Vol. 32
No. 07
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Cleaner
Set in present day London, a group of radical activists take over an energy
company's annual gala, seizing 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of
the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their ranks, who
is ready to murder everyone in the building to send his anarchic message to the
world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, played by Daisy
Ridley, suspended 50 stories up on the outside of the building, to save
those trapped inside, including her younger brother.
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Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix)
Story of how instagram "wellness" guru Belle
Gibson had fooled the world and her friends and
her family with her illness how she faked cancer, how
social media played a part and how her empire came
crumbling down when she confessed to lying to the world.
Kaitlyn Dever took the part of Belle
Gibson in order to pay tribute to her mother, who passed
away from breast cancer in February 2024. This account
is a reminder of how some swindles are driven by a need
for recognition and greed but may also be driven by deep
rooted trauma and mental illness.
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Invincible (Prime Video)
The son of Earth's most powerful superhero is about to
become something greater than himself: something bold,
something universal, something - Invincible. From the
comics to the screen, Invincible follows Mark Grayson's
journey of becoming Earth's next great defender after
his father, Nolan Grayson: also known as Omni-Man.
Invincible and its titular hero reach their prime with
this epic third season.
The Buzz...
Amazon MGM Studios and Reese
Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine have
cast Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh
Murders) in the role of Elle Woods to lead its
upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series.
The jury in the felony assault trial of rapper A$AP
Rocky got the case late Friday and will begin
deliberating next week. The Los Angeles jury of seven
women and five men will begin discussing the two counts
of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Nearly 40 years after The Goonies, a
sequel to the 1985 film is in the works. Warner
Bros. has tapped Potsy Ponciroli to
write the forthcoming sequel. Steven Spielberg
and Chris Columbus will return to produce
the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger
and Holly Bario for Amblin
Entertainment. Lauren Shuler Donner
will executive produce. No director has been attached to
the new project.
BAFTA and Tony Award winner
Catherine Zeta-Jones has landed her
next high profile TV project, an adaptation of Aidan
Truhen’s “gonzo thriller” The Price
You Pay.
Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña,
Jesse Eisenberg, Joe Alwyn,
Isabella Rossellini, Colman
Domingo and Ralph Fiennes are among
the presenters set for the 2025 BAFTA
Film Awards.
With a new Fantastic Four movie coming
this summer, Miles Teller, who starred in
the 2015 iteration of the superhero franchise, is
wishing the best for the latest adaptation. Teller
played Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic in the film,
alongside Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara
and Jamie Bell; in the upcoming The
Fantastic Four: First Steps, that role is played by
Pedro Pascal, with the cast rounded out by
Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn
and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
Kate Hudson will be starring in the upcoming
series Running Point on Netflix,
and it’s all about family and the family legacy.
Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona
walked the purple carpet together while attending the
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
held at Radio City Music Hall.
Benedict Cumberbatch has landed his next
movie role. The Oscar nominated actor is
replacing Tom Hardy in the upcoming movie
adaption of Jo Nesbo‘s crime thriller
novel Blood on Snow directed by
Cary Fukunaga.
XO, Kitty has been renewed for Season 3 at
Netflix. The announcement was made on Netflix’s
official X account on Friday. Season 2 of the YA
series premiered on Netflix on Jan. 16.
The second of Yellowstone Season 5 will finally
begin streaming in March. Beginning Sunday, March 16,
Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 will begin streaming
exclusively on Peacock, making all then entire
series available to stream on Peacock.