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Starfleet Academy Accidentally Recreated The Worst Part Of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
By Chris Snellgrove
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When it comes to NuTrek, a common refrain from critics (myself included) is that Star Trek no longer feels like it did back in the golden days of shows like Deep Space Nine. However, a recent episode of Starfleet Academy, “Series Acclimation Mil,” proved that we cynics should be careful what we wish for. That’s because it recreated by accident the worst part of Deep Space Nine: combining an important, character-centric A Plot with one of the stupidest B Plots ever written.
First, a little context: back during the Golden Age of Star Trek, the writers generally included two main stories in any given episode. The most important story was designated the A Plot, while the less important story was designated the B Plot. This storytelling structure generally worked because it gave more of the ensemble cast something to do while giving viewers an additional story, one they might very well find more enjoyable than the main plot.
That Face When You See A Mistmatched B Plot
However, this storytelling method falls apart when the A Plot and the B Plot are completely mismatched, resulting in an episode that feels weirdly disjointed. Deep Space Nine had plenty of examples of this: in “Life Support,” the A Plot about Bashir’s attempt to revive one of Bajor’s most important spiritual leaders after his death is paired with a B Plot where Jake has to explain to Nog that he’s scaring the hoes with his constant Ferengi misogyny.
In “A Call To Arms,” the A Plot is the long-awaited invasion of the Dominion. The B Plot is about Rom and Leeta’s cringe-inducing, Casablanca-quoting wedding.
For me, the most mismatched Deep Space Nine episode of all time is “Doctor Bashir, I Presume?,” whose A Plot focuses on the revelation that Dr. Bashir is estranged from his parents because they “fixed” him with genetic engineering at a young age. It’s a powerfully moving episode about family trauma that completely changes our understanding of the main character. Unfortunately, it’s also an episode where the guy who created the Emergency Medical Hologram is desperate to get laid, and he’s set his sights on Leeta, who is written to be almost comically stupid.
Star Trek’s Most Ambitious New A Plot
So, what does all of this have to do with Starfleet Academy? The recent episode “Series Acclimation Mil” had an ambitious A plot about cadet SAM investigating Sisko’s final fate; her research helps her (and viewers) learn more about Sisko’s accomplishments, his personality, and the titanic legacy he left behind. Along the way, we get cameos from big names like Jake Sisko and the latest incarnation of Dax, all while SAM learns more about what it means to be an emissary from her holographic homeworld to the Federation.
Unfortunately (and somewhat inexplicably), it’s paired with a B plot about Chancellor Ake trying to help Commander Nelrec prepare to host a visiting dignitary. To do this, she throws a rehearsal dinner, which is mostly an excuse for everyone but Nelrec to crack bizarre jokes and engage in prop comedy (no, really). The climax to this scene is a fish suddenly deflating, and the three other officers (who have about 1500 years of combined wisdom between them all) start uncontrollably laughing about the fish making prolonged farting noises.
Shaka, When The Rest Of The Episode Is Silly
It’s wildly unfunny and almost distractingly weird, but the bonkers B Plot is of a piece with the rest of the episode. After all, in between hugely important lore drops about Sisko, we’ve got cadets vomiting glitter and the ship’s digital dean making jokes about morning wood. As a viewer who was more or less enjoying all of the Sisko-related fan service, I was a bit shocked that the episode kept dipping into humor that would be more in line with a show like Beavis and Butt-Head.
However, in a bit of almost certainly unintentional irony, “Series Acclimation Mill” managed to honor the worst part of Deep Space Nine, and that’s pairing a powerful A Plot with the stupidest B Plot the writers could come up with. This makes for frustrating storytelling, of course, but this practice was absolutely rampant during the Golden Age of Star Trek. Starfleet Academy has now proven it knows how to do what DS9 did so poorly; with any luck, these newer writers will eventually be able to channel what DS9 did so well, which was to tell great stories without the absolutely embarrassing crutch of d*ck and fart jokes.
In the 80s, TV was ruled by action series with cool heroes, from Magnum P.I. and Miami Vice, to The A-Team and Simon and Simon. The most unique of all was MacGyver, starring Richard Dean Anderson as the titular protagonist. A member of the Phoenix Foundation, MacGyver spent every week on ABC battling various bad guys by using his brains instead of violence, which often saw him escaping capture with nothing more than normal items like a paperclip and a piece of gum. MacGyver was the last name of the hero, and that’s all he went by for the first six seasons, with his first name unknown. However, that was finally revealed in a bizarre Season 7 episode, but if it had been up to producer Henry Winkler, Mac would have had a different moniker.
Henry Winkler Wanted MacGyver’s First Name To Be Stacey
Richard Dean Anderson was the star of MacGyver, but he wasn’t the most notable name involved. That distinction went to Henry Winkler (yes, the Fonz himself), who got a production deal with ABC and Paramount after Happy Days went off the air. This led to him being an executive producer of MacGyver, which debuted in 1985. For every season until the last, MacGyver’s first name was kept a mystery. Then came Season 7, where the decision was made to reveal who he really was.
In an interview with MacGyver Online, Anderson recalled how the first name came to be. “We didn’t have a first name for him for the longest time, and Henry tried to straight-out name him after his wife. It was Stace for a while, but that just didn’t fly.” Instead of MacGyver being Stacey, in honor of Stacey Weitzman, it ended up being Anderson who found the first name when he attended a show honoring police and firefighters in Vancouver.
“It was at a big stadium and there was a huge LED board screen that was flashing what I think was the mayor’s name – Angus Reid. I got mesmerised by it and realised that had to be MacGyver’s first name. I ran it past our executive producer and his jaw dropped. It was the perfect name – Scottish and proper.”
MacGyver’s Name Was Revealed as Angus in a Season 7 Episode
In November 1991, MacGyver aired a two-part episode over consecutive weeks called “Good Knight MacGyver”. The play on words had a double meaning, because not only would Mac’s life be in danger again, but this is where the audience learned more of the backstory behind the show’s hero. After years of characters asking his first name here and there, and MacGyver only offering that he didn’t like it, Part 2 of “Good Night MacGyver,” which aired on November 11, 1991, went for it.
Part I, airing the week before, was a strange one, as MacGyver finds out more about how his ancestors were treated in the Middle Ages. When he’s knocked out, he has a dream that takes him back to the era of King Arthur. He then sets out to find his family and battle knights in an episode unlike any other. Part 2 has MacGyver fighting alongside the wizard Merlin. He finally meets one of his descendants, a Scotsman named Ian M’Iver (William H. Bassett), who has a child named Angus. It’s then that MacGyver acknowledges Angus is his first name too. In an era before the internet and leaks being the norm, viewers were shocked by the unusual selection. Anderson told MacGyver Online, “Yeah, I don’t think it got sprung anywhere.” But does it work?
Henry Winkler Almost Lost His Most Iconic Role to a Member of The Monkees
That would have been different!
Angus Fit the Unique Protagonist of ‘MacGyver’
Although MacGyver’s first name is finally given to the audience, the series didn’t change. In the second half of MacGyver‘s seventh and last season, he still went by his famous last name. Angus comes back around though in the series finale, “The Mountain of Youth”, when a twist ending introduces Sean Malloy (Dalton James), the son of MacGyver. And what’s his middle name? Angus, of course. He has the same resourceful nature and love for adventure like his father does, signifying that MacGyver’s efforts will live on in some way.
Angus is certainly a weird name to give MacGyver, but that’s why it works. It fits because Mac is a bit of an eccentric genius. WIth his mullet and good looks, he seems like any other guy, yet his actions prove otherwise. MacGyver is a selfless man who feels deeply and cares about saving others above all else. Imagine if MacGyver got to the pivotal moment, only to name their hero something like Ron or Jeff. What’s so memorable about that? He’s a unique character who required a unique first name. Angus MacGyver fits perfectly.
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Michael Douglas shares brutal note he received from “Wall Street ”director: 'You look like you've never acted before'
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In retrospect, the actor appreciated Oliver Stone’s candid direction: “He was willing for me to hate his guts for the rest of this movie to get that extra little push.”
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Even though adult me realized that the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were a gestalt of many existing pop culture ideas (most especially Voltron), they seemed like a revelation of innovation to my childhood self. After all, what could be cooler than a bunch of high school superheroes who got to kick butt and take names in their own iconic mechs before merging into a super-robot and putting the villain in his place? As it turns out, the only thing cooler than our original crop of heroes was the Green Ranger, and you can now stream Green With Evil (which collects the five-episode miniseries that introduced this mysterious character) for free on Tubi.
The premise of Green With Evil is that when a cool new kid (Tommy Oliver) with mad martial arts skills shows up, Rita Repulsa does the unthinkable: she transforms him into the Green Ranger, making him her ultimate emissary of evil. He quickly proves himself more than equal to the task of defeating the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, utilizing both the Sword of Darkness and his own iconic Dragonzord. Still, the other rangers sense the good in him, and the story soon turns into a race against the clock to save the Green Ranger’s soul before he destroys everything and everyone the Rangers hold dear.
When Evil Goes Green
While there’s a lot to love here for anyone hoping for a serious dose of ‘90s nostalgia, Green With Evil will resonate particularly well for longtime fans of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. For example, this is the first and only multi-episode story in the entire series, which helps to give it a kind of epic grandeur not found anywhere else in the show. This is also the first story to introduce the notion of new Rangers joining the team in the middle of a season, something that would later become a staple of the original Power Rangers and its many fan-favorite spinoffs.
Speaking of fan-favorites, the most notable thing about Green With Evil is that it introduced Jason David Frank, the Green Ranger, to the Power Rangers canon. He quickly established himself as the bad boy of these otherwise squeaky-clean heroes, giving him the cachet needed to headline multiple different spinoffs. In this way, he became a kind of franchise spokesman, and he continued in this capacity until his tragic death in 2022.
Have Zord, Will Travel
For me, returning to these classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes (in a convenient movie format, no less) unlocked a nostalgia that had been lying dormant nearly as long as Rita Repulsa herself. The show really is the opposite of modern superhero media in almost every way: it’s bright instead of murky, it’s heartfelt instead of ironic, and it’s gloriously self-contained instead of shoehorning itself into a cinematic universe. Streaming Green With Evil made me feel like a kid again, and before the credits rolled, I found myself trawling through eBay, hoping to buy the Dragonzord toy I coveted as a youngster.
Of course, the simplicity of the Power Rangers is a double-edged sword: the story is nice and straightforward, but that also means it offers no real layers for fans hoping for anything deeper. You’re either all-in on the show’s campy glory (which includes goofy rubber-suited baddies and laughable special effects) or you’re not, and if you don’t love the endless “masks vs. monsters” fights, you may quickly run out of patience. Conversely, if these kinds of goofy action/comedy shenanigans are your jam, you’ll likely find Green With Evil to be a veritable feast of early ‘90s awesomeness.
Looking Your Childhood Hero In The Eyes
Back in the day, I aged out of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fandom fairly quickly, so I never really checked out the spinoffs, many of which were headlined by the late, great Jason David Frank (one of my childhood heroes). But this first show was a huge part of my childhood, and I remember entire classrooms full of sugar-laden children who couldn’t wait to re-enact their favorite episodes on the playground. Rewatching Green With Evil, it’s easy to see why everyone was so hyped: with its blend of monsters, mechs, and martial arts, the Power Rangers had everything anyone could want from a superhero show.
Will you agree that Green With Evil is a perfect tribute to Jason David Frank and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, or would you rather fight an army of Putties than watch the whole thing? The only way to find out is by grabbing your remote and streaming it for free on Tubi. Just be prepared for the nostalgia overdose, and do your best not to wake the family when (not if) you end up shouting, “It’s Morphin time!”
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“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Layla Taylor has been sharing her budding romance with Mason McWhorter online for months and fans were super happy for the couple. But then many noticed that something was off and they no longer followed each other on social media.
Because fans were sharing their thoughts in videos, it prompted Layla to break her silence and explain what’s going on. Her recently shared TikTok video shows real, raw emotion, and tells the story that fans hoped wasn’t the case.
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Layla Taylor Gets Real About Her Relationship With Mason McWhorter
Many content creators were sharing their thoughts about Layla and Mason’s relationship and because people noticed something was up, Layla decided to break her silence in an emotional TikTok video.
“I just wanted to hop on here to kind of, I mean, I feel like it’s kind of obvious. I think everyone’s already noticed and there’s pages already making videos about it, so I just wanted to hop on here to kind of set the record straight on something,” she began her emotional video. “I’m already seeing some comments that are not true and I don’t want anything being spread about him that’s not what happened and not the reality of the situation.”
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After explaining how hard it is for her to be vulnerable on social media despite being a reality star, she said she’s seen a lot of posts online of other people going through things, so she chose to be vulnerable.
“Obviously, me and Mason are no longer together,” she said through tears. “It’s still super fresh.”
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‘We Don’t Follow Each Other Anymore, So It’s Obviously Very Recent’
Layla said there’s “no bad blood” between her and Mason, and she “genuinely want and wish nothing but the best for Mason.”
“Things just weren’t working out,” she continued. “I think we were just on two different paths right now, and he felt in order for him to grow, he had to be on his own. And I respect his decision, and I truly hope that he gets what he wants in life.”
She explained that this relationship was the first one since her marriage that she felt would go the distance.
“Mason was a really big part of me and my boys’ lives for the past almost year,” she continued. “And we went through a lot in this last year, to be honest. But I’m grateful for everything, and I’m grateful he was a part of my life for how long he was.”
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Layla Taylor Shared Her Raw Emotion About The Breakup
The “Mormon Wives” star explained that Mason was a big part of her sons’ lives, and they are also feeling sad about this turn of events.
“I just really thought that I was gonna get the family that I wanted so badly,” she continued through tears.
She asked fans to continue to be “nice and kind to him” and she appreciates all the fans for being so “protective” over her.
“I still love him so much,” she said. “And I only want the best for him.”
She said she might be “quiet on social media” for a while so she can “get over the bad part of this.”
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Fans Shared Love And Support For Layla Taylor In The Video’s Comment Section
Layla’s video quickly captured tons of attention, receiving more than 400,000 views in just three hours.
Many viewers took to the comment section to share some love and support for the reality star, including some of her “Mormon Wives” costars.
Chase McWhorter, Mason’s brother and the ex-husband of costar Miranda McWhorter, wrote, “Love u sm! This sucks! But u and mase both are the best.” Jessi Draper wrote, “Love you so much.” Mikayla Matthews shared, “Love you babe,” and Miranda added, “love you to the moon lay [hearts emojis] here for you always bb.” Taylor Frankie Paul said, “We’re here for you my girl,” and Mayci Neeley shared, “Lay my heart [broken heart emoji] love you bb.”
Fans also wanted to share their kind words for Layla through this rough time.
“I never been so sad for someone I didn’t know,” one fan wrote. Another added, “You are such an amazing person for putting this on here and being vulnerable. Beautiful person inside and out!! Much love.”
One other said, “Thank you for normalizing breakups don’t always end with bad blood. Being separated and not going at each other’s throats speaks volumes and hope other people follow in this.”
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‘The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives’ Season 4 Premieres Next Month
Fans of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” are counting down the weeks to the premiere of Season 4 – March 12!
A few weeks ago, the trailer for the new season was released and fans took to social media to share their excitement.
In a post on Secret Lives on Hulu‘s Instagram page, fans wrote things like, “Y’all pushing out series like y’all push out babies – AND IM HERE FOR IT,” “I’ve never seen a reality show drop so many seasons so quickly,” and “This is my Super Bowl,” in the comment section.
Before cinematic universes and endless spy franchises took over multiplexes, mid-budget action thrillers like The Italian Job ruled weekend movie nights — and now one of the slickest is making a comeback on free streaming. The 2003 remake updates the classic British caper with a glossy Hollywood edge, centering on a team of professional thieves pulled back together for one last job — this time, for revenge.
The story kicks off with a gold heist in Venice that goes sideways when one of the crew betrays the rest and vanishes with the loot. A year later, the surviving members regroup to track him down in Los Angeles and pull off an elaborate plan to steal back what’s theirs. That setup may be familiar heist territory, but the execution is where The Italian Job finds its groove.
The film stars Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker, Charlize Theron as Stella Bridger, Jason Statham as Handsome Rob, Edward Norton as Steve Frazelli, Seth Green as Lyle, Mos Def as Left Ear, Donald Sutherland as John Bridger, and Franky G as Wrench. Long before he was headlining franchises, Statham was already radiating the cool intensity that would make him feel like a rougher, street-level cousin to James Bond. As Handsome Rob, he’s the team’s wheelman and resident ladies’ man, all sharp suits and sharper driving skills, even if he has a surprising amount of hair on that dome that we’ve become accustomed to.
Is There a Sequel to ‘The Italian Job’?
Sadly, as of 2026, there are no more Italian Job films. Back in 2009, director F. Gary Gray spoke with Collider’s Steve Weintraub about the prospects of a sequel, but those appear to have fallen by the wayside:
“You know I’d love it if they were to come up with a concept that tops the first movie. That’s the goal, to make sure that whatever the sequel is that it’s as inventive, as creative as the original….if not better. That’s where all the energy is being spent, making sure you don’t do a sequel for the sake of doing a sequel. You want to make sure you top it.”
The Italian Job is streaming for free on Tubi.
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May 30, 2003
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111 minutes
Bill Maher reignited controversy on “Real Time” after sharply criticizing Billie Eilish‘s Grammys remarks on immigration and “stolen land.”
The talk show host accused the singer of performative activism and shallow political messaging, claiming she doesn’t “know facts.”
Bill Maher questioned the logic and real-world implications of Billie Eilish’s statements, comparing them to protest slogans he argues ignore historical and political realities.
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Bill Maher Questions Billie Eilish’s Political Remarks, Challenges Her Understanding Of History
Maher used a recent episode of his “Real Time” show to criticize Eilish over comments she made during her Grammys acceptance speech, accusing the singer of engaging in performative activism.
During the HBO broadcast, the comedian mocked the singer’s statement that “there are no illegal people on stolen land,” before which she said, “‘It’s hard to know what to say.”
Maher suggested that if Eilish wasn’t confident in her understanding of the issue, she should have avoided commenting altogether. He questioned her grasp of history and policy, adding a jab about her homeschooling.
“Which I wouldn’t say. Then don’t say anything – because you don’t know things. So you didn’t go to school, I don’t think. And you don’t know facts,” Maher noted.
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He also challenged the logic of her argument, asking what concrete outcome such a belief would lead to.
“What’s the practical next step if you say there is no such thing as illegal people on stolen land?” Maher wondered sarcastically. “Do we just go back to living in teepees?”
He also compared Eilish’s remarks to the slogan “From the river to the sea,” arguing that such rhetoric ignores political and historical realities. Maher emphasized that neither Angelenos nor Israelis are going to abandon their homes as a result of protest chants or celebrity speeches.
“The people of Los Angeles will not move, and neither will all Israelis from Gaza,” Maher stated, per the New York Post.
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Billie Eilish’s Anti-ICE Grammy Speech Sparks Debate Over Indigenous Land And Activism
Eilish, who won Song of the Year for “Wildflower” at the February 1 Grammys ceremony, was among several performers who used the awards show to criticize President Donald Trump and ICE.
During her speech, the 24-year-old urged audiences to “keep fighting and speaking up and protesting,” ending her remarks with a blunt “f-ck ICE.”
Following the awards show, Eilish became the center of further controversy when reports resurfaced that her $3 million Los Angeles-area home sits on land historically tied to the Tongva people.
Critics accused the singer of hypocrisy, arguing that her statements would carry more weight if she relinquished the property or used it to directly support migrants.
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The Tongva Tribe Responded To The Singer’s Remarks
As reported by The Blast, a spokesperson for the Tongva tribe confirmed that Eilish’s Glendale residence is located on their ancestral territory.
While the singer has not reached out to the tribe directly, the spokesperson noted appreciation for her public advocacy and emphasized the importance of clearly naming the specific Indigenous groups tied to the land whenever such a grand statement is made.
The Tongva tribe representative said, “It is our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles Basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory.”
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Billie Eilish’s Uncle, Former Congressman Brian Baird Pushes Back On Backlash And Hypocrisy Claims
Amid the backlash, Eilish has since received vocal support from her family. Her uncle, former U.S. congressman Brian Baird, criticized people demanding the “Bad Guy” singer surrender her home, calling such arguments “disingenuous.”
According to the Daily Mail, the politician pointed to the family’s long history of supporting immigrant communities, stating: “Our family has done a lot for the immigrant community and their cause.”
Baird, who represented Washington’s Third Congressional District and previously worked as a psychologist, also condemned ICE enforcement practices, claiming they have resulted in serious harm to civilians.
While he declined to say whether the controversy had personally affected Eilish, Baird confirmed that the family has remained in close contact throughout the criticism.
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The Singer Condemns Civil Rights Abuses During Her MLK Awards Speech
The Grammy Awards controversy comes amid Eilish’s broader philanthropic and activist work.
In the past year, she donated $11.5 million from her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” tour to causes addressing climate change and food insecurity.
She was also honored at the 2026 MLK Jr. Beloved Community Awards in Atlanta with an Environmental Justice Award.
During that ceremony, Eilish expressed unease about receiving praise amid ongoing political and social turmoil, saying it “felt very strange to be celebrated for working toward environmental justice at a time where it feels less achievable than ever, given the state of our country and the world right now.”
“The Therefore I Am” singer also referenced the recent death of Minnesota resident Renee Good during an ICE encounter, condemning what she described as escalating abuses of power against civilians and protesters.
“We’re seeing our neighbors being kidnapped, peaceful protesters being assaulted and murdered, our civil rights being stripped,” she said at the time.
Even though Eilish continues to receive criticism for her recent “stolen land” comment, she has yet to directly address the backlash. But the singer was recently spotted out looking tense while going for a walk with her dog.
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From her starring role in the legacy sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to turning Wednesday Addams into the role she was born to play on Netflix, Jenna Ortega has had an impressive rise to stardom in her first few years on-screen. However, as is the case with most young actors learning their trade, she has also been part of some disappointing projects. In 2025, both of Ortega’s big-screen releases were frustrating let-downs, although the wasted potential of the underwhelming horror fantasy flick Death of a Unicorn looks like a stroke of genius compared to her other flop, Hurry Up Tomorrow.
Starring Ortega alongside Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Hurry Up Tomorrow promised to be a mind-bending thriller following “a musician plagued by insomnia is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.” Instead, fans received one of the worst movies of the year, with critics awarding the film a dismal 14% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, hilariously writing, “On second thought, let’s fast-forward to the workweek.” In Jeff Ewing‘s review of the movie for Collider, he wrote, “Characters aren’t given sufficient depth, story beats are repetitive (we get it, you’re stressed walking out to perform), and it’s too late by the time it gets going in the final act.”
Despite all of this, Hurry Up Tomorrow has found itself some streaming success this February, becoming one of the ten most-streamed movies on Starz in the U.S. In fact, at the time of writing, the film is the second-most-streamed title behind Nnamdi Asomugha‘s 2025 drama, The Knife. Directed by Trey Edward Shults (It Comes at Night), Hurry Up Tomorrow is the lowest-scoring project across film and TV in Ortega’s career to date, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
Could ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Find Box Office Success?
Hurry Up Tomorrow wasn’t just one of the worst-reviewed movies of 2025; it was also one of the biggest box office flops of the year. Against a reported production budget of $15 million, the film returned just $7.7 million worldwide. In U.S. theaters, the movie opened in over 2,000 locations in a highly underwhelming first weekend. So bad was this opening that, in just two weeks, the movie had been dropped from almost every location, finally playing in 124 theaters before data stopped being produced by its fourth weekend.
For the latest streaming stories, stay tuned to Collider.
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May 16, 2025
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106 minutes
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Trey Edward Shults
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Reza Fahim, Trey Edward Shults, The Weeknd
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Kevin Turen, The Weeknd, Harrison Kreiss
Jason Statham has made a career out of punching, kicking, and glowering his way through action movies — but The Beekeeper might be the one where everything finally clicks. Now streaming for free, the high-octane revenge thriller has surged in popularity as viewers discover (or revisit) what many are calling the most entertaining performance of Statham’s career.
In The Beekeeper, Statham plays Adam Clay, a quiet man living off the grid who keeps to himself — and his bees. But when a kind-hearted woman he befriends becomes the victim of a devastating scam that leads to tragic consequences, Clay is forced back into a world he tried to leave behind. And that world is bigger, darker, and more powerful than anyone realizes.
What makes The Beekeeper stand out from Statham’s many action outings is how confidently it leans into its pulpy, almost comic-book premise while still delivering bone-crunching, grounded fight scenes. The movie knows exactly what it is: a slick, mean, unapologetically violent thrill ride built around Statham’s no-nonsense screen presence.
Alongside Statham, the cast also includes Emmy Raver-Lampman as Agent Verona Parker, Josh Hutcherson as Derek Danforth, Bobby Naderi as Agent Matt Wiley, Minnie Driver as Director Janet Harward, and Jeremy Irons as Wallace Westwyld.
Was ‘The Beekeeper’ Worth Watching?
Collider’s Nate Richard hailed the action and cheese on display in the movie, noting the sheer amount of buzzy puns:
“The Beekeeper is made for a very specific audience. Those who don’t want their action paired with a large quantity of puns and cheese won’t find much here. The title alone hints at this being much more of a throwback to the action movies of a different era. Where the Mission: Impossible and John Wick franchises have excelled at pairing breathtaking action with top-notch world-building, The Beekeeper isn’t trying to do that. It just wants its audience to have the time of their lives on this wild ride. It’s an action movie with plot beats that might make certain audience members raise their eyebrows and scoff, but it will have Statham devotees smiling, laughing, and cheering in their seats.”
The Beekeeper 2 doesn’t yet have a firm release date, but with production underway, Statham fans can look forward to seeing Adam Clay back in action soon. The Beekeeper is currently streaming, for free, on Tubi until the end of this month.
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January 12, 2024
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105 minutes
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David Ayer
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Kurt Wimmer
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