Tag: Eddie Murphy

Movies, Reviews, Streaming

‘The Pickup’ Blends Comedy, Chaos, and Reparative Justice — and I Was Not Ready

Ainsley 'LadyL' Landry

When I pressed play on The Pickup, I was ready for a light, laugh-filled heist romp. Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson, and Eddie Murphy in one film? Directed by Tim Story? I expected chaos. I expected jokes. I expected surface-level fun. What I didn’t expect was a film that would detour from slapstick and romance into a quiet story about Black grief, corporate neglect, and what happens when the system that takes from us decides we’re not worth the refund.

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Interview, Movies, Streaming

Eddie Murphy on the Action, Comedy, and Heart of ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’

Sophia Soto

Forty years after the first Beverly Hills Cop broke box office records as the highest-grossing film released in 1984, Eddie Murphy returns as the beloved Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. The movie premieres July 3 on Netflix.

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‘Black Panther’ Drops Science

Shawn Taylor

Black Panther is to cinema as Rakim is to Hip-Hop.

I stand by this statement.

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Movies, Music, Nerd Nostalgia4 Comments

Nostalgia vs. the Present: What to Keep and What to Throw Away?

Shawn Taylor

Over the weekend, I was going through all of the media that I own. Granted, nowadays it is a very small amount because everything is on tablets or a hard drive. I used to be that dude who collected everything from magazines, to comics, to laserdiscs, to CDs, VHS tapes, Blu-rays/DVDs — yeah, moving sucked. As I perused my stash, I noticed that most of the physical things I held on to were from the ’80s-’90s. They were talismans of nostalgia, reminding me of when I was fully immersed in the pop-culturescape. Do you remember that feeling?

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Movies, Toys

Ghostbusters is Back and Ready to Believe You

Keith Chow

It’s no secret that we’re huge Ghostbusters fans here at the N.O.C. It’s hard to believe that it’s been three decades since the movie first hit theaters. And to celebrate the occasion — and allow the kids who never got the chance to experience ghostbusting on the big screen, Sony Pictures is re-releasing the film in over 700 theaters across the country.

So before you fire up the Ecto-1 and head to your closest multiplex, here are some places to visit online to get you pumped for the flick.

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