Skip to main content

CNN Most Recent

Jordan tries to draw contrast with Scalise

2 years 11 months ago
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is trying to draw a sharp contrast with his chief competitor for the speakership, arguing that he would be a more effective messenger for his party to the American public as he tries to win Republican holdouts ahead of next week's pivotal vote.

Like 'Squid Game,' 'Bargain' trades on the life-is-cheap edge of South Korean drama

2 years 11 months ago
The unexpected success of "Squid Game" gave a green light to bringing more South Korean dramas to the US, with Paramount establishing a partnership with Seoul-based CJ ENM to do so. The latest fruit of that relationship, "Bargain," isn't as compulsively watchable as "Squid Game" but echoes it in one key respect, darkly reflecting a society where life is cheap, and the class divide can be fatal.

'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' makes the case for William Friedkin's final film

2 years 11 months ago
Mounted as the filmed version of a stage play, "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" has more in common with "A Few Good Men" than the 1954 movie starring Humphrey Bogart, and might be as notable for its credit list as this sturdy but unspectacular production -- marking, as it does, the final film from director William Friedkin as well as co-star Lance Reddick, both of whom died earlier this year.

'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines' digs up part of Stephen King's book and brings it to life

2 years 11 months ago
"Pet Sematary" ranks among Stephen King's most terrifying books, which hasn't been reflected particularly well in movie versions of it. Yet the novel proved fertile enough that a small portion of it yields a decent little Paramount+ movie in "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines," a crisp and efficient reminder of King's line "Sometimes, dead is better," and that occasionally, sometimes prequels are too.
Checked
7 minutes 50 seconds ago
CNN Most Recent
Google News sitemap
Subscribe to CNN Most Recent feed
#channel