Vol. 29
No. 38
Pick Hits
At The Movies
The Woman King
The Woman King is a 2022 American historical epic film about the Agojie, the all
female warrior unit who protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the
17th to 19th centuries. Set in the 1820s, the film stars Viola Davis
as a general who trains the next generation of warriors to fight their enemies.
This is a movie that will captivate you from the beginning to the end.
Fantastic, action scenes and acting.
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Tell Me Lies (Hulu)
Not your typical love story, Tell Me Lies is full of
romance and sex, but the relationship at the center of
the upcoming Hulu TV show isn’t one viewers
should root for. Based on Carola Lovering‘s
novel of the same title, follows college students Lucy
Albright (Grace Van Patten) and
Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) who
quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will
permanently alter their lives and the lives of everyone
around them.
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I Came By (Netflix)
A graffiti artist who targets homes of the elite
uncovers a twisted secret in a hidden basement,
triggering events that put his loved ones in danger. An
eerie thriller with George MacKay (1917),
Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey),
and Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk
Empire). Casting Hugh Bonneville as a psychopathic
murderer is just one of the stratagems that elevate I
Came By above the standard serial-killer thriller.
The Buzz...
Woody Allen is bringing his career as movie director to an end. In
a new interview with Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, the 86 year
old Oscar winner revealed that his upcoming movie, Wasp 22, will
be his last.
Kourtney Kardashian posted on Instagram behind the scenes
pics from her photo shoot for her recent ad campaign for her new Lemme
nutritional supplements. In one photo she puts her hand over her stomach, which
spurred similar sentiments from many users. "Wait a minute," one person wrote,
"did I miss that she's pregnant?" Kourtney responded, "Nope, but you're missing
a woman's body."
Mariah Carey enlisted the talents of Millie Bobby
Brown for a unique social media extravaganza. Carey took to TikTok to
share a new video, in which she’s joined by Millie Bobby Brown and boyfriend
Jake Bongiovi to recreate the opening of the music video for her
single Honey.
Lady Gaga took to the stage of Miami’s Hard Rock
Stadium on Saturday night for the final date on her Chromatica
Ball tour, but was forced to cut things short when nature intervened. Gaga
paused the show midway through when the weather took an unexpected turn and
lightning began to strike near the stadium.
Reese Witherspoon is taking a walk down memory lane on the 20th
anniversary since the release of the romcom classic Sweet Home
Alabama. And her one question for fans: “Do you remember seeing it for the
first time?” The Oscar winning actress got nostalgic when she took to
Instagram and posted some of the best highlights from the 2002 film.
The Woman King, a historical action epic starring Viola
Davis, ruled over domestic box office charts in its opening weekend.
Recently, Sony announced the production of a new Karate Kid movie
set to be released in 2024. This immediately brought up questions about
connections to the ongoing franchise spin-off series on Netflix, Cobra
Kai. However, a recent tweet from a co-creator of the spin-off series,
Jon Hurwitz, has cleared things up. Hurwitz has indicated that the
new movie will not be connected to the television series.
Brie Larson has accelerated excitement around her role in her
upcoming role in Fast X. The Captain Marvel star has
revealed her character's name for the tenth chapter in the Fast and
Furious franchise is officially Tess.
Those who thought Seal Team‘s Season 6 premiere would simply be about
the aftermath of the season-ending Mali ambush realized soon enough that there
was much more nail-biting to be done before that literal smoke cleared.
Curtis James Jackson III, better known by his stage
name 50 Cent, will soon be a free agent in the entertainment
industry, according to the rapper’s ecstatic social media posts regarding the
matter. The “Power” franchise creator and executive producer has
indicated that he will not be re-upping his partnership with Starz upon
his deal’s expiration.
We now have a first look at Christina Milian as Colette Jones in
Season 3 of Starz series Step Up, the character previously
played by the late Naya Rivera, who died in a drowning accident in
July 2020 at age 33.
The series finale of the CW‘s Dynasty aired on Friday, September
16, with the reboot saying goodbye after five seasons. But is it really the end?
In an interview with Deadline following the series finale, showrunner
Josh Reims reflected on Dynasty‘s popularity, thanks largely to
Netflix, where the primetime soap has been streaming since its first season
dropped in 2018.