The Contrarians83 - Annie (2014)

It’s not just that the 2014 ANNIE remake provided the perfect showcase for Quvenzhané Wallis to take over America, but it’s also that it provided us with a warning of things to come. Jamie Foxx’s wealthy businessman runs for public office, uses social media to boost his numbers, and vows to “make this city great again”. He also wears fake hair. At any rate, it was too much for the general public. Listen to Alex and Julio rejoice with the remixed soundtrack, celebrate diversity and learn that “orphan” isn’t a PC word anymore!

TIMELINE:

00:00:00 - 00:55:27 Contrarians Corner (#CC)

00:55:28 - 00:56:31 Liking It Here

00:56:32 - 01:33:50 Real Talk

01:33:51 - 01:37:21 The future

01:37:22 - 01:45:39 Plugs and bye-byes

PLUGS!

- Alex experienced a lot of mixed emotions during Adam Sandler’s musical performance on the most recent SNL.

- Julio was surprised to find out BATMAN RETURNS was even better than he remembered.

- The LIVESTREAM FOR THE CURE 3 is almost here! We’ll join the show on May 18th. from 5pm to 6pm, EST, and we’ll be doing our Contrarians routine with that classic of classic, BASIC INSTINCT 2! Come join us and support the cause!

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI.

Up next, ALADDIN, the original Disney version not the upcoming Will Smith live action remake. Until then, let us know how you feel about ANNIE! Do you prefer the original? Why? Are you racist? Or is it the terrible helicopter song? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!