Only eight months after the last Emmy ceremony (which was delayed due to the strikes), the Primetime Emmy Awards are back, although there were some big surprises in store. Everyone (myself included) expected The Bear to own every category it was nominated in. While it did well, winning many big categories including Best Actor in … Read more
Yuen eventually stopped focusing on acting for the camera. “I never wanted to be a movie star,” he said in a 2003 LA Times profile. “I figured out right away that unless you are a really big star, it is always the director who’s in charge.” Yuen’s describing the creative freedom that Hong Kong directors were … Read more
I thought, “Oh, I’ll skip reading that piece and save it until I see the movie this weekend.” My wife had already seen it and loved it. We had a young daughter and would take turns going to movies by ourselves while the other stayed home. But as I turned the page, purely by happenstance, my eye … Read more
It’s been two weeks since Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine slashed its way into theaters, giving Marvel zombies a much-needed jolt to the nether regions with absurd action, cameos, and surprises. It’s Spoiler City on social media now, and avoiding many of the movie’s “big pops” is tricky. Ryan Reynolds is happy to share some of … Read more
Deadpool & Wolverine will no doubt open in first place this weekend, but the only question is just how big it will be. To put it mildly, this weekend’s box office race is a no-brainer. There’s no chance in the world that Deadpool & Wolverine, which teams up the two titular Marvel legends for the … Read more
Fans had speculated all season that Darth Plagueis, Emperor Palpatine’s fabled Master, might be involved in the rise of the Sith on The Acolyte. And there he was popping his little alien head out from inside a cave in the series finale. So Plagueis is definitely involved somehow. But how is he involved? Is he Qimir’s master? Does Qimir even know … Read more
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is easily the most-watched title of the week on Netflix, which could only mean good things for another sequel. There was little doubt that Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F would enjoy quite the debut on Netflix, with the only question being just how well it would do. Well, Netflix announced … Read more
If that narrative sounds familiar, it’s because it’s the story of every Cameron film since 1991. Cameron’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was the most expensive movie of his career at that point in time, and the most expensive ever made, with a budget of over $100 million, and ended up making $581 million in theaters … Read more
Despicable Me 4 is off to a good start at the box office, but how will it hold up over the weekend? It looks like Steve Carrell’s Gru and his Minions are still a huge draw at the box office, with Deadline reporting that Despicable Me 4 grossed $27 million on Wednesday night, with a … Read more
The sign on the kitchen wall reads “Every second counts.” At one point in the Season 3 premiere of The Bear, Jeremy Allen White’s Carmy Berzatto glances at it, then reminds his brigade to keep up the pace. They all yell “CHEF!” in unison. Later — or technically before, because this episode (“Tomorrow”) is a swirl of memories … Read more