The last time John Wall played a professional basketball game wasn’t that long ago — it was just over a year ago, after all. But it feels like eons have passed since his last outing. Consider this: during the week of April 23, 2021, the song “Drivers License” by Olivia Rodrigo was No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Rapstar” by Polo G was atop the charts; I had and still have never heard of this song.
A second attempt at adapting the video game “Mortal Kombat” into a feature film was just hitting theaters — and arriving immediately on HBO Max, a big deal for cinephiles in the heat of the pandemic.