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Displaying all articles tagged:
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley
movie review
July 3, 2024
The New
Beverly Hills Cop
Is a Predictable Retread, and I Don’t Care
You can (justifiably) complain about its flaws, or you can relax and groove on its recycled rhythms.
By
Jen Chaney
legacy crafting
July 3, 2024
Eddie Murphy ‘Forced’ Himself to Change
Beverly Hills Cop
Laugh
“In the ’80s, I was like, ‘I don’t want to be known for a laugh.’”
By
Zoe Guy
from the archives
July 3, 2024
From the Archives: David Denby on
Beverly Hills Cop III
(1994)
“The original idea of the Axel Foley character … has been completely lost.”
By
David Denby
from the archives
July 3, 2024
From the Archives: David Denby on
Beverly Hills Cop
II
(1987)
“… The excruciatingly pragmatic Tony Scott, the director of
Beverly Hills Cop II
, is interested only in whipped-up excitement …”
By
David Denby
from the archives
July 3, 2024
Bewitched, Bored, and Bewildered: ‘Notes on Beverly Hills Cop II’
From 1985: David Denby on the bad lessons Hollywood is learning from the success of
Beverly Hills Cop II.
By
David Denby
from the archives
July 3, 2024
From the Archives: David Denby on
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
“Murphy overwhelms everyone, even himself, with his gift of gab. He wants the world to be a faster place…”
By
David Denby
from the archives
July 3, 2024
From the Archives: Eddie Murphy Live
The razor-edged king of late-night comedy, profiled in 1982.
By
Chet Flippo
freeze
Feb. 1, 2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley
Is Finally Happening
The long-awaited fourth film has a release date.
By
Jason P. Frank