Good evening, Dear Reader. Or, perhaps, good morning. Good…day? Yes, that should cover all the bases. Welcome once again to Fun-Size Friday, and let me tell you if you thought that greeting was awkward, let me assure you up front that it’s not gonna get any better from here. Fortunately we have fail-safes in place: to minimize the possibility of total verbal meltdown, every topic discussed is kept to no more than a hundred words. It’s been mostly successful, if I do say so myself. Anyway, enough introductions. Let’s do this!
FIRST, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Unless some new piece of information comes to light by the time this post goes live, it seems Sony has decided to part ways with Marvel Studios, and they’re taking Spider-Man with them. As a guy who was enjoying Spidey in the MCU and was really hoping for a Fantastic Four team-up in the future, this news was a real downer. Still, I can’t pretend like I’m not interested to see how Sony proceeds from here. Will they keep Tom Holland and just ignore everything else? Will they do another reboot? If nothing else, it’s fun to speculate.
A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION,
A LITTLE MORE ACTION
THE FAMILY THAT WRESTLES
TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER.
…MOSTLY.
On the movie side of things, I really enjoyed Fighting With My Family. I’m not a big wrestling fan — culturally insulated fellow that I am, I’ve never even seen a wrestling match — but I don’t think you need to be a fan to enjoy this. Written/directed by comedian and part-time personality core Stephen Merchant, the film embraces the inherent humor of it’s subject matter but never shy’s away from the surprising amount of hard work and dedication that goes into being a professional wrestler. Filled with equal parts humor, heart, and headlocks, this movie is an easy recommendation.
JIMMY OLSEN IS GREAT,
FREAKING FIGHT ME!
I HAVEN’T FINISHED
CANNON BUSTERS YET
I’m neither an expert on anime nor am I particularly adept at talking about music, so take what I’m about to say with a grain of salt: I love the Cannon Busters opening song. I’ve only just started watching the anime so I don’t feel qualified to judge it yet, but from what I’ve seen so far it’s enjoyable enough. The opener, however, is absolutely worth listening to; I can and have played this minute-and-a-half sample at least four times since I started writing this. That has to be good, right? I’m very tired but I’m pretty sure I’m right.
IN CLOSING, CONSIDER KITE-MAN
See you next week.
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