By HBO’s House of the Dragon has been the very definition of a slow build-and-burn so far. It has been a great show, gripping at times. However, it was very clearly taking time to lay out the board and set the pieces. Game Of Thrones was a politically charged thriller beneath
Retro Review: The LETHAL WEAPON Franchise
I don’t know why, but the Lethal Weapon movies just popped into my head recently, and I suddenly had the urge to watch them again. You know the regular cast – Mel Gibson and Danny Glover – who are eventually joined by Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock. Across
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS To Be Remade
From the files marked “Is Nothing Sacred” comes news that Euro Gang Entertainment is remaking A Fistful Of Dollars. Yes, yes. I know the original is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo. So was Licence To Kill. It doesn’t make this not feel like some kind of cinematic blasphemy. I
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Recruits
Three cadets have signed on for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. They will join the already-announced Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti. The new recruits are Kerrice Brooks (My Old Ass), Bella Shepard (Wolf Pack), and George Hawkins (Tell Me Everything). The Paramount+ show is set in the 32nd century, following on
“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” Tops Netflix Chart
Unsurprisingly, the Eddie Murphy-led “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” topped the Netflix charts for the first week of July. In the streamer’s just published top ten, the revival of the action-comedy franchise landed 41 million views. That came in ahead of the 31.9 million second week of the Nicole Kidman/Zac
