David Zucker, who directed the original Naked Gun film, sees the reboot’s positive reception as a sign that this is a good year — even if he has no plans to watch the new movie that stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Zucker has been outspoken about feeling burned that he and other members of the original 1988 film’s team …
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Want more TV and movie picks? Subscribe to our weekly Streamliner newsletter here. Clockwise from top: The Naked Gun, Chief of War, Perfect Match, and Together. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paramount Pictures, Germain McMicking/Neon/Everett Collection, Netflix, Apple TV+ It’s been a strange summer-movie season. We’ve had superheroes, Stitch, dinosaurs, and race-car films, but how about we top it all off with a …
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More than 30 years after the “Naked Gun” franchise enjoyed its “Final Insult” in 1994, arguably the world’s most beloved slapstick spoof film series is back for another slice of straight-faced silliness — and to test the contemporary box office waters of big-screen comedy. Leslie Nielsen, whose legendary turn as bumbling L.A. detective Frank Drebin still has fans merrily reciting …
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SPOILER ALERT: This list references major plot developments for basically every project in the MCU, which is available to stream on Disney+. Since 2008, Marvel Studios has released 37 feature films, 15 streaming series and two TV specials, all of it knitted together within the unprecedented narrative tapestry known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With its latest movie, “The Fantastic …
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It’s hard to believe, but fall is officially around the corner. Enjoy the last weeks of summer and welcome the new season with fresh movies and TV shows coming to Paramount Plus this August. Kicking things off is “The Infernal Machine,” starring Guy Pearce as a reclusive author who gets pulled back into the spotlight when he begins receiving a …
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The upcoming X-Men MCU movie has received a big casting update. Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier has been tapped to direct an X-Men movie for Marvel Studios; however, this film isn’t expected to arrive until after Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Official details for the film have not been released at this time. What is the X-Men casting update? According …
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Some seriously good movies are about to leave Netflix at the beginning of August. Don’t fret, we’ve rounded up the best of the best that deserve to be watched or rewatched before they head to a new streaming home – or demand to be rented to be seen. Maybe you’re feeling Zack Snyder’s great horror remake of “Dawn of the …
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The top 10 movies coming to Netflix in August. Credit: Warner Bros / Universal July is almost over somehow. Time really flies when you’re having fun. I suppose that’s why summer always seems so short. Thankfully, we still have a few weeks of summer left. More if you map it all the way out to the autumnal equinox on September …
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From Happy Gilmore to Uncut Gems, the greatest (and most grating) films of the star we call the Sandman He goes by many names: Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Zohan Dvir, Canteen Boy, Opera Man, the Sandman. But ever since the mid-1990s, Adam Richard Sandler has put his God-given moniker above the title of his movies and established himself as one …
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Adam Sandler’s recent run of movies with Netflix has been something of a paradox. Incredibly successful streaming hits, with very divided opinions from critics and, in many cases, audiences. However, it is impossible to deny Sandler’s ability to draw in an audience, as has been shown once again with his dominance over Netflix thanks to the release of Happy Gilmore …
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