Review: The Naked Gun

Night Always Comes sees Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four) as a struggling woman who desperately needs $25 thousand to buy her flat. She just has 12 hours to pull it off. A Netflix thriller, it’s directed by Benjamin Caron (TV’s Andor and The Crown).Go to this episode on rnz.co.n ... Show More

Relay is a thriller in which a modern Robin Hood uses primitive technology to dodge detection by high-tech bad guys. Directed by David Mackenzie (Hell Or High Water) it stars Riz Ahmed (The Sound Of Metal,), Lily James (Yesterday)and Sam Worthington (Avatar).Go to this episode on ... Show More

Simon Morris wonders what you gain, or lose, when you cast a film with people who have to do an accent? This week he looks at three films set in America, but starring English, Australian and Irish actors. These include The Naked Gun, with Liam Neeson, Relay with Riz Ahmed and Sam ... Show More

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is all kinds of fantastic. Guest-wise, Chris Hewitt sits down (in person, and on Zoom) with Matt Shakman, director of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, to discuss the FF's debut in the MCU [24:33 - 40:07 approx]; and Sam Rockwell, the cool ... Show More

The second trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever didn't hold back on the emotion that is clearly going to drive Ryan Coogler's MCU mega-sequel, following the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, but it also filled in more of the film's blanks, plot-wise, hinted at some major ... Show More

Sean is joined by Ringer-Verse pals Mallory Rubin and Charles Holmes to discuss a pair of films that have polar opposite energy. They start by assessing the quality of the third entry in the Tom Hardy Venom trilogy, ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ (1:00), before digging into one of the m ... Show More

Huge Marvel news this week with the return of Spider-man! Plus we talk Lando’s return, Wolverine 3, Suicide Squad and more!Not to mention getting all up and over Kingsman: The Secret Service. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 

2016 was a turning point in the world of the X-Men movies. After the big success of 2014's X-Men: Days Of Future Past, 20th Century Fox spent big on X-Men: Apocalypse, and big things were expected of it. On the other hand, it had taken a gamble with a different X-Men-related proj ... Show More

Live from the Sundance Film Festival, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and his stunt doubles Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan are a gang of has-beens trying to keep the magic alive in the Golden Age of Hollywood when they rewatch 2020 Best Picture nominee ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, ... Show More

The Cine-Files aka Steve Morris and John Rocha return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with our special guest: actor, writer and The Geek Buddies co-host Shannon McClung. All three of them explore one of the greatest superhero movies ever made: Captain America: The Winter Soldier ... Show More

Chris and Andy talk about the trailers for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ (11:57) and ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (18:47) and discuss whether the MCU might be getting good again. Then, they discuss the news that Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao is involved in a potenti ... Show More

Andy and Chris talk about some TV and movie news from the past week, including the announcement that Marvel stars like Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, and Florence Pugh will appear in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ (11:56) and the latest on an executive shake-up at Amazon MGM (22:05). Then the ... Show More

Frankey Smith, Tyler Coates & Coy Jandreau sit down with James Gunn, Co-Chairman and CEO of DC Studios. They chat the soon-to-be-released Superman film, Peacemaker season 2, and upcoming films like Supergirl and Clayface. Gunn shares his creative process, personal influences, and ... Show More