Film

Guy Ritchie’s $500M Detective Blockbuster Officially Dominates Apple TV

• *Sherlock Holmes* is among Apple TV’s ten most-watched films worldwide.
• The 2009 film earned $524 million worldwide.
• Guy Ritchie also has hit returning series this season.

Guy Ritchie’s 2009 film *Sherlock Holmes* is among the ten most-watched films on Apple TV worldwide, giving the director another streaming success. Its renewed popularity comes as Ritchie is also associated with returning series *The Gentlemen* and *MobLand*. Starring Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as…

6 Perfect ‘Peanuts’ Comics from the 1960s that Prove Charles Schulz is a Genius

• The article argues Peanuts was at its best in the 1960s.
• Six strips showcase Schulz’s humour and tenderness.
• TV and film helped make the characters stars.

Charles Schulz’s Peanuts is widely regarded as reaching its creative peak in the 1960s, when its characters and distinctive style were firmly established. The decade also brought the strip to a wider audience through the 1965 television special A Charlie Brown Christmas and the 1969 film A Boy…

Moore makes Breeders’ Cup history as Choose Love receives Traitors prize

Ryan Moore wins the Turf for a record sixth time; Choose Love is to receive half of Sebastian Croft and Romesh Ranganathan’s £83,000 Celebrity Traitors prize. Also: Andy Weir’s Audible thriller and Jack Reacher’s Tubi debut.

‘Top Gun’ Officially Flies High Again With a Massive Streaming Comeback

• *Top Gun: Maverick* is fourth among Paramount+’s most-watched films worldwide.
• The 2022 sequel earned a reported $1.45 billion at the box office.
• Its streaming success continues four years after its cinema release.

*Top Gun: Maverick* has returned to the top ranks of global streaming, placing fourth among the most-watched films on Paramount+ at the time of writing. The comeback highlights the lasting appeal of the 2022 sequel, which remains popular four years after its cinema release. The film stars Tom…

‘Resident Evil’ Officially Unleashes a Double Dose of Horror on Netflix

• Both early Resident Evil films are now on Netflix in the US.
• The story moves from Umbrella’s underground Hive to infected Raccoon City.
• Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliveira and Nemesis appear in the sequel.

The first two Milla Jovovich-led Resident Evil films have begun streaming on Netflix in the United States, giving viewers a chance to revisit the start of Alice’s fight against the Umbrella Corporation. The films show the crisis escalating from a disaster inside an underground research facility to a…

Ben Affleck’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Flop Officially Scores a Surprising Streaming Comeback

• *Hypnotic* has reappeared on streaming charts.
• It made $16 million against a $70 million budget.
• The film has spent over 30 days in VOD top 10s.

Ben Affleck’s 2023 science-fiction thriller *Hypnotic* has found a second life on streaming, despite its poor cinema performance. The film is available on Hulu in the US and has remained among the top 10 video-on-demand titles on services including Prime Video and Apple TV for more than 30…

The Departed’s Frank Costello embodies a ruthless drive for control

• Costello’s opening line expresses his determination to shape his world.
• *The Departed* sets his power grab against Boston’s history.
• The article reads his relationships as transactional.

A line spoken by Frank Costello in the opening of *The Departed* captures the character’s drive to control his surroundings. The article argues that his declaration, “I don’t wanna be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me,” is more than…

Forget Jason Statham, the Best Action Movie of the Last 30 Years Is Back on Netflix

• *Air Force One* is now streaming on Netflix.
• Harrison Ford plays a president fighting hijackers.
• The 1997 thriller remains a 1990s action favourite.

Harrison Ford’s 1997 action thriller *Air Force One* has arrived on Netflix, giving viewers another chance to revisit a film that casts the president as an unexpectedly hands-on hero. Its “Die Hard on a plane” premise and Ford’s grounded performance helped make it one of the defining action…

Quentin Tarantino Officially Refuses to Watch Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Because of This Movie on HBO Max

• Tarantino refuses to watch Villeneuve’s *Dune* films.
• Lynch’s 1984 adaptation is the reason.
• The film later developed a cult following.

Quentin Tarantino says he will not watch Denis Villeneuve’s *Dune* films because David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation has put him off seeing another version. Lynch’s film was poorly received on release but later gained a cult following, making Tarantino’s preference part of a wider debate about how adaptations are…