Christian Bale has broken ground on a long-gestating project aimed at providing homes for children in foster care. It seems like so many stories that arise from Hollywood are caked with negativity, toxicity and sometimes sheer evil. So when one with such positivity and hope comes along, it feels not only fresh but also puts … Read more
Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker, and Toby Huss join the cast of David Gordon Green’s horror departure, Nutcrackers. David Gordon Green, the filmmaker behind Universal’s Halloween trilogy and The Exorcist: Believer, is leaving horror behind to direct a family drama starring Ben Stiller about a man connecting with his unruly nephews after a tragic accident claims their … Read more
It’s in this tension that the film finds its greatest strength. While Mira has to learn how to navigate the world as a sexual being on her own, eventually she realizes her mother is an ally, that she was once a girl just like her, and together they have an emotional bond and a shared … Read more
After fending off assassins all the way from New York to Nevada, but always in a way that everyone but the baby misses, the Morgans finally get to the City of Sin, and while I’m willing to suspend some disbelief to help a dumb comedy like this work, Dan leaving his kids, including the baby, to … Read more
Created by Mike O’Malley, Extended Family is an upcoming family sitcom. The plot revolves around Jim Kearney and Julia Mariano, who have recently undergone a cordial divorce and now share a home so they can raise their children together. However, things take an unexpected turn when Julia begins a relationship with Trey Schultz, who happens … Read more
One of the central truths of professional wrestling is also one of its central paradoxes: Wrestling may be “fake” (more accurately a predetermined performance that is as much art as sport) but those involved in this “fake” pursuit it at a high level often pay a very real price. There might not be an athletic discipline (or an … Read more
One of the most important TV producers in the history of the medium has died. Norman Lear, whose work completely reshaped the American television sitcom, passed away in Los Angeles on Tuesday. He was 101 years old. Born in Connecticut in 1922, Lear served in the Air Force in World War II, where he took part … Read more
The legal saga surrounding the supposed profits garnered by the family whose life was turned into the Sandra Bullock (Academy Award winning) movie The Blind Side has taken another turn. Back in August, fans of the movie (itself based on a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis) were stunned when Michael Oher, the young man whose life … Read more
Ed Helms and Jennifer Garner cannot save McG’s formulaic and unfunny Christmas-themed body swap comedy. Plot: Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a … Read more
It was Mary Rodgers, daughter of composer Richard Rodgers and author of the scathing memoir Shy, who came up with the original book and 1976 screenplay of a mother/teen daughter body switch, “Freaky Friday,” remade three times so far and inspiration for many, many variations, including “Freaky,” with a teen girl switching bodies with a serial … Read more