Action Hero of the Week: Cris Johnson
Gifted with the ability to see 2 minutes into the future, Las Vegas magician Cris Johnson aka Frank Cadillac is reluctantly recruited by the NSA to try and use his abilities to find a group of terrorists before they detonate a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.
Jason Segel Tries to Rob Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins in Windfall (Trailer)
Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins are a wealthy couple who make a last-minute trip out to their vacation home, only to find Jason Segel committing a robbery in the darkly comic crime thriller Windfall, hitting Netflix in March.
The Rescue Rangers Are Back On Disney+ In May (Trailer)
Chip and Dale return after 30 years in a new Rescue Rangers movie from The Lonely Island guys coming to Disney+ as the iconic duo reunite to find a lost castmate who has gone missing and travel a very Roger Rabbit style Los Angeles full of fellow toons (including Roger himself).
Sebastian Stan Has Unusual Appetites in Fresh (Trailer)
Making a splash at Sundance, Fresh is coming to Hulu in March and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as a woman who accepts a romantic weekend getaway from her new beau, played by Sebastian Stan, only to discover he has dark and disturbing urges.
New Release Round Up 2/15/22
Werewolf classic The Howling is out on 4K this week along with Eternals, the first season of Heels, Looper on 4K, a bunch of 90s thrillers on Blu-ray including Nick of Time and In Dreams, and more on DVD and Blu-ray.
Battle at the Box Office 2/14/22
With the Super Bowl happening over the weekend, it was a slow weekend at theaters but Death on the Nile managed to take the top spot, although it opened to less than half as much as its predecessor, Murder on the Orient Express.
Musical Montage: Gloria Estefan “Turn the Beat Around”
Probably better remembered than the Stallone movie it came from, Gloria Estefan’s version of a 1976 disco classic by Vicki Sue Robinson was on the soundtrack for 1994’s The Specialist and became a big dance hit and hit #13 on the Billboard charts.
News Shotgun 2/12/22
Jean-Claude Van Damme has one final action movie on the way, Futurama is returning for a new season on Hulu, the premiere date for Obi-Wan was revealed, a new live-action Blade Runner TV series is coming to Prime Video, the Lord of the Rings rights are up for grabs and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Actioncast Ep 568 “Oscar Nominations, The 355, Jurassic World, Reacher and More”
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris discuss this week’s Oscar Nominations, the first trailer for Jurassic World Dominion, a new Goosebumps series, Reacher, The 355, Triple Threat, Rick & Morty, The Musketeer, the return of Futurama, and more.
Admit One 2/11/22
The long-delayed Death on the Nile finally arrives this weekend along with the latest Liam Neeson action movie, Blacklight, the Jennifer Lopez/Owen Wilson romantic comedy Marry Me, a new Steven Soderbergh HBO Max movie, Kimi, and more in theaters and on streaming.