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A largely forgotten prequel to Liam Neeson’s most beloved action franchise is finding success thanks to free streaming. Beginning back in 2017, the first season of Taken, which follows a younger version of Neeson’s unstoppable ex-Green Beret and CIA agent Bryan Mills, has audiences hooked as they flock to load up the series and delve into the early, but no-less action-packed career of one this fan-favorite action hero.

Exploring the origins of Bryan Mills, with Clive Standen cast in the Neeson role, the Taken series was developed by writer, producer, and former soldier Alexander Cary and ran for two seasons before being unceremoniously canceled in 2018. The Taken prequel series has now fought its way into the top 10 on the streaming platform Freevee, and you can check out the official synopsis below.

“Driven by personal tragedy, former Green Beret and CIA operative Bryan Mills specializes in deadly rescue missions --...

The movie that turned Liam Neeson into an action star is heading to Hulu. Taken, as well as Taken 3, will begin streaming on the Disney-owned streamer next month.

Beginning Feb. 1, Taken and Taken 3 will be available to stream on Hulu. Released in 2008, Taken stars Neeson as retired CIA operative Bryan Mills, who sets out to track down his teenage daughter Kim and her best friend Amanda after they are kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers while on vacation in France. Taken was an unexpected hit with audiences, with the action movie grossing over $225 million worldwide against a $25 million budget.

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A sequel, Taken 2, was released in 2012 and sees the tables being turned on Bryan Mills, with him being kidnapped instead of his daughter.

Since its inception, Hollywood has made several films dedicated to stories of espionage, intelligence, and secret agencies. One of the most referenced real-world agencies in the film industry is the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), best known for carrying out American intelligence operations overseas. Despite its real-world mission statement to serve American national security interests, Hollywood doesn't always play up its best aspects.

The CIA has been cast in a variety of ways by Hollywood, from nefarious criminal conspiracies to daring rescue operations. Due to the shadowy nature of the agency in real life, its true nature has remained open to interpretation. Although some films heavily fictionalize both the capabilities and goals of the agency, others have opted for more realistic approaches. The agency has been the source of controversy, both on and off the film, but some movies have done a great job with it.

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HBO's fantasy horror drama True Blood, based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries book series by Charlaine Harris, had a cast of bloodthirsty characters that left a mark on audiences and American pop culture. While some aspects of the show have aged better than others, True Blood is still regarded as a groundbreaking show for its ability to use fantasy to tackle complex issues important to viewers' real lives. Using vampires as an allegory for the LGBTQ experience was an effective way to discuss the issues surrounding same-sex marriage and equality; however, despite being lauded for LGBTQ representation, not all of True Blood's cast was on board with the series' portrayal of same-sex relationships.

The pacifist vampire James Kent was introduced in season six and initially played by Luke Grimes. Grimes's performance successfully ingratiated the new character with the audience. True Blood fans were shocked when HBO announced that Grimes had been replaced,...

Avatar and MCU star Zoe Saldana takes the lead in a divisive action thriller from 2011, which is due to land on Netflix in the new year. Not only does the movie find the Guardians of the Galaxy actor at the forefront, it was co-written and produced by controversial Taken and The Fifth Element filmmaker Luc Besson, and helmed by Transporter 3 and Taken 2 director Olivier Megaton. So, it has quite the action movie pedigree, if not the critical response to back it up.

Co-written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Olivier Megaton, the action outing is titled Colombiana and stars Zoe Saldaña alongside the likes of Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Lennie James, Callum Blue, and Jordi Mollà. Colombiana is all set to hit Netflix in the new year on January 1, and could make the perfect post-New Year’s Eve viewing. You can check out the official synopsis below.

Taken franchise star Liam Neeson is set to headline a new action film titled The Mongoose, directed by his former stunt double.

According to Variety, Liam Neeson will soon head to Australia to film his next action-packed movie, The Mongoose. The action feature is being directed by Mark Vanselow, who has served as Neeson's stunt double in over 20 films, including the global hit Taken franchise, spanning Taken, Taken 2, and Taken 3. Vanselow has also served as the stunt coordinator on several Academy Award-winning films, such as The Revenant and Get Out. The script, written by Thompson Evans, promises high-octane action.

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What is The Mongoose About?

In The Mongoose, Neeson stars as Ryan “Fang” Flanagan, a...

Yellowstone’s landscape has changed forever with the death of the main character, John Dutton, and fans are not happy with the new view of the ranch.

Yellowstone’s patriarch, John Dutton, played by veteran actor Kevin Costner, died a gruesome death that has been labeled suicide in Season 5b, episode 9.

John’s death would happen eventually because of the sad fact that no one cheats death, but because of a dispute between Kevin Costner and the show, the death occurred prematurely.

It makes sense that a big star the size of Kevin Costner would want to greenlight his project; in this case, it was Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1.

Unfortunately, the Yellowstone filming schedule could not accommodate Kevin’s dream, and now, with John Dutton’s death, the fans are paying the price.

As Monsters and Critics have reported, fans desperately want John to remain alive and have even...

Aged action hero icon Liam Neeson saw his career change with the first Taken. The action thriller transformed the Oscar-nominated star of Schindler's List into one of the best-known action heroes of all time, and now, two of his biggest action sequels are available to stream for free.

Picking up where the first movie, which saw Neesons ex-Green Beret and CIA officer Bryan Mills rescuing his daughter from sex traffickers, both Taken 2 and Taken 3 can now be streamed for free courtesy of Tubi. The sequel, which hit our eyeballs back in 2012, finds Bryan in the crosshairs after he is targeted by the father of one of the men he killed while saving his daughter two years earlier. After punching, shooting, and delivering enough gruff monologues to get himself out of that one, Taken 3 finds Bryan once again in the crosshairs of the CIA, the FBI, and the...

Despite the vast number of streaming services available worldwide, Tubi is one of the best platforms, offering viewers a free ad-supported experience and hundreds of titles in its catalog. In fact, it has a reputation as one of the most widely used streaming services, with a diverse collection of movies and TV shows from various genres, including horror, Westerns, and action.

Speaking of the action genre, it is often the center of many movie lovers' entertainment, thanks to legendary actors such as Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Keanu Reeves, Jason Statham, and Tom Cruise, who have devoted their careers to bringing viewers over-the-top stunt sequences. If you can't get through the day without viewing an action film, Tubi has you covered for the next month with these highly regarded films. So, without further ado, here's every free action movie streaming on Tubi in November 2024.

Black Hawk Down (2001) Streaming November 1

Black Hawk Down...

Angelina Jolie is one of the biggest action stars and Hollywood's top choice for female-led films in the genre. By 2010, when she starred as the titular character in Salt, she was already an established action actress, with several popular titles under her belt.

Now Salt is one of the titles that will join Tubi's new selection of free films starting Nov. 1. Following her role as the title character in the video adaptation Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel, 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and 2008's Wanted, Jolie had proven her star quality and was more than ready to tackle the role of Evelyn Salt. The action thriller will join other titles like 2014's Edge of Tomorrow, 2015's Furious 7, 2012's Taken 2 and 3, and 2021's Wrath of Man.

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Tubi’s lineup for November 2024 offers a diverse and exciting selection of content across genres, ensuring there’s something for everyone. With Tubi Originals like the heartwarming comedy “The Engagement Dress” (November 10) and the festive yet spicy “Hot Girl Winter” (November 24), holiday cheer takes a fresh twist. The thrillers keep the tension high, including the chilling ghost story “Still Here” (November 9) and the stormy suspense of “The Last Exit” (November 16). For documentary enthusiasts, “Behind The Crime: Self Defense or Slaughter” (November 15) and “Fresh Meat 2: Killing Dahmer” (November 22) dive into intense real-life investigations. Families can look forward to the magical fun of “Family Ornaments” (November 17), while anime fans can enjoy “Bunny Drop” on November 5. Classic action films like “Die Hard”, “Mad Max: Fury Road” (November 9), and “San Andreas” (November 22) return for adrenaline junkies, and horror lovers will appreciate the creepy lineup of “Annabelle: Creation”, “The Thing (1982)”, and more. Whether it’s nostalgic art-house classics,...

Academy Award nominee-turned-aged action superstar Liam Neeson once again demonstrates his particular set of skills as the Taken star fights to rectify the mistakes of his past in the new trailer for Absolution. Cue the violence. The movie finds Neeson on familiar ground (though this time sporting a mustache) as he dispatches villains left and right after the criminal underworld he used to be a part of comes back to haunt him.

Check out the first trailer for Absolution, formerly titled Thug, below.

This latest action outing sees Neeson reunite with Cold Pursuit director Hans Petter Moland, with the rest of the cast including Yolonda Ross, Frankie Shaw, Daniel Diemer, Javier Molina, Jimmy Gonzales, Josh Drennen, Deanna Nayr Tarraza, Terrence Pulliam, and Ron Perlman. Alongside the trailer, you can check out the official synopsis for Absolution below.

In Absolution, an aging gangster (Neeson) attempts to reconnect with his children and...

Liam Neeson, a foundational pillar of the Hollywood action scene, found himself turning into an overnight fan favorite after his ultra-violent arc as the father-turned-vigilante in the Taken trilogy. The film, although profiting off of Neeson’s iconic gruff voice and imposing presence, also made it his career’s magnum opus, and the role he would be most remembered by.

Liam Neeson in Love Actually (2003) [Credit: Universal Pictures]

It then becomes a somewhat bitter pill to swallow when, in hindsight, one watches Neeson in films like Love Actually that go completely against his established reputation as the hunter-predator. As such, the genre of romance paired with the features of Liam Neeson is in itself an oxymoron.

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Liam Neeson’s career took a turn by the beginning of 2009 after his one film propelled him to the status of an action star. From 2008-2014, Neeson starred in three films in the Taken franchise, where he plays former CIA operative Bryan Mills. However, Neeson has one major regret in the film which made fans fall in love with the film in the first place.

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During the filming of Taken, Neeson’s driver pointed out the amount of killing he does in the film. Neeson was embarrassed by the driver’s question even though all his kills in the film were bad guys.

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Boy Kills World earned a Fresh 64% score on Rotten Tomatoes. This marks star Famke Janssen's third Fresh score since a long Rotten streak began in 2009. Janssen's future Fresh prospects lie more in upcoming TV projects than in movies.

Boy Kills World is helping to reverse a dismal Rotten Tomatoes trend for one of its stars. The action-comedy movie follows the title character Boy (Bill Skarsgrd) as he enacts bloody revenge on the people who killed his family in a violent post-apocalyptic future. The ensemble cast of the movie also includes Happy Death Day's Jessica Rothe, Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery, X-Men's Famke Janssen, District 9's Sharlto Copley, Stranger Things' Brett Gelman, Old Spice commercial star Isaiah Mustafa, and the voice of Bob's Burgers' H. Jon Benjamin.

Rotten Tomatoes has calculated an official critic score for the movie during the weekend of the Boy Kills World release.

There are not a lot of actors in Hollywood whose presence itself on-screen exudes badassery. Liam Neeson has carved a unique niche for himself in the film industry, where directors and producers look up to him for serious roles. From Schindler’s List to Batman Begins, the actor has carefully picked feathers for his cap that are a testament to his effervescent acting abilities.

However, he often goes offbeat and picks up projects that show off a different side to his demanding presence on the silver screen, like he is about to do in his upcoming The Naked Gun Reboot.

Liam Neeson with Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I

But before we talk about the rebooted crime spoof-comedy, let’s have a look at the franchise that established Neeson as the tough-as-nails character in Hollywood. The Taken series remains one of the most beloved and successful action franchises to this day,...

In terms of new original content coming to Hulu, March is a slight month, with the streamer’s highlight being the limited series premiere of We Were the Lucky Ones at the end of the month. The show, which is based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, is inspired by the true story of a Jewish family who are separated at the start of WWII, and who then have to survive in order to eventually reunite. We Were the Lucky Ones stars Joey King from The Kissing Booth films alongside Percy Jackson‘s Logan Lerman, and debuts on March 28.

Here’s everything coming to Hulu (and leaving) in March…

Hulu New Releases – March 2024

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Liam Neeson has stated that there will not be a Taken 4 movie, and no news has surfaced to indicate otherwise. The possibility for a Taken 4 story is wide open, as the series is flexible and can go in different directions. The Taken TV series was canceled after two seasons, suggesting that fans weren't interested without Neeson as the lead.

The Taken franchise turned Liam Neeson into a surprise action hero, but could he return for a Taken 4 movie? Prior to accepting the lead role in Taken, Liam Neeson was coming off a series of projects where he played a mentor or father figure role, including Kingdom Of Heaven and Batman Begins. Taken cast Neeson as retired CIA agent Bryan Mills, who travels to Paris to rescue his daughter from a human trafficking ring. The movie's lean premise and fast-paced action, combined with Neeson's charisma, turned Taken into a surprise word-of-mouth hit.

Pierre Morrel's 2008 film "Taken" is brazenly morally irresponsible. 

"Taken" was not so much a thriller as an indulgent "dad fantasy," rooted in xenophobia and male sexual hysterics. The lead character, Bryan Mills, played by a wholly devoted and utterly capable Liam Neeson, was a divorced dad of a teenage girl named Kim (Maggie Grace) who saw his clout as a parent disappearing into the wealthy black hole of a cold-shouldered ex-wife (Famke Janssen) and her attentive new husband (Xander Berkeley). Bryan is a former CIA agent, and his job kept him away from home enough to damage his marriage. When Kim announces that she and a friend are going on an international holiday together, Bryan warns her that such an excursion is dangerous; kidnappers, he knows, often target traveling American teenage girls and sell them into sexual slavery. It sounds paranoid and everyone dismisses him.

Perhaps predictably, Kim is almost...

The Matrix Resurrections uses the red pill/blue pill motif as a meta commentary on the original movie, adding depth to the story. The confusing conversations with the Oracle continue in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, baffling audiences. The Matrix Resurrections recreates iconic scenes from the original movie, like Morpheus visiting Thomas Anderson at his office, with some added twists.

The Wachowskis filled The Matrix sequels with callbacks to the original movie to remind fans why they enjoyed it so much. When it arrived in 1999, The Matrix was instantly hailed as one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made, with a thought-provoking meditation on the nature of reality and a mind-blowing narrative that suggests the entire world might just be a computer simulation. The Matrix sequels continued this story with one foot stuck in the past. The fourth movie is a meta, self-aware commentary on the original movie itself.

Sequels can be a hit or miss depending on whether they build on the previous movie and bring something new to the franchise. Some sequels may be similar to the original, but can still be fun and entertaining for fans of the original. Many movies follow a similar format or pattern, but can still deliver a great viewing experience.

Sequels have the difficult job of following up a movie that set the pace for a franchise, while also bringing something new to the table, but some sequels opt to blatantly copy the original instead. Sequels can be hit or miss, depending on how much they build on the previous entries and if everything is consistent, or alternatively, if it positively changes things. If a sequel is too similar to the original, it can feel like a hollow cash grab, and if things become too drastically different, audiences wonder why it...

The Jason Bourne movies changed the action genre by emphasizing realism and relevant themes like surveillance and CIA controversies. The movies allowed audiences to become detectives, piecing together Jason Bourne's past, adding a layer of realism. The shaky cam style in the Jason Bourne movies enhanced the pace and intimacy of action scenes but has since been overused in Hollywood, often leading to unnecessary hyperactivity and disorientation.

The Jason Bourne movies changed the action movie genre for the better in more ways than one, but their offbeat filming technique created an action movie problem that still exists. The primary reason why the Jason Bourne franchise was so well received by both viewers and critics was their emphasis on realism. While staying true to the core ideas of its source material, the Bourne movies adopted themes surrounding the threat of surveillance and the CIA's malicious behind-the-scenes controversies to be more relevant for the times.

Liam Neeson's latest film, Retribution, continues his streak of low-rated movies, receiving a disappointing 30% score on Rotten Tomatoes. This marks Neeson's eighth consecutive Rotten movie, indicating a notable decline in critical reception for his action films. While Neeson's action movies have been successful at the box office, the negative reviews and diminishing audience scores may suggest the end of his action hero phase.

Retribution continues a negative Rotten Tomatoes trend for star Liam Neeson. The movie, which is a remake of the 2015 Spanish movie El desconocido, was helmed by Predators and Stranger Things director Nimród Antal. It stars Neeson as Matt Turner, a financier who receives a call informing him that there is a bomb in his car while he is driving his kids to school, plunging him into a high-octane game of cat and mouse.

Ahead of the Retribution release date on August 25, Rotten Tomatoes has released a low score.

Liam Neeson has established himself as a prominent figure in the action genre, often portraying ex-cops or soldiers in suspense thrillers with many twists and turns. Despite his age, Neeson continues to draw large audiences to his action films, as shown by the profitable box office performances of his Taken movies. While some of Neeson's action films may have creative missteps or lack the intensity of his other works, overall they provide straightforward delivery and high-octane action that keep viewers entertained.

Out of all of Liam Neeson's action movies, a few can be considered the greatest he's ever done. Neeson has somewhat created his own sub-genre of a modern action film, often playing the character of an ex-cop or soldier in a suspense thriller full of various twists and turns. As the actor enters his 70s, it's a highly impressive feat that he is able to draw such large audiences...

Key takeaways: Luke Grimes has found success in both movies and TV shows, with notable roles in blockbusters like the Fifty Shades franchise and Taken 2. Grimes has demonstrated his versatility as an actor, showcasing his range in indie films like Assassination of a High School President and more understated movies like Freeheld. The TV series Yellowstone has been a major career milestone for Grimes, allowing him to showcase his dramatic talents and elevate the show's popularity.

Though he is best remembered for starring in Yellowstone, Luke Grimes' movies and TV shows have helped him become one of the biggest rising stars in Hollywood. A constant presence on both the large and small screens since the early 2000s, Grimes is a rare example of an actor who has found equal success in both. Known for his rugged and roguish parts, Grimes has proven himself to be an action star and...

It’s often claimed that good things come in threes, but try telling that to anyone who sat through the Big Momma’s House trilogy. Film sequels, in essence, are nothing new in Hollywood—the very first sequel came back in 1916 with the silent film The Fall of a Nation, Thomas Dixon Jr.‘s follow-up to D. W. Griffith’s jaw-droppingly racist epic, Birth of a Nation.

However, the concept only became commonplace in the 1970s when a string of follow-ups to successful dramas made waves at the box office. The Godfather, Part II, Rocky II, and The French Connection II were among the first movies that helped usher in this new era of filmmaking. Today though, moviedom has expanded beyond even the sequel and into new territory where the word “franchise” is king. Buoyed in recent times by the dominance of comic book movies and an increasing appetite for nostalgia,...

“The Great” returns to Hulu for Season 3 on May 12. Elle Fanning portrays Catherine the Great, desperate to turn Russia into an enlightened nation, while Nicholas Hoult plays Peter III, her libertine husband. Despite marital problems, including Catherine’s attempt to murder him, Peter now claims to be in love with his wife. The show, loosely based on history, takes a snarky, sexy, and irreverent ride through 18th-century Russia. Catherine was the longest-running female ruler in the nation’s history.

Check out “The Great” Season 3 trailer:

FX’s suspense thriller “Class of ’09” streams May 10 on Hulu. A class of FBI agents at three points in time face changes in the U.S. criminal justice system, which has been altered by AI. The series takes a deep dive into the nature of justice and the choices we make.

Watch the trailer for “Class of ‘09”:

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Starring Liam Neeson, Taken was a big enough hit to spawn a whole trilogy, but the sequels didn’t always live up to the excitement of the original. Neeson unexpectedly changed the course of his career when he took on the role of Bryan Mills, an ex-CIA agent with “a very particular set of skills,” in Taken. After Taken was a surprise box office success, Neeson was launched into a career renaissance as an action hero and the movie was promptly followed by sequels. Taken 2 took the action to Istanbul, where a different member of Mills’ family was taken. Taken 3 saw Mills framed for a crime he didn’t commit.

While it wasn’t expected to become as popular as it did, it’s easy to see why Taken captivated so many viewers across the globe. With its high kill count, Taken is a throwback to the...

Liam Neeson has been working consistently for over 40 years now, but he got a complete reboot in his career when the action movie Taken was released in 2008. And while that movie has spawned a trilogy, launched countless memes and gave Neeson a new fanbase, Neeson wasn’t so sure how Taken’s most famous line would stick.

Speaking with Vanity Fair, Liam Neeson said he didn’t expect Taken to be such a success. Nor did he anticipate its most famous scene–in which he delivers the now-iconic line (abridged here), “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want…but I will find you, and I will kill you”–would be received as well as it was. “I certainly did sound scary, but I thought it was corny. It was a cornball. I really did feel that…It’s nice to be proven wrong.

Taken star Liam Neeson reveals that he originally didn't think his now iconic speech in the beginning of the film was very good. Taken, which was directed by Pierre Morel and co-written by Luc Besson, stars Neeson as ex-CIA officer Bryan Mills, who travels to Paris to save his daughter after she is kidnapped by Albanian sex traffickers. He discovers this has happened because she was on the phone with him at the time, allowing him the opportunity to speak to one of her captors and threaten that he will hunt the villain down using his "particular set of skills."

Vanity Fair recently sat down with Neeson to discuss his 100th film Marlowe and his career at large. The conversation quickly turned to Taken, and he revealed that he had no sense of how iconic that opening speech would prove to be, but rather he says he thought it...

Liam Neeson recalls how he came to star in Taken and reveals why he thought the action thriller would go straight to DVD. First released in France in 2008 and given a North American theatrical release almost a year later in 2009, Taken sees Neeson playing retired CIA operative Bryan Mills, who uses his lethal set of skills to recover his kidnapped daughter in Europe. The movie, which is directed Pierre Morel, ended up earning more than 226 million at the box ofifce, starting a franchise that now consists of three films in total and a short-lived TV show.

In a recent interview with IndieWire in which he looks back at some of the highlights in his long career, Neeson reveals that he originally didn't have high hopes for Taken. The actor recalls that he wanted the part because Leon: The Professional filmmaker Luc Besson was behind the script and because it...

Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Sam Neill, and Daniela Melchior have all joined the same prestigious club—for assassins. Golding, fresh off his ninja training in this year's G.I. Joe prequel, "Snake Eyes," will star in "Assassin Club," which has already finished production in Italy.

This is the first we've heard of "Assassin Club," which is helmed by Camille Delamarre, who served as an editor on films like "Transporter 3," "Colombiana," "Locke," and "Taken 2" before he crossed over into directing with films like "Brick Mansions" and "Transporter: Refueled." Producer Jordan Dykstra describes the movie as "a fast-paced mix of pulse-pounding action and espionage — all set...

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The summer movie season may be winding down, but HBO Max is keeping the movie ball rolling in September 2021. HBO Max’s list of new releases this month is heavy on the film side of things – both in library and original offerings.

Two Warner Bros. films of note arrive this month. The James Wan-directed horror tale Malignant premieres on Sept. 10 and is followed by Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho on Sept. 17. The next installment in Adventure Time: Distant Lands (which is kind of like a film series!) is titled Wizard City and opens the month on Sept. 2

Of course, it wouldn’t be a new month of HBO Max releases without some interesting evergreen Warner movie titles. Sept. 1 finds all eight Harry Potter movies returning to WarnerMedia’s streaming service. They will be accompanied by The Goonies, The Evil Dead, Cloverfield, and more. Later on in the month, Mortal Kombat (Sept.

On September 1, all eight Harry Potter films return home to HBO Max.

September also brings Clint Eastwood’s latest film Cry Macho on the 17th and director James Wan’s Malignant on the 10th. Both Cry Macho and Malignant will be available in theaters and on HBO Max the same day. They will stream on the $14.99/month ad-Free HBO Max plan for 31 days after their debuts.

See all of the new content on HBO Max for September, 2021, below. The list is organized alphabetically by date.

September 1:

A Hijacking

The Animal

Army Of Darkness

The Benchwarmers

Bodas de Oro – aka The Anniversary

The Cell 2

Cloverfield

Dead Again

Deck the Halls

Detour

Drinking Buddies

Epic Movie

Event Horizon

The Evil Dead

Evil Dead 2

Flawless

The Forgotten

Fun Size

The Gallows

The Good German

The Good Heart

The Goonies

Green Lantern

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the...

Chicago, Il – – Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Season 13 will present 30 films at an in-person and drive-in festival, with select titles available for online streaming. The festival opens September 15 and runs through October 12, 2021, at AMC River East 21, The Davis Theater and ChiTown Drive-In.

The programming celebrates the best Asian-centric cinema, with new work made by filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.S. and Canada. This season will highlight women in film, stories with humanitarian themes and action thrillers, including four restored martial arts classics.

Season 13 opens with Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension, a documentary observing China’s growing class divide through labor, consumerism, and wealth. Structured in three parts, the film ascends through the levels of the capitalist structure and examines how the contemporary “Chinese Dream” remains an elusive fantasy for most.

Centerpiece film The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’T Kill is Japanese director Kan Eguchi’s action/comedy follow-up to The Fable,...

HBO is rounding out the cast for its upcoming limited series, The White Lotus, from Enlightened creator Mike White. Saturday Night Live alum Molly Shannon is set to recur, along with Jon Gries (Dream Corp.), Jolene Purdy (Under the Dome), Kekoa Kekumano (Aquaman) and Lukas Gage (Euphoria). They join previously announced series regulars Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney and Steve Zahn.

Created, executive produced, written and directed by White, the series is set at an exclusive tropical resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

David Bernad and Nick Hall exec produce alongside White with Mark Kamine as co-exec producer.

Shannon’s recent credits include The Other Two, which will air its second season on HBO Max next year. She’ll be seen in the upcoming thriller drama Promising Young Woman...

A powerful earthquake, with a magnitude of up to 7.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, struck Turkey’s Aegean coast on Friday.

The quake, which affected Turkey’s Izmir province the most, was centered north of Greece’s Samos island, with tremors felt as far as Athens and Istanbul. Buildings are reported to have collapsed in Izmir city, with people taking to the streets. The tremors were also felt on the Greek island of Crete.

Turkey and Greece are located on faultlines. In January, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Elazig and Malatya provinces, killing 38 people.

Turkey has a thriving film and television industry that was booming up until the global coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, around 143 local films and 216 international titles screened in cinemas, drawing 59 millions viewers for a box office of 981 million Turkish Lira ($117 million). Until cinemas shut down in March this year, the box office was already north of $40 million,...

The John Wick producer talks about some of the movies that made her.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Jurassic Park (1993)

Sicario (2015)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

Wind River (2017)

John Wick (2014)

The Town (2010)

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Hotel Mumbai (2018)

A Private War (2018)

Moana (2016)

A History Of Violence (2005)

Spaceballs (1987)

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Star Wars (1977)

Blazing Saddles (1974)

High Anxiety (1977)

High Fidelity (2000)

History of the World, Part 1 (1981)

Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead (1991)

Back To The Future (1985)

The Goonies (1985)

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Splash (1984)

Big (1988)

Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)

The French Connection (1971)

Pretty Woman (1990)

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Parenthood (1989)

Beaches (1988)

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Heat (1995)

Cocktail (1988)

Gremlins (1984)

The Lost Boys (1987)

The Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

The Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Curly Sue (1991)

Stagecoach (1939)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Some Kind Of Wonderful (1987)

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Hmmm. I’m not often one for starting an article with one long reflective exclamation (is anyone?), but that’s my immediate response after learning this.

Netflix’s number one film today – a dubious distinction given that its one of their originals – is The Last Days of American Crime. However, despite its popularity on the platform, the newly released action thriller has a 0% score over on Rotten Tomatoes. Yep, 18 reviewers have sat down to digest it, and 18 reviewers have emphatically thumbed it down. The average rating in those reviews was 2.4/10, and considering the bottom grade that many reviewers give is 2/10 (or one star), that’s pretty catastrophic.

This caught my eye because I remember covering the trailer for The Last Days of American Crime a few weeks ago. Now, this wasn’t exactly the science of deduction, but I’ll refer you to the following paragraph from that piece:

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Netflix may be slowly but surely establishing themselves as one of Hollywood’s major players thanks to critically-acclaimed awards seasons favorites like Roma and The Irishman, along with headline-grabbing blockbusters 6 Underground and Extraction, but the streaming service’s original output is generally wildly inconsistent.

For every hit, there seems to be more than a few misses, with their frequent collaborations with Adam Sandler’s crew and Marlon Wayans being repeat offenders, and many others simply appear one day with little fanfare and then quickly sink without a trace, like the $60 million Brad Pitt satire War Machine or The Cloverfield Paradox.

Based on the reactions online, it appears as though The Last Days of American Crime is going to perform the impressive task of falling into both camps. Directed by Taken 2 and Transporter 3’s Olivier Megaton, the action thriller only hit Netflix on Friday but is already being...

Netflix has been bringing us a solid helping of original movies over the last few months. However, it must be said that the quality has varied quite a bit. Coffee & Kareem was pretty terrible, while Extraction was all kinds of awesome. Still, both saw very solid viewing figures. Now, their latest original is available for you to stream and it comes in the form of sci-fi heist drama The Last Days Of American Crime.

Helmed by Taken 2‘s Olivier Megaton, the pic is based on a 2009 graphic novel by Rick Remender and Gregg Tocchini and boasts a strong cast that includes Michael Pitt, Sharlto Copley, Edgar Ramirez and Anna Brewster. Set in a crime-ridden “not too distant” future, in which the Us government is looking to introduce some sort of technology that makes it impossible for citizens to commit crime, The Last Days of American Crime certainly has an intriguing premise,...

It’s hard to imagine that the definitive studio movie about Trump-era authoritarianism would come from the guy behind “Taken 2” and “Taken 3,” but that sure didn’t stop him from trying. Of course, you should never doubt the delusional self-confidence of a man who changed his last name to “Megaton,” just as you should never put your faith in a filmmaker who’s basically the Mr. Brainwash to Luc Besson’s Banksy.

Here’s the thing about “The Last Days of American Crime” — you don’t have time for this shit. None of us do. And that’s not just because Olivier Megaton’s agonizingly dull Netflix feature is 149 minutes long (a crime unto itself). While there’s never really a good moment to introduce a bad movie into the world, . We’re all for escapism where you can get it — this critic has streamed an ungodly amount...

These days, searching for solace amid a global pandemic and nationwide protests, film critics frequently find themselves referring to “the movie we need right now,” lavishing that clichéd description on anything that offers the slightest comfort or context in a world turned upside down. Let me assure you, Netflix’s “The Last Days of American Crime” is not that movie. In fact, this gory, excessive and frequently incoherent near-future heist film from Luc Besson protégé Olivier Megaton is pretty much the opposite: It’s an offensive eyesore in which

Perhaps some would take comfort in such a distraction, although for anyone paying the slightest attention to what’s going on in the real world, it’s hard to stomach a film that so frivolously engages with circumstances in which overzealous police are no longer necessary. That radical advance comes thanks to something called the American Peace Initiative, a “controversial” new...

Considering how profoundly the coronavirus has affected the film industry, the vault full of original content Netflix had ready to pump out is an impressive coup. Obviously, they will run out eventually – the shutdown is going to catch up – but for now they seem to be coping fine.

Case in point: The studio have dropped a new trailer for the latest of their original movies, which they’ve pencilled in for release in the near future, Olivier Megaton’s The Last Days of American Crime. Based on a graphic novel, the film will posit a world where all crime will soon be obsolete, with the Us government planning to broadcast a signal that makes it impossible to commit unlawful acts. That leaves a career criminal looking to stage one last heist before it’s too late to do so. Sounds bonkers, right?

Want to see the trailer? It’s in the usual place,...

Shakespearean Transformer Olivier Megaton is back with a brand new actioner. The Versailles-born director of Taken 2 and Taken 3 will bring his latest cars-and-shooting movie to Netflix in June, and the streaming service has just released a first trailer for it.

The Last Days of American Crime is based on the 2009 Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini graphic novel, and has been adapted for the screen by Oblivion scribe Karl Gajdusek. It’s got a decent cast, too – The Assassination of Gianni Versace‘s Edgar Ramírez leads the pack alongside Anna Brewster (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) with a surprising appearance from Boardwalk Empire‘s Michael Pitt, who appears to be firing on all cylinders at Full Michael Pitt. That just so happens to be our favorite level of Michael Pitt, so we’ll probably have to check this one out.

An official synopsis from Netflix lies yonder:

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Netflix has released a new trailer for The Last Days of American Crime. This may not look like it on the surface, as it doesn't involve superpowered beings saving the world, but this serves as the latest comic book adaptation that the streaming service has taken on, inspired by the graphic novel of the same name by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini. As we can see from the trailer, this is poised to be a rather unique take on a heist movie.

The trailer for this Netflix original kicks off by showing us a world in the not-too-distant future. One that is ravaged by crime, where lawbreakers run rampant. That is, until the government begins using a unique method to stop these criminals dead in their tracks. A ragtag group of people on the wrong side of the law then bands together, for various reasons, to use this technology against...

"So you want revenge, I want legacy!" Netflix has debuted an official trailer for a new action thriller titled The Last Days of American Crime, which is based on the graphic novel of the same name. In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the Us government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. A career criminal puts together a team to pull off the heist of the century and the last crime in American history before the signal starts. From the director of Taken 2 & 3. Starring Edgar Ramírez, along with Michael C. Pitt, Anna Brewster, Patrick Bergin, Sharlto Copley, Tamer Burjaq, and Daniel Fox. This definitely looks like an Olivier Megaton movie - excessive action galore, incoherent / dumb plot, attractive women, violent men. Might be a fun one? Here's the first trailer (+ poster) for Olivier Megaton's...

Netflix has released the trailer for its futuristic heist movie The Last Days of American Crime, which hits the streaming service on June 5. Olivier Megaton (Taken 2) directed the film, which stars Edgar Ramirez, Anna Brewster, Patrick Bergin and Sharlto Copley, though it's Michael Pitt who steals this two-minute trailer with his striking look that includes long hair, a gold chain, tattoos and guns. Our boy sure has grown up from his early days on Dawson's Creek! Based on the 2009 graphic novel created by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini, The Last Days of American Crime …...

Netflix is set to release its futuristic heist movie The Last Days of American Crime on June 5, Collider has exclusively learned. Edgar Ramirez stars alongside Michael Pitt, Anna Brewster and Sharlto Copley. Olivier Megaton (Taken 2) directed from a script by Karl Gajdusek (Oblivion), who adapted the 2009 graphic novel created by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini. The Last Days of American Crime takes place in the not-too-distant future, where as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal that will make it impossible for anyone to knowingly break …...

José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor, producer, director, and singer. Ok, I didn’t have to plagiarize his Wikipedia article, I know who he is. But now we have his full creative background, which can’t hurt, right?

Sorry, preamble over. What’s Antonio been up to lately? Well, speaking to a reporter from the Associated Press, the actor, producer, direc- you get me, has discussed his prospects of returning to the Desperado franchise.

For those who don’t know, Desperado was a trilogy of contemporary westerns, with Banderas starring as gunslinger El Mariachi in two of the three films. His last turn as the character came back in 2003’s Once Upon a Time in Mexico and 17 years later, Banderas is pessimistic about whether his current age prohibits a return to his rootin’-tootin’ days.

When asked if he’d do another one,...