**1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for action/peril and some thematic elements) Released: November 22, 2019 Runtime: 103 minutes Directed by: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck Starring: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Ciarán Hinds, Martha Plimpton, Sterling K. Brown, Jason Ritter, Alfred Molina, Evan Rachel Wood There’s plenty of surface-level dazzle in Frozen II, yet [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsOwj0PR5Sk "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." Such is how Jane Austen described the title character of her novel Emma, a comedy-of-errors about a young woman who gets in over her head as a meddling matchmaker. It's arguably the broadest comedy of Austen's work, and the [...]
Now here's some sweet fan service nostalgia. Designed as an homage to original trilogy Star Wars trading cards, the new character posters for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker focus squarely on the stars of the sequel trilogy Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, plus some new additions debuting in Rise. Some of the OT classics are [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language, sexual references, and drug material) Released: November 27, 2019 Runtime: 130 minutes Directed by: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Frank Oz, Katherine [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsp8iOt76YU The last full trailer may have already been revealed, but Lucasfilm and J. J. Abrams aren't done dropping more teases for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, including a new TV spot. Titled "End", the 30-second promo gives new, quick-shot glimpses that we haven't seen before. The same applies to a set of new [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for language and peril) Released: November 15, 2019 Runtime: 152 minutes Directed by: James Mangold Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Jon Bernthal, Ray McKinnon A fast and furious true story writ large, Ford v Ferrari is meticulously made on a grand Hollywood canvas. There’s nothing [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyTg7RIn-X8 The Trolls are back, and this time they're uniting to stop the totalitarian rule of hard rock. With Poppy and Branch leading the way (voiced by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake once again), Trolls World Tour sees troll artists of all music genres assemble. Together with their jams, they fight Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom), her [...]
I feel like Axel Foley to Netflix's Serge: AXEL: "Get the @#?%$ outta here!!!" SERGE: "No, I cannot! It's serious!" The streaming giant has done it again, scoring their biggest coup yet. In a deal with Paramount Pictures, Netflix has secured the rights to the long-awaited sequel Beverly Hills Cop 4. The surprise move marks [...]
https://youtu.be/HfiH_526qhY A cultural icon for twenty years -- first on TV, then two movies, and recently a Tony-nominated musical -- the popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants shows no signs of letting up, so his upcoming third feature film should prove a real crowd-pleaser. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run follows in the computer-animated style of [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzNJVSsjE-I It's like a Christian movie, with swears. Though not in any way associated with the Kendrick Brothers (who've made breakout hits like Facing The Giants and this year's Overcomer), The Way Back follows the general template of a tried-and-true faith-based formula: an alcoholic overcomes his demons by taking on a high school coaching gig that [...]
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