Month: July 2020

NBA 2K21 will feature a trio of cover athletes. We learned on Tuesday morning that Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard with grace the cover of the game for current generation consoles, and on Wednesday, 2K Sports announced that the young star who helped debut the game during a recent PlayStation 5 event will appear on another cover.

New Orleans Pelicans standout Zion Williamson is going to appear on next generation consoles of NBA 2K21. As was the case with the Lillard news, Williamson’s cover was announced in a video posted to the official NBA 2K Twitter account.

The news also got announced on Williamson’s Instagram account and via 2K’s TikTok account.

“It’s one of those emotions I’m still processing,” Williamson said to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “It’s a dream come true. At those AAU tournaments, you’re looking at the cover thinking, ‘That’s gonna be me.’ For it to happen that fast, it’s a huge honor.”

There is still one more NBA 2K21 cover that has to be released, and we’ll learn which person will get the nod for whatever that game looks like on Thursday. That will be a big day for the upcoming version of the game, as presales for NBA 2K21 begin on Thursday, too.

The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow, and signals the most important music being released throughout the year. The RX is the music you need, right now.

Soon after closing the curtain on his elegantly-penned sophomore album, East Atlanta Love Letter, 6lack spent the next year-and-a-half sonically touring the industry, featuring alongside many notable acts. Veering back onto the solo route with promises of a third album nearing arrival, 6lack quick-served a plate of new music for fans as a prelude in the form of his new EP, 6pc Hot.

Named after the inferno-producing plate of wings, an item for which Atlanta is deservedly well-known, 6pc Hot hones in on the main quality of the wings he named them after — brief but enjoyable for what it’s worth. The EP also boasts some of 6lack’s best qualities: confident bars that focus on his persona and impassioned anecdotes on love, both of which he wraps under his cool, calm, collected demeanor.

6pc Hot begins with “ATL Freestyle” while relaying the thoughts that come to mind on an aimless daytime drive. The song’s name is fitting as 6lack rattles off a few names and places that also call ATL home. From mentions of Young Nudy, Gucci Mane, and the Tabernacle in the song’s first verse to radio personality Greg Street, Kirkwood, and Ann’s Snack Bar, 6lack fixes his rapper cap all while breezily immersing himself in Atlanta and its many beauties. Retracing the footprints he left in ATL throughout his life, the track presents the city and all the things from it that influenced 6lack, rather than the must-know names and destinations a tour guide may offer.

6lack’s ability to fluidly transition from confident bars to heartfelt ballads within his body of work is one that becomes more and more refined with each go-around. Boastful proclamations of wealth and a healthy status in the industry on “Know My Rights” quickly turn to an account of 6lack’s love life on “Elephant In The Room,” where he refuses to compromise his goals and priorities for the happiness of his relationship — to his partner’s disapproval. The latter song reeks of a workaholic’s tendencies while taking a quick dip in stubbornness as he sings, “I know love come and goes / I got so much love I can show / But I got so much shit left to do.”

These accounts of love produce the brightest moments on 6pc Hot. Between “Long Nights” and “Outside,” 6lack invites listeners into his lovestruck thoughts as he aims to make the best out of the circumstances at hand. While 6lack directs his partner’s attention and focus to the joy and satisfaction that awaits them in the present moment on “Long Nights,” he longingly looks into the future he once aimed to ignore on the EP’s closer “Outside.” Coming off his East Atlanta Love Letter outro “Stan,” 6lack once again concludes a body of work by placing his heart on wax and proudly portraying his unwavering feelings towards his partner. Like a preschooler to their best friend, 6lack eagerly anticipates their next playdate all while dancing along the line that reveals the song’s double meaning: anticipating future interactions with the world under more “normal” standards than the current ones at hand.

In a world filled with so much wrong, 6pc Hot presents a man striving to do right in his own life. From avoiding the pains of love to promising the pleasures of it as well, 6lack keeps his neck above water through life’s highs and lows while ensuring nothing gets destroyed in the process. As for the music itself, 6pc Hot is reminiscent of a trip I took to the Wing Bar my first time in Atlanta’s Zone 6. It was here I tried my very first plate of lemon pepper wings. Though it was not the most filling meal, its brief satisfaction made it worth all future trips for more. 6pc Hot isn’t the filling listen an album might be, but like its namesake, it’s certainly a worthwhile starter.

6pc Hot is out now via Interscope and LVRN. Get it here.

Gucci Mane is one of the biggest artists signed to Atlantic Records, but he recently expressed some displeasure with the label. A couple weeks ago, he declared his intentions to leave the label and called them “polite racist.” Later, he asked his followers if he should “go independent,” and said he would be announcing his “new situation” this Friday, July 3 (the same day his new project, So Icy Summer, comes out). However it looks like he has apparently thought better of the things he’s been saying lately and has seemingly repaired his relationship with Atlantic.

Mane wrote in a tweet today, “I’m not going independent but so respect those who go that route I apologize for my rude harsh language lately I’m a do better #1017/Atlantic.” Mane has been associated with Atlantic since 2016, beginning with his album Everybody Looking and dropping about two projects per year since then.

Mane’s apology comes on the same day that he shared the stacked tracklist for So Icy Summer, which features Future, Foogiano, Young Thug, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Young Nudy, Enchanting, K Shiday, Pooh Shiesty, Key Glock, Ola Runt, Moneybagg Yo, Big30, and Big Scarr.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

In the wake of the pandemic, nearly every summer festival has been canceled. Now, Austin City Limits is the latest event to follow suit. Austin City Limits organizers announced Wednesday that they will be canceling their 2020 festival and instead focusing their energy on the possibility of next year’s festival.

Austin City Limits was originally scheduled to take place the first week and second weekend in October in Austin’s Zilker Park. Instead, the festival announced they will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2021 and encouraged fans to hold onto their tickets. Next year’s Austin City Limits will now take place from October 1 to 3 and October 8 to 11.

In a statement posted to social media, festival organizers explained their decision to cancel the event: “Austin City Limits Music Festival will no longer take place in 2020. We would have loved to put on another memorable show this year, however, with the uncertainty surrounding the current situation in Texas, this decision is the only responsible solution. The health and safety of our fans, artists, partners, staff and the entire Austin community remains our highest priority.”

The festival also encouraged those who live in Austin to support and take advantage of their local parks: “ACL Fest has always been rooted in tradition, our common love of live music, and our community. This including supporting Austin Parks Foundation for the past 15 years to improve parks and green spaces across the city. Take this time to maintain your personal health and wellness by visiting austinparks.org to learn how you can safely enjoy and support parks in our area, and please continue to follow the advice of local officials, look out for each other, and stay safe.”

Read ACL’s full statement below.

A collection of Harry Potter-inspired video games have come out over the years, with the most recent release, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, released in 2019 for iOS and Android. One thing that has been lacking amid all of these games, whether they’ve been related to the seven books in the series or some sort of spin-off, is a monstrous, open-world game in which gamers can explore the magical world of Hogwarts.

According to a new report, that is going to change sometime in 2021. Bloomberg brought word of some sort of open-world Harry Potter release, and while details about what is going to be in the game are sparse, the report indicates that there is something in the works that will come out on next-gen consoles. As an added bonus, the report brought word of a new Batman game as well.

The long-rumored project is very real, according to two people currently working on it. The game is in development at a Warner Bros.-owned studio, Avalanche Software in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is scheduled for release late next year for platforms including the upcoming Sony Corp. PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Corp. Xbox Series X, said the people, who requested anonymity over fears they would be fired for speaking publicly about an unannounced game.

Harry Potter is among the highest-profile projects within Warner Bros. Interactive, along with a Batman game that is in the works. Footage from a very early version of the untitled game began circulating in 2018. That video was authentic, but most of the rumors that have come out since are not, said one of the people working on it. Despite a series of challenges—a global pandemic, a fierce backlash against the franchise’s creator, a possible sale of the Warner Bros. video game publishing business—the game remains on track for next year, the person said.

According to Bloomberg, the plan was for the game, which would be set in “Hogwarts and its surrounding areas,” to be announced during E3, but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The backlash referenced in the report stems from a few incidents in recent weeks in which the series’ author, J.K. Rowling, expressed anti-transgender views. These comments, which are hardly the first time that Rowling has made comments that target the trans community, have reportedly caused unease among members of the team creating the game but WB said Rowling has had minimal involvement with the title thus far.

Almost of the best rap albums this month explored Black America’s moment of protest in some fashion. There were new drops from veteran acts Wale, Run The Jewels, Flatbush Zombies, Skyzoo. There were also releases from newer acts like IDK, City Girls, and Marlon Craft. Here are the 10 best rap albums of the month, in no particular order:

Run The Jewels — Run The Jewels 4

After years of waiting and what seems like hundreds of El-P Twitter updates, Run The Jewels 4 finally dropped this month. The duo has said that they set out to do a “bare minimum of what EPMD did for us,” which is admirable but also selling themselves short. The 11-track album shows the group in prime form as “menaces to sobriety,” with Killer Mike’s intense, caustic mic presence trampling El-P’s ingenious production.

El-P does some funky chopping on “JUST” with Pharell and Zack De La Rocha and “Out Of Sight” with 2 Chainz, but then appeases traditionalists on “Oh La La” with Greg Nice and DJ Premier. Run The Jewels made good on their desire to help distract fans from this moment of peril, but they also touched on the pain themselves on “Walking In The Snow,” where Mike reminds us to “never forget in the story of Jesus, the hero was killed by the state.”

Flatbush Zombies — Now, More Than Ever

With Vacation In Hell, Flatbush Zombies were one of the few recent acts to pull off a hefty tracklist that was enjoyable throughout. This time around, on their Now, More Than Ever EP, they succeeded with brevity. After teaming up with half of the city on Beast Coast’s Escape From New York, their six-track project features just one guest appearance from Sophie Faith, whose vocals underscore the poignancy of “When I’m Gone.” The versatile group explores different moods on the project, crafting an ode to lighting up on “Herb,” getting aspirational on “Iamlegend,” and proclaiming “my omens have only told me to focus on every quote / and expose every single soul with the motives of takin’ over this globe” on “Dirty Elevator Music.”

City Girls — City On Lock

These are urgent, reflective times. But there’s always space to embrace the whole of your humanity, get some self-care in, and belt “if you really in the kitchen, pay a b*tch tuition!” at the top of your lungs. June is ordinarily prime time for City Girls music, with nightly turn-ups and exotic trips throughout the summer. Covid-19 put a pinch in the nightlife and “flewed out” scene (for those with good sense), but the Miami duo still delivered a suite of bangers for the Hot Girls with City On Lock. They’re not reinventing the wheel on their latest project, and lines like “P*ssy Talk’s” “this p*ssy extort these n*****s” are as coarse as Too Short or Pimp C ever were, but that’s why they’re beloved. They’re brash and flashy and unapologetic — and they’re all of that over surging production that could tempt a church girl to shake something.

Wale — The Imperfect Storm

Wale’s The Imperfect Storm EP was a surprise six-pack. The project displays the DC rhymer in reflective mode. He augmented “Blue Yellow Green Pink White’s” bouncy beat not with braggadocio, but the bare admission that, “I ‘prolly traumatize every woman in my life.” The Eric Bellinger-featured “Empty Wishing Well” starts off with Wale asking, “Where do we go? We never been here before” and then surmising that, “Me versus her’s inevitable / She live in my house, I live in my head.” “June 5th“ is the project’s finest moment, with Wale exploring state-sanctioned violence over a soulful production, rhyming, “They beatin’ white people down just to show us what’s comin’ / Or to show us we nothin’.” When Wale gripes about being underappreciated, consider that he might be right.

IDK — IDK & Friends 2

PG County, Maryland’s IDK has steadily been making a name for himself, and he’s now at the point where he can cede the spotlight have a little fun with his peers. Enter, his latest project, which doubles as the soundtrack to Kevin Durant’s Basketball County: In The Water documentary. The DC area rap scene is having its own renaissance thanks to artists like Rico Nasty, Xanman, (who showed out on “Riley,”) and cult hero Big Flock, who appeared on “495’ alongside YungManny, Weensey, and Big Jam. IDK also linked up with likeminded visionaries such as Denzel Curry (“Bulletproof”) and ASAP Ferg (“Mazel Tov”) on the fun nine-track project.

Skyzoo — Milestone (A Story Dedicated To Fatherhood)

It seems like a rite of passage for MCs to dedicate a song to their mother, but notably fewer artists address their fathers. True to his artistic ethos, Skyzoo filled that breach with Milestone (A Story Dedicated To Fatherhood), which he dropped on Father’s Day weekend. The seven-track project shows him giving myriad glimpses of the father-son experience, from the joyous memories of “tryna be outside until outside’s done” as a youth, to his mature realization that he’s “knowing that If I can do for mine what was done for me then I can sleep comfortably” on project closer “Duly Noted.” Skyzoo has a knack for storytelling, and he was batting .1000 on Milestone.

Tsu Surf — MSKYM

New Jersey’s Tsu Surf is fighting the popular perception that “battle rappers can’t make songs,” as well as the mighty shadow of the New York rap scene, which has stifled the visibility of many Garden State artists. But with more projects like MSKYM, his latest offering, he’s poised to breakthrough. He’s one of the rap game’s most adept at expressing the traumatic toll of the streets — and life in general — through palpable couplets like, “Stopped past Mommy house, layin’ in my mother’s bed / She know when her baby trippin’, hold me, ain’t nothin’ said” from the Wyclef and Mary J-sampling “Quarantine Tales.” The 13-track project shows him equally reflective (“Nana Crib”), menacing (“Free My Opps”), and heartfelt (“5’7”) with an admirable versatility.

Kemba — The World Is Watching

Kemba’s latest EP, The World Is Watching, clocks in at an ominous 8:46 in honor of the late George Floyd. He further pays homage to Floyd’s legacy, and assails the system that took him, throughout the four-song EP. “6 Million Ways” shows Kemba culling through the entirety of our moment’s travails, chiding “the black celebrity singers and self-proclaimed leaders” who “be making sure they’re distinguished from these intolerable n****s.” He’s said that the trap-driven “The Get Back (Riot)” was crafted specifically to be a protest song, with a “they say hands up / we say fight back” chant. On project closer “Stand” he scribes the painful couplet, “I don’t even really wanna get to know you / statistics show one of us might go soon.”

Max B — Charly

Max B’s latest release is Charly, a five-song project where the cult favorite offers up an appetizer of his charismatic, melodic brand of music. For those unacquainted, Max B is one of the rap game’s most one-of-a-kind characters. Only he could find the creative space to pull off a raunchy, luxurious song like “Porno Music 2” while incarcerated. The rest of the project is summer-ready, as he effortlessly swags over the smooth “Promises,” and album standout “They Don’t Know,” where he aspires, “Camila Cabello she on the radar.”

Marlon Craft — Work From Home

Rising New York MC Marlon Craft is reflecting the times by titling his latest project Work From Home. The 9-track EP shows that the physical stagnation of quarantining hasn’t put a dent in his creativity — if anything he’s getting sharper lyrically. On it he proclaims, “Walk in the room like ye high sway all the tension / But none of my answers definite,” showing off slick wordplay but also expressing indecision. He shows off his considerable toolbox on his own for the bulk of the project on songs like “Consequences” and “Larry David.” The lone features on Work From Home are Ricky Motion on “Hope Full” and KOTA The Friend on fan-favorite “Mom’s Whiskey.”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

There are effective ways of demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, an unarmed black woman who was shot eight times in her own home by police officers, and there’s what Lili Reinhart did. On Monday, the Riverdale star uploaded a photo where she’s posing topless to Instagram with the caption, “Now that my sideboob has gotten your attention, Breonna Taylor’s murderers have not been arrested. Demand justice.” The post was met with immediate backlash (“the only thing that post did is get a bunch of people to talk about lili reinhart’s boobs. it was a thirst trap with a BLM caption. what are the odds that someone looks at a pic of lili’s boobs and says yas lemme demand justice! they’re gonna talk about LILI. not breonna,” reads one tweet) and Reinhart has since deleted it.

The actress also released a statement where she apologized for her “tone deaf” caption.

“I’ve always tried to use my platform for good. And speak up about things that are important to me. I also can admit when I make a mistake and I made a mistake with my caption. It was never my intent to insult anyone and I’m truly sorry to those that were offended,” Reinhart wrote on Twitter. “I’ve tried very hard to be honest on my IGTV lives that I’m still learning and trying to be better. But I understand that my caption came off as tone deaf. I truly had good intentions and did not think it through that it could come off as insensitive.”

Here’s how to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, without making it about yourself.

(Via the Huffington Post)

At this point, the Griselda Records machine churning out product can go right up there with “death” and “taxes” as the only assured things in the era of COVID-19. The Buffalo, New York-based label produces new projects at an almost frightening rate, leaving fans to wonder when these guys do things like eating and/or sleeping. The latest addition to their ever-growing canon is Flygod Is An Awesome God II, the latest full-length release from Westside Gunn — who just released his last full-length, Pray For Paris, in April.

The upcoming project features production from Griselda in-house hit maker Daringer, Sadhugold, Conductor Williams, Chuck Inglish, JR Swiftz, Street Runner, and more, with guest vocals coming from Griselda’s other members Benny The Butcher, Armani Caesar, associate member and poet Keisha Plum, and frequent collaborator Boldy James, along with multiple appearances from Stove God Cooks and up-and-coming New Yorker Rome Streetz. Gunn appears to have pulled out all the stops on this one, which should be worth a listen, considering Griselda’s consistency.

Check out the album cover and tracklist for Flygod Is An Awesome God II below.

01. Praise God Intro feat. A.A. Rashid
02. Michael Irvin
03. Jose Canseco feat. Stove God Cooks
04. One More Hit feat. Stove God Cooks
05. Sadhu Interlude 1
06. Lil Cease feat. Armani Caesar
07. FCK the Police
08. Buffs vs. Wires feart. Benny The Butcher and Boldy James
09. Minister Maino Skit
10. Bubba Chuck feat. Stove God Cooks
11. Sadhu Interlude 2
12. Drive By Love feat. Keisha Plum
13. Rebirth feat. Keisha Plum
14. Steve Behr feat. Rome Streetz

Flygod Is An Awesome God II is due via Griselda Records / Shady Records 7/3.

Gucci Mane is gearing up to release his latest project, Icy Summer, at the end of the week, on July 3. Ahead of then, he has dropped the tracklist for the album, and it’s a big one.

The project isn’t exactly a traditional album, as Mane isn’t the lead artist on all 24 tracks. Still, he has the primary credit on the first 12 songs, which ought to be equivalent to an album-worth of material. Aside from Mane, the project features contributions from Future, Foogiano, Young Thug, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Young Nudy, Enchanting, K Shiday, Pooh Shiesty, Key Glock, Ola Runt, Moneybagg Yo, Big30, and Big Scarr.

This announcement comes after Mane aired out his grievances with his record label, calling them “polite racist.” Mane said he would be leaving Atlantic on July 3rd, which could mean Icy Summer is either his last project for the label, or his first after leaving it. Whatever the case may be, Mane also said last week that the release of his album would be accompanied by him announcing his “new situation.”

Check out the full So Icy Summer tracklist above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

A new comic-book adaptation is coming to Netflix, and it’s sort-of three shows in one. Each of these mini-shows are entertaining in their own right, though bringing them together isn’t entirely smooth sailing. On one hand, Warrior Nun is a superhero origin story where the hero in question is reluctant to rise to her appointed challenge. On another, it’s a coming-of-age tale of a young woman who’s been confined in a few contexts, not only by her own body but by religious figures. On still another, the show is an often-schlocky creation that arrives with certain expectations from the title itself.

I first felt inclined to embrace this show (or not) on the basis of the third aspect. It’d be easy to oversimplify things with a title like Warrior Nun, which is arriving in the middle of the summer (right before a holiday weekend), based upon how its title suggests escapist and not-too-complicated fare. It’s certainly not unreasonable (no matter what else the show offers) to desire the following elements from this show: (1) Plenty of warrior-ing with frequent action scenes and hefty amount of general badassery; (2) A gathering of nuns, doing kickass things to qualify them as, you know, Warrior. Nuns.

The title feels like an explicit promise, and if only things could be that clear-cut, and I could blame Satan for this show not having enough outright warrior-ing and nun-ning while rolling around in Catholic imagery. Yes, I initially did try to evaluate the show on the simple basis of whether it lived up to two words in the title and failed — because Warrior Nun has complexity tucked inside and is actually a pretty enjoyable show, even though the 10-episode season feels overpadded in this adaptation of the manga-style Warrior Nun Areala comic from Ben Dunn. I’ll still organize my thoughts that way below, since it doesn’t hurt to use digestible subheadings.

Warrior-Ing: This show’s got some strong supporting warrior-like characters ^^^ with names like Shotgun Mary (Toya Turner) and Sister Lilith (Lorena Andrea) pulling off much of the badass quotient. Like The Highlander, though, there can be only one Warrior Nun (at a time). That would be the series’ lead character, Ava (Alba Baptista), who’s 19 years old and suffers a mysterious death before waking up in a Spanish crypt with a mysterious halo embedded in her back and apparent superpowers. What appears to be a group of combat-trained nuns (including Shotgun Mary and Lilith) have been quarreling in proximity, and demonic clouds are hovering, and it sure looks like we’re going to get a nice, pulp-filled series with a healthy dose of self awareness as Ava sets out to enjoy her new life while vanquishing demons.

However, Ava’s got other priorities and would rather go dancing and running around on the beach. For the first time in her life, she’d also like a little romance.

Ava’s not exactly down for the life for which she’s been chosen, and it’s hard to blame her. She suffered a physically debilitating trauma, and I’m pretty sure that most of us would want to do what she’d like to do: live a little and travel and be young and funky. This phase of the show lasts for several episodes, so there’s definitely some inertia and unevenness at work once the full-on, butt-kicking vibe does take root. I think that if the show wasn’t so linearly organized and blended the coming-of-age story with the action scenes (the warrior-ing) that people will crave, things would have flowed better. Also, we get too much of Ava’s plentiful inner monologues, where she wonders what it’d be like to kiss the guy she’s talking to, and if she’s as nerdy as she feels.

Overall, I would say that, yes, there’s a sufficient amount of warrior-ing in this season, although its distribution is uneven.

Nun-ning: Some wiggle room can be allowed here because (probably) no one expected this series to be authentic to the Catholic experience. Sure, there’s a fair amount of nun-related clothing, although there’s not much adherence to the sacraments in sight. That’s likely for the best, given that the show already spends a fair amount of time diving into the whole coming-of-age stuff, and the show certainly doesn’t need to take more time to wade through the religious paces. So it’s perfectly alright that this show doesn’t dive too far into the nun-related business. There’s already plenty of angel-and-demon territory at the end of the show, and let’s get real: nuns have already been trope-d into oblivion in Hollywood. I don’t think anyone will get upset that it’s happening here, too.

And there are those ultra-nun superpowers to consider. They can be heavy-duty at times. Ava’s been implanted with a powerful weapon (that glowing halo) to help the order of badass nuns fight demons and settle the score between Heaven and Hell. Further, she’s obviously experiencing a miracle by being able to walk again after being confined to a bed for much of her life, but it’s quite easy (also due to her teenage experience) to understand why she doesn’t trust the church or wish to embrace its tenets. Ava never takes vows to become a Catholic nun, so although she eventually assumes the Warrior Nun title, she’s not really a nun at all. If I used that as a sticking point, then I’m being silly. Ava makes a suitable quasi-nun, and I’ll leave it at that.

Bringing It All Together: Alright, so there’s definitely enough of the “warrior” and “nun” aspects to justify the show’s title. I still maintain that this show would have felt less disjointed with a shaken-up timeline that flips back and forth between Ava’s exploration of life’s pleasures and getting on with the spiritual crusade at hand. That would have helped to ease some of the bloated, overpadded feel with all the travel-and-dance club scenes (along with more nuance than people are expecting) that overtakes the first half of the season. There’s a good show that sometimes gets lost inside of ten episodes, and really, six or eight episodes would have gotten the job done and set this show up for what I assume is a desired second season.

Warrior Nun is a fine show, though. It’s got plenty of schlocky thrills and wonderfully smartass dialogue to add a fun vibe to the whole production. The butt-kicking of demons does happen, and once the action really does kick in, it’s cool as hell to witness, so I do recommend the show, just be sure to arrive with a little patience.

Netflix’s ‘Warrior Nun’ streams on July 2.