*** out of **** Rated R (for some scenes of inhumane treatment and torture, and strong language) Released: November 15, 2019 in theaters; November 29 on Amazon Prime Runtime: 119 minutes Directed by: Scott Z. Burns Starring: Adam Driver, Anette Bening, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Morrison, Michael C. Hall, Corey Stoll, Ted Levine, Tim Blake Nelson, Maura Tierney, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTWP0NwHuhc Previous trailers and featurettes have given us a good look at A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (a.k.a. the Mr. Rogers movie inspired by the true story of a reporter's relationship with the beloved PBS icon), but this latest -- and likely last -- trailer produced for international audiences offers the most concise version of the [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szby7ZHLnkA Now honestly, how hard was that? The title rodent of Sonic the Hedgehog (the iconic video game / animation blue-fuzzy speedster) finally looks like himself rather than, you know, a freakish bizarro version. (Here's a side-by-side tweet of the old and new renderings.) https://twitter.com/ThePlaylist/status/1194353126037491712?s=20 Thanks to the huge online backlash against the original monstrosity (which was [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnKvQbpDYXU Ruh-roh! Scooby-Doo is remade for the 3D animated CGI modern era. Scoob! -- the new reboot featuring the titular slobbery dog, his best friend Shaggy, and their Mystery Machine gang of Fred, Velma, and Daphne -- are back. The new feature from Warner Bros. will mix flashbacks of a Scooby / Shaggy origin story [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, violence, and language) Released: October 18, 2019 limited; November 8 expands Runtime: 108 minutes Directed by: Taika Waititi Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Archie Yates, Stephen Merchant For a movie predicated on its [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI0UpRNq1xg A beautiful day in the multiplex is almost here, with a new behind-the-scenes featurette to help remind us. A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, inspired by the true story of a reporter whose life wass changed while doing a feature on Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks), has garnered exactly the kind of nostalgic accolades you'd [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKlTsTH_ZxE The Dark Universe is dead, but the horror films they meant to resurrect are finally coming back to life. After the failure of Tom Cruise's 2017 The Mummy (hey, I liked it for what it was), the envisioned MCU-ification of classic horror IPs from the early days of Universal Studios (The Mummy, Wolfman, Frankenstein, etc.) [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TojlZYqPUo Pixar is famous for making kids' movies that have a strong appeal for adults, not just emotionally but even philosophically. Well, Soul may be their first offering to be target squarely at the parents. Going a step further than even The Incredibles did (which involved a family), Soul follows the existential afterlife struggle of Joe [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug use) Released: November 8, 2019 Runtime: 151 minutes Directed by: Mike Flanagan Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Emily Alyn Lind, Zahn McClarnon, Cliff Curtis, Alex Essoe, Carl Lumbly, Bruce Greenwood The scariest thing about Doctor Sleep is [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIOKOsYW-sc A recent trailer unpacked the premise. Then we finally got our first listen to three of the big songs. Now, tickets are finally on sale for Frozen II and here are three new TV spots to spread the word. The first (above) recaps footage we've mostly seen before, while the other two (below) play up [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 