4th on my ballot though. Maybe 5th - Hawke is incredible in Blue Moon.) ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Oh man, what can I say. Poignant, relevant, uncomfortable, hilarious, insane. Everyone goes balls to the wall here and it fucking works on every level. It's beautifully shot, lit, and framed. The unrelenting score, the acting, the themes. In any other year, this is far and away the favorite to win it all. But... it just happened to come out the same year as Sinners. PTA may or may not win best director, Leo may or may not win best actor, but so may someone else. This was my favorite movie of the year when I saw it, but... then I saw the next two movies on this list. Go out of your way to see it though... jesus, it's good. THE SECRET AGENT This is the second year in a row that a Brazilian film gets the Best Picture nod. And god damn... does this film earn it. It starts by saying it's "A time of great mischief" and boy does it deliver on that. Another movie where the cast ALL hit it out of the park. Wagner Moura is so fucking great. Good lord he needs to be a bigger star than he is. Really, he's the one that should win Best Actor (I'm going back and forth on him or Leo at #1 for my ballot.) I'll tell you though, a newcomer (Tania Maria) just dominates whatever scene she's in. And I don't know how that's possible because 3/4 of her scenes are with someone who's nominated for Best Actor. The film is almost 3 hours long, and you wanna know what? That's way too short. They set up a world that you want to stay in for like a week. There's stuff going on everywhere. You want to be set free here and explore every turn and every nook. The film feels alive. I'd guess this has no shot at Best Picture (3rd on my list), but if this doesn't get Best Foreign Film, that'd be criminal. The more I think about this, the more I love it. SINNERS This got the most nominations ever and yes, it absolutely deserves it. A joyous, rapturous celebration of a film. Once you get past the credits, you're hooked in very quickly. Michael B Jordan probably won't win Best Actor (yet), but he will at some point. The music is just divine. THAT scene in the middle of the movie is a masterpiece and will be studied in future film courses. I cannot possibly praise this enough. So far, this is my Best Picture winner. TRAIN DREAMS Ethereal, the concept, recorded on film. Exploring the concepts of isolation and love. It's beautiful and sad. There are a lot of parallels here for modern life and aging in general here too. Felicity Jones and Joel Edgerton both have great chemistry and did really well. This will get lost to the mists of time, but was a great watch. The sort of movie you watch while enjoying a fine glass of whiskey (or three). 3 to go!

RIP Dawson.

Ugh... they're gonna have him fight Austin Theory at Mania aren't they. (I know they're sort of setting up Bronson, but Theory would be the more disappointing choice.)

Former NY Jet first round pick (2016) Darron Lee has been arrested for First Degree Murder in the death of his former girlfriend. He is being held without bond and could face the death penalty.

Hey, whoever said baseball players are a bunch of superstitious psychopaths? I mean, at least he's not going to cook it. .... I think.

Ah... it feels good to say Fuck The Mets again

MATT FACT: Matt is a good egg.

THE WHEEL OF JUSTICE~ RETURNS! Jalen Duran gets 2 games Moussa Diabate gets 4 games Miles Bridges also gets 4. And for coming off the bench and joining the fun, Beef Stew gets 7

BI ATHLETE DRAMA!

At least ONE Chicago football team is getting a new stadium!

D'backs OF Corbin Carroll is now in a similar boat as Lindor and also broke his hammate bone. He'll miss the WBC and is in doubt for Opening Day.

In lolMets news, Juan Soto is moving to LF. More importantly, Francisco Lindor broke the hammate bone in his left hand and is going to have surgery. (Apparently to just remove the bone?) This will keep him out of all Spring Training and he may miss the beginning of the season.

I caught you watching me under the light... Can I realign? They say it's easy to leave you behind... I don't wanna try. It's always interesting being there at the beginning of a meme. You know it when you see it, but you never know what's gonna happen when it breaks containment. (I truly wonder what Max was thinking at this moment. If it was anything other than the carny saying 'sell this.') Come, come and take that test. Hold courage to your chest. Don't wanna wait for you. Don't wanna have to lose. All that I've compromised... To feel another high. I've got to keep it down tonight. In other newz, we got a new tag team name... An Eastenders reference, in my All Elite Wrestling? It's more likely than you think. And oh, oh, oh... I was a King under your control. And oh, oh, oh... I wanna feel like you've let me go. So let me go... So with all that in the books, what's in store for this week? Screw it, put Hayter and Windsor in that spot. Those four goofs may get killed as a result. (The vast majority of you, I'm sure, have never heard this song. That's a shame because it's just so great. My Valentine's gift to you.) Enjoy the week!

Deal is 1/13, with 11m deferred out. Essentially a Tigers Pension plan.

Guess what today's episode is about...

There's some kid who got a Rockies Kris Bryant jersey for Christmas in 2022 who's worn it like two times in the last 4 years.

We are headed to Chicago for the Elimination Chamber! Winners get shots at the world title at Wrestlemania! Losers get shots of Malort! A fate worse than death! (for which one? that's up to you to decide!) THE CARD~ FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - CM Punk (c) vs. Finn Balor FOR THE WOMEN'S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP - Becky Lynch (c) vs. AJ Lee MEN'S ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR THE #1 CONTENDERSHIP TO THE UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP - Randy Orton vs. LA Knight (yeah) vs. 4 TBD WOMEN'S ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR THE #1 CONTENDERSHIP TO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP * - Tiffany Stratton vs. Rhea Ripley vs. 4 TBD -- * - Royal Rumble winner Liv Morgan has first choice of title shots. This match's winner will get the other title match.