(L to R) Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino in ‘Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion’. Photo: Touchstone Pictures. Preview: Lisa Kudrow says that the ‘Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion’ script is in good shape. She thinks it’ll happen. The new movie would serve as a follow-up to the 1997 comedy. Among the list of … Read more
(Left) Idris Elba as John Luther in ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun.’ Photo: John Wilson/Netflix © 2023. (Right) Man-At-Arms from ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’. Photo: Filmation Associates. Preview: Idris Elba’s in early talks to join the new ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie. Nicholas Galitzine and Camila Mendes are leading the cast. ‘Bumblebee’ director … Read more
‘Fear Street Part One: 1994’. Photo: Netflix. Preview: Three new ‘Fear Street’ movies are in the works. Author R.L. Stine, who wrote the books, revealed the news. Another, ‘The Prom Queen,’ has already been shot. Back in 2021, horror fans were delighted to see Netflix release three movies based on ‘Goosebumps’ author R.L. Stine’s teen-targeted … Read more
(L to R) ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham. Photo by Lindsey Byrnes. © Netflix, Inc. On January 3rd, Aardman Animations will, via Netflix, bring two British institutions back to our screens. Wallace & Gromit, originally created by animator/director Nick Park, first appeared on screens in 1989 short film … Read more
The cast of ‘The Piano Lesson’. Photo: David Lee/Netflix © 2024. Streaming on Netflix beginning November 22nd is ‘The Piano Lesson,’ a film adaptation of the 1990 play by legendary playwright August Wilson. John David Washington stars as Boy Willie Charles, a sharecropper and ex-con who returns with his partner Lymon (Ray Fisher) to the Pittsburgh … Read more
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday in season 2 of ‘Wednesday’. Photo: Bernard Walsh/Netflix © 2024. Preview: The first photo of Jenna Ortega in ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 is online. Season 2 has just wrapped filming in Ireland. The series will return to Netflix in 2025. ‘Addams Family’-aligned series ‘Wednesday’ has been a massive hit for Netflix. The … Read more
Premiering on Netflix December 4th is the new animated holiday movie ‘That Christmas’, which was written by ‘Love Actually’ director Richard Curtis, based on his own book, ‘That Christmas and Other Stories’. Directed by Simon Otto, the film features the voices of Brian Cox (‘Succession’), Fiona Shaw (‘Star Wars: Andor’), Jodie Whittaker (‘Doctor Who’), and Bill … Read more
‘That Christmas’. Photo: Netflix. Landing on Netflix on December 4th, ‘That Christmas,’ which is driven by the work of festive veteran Richard Curtis (even if his one contribution to cinematic Christmas is the divisive ‘Love Actually’), who here adapts his children’s’ book series, illustrated by Rebecca Cobb. Attempting to slot into the highly-prized pantheon of … Read more
(L to R) Kerry Washington as Captain Charity Adams and Milauna Jackson as Lt. Campbell in ‘The Six Triple Eight’. Photo: Laura Radford / Perry Well Films 2 / Courtesy of Netflix. Arriving on Netflix on December 20th, ‘The Six Triple Eight’ is the latest film from writer/director Tyler Perry and chronicles an inspiring real-life … Read more
Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek in ‘Carry-On’. Photo: Sam Lothridge/Netflix ©2024. Landing on Netflix on December 13th, ‘Carry-On’ will probably make most people compare it to festive action classic ‘Die Hard.’ Which seems a little unfair given the latter film’s high watermark status in the action genre, but when you put an average joe character … Read more
