Episode 527 - Birds of Prey
Added 2021-01-22 00:41:55 +0000 UTCOn this month's WLM, the gang is chatting about one of their faves from 2020, Cathy Yan's Birds of Prey! How incredible are some of the visuals in this film—like that factory explosion?! How refreshing was it to watch a DCU that was fun again? And who wouldn't want a 5am taco run?! PLUS: InfoWars Conspiracy Peddler Alex Jones sounds off on Gotham City injustices!
Birds of Prey stars Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, and Chris Messina; directed by Cathy Yan.
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Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Comments
Thanks for sharing your story. It was very powerful and moving. Not sure if you've seen the Harley Quinn show on Max, but (spoilers!) Barbara becomes Oracle at the end of the 4th season. I find it to be a wickedly funny show and would highly recommend it! I've only just started the 5th season, so I'm not sure how they'll handle her story moving forward. Take care! 😊❤️✌️
Molly
2025-01-20 01:58:07 +0000 UTCOooo when that piano version of Green Hills Zone comes up....the feels
Smaug
2021-02-12 18:09:09 +0000 UTCThat's what the money is for. I only chime in to get the facts straight :)
Joshua Gray
2021-02-04 02:52:33 +0000 UTCSonic and this was the last movies I saw in theatres. sonic was way better than this hot mess
Darren
2021-02-02 10:27:24 +0000 UTCJust wanted to thank you guys for, uh, calling out that Barbara should never have been retconned out of the chair, because it was a shitty fucking storyline, but it became one of her biggest strengths. My sister introduced me to comic books when I was little, and she was older and cool and did judo and archery and loved DC and Witchblade and many, many, so many more. It was the 90s. She was a bi tween with anger issues. Comics were a big deal for our mom, a 1970s Thor fangirl, and for my sister, and then for me. When my sister got hurt in judo and ended up in a wheelchair, I didn't know how to look at her the same, because I was a shitty kid and couldn't really consider her feelings as much as mine. It was this weird, painful period where she wasn't doing the things I'd worshipped her for anymore, and I was sort of drifting around her without knowing how to interact. Oracle kinda fucking changed that. I remember reading about how the first time she's drawn in her wheelchair, the inker thought "oh, they forgot to put handles on her chair, I'll just fix that" and found to his surprise that it was intentional. That Barbara would not tolerate being driven around by ANYONE. It was really common for strangers to see my teenaged sister in her chair and "helpfully" grab the handles and wheel her around through a doorway, or up a ramp, etc. It was the most invasive freaking thing. Oracle meant so much to me, and to my sister, and I still haven't read a single DC comic since they retconned the chair. I cannot forgive them for this. It just... means a lot to me whenever I hear other people who agree, who see how Barbara was so well-written and determined not to be defined by it, and to still be a badass in her own way. Anyway sorry for the sob story, just... thanks guys :)
Nora Dallaire
2021-02-01 22:29:48 +0000 UTCNo Joshua, that's called an opinion. People have them
Jibby Swiffer
2021-02-01 19:14:10 +0000 UTCBetter movie...?
Joshua Gray
2021-01-31 14:26:51 +0000 UTCI work with DC and.... I am still confused with what Stephen is talking about..... Does he mean Power Girl?
Joshua Gray
2021-01-31 14:24:39 +0000 UTC10/10
Joshua Gray
2021-01-31 14:19:45 +0000 UTCYep, and it doesn't 100% work.
Joshua Gray
2021-01-31 13:47:41 +0000 UTCI think we watched different films. And Stephen, Deadpool does massive coke in the 2nd film.
Joshua Gray
2021-01-31 13:46:34 +0000 UTCYou’re not alone.
Kyle Rechsteiner
2021-01-31 12:54:46 +0000 UTCtHeY rUiNeD My bOneR CulTuRe!
Jibby Swiffer
2021-01-31 01:29:57 +0000 UTCBetter than Deadpool? Really? It had its moments, but it copied the Deadpool template. This was DC’s way of making a Deadpool like film!
Thomas Rice
2021-01-29 17:28:31 +0000 UTCAndrew, I'm glad you're digging Harley Quinn on HBO MAX. High recommend.
Tweet Joe Self
2021-01-28 20:51:21 +0000 UTCI was on the subway recently for 4 stops and had to get off. Idk why people can't wear their masks correctly...and there was a couple eating Chinese food out of the takeaway containers.
Nicole
2021-01-24 21:08:21 +0000 UTCWow, Steve might need to read a comic book, because he has confused Huntress with Power Girl, even mentioning Power Girl's "boob window." Shameful stuff.
Chris Dobson
2021-01-24 05:05:13 +0000 UTCMy last movie was Portrait of a Lady on Fire at the Nighthawk (Prospect Park) with a friend and we got beers after....I would be okay if that was my last movie experience.
Nicole
2021-01-24 01:49:53 +0000 UTCAh, well, young guns is only so far aw
Life'sBottom
2021-01-23 10:06:52 +0000 UTCApparently McGregor and Winstead are still together
LoganTheWise
2021-01-23 01:08:30 +0000 UTCNo huge tits in my superhero movie!!! 🗣MOM GET IN HERE!!!
Andrea Russell
2021-01-22 23:05:14 +0000 UTCDamn. I really disliked this movie.
J HEASLEY
2021-01-22 20:20:35 +0000 UTCfuck, the last movie I saw in theaters was Sonic.....
Derek Detzler
2021-01-22 18:15:25 +0000 UTCI love Harley's Bugs Bunny energy
Lyndsey Broyles
2021-01-22 15:09:07 +0000 UTCRegarding the Gentlemen Prefer Blondes moment, I was wondering if it might also be a reference to Moulin Rouge, when Nicole Kidman sings the song, as a nod to Ewan McGregor.
Tony King
2021-01-22 09:48:05 +0000 UTCA friend of mine from college led the team that designed Bruce the Cheetah. It’s so wonderful to hear her getting her due. Thanks, gentlemen!
Bridget K
2021-01-22 04:50:56 +0000 UTCSame here. I enjoyed seeing it....egad...IN A THEATER
Matthew Mariner
2021-01-22 03:34:29 +0000 UTCI did not realize people were upset by the Huntress costume. I always think of Huntress wearing the full body suit, where the only skin she is showing is her face.
Bill Williams
2021-01-22 03:17:17 +0000 UTCGentlemen, Brancaccio's on Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brooklyn has the dopest egg sandwiches on ciabatta.
Jo Quigley
2021-01-22 02:15:40 +0000 UTCI think my enjoyment of both Harley movies is impeded by the fact that the basis of the character is such a cliche teenage male nerd power fantasy, "oooo the hot therapist fell for the twisted patient, so taboo and subversive." I dunno, maybe this isn't as big of a deal for other people, but as someone who interacts with numerous women who work in the mental healthcare field...such an insultingly juvenile and dumb character backstory. The redemptive arc of moving past her relationship with The Joker is just makeup on a pig. I hear you guys heap a lot of praise on this movie and I think the performances are tight, but it's not for me.
Smaug
2021-01-22 01:45:44 +0000 UTC$8 well spent. Best podcast out there.
James
2021-01-22 01:44:41 +0000 UTCReally liked this movie...was one of the last movies I saw before the world shit itself last year.
Frank Grimes
2021-01-22 01:10:00 +0000 UTCNice! Something to listen to while I finish this presentation for college. Keep up the great work, guys! Greetings from Dublin :)
Angela Mendoza
2021-01-22 01:07:54 +0000 UTC
