Admit One 11/19/21
Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits theaters this weekend along with King Richard, which is also on HBO Max, the directorial debut from Lin-Manuel Miranda on Netflix with Tick, Tick…Boom!, Ethan Hawke in the Abel Ferrara directed thriller Zeros and Ones and more in theaters and on VOD/Streaming.
Bradley Cooper is a Shady Medium in Nightmare Alley (Trailer)
Guillermo Del Toro returns with his follow-up to the Academy Award-winning Shape of Water with Nightmare Alley, an adaptation of the dark 1946 William Lindsey Gresham noir novel that stars Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett.
Everything Action Theater: Never Back Down
The fourth entry in the franchise is out this week on DVD and Blu-ray and you can head back to 2008 and watch the original Never Back Down in the latest Everything Action Theater, which puts an over-the-top MMA spin on The Karate Kid formula.
Action Hero of the Week: Shang-Chi
Trying to escape his past as a trained killer for his immortal father Xu Wenwu, Shang-Chi is drawn back into the world of the Ten Rings when his father believes he is on a quest to bring back his beloved wife but is instead being deceived into unleashing a dark force from another dimension that will destroy everyone and everything.
The Villains Assemble in Spider-Man: No Way Home (Trailer)
Although there’s still no confirmation of other Spider-Men yet, the new trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home features an onslaught of previously seen villains, including official confirmation of Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Jamie Foxx’s Electro along with the previously revealed Alfred Molina back as Doc Ock.
New Release Round Up 11/16/21
The Evil Dead Groovy Collection is out this week bringing The Evil Dead 1 + 2 plus Ash vs Evil Dead to 4K and there’s also a massive 31 disc Middle Earth box set, The Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome on 4K, Jungle Cruise, Candyman and more on DVD and Blu-ray.
Battle at the Box Office 11/15/21
Eternals remained at the top of the box office with a decent drop from last week’s opening while Clifford the Big Red Dog had a solid opening to take second place.
Review: Red Notice
One of the biggest movies in Netflix history from both budget and star-power, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds star in the globe-trotting action/heist adventure Red Notice that starts out strong but gradually starts to wear thin as the movie goes on.
Musical Montage: Eminem “Till I Collapse”
Although never officially released as a single, “Till I Collapse” from Eminem’s album The Eminem Show (and featuring Nate Dogg) made its way around the world of sports, video games, and movies like 2011’s Real Steel, where it was featured in the movie’s trailers along with appearing on the soundtrack.
Everything Actioncast Ep 557 “Road House, Stranger Things, Escape Room, Chucky and More”
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris pay respects to the late Dean Stockwell and then talk about a reboot of Road House, forgotten Midnight Run sequels, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, Brotherhood of the Wolf, the new Chucky series, the latest look at Stranger Things Season 4 and more.