Plot: A spacey pool cleaner (Chris Pine) discovers a plot to steal water from Los Angeles during a drought.
Review: (Note – Poolman Was Reviewed At TIFF 2023) In the fourteen years I’ve been covering TIFF, I’ve seen only a handful of movies that I’d say were shockingly bad. The Mickey Rourke/ Megan Fox/ Bill Murray dud Passion Play comes to mind. Poolman ranks with the worst movies I’ve ever reviewed at JoBlo. It’s a stunningly unfunny comic noir vanity project for star Chris Pine, who also directed and co-wrote the film. That it was made at all is a testament to the power of celebrity, as it has already become notorious at the festival for the amount of walkouts taking place at the screenings.
So why is Poolman so awful? It comes down to the screenplay and Pine’s grating lead performance as a kind of...
Review: (Note – Poolman Was Reviewed At TIFF 2023) In the fourteen years I’ve been covering TIFF, I’ve seen only a handful of movies that I’d say were shockingly bad. The Mickey Rourke/ Megan Fox/ Bill Murray dud Passion Play comes to mind. Poolman ranks with the worst movies I’ve ever reviewed at JoBlo. It’s a stunningly unfunny comic noir vanity project for star Chris Pine, who also directed and co-wrote the film. That it was made at all is a testament to the power of celebrity, as it has already become notorious at the festival for the amount of walkouts taking place at the screenings.
So why is Poolman so awful? It comes down to the screenplay and Pine’s grating lead performance as a kind of...
- 5/10/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
The Madney wedding has finally arrived!
And you know what happens before most weddings, don't you? The bachelor party!
Ahead of 9-1-1 Season 7 Episode 6, TV Fanatic got an exclusive look at the pre-bachelor party setup, which sees Buck, Eddie, and Tommy hanging out together before the party kicks off!
Buck is the hostess with the mostest when it comes to Chimney's big bash.
As you'll see in this clip, Buck wants everything to be just right for Chimney, and he's letting everyone know.
Buck is a little high-strung in his desire to ensure everything is perfect, but his heart is always in the right place.
Buck and Eddie's Miami Vice outfits are about as on-brand as it gets for them. If you remember the iconic 80s crime drama series, Crockett and Tubbs were undercover detectives who partnered up on the mean streets of Miami.
It didn't take long...
And you know what happens before most weddings, don't you? The bachelor party!
Ahead of 9-1-1 Season 7 Episode 6, TV Fanatic got an exclusive look at the pre-bachelor party setup, which sees Buck, Eddie, and Tommy hanging out together before the party kicks off!
Buck is the hostess with the mostest when it comes to Chimney's big bash.
As you'll see in this clip, Buck wants everything to be just right for Chimney, and he's letting everyone know.
Buck is a little high-strung in his desire to ensure everything is perfect, but his heart is always in the right place.
Buck and Eddie's Miami Vice outfits are about as on-brand as it gets for them. If you remember the iconic 80s crime drama series, Crockett and Tubbs were undercover detectives who partnered up on the mean streets of Miami.
It didn't take long...
- 5/2/2024
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
It’s Basic, a new documentary premiering at the Tribeca film festival, looks at the US program that gave in-need participants $500 a month, no strings attached
Michael Tubbs had just been elected the youngest and first Black mayor of Stockton, California, when he announced his intention to launch what would be the country’s first universal basic income program in decades.
The year was 2017, and the plan was to pay some residents $500 a month, no strings attached. Tubbs received death threats over the program. His critics accused him of disincentivizing work – if the government is handing out free cash, his critics asked, why would anyone want to get a job? They claimed that this was just a way for Tubbs to give money to those in his inner circle.
Michael Tubbs had just been elected the youngest and first Black mayor of Stockton, California, when he announced his intention to launch what would be the country’s first universal basic income program in decades.
The year was 2017, and the plan was to pay some residents $500 a month, no strings attached. Tubbs received death threats over the program. His critics accused him of disincentivizing work – if the government is handing out free cash, his critics asked, why would anyone want to get a job? They claimed that this was just a way for Tubbs to give money to those in his inner circle.
- 6/13/2023
- by Vivian Ho
- The Guardian - Film News
The first trailer has been unveiled for Cannes, Emmy and Peabody-winning director Marc Levin’s documentary “It’s Basic,” which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival.
The film examines several pilot programs launched in the U.S. that test the effects of giving everyday people an extra $500 to $1,000 monthly, with no strings attached. It aims to present an unbiased account of the benefits, criticisms, and outcomes of providing unconditional money to people in need, and examines whether Basic Income pilot programs eradicate child poverty and level the racial playing field through community-centric solutions.
The documentary features commentary by Michael Tubbs, the founder of Mayors for Guaranteed Income. At 26, Tubbs became mayor of Stockton, California. Under his stewardship, the city saw a 40% drop in homicides in 2018 and 2019, led the state in the decline of officer-involved shootings in 2019, was named the second most financially healthy city in California and...
The film examines several pilot programs launched in the U.S. that test the effects of giving everyday people an extra $500 to $1,000 monthly, with no strings attached. It aims to present an unbiased account of the benefits, criticisms, and outcomes of providing unconditional money to people in need, and examines whether Basic Income pilot programs eradicate child poverty and level the racial playing field through community-centric solutions.
The documentary features commentary by Michael Tubbs, the founder of Mayors for Guaranteed Income. At 26, Tubbs became mayor of Stockton, California. Under his stewardship, the city saw a 40% drop in homicides in 2018 and 2019, led the state in the decline of officer-involved shootings in 2019, was named the second most financially healthy city in California and...
- 6/1/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Trusting someone is difficult. But whom to trust? It’s hard to say. “The Hand That Robs The Cradle” is a thriller drama that revolves around the Chessmans’ happy little family. The film introduces our main protagonist, Delondra, a medical student who has just moved into her new flat. Delondra is also a part-time babysitter and is looking forward to working with Mrs. Linenberger and her twins. But Mrs. Linenberger is about to be transferred. Delondra is stressed because she needs a job as soon as possible. Luckily, her landlady, Mrs. Tubbs, offers her a job babysitting Danny Chessman, the son of Joel and Melody Chessman. The first meeting with Melody doesn’t go well. But as the days go by, the couple feels more and more comfortable with Delondra’s presence around Danny, until a strange woman tries to kidnap him from the park. The woman claims that Danny is her child.
- 4/5/2023
- by Raschi Acharya
- Film Fugitives
The world has really woken up to gaming in recent years as this interactive form of entertainment has begun to be accepted by more and more people. As of 2022, more than half of the global population has become a gamer and the number of people taking up the hobby continues to grow. This phenomenon has been driven by many factors, including the fact that many of the biggest online casino brands offer no-deposit bonuses to new players just for creating an account, as well as the ever-growing interest in free-to-play video games like Fortnite and Cs:go.
There are many signs of this increasing prevalence of gaming, most notably in popular culture. More and more people can be seen dressing up in elaborate costumes for events like Comic-Con, and even more wearing gaming-related fashion items as they go about their daily lives.
Gaming also makes regular appearances in motion pictures. Some...
There are many signs of this increasing prevalence of gaming, most notably in popular culture. More and more people can be seen dressing up in elaborate costumes for events like Comic-Con, and even more wearing gaming-related fashion items as they go about their daily lives.
Gaming also makes regular appearances in motion pictures. Some...
- 3/24/2023
- by Technology Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Tech
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