Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Director: Ron Howard Screenwriter: Vanessa Taylor Starring: Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett Ron Howard’s 2020 Netflix drama Hillbilly Elegy arrived on a wave of controversy and expectation. From its first trailers the film was labeled by many as “Oscar bait,” a tag that framed much of the early conversation. … Read more

The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020) Director: Mike Rohl Screenwriters: Robin Bernheim Burger, Megan Metzger Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar The Princess Switch: Switched Again is the 2020 follow-up to the 2018 Netflix holiday rom-com The Princess Switch. This sequel returns to the cheerful, confectionery world of fictional European principalities and focuses on … Read more

Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (2020) Director: Debbie Allen Screenwriter: Maria S. Schlatter Starring: Dolly Parton, Christina Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell Netflix added a steady stream of holiday titles in 2020, and among them was Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square, a musical directed by Debbie Allen with a screenplay … Read more

Nine-year-old Lydia from York, England summed up her movie tastes simply and honestly in an interview with The Film Magazine: “I like dinosaurs. Dinosaurs and Mamma Mia.” Lydia’s list offers a fresh perspective on what the best films of all time can mean to a child growing up in the 2010s. Rather than a critics’ … Read more

Deadpool 3 Moves Forward at Marvel Studios After Disney–Fox Merger In a major industry shift, The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of 20th and 21st Century Fox in a transaction worth $71.3 billion, bringing a vast catalogue of Fox intellectual properties under Disney’s control. The deal excluded Fox’s sports and news networks, but included … Read more

Few studio franchises have ever gathered as many Hollywood A-listers as the Ocean’s series. From the original 1960 film to Steven Soderbergh’s celebrated early-2000s trilogy and the 2018 all-women reboot, each installment assembles a glamorous team of thieves whose charm and style are as important as the heists themselves. The series has proved remarkably durable: … Read more

DreamWorks SKG was founded in 1994 by acclaimed film director Steven Spielberg, former Disney animation executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and music industry figure David Geffen. Their goal was to bring together top creative talent and challenge the long-dominant force in animated cinema. Since their debut feature Antz in 1998, DreamWorks has released thirty-eight theatrical films and … Read more

Bottle Rocket (1996) — Wes Anderson (Review) Wes Anderson’s filmmaking has become a distinct presence in contemporary cinema: a recognizable color palette, meticulous composition, and a tonal blend of deadpan humor and sincere emotion. Over the past two decades his style has inspired imitators and devoted followers alike. Three of his later films — The … Read more

“Here come the Men in Black. Galaxy defenders…” Nothing captures the 1990s like a young Will Smith rapping the theme to the film he headlines. The original Men in Black (1997) arrived at a moment when Hollywood was experimenting with bigger budgets, advancing CGI, and family-friendly blockbusters that mixed genres. The franchise that began with … Read more

Update: Warner Bros confirmed that Mads Mikkelsen will play Grindelwald on Wednesday 25th November 2020. Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is in advanced talks to succeed Johnny Depp as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the next installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise. Grindelwald is the principal antagonist of the Harry Potter spin-off series and previously … Read more