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'Naomi Osaka' portrays a young athlete wrestling with the weight of stardom

5 years 2 months ago
"Naomi Osaka" tackles a lot more than just tennis, but this Netflix docuseries (really just a 110-minute documentary sliced into three parts) works best as a window into the demands placed on young athletes, and the pressures -- from personal to political to marketing -- that go with it. On that level alone it's a winner, despite a few faults.

'McCartney 3,2,1' takes the former Beatle on a magical walk down memory lane

5 years 2 months ago
"Senior citizen reminisces about music" -- in black and white, no less -- doesn't sound like a classic elevator pitch, until you see that guy is Paul McCartney, leading a magical tour down memory lane for the Beatles, their influences and a whole lot else. Playing on Hulu, "McCartney 3,2,1" will soon have company from Peter Jackson's Disney+ project, but like the man used to say, live and let live.

'Space Jam: A New Legacy' lets LeBron James jump into Michael Jordan's shoes

5 years 2 months ago
Debates over LeBron James' greatness compared to Michael Jordan on a basketball court will continue in perpetuity, but "Space Jam: A New Legacy" won't fuel much chatter about who's the better actor. Putting James in Jordan's shoes, as it were, isn't a bad idea in theory, but despite the odd moment of inspired Looney Tune-acy, this reboot shoots a very loud and thudding airball.

'Gunpowder Milkshake' gives action fans a violent bang for their buck

5 years 2 months ago
Offering a weird mix of over-the-top violence and dark humor, "Gunpowder Milkshake" weds the spaghetti western with the colorful visuals of anime, enhancing that with an inordinately good cast for such a silly movie. The net result provides considerable fun, which might explain reports that its French distributor is already developing a sequel.

Britney's battle is an enduring consequence of the cruelest celebrity gossip era

5 years 2 months ago
It is human nature to gossip, to peer behind the gossamer curtain of secrecy separating the rich and famous from the common and curious. In the early 2000s, that age-old impulse reached a toxic nadir. There, in the corners of an internet that still felt novel and lawless, a new breed of bloggers redefined celebrity gossip and set in motion a ruthless media machine that chewed up and spat out any fresh-faced, high-heeled celebrity in its path.
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