Philip Etemesi

Nairobi

Writer and Critic at Freelance

~ Author of The Fornicator ~ Film commentator at @MovieWeb ~ Chelsea FC fan 🌐LET'S END RACISM🥇

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Articles

Every Jason Statham Movie of the 2010s, Ranked According to Rotten Tomatoes

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

The 2000s turned Jason Statham into a global star, but the 2010s were even better. In the decade, he became more prolific, starring in an average of two movies per year. Most of the films were the standard punch-em-up type, but audiences ate them all up. However, Statham was also experimental. The British actor starred in an animated movie as well as a comedy movie, both of which were received well. In the 2010s, Jason Statham also joined one of the world’s biggest movie franchises: Fast & Furious.
Clint Eastwood's Greatest Movies (According to Roger Ebert)

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

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James Gandofini Was Outstanding in This Pre-'Sopranos' Crime Drama

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

The Sopranos and The Godfather have many connections. One of them involves the lead actors. Before he found fame playing Tony Soprano, James Gandolfini starred alongside Andy Garcia (best known for playing Vincent Mancini in the mafia trilogy's third installment) in Night Falls in Manhattan. Gandolfini, who had already starred in Crimson Tide and True Romance, was yet to find his breakout role, whereas Garcia was enjoying Hollywood's perks.
Daredevil and Hulk's Forgotten Live-Action '80s Movie Has Not Aged Well

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

A 1980s Marvel live-action movie about Daredevil and Hulk is so obscure that people often assume Ben Affleck was the first actor to portray the Marvel hero in live-action. Rex Smith did it first, starring alongside former Mr. Universe Lou Ferrigno in The Trial of the Incredible Hulk.
Roger Ebert’s 6 Favorite Sylvester Stallone Movies, Ranked

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

It’s hard to find a cinephile who hates Sylvester Stallone, but his work hasn't always pleased critics. More than half of his movies have below-average scores on Rotten Tomatoes. The Rocky star is partly to blame for that as he tends to be too hands-on in his productions. Apart from acting, Stallone writes and produces many of his movies, but many will agree that he isn’t as good with the pen as he is in front of the camera. Stick to acting, Sly (we won’t say it to his face).
10 Highly-Rated TV Period Dramas To Binge on Prime

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

Familiarity breeds boredom, so television viewers sometimes prefer to be introduced to (or reminded of) cultures and societies that are different from modern ones. Like time travel machines, period dramas do a great job of yanking us from the present and throwing us into previous decades or centuries. While at it, we get to enjoy an educative slice of history, blended with varying degrees of fictional elements, But where can you watch some of the best historical dramas ever made?
10 Most Underrated TV Shows of 2025 (So Far)

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

2025 has already given us numerous high-quality shows, many of which have done great numbers. The medical drama The Pitt is being hailed as the next Grey's Anatomy, while Netflix’s Adolescence has been singled out as the perfect example of how to make a psychological crime drama. Other hit shows with positive reviews and plenty of people watching them include Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ satirical comedy The Studio, Marvel’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and Hulu’s Paradise.
10 Best Hidden Gems on Netflix You Haven’t Seen

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

Netflix is now a synonym for abundance. The platform’s library is currently overflowing with original and licensed films. And there’s more on the way. The company is expected to spend $18 billion on content in 2025. According to Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann, they are just getting started. This marks an 11% rise from 2024, when $16.2 billion was spent. This is good news for subscribers, but the bigger the menu, the more likely it is for someone to not notice the tasty stuff.
6 Mistakes and Problems the Series Needs To Avoid in Season 4

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

Season 3 of Reacher was much better than Season 2, but it wasn’t perfect. The latest chapter saw the titular hero hunting down his previous nemesis, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Xavier Quinn, who he thought was dead but was now running a major criminal empire. For the first time, Jack Reacher was also pitted against a man much bigger than him (Quinn’s henchman, Paulie), and their epic fight in the season finale was worth the wait. He took a lot of punishment (but you should see the other dude).
Why Val Kilmer Almost Passed on the Iconic Role That Made Him a Movie Star

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Philip Etemesi

Top Gun turned Val Kilmer into a star, but the late actor wasn’t so sure about playing Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. Right from the start of his career, Kilmer built a reputation for not being desperate. In the early ‘80s, he declined a role in Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders because he had prior theater commitments. Many young actors would have jumped at the opportunity to work with the director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, but Kilmer valued the Broadway stage more than a movie set.