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After a solid run in the last half decade, Jason Statham hit a bit of a bump earlier this year with Shelter. The movie was released during a period of the year that Statham has staked out for his films; the same period that saw hits such as The Beekeeper and A Working Man. But Shelter underperformed with around $53 million worldwide against a reported budget of $50 million, roughly the same amount that Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre ended its run with in 2023. During the last five years, Statham has also dabbled in franchise fare, having headlined Meg 2: The Trench to massive box-office success worldwide. But with the Fast & Furious series in limbo, he is relying on the upcoming The Beekeeper 2 to keep the franchise flag flying. Around a decade ago, however, Statham successfully launched another action series that fizzled out after the second installment.
The original movie was a remake of a 1972 Charles Bronson vehicle of the same name. It was released theatrically in 2011, just a few years before Keanu Reeves‘ John Wick came along and changed the action genre forever. Statham’s movie also featured Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland, and was directed by Simon West, a veteran of the action genre. The movie featured Statham as a hitman who gets involved with the cartel. The film was successful enough at the box office to spawn a sequel, grossing $76 million worldwide against a reported budget of $40 million.
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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02
You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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03
You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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04
The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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05
How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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We’re talking, of course, about The Mechanic. The movie now holds a 54% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Jason Statham and Ben Foster turn in enjoyable performances, but this superficial remake betrays them with mind-numbing violence and action thriller clichés.” The Mechanic is currently streaming on Paramount+ in the United States, but it’ll be removed from the platform on July 1.The Mechanic was followed by Mechanic: Resurrection, which was considerably more successful at the box office. The second installment grossed $125 million worldwide against a reported budget of $40 million, but it holds a poor 29% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Are you ready to experience “culture’s biggest night” of the year? The 2026 BET Awards are just around the corner, and this year’s edition promises to be the biggest yet in the ceremony’s 25-year history.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are scheduled to perform and present, with several scheduled presentations that highlight several trailblazers in the movie, music and media industries.
Grammy award-winning singer Lauryn Hill is set to receive the Living Legend Icon Award, while Oscar-nominated actress Teyana Taylorwill accept the award for Icon of the Year. There’s also a musical tribute to ’90s R&B legend D’Angelo, who passed away last year.
For a complete guide to the 2026 BET Awards, including when and how to watch it, who is hosting and more, Watch With Us has all the information you need below.
The biggest names in music, television and beyond descended upon the 2025 BET Awards on Monday, June 9, and brought the heat to the red carpet. Disney Channel alum Skai Jackson and actor and musician Bow Wow were among the first stars to arrive at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ahead of host Kevin […]
What Date and Time Is the 2026 BET Awards?
The 2026 BET Awards will take place on June 28 at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST. The ceremony will be held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Where Can I Watch and Stream the 2026 BET Awards?
If you want to watch the 2026 BET Awards on cable television, well, you know where to go: BET. It will also be simulcast on MTV, MTV2, Logo, the Paramount Network, and Pop TV.
If you want to stream the ceremony, head over to Paramount+. The two-hour ceremony will be streamed live on the platform. If you miss it, you can watch it anytime afterwards on Paramount+.
Who Is Hosting the 2026 BET Awards?
This year’s host is Druski, the 31-year-old comedian and influencer who stirred up controversy earlier this year when he impersonated Erika Kirk in a viral sketch that was seen by millions and talked about by a lot of media outlets.
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When he takes the stage Sunday night, Druski will make history as the ceremony’s youngest host ever.
Who Is Presenting at the 2026 BET Awards?
The following personalities are scheduled to present at the 2026 BET Awards ceremony:
Carl Anthony Payne II Chlöe Bailey Chris “Comedian CP” Powell Deon Cole DeRay Davis Diarra Kilpatrick Gail Bean Isaiah John Jaafar Jackson Jacob Latimore Keke Palmer Kelly Rowland Latto Luke James Nia Long
Who Is Performing at the 2026 BET Awards?
The list of scheduled performers is long. Here’s who will be performing the tribute to Lauryn Hill:
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Alexia Jayy Common Doechii Doja Cat Lizzo Nas Queen Latifah Rapsody selah Tierra Whack The War and Treaty Zion Marley YG Marley
Here’s who will perform in the D’Angelo tribute segment:
Ari Lennox BJ the Chicago Kid Durand Bernarr George Clinton and RAYE, joined by D’Angelo’s children
Other performers include Cardi B, T.I., Tems, Erica Campbell and Le’Andria Johnson.
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“This has been such a devastating event and I’m sharing to say for every animal family, its not easy, but Im so glad we can show up for these creatures & each other,” Van Ness, 39, announced via Instagram on Friday, June 27.
The celebrity hairstylist explained that there was an incident in their home recently where the pit bull mix physically lashed out at their cat Liza, breaking her jaw in the process.
“This is not a fun pet and family update. That is our cat Liza,” he explained. “Three weeks ago, I think it was June 2nd, our beloved dog George had a situation with Liza where they were trying to cross each other on the stairs. Liza was pissed and she gave him a little swat but George freaked out and went for her.”
Many stars have come under fire for their pet ownership, including Rachel “Raquel” Leviss and Pete Davidson. The Vanderpump Rules star and then-fiancé James Kennedy adopted their pooch, Graham Cracker, amid their early courtship. After they split in December 2021, Leviss retained custody of the dog, but many costars called out his poor behavior. “Rachel would bring […]
Van Ness said that the ordeal was totally shocking for them and husband Mark Peacock because their animals usually get along well. (Prior to this incident, the couple owned eight pets: five cats and three dogs.)
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“[George] wasn’t like biting her, but roughhousing [and] going for her and ended up breaking her jaw,” the Queer Eye star said. “I got George off of her, I couldn’t tell what the immediate damage was until I got to Liza and saw what I knew was a broken jaw.”
In the midst of the chaos, Van Ness “started screaming, crying [and] howling” for Peacock to help them get Liza to safety. The couple eventually rushed the cat to a local vet to perform emergency surgery.
“I knew instantly that if she made it, we weren’t gonna be able to keep George and thank God for the people at the animal hospital, they performed a literal miracle on her,” he recalled. “I didn’t think she was gonna make it, and I thought I was gonna cancel my shows.”
Jonathan Van Ness and Mark Peacock with George in 2023.Courtesy YouTube / Jonathan Van Ness
Once Liza was out of the woods, Van Ness and Peacock chose to have George immediately removed from their home.
“[George has] been with us for four years, all the animals got along so well for the most part and this just came completely out of the blue. It’s been so gut-wrenching,” they said.
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Van Ness confirmed that they quickly found George a new foster home where he could receive individual care without other pets around.
“Our theory on George is that he is not a three dogs, five cats sort of dog and he just needs to be the only dog in the house,” they suggested.
Their announcement drew an array of responses, with some questioning whether Van Ness and Peacock had done what was best for George.
“Why not rehome the cat who was the agitator? If the dog doesn’t have a pattern of aggression?” one person asked, with another chiming in, “If not biting attacking and had been absolutely fine for 4 years… I don’t understand the sudden rehoming/only a one dog home.”
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“Pets just like humans have disagreements,” the commenter went on. “There are children that rough play accidentally break their siblings arm or whatever… sports accidents… everyone has to do what’s best for them. But that seems like a sudden conclusion to jump to.”
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However, many sympathized with Van Ness and Peacock’s decision to prioritize the safety of their cat after such a severe injury.
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“As a vet tech, I think you made the best decision for everyone involved,” one person noted. “While I understand the people on the dog’s side, it was a choice that needed to be made and it would be cruel to punish the cat, when they are the one suffering for the dog’s actions.”
Another Instagram user added, “This is so heartbreaking and of course such a tough situation to be in. Ignore the people saying you shouldn’t have rehomed the dog, some dog people are genuinely crazy. Liza almost died and that’s such a serious angry thing. It sounds like you’ve done the most rational, if not difficult thing. A lot of people wouldn’t do that.”
Biblical epics have a history of big box office hauls, and one of the most famous arrived over two decades ago, when The Passion of the Christ earned over $612 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing Christian movie of all time. This is despite huge controversy which overshadowed the release of the film, including some claims that it promoted anti-Semitic tropes. Co-produced and directed by Hollywood veteran Mel Gibson, the film has since become one of the most famous of its kind, with it now confirmed that a sequel, 23 years later, is coming to the big screen next year.
Titled The Resurrection of the Christ, the film is set to be split into two parts, released almost two months apart. The anticipation for The Resurrection of the Christ — for better or for worse — continues to build, and one of Gibson’s most underrated performances is about to become available to stream for free. A neo-noir thriller released in 2019 by Brawl in Cell Block 99 director S. Craig Zahler, Dragged Across Concrete features a Gibson performance that earned plenty of critical praise, and even earned a Best Actor nomination at the Saturn Awards following its premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.
The film follows Detective Brett Ridgeman (Gibson) and Detective Anthony Lurasetti (Vince Vaughn) as they descend into the criminal underworld after they are suspended for assaulting a suspect on video. The film had a limited theatrical release, earning less than $1 million in a brief box office run, but earned much more success on VOD, where it made more than $1.5 million. If this action gem seems enticing, you’re in luck, as Dragged Across Concrete will be available to stream for free on Plex this July.
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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01
You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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02
You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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03
You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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04
The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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05
How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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06
Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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07
Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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08
What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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09
Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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10
It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ Release Date Has Been Moved
Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn stand together with police badges on in Dragged Across Concrete.Image via Lionsgate
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It would be impossible for a Passion of the Christ follow-up not to face issues before its debut, but few expected it to have its release date changed already. It was announced in late May that Day Drinker, an action thriller lined up to try and revitalize Johnny Depp‘s career following the legal battle with his ex, Amber Heard, has taken over the release date of The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (March 26, 2027). Gibson’s biblical epic has now been postponed to May 6, 2027.
Dragged Across Concrete is streaming on Plex this July. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for the latest streaming stories.
Since the 1920s, there have been an array of memorable comedy duos, such as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Bud Abbott and LouCostello, who left a significant mark on Hollywood, but one act that often gets lost in the crowd of other comedians is Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. Lewis and Martin were both solo performers when they first met in 1944 and decided to team up, performing for the first time as Martin and Lewis in 1946. In 1949, Martin and Lewis made their feature film debut as the comic relief in My Friend Irma and returned in the 1950 sequel, My Friend Irma Goes West, which was written specifically as a Martin and Lewis vehicle.
Blending Martin’s effortless charm and smooth charisma with Lewis’s wild, energetic slapstick, the pair became one of the biggest box office attractions of the late 1940s and 1950s. Together, they starred in 16 movies before parting ways in 1956, but a few of their films, including The Caddy and The Stooge,brilliantly showcase the duo’s unmatched chemistry and uncanny ability to deliver timeless entertainment. Whether you’re discovering their work for the first time or revisiting classic favorites, these are the six best Martin and Lewis movies that capture the magic of one of cinema’s greatest comedy partnerships.
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‘Sailor Beware’ (1952)
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Sailor Beware is one of Martin and Lewis’ earliest and most popular comedies, which effectively demonstrates the duo at the height of their screen partnership. Set in the U.S. Navy, the film follows Martin as a confident sailor, Al Crowthers, and Lewis as a bumbling recruit, Melvin Jones, as they stumble through military life, leading to a nonstop series of hilarious mishaps and misunderstandings. The film also features a brief appearance by an unknown James Dean, who has one line of dialogue in the locker room scene, as well as future Paramount star, Betty Hutton.
Lewis’ energetic slapstick is perfectly balanced by Martin’s easygoing charm and musical talent, resulting in the chemistry and sheer precision that made the comedic pair such enduring stars. The movie was a massive success and went on to become one of the year’s highest-grossing films. The overwhelming success and rave reviews of Sailor Beware essentially assisted in cementing Lewis and Martin as one of Hollywood’s biggest box office draws. Sailor Beware is packed with memorable comedy routines, lively musical numbers, and plenty of laughs, and remains one of the strongest and most entertaining films in the Martin and Lewis catalog.
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‘The Caddy’ (1953)
Norman Taurog‘s 1953 classic comedy, The Caddy, is a must-see Lewis and Martin flick that features a perfect balance of comedy, music, and heart, making it one of Martin and Lewis’ finest films. The movie follows Lewis as a talented but timid golfer, Harvey Miller, who, on the advice of his fiancée, Lisa (Barbara Bates), decides to become a golf instructor with his future brother-in-law, Joe Anthony (Martin), being his first client. When Anthony realizes he’s pretty good, he starts competing in tournaments with Miller as his caddie, but his success starts to go to his head, and his overinflated ego eventually comes between the two of them on and off the green.
The Caddy is a monumental Martin and Lewis classic and features one of the duo’s most famous musical moments with the debut of the hit song “That’s Amore,” which became one of Martin’s signature and most recognized tunes. The scene itself is also recognized as one of the most iconic musical numbers in classic movie history. The song went on to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, but unfortunately ended up losing to “Secret Love” from Calamity Jane starring Doris Day and Howard Keel. Between the catchy music, lighthearted story, and laugh-out-loud performances, The Caddy is a non-stop laugh fest that remains one of the most beloved and enduring contributions to the Martin and Lewis catalog.
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‘Artists and Models’ (1955)
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Frank Tashlin‘sone-of-a-kind 1955 comedyArtists and Models is considered one of Martin and Lewis’ greatest films thanks to its colorful blend of comedy, music, and clever satire. The movie centers around a struggling painter, Rick Todd (Martin), who decides to pull some artistic inspiration from the vivid dreams and nightmares of his roommate and avid comic book fan, Eugene Fullstack (Lewis), who talks in his sleep. The movie is an ingenious spoof on the world of comic books and pop culture, and also stars Shirley MacLaine and Dorothy Malone, and features brief appearances by Eva Gabor and Anita Ekberg.
Martin provides the perfect foil with his relaxed charisma and suave musical performances in Artists and Models, while Lewis takes advantage of every opportunity to showcase his energetic physical comedy and imaginative antics, creating an effortless dynamic of oil and water that made the duo one of Hollywood’s most successful. Today, Artists and Models remains one of the most inventive and entertaining Martin and Lewis comedies, and is celebrated for its vibrant visual style, memorable collection of songs, and fast-paced humor, earning its place as a fan favorite and a standout display of Martin and Lewis’ unique partnership.
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Collider Exclusive · Oscar Best Picture Quiz Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie? Parasite · Everything Everywhere · Oppenheimer · Birdman · No Country
Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. One of them is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Ten questions will figure out which one.
🪜Parasite
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🌀Everything Everywhere
☢️Oppenheimer
🐦Birdman
🪙No Country for Old Men
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What kind of film experience do you actually want? The best movies don’t just entertain — they leave something behind.
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Which idea grabs you most in a film? Great films are driven by a central obsession. What’s yours?
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How do you like your story told? Form is content. The way a story is shaped changes what it means.
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What makes a truly great antagonist? The opposition defines the protagonist. What kind of opposition fascinates you?
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What do you want from a film’s ending? The final note is the one that lingers. What do you want it to sound like?
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Which setting pulls you in most? Where a film takes place shapes everything — mood, stakes, what’s even possible.
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What cinematic craft impresses you most? Every great film has a signature — a technical or artistic element that makes it unmistakable.
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What kind of main character do you root for? The protagonist is the lens. Who you choose to follow says something about you.
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How do you feel about a film that takes its time? Pace is a choice. Some films sprint; others let tension accumulate slowly, deliberately.
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What do you want to feel walking out of the cinema? The best films leave a mark. What kind of mark do you want?
The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is…
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Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. This is the film that was made for the way your mind works.
Parasite
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You are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one genre and quietly, brilliantly migrate into another. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a film about class, desire, and the architecture of inequality that manages to be darkly funny, deeply suspenseful, and genuinely shocking across a single extraordinary running time. Your instinct is for cinema that hides its true intentions until the moment it’s ready to reveal them. Parasite is exactly that — a film that rewards close attention and punishes assumptions, right up to its devastating final image.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
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You want it all — and this film gives you all of it. The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the most maximalist films ever made: action comedy, multiverse sci-fi, family drama, existential crisis, and a genuinely earned emotional core that sneaks up on you amid the chaos. You are someone who responds to ambition, who doesn’t want cinema to choose between being entertaining and being meaningful. This film refuses that choice entirely. It is overwhelming by design, and its overwhelming nature is precisely the point — because the feeling of being crushed by infinite possibility is exactly what it’s about.
Oppenheimer
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You are drawn to cinema on a grand scale — films that understand history not as a backdrop but as a force, and that place their characters inside that force and watch what happens. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a film about the terrifying gap between what we can do and what we should do, told with the full weight of one of the most consequential moments in human history behind it. You want your films to feel important without feeling self-important — to earn their ambition through sheer craft and the gravity of their subject. Oppenheimer does exactly that. It is enormous, complicated, and refuses easy comfort.
Birdman
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You are drawn to films that foreground their own construction — that make the how of the filmmaking part of the what it’s about. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, shot to appear as a single continuous take, is cinema examining itself through the cracked mirror of a fading actor’s ego. You respond to formal daring, to the feeling that a film is doing something that probably shouldn’t be possible. Michael Keaton’s performance and Emmanuel Lubezki’s restless camera create something genuinely unlike anything else — a film that is simultaneously about creativity, relevance, self-destruction, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing if your work means anything at all.
No Country for Old Men
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You are drawn to cinema that trusts silence, that refuses to explain itself, and that treats dread as a form of meaning. The Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men is a film about the arrival of a new kind of evil — implacable, arbitrary, and utterly indifferent to the moral frameworks we use to make sense of the world. It is one of the most formally controlled films ever made, and its controlled restraint is what makes it so terrifying. You want your films to haunt you, not comfort you. You are not interested in resolution if resolution would be dishonest. No Country for Old Men is honest in a way that most cinema never dares to be.
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‘You’re Never Too Young’ (1955)
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You’re Never Too Young is a gender-swap remake of Billy Wilder‘s The Major and the Minor and stars Lewis as a barber’s apprentice, Wilbur Hoolick, who becomes an unknowing accomplice in a recent jewel heist when the thief (Raymond Burr) secretly hides the precious diamond in his coat pocket. As the thief tries to retrieve the diamond, Hoolick believes a jealous husband is following him and takes a train, where he meets a young school teacher, Nancy (Diana Lynn), unaware that their interaction will lead her fiancé, Bob (Martin), to believe they’re having an affair.
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It’s hard to compete with, let alone surpass, any Wilder movie, but Lewis and Martin honor the original material while also forging their own path in the comedy genre. Lewis and Martin play effortlessly off each other in You’re Never Too Young and manage to keep the hysterical premise grounded without diminishing the overall comedic tone. Lewis shines with his energetic physical comedy and childlike antics, while Martin provides his trademark cool charm and musical talent, making them the perfect balance of heart and humor. The film’s clever humor, fast-paced gags, and unforgettable performances, notably by Burr, make You’re Never Too Youngone of the funniest and most enduring highlights of the Martin and Lewis partnership.
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‘Living It Up’ (1954)
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Living It Up is one of Martin and Lewis’ most beloved comedies that features a combination of sharp humor, toe-tapping musical performances, and the duo’s effortless comedic banter. The movie is a remake of William A. Wellman‘s 1937 screwball comedy, NothingSacred, starring Carole Lombard and Fredric March, and follows a small-town railroad worker, Homer Flagg (Lewis), who is told by his doctor, Steve Harris (Martin) that he’s dying but when Harris learns that his patient isn’t on death’s doorstep, his interest in a beautiful reporter, played by Alfred Hitchcock blonde, Janet Leigh, who has been following Flagg’s story causes him to keep the information to himself.
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Filled with clever satire, lively songs, and laugh-out-loud moments, Living It Up was both a critical and commercial success that elevated Martin and Lewis to new heights of stardom and fame. Lewis delivers a wonderfully frantic performance as the bewildered every-day man alongside Martin, who gives a stellar deadpan performance that’s topped off with his smooth wit and relaxed confidence. Leigh successfully holds her own against the powerhouse duo and frequently said that Living It Up was one of her personal favorites. LivingIt Up also marked a significant moment for Lewis, who directed the jitterbug dance sequence in the film, making it his first unofficial directorial credit.
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‘The Stooge’ (1951)
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The Stooge is one of Martin and Lewis’ finest and funniest films that pairs their trademark comedy with a surprisingly heartfelt story about friendship, ambition, and show business, which hit close to home for both stars. The film’s blend of genuine emotion, energetic humor, and the duo’s unforgettable chemistry makes The Stooge a standout in the Martin and Lewis filmography. Set in the world of vaudeville, the film follows an established performer, Bill Miller (Martin), who believes he’s good enough to be the frontman and parts ways with his long-time partner. When Miller reluctantly teams up with an awkward comic, Ted Rogers (Lewis), the duo is a smash hit, but Miller eventually discovers that his new partner is the real reason audiences keep coming back.
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Paramount was initially terrified of releasing The Stooge because of how the audience might react to how Martin’s character treats Lewis’ character, but to their surprise (and relief), the movie was not only a hit with both audiences and critics, but also a big box office success. Martin gives one of his strongest dramatic performances alongside his traditional musical numbers as Lewis delivers some of his funniest and most endearing physical comedy. Out of all the films they made together, Lewis cited The Stooge as his favorite Martin and Lewis film, ultimately solidifying its reputation as the duo’s most rewarding and cherished collaboration.
Earlier this year, Liam Neeson followed up on his comedic success in the laugh-a-minute reboot of The Naked Gun with an adaptation of David Koepp‘s 2019 novel Cold Storage; the same Koepp who recently penned Steven Spielberg‘s long-awaited return to sci-fi in Disclosure Day. Starring alongside Stranger Things favorite Joe Keery, Neeson helped steer the film to critical success, with one reviewer writing, “It’s silly, fun, and gross in the best possible way. While it doesn’t redefine the genre, it settles in comfortably and has a blast with the material presented.”
Cold Storage was yet another reminder of Neeson’s talent and range, as the same man who earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in Schindler’s List and led the gritty action gem Taken. In 2009, Neeson led a Sixth Sense replacement that time forgot, although it’s about to get a second chance on free streaming. The movie in question is the awkwardly titled After.Life, a psychological horror-thriller directed by Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Vosloo, a Polish-American filmmaker who Neeson said “reminds me a little of Kathryn Bigelow.”
Sadly, despite also starring Wednesday and Yellowjackets favorite, Christina Ricci, After.Life failed to hit the sort of success Bigelow has earned, falling to a poor reception from critics, including a 24% average score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. At the box office, the film failed to even return its small budget of $4.5 million, scoring a global haul of $2.4 million, with most coming from overseas markets. In its very limited U.S. release, the film was overshadowed by the likes of Clash of the Titansand How to Train Your Dragon. Next month, After.Life will be available to stream for free on Plex, starting July 1.
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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03
You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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What Is Liam Neeson Making Next?
Three new projects are in the pipeline from Neeson, starting with the upcoming black comedy 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, directed by Frankie Shaw. The film is set to be released in August this year, and will be followed in October by The Mongoose, Neeson’s action thriller, which also stars Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames, and Michael Chiklis. Finally, Neeson is set to star as Larry in Guy Moshe‘s action thriller Hotel Tehran, opposite Not Without Hope‘s Zachary Levi.
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After.Life will be available to stream for free next month on Plex. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates.
“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver has a rare gift: he can make even educational segments on dry topics like civil forfeiture seem compelling due to his use of satire and often self-referential humor. On the June 21, 2026, episode, he dug deep into one of the deadliest dangers that Americans didn’t even know existed: feral hogs.
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On the surface, it seems like a fairly innocuous topic. Feral hogs are sweeping through a majority of states, destroying crops and endangering people and animals. They are extremely smart, able to escape traps with ease, and it seems that there is nothing that they won’t devour – and that includes peanuts.
Although the hogs themselves do pose a threat, it does harken back to a larger political issue: gun control. And the subject of hogs and gun control actually links back to an unlikely source: Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jason Isbell from Alabama.
Inside The Origin Of The 30-50 Feral Hogs Meme
Legit question for rural Americans – How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play?
In August 2019, Isbell tweeted, “If you’re on here arguing the definition of ‘assault weapon’ today, you are part of the problem. You know what an assault weapon is, and you know you don’t need one.”
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A user named William McNabb replied to the tweet later that same day, asking, “Legit question for rural Americans – How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play?”
The tweet spawned many memes and jokes, but the following month, the Daily Inter Lake reported that large roving packs of feral hogs were approaching the U.S. Canada border through Montana. At the time, Dale Nolte of the USDA’s National Feral Swine Program said that if the hogs were to invade the U.S., it would “be a disaster.”
The tweet resurfaced again in February 2025, when someone posted an image of a large hog hoisted onto the back of a truck with the caption, “This is what happens when domestic hogs interbreed with wild hogs. They get larger each generation.”
It prompted the reply: “We as a society owe an apology to the 30-50 feral hogs guy.”
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Are Feral Hogs Actually A Threat?
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Alarmingly, yes, feral hogs are actually a threat to crops and people alike. Part of the problem? In the words of John Oliver, “They cannot stop f-cking.” According to the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management, feral swine have the highest reproductive rate of any large mammal. Females can start breeding as early as six months old, gestation lasts only 115 days, and sows can produce two litters per year.
Each litter size can range from 4 to 12 piglets, with each wild hog living an estimated 4 to 8 years. With those female piglets reaching maturity in just six months, the number of feral hogs can grow exponentially in only a few years. Based on this reproduction rate, wildlife agencies estimate that between 70 and 75% of the wild hog population must be removed annually to prevent the population from increasing.
The Feral Hog Crisis In Texas
Texas is one of the hardest hit areas when it comes to invasive feral hogs. In April 2026, southbound traffic on I-45 near Dallas came to a screeching halt after several feral hogs were hit and killed, as per CBS News. That report came only three days after Mesquite residents demanded that the city do something about the feral hogs.
One resident shared videos with CBS News Texas that showed hogs running through the neighborhood at night. In one video, a pack of about six hogs can be seen running across his driveway.
“I’ve warned people in the neighborhood, ‘do not walk out here after dark because you might encounter the hogs, they become frightened, and they might attack.’ That’s the biggest concern, public safety,” said local resident Ted Faulkner.
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How Did Feral Pigs Get To America?
Next Thursday (May 27) • 1pm Eastern We hunted invasive feral hogs from helicopter in Texas on the newest episode of Barstool Outdoors with Sydnie Wells
Feral Hogs are a major threat to the Texas economy and environment, they tear up millions of dollars of crops and farm land. pic.twitter.com/2PmH3BYF6f
For feral hogs to be an invasive species, they had to have come from elsewhere. As Oliver mentions in his report, the pigs were first introduced to the West Indies, known as the Caribbean, by Christopher Columbus in 1493. They were later transported to the continental U.S. by Hernando de Soto in 1539 through Florida. Although the pigs were once a low-maintenance food source, explorers left them behind as they traveled north, and they thus became feral.
Now, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) notes that wild pigs are one of the top 100 worst exotic invasive species in the world. In 2007, researchers estimated that Americans spent more than $1.5 billion in damages and control costs related to wild hogs. As of 2020, the estimated cost has risen to $2.1 billion.
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In addition to their ecological and agricultural impacts, wild hogs can contaminate water sources and transmit disease to other animals. But their attacks can also be fatal. In 2019, CBS News Texas reported that a woman was found dead at the home of an elderly couple she was caring for after she was attacked by a group of wild hogs.
If you’re interested in learning more about feral hogs, you don’t need a subscription to HBO Max, although you will need one to watch the full episode, which includes an introduction about the World Cup and the beer shortage in Boston.
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John Oliver’s 27-minute segment on the feral hog problem is available to stream for free on YouTube.
Sadly, three years ago, the world learned of the news that Hollywood legend Bruce Willis had been diagnosed with dementia, specifically a rare, degenerative brain disorder known as FTD. In the years since, as his condition has worsened, his legacy has only improved, as newer generations expose themselves to Willis’ illustrious filmography. From his most famous performances in the likes of Die Hard, The Sixth Sense, and Pulp Fiction to hidden gems including 12 Monkeys and Death Becomes Her, there is a smorgasbord of quality to explore in Willis’ catalog.
One of the actor’s most underrated films debuted just two years after The Sixth Sense, which earned an impressive six nominations at the Academy Awards. That film is the 2001 heist rom-comBandits, directed by Barry Levinson, the man most famous for directing Rain Man, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Blending the best of Willis’ romantic exploits and his action talent, Bandits earned most of its praise due to the quality of its cast, which also included Cate Blanchett and Billy Bob Thornton, just two years after the former earned her first Academy Award nomination for Elizabeth.
The film follows Joe (Willis) and Terry (Thornton) after they have escaped from prison, as their criminal enterprise is scuppered courtesy of a chance meeting with Blanchett’s Kate Wheeler, who joins them on their cross-country journey, and romance blossoms. The movie earned mixed reviews upon arrival, illustrated by a 64% average score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. “There’s good on-screen chemistry, good acting, and an incredibly well-written and clever ending,” wrote one critic, but, in contrast, another scathingly wrote, “Terrible. A substitute for sleep medication that’s so self-indulgent and plodding, it drove four people out of my screening midway through.” Either way, you can make up your own mind next month, with Bandits officially streaming for free on Plex on July 1.
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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01
You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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02
You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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03
You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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04
The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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05
How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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06
Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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07
Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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08
What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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09
Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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10
It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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Was ‘Bandits’ a Box Office Hit?
With a post-Sixth Sense Willis headlining and the great Levinson behind the camera, Bandits looked set to be a success. Sadly, the film flopped at the box office, not helped by having a bloated budget of $75 million. Against this budget, the film only returned $71.5 million, split between a domestic haul of $41.5 million and a further $30 million from overseas markets.
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Bandits will be available to stream for free on Plex next month. Stay tuned to Collider for all the latest streaming stories.
Pro wrestler Joe Doeringhas died at age 44 following a lengthy battle with brain cancer.
“We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Joe Doering,” TNA Wrestling announced via X on Friday, June 26. “A commanding in-ring performer and a wonderful person, he will never be forgotten. We offer our deepest condolences to his fans, his friends and his family.
Doering worked for TNA Wrestling on and off between 2005 and 2022 and was a former co-holder of the TNA World Tag Team Championships on two occasions.
The wrestler battled health issues for the past decade. Doering was originally diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, forcing him to pull out of competing in All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Champion Carnival tournament at the time.
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While he made his comeback to the ring in early 2017, Doering once again had to step away from the sport in 2022 after a recurrence of cancer. By December 2025, it was reported that he had been diagnosed with a third brain tumor. (He also suffered from ataxia, which impacted the voluntary coordination of his muscles.)
His sister-in-law, Mandy Banh, launched a GoFundMe to help support Doering through his treatment, with the fundraiser earning more than $22,000, as per publication. On Monday, June 22, Banh confirmed that Doering was entering hospice care.
“Sad to share the news that Joe is heading to hospice soon,” she wrote. “If anyone is local & would want to visit, please send a message. Joe could use all your good thoughts & prayers.”
On Friday, Banh announced “with great sadness” that Doering “passed away peacefully this morning.”
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“He was comfortable and not in any pain,” she noted. “Please keep Joe’s family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time. Thank you all for your love, support, and kindness — it has meant so much to us. We love you, Joe. You will be forever in our hearts and deeply missed.”
Doering primarily made his name wrestling in Japan and the American independent pro wrestling scene, though he did briefly have a developmental contract with WWE in 2010. In All Japan Pro Wrestling, he held the prestigious Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship twice and the World Tag Team Championship on four occasions.
His former TNA Wrestling rival Josh Alexander was among those to pay tribute to Doering following his death. Doering wrestled one his final matches against Alexander in TNA in 2022.
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“Joe always was a professional. A class act and one hell of a wrestler. I left that match sore as s*** but proud,” Alexander, 39, recalled via X on Friday. “It’s a strange feeling being both honoured and sad to have been the one that he closed out his career with. I’m just fortunate to have known him both in and out of the ring.”
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He concluded, “He fought cancer for so long. I can only hope that now he can finally rest.”
Former TNA Wrestling star Sami Callihan described Doering as a “a throwback to a different era” in pro wrestling.
“He was funny, exuded respect, and was everyone’s big brother that he connected with,” Callihan, 38, tweeted on Friday. “I will forever cherish the time I got to spend around him. Prayers and positive energy to his family and loved ones. God Bless.”
In the history of cinema, the war genre has stood out for creating marvelous entertainment that has stuck with audiences for decades. It’s a genre marked by critical and commercial success, where grand epics, captivating Best Pictures, and cinematic landmarks come to shine, and it’s only gotten stronger with time. Today, watching a war film has a profound impact on any viewer, newcomers and long-time loyalists alike. They’re emotionally gripping, thrilling from start to finish, and unforgettable. Yet, through all the amazement and acclaim, some have stood out in recent years as aging poorer than others.
Make no mistake that war is a fantastic genre, a powerful piece of storytelling that has made cinema buffs of so many of us for decades. But not all war movies are always timeless; in fact, five in particular stand out in the worst ways, becoming heavily criticized as “classics” by some when they were originally released, but have since become dated, harmful, or poorly-made by audiences today. Below are recognized American war movie classics that time would like to forget simply because of how badly they’ve aged. Whether it’s through how badly they represent history or through their glaring inaccuracies, these five aged less like fine wine and more like expired milk left over in the fridge.
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‘The Dam Busters’ (1955)
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Released in 1955, The Dam Busters is a British docudrama war movie based on a book of the same name by author Paul Brickhill. Showing WWII from the perspective of Britain’s Royal Air Force, it highlights the dangerous career of decorated bomber Wing Commander Guy Gibson through several notable operations, in particular, his famous bombing of several dams behind German lines. Notable for its stellar casting, including Richard Todd, Patrick McGoohan, and the legendary Robert Shaw, The Dam Busters might be a delight for some for its thrilling concept and excellent character drama, but not for everyone. Truly, its reception has aged poorly over the years.
The most obvious issue is its special effects, which, for the time, were passable, but have quickly shown their age since. They’re distracting, clearly fake, and can draw viewers away from the heart of the story. But, really, what makes The Dam Busters see its age today is its use of harmful language, particularly the unfortunate naming of Gordon’s dog, which is a terrible slur. The use of this language really makes this classic a product of a particular time rather than timeless. The film’s largely been swept under the radar for many war buffs in the years since, and it’s likely its reputation will only get worse later on.
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‘Force 10 From Navarone’ (1978)
Though this next one isn’t widely accepted as a classic, it’s still brought up alongside other recognizable American WWII films, but that’s not to say it’s perfect. A sequel to one of the most rewatchable war movies of all time, Force 10 From Navarone is the continuation of the 1961 thrilling classicThe Guns of Navarone. Like its predecessor, this sequel sees an all-star cast on an action-packed journey behind enemy lines in a mission to disrupt the German war machine. Unlike the ’61, this one’s reputation has dramatically changed in recent times.
Though it’s anchored by a solid Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford pairing, Force 10 From Navarone has drawn criticism for being a boring, jarring, and poorly paced film that some say is an unnecessary sequel to a well-established classic. Its story was already noticeably overdone and even outdated by the time it came out, considering the other war films at the time of its release were changing cinema and the war genre itself, particularly Vietnam War movies like Coming Home and The Deer Hunter. It hasn’t aged notably well, considering how it also has dated, negative language directed at women and Black characters. Overall, Force 10 From Navarone may have started ok, but it has gradually lost war fans over time.
‘Battle of the Bulge’ (1965)
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Depicting one of the most iconic and largest battles of World War II, 1965’s Battle of the Bulge is a dramatization of the legendary operation in which Nazi Germany carried out its last major offense during the war by pushing through the Allied defenses in eastern Belgium, resulting in their crushing defeat. Led by a remarkable A-List cast including Robert Shaw, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, and Charles Bronson, Battle of the Bulge is Hollywood’s attempt at recreating history. But, as so many veterans and historians pointed out, it’s frustratingly inaccurate.
Today, Battle of the Bulge is considered one of the most historically inaccurate war movies ever made, and, at times, it’s insultingly deviating from what actually happened. Major battles are glossed over or never particularly mentioned, military personnel and tactics are poorly represented, the geography doesn’t even line up, and even the entire events of the operation are shortened to fit the film’s runtime. Needless to say, this misguided movie is certainly not for history or WWII buffs. If you just want to enjoy a fun but unrealistic war movie, maybe Battle of the Bulge would be right for you. But, for many, it is simply one that should be skipped.
‘The Green Beret’ (1968)
Aldo Ray and John Wayne standing next to each other looking forward in The Green BeretsImage via Warner Bros.
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If you think Battle of the Bulge is an insult to history, get a look at his next one, which managed to tick off active service members. Released in 1968, The Green Berets is a questionable war classic that seriously hasn’t aged well, even when it first came out. Starring the legendary John Wayne, it sees him as a tough-as-nails Special Forces commander leading his team behind enemy lines to capture a vital target. It’s a simple premise, but it’s undermined by glaring military inaccuracies, highly unrealistic combat sequences, a miscast leading star, and a shameful tone that felt like propaganda.
The Green Berets‘ reputation has only gotten worse with age. In the years after the Vietnam War, the film has become an irrelevant, bloated, and painfully inaccurate depiction of real warfare. John Wayne was also very out of place for this story, mostly considering his age at the time and for how he brought his cowboy-style persona to the role, which should have been given to someone who could more authentically portray a more realistic commander. Honestly, The Green Berets is a mess that, despite being categorized as a classic by history today, has since been on a slow decline on its way to eventually be forgotten by time.
‘The Birth of a Nation’ (1915)
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Considered one of the most controversial movies ever made, D. W. Griffith‘s 1915 classic The Birth of a Nation arguably helped popularize filmmaking, but it has since been cited as a dark piece of its history. It’s seen as cinema’s first blockbuster, one that was highly watched and even considered popular and acclaimed at the time. However, it is now remarked as harmful and shameless propaganda that negatively targeted other ethnicities.
Birth of a Nation now is a touchy film to even mention, and it’s not hard to see why, considering its inflammatory subject matter. It glorifies a certain infamous hate group, reshapes the South’s loss of the Civil War in a different light, and features shocking, offensive depictions of African Americans that have since been widely rejected by the public. The film is still considered a classic for its historical significance and for kickstarting cinema’s dominance in entertainment, but it has not improved with age; in fact, beyond film school students, hardly anyone would want or need to watch it.
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