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Solidarity is important, and Black Panther writer-director Ryan Coogler emphasized that when the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes came up during a recent interview. I asked the Creed filmmaker what was coming up, if anything, during this rough time in Hollywood. “Right now, there are a couple of incredibly important strikes happening,” Coogler said. The reason […]

“I’m gonna be honest with you bro, I just almost fell on my a** in this hotel room,” said Black Panther director Ryan Coogler with a laugh. This comment was in reference to when I asked Coogler if his basketball shot improved upon watching Stephen Curry footage during the production of the new documentary, Stephen […]

Ryan Coogler’s directorial debut, Fruitvale Station, was an amazing film and one of the strongest debuts in recent memory. His next directorial feature would be Creed before heading to the MCU for Black Panther. The jump from indie to tentpole filmmaking can be tough — just look at Barbie — but Coogler nailed it. During […]

Sometimes a tragedy can end up being a blessing in disguise. Stephen Curry: Underrated is the new Steph Curry documentary about the legendary Golden State Warriors point guard, and ClutchPoints was supposed to speak to director Peter Nicks. A situation came up, and Ryan Coogler, who served as a producer on the documentary, stepped in […]

Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the Los Angeles Clippers entered this offseason with one of their priorities being to get younger and more athletic. It took some time, but the Clippers made strides towards that goal with the addition of KJ Martin in a trade with the Houston Rockets. Kenyon Jr., who is the son […]

Some co-stars get along really well, others don’t. For Pom Klementieff, she revealed that she had Karen Gillan as a close friend off-camera during her time in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. She has since moved over to the Mission: Impossible franchise and has a new friend: Simon Pegg. Their friendship went so far […]

Mission: Impossible — Fallout remains the standard of the franchise, but Dead Reckoning Part One comes quite close to reaching those heights. A big part of that is one of the film’s supporting characters, Paris, played by Guardians of the Galaxy star Pom Klementieff. Just as Henry Cavill did in Fallout, Klementieff steals the show […]

The talk of the town lately has been Pom Klementieff joining James Gunn’s DCU. After all, the two collaborated a number of times from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 onward in all of the team’s MCU appearances. After releasing the third Guardians of the Galaxy film this May, Gunn shifted over to DC full-time […]

Among the many fantastic action set pieces in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One is an alley fight between Paris (Pom Klementieff) and Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). It’s a visceral sequence that takes place in close quarters and features Paris getting her head smashed into bricks. “Yes, it was foam actually,” Klementieff said with […]

The latest Mission: Impossible film, Dead Reckoning Part One, is great, and despite having the likes of Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, and Vanessa Kirby in its A-list ensemble, the film belongs to Pom Klementieff. In the film, Klementieff plays an assassin named Paris. She’s after Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and Grace (Atwell) from the start and […]

As it goes with any competition show, cliques form. Stars on Mars — a show filled with celebrities including Ronda Rousey, Marshawn Lynch, Lance Armstrong, Richard Sherman, Tinashe, and more — is no exception to that. In a new clip that ClutchPoints is pleased to exclusively break, Tinashe — a singer-songwriter — notices the growing […]

The past couple of years have been filled with very relatable movies for Asian Americans like myself. The first notable one was Minari, which told the story of a Korean-American family moving to the South to begin a new life. Then last year, as a Korean-American adoptee, two films really hit close to home — […]

Joy Ride is perhaps the funniest film of the year thus far, and one of the film’s pivotal bits revolves around Kat (Stephanie Hsu) and a very specific tattoo. After my screening ended, I recall hearing someone afterward ask, “How did they get away with that tattoo bit?” The more appropriate question is how did […]

The histories of both sports and video games are ones that deserve preservation. While we move ahead into the ninth generation of video game consoles, it’s common that we reflect on older games. It’s part of the reason why there’s a huge retro gaming market right now. But for sports video games, times have been […]

Extraction 2 is the best action movie to come out thus far in 2023. The Chris Hemsworth-led sequel continues the story of Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) as he is tasked with saving the family of a Georgian gangster. Seasoned stunt coordinator and director Sam Hargrave returns to helm the sequel and improves upon the first film […]

In 2020 during the height of the pandemic, an action flick called Extraction came out, led by MCU alum Chris Hemsworth and directed by seasoned stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave. It was a success for Netflix, to say the least, as it currently sits at seventh place on the streamer’s all-time “Most Popular Films (English)” list […]

Netflix’s two Extraction films are amazing throwbacks to the action films of the past. Led by the great Chris Hemsworth and directed by one of the most experienced stunt coordinators in Hollywood, Sam Hargrave, both films have knocked it out of the park in terms of giving audiences a movie with visceral action sequences and […]

MIAMI, FL – Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams is at 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, and he hopes to be the one suiting up to play at some point in his career. The NBA announced that the 2023 Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat would be spiced […]

MIAMI, FL – Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero is following in the footsteps of former franchise greats Shaq and Dwight Howard by going to the NBA Finals early in his career. Well, maybe not to play, but definitely to do something fun. The NBA decided to do something fun heading into the 2023 Finals between […]

DENVER, CO – The 2023 NBA Finals features two teams in the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat who took drastically different paths to the championship round. Former Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan is hoping the NBA championship will finally be his after eluding him for multiple seasons. Jordan has played 15 seasons in the […]

To be frank, Book Club: The Next Chapter is not the type of film that I’d usually find myself watching. With the likes of Downton Abbey: A New Era (a fellow Focus Features release) and 80 for Brady coming out in the last year, it feels like the subgenre of films targeting a slightly older […]

Charlie Day’s directorial debut, Fool’s Paradise, is a film about a mute man who falls into acting. Think Charlie Chaplin’s “The Tramp” character with the eccentricity of a Wes Anderson movie. But every actor needs a publicist — perhaps the most under-appreciated part of the Hollywood industry — and luckily for Day’s character, he has […]

One of the most personable celebrities I’ve encountered is Ken Jeong. While recently speaking to him about his role in the upcoming film Fool’s Paradise — written and directed by Charlie Day — I had to ask a question about the upcoming Community movie. For those who don’t know, junkets are akin to speed dating. […]

When LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA scoring record, he should have stopped to thank one man: Spencer Haywood. The Hall of Famer is responsible for adding 8,439 points to James’ career total. Without Haywood, the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar would be well short of the record. Abdul-Jabbar, himself, even jokingly blamed Haywood’s groundbreaking court […]

Rocketman has to be my favorite music biopic. I think the genre itself is tired, but if you’re gonna do one, do it as Dexter Fletcher did and not how Sony did I Wanna Dance with Somebody. I told this to Fletcher, who then called me a “man of impeccable taste,” with a little grin. […]

Ray Ramano’s directorial debut, Somewhere in Queens, was a film I missed at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. In fairness, there’s only so much that you can cram into a film festival time frame, but I was admittedly disappointed as a fan of Everybody Loves Raymond. I finally caught it in preparation for an […]

At UFC 288 on May 6th in Newark, NJ we have a featherweight matchup between two top-ranked featherweight contenders #11 Bryce Mitchell (15-1) and #10 Movsar Evloev (16-0). Mitchell was initially slated to take on prospect Jonathan Pearce but he, unfortunately, tore his ACL leading up to his fight at UFC 288. Bryce Mitchell is […]

When he was approached about adding Russell Westbrook to the team, Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum was all for it. Batum, of course, came from a rough situation with the Charlotte Hornets to joining a championship contender in the Clippers, and the trajectory of his career completely changed. Russell Westbrook was traded from the […]

LOS ANGELES – A number of players have been hot topics of discussion for fans of the Los Angeles Clippers all season long. Whether it was Reggie Jackson’s struggles as a point guard or Robert Covington’s lack of minutes, none have been bigger than the questions surrounding Marcus Morris Sr. and his role on this […]

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George avoided any significant damage to his right knee after suffering what appeared to be a potentially devastating injury. The Clippers star underwent an MRI on Wednesday morning, which revealed a sprained right knee. The MRI results were conclusive, with the star suffering no damage to any […]

The National Basketball Association and iHeartMedia have announced a new slate of team-specific shows coming to the iHeart/NBA Podcast Network. The new lineup includes original podcasts from six NBA teams — the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs. The shows will be hosted by top NBA […]

LOS ANGELES — Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers suffered an apparent leg injury during Tuesday night’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. George was carted out of Crypto.com Arena, laying on the back of the cart with his right leg extended out. He also had crutches, which he used to get to his […]

After officially being named the host for both nights of WrestleMania 39, an opportunity that should allow the Hollywood resident to get plenty of screen time without taking too many bumps, The Miz is set to maybe, just maybe, become one of the first-ever guests on Logan Paul’s ImPaulsive TV as the show makes its […]

LOS ANGELES – Isaiah Hartenstein is trying to make the most of his situation with the New York Knicks, a team that’s surprised most this season due in large part to the addition of Jalen Brunson. Still, it certainly feels like the big man should’ve been a member of the Los Angeles Clippers entering the […]

LOS ANGELES — Luke Kennard drilled five 3-pointers on Sunday night as the Los Angeles Clippers crowd ooh’d and ahh’d, nearly helping his team earn a stellar road win while shorthanded. The Clippers did squeak out a victory late on Sunday night, but it came against Kennard’s Memphis Grizzlies. It wasn’t supposed to be this […]

The 2022-23 NBA season has been filled with exciting moments, dazzling displays of scoring, and record-breaking feats, yet it has also been plagued by a persistent problem: load management. While the Boston Celtics don’t really engage in this practice, Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Paul Pierce sees it as a threat to the entire […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Sometimes a change of scenery is all one needs to change the trajectory of their future. It happens everywhere in the world, and that’s exactly what Austin Rivers says can happen with Russell Westbrook and the LA Clippers. “I think it’s a great fit, honestly,” said Rivers before the Timberwolves-Clippers game. […]

LOS ANGELES — Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey and New Balance announced a partnership to start the 2023 calendar year. Maxey, a third-year guard out of Kentucky, becomes the seventh NBA player to sign with New Balance. Big things ahead… Welcome to the @newbalancehoops family, @TyreseMaxey. pic.twitter.com/g3dXclN73d — New Balance (@newbalance) January 11, 2023 “It’s […]

SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA continues to be one of the most entertaining leagues in the entire world and is one of the rare sports in the news cycle for all 12 months a year. Kevin Durant has been a major contributor to that, but Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar […]