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“Digger” — the satirical black comedy starring Tom Cruise — was a major box-office flop, grossing just $8 million domestically on opening night despite an estimated $160-$180 million production budget.Critics complain the movie is unfunny, features over-the-top, abrasive performances, and has a preachy climate message.Comedian and BlazeTV host Dave Landau, however, disagrees and says he very much “enjoyed” the film.“I was laughing out loud through most of the movie,” he tells co-host of “Stu and Dave Do America” Stu Burguiere. Contrary to critic and audience complaints, Dave says Cruise’s character — a wealthy oil tycoon named Digger Rockwell — is “great.”A common complaint is that the Digger in the film is very different from what people expected based on the marketing of the film, but Dave says to be forthcoming about his character in advertising would have “[ruined] the film.”“Like if the ‘Sixth Sense’ came out, like ‘he sees dead people.’ ... That would be a bad part of the trailer,” Stu analogizes.“[Digger] is an oil baron, kind of out of control, gregarious sort of character is how I pictured it from the marketing, which was very limited,” he continues. “My understanding, and tell me if this is true, is that ... half an hour in or so, the whole movie kind of changes.”Dave confirms that this is true — but unlike critics, he enjoyed this surprise element of the film.“I don't want to give away too much, but one part is obviously lampooning the right, and one part is obviously lampooning the left,” he tells Stu, equating watching the movie to “wearing your team colors,” but “you're not able to see the jokes being made at the other side.”The character of President Compson, played by John Goodman, is “definitely Trump-esque,” says Dave, but it’s “not what you think it is.”“The way that [the movie] twists, I think, is brilliant ... Tom Cruise when he plays these characters is really entertaining,” he says. “Like, I know Tom Cruise is a lunatic and a Scientologist, but my God, he's so good at acting.”“I think you should see it. I enjoyed it. I laughed so much during it.”To hear more of Dave’s review, watch the episode above.Want more from Stu and Dave?To enjoy more of Stu and Dave's lethal blend of wit, humor, and insightful commentary subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Polling expert and political strategist Frank Luntz explains why the polls showing a comfortable lead for Democrats are not dependable.Luntz explained during an appearance on CNN Thursday why many may now be making the same polling mistake he made in 2016 and claimed polling just isn't capturing an accurate picture of the electorate.'I'm still skeptical. In the end, Republicans are less likely persons to believe the polls.'"What do you think the polls may be missing? Do you think they're under-sampling the kind of voter that Trump usually brings out, that sort of non-engaged voter that may not respond to a phone call from a pollster?" asked anchor Boris Sanchez."We know that they don't respond to phone calls. We know that in the exit polling back in 2016, and I say this publicly because I want people to hear this," Luntz said."You know, I teach at West Point. I cannot lie, cheat, or steal. The cadets can't. I can't. I got 2016 wrong. I believed in the exit polls. Trump voters walked away, refused to participate, because they thought that it was against them," he added."They thought that the polls were all biased," Luntz said. "And that's what Republicans are being told right now: 'Don't believe the polls. They're not accurate.' Well they may be, we're about to find out."He went on to say that turnout is the key to the election, and the polling may not be accurately reflecting which group of people actually shows up at the ballot box. "I'm still skeptical. In the end, Republicans are less likely to participate. They're less likely to believe the polls are happening. I'm most interested in turnout," he continued. "They're polling how the electorate overall feels and not polling the people [that] are actually going to participate. But in the end, who the hell cares?"RELATED: Pollster Frank Luntz says CNN town hall exposed why Kamala Harris was losing to Trump Despite the warning about the polling, Luntz also said the president's historically low approval rating would affect Republicans' chances to win the midterm elections."That's not good at all, and he's as recently as three weeks ago called affordability a hoax. It's not a hoax if you can't afford eggs. It's not a hoax if you can't afford steak," said Luntz."I don't know if they understand how people actually feel, that they are anxious, nervous, angry because their lives are tougher today than they used to be," he added.He warned that if the polls were indeed correct, Democrats would have a big night on November 3. 2026 midterm polling map: Where the polls stand pollwatch.theblaze.com Every Senate, governor, and House race with public polling on one map, state by state, with the Blaze polling average. From Blaze News. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A male allegedly broke into a home in Mesquite, Texas, in the middle of the night over the weekend — and quickly discovered why that was an ill-advised move.Mesquite Police responded to a report of a shooting around 4:15 a.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of Brushwood Lane, KDFW-TV reported, adding that arriving officers found a man outside the home with a gunshot wound and rendered first aid.'Why in the world would you break into a house in Texas of all places?'Investigators told the station that residents inside the home woke up to the sound of loud banging, and one resident who investigated saw an individual breaking into the home — and fired a weapon, striking the suspect.The suspect was taken into custody on a charge of burglary of a habitation and taken by paramedics to a local hospital for treatment, KDFW said.Mesquite Police told Blaze News that the suspect — identified as Arthur Alonzo — was released from the hospital and transferred to the Dallas County Jail.RELATED: Male on parole accused of breaking into home in broad daylight. But gun-toting homeowner isn't having a bit of it. Commenters under KDFW's Facebook post about the incident had some strong reactions to it:"Why in the world would you break into a house in Texas of all places?" one commenter wondered."Thats right!!" another user responded. "More people need to remember that.""Homeowner deserves an upgraded weapon as an award," another commenter wrote."Don’t break into my house, you won’t get shot," another user promised."Good job ... we must protect our home and loved ones ... if they would have called the police first, they might have been killed ... it takes too long to get there ... the homeowner did [exactly] what they should have," another commenter noted.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Chick-fil-A still closes on Sundays, still puts its Christian mission at the center of its corporate purpose, and still welcomes all customers through its doors.But apparently, the company’s faith-based identity is also still a mainstream headline more than a decade after its widely publicized controversy over same-sex marriage.In a recent interview on "The Today Show," CEO Andrew Cathy was pressed about the backlash that followed his father Dan Cathy’s 2012 comments on gay marriage and their donations to conservative Christian organizations.“It’s a company that was sort of built on God, if you will. And that still also seems to be very much a part of the DNA of Chick-fil-A,” NBC’s Craig Melvin said to Cathy, who responded that it’s their “anchor.”“It is our anchor in the sense of what our corporate purpose states, that we’re in business to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that’s entrusted to us, have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A,” Cathy said.“There were folks who were protesting, they were boycotting Chick-fil-A, that Chick-fil-A, they don’t stand with the LGBTQ plus community,” Melvin said, asking, “What would you say to those folks?”“Well, for anybody that hasn't tried us, we’d love for you to come try and have our great-tasting food and the hospitality that we’re known for. I think that everybody that will be willing to walk in the door, they’ll see that they’re welcome to come eat with us. We’d love to give them a great-tasting sandwich and give them great hospitality,” Cathy replied.“You don’t want to talk about that chapter in Chick-fil-A’s history,” Melvin pressed.“We’re focused on serving everybody that comes in and eats with us,” Cathy said with finality.“LGBTQ, we don’t care,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray says, joking that milkshakes are loved by both homosexuals and heterosexuals.“You know, it would be nice though if the Cathy family or anybody could just tell them, ‘Look, we have different beliefs than you, it’s OK,’” he says.“Am I going to ever say that I agree with the lifestyle? No, but you know what? I don’t have to,” he adds.Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.