April 10th, 2025 // Vol. II // Thanks For Not Unsubscribing!

Buenos Dias. Welcome to Day 2 of The Daily Boofy. Thanks for sticking around! It’s the 10th of April. 76 and sunny here in Houston. We’ve nearly 2x’d our subscriber count—if we keep doubling every day, we’ll cross 100k subs by Vol. XI and hit a million by Vol. XIV. I think we can do it!

Also, don’t be scared when you see some changes from day-to-day. This is very much a work-in-progress, and I appreciate everyone’s constructive feedback. Alright, I promised no more lengthy intros, so let’s get to it and have a day:

Boofy’s Take

1. As we discussed yesterday, Trump has zero idea what he is doing, which makes it impossible for anyone else to prepare accordingly. This uncertainty only hurts America, and it pains me to see those who continue to suck up to him and defend his aimless tariff policy. Those reactions are a telltale indicator as to how deeply Trumpism has infected the Rs, leaving no one willing to stand up to his harmful idiocy.

2. Speaking of no one standing up, the House finally passed their budget bill, which funds all of Trump’s wacky ideas without much oversight from Congress. The ultra-right wing of Rs threatened to shut it down, but they fizzled out, as they usually do.

3. I never thought I’d say this, and the libertarian high schooler in me is aghast, but I’m alright with this tax hike. A mill a year is probably plenty for just about everyone. What irks me is the continued loyalty to this “no tax on tips” plan. There are so many better ways to help the demographics who would supposedly benefit from this policy, like raising base wage for tipped employees.

4. This is a good sign for future peace in the Middle East, assuming it actually ever happens. Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Hamas all do not have the best interest of their respective countries in mind, so the sooner their influence dwindles, the more hope that new leadership can step in and help put a stop to the endless war in the region.

5. It’s an new frontier for doomsday prepping, but better to have defense up there and not need them than vice versa. It also takes us one step closer to making Star Wars a reality, which is pretty awesome IMO.

New Release in:

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Two 22-year-olds walk into an empty theater… Woah, woah, woah, get your mind out of the gutter! My friend Kevin and I were simply going to revel in the whimsical, silly journey that is A Minecraft Movie. The empty theater was simply happenstance—did you really think a movie marketed toward 10-year-olds would be packed at the Wednesday 9:25p showing? Come on now.

The empty theater was a blessing, as it allowed: me to take some notes, Kevin to watch the Rockets and sweat his Reed Sheppard bet, and both of us to scream “Chicken Jockey” at the top of our lungs. We also saw it in “ScreenX,” a supposedly novel experience that projects the movie on the walls in such a way to give it a 270 degree feel. Most pointless thing ever. The only effect was making the entire theater too bright. Do not pay the extra 8 bucks or whatever for it (don’t worry Dad, I didn’t—you taught me well. I wonder if Chosen or whatever it’s called in theater 5 was a good movie).

As a disclaimer, I am a massive fan of Minecraft. It’s probably my all-time favorite video game, but even with that in mind, I was unsure of where to set my expectations for this movie. All the twitter chatter seemed mixed, and the central theme was that the audience reactions were the star of the show, so as I sprawled out in my private theater, I had no idea what I was getting in to.

An amazing movie was what I got in to, as it turns out. An incredibly goofy film, yes, but that’s exactly what Minecraft is supposed to be. It’s what I’d call “good brainrot.” It’s silly and a little stupid, but it’s nothing like the trash corrupting young minds on Reels and TikTok. Under all the cheesy, wacky jokes, it reminds viewers of the power of creativity, imagination, and being unapologetically yourself.

Jack Black (Steve), Jason Momoa (Garrett “Garbage Man” Garrison), and the rest of the cast understood that mission to a T. They clearly had fun, which was probably pretty easy because Minecraft is nothing but fun. I even read that they had a server up during production in which Black absolutely grinded strip mining. A man after my own heart.

Everyone involved in the creative direction also clearly has a deep love for the game, as the attention to detail and amount of niche references made the game purist in me proud (the best was the Technoblade easter egg—R.I.P. to a Minecraft legend). It’s the kind of creativity we need more of in movies and art as we fight against the stale remakes and AI slop.

Now, if you’re not a Minecraft fan, you might not really get this movie. But I still say give it a shot. It’s an hour-40 of silliness with a good, simple message throughout. It makes you feel good at the end, and we could all use some of that.

Rating: Chicken Jockey/5

(I’d be remiss to not mention Jennifer Coolidge and the Villager. Very funny B-plot, *hrrmmm*)