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I do believe that the trailer and the logline of this Peter Craig (“The Town”)-penned and created miniseries misled it to be a two-hander between Brian Tyree Henry’s Ray and Wagner Moura’s Manny. In the middle of executing their con game of posing as DEA agents and robbing stash houses, they rob the biggest stash house on the East Coast and find themselves in the crossfire of multiple antagonistic groups, including the actual DEA. The miniseries, Dope Thief’s gore and violence were also misrepresented, surprising me.

I was, however, not surprised at how much Philadelphia, with its own specific idiosyncrasy, plays a heavy role in the convoluted crime drama. One look at Craig’s filmography reveals a writer very much comfortable being in the system and contributing to creating studio blockbusters, but when granted enough leeway, bringing his own personal quirks into a mostly well-trodden narrative.

Controversial singer Chris Brown has sued Warner Bros. Discovery for defamation in association with their new documentary Chris Brown: A History of Violence.

He is seeking a minimum of $500 million in compensation, a portion of which he has promised to donate to survivors of sexual abuse.

In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, Brown accuses the studio’s producers of including discredited allegations of sexual assault and evidence tampering from an unreliable victim. Scaachi Koul, Sharon Carpenter, Michelle Taylor and Cheryl Dorsey are all named as producers involved in the documentary.

Chris Brown: A History of Violence was released in October and details the various instances of abuse that Brown has been accused of over the years. The film, in particular, focuses on Jane Doe who sued Brown in 2022 for sexual assault and battery for raping her on Sean Combs’ yacht. Jane Doe’s lawsuit was dismissed “without prejudice.”

In his lawsuit,...

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Chris Brown: A History of Violence has sparked a defamation lawsuit from the singer, who says the documentary features false sexual assault allegations against him.

In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brown alleges the documentary’s producers knowingly included discredited claims of sexual assault and evidence tampering from an unreliable accuser. He seeks at least $500 million, a portion of which he says will be donated to survivors of sexual abuse.

The documentary, released in October, explores accusations of domestic violence and sexual assault against the singer. Central to its narrative is a Jane Doe, who in 2022 sued Brown for sexual assault and battery for allegedly raping her at Sean Combs’ Miami Beach-based yacht. The lawsuit was later dismissed “without prejudice,” meaning it can be refiled.

Brown alleges the accuser fabricated her claims, which he says the documentary’s producers should’ve...

Stars: John Hennigan, Michelle Taylor, Eric Etebari, Joseph Gatt, J. Michael Evans | Written by J. Amanda Sabater | Directed by Steven Lamorte

Never Leave Alive is the latest star vehicle for wrestler/actor John Hennigan (who wrestled for WWE under the name John Morrison, and currently wrestles for Tna and Lucha Underground as Johnny Impact and Johnny Mundo respectively), who has parlayed his in-ring skills into leading man status in a number of action movies such as Hercules Reborn and his passion project Boone: The Bounty Hunter.

His latest film sees Hennigan playing world-renown hunter Rick Rainsford, who boat capsizes, leaving him trapped on a deserted island with his reluctant companion, Anna. While attempting to save another gravely injured survivor the pair find themselves hunted by Zaroff, a sociopathic ex-kgb Agent along with his partner Ivan. In spite of their differences Rick and Anna must work together to disarm Zaroff’s deadly traps,...