Vol. 32
No. 52
Pick Hits
At The Movies
A Working Man (Prime Video)
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a
simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like
family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home
uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined. The
action is good, the filming is well executed, the music is nice and complements
the story well, and Jason Statham is, well Jason Statham.
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The Copenhagen Test (Peacock)
Alexander Hale, a first generation Chinese American
analyst, is stuck downstairs at his top-secret spy
agency, The Orphanage. But when he suspects he might be
the mole they're hunting for, he realizes that his eyes
and ears have been hacked. Keeping the fiction alive
that he's unaware of the hack, he works with his agency
to hunt those responsible, even as The Orphanage builds
a fake world around him, assigning him a new
"girlfriend," promoting him to a new dangerous mission
and sending him down a rabbit hole where it's not clear
what's real and what's fake in his own life. When the
lines begin to blur, Alexander is forced to take control
of his own destiny and discover where his true
allegiance lies.
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Shoresy (Crave)
Shoresy and the Bulldogs fight to protect the North
American game. Shoresy expounds on the differences
between European hockey, focused on speed and finesse,
and North American hockey, a game of size and grit—a
game, he opined, that was dying (or is it?). Shoresy is
a Canadian television comedy series created by and
starring Jared Keeso that premiered on
Crave on May 13, 2022. A spin-off of Letterkenny,
the series focuses on the titular character of Shoresy (Keeso)
as he moves to Sudbury, Ontario, to take a job with a
struggling Senior AAA-level ice hockey team, the Sudbury
Bulldogs.
The Buzz...
Idris Elba is set to receive a knighthood
in the U.K. after the star led the list of names in the
2026 new year honors. Despite coming after another busy
year for the actor, in which he played both the U.S.
president and British prime minister in House
of Dynamite and Heads of
State, respectively, Elba is being recognized for
his charity work, notably an anti-knife crime campaign
and the Elba Hope Foundation he set up
alongside his wife.
Beyoncé is now worth over 1 billion dollars,
according to Forbes, which has long tracked the
status of the ultra-high net worth. The business
publication said that Beyoncé now has three commas to
her name, thanks to the success of Cowboy
Carter and The Renaissance World
Tour.
The team behind Yash’s highly anticipated
Toxic – A Fairytale for Grown-Ups has
revealed the first look at Nayanthara as Ganga,
presenting the actress in a role that combines visual
intensity with a commanding presence. The poster
positions Nayanthara in front of an ornate casino
entrance, weapon in hand, projecting controlled power
within a high-stakes luxury environment.
Kate Beckinsale has shared a heartbreaking
message as 2025 comes to a close regarding body shaming.
She has been fighting comments and trolls about her
appearance for years, and today, she’s posted a message
to those who are commenting about her weight and calling
her too thin.
Tate McRae is opening up about her breakup
with The Kid Laroi earlier this
year. The young couple split up over the summer after
over a year together, and since have both released music
seemingly about each other.
Jacob Tierney is opening up about the
future of Heated Rivalry in a new
interview. The creator, writer and director of the
Crave TV series adaptation of Rachel
Reid‘s Game Changers book series
gave an update on where he’s at with season two and the
possibility of a spinoff centered on Scott and Kip.
Tron: Ares is spinning toward its streaming
debut. Disney announced that director Joachim
Rřnning’s sci-fi feature is set to begin
streaming Jan. 7 on Disney+. It's the latest
installment in the Tron franchise.
The board of Warner Bros. Discovery
is poised to reject the amended takeover offer fielded
by Paramount Skydance last week as
David Ellison keeps up his pursuit of the
assets he sees as crucial to building a 21st century
Hollywood heavyweight.
Netflix reports that it achieved its highest
Christmas Day viewership of all time this year, with the
second volume of Stranger Things leading
the charge.
Danny Ramirez will not be returning for
The Last of Us season 3. After
co-starring in Season 2 opposite Katilyn Dever
as a Firefly in Season 2, the actor has had to
drop out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.