{
  "id": 12663715,
  "title": "‘The Beast’ Review: Samuel L. Jackson and Renny Harlin Reunite for a Subpar Actioner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-beast-review-samuel-l-jackson-and-renny-harlin-reunite-for-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:37:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/the-beast-review-samuel-l-jackson-1236904454/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The opening minutes of Renny Harlin’s “The Beast” are some of the goofiest we’ve seen on screen in 2026 — and coming a week after both “Digger” and “Verity,” that’s saying something. The latest from this prolific purveyor of schlock features a typically jocular, ornery Samuel L. Jackson navigating a high-tech automobile (the Beast of […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘The Beast’ Review: Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman in a Renny Harlin Joint That’s a Deadly Combo of Silly and Tedious",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-beast-review-samuel-l-jackson-and-joel-kinnaman-in-a-renny-harlin",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:37:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}