Kicking & Screaming (2005) is an American sports comedy-drama film. Directed by Jesse Dylan, Phil Weston bears his father’s overbearing nature since childhood only to become an over-competitive soccer coach of his son Sam. Here’s how you can watch and stream Kicking & Screaming (2005) via Amazon Prime Video. Is Kicking & Screaming (2005) available … Read more
Francis Ford Coppola shares audition video from The Outsiders, which includes a baby-faced Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze & more. When you look at the cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, it’s pretty amazing how many up-and-coming young actors were involved, most of whom were complete unknowns at that point. Over … Read more
It’s looking increasingly likely that we will never see Coyote vs. Acme, a completed Looney Tunes live-action/animated hybrid about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation after years of unsuccessfully using their products to capture the Road Runner. Warner Bros. Discovery made the film and then shelved it entirely — reportedly they may delete the film … Read more
Like the other adaptations of “Dune,” this new one can’t do much with the exotic mix-and-match appropriation of Middle Eastern traditions, language and religious concepts except keep them, since the story wouldn’t be “Dune” without them. But it does seem to consciously lean into it a bit more in the second chapter, perhaps by way of provocation and complication, while … Read more
Life Below Zero First Alaskans Season 2 is a reality documentary drama series produced by BBC Studios. The Alaskan natives depend on ancient ways to live life and protect them for the next batch of forthcoming generations. Here’s how you can watch and stream Life Below Zero: First Alaskans Season 2 via Disney Plus. Is … Read more
Terence Winter departed Tulsa King after creative tensions with creator Taylor Sheridan, but he’s now been rehired for season 2. Tulsa King was a big hit for Paramount+, and they quickly renewed the series for season 2, but it was reported last year that showrunner Terence Winter would be stepping down due to creative differences … Read more
Every sequel is a risky creative proposition. But there are two words that always make me nervous when I see them in a sequel’s title: Part Two. That’s because when you call something a part two, you’re telling the audience that you’re doing more than simply continuing the story of a movie people loved. A “Part 2” announces that … Read more
I was delighted to attend the event at the Music Box in Chicago this week promoting the new book, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema, by our former Film Critic Odie Henderson, who is now the head critic at The Boston Globe. Odie is one of the people who never fails to make me laugh out loud at … Read more
Based on the namesake debut novel by William Gibson, Neuromancer is an upcoming sci-fi drama series. Following its publication in 1984, the book won the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. Set in a dystopic future, the plot revolves around a hacker named Case, who embarks on a dangerous mission … Read more
Hayden Christensen never thought he’d get Star Wars after hearing that Leonardo DiCaprio was up for the role of Anakin. Just about every young actor in Hollywood came running when George Lucas began looking for someone to play Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Hayden Christensen was one of them, but he … Read more