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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise has gone through many iterations in my lifetime alone. There was always some version of the franchise that came after my personal favorites like Spongebob Squarepants or Fairy OddParents. Regardless, I’ve seen my fair share of iterations make their way to the big and small screen, both animated and […]

Josh Giddey and the Oklahoma City Thunder have arguably the brightest future of any NBA franchise, with star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to go along with 35 draft picks over the next seven seasons — 15 first round picks and 17 second round picks. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a huge jump last season, going from a promising star […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – The Los Angeles Clippers selected forward Kobe Brown with the 30th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. This year’s class was a deep one, featuring some very high-upside players as far as the early second round. Paul George and Tyronn Lue are already excited about the potential for Brown. Cam […]

You may have known that The Edge of Seventeen — a high school coming-of-age film starring Hailee Steinfeld and Woody Harrelson — almost got a spin-off series. But the story of how it came to be is simply fascinating. Given that high school movies don’t make enough money nowadays, it’s almost surprising that a film […]

Two feature-length directorial efforts in and it’s clear that Kelly Fremon Craig has a handle on this whole filmmaking thing. After making the phenomenal (and critically acclaimed) The Edge of Seventeen, she took on an adaptation of one of Judy Blume’s iconic novels: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. From her office, which featured […]

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Detroit Pistons landed the fifth overall pick in an absolutely stacked 2023 NBA Draft, and it netted them Ausar Thompson of Overtime Elite. Thompson was selected immediately after his brother, Amen, was taken fourth overall by the Houston Rockets. Ausar Thompson took Summer League by storm, displaying his two-way athleticism […]

The early portion of the 2019 NBA Draft was highlighted by superstars Zion Williamson and Ja Morant, as well as other big names such as Darius Garland, Tyler Herro and RJ Barrett. Plenty of value would still be dug up later on in the first round, though, and the Boston Celtics certainly found this with […]

The 2023 Tour de France is still going on, but Stars on Mars has its own equivalent — the Tour de Mars — in a new clip. Three of the remaining athletes — Ronda Rousey, Marshawn Lynch, and Lance Armstrong — are tasked with winning the bicycle race. ClutchPoints is proud to present a new […]

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 […]