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Oct 18, 2024 | editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Adil El Arbi |Bilall Fallah |Shawn Levy |Denis Villeneuve

In launching Verified Hot, we focused on creating an iconically helpful award equal to Certified Fresh. Just as the Certified Fresh stamp of approval comes after a movie scores high enough with critics on the Tomatometer, the Verified Hot badge is the audience equivalent, given out when paying patrons really turn up the heat on the Popcornmeter.

Jun 6, 2024 | editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Adil El Arbi |Bilall Fallah |Michael Bay

The original Bad Boys released April 1995, the sleek action-thriller launching in full the film careers of Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, and director Michael Bay. Smith and Lawrence were leading their own sitcoms at the time (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Martin, respectively, obviously) and Bay was a fast-rising commercial helmer.

Jun 4, 2024 | nerdalert.world | Adil El Arbi |Bilall Fallah

“We ride together. We die together. Bad Boys for life.”- BAD BOYSDid you know the original concept for Bad Boys had Dana Carvey (Garth from Wayne’s World) and Jon Lovitz (SNL alum and Randy from Rat Race) as the titular bad boys? It was intended as a buddy cop movie starring two comedians, I assume action was less of a concern than what it would eventually become.

May 21, 2024 | letterboxd.com | Adil El Arbi |Bilall Fallah |Puerto Rico

Not a great action movie but some very very satisfying Baby Bay, with generous LETHAL 4 vibes -- and everything all that implies both good and bad. Tasted great when it counted, 2nd best of series. Feels like it came out in like 2006. Huge complaint though, Rhea Seehorn is totally wasted in it.