The complete Timesplitters trilogy on PS2 will soon be available to play on PS4 and PS5 later this month. On top of that awesome news, a solid list of older games like The Witcher 3 and Ride 5 will also be available to PS Plus Extra and Premium members next week.
The complete Timesplitters trilogy on PS2 will soon be available to play on PS4 and PS5 later this month. On top of that awesome news, a solid list of older games like The Witcher 3 and Ride 5 will also be available to PS Plus Extra and Premium members next week.
As you explore Appalachia, you’ll discover various flavors of Nuka-Cola. Most of them are soda, with unique properties and flavors ranging from Orange to Quantim, which—on top of glowing with a brilliant blue hue—provides a nice boost to your Rads! But we’re here today searching for Nuka-Cola Dark, Nuka-Cola…
As you explore Appalachia, you’ll discover various flavors of Nuka-Cola. Most of them are soda, with unique properties and flavors ranging from Orange to Quantim, which—on top of glowing with a brilliant blue hue—provides a nice boost to your Rads! But we’re here today searching for Nuka-Cola Dark, Nuka-Cola…
Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm recently returned to social media with a cryptic chessboard post weeks after allegations surfaced accusing him of being banned from Twitch in 2020 for ‘sexting’ a minor. Now the controversial YouTuber has deleted his previous statement admitting to “inappropriate” contact with an underage…
Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm recently returned to social media with a cryptic chessboard post weeks after allegations surfaced accusing him of being banned from Twitch in 2020 for ‘sexting’ a minor. Now the controversial YouTuber has deleted his previous statement admitting to “inappropriate” contact with an underage…
When I first played Capcom’s Monster Hunter games, I knew they’d be a problem for me. I love games driven by a million different systems, even if they are frustrating to figure out, and Monster Hunter fits that bill cleanly. On top of that though, they are also epic, elegant, and methodical in the way that…
When I first played Capcom’s Monster Hunter games, I knew they’d be a problem for me. I love games driven by a million different systems, even if they are frustrating to figure out, and Monster Hunter fits that bill cleanly. On top of that though, they are also epic, elegant, and methodical in the way that…
PLOT: In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ has been newly established in California – the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize. However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis, who also seeks to collect Katie’s commission at all costs.
REVIEW: For years, August was the dumping ground for the summer movie season. As kids prepare to go back to school, the weakest summer releases would hit the big screen to offer counter-programming to the blockbuster hits from July. With Deadpool & Wolverine still dominating multiplexes and Alien: Romulus and The Crow coming our way, the big screen is home to mainly action and genre fare, with It Ends With Us thrown in for the romance crowd. That means if you want to see something funny, you must turn to streaming. The new Paul Feig movie Jackpot! is a comedic twist on The Purge, chock full of over-the-top violence and genuine laughs, even if the overall movie is pretty formulaic and familiar. Jackpot! is far from marquee entertainment, but it benefits from the charisma and chemistry of leads Awkwafina and John Cena.
Jackpot! opens with a quick synopsis that very shortly, the State of California legalized a monthly lottery where the winner is hunted down and murdered for their winnings. The only rule in place is that no guns can be used. The film then picks up in 2030 as Katie Kim (Awkwafina) returns home from caring for her mother to try her luck as an actress. Renting an awful AirBNB from fellow aspiring actress Shadi (Ayden Mayeri), Katie accidentally enrolls in the Grand Lottery and wins. She is then forced to face off with every Californian she crosses paths with as they try every method of murdering her that does not involve bullets. Enter Noel Cassidy (John Cena), a private Lottery bodyguard who Katie hires to protect her life in exchange for ten percent of the multi-billion dollar jackpot. What follows is fight scene after fight scene as the pair get to know one another while evading martial artists, costumed mascots, soccer moms, lunch ladies, and countless other people who are essentially the cinematic equivalent of NPCs.
As the film moves along at a brisk pace, Jackpot! focuses more on the chemistry between Awkwafina and John Cena as their characters begin to trust one another. Both have trust issues stemming from their pasts, Noel’s involving a more famous bodyguard whom he worked with years prior. Simu Liu plays Louis Lewis, Noel’s nemesis, who steps in to protect Katie when she and Noel back themselves into a literal corner. Liu plays a solid villain, and it is fun to see him and Awkwafina share a very different dynamic than they did in Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, but this movie is reliant on Katie and Noel joining forces. Awkwafina often plays characters like Katie, while John Cena is very likable and lovable as the charmingly dorky Noel. Both actors look to have a lot of fun on screen, with the physical comedy bordering on cartoonish as Cena frequently gets to kick, throw, and drop people, including Katie. The fact that the film relies on every action scene featuring zero guns gives the fights a different feel than you would in a more serious film.
While there are some fun cameo roles from Seann William Scott, Triangle of Sadness’ Dolly de Leon, The Office‘s Leslie David Baker, and Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly), this movie relies mainly on Awkwafina and John Cena giving their all to the physical comedy. Jackpot! is chock full of profanity and violence but relatively little blood and gore. Because of how silly the movie can get, it often feels like it could have dropped the f-bombs and aimed at a teen audience. But, thanks to the R-rating, the profanity leads to some pretty funny moments. Aside from the swearing, Jackpot! relies on heavily choreographed fight sequences that feel like what we would get if the stunt team behind John Wick directed a live-action Looney Tunes project. At no point does this movie feel any semblance of realism and allows the movie to mine the stupidity of the concept for entertaining action.
The fact that Jackpot! feels like a movie version of games like Double Dragon or Final Fight may be due to screenwriter Rob Yescombe’s experience writing video games, including Farpoint, Rime, and Crysis 3. Yescombe has a sole feature film credit as screenwriter in 2021’s Outside the Wire starring Anthony Mackie, but Jackpot! may show his comfort zone is in comedy more than serious fare. While the blooper reel in the film’s credits heavily leans towards John Cena and Awkwafina leading the cast in improvising twists on the script, Yescombe’s concept is rooted in platform fighting games of the past. Like those games, the plot is very thin and reliant on succeeding in various stages riddled with faceless people to beat the crap out of. Director Paul Feig brings the same balance of comedy and action that he brought to The Heat and Spy with far fewer special effects than his 2016 version of Ghostbusters and The School for Good and Evil. Because Jackpot! is not reliant on guns or massive CGI spectacles, the stuntwork helps elevate the action.
Jackpot! works well as a distraction and timewaster for when you like low-stakes movies that will make you laugh while watching people get their asses kicked creatively. Had this movie been on the big screen, it probably would not have been worth the price of admission, but it is a far better streaming option than many other recent premieres. While the action almost feels repetitive in places, and the ending is a bit wobbly, the charm of John Cena saves this project. Awkwafina has mastered playing her brand of wrong-place-wrong-time characters as she and Cena work very well opposite one another. Is Jackpot! a good movie? Not really, but it is a fun little romp that will make you laugh far more than it will make you groan.
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I don’t often consider myself a fan of racing movies as they can feel a bit samey. Every now and then something comes along that shows a little uniqueness, but they feel few and far between. While One Fast Move certainly isn’t breaking any new story ground, I was surprised at how much its focus is on the people and their relationships with each other versus simply racing. Don’t get me wrong, the racing is great when they actually show it. But the primary focus being the relationships formed versus simply the race itself helps to make the stakes feel more grounded. A lot easier to relate to estranged family members reconnecting than someone just being really competitive and wanting to win.
I was able to talk to stars KJ Apa, Eric Dane, Edward James Olmos and Maia Reficco about the film and all of the stuntwork it entailed. Maia was fortunate enough to avoid the bikework but KJ spent a decent amount of time training, so it was great to pick his brain. Obviously, the actors weren’t able to perform any of the high-speed stuntwork, but it’s still impressive to see. What One Fast Move misses in extravagant set pieces, it gains in its more grounded emotional work. So it was great to be able to pick the actor’s brains about getting into that headspace. Plus, I got to tell Olmos about how important Battlestar Galactica is to me, so that’s a bucket list moment.
One Fast Movie plot:
Wes Neal (K.J. APA), a young man with a passion for speed, is kicked out of the military for motorcycle drag racing. With nowhere left to go, and a desire to go pro in racing, he tracks down his estranged father, Dean Miller (ERIC DANE), a former motorcycle racing champion, to be his coach. Wes gets a job at the motorcycle shop owned by Dean’s old mentor, Abel (EDWARD JAMES OLMOS), and meets a local waitress (MAIA REFICCO) who he falls for. As he begins training with his father, fresh wounds are created on old scars as Dean puts intense pressure on his son to be the best, putting a strain on all other relationships in Wes’ life. Wes must decide for himself now what he wants for his future, and ultimately what is worth losing in order to win big on the track.
ONE FAST MOVE IS STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO ON AUGUST 8TH, 2024.
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