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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Worth It or Woke</title> <atom:link href="https://worthitorwoke.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com</link> <description>If It Ain’t Woke Don’t Miss It</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 14:06:08 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <image> <url>https://worthitorwoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-wiow-worth-it-or-woke-cirlce-logo-32x32.png</url> <title>Worth It or Woke</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <item> <title>Mr. Birchum</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com/mr-birchum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mr-birchum</link> <comments>https://worthitorwoke.com/mr-birchum/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Carrick]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Worth it]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Streaming TV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DailyWire+]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://worthitorwoke.com/?p=17845</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Daily Wire's Mr. Birchum is a lot of fun and it's pouring the footers for something truly special.</p><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/mr-birchum/">Mr. Birchum</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adam Carolla is a multifaceted entertainer known for his comedy, podcasting, and television-hosting roles. One of his notable characters, Mr. Birchum, is a grumpy and eccentric woodshop teacher who first appeared on the LA-based KROQ radio’s “The Kevin and Bean Show” in the 1990s before becoming a regular character on “Crank Yankers,” a comedy series in which prank calls are reenacted by puppets. Mr. Birchum’s cantankerous demeanor and outrageous interactions with callers made him a fan favorite.</p><div class="bt-video-container"><iframe title="Mr. Birchum | The Official Trailer" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gdBODSx8GMY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><h1>Mr. Birchum (S1: E1)</h1><p>Mr. Birchum is a no-nonsense remedial high school Woodshop teacher from a saner time. With no patience for woke BS and no filter, he lets you, his students, and anyone else in earshot know exactly what he thinks about pronouns and what you can do with them.</p><p> </p><h2>Mr. Birchum Review</h2><p>The single most important question about any comedy is, is it funny? If so, virtually, all a show’s weaknesses can be forgiven. Thankfully, Mr. Burchum is, and its weaknesses are few.</p><p>Sure, the pilot episode hasn’t quite found the series’ rhythm, resulting in some uneven pacing, and some secondary characters don’t yet smoothly fit into place, but this is pretty standard for programs such as this. Besides, the show offers more than enough laugh-out-loud moments to make up for these early growing pains.</p><p>Adam Carolla voices the titular character, and while there’s a reason The Aceman never graduated to Hollywood A-lister, his comfort with the material mellows his usual presentation-style performance, as Birchum basically espouses shortened versions of <a href="https://adamcarolla.com/2023-ace-awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carolla’s signature rants</a>. Further aided by his always excellent comedic timing and, most importantly, his hilarious lampooning of the world around us, his minor warts as a performer can be easily forgiven.</p><p>The rest of the star-studded voice cast is perfectly adequate, and with talents like Rosanne Barr and Jay Mohr (just to name a few) on board, they will almost certainly continue to gel as the season fully finds its voice. However, there is one among the cast who shines like a rainbow sun in unicorn heaven. Stand-up comedian <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPKuuh4Uank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tyler Fischer</a> plays Mr. Karponzi, an avatar for every radical progressive nutbar idea floating around the current cultural toilet bowl.</p><p>Fischer, who I’m almost ashamed to say didn’t appear on my radar until I reviewed another Daily Wire original—<a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/lady-ballers/">Lady Ballers</a>—is a superstar waiting in the wings. His pitch-perfect delivery of the archetypal man bun-wearing gender catchphrase Libs of TikTok-horror show of an educator is the very definition of side-splitting, and his is hands-down the best performance on the show.</p><p>Overall, the inaugural episode of Mr. Birchum is generally well done. While not groundbreaking, its animation is simple and clean, stylistically falling somewhere between Big City Greens and The Simpsons with hints of King of The Hill. This first episode’s writing is a little uneven, with many situations feeling forced around Carolla’s irritated soliloquies rather than occurring organically throughout, but the groundwork for something special has clearly been laid. When all is said and done, Adam Carolla and The Daily Wire have a clear path ahead for growing Mr. Birchum into a classic adult cartoon series.</p><p> </p><h2>WOKE ELEMENTS</h2><h6>How ‘Bout No?</h6><ul><li>What’s more no than no? Double no? Dr. No?</li></ul> <div class="wpulike wpulike-robeen " ><div class="wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked"><button type="button" aria-label="Like Button" data-ulike-id="17845" data-ulike-nonce="533a7aa9f1" data-ulike-type="post" data-ulike-template="wpulike-robeen" data-ulike-display-likers="" data-ulike-likers-style="popover" class="wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_image wp_post_btn_17845"></button><span class="count-box wp_ulike_counter_up" data-ulike-counter-value=""></span> </div></div><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/mr-birchum/">Mr. Birchum</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://worthitorwoke.com/mr-birchum/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Despicable Me 4</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com/despicable-me-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=despicable-me-4</link> <comments>https://worthitorwoke.com/despicable-me-4/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Carrick]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 06:27:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Trailers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Family]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://worthitorwoke.com/?p=17858</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="bt-video-container"><iframe title="Despicable Me 4 | Official Trailer" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qQlr9-rF32A?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <div class="wpulike wpulike-robeen " ><div class="wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked"><button type="button" aria-label="Like Button" data-ulike-id="17804" data-ulike-nonce="c9733036de" data-ulike-type="post" data-ulike-template="wpulike-robeen" data-ulike-display-likers="" data-ulike-likers-style="popover" class="wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_image wp_post_btn_17804"></button><span class="count-box wp_ulike_counter_up" data-ulike-counter-value=""></span> </div></div><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/borderlands/">Borderlands</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://worthitorwoke.com/borderlands/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Joker: Folie à Deux</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com/joker-folie-a-deux/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joker-folie-a-deux</link> <comments>https://worthitorwoke.com/joker-folie-a-deux/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Carrick]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 04:32:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Trailers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Musical]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://worthitorwoke.com/?p=17796</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="bt-video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Joker: Folie à Deux | Official Teaser Trailer" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xy8aJw1vYHo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <div class="wpulike wpulike-robeen " ><div class="wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked"><button type="button" aria-label="Like Button" data-ulike-id="17796" data-ulike-nonce="c02d8cb1b6" data-ulike-type="post" data-ulike-template="wpulike-robeen" data-ulike-display-likers="" data-ulike-likers-style="popover" class="wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_image wp_post_btn_17796"></button><span class="count-box wp_ulike_counter_up" data-ulike-counter-value=""></span> </div></div><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/joker-folie-a-deux/">Joker: Folie à Deux</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://worthitorwoke.com/joker-folie-a-deux/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Alien: Romulus</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com/alien-romulus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alien-romulus</link> <comments>https://worthitorwoke.com/alien-romulus/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Carrick]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 04:30:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Trailers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science Fiction]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://worthitorwoke.com/?p=17800</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="bt-video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Alien: Romulus | Teaser Trailer" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GTNMt84KT0k?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <div class="wpulike wpulike-robeen " ><div class="wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked"><button type="button" aria-label="Like Button" data-ulike-id="17800" data-ulike-nonce="2a78bf0c39" data-ulike-type="post" data-ulike-template="wpulike-robeen" data-ulike-display-likers="" data-ulike-likers-style="popover" class="wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_image wp_post_btn_17800"></button><span class="count-box wp_ulike_counter_up" data-ulike-counter-value=""></span> </div></div><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/alien-romulus/">Alien: Romulus</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://worthitorwoke.com/alien-romulus/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Twisters</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com/twisters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twisters</link> <comments>https://worthitorwoke.com/twisters/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Carrick]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 04:27:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Trailers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Action]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thriller]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://worthitorwoke.com/?p=17808</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="bt-video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" title="TWISTERS | Official Trailer" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wdok0rZdmx4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <div class="wpulike wpulike-robeen " ><div class="wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked"><button type="button" aria-label="Like Button" data-ulike-id="17812" data-ulike-nonce="461c7878d1" data-ulike-type="post" data-ulike-template="wpulike-robeen" data-ulike-display-likers="" data-ulike-likers-style="popover" class="wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_image wp_post_btn_17812"></button><span class="count-box wp_ulike_counter_up" data-ulike-counter-value=""></span> </div></div><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/inside-out-2/">Inside Out 2</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://worthitorwoke.com/inside-out-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The Garfield Movie</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com/the-garfield-movie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-garfield-movie</link> <comments>https://worthitorwoke.com/the-garfield-movie/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Carrick]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 04:21:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Trailers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Family]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://worthitorwoke.com/?p=17816</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="bt-video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" title="THE GARFIELD MOVIE - New Trailer (HD)" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S3XjsSvwSuU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <div class="wpulike wpulike-robeen " ><div class="wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked"><button type="button" aria-label="Like Button" data-ulike-id="17816" data-ulike-nonce="abd9715698" data-ulike-type="post" data-ulike-template="wpulike-robeen" data-ulike-display-likers="" data-ulike-likers-style="popover" class="wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_image wp_post_btn_17816"></button><span class="count-box wp_ulike_counter_up" data-ulike-counter-value=""></span> </div></div><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/the-garfield-movie/">The Garfield Movie</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://worthitorwoke.com/the-garfield-movie/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The Fall Guy</title> <link>https://worthitorwoke.com/the-fall-guy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-fall-guy</link> <comments>https://worthitorwoke.com/the-fall-guy/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Carrick]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 01:09:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Based]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Theatrical Releases]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Action]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drama]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://worthitorwoke.com/?p=17789</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Fall Guy needs to stay down.</p><p>The post <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/the-fall-guy/">The Fall Guy</a> first appeared on <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com">Worth It or Woke</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Fall Guy was an American action-packed television series that aired from 1981 to 1986. Starring Lee Majors as Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter, the show followed his adventures as he chased down bail jumpers while performing death-defying stunts. With its blend of action, humor, and memorable theme song, “The Fall Guy” became a cult classic of 80s television.</p><div class="bt-video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" title="The Fall Guy Official Trailer 2" width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vle7xyh22ws?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><h1>The Fall Guy</h1><p>After a stunt gone wrong, professional stuntman Colt Seavers loses his confidence, his girl, and his way. But when the love of his life needs him on the set of her big directorial break, Colt comes out of his early retirement. Little does he know that being blown up and set on fire will be the least of his problems. He’ll need all of his stuntman training if he hopes to save the day and get the girl.</p><p> </p><h2>The Fall Guy Review</h2><p>Held together almost entirely by a cast that is far, far better than the material, The Fall Guy is a bit of a mess and a huge missed opportunity.</p><p>Barely watchable only thanks to Ryan Gosling’s defibrillator-like charisma shocking the story’s corpse back to life between bad jokes and poorly developed everything else, The Fall Guy seemingly goes out of its way to arrest its own momentum scene after scene.</p><p>Likewise, Emily Blunt is a fine actress who gives it her absolute best, delivering a sincere and nuanced performance and doing better than most anyone else could with the viscous crud of lazy dialogue penned by writer Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3). Still, even her formidable talent can’t make up for the film’s fundamental flaws.</p><p>The Fall Guy fails hardest in its tone. It never fully commits to being slapstick, parody, serious, etc., and so ends up not being any of them. The premise of a fearless can-do man’s man who puts his years of stunt training to work against opponents who’ve never been pitted against someone willing to throw himself through plated glass and fall ten stories to make a point, a man who can fight and drive, and blow $h!t up and do it all with a smile and a wink has everything it needs to be fun and exciting. Unfortunately, The Fall Guy seems almost ashamed to be what it is.</p><p>Its main story is that of a will-they-won’t-they romance played with too much sincerity for a movie with such an over-the-top premise. The romance angle could have worked but as a secondary or even tertiary plot. Instead, every time an adventurous scene is about to get interesting, the momentum is crash test dummied into a narrative brick wall as Emily Blunt calls Colt with a thinly veiled relationship metaphor that goes on forever or sings karaoke that goes on forever or does something else that goes on forever.</p><p>On those few occasions when the action isn’t brought to a complete and awkward halt by childish relationship silliness, it’s done so with an unnecessary and unfunny joke, almost as if director David Leitch (<a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/bullett_train/">Bullet Train</a>, <a href="https://worthitorwoke.com/deadpool-wolverine/">Deadpool</a> 2) is apologizing to the audience that The Fall Guy is an action film.</p><p>Coincidentally, copious quantities of irony also help to grind any emotional throughline to dust. Much like how each of the four leads in 2016’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAeFJX15H98" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Ghostbusters</a> was the slapstick “comic relief,” most of The Fall Guy’s cast take turns competing to see who can be the most Paul Rudd. Has the tension or excitement built? Has Ryan Gosling just been a super cool bad@$$? Welp, that means it’s time for him to knock himself down a peg with some “awe shucks” comedic self-referential irony or by treating the situation with overdeveloped meta-casualness.</p><p>When the pyrotechnics settle, and the rolling stunt cars come to a stop, The Fall Guy has the right ingredients with the wrong formula.</p><p> </p><h3>WOKE ELEMENTS</h3><h6>Not Much</h6><ul><li>Ok, there are a couple of moments in which a small woman is far more physically dangerous than they would be in real life, but it honestly comes across more as poor filmmaking than a desire by the filmmakers to make a girl boss.<ul><li>The one or two scenes are brief and can mostly be explained away by force multipliers or a cumbersome costume.</li></ul></li><li>The phrase toxic masculinity is uttered once, but the person using it is a vapid, self-absorbed narcissist who isn’t supposed to be taken seriously.</li></ul><h6>The One Thing</h6><ul><li>Emily Blunt and some random bit player are the only two characters in the film who aren’t on the spectrum between slightly or narratively conveniently dumb to borderline vegetable. They aren’t superwomen by any means, but I suppose they are noteworthy in that they are the only ones.</li></ul><h6>The Reluctant Man’s Man</h6><ul><li>Gosling’s Colt Seavers is a capable man of action… who isn’t the brightest, cries to chick songs, and never initiates anything. Even when he takes charge, it’s only with permission from one of the female characters. 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