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Wolfs (2024) Directed by Jon Watts 5A

Sidenote: What's with this spelling of the title? Makes as much sense as Toronto Maple Leafs.

Conn Smythe explained the origin in his memoirs 'If you can't beat 'em in the alley'. When he got control of the team in 1927, he changed the nickname from the St. Patricks (which he said had been to attract the local Irish population to attend games). Smythe had been an artilleryman and later a flyer in WWI (was shot down and became a prisoner of war too). The Maple Leaf had been on badges and insignia he wore during the war. The Canadian athletes had worn the Maple Leaf crest on their chests during the 1924 Olympics, so he believed it meant something across Canada. When the new arena was built in 1931 it was of course called Maple Leaf Gardens.

There may be further details in Ripley's Beleaf It or Not.

 

[NyQuil]

Conn Smythe explained the origin in his memoirs 'If you can't beat 'em in the alley'. When he got control of the team in 1927, he changed the nickname from the St. Patricks (which he said had been to attract the local Irish population to attend games). Smythe had been an artilleryman and later a flyer in WWI (was shot down and became a prisoner of war too). The Maple Leaf had been on badges and insignia he wore during the war. The Canadian athletes had worn the Maple Leaf crest on their chests during the 1924 Olympics, so he believed it meant something across Canada. When the new arena was built in 1931 it was of course called Maple Leaf Gardens.

There may be further details in Ripley's Beleaf It or Not.

He's referring to the fact that it's the Leafs and not the Leaves.

 

[Chili]

He's referring to the fact that it's the Leafs and not the Leaves.

Yes and that is the explanation for the spelling of the team's nickname.

 

[NyQuil]

Yes and that is the explanation for the spelling.

The grammatical explanation is that it's a proper noun.

 

[Chili]

The grammatical explanation is that it's a proper noun.

If he was naming the team today and there was a grammatical backlash, Conn Smythe may have just called them the Toronto Maple Leaf and left it at that. Or something else but the Maple Leaf was an inspiration for him.

 

[NyQuil]

If he was naming the team today and there was a grammatical backlash, Conn Smythe may have just called them the Toronto Maple Leaf and left it at that. Or something else but the Maple Leaf was an inspiration for him.

Well, it makes sense in terms of names with nouns in them.

Like the Blackfoot Mountains are called the Blackfoots and not the Blackfeet.

 

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Wolfs (2024) Directed by Jon Watts 5A

A "fixer" is called into to clean up a messy crime that has taken place at an exclusive hotel. Only minutes after he enters the room, another "fixer" appears, claiming he has been summoned to take care of the situation. They don't get along, and many complications follow. Wolfs is a vehicle of pure star power reuniting George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Unfortunately, the movie itself is kind of disappointing, never rising above workmanlike at best.

While there is some fun watching the old pros snipe at one another, despite its convolution, there isn't much of a story, nor is there any sense of urgency. Though no one else seems to have shared this thought, I found that the young cub in this movie (Austin Abrams who plays an unsuspecting accomplice) stole the show, injecting some much needed warmth and good nature into the proceedings.

It has been sixteen years since Clooney and Pitt have made a movie together, which is surprising given their comic chemistry (though I think Pitt is a lot better at it by this stage than Clooney). One would think that given their immense clout they could have come up with a more promising and wittier script than this one.

Sidenote: What's with this spelling of the title? Makes as much sense as Toronto Maple Leafs.

It's a testament to that kid that the best scene in a movie with Clooney and Pitt is this kid's long comedic monologue/ramble about how he got into the situation he's in.