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An adult animated film critics branded 'offensive' has been added to Netflix - again.
Subscribers were left baffled when Sausage Party, originally released in cinemas in 2016, returned to the streaming service this August. The comedy follows the lives of food items as they discover what life is like outside the confines of their American supermarket home.
The film, which is rated 18, stars Seth Rogan as the voice of Frank, a sausage, and Kristen Wiig as the voice of Brenda, a hot dog bun who is also Frank's love interest. The bizarre flick also features Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and James Franco.
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The controversial film, which features sexual themes, managed to rack up a critics' score of 82 percent on review site Rotten Tomatoes. But the audience didn't agree, instead rating it a measly 50 percent.
One critic branded the film as 'definitely offensive,' but praised its 'impressively high laugh-to-gag ratio' and 'surprisingly thought-provoking storyline'. Another declared it a 'wild animated film that will be unforgettable to so many', while a third slammed it as 'painfully unfunny'.
Yet since its return to Netflix, Sausage Party began trending in Netflix's top 10 films in the USA. Subscribers have since taken to Twitter to question the move to add it back.
@aarriieell4 who asked: "Why is sausage party on Netflix?" while @kyeedoll echoed: "Lol why is sausage party back on Netflix". @MikylaThoughts said: "Idk why they put sausage party on Netflix. I saw that when it came out and wished I never let my curious ass do it" while @Mynameaintchris reckoned: "They dead wrong for putting sausage party on Netflix".
But others
EXCLUSIVE: Wrigley Media Group, which is looking to bolster production opportunities in Kentucky, has named Joe Livecchi as CEO.
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executive order that defines a person’s gender as based on their biological sex and unable to be changed under state law.Dubbed the “Women’s Bill of Rights,” the order seeks to effectively erase the existence of transgender identity from law, directing all state agencies, boards, and commissions to only recognize a person’s male or female assigned sex at birth for legal and statistical purposes.Under the executive order, state agencies would be barred from recognizing a person — even one who had undergone surgical transition, or one who had had their name and gender legally changed by a court order — according to their gender identity.The order defines a “female” as a “person whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova” and a “male” as a “person whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.” The order also defines several gender-specific terms, including “woman,” “girl,” “man,” “boy,” “mother,” and “father.”Pillen has claimed the executive order is needed to ensure that women can succeed and thrive in single-sex activities or spaces and to protect the “safety” and bodily autonomy of women in multi-user public facilities where they have the expectation of privacy.“It is common sense that men do not belong in women’s only spaces,” Pillen said in a statement. “As Governor, it is my duty to protect our kids and women’s athletics, which means providing single-sex spaces for women’s sports, bathrooms, and changing rooms.”Pillen’s order is nearly identical to a similar executive order signed by Oklahoma Republican Gov.
EXCLUSIVE: We’ve all heard about the occasional bicycle thief at the Venice Film Festival. Less so poster thieves.
Sophia Scorziello editor Annapurna Interactive’s award-winning video game Stray will be getting its very own movie adaptation from the indie studio’s animation branch, Annapurna Animation. Stray, a 2022 adventure game from BlueTwelve Studio, takes players on a journey playing as a drone-equipped, stray cat trying to survive against robots and machines. The Stray adaptation was announced by Robert Baird of Annapurna Animation.
The Education Secretary was caught on camera voicing her frustrations over coverage surrounding the potentially dangerous concrete in many British schools.
A Nebraska man was pulled over by police in the tiny town of Norfolk on Wednesday, but he wasn’t speeding. He didn’t make an illegal turn. He had been using his blinker, and he didn’t roll through any stop signs. So what was the infraction? Riding with a bull!
After a heated five weeks of culinary chaos, sautéed successes and disastrous dishes, Celebrity MasterChef is about to crown its winner. Judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode have been back on duty for their 18th series together – with the five finalists announced last Friday.
Gwyneth Paltrow has had a few funny Marvel moments over the years, and she likely just added another one to the list.
Netflix viewers have slammed the streaming service because of the removal of two very popular shows. Many fans have reported their dismay about the axed programmes on social media and said they will no longer be subscribing.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow redirected one Marvel fan to studio executives after she was asked about no longer appearing as Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paltrow debuted as the character in 2008’s “Iron Man,” the very first MCU movie. She had sizable roles in “Iron Man 2” and “Iron Man 3,” and she also appeared as Pepper in other MCU films such as “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (which she infamously forgot about) and “Avengers: Endgame.” The latter film marked her final MCU appearance for now.
This Morning viewers were left asking 'why' and claimed to be reaching for their remotes after tuning into the latest episode. Rochelle Humes and Andi Peters were back fronting the ITV daytime show on Wednesday (August 30).
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