Vol. 32
No. 03
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Flight Risk
In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award® nominee Mark
Wahlberg plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle
Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As
they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not
everyone on board is who they seem. Mel Gibson has only directed
five feature films since his 1993 debut The Man Without a Face.
He often takes long breaks between films; Hacksaw Ridge was
released seven years ago. Before Gibson gets to Flight Risk, he is already in
pre-production on The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, a sequel to
his 2004 box office hit.
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Back In Action (Netflix)
Former CIA spies Emily (Cameron Diaz) and
Matt (Jamie Foxx) are pulled back into
espionage after their secret identities are exposed.
Back in Action is the latest star studded genre film
from Netflix and comes to us from writers Seth
Gordon and Brendan O'Brien the former of whom
also directs. Back in Action doesn't break any new
ground when it comes to this kind of high concept
action-comedy film, but despite being pure formula it is
elevated by the strong chemistry and comedic timing of
Foxx and Diaz.
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The PITT (Max)
A realistic examination of the challenges facing
healthcare workers in America as seen through the lens
of the frontline heroes working in a modern day hospital
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This show is an accurate
depiction of what takes place in a very busy urban
Emergency Department. The scenes of intubation, codes,
and family grief are real and something that happens on
a daily basis if not hourly. Noah Wylie is
a great person to headline this show.
The Buzz...
The Grammy Awards are sticking with their
man: Trevor Noah will host the show for
the fifth consecutive time, the Grammys announced
Tuesday. Each of the last three telecasts has improved
on the last’s ratings, culminating in 2024, when 16.9
million Americans watched, the highest TV audience since
the 2020 ceremony.
Henry Cavill is officially a father. The
Man of Steel star has welcomed his
first child with his girlfriend, Hollywood executive
Natalie Viscuso,
Kaia Gerber is staying in positive spirits
amid her split from longtime boyfriend Austin
Butler. The 23 year old model was spotted smiling
while chatting on the phone on her way back to her car
on Monday (January 20) in Los Angeles.
A Sex and the City star made a gripping cameo in
Wicked, Ariana Grande has
confirmed. In the Wicked commentary bonus feature, the
31-year-old revealed that David Eigenberg,
who played Steve Brady in Satc and reprises the role in
Max’s And Just Like That, had one line as a
Tamarin Monkey in the critically-acclaimed 2024 film.
Stranger Things season five has officially
wrapped production, and fans are eagerly awaiting the
final chapter in the story of Eleven, Mike, and their
friend group.
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has a release date!
The fourth installment in the hit movie adaptation of
the video game series is set to arrive in theaters on
March 19, 2027. The studio announced the movie prior to
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hitting theaters. When it
finally did in December, it became the highest-grossing
entry of the franchise, bringing in $218 million
domestically and $422 million globally to date.
Uma Thurman has joined the cast of the
upcoming Paramount+ with Showtime series
Dexter: Resurrection. The Oscar nominated
actress is the first new cast member to be added as a
series regular to the new show, which is a follow-up to
Dexter: New Blood.
The highly anticipated second season of Squid
Game has emerged as not only the most watched
international series in India for 2024 but also achieved
the highest viewership of all time in the category,
according to a comprehensive report by media consulting
firm Ormax Media. The Netflix
phenomenon had 19.6 million viewers in India,
significantly outperforming other international titles.
While Ted Lasso Season 4 hasn’t been
officially confirmed, Nick Mohammed, who
plays assistant coach Nate Shelley, is driving online
chatter about the show’s return.
Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in a new
Star Wars film, this one from director
Shawn Levy, according to multiple media
reports, representing one of the first major
developments in the feature film plans for the Star Wars
brand.