James Poole

Nov 25, 2024 | butwhytho.net | James Poole

After a hit or miss first episode, the Dune franchise prequel Dune: Prophecy makes a noticeable improvement in its follow-up episode, “Two Wolves”. Elaborating on the intriguing developments from the end of “The Hidden Hand,” Dune: Prophecy Episode 2 ups the tension while giving the small-screen version of Frank Herbert’s space opera more texture. Without further ado, let’s break down this week’s episode of Dune: Prophecy.

Sep 13, 2024 | butwhytho.net | James Poole

Hong Kong action cinema has long been an essential pillar of the genre. Given the influx of action movies from around the globe in the years since its ’80s boom, and the exodus of most of its prominent stars in the ’90s, Hong Kong action cinema experienced a decline in relevance. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (Jiu Long cheng zhai · Wei cheng) is a riotous, eager return for Hong Kong action, a modern work indebted to the past yet always pushing the boundaries.

Aug 23, 2024 | butwhytho.net | James Poole

A cinematic reimagining of James O’Barr‘s 1989 graphic novel The Crow has been in development for decades. With everyone from Bradley Cooper to Jason Momoa tapped to star. Among numerous directors like Blade‘s Stephen Norrington looking to take the reins, it seemed as if the project would never get off the ground.

Jul 3, 2024 | butwhytho.net | James Poole

A fourth movie in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise has been in development since the mid-90s. Going through multiple directors- anyone from Brett Ratner to Bad Boys: Ride or Die filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were signed on at one point- and getting scrapped and reworked multiple times, it’s surreal that Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is now out on Netflix. That’s all thanks to Eddie Murphy, who has held on to hope that the project would one day be realized.

Jun 25, 2024 | bloomberglinea.com.br | James Poole

O minério de ferro interrompeu três sessões de queda, enquanto os traders avaliam os esforços da China para aliviar a crise imobiliária. Os futuros da matéria-prima em Singapura subiram 0,5% nesta terça-feira (25), para US$ 103,05 a tonelada, depois de afundarem para o nível mais baixo desde o início de abril. A queda no ano é de 26%, um dos piores desempenhos entre as commodities.