Netflix’s ‘History of Swear Words,’ Hosted by Nicolas Cage, Skims the Entertaining Surface: TV Review

NEW YORK -- Gregory Sierra, who had memorable roles in the 1970s sitcoms “Barney Miller" and “Sanford and Son," has died after battling cancer. He was 83.Sierra's widow, Helene, said Saturday in a phone interview with The Associated Press that the actor died on Jan.

Gregory Sierra, who endeared himself to 1970s sitcom fans as the genial Julio Fuentes onSanford and Sonand the impassioned Sgt. Miguel "Chano" Amenguale onBarney Miller, has died.

Gregory Sierra, who was a key part of two major 1970s sitcoms as Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son and Sgt. Miguel “Chano” Amenguale on Barney Miller, has died. He was 83.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticHalfway through the first episode of “Fate: The Winx Saga,” I realized exactly why it felt so familiar.The new Netflix series follows Bloom (Abigail Cowen), a bright-eyed, redheaded American fairy with a mysterious past who enrolls at Alfea, a legendary fairy school in an undisclosed magical location (though everyone else’s British accents provide a hint).

EXCLUSIVE: BRON Studios has brought on Brady Fujikawa for the role of Executive Vice President of Film where he, reporting directly to Chairman and CEO Aaron L. Gilbert, will oversee all film production from development and financing through production and distribution.

Nicolas Cage is starring in an upcoming movie called Willy’s Wonderland and it follows his battle with some evil animatronics!

If you were looking for anything to keep your spirits up in 2021, which is already off to a less-than-stellar start, how about a new film starring Nicolas Cage where he beats the hell out of animatronics at a theme park? If that’s your idea of fun (and it really should be), then you’re going to love “Willy’s Wonderland.” READ MORE: Tiffany Haddish To Star Opposite Nicolas Cage In The Meta Film ‘The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent’ As seen in the trailer for “Willy’s Wonderland,” Cage stars

Evil animatronics are no match for Nicolas Cage in the full-length trailer for the horror flick “Willy’s Wonderland”.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Batwoman” didn’t have many great options going into season 2. Not only did the CW series lose its star when Ruby Rose decided to leave, but the first season wasn’t able to be filmed in its entirety once the coronavirus pandemic shut the industry down last spring.

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This month marks the 25th anniversary of “12 Monkeys,” one of the best time-travel movies ever made, and one of Bruce Willis‘s best performances in a film, but things could have gone very differently. In a new oral history on the making of “12 Monkeys,” director Terry Gilliam reveals we could have a very different actor instead of Willis.

After the events that happened at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. this week, tweets about the movie National Treasure went viral.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThroughout the first episode of “Coyote,” I kept waiting for a moment that might surprise me. Surely, I thought, this swashbuckling tale of a recently retired Border Patrol agent (Michael Chiklis) has more to offer than bursts of violence and basic platitudes about right and wrong.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticWatching “All Creatures Great and Small” feels like gripping a warm cup of tea and settling inside a very cozy, extremely British snow globe. Based on the immensely popular novels by Alf Wight (aka James Herriot), the series follows a 1930s veterinary practice in a sleepy Yorkshire town where farmers and vets alike gather every evening over foaming pints at the local pub after a long day’s work.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThere are enough moments in “Call Me Kat” that veer close to working that they become even more frustrating when they don’t. Enough good ingredients to make a broadcast hit are right there, most notably Mayim Bialik starring as Kat, her first regular TV role since “The Big Bang Theory” made her a network TV mainstay.

When Netflix forked over however much money it cost to produce “The History of Swear Words,” the premise and pitch must have seemed like a no-brainer.

From his taste in scripts to his acting choices, there are plenty of reasons to question Nicolas Cage, but one thing the Oscar-winning actor and direct-to-video icon can rarely be accused of is phoning in a performance. Even in something as utterly forgettable as Season of Witch, you fully believe that Cage fully believes that he's a 14th-century crusader trying to do, um, something to protect a pre-The Crown Claire Foy.

hosted by Nicolas Cage, the new Netflix series “History of Swear Words” takes a deep dive into the roots of taboo words, such as “f–k” and “s–t,” as well as rude euphemisms like “dick.”And while it’s educational, the six-episode show is also funny, with academics, historians and comedians, such as Nick Offerman and Sarah Silverman, weighing in.“While I was getting my Ph.D.