Currently, the minimum gambling age varies in several states, from 18 to 21.
What if, in at least 12 states (7 east coast states and 5 west coast states), it had been 16?

WA Government - Lockdown Information
WA Government Infographic - Summary
WA Health - Locations visited by confirmed cases
HealthyWA - COVID Clinic Locations / Operating Hours
Lockdown Rules Summary (ABC News)
ABC COVID Live Blog - Sunday 31/01
Premier's Annoucement:
--- IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING COMMUNITY CASE OF COVID-19 IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AND PERTH, PEEL AND SOUTH-WEST FIVE-DAY LOCKDOWN ---
This morning, I convened an urgent meeting of the Emergency Management Team.
We have a serious update to provide the WA community.
This morning we received news of a positive COVID-19 test result.
That positive result has come from a male hotel quarantine security guard, in his 20s.
The information we have is fast-evolving. As you can understand, immediately our teams moved into place to begin contact tracing and put in place emergency response systems.
This is all underway, and I ask everyone to be cooperative and understanding of what is going to take place.
Here is what we know about the male who tested positive:
He was working at one of the State’s hotel quarantine facilities – the Sheraton Four Points in the city. He had tested negative for COVID-19 on January Friday 15, January Sunday 17 and Saturday January 23 – as part of the weekly testing system in place. When the man was working at this hotel, there were four active cases of COVID-19. Of those four cases, we have at least three confirmed variant strains, two UK and one South African. We are told the guard was working on the same floor, as a positive UK variant case. The guard completed two 12-hours shifts on both the 26th and 27th of January. Exactly how the infection was acquired remains under investigation.
The Health Department contact tracing team has pulled together a list of potential exposure sites of where this positive case has been in recent days. These locations currently include:

• Coles Maylands supermarket on 25 January from 8pm to 10pm
  
• KFC Maylands on 27 January from 6pm to midnight
  
• Mitsubishi Motors car dealership in Midland on 27 January from 7pm to close
  
• Spudshed, Coventry Village in Morley on 27 January from 8pm to midnight
  
• ECU Joondalup on 28 January from 11am to 2pm
  
• Consulate General of India on St Georges Terrace in Perth on 28 January from 12pm to 5pm
  
• Halal Grocery Store in Cloverdale on 28 January from 7pm to 9pm
  
• Venus Ladies and Gentleman Hair Design Maylands hairdressers on 29 January from 1pm to 3pm
  
• Perth Convention Centre on 29 January from 4pm to 6pm
  
• Nedlands Family Practice GP surgery on 29 January from 5pm to 6pm
  
• Chemist Warehouse North Perth Pharmacy on 29 January from 5.30pm to 7.30pm
  
• 7-Eleven Ascot petrol station on 29 January from 8pm to 9pm
  
• Coles Maylands supermarket on 29 January from 8pm 9pm
  
• Puma Service Station in Burswood on 30 January from 11am to 12 midday.
  
• Coles Express/Shell Service Station in Cloverdale on 30 January from 12 midday to 3pm
  
• Pharmacy 777 at Maylands Park Shopping Centre 30 January from 2.30pm to 4pm.
  

People who have been to these venues on these dates and times must get tested.
In addition, people who live or work in the Falkirk Avenue, Maylands area including Coles, Liquorland and the Maylands shopping precinct should present for a test. They must then go home and isolate until their negative test results are returned.
The investigation is on-going by our public health team, and it is likely more locations will be added following further discussions with the man.
Close contacts will be contacted by public health officials and asked to quarantine for 14 days.
More information on testing clinics will be available on our website – the WA Health and WA Gov websites.
The man’s immediate household contacts have been contacted, tested and placed in isolation at State managed quarantine facilities to complete a 14-day quarantine period in a quarantine facility.
All three have tested negative this morning. However, we can expect that they will become positive in coming days.
Genome sequencing is underway on the positive case and results will be known by Tuesday morning.
However, based on the information we have, it appears possible that this new positive case has the highly transmissible UK variant.
The past year has been unlike any other – Western Australia has done an incredible job. It’s something I am so proud of.
But as we have always known with COVID – it can change very quickly.
Today – we need to go back to what we know best, to ensure we limit community transmission of COVID-19 in our State.
Even though it was nearly 10 months ago – WA has experienced community transmission of this virus before.
We all did the right thing and we crushed it.
And it worked.
So beginning at 6pm tonight, the whole Perth metropolitan area, the Peel region and the South West region will be going into a full lockdown.
This lockdown will run until 6pm on Friday.
A five-day lockdown.
It’s crucial we act quickly, to keep the community safe.
We cannot forget how quickly this virus can spread, nor the devastation it can cause.
Following our discussions with the Chief Health Officer and Police Commissioner, the following measures will be put in place from 6pm for people in Perth, Peel and the South West:
People in these regions are required to stay home, except for the following four reasons:

• Shopping for essentials like groceries, medicine and necessary supplies.
  
• Medical or health care needs including compassionate requirements and looking after the vulnerable.
  
• Exercise, within their neighbourhood, but only with one other person and only for one hour per day.
  
• Work, where you cannot work from home or remotely.
  

In addition to this Stay Home rule.
If you do leave home, for one of the four reasons you will be required to wear a mask at all times outside and if you need to work indoors, then wearing a mask in the workplace is also mandatory.
To be clear, mask wearing on public transport is also mandatory.
People in the Perth, Peel or South West region need to stay inside their region for the next five days, unless for an essential reason.
We are strongly encouraging that everyone in this area, who is from another WA region, stay here and do not travel further outside of this area until the lockdown is over.
If you do need to travel outside the region you are in now, that can only occur if you need to return to your place of residence or exceptional circumstances.
The transport of essential goods into this region, is permitted, under our existing transport guidelines.
This lockdown means the following businesses, venues and locations in the relevant regions need to close for the next five days:

• Pubs, bars and clubs
• Gyms and indoor sporting venues
• Playgrounds, skate parks and outdoor recreational facilities
• Cinemas, entertainment venues, and casinos
• Large religious gatherings and places of worship
• Libraries and cultural institutions

Restaurants and cafes will close, and provide takeaway service only.
10 people can attend funerals, weddings are cancelled for the next five days.
No visitors are permitted to your home, unless caring for someone vulnerable or an emergency.
No visitors will be allowed in aged care homes, unless exceptional circumstances.
No visitors to hospitals and/or disability facilities, unless exceptional circumstances.
Elective surgery and procedures for categories 2 and 3 will be suspended from Tuesday, 2 February. Category 1 and urgent category 2 surgery will continue.
For a majority of schools in these regions, school was due to start tomorrow.
That has now been put on hold and schools will be closed until next week – following the lockdown measures.
It is, in effect, an extension of the school holidays.
I have been in contact with the Prime Minister and my fellow State and Territory colleagues to advise them of this situation.
I have recommended that they put a stop to any travel into WA – as an extra precautionary measure.
Border controls are important here – and I 100% support them to ensure we can get through this.
All these measures will be reviewed regularly and the Chief Health Officer will continue to monitor the serious situation and provide more ongoing advice. This is an extremely fast-moving situation.
I know for many Western Australians this is going to come as a shock.
Western Australians have done so well for so long but this week it is absolutely crucial that we stay home, maintain physical distancing and personal hygiene and get tested if you have symptoms.
This is a very serious situation and each and every one of us has to do everything we personally can to help stop the spread in the community.
We have acted decisively and swiftly given these circumstances.
I want to thank everyone in advance for their patience.
In effect, for a short period of time, we are going back to what we experienced in March and April.
This is a highly unpredictable virus. But it is important to act calmly and take sensible precautions.
Leaving your home to purchase food and essentials will be permitted during the lockdown.
I say this, so people understand that you do not need to rush to the supermarket today.
Take care of your loved ones and be respectful of others including those who are working, to keep essential services and supplies ticking over.
Our State is well equipped to handle this situation.
We have systems in place throughout the health system that are swinging into action as we speak.
We have the capacity to manage this situation.
Throughout the pandemic, the response of Western Australians has been second-to-none.
The community has done everything we have asked of them.
They have made great sacrifices, and it has kept our State safe.
I could not be more proud and thankful of the way Western Australians have carried themselves.
Now we’re asking for your help once again.
We will provide further updates as they come to hand.
All relevant information will be posted on websites as it comes to hand.
Thank you WA.

When I turned 18, there was a casino about 2 hours away on a reservation that I could get into. We'd get paid on Friday night, head to the gas station near us that would cash a paycheck, pile into my crappy little Ford, then make the drive. We'd get there a little before midnight and everyone had their own game.
The second time we went, one of my friends was hypnotized by the craps table. There were 16 players standing around this sea of green, and every minute or so, you could hear them screaming at the top of their lungs like they just won a million dollars. On the way home that night, I taught him everything I learned from books I'd read about the different bets. "Smart" bets where the house edge was only 1.4%, all the way down to the risky ones where the house edge was over 10% (meaning that for every $100 wagered, you should expect to lose $10).
The next time we went, we hung around the table, trying to figure out the right way to bet. It seemed a little complicated, so we tried other games. At the end of the night, I had the last $10 and he asked if he could borrow it to go place a bet. I handed it over, then went to the bathroom in preparation for the ride home. When I finally found him again, he had a stack of chips in front of him. He had been gone for about 5 minutes and already turned $10 into a few hundred. Well, if you can turn 10 into 100, you can turn 100 into 1,000 just as easily. We left empty handed that night, but I'll never forget the rush.
I loved blackjack. I learned how to play at an early age from my uncle, who would always cheat and take my money. He'd say "I just taught you a very valuable lesson." He actually taught me two: 1) if you play against a casino, you may have a good night and win thousands of dollars, but if you keep going back, you'll eventually have nothing left. 2) My uncle was a scumbag who continually cheated and took my money, then told the family I was a poor sport and they couldn't understand why I hated doing anything with him. One of my earliest memories at the casino was running $100 at the blackjack table into $3000, which is more than I made in a month of bussing tables. I went home, paid my rent and blew the rest on useless things I can't even remember.
What does any of this have to do with $GME? Well I'm still chasing the same high as I was when I was 18. I don't go to the casino anymore, but I've got something even better on my computer. I bought $2k worth of weeklies on Jan 25. Before everything crashed, they were worth over $100k, more than enough to fix most of the problems I've caused in my life. BUT, I was still standing around that craps table. The roller had just made his 30th point in a row, $GME was on fire and couldn't possibly roll a 7! I put my 2k back in my pocket and shoved the rest on the pass line. A few minutes later, the croupier inevitably yells "7 out!" and just like that, I'm back to nothing.
Now I do what every moron around the table does. You reach back into your pocket, pull out the 2k and make a deal with your maker. "Just let it happen one more time. I won't be greedy THIS time and I'll stop when I hit 50k." I stop looking at the smart bets and start eyeing the center of the table, where hard ways are paying 10:1. Yeah, that'll be how I get back to 50k. A couple of those in a row and I can put a down payment on a house. 5 minutes later, I'm on my way out to the car and I feel like I've been punched in the gut. Again.
Every one of you in this subreddit is another person sitting at the casino. Everyone has their game. The people holding $GME stonks right now? You're playing baccarat. If you've never heard of it, it's what James Bond plays in the old movies. It's about the most boring thing you can do. Two hands are dealt and you're betting on which one wins before anything happens. There's no actual skill and it's the same thing as betting heads or tails, while losing 1% of your bet every time.
The people who cashed out and picked something else like $AMC or $BB? Those are the slot players. You had a big hit and now you're going to switch machines because the other ones are "due". You're looking for the exact same magic, thinking there was something smart in your play, when it was really just dumb luck in timing.
The people saying "If Daddy Elon or Cowboy Cuban gets in, we can trigger a squeeze!" You're the guy who spent too much money in the first 20 minutes of the trip and now you're begging everyone else for a loan.
Tldr: Nothing is happening with $GME. Stop saying "tomorrow is the day." Billionaires are not coming to bail you out. If institutional investors come in, they're waiting for this constant downhill slide to end at where the stock belongs, probably around $20. You can't trigger shit by holding. The HFs will outlast you.
Edit: Screenshots from the worst 40 minutes of my financial life https://imgur.com/a/MlTRJmx
Edit 2: JFC, some of you are takin WSB way too seriously. You should not be using reddit for DD. Also, this is not financial advice. Don't take financial advice from someone who tells you stories about chasing highs at casinos.
Edit 3: This is WSB, my dudes. I'm glad most of you were entertained by my story. For the few of you who got that worked up by a random stranger on the internet telling you that he's a degenerate, you may actually have a problem. https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/

I know, everyone is tired of hearing about Gamestop, but this was something I came across that I thought was actually quite well written and pretty spot on with most of the anger driven rhetoric I've seen on Reddit.
I've copy/pasted because I know most of y'all don't have Bloomberg subscriptions.

Traders putting on the short squeeze aren’t motivated by greed. They’re engaged in an anger-driven uprising against the establishment.
Anger Is an Energy
The saga of GameStop Corp. continues. By the end of another frenetic day of trading Tuesday, the stock had just topped its high from Monday. Between those peaks, it staged a fall of more than 50% on Monday afternoon. Colleagues have followed these extraordinary developments as they happened. I will try for now simply to process the single most important question: Is this just a weird technical situation, of the kind that comes along every few years, that can otherwise be safely ignored? Or does it tell us something important about market conditions as a whole?
GameStop's share price surged back to set a new high Purely qualitatively, based on what I have witnessed, I think it does matter. The signal it sends is disquieting, if not surprising. It also introduces us to a new variant on an ancient market phenomenon.
The cliche is that market capitalism works on the balance between greed and fear. The standard defense is as follows: If the greed to make money by beating the competition is matched by a fear of failure through making too many mistakes or cutting corners, then capitalism works. Nothing else yet discovered gives people such an incentive to work and create growth. Speculative bubbles happen when greed becomes excessive, or when fear diminishes too much. Easy money and easier trading with derivatives oil these emotions and allow them to run riot. The financial crisis of 2008 happened in large part because years of policy had convinced investors that there would be a bailout if they failed; they lost their fear, and greed took over.
This feeds into the debate over whether we have a speculative bubble at present. Markets are pervaded by gloom and worry, so there is no lack of fear — even if confidence that interest rates will never rise is growing excessive. Meanwhile, there is little in the way of greed. Cryptocurrency has generated excitement, as has Tesla Inc., but in the main the frenzy over a historic opportunity to get rich, of the kind that was everywhere in 1999, is lacking. This is a different, worried world. The last two decades have stripped it of its positivity. The mood is nothing like the great bubbles of the past.
Instead of greed, this latest bout of speculation, and especially the extraordinary excitement at GameStop, has a different emotional driver: anger. The people investing today are driven by righteous anger, about generational injustice, about what they see as the corruption and unfairness of the way banks were bailed out in 2008 without having to pay legal penalties later, and about lacerating poverty and inequality. This makes it unlike any of the speculative rallies and crashes that have preceded it.
On Monday, I argued that it was misplaced to take pleasure at the pain for the short-sellers who had attacked GameStop stock, and then been subjected to a “short squeeze” for the ages by traders coordinating on Reddit. I received a bumper crop of feedback. Here are some representative samples (leaving out many with unprintable expletives):

“You kind of miss the point of what is going on with GameStop. How much did Melvin pay you to write this garbage? shill. Literally trying to protect an industry trying to fleece jobs from low income workers. Sleep well chump.”
“Watching entitled institutional shorts whine on TV and OP EDs that millennials equipped with margin accounts & zero fees are collaborating on Reddit to target them is my new favorite sport. Looks perfectly healthy from where I'm sitting, which is on bull side :) plus 1 for the little guys.”
“Normal isn't putting the retail trader down for being independent while organized hedge funds force you to take their way or suffer in fear. Normal is the American dream and being able to make your own way. This isn't a casino. This is a riot.”

One respondent warned that the people squeezing the shorts aren’t “a herd of impressionable youngsters with Robinhood accounts. No. They are an experienced & ruthless army of insomniacs followed by a silent legion of rapidly learning new traders. This is a new paradigm that won’t go away.”
Another told me I was a “dumb boomer” amid a screed of unprintable epithets. (Point of information: I’m just too young to be a boomer. I’m in Generation X, but it’s the intergenerational antagonism that’s noteworthy.) Another said that the short squeeze was just a way for millennials to recoup the money they had been forced to pay to bankers during the TARP rescue 12 years ago, and to put coronavirus relief checks to work:

“In other words, poor people have too much money and are now controlling the narrative. Damn those $1200 stimulus checks and $600 unemployment supplements. Too much liquidity, let's get these folks back to living paycheck to paycheck.”
“I know. Democratisation of the market is so damned inconvenient for those of us with money.”
“nobody cares about your hedge fund cronies!”
“Bloomberg defending the suits. Not surprised. They’re just mad the rubes are in on the joke now. Might this force the Fed’s hand? Too many regular people in on the game.”

This is all fascinating. In the space of 12 years, the role of the short-seller has turned on its head. Back in 2008, it was the shorts who upset the status quo, revealed what was rotten in the state of Wall Street, and brought down the big shots. They were even the heroes of a big movie. It was the Wall Streeters who attacked them.
Alienation has deepened since then. Short-selling hedge funds are now seen as part of a corrupt establishment, as is the media. The motives of anyone defending the shorts, or anyone wearing a suit, must be suspect. And there is a deep generational divide; those unable to own their own home and forced to rely on defined contribution pensions have a stunningly unfair deal compared to those a generation older, living in mortgage-free homes with guaranteed pensions. That percolates into anger, and a determination to right the scales by making money at the expense of corrupt short-sellers.
We lack precedents for an angry bubble, so predictions are even harder than usual. But there are enough similarities with past incidents to raise serious cause for concern.
First, the little guys have had their success so far with the aid of margin accounts, and by using derivatives. We know what happens when these things are used to excess; even the Dutch tulipmania relied on margin debt and derivatives. Little guys (and everyone else) deserve safer tools with which to build wealth.
Second, “democratization of finance” isn’t new, and in itself is nothing that anyone can object to. The problem is that investment and financial planning are difficult, and require time. Regulate these things, and you no longer have true democratization. Leave people free to take chances, and you get disasters like the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2000. That also followed plenty of hype about the success of the “little guy,” and the first great explosion of online discount trading succeeded in sucking an army of new retail investors into the bubble’s final climax. Unregulated “democratization” led to the little guy bearing the brunt of the losses.
“Democratizing” finance also leaves newly enfranchised financial citizens prey to spivs and frauds. I started my career covering the disastrous repercussions of one of Margaret Thatcher’s last reforms in the U.K. — giving people the right to leave their defined-benefit pensions, offered by employers, and take on defined-contribution “personal pensions.” Unscrupulous salesmen persuaded miners, firefighters and police officers to abandon copper-bottomed index-linked pensions for plans that came burdened with excessive charges. It was a repellent spectacle, and the bill for compensation was in the billions.
These points doubtless make me appear to be a complacent shill for the financial industry, talking down to the rubes. For the record, I’m still angry about the way workers were ripped off in Britain more than three decades ago, and about the way the little guy ended up bearing the brunt for the financial implosions of 2000 and 2008. But it looks horribly to me as though the same thing is going to happen again — and I don’t think the answer to today’s many ills is to empower poor people to bankrupt themselves with margin accounts and derivatives.
Anger, even more than greed, has the capacity to make us throw caution to the winds. Many of us have a lot to be angry about. If this carries on, and spreads beyond targets like a video-game retailer, I don’t want to see the consequences when history’s first angry bubble bursts.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-27/gamestop-short-squeeze-is-rage-against-the-financial-machine
Anyway, I'm sure everyone's tired of hearing about Gamestop, but hopefully this is a decent departure from the memes, hype, and completely unfounded bullshit that's been surrounding that conversation so far.

I want to preface that the contents of this post is for informational purposes. I do not condone or approve of any harassments or witch-hunting or the attacking of anybody.
 
Richard Lewis recently did a stream talking about the terrible state of CS esports and I thought it was an important stream anyone who cares about the CS community should listen to.
Vod Link here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/830415547
I realize it is 3 hours long so I took it upon myself to create a list of interesting points from the stream so you don't have to listen to the whole thing, although I still encourage you to do so if you can.
I know this post is still long but probably easier to digest, especially in parts.
Here is a link to my raw notes if you for some reason want to read through this which includes some omitted stuff. It's in chronological order of things said in the stream and has some time stamps. https://pastebin.com/6QWTLr8T

Intro

• "The last month has convinced me, that we are going to be heading into a dark place for Counter-Strike esports in 2021."
  • "I think I've seen the scene essentially kill itself."
• "For the past 5 to 6 years, we've basically been in a holding pattern of people coming into our game wanting to run it, wanting to run all of the esports and wanting to profiteer and its been sort of a concerted effort to drive them off and push them away."
  • "We're spread way too thin."
• "If Riot don't get involved and stop the scumbags that have moved over to Valorant from getting their feet under the table, Valorant is going to have real problems."
• RL thinks too much has happened all at once for us to do anything except watch it play out, like:
  • Recent CSPPA strike against BLAST
  • ESIC failures and them not being supported enough
  • Teams cheating i.e. coaches/bugs
  • Widespread match fixing
  • The Pandemic
    • "People who try to hold bubble events are so incompetent and fuck up and people get the 'rona and its their fault."
    • "People who say Flashpoint is a bubble is full of shit and is a lie and people are now suffering for that lie."
      • "To save money they let people go home and break the bubble for a week."
      • "Not just Flashpoint peoples decision, they have a partner that handles the production." (hinting FACEIT)
      • "People are trapped in hotels essentially under house arrest because of COVID restrictions and has fucked peoples lives up."
• "It's all too much, all of this incompetence, all of this greed, maybe we ride it out."
  • RL says he has talked to the Riot devs (the ones working on Valorant) and says, "They are so cognizant of all the fuck ups and all the problems we have in Counter-Strike."
    • He continues to say that this is factored into their business plan and that we never had a competitor, but just so happens to have one coincide, when we are at our worst.

CSPPA - Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association

"Who does this union really fucking serve?"

• RL believes that the CSPPA is a mockery.
  
  • He points out the hypocrisy that they wouldn't strike for the pros who were kicked out of ESL Pro League, or for Jamppi or dream3r.
    • He also says ESL paid CSPPA and are racketeering and many other TOs have to pay them to get their "seal of approval"
      • He says they would strong-arm TOs saying "well if you don't give us the money, these guys are so we'll just have to commit to playing their event."
    • Also points out that they will strike against a competitor they are not in agreement with (Flashpoint)
    • RL: "It's what it says about every other time you haven't done it and it's about every time you don't do it now moving forward." "The issues they've chosen to ignore this year alone are embarrassing."
    • Then he points out that there was no strike for Valve qualifiers even if we have no major but Jamppi and dream3r can't play in them.
      • "and Valve have said 'Oh yeah we know actually their stories are accurate, Jamppi didn't cheat, now in a legally binding document. Yep dream3r did have his account hacked in a LAN café', but they still can't play. Where is the fucking solidarity? Gone. Doesn't exist. It's not important [because] it doesn't affect you." "That's what the union does right now, it looks after all the tier 1 people."
• He says the CSPPA doesn't represent all players all the time and has driven a divide where you have the haves and have-nots
  
  • "We have a tier of players that operate with impunity and do not help their tier 2 or tier 3 players out at all." "If you are not a tier 1 player you do not matter, they don't event ask your opinion."
  • He tells chrisJ to admit and own the fact that the reason he didn't speak up during the ESL Pro League debacle is because it didn't affect him
  • "They are looking after some players at the expense of other players. How the fuck is that a union?"
• He says the BLAST situation is a reasonable dispute and supports the players but is not the right time for a strike and have not even identified the correct enemy
  
  • He thinks players are lashing out now due to previous incidents and are upset that BLAST are working with ESIC
    • He stated that CSPPA shouldn't beefing with ESIC and they should be working in harmony
  • He says what they need to do is talk with the teams/organizations that have sold that right to BLAST
    • RL: "Your employers, the people who pay you that massive exorbitant salaries, when you don't stream and you don't do interviews and you offer no value beyond your ability to click heads and you get 25k dollars a month." "Why don't you talk to them about it? Oh right. You're happy to take away BLAST's paper, but you don't want to risk your own."
  • "I am seeing such unbelievable cowardice from the players here with the battles you choose."
  • "Where was the strike action when in the qualifiers for the world championship, there were teams and players engaged in huge conflicts of interest?" "Where was the strike action when your image rights were taken and sold to every league you've ever been in every union type organization you've ever been associated with like, WESA, to your org every time you sign a contract, to the leagues you play in."
    • "Your image rights are essentially worthless now, there's about 10 fucking separate parties that have them, and how many of them are giving you anything for it? Not much pretty much your org by the way."
    • "That's a big issue. Your image is you, your image is your brand. What are you doing about that? Nothing."
• He is also angry at SirScoots who is "popping off" at people on Twitter who all want the same thing, which is 'A unified Counter-Strike scene for everybody, that works for everybody, that has a sustained ecosystem that nourishes everybody.' "We don't have that now."
  
• He also says their rankings are a joke
  
  • "Just so happened, oh look TACO, that very important prominent member of the board, we pushed his team artificially up when they weren't even in the fucking top 20, not by a long shot."
• He also says the ineptitude of the CSPPA cost Flashpoint a monitor sponsor
  
• "Is it really a player association or is it like a fucking agency at this point"
  

ESIC - Esports Integrity Commission

"They have been put in an impossible position."

• RL says that Ian Smith, the founder of ESIC and who was done work in mainstream sports, is a good and honorable man who has dedicated his life to integrity and sports. He takes on both sides, ensuring match fixers are punished, but also doing appeals and ensuring those punishments were fair.
• "ESIC is a tiny organization" and are in need of money, "They didn't run a grift like the CSPPA did."
  • "Saying 'you want our support and you want the players to turn up you better pay us.' They don't do that."
  • "Had startup seed money from MTG and since then they've been pecking shit with the hens."
    • Ian Smith made sure that the money given by MTG (Modern Times Group, parent company of ESL, ESEA, DreamHack) was nothing more than startup money and wouldn't be in debt to them
      • Ian Smith sat down with other TO's not part of MTG and wanted to partner with them. They declined and called ESIC "ESL spies and we will never align ourselves with you"
  • "They only were just able to afford, hiring a PR guy on a full time salary to deal with the press and send out those releases you've seen, this year."
    • "They have a tiny group of staff investigating these things and they have taken on the biggest problems in our scene: the cheating, the match fixing."
• ESIC have had "unprecedented levels of cheating to deal with, because there's something wrong with our scene ever since we went online. There's something wrong with it, everyone's lost their fucking pride and self-respect and they got no passion for it anymore, so they think fuck it, what's in it for me?"
  • He calls out coaches who are talking about players rights when they would rob and steal from them.
    • Also says more coaches being banned are coming
    • He also points out flaws in community's reaction to the punishments to coaches bans: "Half of the cunts still have jobs and some of the cunts got new jobs. We didn't even shun the cheating coaches."
• ESIC have "found I think another 2 or 3 exploits like that one and they are investigating them all right now, it's going on right now."
  
  • "I know that there are going to be more names getting banned, again."
  • "So they're doing that on a skeleton crew while, investigating 3 continents worth of match fixing in MDL and semi-pro level CS." "They're doing this with half a dozen people." "They don't have any money or any help. People barely even fucking cooperate with them, they are treated like pariahs. It's ridiculous."
    • "Why are the CSPPA popping off at ESIC on my Twitter timeline, when you should be working together." "because its all about what's in it in for me." "2020, the online era of CS: 'What is in it for me?' How can I cheat, how can I get my paper, how can I bleed this scene one last time before I fuck off and play shooty shooty bang bang Riot Games babys first fps."
• RL says that in the CIS region, teams have gone to tournaments and have been eliminated multiple times by the same team. We found out they were cheating and those players who lost, have been cut from their roster, careers ended because of cheaters.
  

Stream Sniping

"They're all at it in the online era, they're all at it, they're all cheating, they're all using exploits, probably that see through smoke bug got used a bunch of times"

• RL talks about how there is no integrity from dead (the player), always denying when caught doing something
  • On the topic of 'BLAST never said we couldn't stream snipe': "Lies, BLAST never said you could do that, they had to sort of retcon it." "because what happened after that they fucking started snitching and squealing"
    • "Suddenly you had like, 10 of the top 15 teams in the world, staring into the abyss of being banned for 6-12 months in line with ESIC recommendations."
      • He says that ESIC was put in a tough situation and couldn't enforce the bans because it would have resulted in killing CS. What resulted was, BLAST, ESIC, and teams came together and gave them a warning and told them, in RL's words "don't do this again or you're gonna get got."
        • He then says the top teams brushed this off and didn't give a fuck
        • The new MiBR team playing Flashpoint, that wasn't involved in the previous incidents are doing it again (stream sniping). He gave credit to Flashpoint for the quick resolution and punishment and respect for cogu's response to the situation.
        • "ESIC came out and said, once more, 'Guys, zero tolerance from now on.'" RL then got upset at community's reaction calling ESIC "pussies" for their non enforcement and said if we want competitive CS we cant ban the top 10 teams.
• He points out how players have no integrity and will do anything for an edge as long as they won't get detected or banned or it's within a grey area.
• "All of this shit was mad avoidable, even in the pandemic era."
  • He talks about why aren't we filming them. Why aren't there representatives for leagues and tournaments making sure players aren't cheating?

Match Fixing

"How many years have we let our scene be fucking pillaged by these greedy cunts?" "We just let it happen."

• RL says that gambling and skins betting which existed in moderation was "accelerated and blown up by the Call of Duty greedy fucks."
  • "Never forget TmarTn was on the board of EnVyUs." "His website, CSGOLotto, they had a bunch of off-the-books sponsorships." "NBK promoted them. People forget."
• "Those people who had access to the skins, go to the players" "Even people like s1mple, best player in the world, even he scammed knives and skins off fucking fans."
• Owners of skin casino sites would approach pros and lend them skins to use in tournaments and possibly keep them after reaching a deal
  • Players would tip off inside info about matches and teams in exchange for skins. Info such as: roster changes, how they played in scrims
    • They would use this info to bet and subvert the odds on their sites. "That happened religiously, I can't even tell you how many times it happened."
      • "I had access to the biggest database of information, from an inside betting circle in NA, and it would take information and screenshots from other pro players, who were feeding them info in exchange for money or skins."
        • "Some of these players are still playing." "Incredibly, there are players still in the CSPPA today, complaining about the BLAST recordings, that were embroiled in this murky shit back then."
• RL also says that there were tournaments where teams contrived with each other, who should throw, who should win.
• "There's a handful of people that are trying to fucking clean it up, and you think you get something over the line and you see something like the CSPPA and it's run by corrupt fucking chuckle heads, and now you've got another corrupt body you have to fight on a fucking daily basis, it's demoralizing."
  • "It's too far gone. Our entire semi-professional scene is compromised."
• "It's rife guys, I'm not going to lie any more. It's not just China, it's not just Russia, it's here, it's NA, it's Europe, it's Australia, so much more than you think, so much more than we can prove."
  • "I get sent chat logs all the time […] and they're morons, these players, short-sighted, amateur, morons and they're doing it on WhatsApp." People would get cut from the bets because they want to make more money, then they leak the logs. He says, from the chat logs, they spread "little" bets across every site they can (400 to 1k dollars) to prevent shifting odds
• He says the scumbags who've fucked off to Valorant will do the same there if Riot doesn't do something and says Valorant "is an esports scene heading for a very early fall based on the sheer volume of scumbags that are already there."
• "That's tier 2 CS in a nutshell these days. They know they're never going to play in a major, so what's the punishment?"
  • "All of these tier 2 fucks that are fixing games now they are like the fucking mafia compared to iBuyPower" "These guys are working with organized criminals to fix entire seasons worth of games. That's what's going on in your tier 2 CS."
• "I'm literally being told that there are players fixing games at all levels of Chinese esports and motherfuckers with guns are turning up to team houses and stuff."

North America

"Everyone in NA has left we've lost a continents worth of support during this pandemic and Valve haven't said a fucking word."

• RL says the Call of Duty "goblins" that destroyed CS for years are the same people who are now trying to leave CS. "The nerve to treat a game where the fans, and the community, and the TO's were nothing but good to you." "To just kick the players out now and go and leave and say 'It just doesn't make financial sense.' Oh you'll slither back when we have a major though for them stickers won't you."
• There's a cascading effect in NA where people don't bother with CS anymore and people like Chaos suffer.
• He says NA team owners are incompetent for always wanting it easy and always wanting a guarantee on their investment without skill or nuance.
  • RL says he would be able to market a team correctly and would have a good ROI and also points out how TSM wouldn't even be bothered to tweet that their team, which was one of the best in the world, was playing at the Major.
  • He also says not all NA owners are like that, compliments and respects Jason Lake who nearly lost everything to keep Complexity going.
• He then calls out the incompetence in Infinite Esports when they acquired OpTic Gaming and bought an Indian CS team.
  • He says HECZ is not to blame here and that they couldn't tell forsaken was cheating when it was so obvious.
    • They measured his reaction time to the likes of dev1ce and s1mple
    • When an enemy showed up on his screen he won that duel something like 44% of the time
    • "was like the number 1 player in the world statistically"
    • He brought a laptop to their bootcamp and refused to use the high end PCs that hey provided
• He respects Andy Miller (NRG CEO) and HECZ but says that the attitude of not being able to easily monetize their teams is "piss weak" and there needs to be a risk.
  • He says Chaos EC shouldn't be cutting their roster and should be competent enough to be able to figure out how to make money off their team.
• He says there are still opportunities in NA and people are panicking and pulling out, and says Valorant will be the same if not worse.
  • He also says "bums" who couldn't even get out of groups in NA competitions, are making crazy money in Valorant and says it will continue to inflate.
• He also said that he heard rumors that EG (Evil Geniuses) are done.
• He also thinks that the rumors of a Valve franchised league from before was sparked up from "these lazy fabled weak NA fucking team owners basically trying to see if Valve would bite at the hook if it was dangled and they didn't"
  • Slasher says NA team owners are really in favor of franchised leagues because they want to make more money. "Most of the powerful team owners right now are on board with ditching this third party organization structure, or they are trying to play this power politics with all the TOs, and that is contributing to a lot of the problems there"
• RL says that Riot has proved they can run a franchised league (LCS) and will be profitable in 2021 which is what a lot of team owners care about and says the competition will only serve to snatch people away from CS.
• RL continues to say, "I am so sick and tired of what we have done to this scene, I am just exhausted with it." "I think we have legitimately fucked it, I really think we have. I think we're staring into almost like a CGS (Championship Gaming Series) wasteland in NA." "Counter-Strike esports is a fucking joke."

Talent

"TO's have treated CS talent like absolute human garbage for years now."

• RL says that people like Sean Gares and ddk switching over to Valorant isn't for financial reasons because they are making less over there.
• He points out that TO's can't even give talent a 3 month in advance calendar.
• Because of the pandemic TO's won't hire certain people and some people are working more hours for the same money.
• He says we as a community don't respect journalists enough which is why we don't have good journalists.
  • He also says DeKay is leaving the scene soon and that Thorin is close to leaving also
• He says he had to talk a caster down from quitting and was struggling to find reasons.
• He says that DreamHack told Vince they would hire him but not if he wants to stick with dusT and says that this is the norm in esports. "Constant leveraging of people against each other." and says this is why we don't have a talent union.
• New gen casters are getting put into shit situations and the community's reaction to them is adding fuel to the fire
• He says the reason Moses left was because of the terrible conditions
• He says that Anders had to constantly leave his family and kid because someone fucked up or broke promises and had to constantly tell his kid to their face that "daddy can't be home this weekend."
• He says that esports has always been a lie to sell you this dream, "Meanwhile there's about 2% of the cunts getting all the checks."

Valve

"Anything that Riot does, is better than Valve's inaction"

• Slasher says that the larger aspect of esports as a whole compared to other entertainment mediums and Valve's lack of inattention are the bigger problems. He continues saying that the fact that Valve let their game be ran as an esport, they need to take on the responsibilities of it.
  • Both Slasher and RL wants Valve to take control but not on the level of Riot Games, there needs to be a balance.
• In case it was ever a question: Gabe Newell has been to 0 CSGO Majors.
• RL calls Valve out saying they could have done something during the gambling era.
• He says Valve used to come to the majors, but doesn't think they do anymore.
• RL had met with Valve at the Cluj-Napoca Major and had tried to appeal iBP's indefinite punishment and had also gave Brax's life story:
  • A recent family member passed away, they had lost a lot of income, they had to live in trailer, iBuyPower did not pay any salaries, and was pressured by family to make money who didn't support his career.
  • RL said that Valve told him, "How dare you try and make us feel guilty." "We shouldn't feel bad about enforcing the only thing that matters that we need to make players afraid of: cheating and match fixing"
  • RL also tried to share other info about match fixing and nothing came of it
• RL points out that Source 2 or a new engine is not something you will want based on the experience of transitioning from CS 1.6 to CS:S. "Valve's track record with brand new engines being launched, not fucking great from what I remember."
• Slasher says "If there is anything the community should do, is pressure Valve to hire a community manager."
  • They say that we need a commissioner, a community manager (not the person who runs the Twitter who posts memes all day), then we need to have a circuit
• RL reiterates that Valve doesn't care about CS esports and says they need to change the culture at Valve to make them care about CS esports
  • Slasher says a systemic problem is making it so working on CSGO would be a bad decision for you as an employee for Valve
• He also hasn't talked to Valve in ages and have sent over bugs and cheats and doesn't get emails back anymore
• Slasher says we should be directing attention at the developer leads, pointing out Ido Magal, if he even is still the project lead
  • RL thinks that Ido and Brian are the only people that "vaguely even give a fuck about CS" and were the only people that RL recalled that actually read Reddit and paid attention from time to time
• "It is really fucking precarious. Somebody has got to step the fuck up and start giving a shit"
  • Slasher suggests org owners, with CSPPA, with ESIC, with TOs have a concerted effort against Valve
• "Riot Games are doing better things than Valve in the esports space" which is something RL didn't think he'd say.
• "People who used to be talent, working with unions, arguing with other talent, when the unions fucked them over, can't understand their perspective, TOs fucking over broadcast talent, broadcast talent wanting to leave and go and work for orgs, orgs having no money, Valve might take coaches away because all the coaches are cheating, ESIC has about 4 people in a fucking call doing the investigations, everyone thinks they're spies for ESL, ESL are just the evil fucking overlords wanting to rule the scene and will just somehow, like cockroaches outliving a nuclear bomb, and Valve are in a fucking holiday in Hawaii thinking about the next Dota character because they don't give a fuck about us."

Closing Statements

"We've peaked. If we want to sustain and exist, now is the time to figure it out. No esports lasts as long as this, we've already done 8 years. We've already broke the records. We have got to figure out a way to coexist and drive the negative forces out and we need to do it as a collective and we're not doing that."

• RL compared the Counter-Strike scene to the people on the Titanic who ran around with guns robbing people while the boat was sinking.
• "We have given up on being a respectable esports scene." "We are now a conduit to make money for those who want to just milk it, just have one last ride, one last roll of the dice. It's done." "What a fucking mess. What have we done to our fucking scene?"
• "There's just too much self-interest driving all of this." "I don't see a way we stop the dominoes." "When it's that bad, when there's that many dishonest people that ESIC have to come out and say that if we punish them all there's no one left. What does that tell you?"
• "How many opportunities have we had to clean house? How many times have we said, 'this must never happen again', and another scandal." "The entire skins betting operations was the biggest criminal conspiracy in esports ever executed and no one has been punished for it." "The people who could be driving that don't want to."
• "Right now people are fans of those organizations because the scene has value. It is worth being a fan of Astralis because they are excellent at Counter-Strike. It is worth being a fan of s1mple because he is the best player in Counter-Strike, maybe the exception of ZywOo. If the scene is devalued, if the scene loses its meaning, those things lose its meaning too, and people will leave, people will stop tuning into the games. I have seen it happen in multiple esports, this is not my first time at the rodeo. I am getting big Brood War vibes right now and I don't like it."
• "The role you play in all of this as fans, as viewers, as listeners, as consumers of esports content, it's absolutely imperative that you know who the good guys are. It's absolutely imperative that you use your voice. It's absolutely imperative that when things are bad, you know who, at least, is trying to make them good, and you have to apply your criticism to the right targets."
  • He continues saying it's no good in continuing to attack ESIC and saying how they are bad, ESIC have it hard
• He says CSPPA are on the right side of the argument on BLAST but have been on the wrong side of many arguments many times.
  • "If you are not willing to stand along side the weakest member of the union, with the least amount of influence, and the least amount of power, then it is not a union at all and you shouldn't pose as one." "You wanna serve a bunch of special interest do it, everyone else in esports fucking does, but do not pose as something you are not." "We love the players. I've been fighting for players rights for as long as I've been able to, but the CSPPA is not what we needed."
    • "They are not applying the pressure to the right people, they are not fighting the right battles, they are not helping their weaker members."
• He says what orgs have done by keeping or hiring coaches is bad. "When you give up on holding an appreciable standard, you've lost the scene" "Competition matters, rules matter, punishments matter, achievements matter, excellence matters" "If you start stripping that away, you have nothing" "You guys need to take that knowledge and apply it sensibly."
• "Valve has sold you all down the river, they sold everyone in the esports scene down the river, tournament organizers are selling their talent down the river. Don't hate on them for sounding tired after a 16 hour day. Don't hate on them because the hype for a matchup they've seen for the 20th time in the past 3 months, they can't be as excited or it sounds contrived. Support your guys, they're there for you, these are your people."
• "This community has got to start acting like one for the first fucking time. Just put the petty shit away, let's try and fix this fucking scene while we still have one to save."
• "You can't rely on Valve, you can't rely on ESL, you can't rely on the CSPPA, you can't rely on anyone." "Once again, it's gonna be the likes of us, the amateurs, the people who give a fuck, rolling up our sleeves and grafting." "I'm old and tired and I don't want to have to do it again. People need to pick up the torch and do it."
  • "Like Michal did, like Dudenhoeffer did. You see something wrong, fix it. You see somebody doing something wrong, call it out. If you think something could be better, let people know."
• "Vote with your wallets if you're not happy with the direction Valve goes in. If when we do get to the Major, they serve up another subpar, same old bullshit stickers and signatures package again, do not buy it."
  • "You're a powerful block and if you use it correctly we can fucking avert this disaster."
• "I'm not doing another year in this broken, bust-up fucking scene, where everyone is miserable, everyone is broke, everyone is tired, and everyone is trying to fucking rob everyone else, blind, while the fucking people who are meant to be protecting you, are just fucking enhancing it and lining their own pockets."
  • "I'm not doing it anymore and you shouldn't want to do it either."
• "I stand by every fucking thing I said. I mean it, because this game fucking matters to me, this scene fucking matters to me. I put my life into this, my adult life, and to see it in this state is fucking sad."

Hello everyone! I have only been on Reddit for a few months but I learned so much from it that I figured I should try and give back to the community. English is my second language and this is the first time I ever write a full-length article, I hope you will enjoy reading it and I would be very thankful if you could provide some feedback about my writing, about the topic, or about anything else really… So here goes!
Why you should learn poker and game theory:
My story is similar to that of many: I learned about the game 10 years ago (during the golden age of online poker) when some friends of mine invited me to play a home game. Although I initially thought of poker as just another game of chance akin to playing slots or roulette in a casino, I quickly came to realize that there is a lot more to it as my more experienced friends would repeatedly get the best of me during these home games, which led me to start watching videos and reading strategy books to improve my skill… Little did I know it’d be the start of a journey that would impact many different aspects of my life way beyond the game itself, as most of the fundamental principles learned through poker can be applied to your decision-making outside of the game, especially when it comes to money management and investing. Now, let’s dive into a few of these principles:
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- Risk management (i.e. Bankroll management)
When learning about how to be successful playing poker, the first big piece of advice most people come across is bankroll management or BRM. To understand BRM, you must first realize that poker has a lot of variance: you might be vastly ahead in a given hand but there is almost always a slim chance that you will lose in the end if one specific card hits. This implies that you will sometimes lose even though you were a 99% favorite, and that you will sometimes get unlucky and lose 2, 5 or maybe even 20 such encounters in a row. THIS is variance. It doesn’t mean that you played bad or that you made bad decisions, but rather that you got unlucky. Over time you will have lucky streaks and unlucky streaks, and these will average out in the long term… It’s just the way the game goes.
Now that we understand variance, let’s get back to BRM. What is it exactly? Let’s say you are the best poker player in the world but you only have 1000$ that you can EVER use to play with. Taking your whole 1000$ on one table and multiplying your stack at an exponential rate might seem like a good idea. Surely nothing can go wrong since you’re the best player in the world right? But variance can be a bitch ;) Even if you’re the best you will lose regularly and you will sometimes get unlucky, it’s just part of the game. The correct move here is to apply BRM, which means only using a small % of your available capital for each game you play in order to reduce the risk of going broke. Using only 100$ per game would already be a lot safer, but you still run the risk of going under on a streak of bad luck. If you only allocate 10$ per game you play, then it becomes virtually impossible for you to ever go broke, even on a huge streak of bad luck. Sure it’s not as exciting and you won’t be making money quite as fast as you could, but this is the way to go to make sure you don’t go broke…
This approach to risk management translates very well to investing:
- Only invest what you can afford to lose. Once the money is on the table it’s as good as gone, which is why you should only use your “spare” cash and never invest with your living expenses or worse, borrow money to invest.
- Diversify your investments. There is always a chance, however slim it might be, that you will lose most of your investment. This is why going all-in on a specific investment is generally a bad idea (this applies particularly well in the crypto space).
Proper BRM allows you to make sure that you will come out ahead in the long run if you play well, which basically comes down to making more good decisions than bad ones. But that’s assuming you don’t let emotions come in the way of your decision-making, which brings us to our next point…
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- Emotional management (i.e. Handling tilt/Positive mindset)
Nobody likes losing… In the same way we enjoy winning because of the dopamine rush, we feel bad when we lose which is totally natural. Overcoming this and avoiding tilt (irrational decisions made out of angefrustration) is an essential skill for any successful poker player. You might play a sound game of poker and apply good BRM, but you will still lose if you let your emotions get the best of you.
After a loss, rather than being angry and frustrated, you should evaluate your decision-making. If your decision-making was good, you just got unlucky and you shouldn’t worry about it since you are playing for the long run (remember that variance teaches us that anything can happen in the short-term). If your decision-making was bad, you need to learn from your mistakes and move on. The key here is to always have a positive mindset: making mistakes is part of the learning process and should be seen as an occasion to improve. Being angry and ranting, on the other hand, rarely result in anything positive.
Again, this translates very well to investing:
- Don’t be impulsive, don’t let your emotions cloud your judgment. You should not FOMO because the price is pumping, nor should you sell because of FUD or price corrections. If you believe in a project, short-term price changes (did I hear someone say “variance”?) shouldn’t bother you.
- Don’t get stuck up on losses. You bought the top and it crashed immediately after? You sold the bottom right before a huge rally? Don’t let this bother you: what’s done is done and you just need to move on and make the best of your current situation.
- Have a positive mindset. Anger and frustration lead to nothing. Yes you could have bought in 2009 when you first heard about it, hindsight is always 20/20. Stay positive and keep learning/improving yourself.
The good thing about all this is that it goes way beyond poker or investing. Being aware of your emotions and how they affect you, learning how to handle losing even when you were “supposed” to win, etc… All this can tremendously help you in all aspects of life by making you less impulsive and more rational in your decision-making. Now, this leaves us with our last fundamental principle of a sound poker strategy:
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- Basic stats and probabilities (i.e. Expected value/Odds)
To become an accomplished player, you will inevitably have to learn about these simple mathematical tools that poker players use all the time in their decision-making process, such as odds and expected value. To make it very simple, the expected value (EV) of any bet is (REWARD \ WinRate - RISK), meaning that if you can bet 1000$ with a chance to win 10k$ half of the time, your EV is *(10000\0.5)-1000 = +4000$**. Obviously these are great odds to take as long as you have enough capital to overcome variance. But things would be very different if the odds of winning were only 5% as your EV would then be negative *(10000\0.05)-1000 = -500$.*** Now this is clearly a bet you should not take…
Now that you know probabilities, statistics and game theory are useful decision-making tools in poker, guess what? They are also extremely useful in investing! Even better, the study of game theory with problems such as the “Byzantine generals” or the “Three prisoners” has been, along with cryptography, the foundation on which blockchain technology was built, enabling the trustless and decentralized services that are about to revolutionize our world…
Assuming this was enough to pique your interest and make you want to dig deeper, I’ll just add that just like the other topics we discussed and as you might have guessed, this translates very well to investing and also to pretty much anything in your life:
- Learn how to break down complex situations. Logical thinking paired with a statistical approach will help you break down any complex problem into several easier problems, making the whole thing a lot easier to approach/comprehend.
- Base your decisions on a methodical and rational approach. List every possible outcome along with its associated upside/downside, estimate the probability of each outcome to occur and make the best decision based on the information available.
My point here is that risk management, emotional management and statistics/game theory are all awesome tools that you should definitely add to your arsenal. Not only will it improve your money-management and investing, it will also be beneficial to your decision-making and to your life in general. Of course poker is not the only way to learn about these, but I personally found it to be the best practice ground to refine and improve them, which is why I strongly encourage you all to try it out and study the game.
I hope you enjoyed the article, and I wish you all a happy 2021 bull run! May we all come closer to retirement and financial independence!
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TL;DR: more than a game, poker is a school of thought. It teaches you to be reasonable, to assess the risk of every single choice you make, to overcome you emotions, to play the long game rather than the short game, to make informed decisions, etc… This has made me a lot wiser in every aspect of my life, which is why I strongly encourage to try it out and read about poker strategy.

Artist: Run The Jewels
Album: RTJ4
Date Released: June 3rd, 2020
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Artist Background
The duo consisting of Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, and legendary underground produceMC El-P, known together as Run The Jewels, originally came together as a result of Adult Swim executive Jason DeMarco who introduced the two in 2011. After his 2011 album PL3DGE peaked at #115 on the US charts, Killer Mike told Jason that he wanted to make his own AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted. Jason informed Mike, “If you want AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted modernized, the only producer I know who comes close to the Bomb Squad-level of production is El-P”. The duo’s chemistry was immediate, as El-P went on to produce all of Killer Mike’s 2012 last solo album R.A.P. Music, and Mike featured on El-P’s final solo album Cancer 4 Cure. Mike and El’s respective albums released within a week of each other in May 2012, and the two embarked on a twenty-city US tour in the following months. After returning from tour, the pair had found a friendship growing between themselves, and made the decision to put other projects on hold and focus on the chemistry that had been sparked. Recording at an upstate NY studio beginning in April 2013, the duo re-appropriated the phrase “Run The Jewels” from the LL Cool J track “Cheesy Rat Blues", and released their self-titled collaborative album, for free via digital download, only a mere 2 months later in June 2013.
36” Chain vs. Pistol & Fist
Run The Jewels discography currently exists in a distinct pairing. With Run The Jewels as their debut, this record set the group's tone as a light-hearted, braggadocious duo with as much confidence in their abilities as swag in their punchlines. Just over a year later, the sequel Run The Jewels 2 took the foundation set from their freshman effort and dialed the insanity up to 11. RTJ2 pushed the boundaries of their aggression and flows to new heights; with incredible energy in their verses, and absolutely impeccable beats, blending El-P’s signature industrial sound with sharp synth arpeggios, chopped Zach De La Rocha vocals, and absolutely bonkers Travis Barker drums.
It was then nearly 3 years before Jamie and Mike followed up their breakout RTJ2, with Run The Jewels 3 being released again ahead of its scheduled release date via free digital download, this time on Christmas Eve 2016. Instead of these two attempting to outdo the pure insanity and in-your-face attitude found in their predecessor, Mike and El decide to evolve themselves as a group. The duo had noticeably pulled back on the swag and dick jokes which made such a splash on RTJ2, instead choosing a more subdued, electronic approach to their beats, as well as a clearly stronger political approach in their lyrics. This change in sound and style is demonstrated in the album cover’s artwork. The first two records featured the distinctive RTJ “Pistol and Fist”, with the fist tightly gripping a chain. The chain, in my opinion, represents the swag and braggadocio that drove the aggressive nature of their first two albums. In RTJ3 the chain is removed, leaving only hands that have transformed from bleeding and bandaged, to a pristine gold.
This brings us to early 2020. It’s been nearly 4 years of living in a post-Trump America, and El-P announces that Run The Jewels fourth record has been completed. Mike and El live-stream the first single “yankee and the brave” on Instagram on March 22nd, 2020. Lyrically and sonically, RTJ4 exists as the successor to Run The Jewels 3, with Mike and El again taking the good from their previous effort and launching it into the creative stratosphere. El-P’s beats are again leaning towards the synthetic, electronic side, this time with the intensity dialed all the way up to 11. From a lyrical perspective, RTJ takes the politically-charged lyrics from their predecessor, and again, up the ante, laying down some of the hardest hitting and politically poignant bars either of these two have ever spit.
Album Review
2020 was a year that none of us will soon forget. An unprecedented global health crisis kept the majority of us inside for months at a time. RTJ4 was announced on May 12th, 2020, with a release date slated for June 5th, 2020. However, with 2020 as the gift that won’t stop giving, the end of May was highlighted by the unjust killing of George Floyd. The phrase heard around the world, “I can’t breathe” instantly became a rally-cry for the oppressed to finally take to the streets to demand systemic police reform, as Floyd’s death was not the first time this phrase was uttered in an unjust police killing. In fact, a 2020 study by the New York Times showed that at least 70 people have died in police custody after using the same phrase over the past decade. As millions of American’s began organizing protests and demonstrations in the wake of Floyd’s death, Run The Jewels made the decision to release their latest chapter two days ahead of the scheduled release. El-P tweeted, just minutes ahead of the drop, “Fuck it, why wait. The world is infested with bullshit, so here’s something raw to listen to while you deal with it all. We hope it brings you some joy. Stay safe and hopeful out there and thank you for giving 2 friends the chance to be heard and do what they love”. In line with all past Run The Jewels releases, the album was made available for free digital download, two days ahead of its scheduled release date, on June 3rd, 2020.
THE RETURN (we don’t mean no harm but we truly mean all the disrespect)
RTJ4 opens with the first single, “yankee and the brave (ep. 4)”. Using the team names from their respective hometown baseball teams, Mike and El use the opening track to prove that they’re not just a hip-hop duo, they’re brothers, for better or worse. El-P kicks this installment off with rapid-fire, machine-gun esque snares, matching Killer Mike’s aggressive flow and tightly packed rhymes, before El jumps in to trade some dense rhymes as well. Mike and El depict themselves as outlaws, with Mike surrounded by cops with only one bullet remaining. He contemplates suicide instead of allowing the police to take him alive, until El-P jumps back in, offering Mike a way out, with a getaway car waiting outside. This tense situation is depicted lightheartedly in this song’s music video, which was released via Adult Swim and features the duo animated.
The trade-off between Mike and El’s short verses are reminiscent of late-80’s EPMD flows, while the production sounds like boom-bap that’s been sent to us from the future. This distinctive blend of old-school rap roots and forward thinking production is what continues to separate Run The Jewels from absolutely all of their contemporaries. While so many artists are continually playing catch-up with the latest trends, RTJ are side-stepping the trendy and moving forward with the mind-bending.
FLEXIN’ (ayo one for mayhem, two for mischief)
The second single “ooh la la” samples a Gang Star track "DWYCK (feat. Nice & Smooth)" as the basis for the chorus. I say “samples” as that’s how it is credited in the album’s liner notes, however it’s truly an interpolation of Greg Nice’s bar, slowed down slightly, and sung by El-P and Greg Nice himself. El-P is a true old-head at heart, and it’s abundantly obvious in his work, even going as far as to recruit legendary producer DJ Premiere to handle the scratching on the back end of this banger.
Out of key piano chords are looped to quickly create an unsettling aura surrounding the track, before El-P’s voice cuts through the infectious piano like a whip. Pounding, up-tempo drums are introduced after the chorus’ first iteration, creating what is possibly El-P’s first danceable beat. Lyrically, Mike and El-P initially seem scattered on this track, however the music video quickly makes their point very obvious.

”we imagined the world on the day that the age old struggle of class was finally over. a day that humanity, empathy and community were victorious over the forces that would separate us based on arbitrary systems created by man.
this video is a fantasy of waking up on a day that there is no monetary system, no dividing line, no false construct to tell our fellow man that they are less or more than anyone else. not that people are without but that the whole meaning of money has vanished. that we have somehow solved our self created caste system and can now start fresh with love, hope and celebration. its a dream of humanity’s V-DAY… and the party we know would pop off.”

The video envisions a society celebrating the fact that the class system we currently exist within has finally imploded. Money is worthless, and we have rejected the desire to bind ourselves to the constraints of capitalism. All creeds and colors unite to burn the system that has so effectively controlled us for over a century. It’s a party, and if there was a song to celebrate the end of the world as it is currently known, “ooh la la” is that song.
Mike’s last verse features a few metaphors and comparisons celebrating the destruction of capitalism, saving the most poignant for last:

I used to love Bruce, but livin' my vida loca
Helped me understand I'm probably more of a Joker
When we usher in chaos, just know that we did it smiling
Cannibals on this island, inmates run the asylum

Premo’s expertly cut scratches lead us into the equally hard hitting sample flip of “Misdemeanor”, by Foster Stevens as the basis for the beat to “out of sight”. Lending yet another nod to the old-school greats that laid the foundation for RTJ, “out of sight” samples the same track as The D.O.C.’s “It’s Funky Enough”, only adding a bouncy, electronic synth atop the inverted chord hits, and uptempo, industrial drums, to create an absolutely infectious groove for Mike and El’s dynamic chemistry to shine, rapidly jumping between each other’s two line flows in the first verse.
“out of sight” shows each MC providing insight into how each of them earned a living and achieved their current status. Mike and El’s opening verse each details themselves robbing people in order to eat. El alludes to the fact that he crossed his accomplices in crime for the whole bag, while Mike details the fact his assailant tells him it’s an “honor” to be robbed by his mother’s only son.
While El-P’s production is the obvious stand out on first listen, Killer Mike comes through with one of the most sonically pleasing and technically proficient verses of 2020.

We the motivating, devastating, captivating
Ghost and Rae relating product of the fuckin' '80s
Coke dealin' babies, never regulating, bag accumulating
It would not be overstating to say they are underrating
The pride of Brooklyn and the Grady, baby
We don't need no compliments or confidence
Our attitude and latitude is "fuck you, pay me"

The dense, intricate rhyme schemes smack you in the face, almost distracting you from Mike’s delivery and blistering flow on the verse; flexing his legendary status while paying homage to his drug-dealing past. This absolutely stunning display of technical skill, story telling, and complex rhyming illustrates how RTJ seamlessly integrates the best of both old school and new school hip-hop.
“out of sight” also features a guest verse from 2 Chainz, and he continues to lay the braggadocio on thick. Considering Tity Boi’s dedication to trap stylings, his verse feels right at home on the flex track, despite it’s late 80’s tribute sample, a considerable departure from his usual sound palette.
Up until this point, I haven’t mentioned any of the El-P’s lyrics specifically. El-P is a great rapper, but Killer Mike… Well, Killer Mike is an incredible rapper. He’s the guy who draws you in. El-P is the one who lays the foundation for greatness and Mike is the show stopper, and that’s generally the case for most RTJ tracks. But on “holy calamafuck”, El-P seems determined to make people stop and ask, “Who the fuck is this?!”.
A sharp, yet nearly minimalistic drum kit backing a heavily distorted synthesizer melody lays beneath rhymically knocking cow-bells. This aggressively set stage allows Mike and El to flex as the dynamic duo they are, until the beat suddenly takes a turn for the chaotic. A gnarled, ultra-menacing synth overtakes everything while Mike screams into the abyss, until a distorted snare, enormous 808s, and skeletal hi-hats cut through and launch the beat switch into another dimension. The minimal, yet incredibly dark soundscape allows El-P to snap in a way I have never heard from him previously. His rhymes schemes are reminiscent of an old MF DOOM lyric notebook, while his topics flawlessly combine flexing, psychedelic use, and his well-cemented legacy in the hip-hop community. Cutting and pasting a few of his bars into this review could not convey a fraction of how stunning El-P’s performance on “holy calamafuck” is.
Slightly later in the track list, making liberal use of the Ether song “Gang of Four”, “the ground below” samples and loops the sharp guitar riff and adds aggressive, pounding drums as the basis for the beat; this is finally reminiscent of the forward-thinking, stridulous production El-P has built his reputation on. Capitalising on the classic RTJ moment, Mike and El both flex in their own unique ways. Mike compares himself to Godzilla taking on Tokyo, and El-P demands respect for his name as the legend he is, threatening to smack dying children for mispronouncing his name with his middle finger to the world; his complete disregard for human life and confidence in his abilities are summed up at the end of his verse.

You see a future where Run the Jewels ain’t the shit
Cancel my Hitler-killing trip
Turn the time machine back around a century

SO¢IAL JU$T-ICE (until my voice go from a shriek to whisper...)
While the first few tracks aren’t without their social and political themes, the back-end of RTJ4 is where Mike and El start to bust out the heavy topics. “goonies vs. E.T.”. starts off light, with El-P pointing to the irony of how once he finally started to make it “big” in the industry, the world began to descend into chaos due to climate changes, increasingly obvious social injustice, and political madness. He culminates his frustration with our disregard for the Earth with a fantastic quotable.

Fuck y’all got, another planet on stash?
Far from the fact of the flames and our trash
That is not snow, it is ash, and you gotta know
The past got a wrath, it’s a lover gone mad

Mike’s verse takes the light-hearted frustration expressed by El-P, and turns the aggression to the next level. Aiming his sights against the ruling class and their society that’s been designed to oppress people for profit, who have very meticulously painted themselves as celebrities and idols to the American public. Mike accepts that he will be villainized by these people for speaking against them, but he welcomes the nefarious role, knowing that the working class will eventually eat the rich, no matter how much they are stomped into the dirt.
And this is just the warmup.
If it’s possible for a song to represent a moment in time that captures the absolute shit storm that has been 2020, “walking in the snow” is that song. It’s release coincided perfectly with the protests for George Floyd which were sweeping the nation. Killer Mike’s verse directly references the phrase “I can’t breathe”, the last words of Eric Garner, which also happened to be the last words of Floyd as well. The fact that this verse was reportedly written in November 2019 perpetually underscores the importance of the content and perfectly represents how persistent this problem is. “walking in the snow” is a true encapsulation of both a defining moment in time and an ever-persisting issue.
But he doesn’t just stop at the racial injustice. Mike goes on an absolute rant about the American education system; how it’s not designed to teach people, but to discriminate against poor populations, limiting their legitimate opportunities, and therefore disproportionately leading them into a criminal lifestyle. He calls out the media as fear-mongers, and the apathy of the American public in the face of indecency. Fortunately for Mike, by the time we finally had the chance to hear this masterpiece, we were already on our feet, using this album as a war cry to mobilize against a tyrannical government that militarized against its own citizens simply for asking that we recognize systemic racism and demanding change. Killer Mike has the best verse of the year, no doubt in my mind.
The only drawback is that Mike’s verse is so fucking good that it completely overshadows El-P’s, which is also amazing. A menacing guitar riff and haunting synths kick the track off into a bouncy groove, where El-P unleashes a flurry of internal rhymes that does not relent for about half his verse. Even adding layers of social commentary within the densely packed bars, El refuses to quit and continues on his political tirade; criticizing ICE’s detainment center practices and the “pseudo-Christians” who support them, with a bar that now lives in my head:

Pseudo-Christians, y’all indifferent, kids in prison ain’t a sin? Shit
if even one scrap of what Jesus taught connected you’d feel different
what a disingenuous way to piss away existence, I don’t get it
I’d say you lost your goddamn minds if y’all possessed one to begin with

The combination of two of the best verses spit by any rapper(s) this year and production help from El-P and long time RTJ collaborator Little Shalimar, create a bouncy, aggressive, deeply truthful banger. “walking in the snow” not only encapsulates the crux of 2020 with lyrics that will become more powerful as they age, but will also forever be associated with the Black Lives Matter movement and the determination to expose continuing racial and societal injustices.
The sonic palette of RTJ4 holds an extremely unique place in El-P’s discography. Jamie is the definition of a self-made 90’s hip-hop legend. This is the dude who put New York underground hip-hop on the map with Company Flow, and he did it with his unique flavor of dark, noisy, dense, boom-bap. Whether he was doing it with the help of Rawkus, or completely independently during his Definitive Jux run, El-P has never made music with the intention of becoming famous. Funcrusher Plus, Fantastic Damage,I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead, and Cancer 4 Cure are all highly revered as industrial, technical, abrasive, and completely unsuitable for the radio or a party. The fact that three songs on RTJ4 could easily be heard on the radio, at a party, or in a TV series credits scene is frankly, astounding. In a 2002 interview/documentary on El-P’s budding record label Def Jux, he stated that his friend bet him $500 that he could not make a beat that was “happy”. At the time of the interview, El-P said that he had not won that bet yet. While I might not qualify the beats on RTJ4 as “happy”, if you showed El-P the beat for “JU$T” in 2002, I believe he might have won that bet.
Pharell opens “JU$T” with the pre-chorus, spitting varied examples of how we’re all slaves to our current system throughout the track, over echoing snares and bouncy 808s before bright synth chords and up-tempo hi-hats burst in while Killer Mike delivers the chorus, pointing to the fact that the majority of the people featured on American currency owned slaves at one point in their lives. Mike’s verse touches on the fact that he has committed crimes to get where they are today. Mike is publicly open about his past as a drug dealer. So why is he a criminal, but Benjamin Franklin isn’t? These are the people who built our country, and they built it on the backs of slaves. He illustrates this theme with a more recent examples:

You believe corporations runnin marijuana? Ooh (how that happen?)
and your country gettin ran by a casino owner (ooh)
pedophiles sponsor all these fuckin’ racist bastards (they do)

When corporations are able to sell cannabis legally, but the government continually incarcerates people who trap, our president is a notoriously fraudulent businessman, and the people who helped put him in power run a pedophile ring, yet none of them face consequences and are allowed to continue to profit and remain in power while people suffer; well, we might be closer to slaves than previously imagined.
Rage Against The Machine frontman Zach de la Rocha also makes his mandatory feature appearance at the end of “JU$T”. As the only artist to feature on three Run The Jewels albums, Zach is essentially an unofficial member of the group at this point. His fiery verse is spit with the same “Rage” energy that set him apart in the mid-90’s, ending the track questioning his place in a capitalist society as a recipe for his inevitable demise, since his “breath”, or art, as his weapon to express himself is still being exploited for other’s profit.
Continuing with RTJ4’s heavily synthetic sonic palette, “never look back” features wavering synth leads resting above the slow-jams snappy snares and thumping bass, while a haunting voice echoes in the background. This unsettling aura provides additional gravity for Jamie and Mike to continue self-reflecting on defining moments in their childhood, and as well as how far they’ve come from those moments. Mike and El are both self-made men, and while they have a certain fondness for those gritty moments that defined them, moving forward in life is undoubtedly more important.
Skeletal drums reminiscent of a slowly pounding heart opens “pulling the pin”, before rhythmic hi-hats and textured, watery synths fluttering in the upper register resting above a bouncy synth lead, and punchy 808s, burst in. The track digs itself into a slower, marching groove and shows the duo figuratively doing exactly what the title implies. Painting a portrait of a society that has turned on itself, Mike and El are ready to pull the pin and start over.
The duo both detail their despise for the ruling class, pointing out multiple examples of how the elite have designed our society to keep poor people in their class. Simultaneously recognizing their own hypocrisy for profiting in a system that inherently discriminates; Mike reflects on his own success, knowing that living the lifestyle he enjoys is one built on oppression, and expresses the guilt that has caused him. El-P opens with a brutal metaphor for police, implying that they’re the root cause of the “wretched state of danger” our society exists within, and that the only effective corrective action is to numb yourself with drugs. Despite his advice, Jamie knows this is not a permanent solution, but one that causes more self-inflicted wounds.
The final piece of the puzzle that is RTJ4, “a few words for the firing squad” begins to close the album with ever crescending strings, and loud, thunderous drums which never seem to resolve, continuing throughout their verses. While the drums that lead to nowhere can be sonically unpleasant, the unresolved melodies are intentionally representative of their current mindsets. Their verses are reflective and grim, but simultaneously optimistic and envisions a world where tragedy is a less common occurrence.
El is grateful for what he has now but recognizes his entire life has been skewed by traumas, so out of place feels normal for him. He reflects on his current success, noting that the worst people tend to end up with the most, which makes becoming “rich” something not as desirable as it once was.
Mike opens up about the death of his mother who died while he was on an airplane, admitting his struggles to not cope with his trauma with opioids. However, his wife provides him the most important reason to stay clean “but my queen/say she need a king/not another junkie rapper fiend” while a heartbreaking saxophone solo highlights the gravity of his lyrics.
The track ends with what sounds the like wrap-up voiceover to a TV show, a conceptually satisfying ending, as the opening track “yankee and brave (ep.4)” began with El-P stating:

”This week, on Yankee and The Brave”

This voiceover paints the duo as brothers on the run from the law and crooked cops, and while this does close this “episode” out as intended, the critic in me is bothered by the slightly kitschy outro to such a spectacular album. The voices singing over and over, “Brave, brave, braaaaaave, Yankee and the Brave” would be, simply put, better left on the cutting room floor. The ending of this track alone is what knocks my score of this album down a few points. Despite its stellar lyrical content, with drums that never seem to reach that “holy shit!” moment, and the easily skippable outro, it’s upsetting to me that an album this great ends on such a low note.
Overview
RTJ4 is by far my favorite album of the year. El-P’s cutting edge approach to their sound, blended with lyrical content that continues to be more relevant by the day, the duo have come together with what is objectively their most accessible album to date. RTJ4 is the natural evolution of sound and subject matter for the duo; taking the foundation set by Run The Jewels 3 and evolving it into a more concise, more accessible, and more conceptual album. While I still personally prefer the “fuck the world” intensity and experimental nature of Run The Jewels 2, RTJ4 opens themselves up to a whole new world of exposure, and when you’re as talented as these two, you know they’re going to capitalize on it. RTJ is currently at their apex, and they’ve created an album that will make many new life-long fans going forward.
9.2/10
Discussion Points

• How does this compare to other RTJ releases? How about in comparison to the member’s solo works?
  
• Does the overwhelmingly positive critical reception of this album surprise you?
  
• How will this be looked back on in 5 years?
  
• What are your favorite lyrics?
  

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ALEX & ME | MA/HD | $5.50
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL | MA/HD | $6
ALL IS LOST | UVSD | $3 [NOT MA]
ALMOST CHRISTMAS | UVHD | $5.00
ALOHA | MA/SD | $3
ALONE | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7.50
ALPHA | MA/HD | $4.50
ALPHA AND OMEGA 2 | VUDU SD | $3 [NOT MA]
AMERICAN GIRL: LEA TO THE RESCUE | VUDU | $4
AMERICAN GIRL: LEA TO THE RESCUE | ITUNES | $3.50
AMERICAN RENEGADES | VUDU | $7
AMERICAN ULTRA | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
ANNABELLE | MA/HD | $6
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES | UHVD | $4.50
ANGRY BIRDS 2 | MA/SD | $3.50
ANNIHILATION | UVHD | $4.50
AQUAMAN | MA/HD | $6
ARCTIC DOGS | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7 [NOT MA]
ATOMIC BLONDE | UVHD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
BAD BOYS TRILOGY | MA/HD | $10
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE | MA/HD | $7
A BAD MOM CHRISTMAS | ITUNES | $5 [NOT MA]
BAD GRANDPA | UVHD | $4 [NOT MA]
BAD GRANDPA | iTunes | $3 [NOT MA]
BARBIE & HER SISTERS IN A PUPPY CHASE | VUDU | $4
BARBIE & HER SISTERS IN A PUPPY CHASE | ITUNES | $3.50
BARBIE STAR LIGHT ADVENTURE | ITUNES | $3.50
BARBIE VIDEO GAME HERO | VUDU | $4
BARBIE VIDEO GAME HERO | ITUNES | $3.50
BATMAN BEGINS | MA/HD | $4
BEETLEJUICE | MA/HD | $6.50
THE BIG WEDDING | UVHD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
BILL & TED EXCELLENT ADVENTURE TRILOGY | VUDU HD | $12
BILL & TED: FACE THE MUSIC | VUDU HD | $7.50 [NOT MA]
BILL & TED: FACE THE MUSIC | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
THE BIRTH OF A NATION | MA/HD | $4.50
BLACK NATIVITY | MA/HD | $3
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT | MA/HD | $9
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT | MA/SD | $6
BLOODSHOT | MA/SD | $3
BLOODSHOT | MA/HD | $6
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY | MA/HD | $5.50
BOOK OF LIFE | MA/HD | $6
THE BOSS: UNRATED | ITUNES | $3.50
THE BOUNCE BACK | MA/HD | $4.50
THE BOURNE COLLECTION | VUDU HD | $15
THE BOURNE LEGACY | UVHD | $4
BOYHOOD | VUDU HD | $4 [NOT MA]
BOYHOOD | ITUNES | $4 [NOT MA]
BRIAN BANKS | MA/HD | $8
THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY | MA/HD | $8.50
BULLET TO THE HEAD | MA/UVHD | $4.50
BUMBLEBEE | VUDU HD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
BUMBLEBEE | ITUNES | $5 [NOT MA]
BUTTONS A CHRISTMAS TALE | VUDU HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
BUTTONS A CHRISTMAS TALE | ITUNES | $5 [NOT MA]
THE BYE BYE MAN [UNRATED] | UVHD | $5.00
THE CALL [2013] | MA/HD | $5
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS | MA/HD | $5
CAPTIVE [2015] | UVHD | $4
CAPTIVE STATE | MA/HD | $9.50
CATS | MA/HD | $7.50
CATS & DOGS 3: PAWS UNITE | MA/HD | $6
CHAIN OF COMMAND | VUDU SD | $3 [NOT MA]
CHARLIE’S ANGELS | MA/HD | $9
CHI-RAQ | VUDU SD | $3 [NOT MA]
A CHRISTMAS STORY 2 | MA/HD | $6.50
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 | MA/SD | $3.50
COLD PURSUIT | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $7
COME TO DADDY | VUDU HD | $7.50 [NOT MA]
THE CONJURING | MA/HD | $5.50
CONSTANTINE: CITY OF DEMONS | MA/HD | $6.50
COUNTDOWN | ITUNES 4k | $7.50 [NOT MA]
CRAWL | ITUNES 4K | $6.50 [NOT MA]
CULT OF CHUCKY | VUDU HD | $3.50
CYMBELINE | VUDU SD | $3 [NOT MA]
THE DARKNESS [2016] | VUDU HD | $4.50
THE DARKNESS [2016] | ITUNES | $4
THE DARK TOWER | MA/HD | $4.50
THE DARKEST MINDS | MA/HD | $6.50
DARK PLACES | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
DEAD AGAIN IN TOMBSTONE | VUDU HD | $4.50
DEAD AGAIN IN TOMBSTONE | iTunes | $4
DEEP BLUE SEA 3 | MA/HD | $6.50
DEEPWATER HORIZON | ITUNES 4K | $4 [NOT MA]
DEN OF THIEVES | ITUNES HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
DEVIL’S DUE | MA/HD | $4
THE DIVERGENT COMPLETE SERIES | VUDU HD | $12
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT | UVHD | $4 [NOT MA]
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
DJANGO UNCHAINED | VUDU HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
DOCTOR SLEEP | MA/HD | $6
A DOG’S WAY HOME | MA/SD | $4
DOLITTLE | MA/HD | $5.50
DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD | VUDU HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
DRACULA [1931] | ITUNES | 4
DRACULA UNTOLD | UVHD | $3
DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7
DRAGONHEART: VENGEANCE | MA/HD | $5.50
DREAMWORKS: 10 MOVIE COLLECTION | MA/HD | $25
DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH 2018 | MA/HD | $6
EMMA | MA/HD | $7.50
E.T | MA/HD | $5
EVERYBODY KNOWS | MA/HD | $7.50
THE EQUALIZER 2 | MA/SD | $3
THE EQUALIZER 2 | MA/HD | $5
THE EXPENDABLES 3 | UVHD | $4 [NOT MA]
THE EXPENDABLES 3 | ITUNES | $3 [NOT MA]
EXPOSED | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
FANTASY ISLAND | MA/HD | $9
FATMAN | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8.50 [NOT MA]
FERDINAND | MA/UVHD | $6
FIFTY SHADES COLLECTION | MA/HD | $10
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY UNRATED | MA/HD | $4.50
FIFTY SHADES DARKER UNRATED | MA/HD | $4.50
FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK | iTunes | $5 [MA]
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY | iTunes 4K | $4.50
FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY | iTunes HD | $6 [NOT MA]
FIVE FEET APART | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $6 [NOT MA]
FOCUS PICTURES 10 MOVIE SPOTLIGHT COLLECTION | MA/HD | $40
FORCE OF NATURE | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $6 [NOT MA]
FORD V FERRARI | MA/HD | $6
THE FOREST | ITUNES | $4.50
THE FORGER | UVHD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8 [NOT MA]
GAMBIT | MA/SD | $2.50
THE GAMBLER [2015] | ITUNES | $4.50 [NOT MA]
THE GALLOWS | MA/HD | $5.50
THE GALLOWS ACT II | VUDU HD | $7.50 [NOT MA]
GIFTED | MA/HD | $5
GODFATHER CODA | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8
GODZILLA [2014] | MA/HD | $4.50
GODZILLA 2000 | MA/HD | $6.50
GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS | MA/HD | $6.50
THE GOLDFINCH | MA/HD | $7
THE GOLDFINCH | MA/SD | $3.50
A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD | UVHD | $4.50
THE GOOD LIAR | MA/SD | $3.50
THE GOOD LIAR | MA/HD | $7
GOOSEBUMPS | MA/SD | $3
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON EARTH | MA/HD | $5.50
GRETEL & HANSEL | VUDU HD | $7.50 [NOT MA]
GRETEL & HANSEL | VUDU SD | $4 [NOT MA]
GUEST HOUSE | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $7 [NOT MA]
GUNS AKIMBO | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8 [NOT MA]
HACKSAW RIDGE | UVHD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
HACKSAW RIDGE | ITUNES | $3.50 [NOT MA]
HALLOWEEN [2018] | MA/HD | $6.50
HAPPY DEATH DAY | MA/HD | $6
HAPPY FEET 1 & 2 | MA/HD | $9
HARRIET | MA/HD | $7
THE HATE U GIVE | MA/HD | $6
THE HATEFUL EIGHT | VUDU HD | $5.50
HELL FEST | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $5.50 [NOT MA]
HEREDITARY | VUDU HD | $7.50 [NOT MA]
THE HIGH NOTE | MA/HD | $7.50
HOLMES & WATSON | MA/SD | $4
HOME ALONE 2 | MA/HD | $5.50
HONEST THIEF | MA/HD | $9
THE HOMESMAN | VUDU HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
HORRIBLE BOSSES | MA/HD | $5
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 | ITUNES | $3 [NOT MA]
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS [2000] | ITUNES | $4.50
HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES | UVHD | $6.50
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON TRILOGY | MA/HD | $12
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 | MA/HD | $5
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE | VUDU HD | $4 [NOT MA]
THE HUNT | MA/HD | $7
THE HUSTLE | ITUNES 4K | $7
I AM VENGEANCE: RETALIATION | VUDU HD | $6 [NOT MA]
ICE AGE | MA/HD | $4
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS | MA/HD | $5.50
ICE AGE: A MAMMOTH CHRISTMAS | MA/HD | $5.50
I FEEL PRETTY | ITUNES HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
INSTANT FAMILY | iTunes 4k | $5.50
THE INTRUDED | MA/HD | $7.50
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC | MA/HD | $7.50
I STILL BELIEVE | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7
IT 2 FILMS | MA/HD | $9.50
IT'S A VERY MERRY MUPPET CHRISTMAS | VUDU HD | $6
IT'S A VERY MERRY MUPPET CHRISTMAS | iTunes | $5
JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT | UVHD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
JASON BOURNE [2016] | VUDU HD | $4
JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $6
JO JO RABBIT | MA/HD | $7.50
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL | MA/HD | $4.50
JURASSIC PARK COLLECTION | VUDU HD | $18 [4 FILMS]
JURASSIC WORLD COLLECTION | MA/HD | $12.50 [5 FILMS]
JUST MERCY | MA/HD | $7
JUST MERCY | MA/SD | $3.50
THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING | MA/HD | $7
KILL BILL VOL.1 | VUDU HD | $6 [NOT MA]
THE KILL TEAM | VUDU HD | $8.50
THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND | MA/HD | $7
THE KITCHEN | MA/SD | $3.50
THE KITCHEN | MA/HD | $6
KNOCK KNOCK | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
LAST CHRISTMAS | MA/HD | $8
THE LAST FULL MEASURE | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7
THE LAST WITCH HUNTER | VUDU SD | $3
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN | MA/HD | $4.50
LEPRECHAUN RETURNS | VUDU HD | $6
LIGHTS OUT | MA/HD | $5.50
LIGHTHOUSE | VUDU HD | $8
LINE OF DUTY | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7.50 [NOT MA]
LONDON HAS FALLEN | VUDU HD | $4.50
THE LONGEST RIDE | UVHD OR ITUNES 4K | $4.50
LOOPER | MA/HD | $6
LOVE AND MONSTERS | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $8.50
LOVE, SIMON | MA/HD | $6
LOVE THE COOPERS | VUDU SD | $3
MA | MA/HD | $5.50
MERCURY PLAINS | VUDU SD | $4 [NOT MA]
MIB: INTERNATIONAL | MA/HD | $9.50
MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE | UVHD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE | ITUNES | $3 [NOT MA]
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE | VUDU SD | $3 [NOT MA]
MIDSOMMAR | VUDU HD | $8 [NOT MA]
MINIONS | VUDU HD | $4
MINIONS | ITUNES 4K | $4
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT | VUDU HD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
MISS YOU ALREADY | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
MONSTER HIGH: WELCOME TO MONSTER HIGH | ITUNES | $3
MORTAL [2020] | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8 [NOT MA]
MORTAL KOMBAT LEGENDS: SCORPION'S REVENGE | MA/HD | $7
MORTDECAI | UVHD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
MOTHER | VUDU HD | $4 [NOT MA]
MOTHER | ITUNES | $4 [NOT MA]
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN | MA/SD | $4.50
MY HERO ACADEMIA: MOVIE | FUNIMATION | $7
NINJA TURTLES [2014] | VUDU HD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
NINJA TURTLES [2016] | VUDU HD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
NOBODY’S FOOL | iTunes | $5 [NOT MA]
NO GOOD DEED | MA/HD | $4.50
NON-STOP | ITUNES | $3
OBVIOUS CHILD | UVHD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
OUIJA | UVHD | $3
OUIJA | ITUNES | $3
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL | ITUNES | $4
OUR BRAND IS CRISIS | MA/HD | $5
OFFICIAL SECRETS | VUDU HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL | MA/HD | $9.50
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD | MA/SD | $3.50
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD | MA/HD | $6
OVERDRIVE | VUDU HD | $4 [NOT MA]
OVERDRIVE | ITUNES 4K | $4 [NOT MA]
PARASITE | MA/HD | $6
PAVAROTTI | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8.50 [NOT MA]
PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS | MA/HD | $5.50
PET SEMATARY [2019] | ITUNES 4K | $6 [NOT MA]
POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU | MA/HD | $5.50
POPEYE | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7.50 [NOT MA]
PSYCHO | MA/HD | $6
PLAYING WITH FIRE | ITUNES | $5.50
POMS | ITUNES HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE | MA/HD | $8
THE PRODIGY | VUDU HD | $7.50 [NOT MA]
POWER RANGERS DINO CHARGE HERO | VUDU SD | $3
POWER RANGERS SUPER MEGAFORCE: SKY STRIKE | VUDU SD | $3
PREDATOR COLLECTION | MA/HD | $18
PRICELESS | ITUNES | $4
THE PURGE COLLECTION | MA/HD | $12 [4 FILMS]
QUEEN & SLIM | MA/HD | $7
A QUIET PLACE | ITUNES 4K | $6
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $6 [NOT MA]
RAMPAGE | MA/HD | $5
READY PLAYER ONE | MA/HD | $5.50
REPLICAS | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $6.50 [NOT MA]
RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION | MA/HD | $5.50
RETALIATION | VUDU HD | $8 [NOT MA]
ROBIN HOOD | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $6.50 [NOT MA]
ROCKETMAN | VUDU HD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
ROCKETMAN | ITUNES 4K | $5 [NOT MA]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW | MA/HD | $6
ROGUE 2020 | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7.50
ROUGH NIGHT | MA/HD | $5
SAW | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $6.50 [NOT MA]
SCHOOL DANCE | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
SCOOB! | MA/HD | $5.50
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL | MA/HD | $6.50
THE SECRET: DARE TO DREAM | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $6.50
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 | MA/HD | $6
SERENITY [2019] | MA/HD | $6
SGT. STUBBY: AN AMERICAN HERO | VUDU HD | $6 [NOT MA]
SGT. STUBBY: AN AMERICAN HERO | iTunes | $5 [NOT MA]
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE | VUDU SD | $3 [NOT MA]
SHAFT | MA/HD | $7
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO | MA/HD | $6
THE SILENCING | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8
SHIVERS | VUDU HD | $7 [NOT MA]
SMILEY FACE KILLERS | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7.50 [NOT MA]
SNATCHED | ITUNES 4K ⇒ MA | $5.50
SOME KIND OF BEAUTIFUL | VUDU SD | $3.50
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $6.50 [NOT MA]
SPACE JAM | MA/HD | $6.50
SPELL | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $8.50
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING & FAR FROM HOME | MA/HD | $8
SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING | MA/HD | $5
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE | MA/SD | $2.50
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE | MA/HD | $5
STAR TREK: BEYOND | iTunes 4K | $4 [NOT MA]
STAR TREK COLLECTION | ITUNES 4K | $15 [NOT MA]
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: BERRY BAKE SHOP | MA/HD | $4
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: BERRY TALES | MA/HD | $4
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: CAMPBERRY STORIES | MA/HD | $4
SULLY | MA/HD | $5
SUPER TROOPERS 2 | MA/HD | $5.50
SURVIVE THE NIGHT | VUDU HD OR ITUNES 4K | $6.50 [NOT MA]
THE SWING OF THINGS | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $7.50 [NOT MA]
TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES | MA/HD | $6.50
TENET | MA/HD | $8
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE | ITUNES 4K | $6 [NOT MA]
TITANIC | ITUNES | $6.50 [NOT MA]
TOLKIEN | MA/HD | $8
TOMB RAIDER | VUDU HD | $6.50
TRANSFORMERS COLLECTION + BUMBLEBEE | VUDU HD | $20
TRANSFORMERS COLLECTION + BUMBLEBEE | itunes 4K | $20
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION | UVHD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION | ITUNES 4K | $4.50 [NOT MA]
TREMORS: SHRIEKER ISLAND | MA/HD | $7.50
TROLLS/TROLLS 2 | MA/HD | $10
TROLLS: WORLD TOUR | MA/HD | $6
THE TURNING | MA/HD | $8
TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN 1 | iTunes | $4
TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN 2 | VUDU HD | $4
TYLER PERRY’S A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $6 [NOT MA]
TYLER PERRY’S BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN | VUDU HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
TYLER PERRY’S HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED | VUDU SD | $3
UNBROKEN | ITUNES | $3.50
UNCLE DREW | UVHD OR ITUNES 4K | $6.25 [NOT MA]
UNFORGETTABLE | MA/HD | $5.50
UNHINGED | VUDU HD | $7.50 [NOT MA]
THE UPSIDE | iTunes HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
US | MA/HD | $5
USS INDIANAPOLIS: MEN OF COURAGE | VUDU HD | $5.00 [NOT MA]
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS | VUDU HD | $4.50
THE VANISHING | VUDU HD | $7.50
VENOM | MA/HD | $6
VICE | MA/HD | $8
VIVARIUM | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $9
WARCRAFT | VUDU HD | $4.50
THE WAR WITH GRANDPA | MA/HD | $8.50
THE WAY BACK | MA/HD | $7.50
WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS | VUDU HD OR ITUNES | $8.50
WHAT MEN WANT | VUDU HD | $5.50 [NOT MA]
WHAT MEN WANT | ITUNES 4K | $4 [NOT MA]
WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG | VUDU SD | $3 [NOT MA]
WIDOWS | MA/HD | $5.50
THE WILD LIFE | ITUNES | $4
WONDER PARK | ITUNES | $6 [NOT MA]
WORLD WAR Z | VUDU HD | $4.50 [NOT MA]
XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE | ITUNES 4K | $4 [NOT MA]
Z FOR ZACHARIAH | VUDU SD | $3.50 [NOT MA]

TV SHOWS:

BALLERS: S2 | iTunes | $5
BALLERS: S3 | UVHD | $7.50
BALLERS: S3 | iTunes | $5
BAND OF BROTHERS | ITUNES | $8
BAND OF BROTHERS | GP | $7
BATMAN: THE COMPLETE ANIMATED SERIES | VUDU HD | $25
BATMAN BEYOND: TV SHOW | VUDU HD | $25
BIG BANG THEORY: S8 | VUDU HD | $8
THE BIG BANG THEORY: COMPLETE COLLECTION | VUDU HD | $75
BLACK SAILS: THE COMPLETE SERIES | VUDU HD | $18
BLACKLIST: S2 | VUDU HD | $8
CHERNOBYL: S1 | VUDU HD | $8
GOT: S1-S8 | GP | $24
GOT: S4 | VUDU HD | $8
GOT: S4 | ITUNES | $7
GOT: S4 | GP | $7
GOT: S5 | VUDU HD | $8
GOT: S5 | ITUNES | $7
GOT: S5 | GP | $7
GOT: S7 | ITUNES | $7
GOT: S7 | GP | $7
GOT: S8 | ITUNES | $7
GOT: S8 | GP | $5
GOTHAM: S1 | VUDU HD | $8
HANNIBAL: S3 | VUDU SD | $5 [NOT MA]
THE LAST SHIP: S5 | VUDU HD | $9.50
MY DINNER WITH HERVE | VUDU HD | $4.50
MY DINNER WITH HERVE | ITUNES | $3.50
MY DINNER WITH HERVE | GP | $2
THE OUTSIDER | VUDU HD | $12
RICK & MORTY: S2 | VUDU HD | $7
RICK & MORTY: S3 | VUDU HD | $7
RICK & MORTY: S4 | VUDU HD | $12
SHARP OBJECTS | iTunes | $6
SHARP OBJECTS | GP | $4
THE SOPRANOS | VUDU HD | $35
SUPERGIRL: S5 | VUDU HD | $9
SWAMP THING: COMPLETE SERIES | VUDU HD | $10
TITANS: S2 | VUDU HD | $9
TRUE DETECTIVE: S3 | VUDU HD | $10
VEEP: THE FINAL SEASON | VUDU HD | $8
THE WALKING DEAD: S9 | VUDU HD | $10
WATCHMEN: S1 | VUDU HD | $8.50
WESTWORLD: S2 | VUDU HD | $9.50
WESTWORLD: S3 | VUDU HD | $12
THE WIRE | VUDU HD | $35
THE WIRE | GP | $25

DISNEY ANIMATED & LIVE

101 DALMATIANS | MA | $7
101 DALMATIANS | GP | $6
ALADDIN 2019 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
ALADDIN 2019 | GP | $6
ALADDIN [ANIMATED] | GP | $5
ALADDIN: THE RETURN OF JAFAR | GP | $7
ALADDIN & THE KING OF THIEVES | GP | $7
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | MA | $7
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY | GP | $6
BAMBI 1 | MA | $7
BAMBI 1 | GP | $6
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [ANIMATED] | GP | $6
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [LIVE] | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $6.50
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [LIVE] | GP | $4.50
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: THE ENCHANTED XMAS | GP | $7
BIG HERO 6 | 4K UHD/MA | $8.50
BIG HERO 6 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
BIG HERO 6 | GP | $6
BOLT | MA/HD | $8
THE CALL OF THE WILD | 4K UHD/MA | $7.50
THE CALL OF THE WILD | MA/HD | $7
THE CALL OF THE WILD | GP | $6
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN | MA | $7
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN | GP | $6
CINDERELLA [LIVE] | GP | $6
CINDERELLA 1 [ANIMATED] | MA | $7
CINDERELLA 1 [ANIMATED] | GP | $6
DISNEYNATURE: BORN IN CHINA | MA | $7
DUMBO [LIVE] | 4K UHD/MA | $8
DUMBO [LIVE] | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
DUMBO [LIVE] | GP | $6
FOX AND THE HOUND 1 | MA | $7
FOX AND THE HOUND 1 | GP | $6
FOX AND THE HOUND 2 | MA | $7
FOX AND THE HOUND 2 | GP | $6
FROZEN 1| 4K UHD/MA | $8
FROZEN 1| GP | $6
FROZEN 2 | 4K UHD/MA | $9
FROZEN 2 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $8
FROZEN 2 | GP | $7.50
HERCULES | MA | $7.50
HOCUS POCUS | 4K UHD/MA | $7.50
HOCUS POCUS | GP | $6
THE JUNGLE BOOK [LIVE] | 4K UHD/MA | $9
THE JUNGLE BOOK [LIVE] | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
THE JUNGLE BOOK [LIVE] | GP | $6
THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 [ANIMATED] | MA | $7
LADY AND THE TRAMP | GP | $6.50
LILO & STITCH 2 | MA | $7
LILO & STITCH 2 | GP | $6
LION KING [LIVE] | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
LION KING [LIVE] | GP | $6
LION KING [ANIMATED] | 4K UHD/MA | $9
LION KING [ANIMATED] | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
LION KING [ANIMATED] | GP | $6
LION KING 1.5 | MA | $7.50
LION KING 1.5 | GP | $6.50
LION KING 2 | MA | $7.50
LION KING 2 | GP | $6.50
THE LITTLE MERMAID | 4K UHD/MA | $9
THE LITTLE MERMAID II: RETURN TO THE SEAS | MA | $6.50
THE LITTLE MERMAID II: RETURN TO THE SEA | GP | $5.50
THE LITTLE MERMAID III: ARIEL’S BEGINNING | MA | $6
THE LITTLE MERMAID III: ARIEL’S BEGINNING | GP | $5.50
THE LONE RANGER | MA | $7
THE LONE RANGER | GP | $6
MALEFICENT | 4K UHD/MA | $9
MALEFICENT | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
MALEFICENT | GP | $6
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL | 4K UHD/MA | $9
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL | GP | $6
MARY POPPINS RETURNS | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
MARY POPPINS RETURNS | GP | $6
MARY POPPINS [1964] | GP | $6.50
MOANA | 4K UHD/MA | $8
MOANA | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
MOANA | GP | $6
MULAN 2020 | MA | $6
MULAN 2020 | GP | $4.50
MULAN 1 | 4K UHD/MA | $7
MULAN 1 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $6
MULAN 1 | GP | $5
MULAN 2 | MA | $7
MULAN 2 | GP | $6
THE MUPPET MOVIE [1979] | GP | $7
MUPPETS MOST WANTED | MA | $8
MUPPETS MOST WANTED | GP | $7
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS | 4K UHD/MA | $9
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS | GP | $6
OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE | MA | $7
OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE | GP | $6
OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL | MA | $7
OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL | GP | $6
PETE’S DRAGON | GP | $6
PIRATES 5 | 4K UHD/MA | $7.50
PIRATES 5 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
PIRATES 5 | GP | $6
PLANES | GP | $6
PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE | GP | $6
POCAHONTAS 1 | MA | $7
POCAHONTAS 2 | MA | $7
POCAHONTAS 2 | GP | $6
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG | 4K UHD/MA | $8
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG | GP | $6
QUEEN OF KATWE | MA | $7
QUEEN OF KATWE | GP | $6
ROBIN HOOD [ANIMATED] | MA | $7.50
ROBIN HOOD [ANIMATED] | GP | $6
SANTA CLAUSE 1 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
SANTA CLAUSE 3 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
SANTA CLAUSE TRILOGY | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $17
SANTA CLAUSE TRILOGY | GP | $14
WD: SHORT FILM COLLECTION | MA | $7
WD: SHORT FILM COLLECTION | GP | $6
SLEEPING BEAUTY | MA | $7
SLEEPING BEAUTY | GP | $6
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS | MA | $7
SPIES IN DISGUISE | MA | $7.50
SPIES IN DISGUISE | GP | $6
TANGLED | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $8
TANGLED | GP | $6
THE SWORD IN THE STONE | MA | $7
TOMORROWLAND | GP | $6.50
A WRINKLE IN TIME | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $8
A WRINKLE IN TIME | GP | $6
ZOOTOPIA | 4K UHD/MA | $9
ZOOTOPIA | GP | $6

PIXAR

BRAVE | 4K UHD/MA | $9
BRAVE | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $8
BRAVE | GP | $6
A BUG’S LIFE | 4K UHD/MA | $7.50
A BUG’S LIFE | ITUNES 4K → MA 4K | $7
A BUG’S LIFE | GP | $6.50
CARS 1 | 4K UHD/MA | $8.50
CARS 1 | GP | $6
CARS 3 | GP | $5
COCO | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $8
COCO | GP | $6
FINDING DORY | 4K UHD/MA | $8
FINDING DORY | ITunes 4K → MA 4K | $6
FINDING DORY | GP | $4.50
FINDING NEMO | 4K UHD/MA | $8
FINDING NEMO | GP | $6
THE GOOD DINOSAUR | 4K UHD/MA | $8
THE GOOD DINOSAUR | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
THE GOOD DINOSAUR | GP | $6
THE INCREDIBLES 2 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
THE INCREDIBLES 2 | GP | $6
INSIDE OUT | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
INSIDE OUT | GP | $6
MONSTERS, INC | 4K UHD/MA | $8.50
MONSTERS, INC | GP | $6
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY | 4K UHD/MA | $8
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY | GP | $6
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS | MA | $7
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS | GP | $6
ONWARD | 4K UHD/MA | $8
ONWARD | MA/HD | $6
ONWARD | GP | $5
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET | 4K UHD/MA | $6.50
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $6
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET | GP | $5
TOY STORY OF TERROR | GP | $7
TOY STORY 1-3 | 4K UHD/MA | $20
TOY STORY 1-3 | GP | $12.50
TOY STORY 1 | GP | $6
TOY STORY 3 | 4K UHD/MA | $9
TOY STORY 3 | GP | $6
TOY STORY 4 | ITUNES 4K → MA 4K | $6.50
TOY STORY 4 | GP | $3.50
UP | GP | $7
WALL-E | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
WALL-E | GP | $7
WRECK IT RALPH | 4K UHD/MA | $10

DC COLLECTION

AQUAMAN | MA/HD | $5

BATMAN: HUSH | MA/HD | $6
BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE | MA/HD | $6
BIRDS OF PREY | MA/HD | $9.50
DCU: BATMAN & HARLEY QUINN | MA/HD | $6.50
DCU: JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR | MA/HD | $6.50
THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN | MA/HD | $8.50
DEATHSTROKE: KNIGHTS & DRAGONS | MA/HD | $7
JUSTICE LEAGUE | MA/HD | $5.50
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: APOKOLIPS WAR | MA/HD | $9.50
JUSTICE LEAGUE THRONE OF ATLANTIS | MA/HD | 6.50
LEGO BATMAN: DC SUPER HEROES UNITE | MA/HD | $6
REIGN OF THE SUPERMAN | MA/HD | $6
SHAZAM! & WONDER WOMAN | MA/HD | $10
SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW | MA/HD | $6.50
SUPERMAN: RED SON | MA/HD | $6.50
WONDER WOMAN: BLOODLINES | MA/HD | $6.50

MARVEL

ANT-MAN | GP | $6
ANT-MAN & THE WAS | GP | $6
AVENGERS 1 | GP | $6
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON | 4K UHD/MA | $8
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON | GP | $5.50
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR | MA | $7
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR | GP | $6
AVENGERS: ENDGAME | 4K UHD/MA | $7
AVENGERS: ENDGAME | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $6
AVENGERS: ENDGAME | GP | $5
BLACK PANTHER | 4K UHD/MA | $9
BLACK PANTHER | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
BLACK PANTHER | GP | $6
CA: THE FIRST AVENGER | GP | $6
CA: THE WINTER SOLDIER | ITUNES 4K → MA 4K | $8
CA: THE WINTER SOLDIER | GP | $6
CA: CIVIL WAR | GP | $6
CAPTAIN MARVEL | 4K UHD/MA | $8
CAPTAIN MARVEL | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
CAPTAIN MARVEL | GP | $6
DR. STRANGE | 4K UHD/MA | $8.50
DR. STRANGE | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
DR. STRANGE | GP | $6
GUARDIANS VOL. 1 | GP | $4.50
GUARDIANS VOL. 2 | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
GUARDIANS VOL. 2 | GP | $4.50
THE INCREDIBLE HULK | 4K UHD/MA | $7.50
IRON MAN 1 | GP | $5
IRON MAN 2 | 4K UHD/MA | $8
IRON MAN 2 | GP | $6
IRON MAN 3 | 4K UHD/MA | $8
IRON MAN 3 | GP | $6
THE NEW MUTANTS | MA | $7
THE NEW MUTANTS | GP | $7
THOR 1 | GP | $5
THOR: THE DARK WORLD | 4K UHD/MA | $9
THOR: THE DARK WORLD | GP | $5.50
THOR: RAGNAROK | 4K UHD/MA | $8
THOR: RAGNAROK | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
THOR: RAGNAROK | GP | $5.50
X-MEN: BEGINNINGS TRILOGY | MA/HD | $16

STAR WARS

ROGUE ONE: A STORY | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7.50
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY | GP | $5
SKYWALKER SAGA | 4K UHD/MA | $70
SKYWALKER SAGA | GP | $35 [9 FILMS]
STAR WARS 4-6 | 4K UHD/MA | $22.50
STAR WARS 1 | GP | $6.50
STAR WARS 4 | GP | $5.50
STAR WARS 5 | GP | $5.50
STAR WARS 6 | GP | $5.50
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | 4K UHD/MA | $8
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $7
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | GP | $5
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $6.50
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI | GP | $4
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER | 4K UHD/MA | $9
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER | iTunes 4K → MA 4K | $8
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER | GP | $7