Holiday 2014: Borrowed Hearts (1997)
This is another entry in our Holiday 2014 Review Series. If the weather outside is frightful, warm up by talking Christmas movies with us! Borrowed Hearts is the equivalent of a stocking stuffer; it’s not that perfect gift you can’t wait to unwrap, but it’s a small treat that brings a smile on Christmas morning. […]
REVIEW: IF (2024)
When I first started seeing posters and trailers for IF, I thought it looked atrocious. The animated characters looked cheesy and poorly integrated with the live-action characters and backgrounds. But worse than that, it seemed thoroughly unoriginal; all I could think of was Monsters, Inc. crossed with Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. I like Ryan Reynolds, but […]
Freaky Friday 2 is in Production
Deadline reports that Nisha Ganatra is directing a sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday from a script by Jordan Weiss, with stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in talks to return. The plot is unknown at this time, but they’re aiming for a summer shoot in Los Angeles. Freaky Friday, about a mother and daughter who find […]
Marvel Announces Fantastic 4 Cast
The Fantastic Four has officially been cast, and I think we’re all supposed to pretend to be shocked and amazed. Today, Marvel revealed the actors playing the Four in an Instagram post, and they are: Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/the Human Torch, […]
SAG-AFTRA Accidentally Confirms Pedro Pascal for Fantastic Four
The closest we’ve gotten to confirmation of Marvel’s new Mr. Fantastic comes not from Marvel Studios but from the Screen Actors’ Guild. In a new Pedro Pascal career retrospective from SAG-AFTRA, the union said that Pascal “will soon begin production on Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four.” The line has since been deleted, but not before the […]
REVIEW: The Iron Claw (2023)
The Iron Claw tells the true story of the Von Erichs, one of the greatest wrestling families of all time. This film is the latest from A24 and writer/director Sean Durkin, and while I don’t follow sports, the cast drew my attention. I actually saw this movie on Christmas Day, which I wouldn’t necessarily recommend […]