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#InsidetheBucket Podcast #88

This week's episode of Inside the Bucket is online! Revel in the digital mastery! This edition of Inside the Bucket welcomes a new partner to the site, as Rama from RamaScreen.com joins Matt Brandon to give you all this week's movie and television news and reviews from our website SANDWICHJOHNFILMS.COM . The boys bring Rama into the game with every bit of their greasy, ballsy attitude to discuss several items of supposed importance This week, they turn their attention to breaking news from Fox and Marvel, as they announce several new dates and take another troubled production off the table. They also discuss the on-again/off-again Pacific Rim 2 as they hire a television guy but leave their creator out in the cold. Then it's on to this week's box office report, as Deadpool continues to dominate, while Gods of Egypt demonstrates it mortality, along with Triple 9 . The boys also discuss movies and television shows hitting Blu-ray this week. After

Movie Review:'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'

Outside of great action sequences, the weak sequel fails to keep our attention. Review by Matt Cummings To say that 2000's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still a beloved film might be an understatement. The winner of four Oscars and nominated for six more, the film was a worldwide sensation, proving that Kung-Fu wasn't skin deep and that character dramas could exist quite well alongside insanely good action. But that was nearly two decades ago: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny barely warrants our attention, reminding us that sometimes follow-ups are hampered by the original, and other times betrayed by their own motives. Set 20 years after the death of Li Mu Bai, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny , sees our heroine Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) living a life of solitude. While travelling to the funeral of an old friend, her convoy is attacked by the powerful Hades Dai (Jason Scott Lee). With the help of an unknown ally (Donnie Y