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“Dog” Road Trip of Misadventures

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Co-directed by Reid Carolin and Channing Tatum, Dog is a buddy comedy. Tatum also stars as former Army Ranger Briggs. With Lulu, a Belgian Malinois dog, they follow misadventures as two former Army Rangers. Paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime and buckled into a 1984 Ford Bronco, they race down the Pacific Coast hoping to make it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time.

Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.

Also starring in the movie are Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Nicole LaLiberté, Luke Forbes and Ronnie Gene Blevins.

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Incredulous Spin on Teenage Love “Licorice Pizza”

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Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza follows Alana Kane, played by Alana Haim, and Gary Valentine, played by Cooper Hoffman, growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley in 1973. The film tracks Anderson’s take on the treacherous navigation of first love.

The movie also stars Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie.

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“QUEENSPIN” True Story of Scamming Coupons for Millions

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Co-directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly and inspired by a true story, QUEENPINS is an outrageous comedy. The story is about a bored and frustrated suburban homemaker, Connie, played by Kristen Bell, and her best pal JoJo, played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste—a vlogger with dreams who turn a hobby into a multi-million dollar counterfeit coupon caper. 

Paul Walter Hauser as Ken Miller and Vince Vaughn as Simon Kilmurry in QUEENPINS. Credit: Courtesy STX Films

After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale and receiving an apology along with dozens of freebies, the duo hatches an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. 

This poster is like the first one, but the release dates are new.
A common occurrence with the pandemic.

On the trail to total coupon dominance, a hapless Loss Prevention Officer, played Paul Walter Hauser, from the local supermarket chain joins forces with a determined U.S. Postal Inspector, played by Vince Vaughn, in hot pursuit of these newly-minted “Queenpins” of pink collar crime.

“The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2” Crazy, Once Again

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Directed by Deon Taylor, The House Next Door: Meet The Blacks 2 follows Carl Black, played by Mike Epps, who is about to face off with the neighbor from hell, played by Katt Williams.

Michael Blackson as Mr. Wooky, Mike Epps as Carl Black, Danny Trejo as Hugo, and Lil Duval as Cronut in The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate.

Carl has only ever wanted the best for his family. Still, after surviving the events that led to his (not-so-) bestselling book, he’s moving everyone to his childhood home, where he’ll contend not only with his wife Lorene, played by Zulay Henao, and kids Allie, played by Bresha Webb, and Carl Jr., played by Alex Henderson, but everyone who drives him crazy: Cronut, played by Lil Duval, Freezee, played by Andrew Bachelor, Rico, played by Tyrin Turner, and an entire neighborhood of characters who seem to attract strange activity after dark. And nothing could be freakier than his new neighbor, Dr. Mamuwalde, who may or may not be a vampire.

You can buy the DVD or stream the movie anytime on Amazon.

Unparalleled Comedy “First Date” Feels Mainstream

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Co-directed by Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp, shy high schooler Mike, played by Tyson Brown, finally summons the courage to ask out his badass neighbor Kelsey, played by Shelby Duclos. Only to realize he’s missing an essential element for a successful date – the car. Panicked and low on cash, someone cons him into buying a beat-up ’65 Chrysler.

Mike’s plan to win over Kelsey soon turns into a surreal misadventure when they encounter some mishaps: a pair of cops inexplicably targeted them, a criminal gang, and a vengeful cat lady. A night fueled by desire, bullets, and burning rubber makes any other first date seem like a walk in the park.

The story weaves together elements of dark comedy, teen romance, shoot-’em-up action and classic coming-of-age tale. The rhythm of the trailer is so funny, great timing.

The movie clip below is so funny.

Hilarious Look at Discovering “How It Ends”

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Co-written and co-directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, How It Ends follows freewheeling Liza, played by Zoe Lister-Jones. She scores an invitation to one last wild party before the world ends.

The catch is she takes her younger self, played by Cailee Spaeny, with her. This is a feel-good apocalyptic comedy, and making it to the party won’t be easy after her car gets stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.

The sizeable stellar cast includes Whitney Cummings, Tawny Newsome, Finn Wolfard, Nick Kroll, Logan Marshall Green, Bobby Lee, Fred Armisen, Glenn Howerton, Bradley Whitford, Ayo Edebiri, Sharon Van Etten, Olivia Wilde, Paul W. Downs, Raymond Cham Jr., Lamorne Morris, Angelique Cabral, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Helen Hunt, Colin Hanks, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Pauly Shore.

Exclusive “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” Tremendous Imagination, Genuine

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THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES – (L-R) Maya Rudolph as “Linda Mitchell”, Abbi Jacobson as “Katie Mitchell”, Doug the Pug as “Monchi”, Mike Rianda as “Aaron Mitchell”, and Danny McBride as “Rick Mitchell”.
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According to Netflix, where the movie streams and posted by IMDB, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, an animated movie, follows an ordinary family who finds themselves in the middle of their biggest family challenge yet — saving the world from the robot apocalypse. 

When a film school of her dreams accepts creative outsider Katie Mitchell, she’s eager to leave home and find “her people,” when her nature-loving dad insists on having the whole family drive her to school and bond during one last totally-not-awkward-or-forced road trip. 

But when the trip can’t get any worse, the family suddenly finds itself in the middle of the robot uprising. Everything from smartphones to Roombas to evil Furbys tries to capture every human on the planet. 

Now it’s up to the Mitchells, including upbeat mom Linda, quirky little brother Aaron, their squishy pug, Monchi, and two friendly but simple-minded robots to save humanity.

Co-written and co-directed by Mike Rianda and Jeff Rowe, the voice cast includes Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph and Olivia Coleman. 

“Queen Bees” Despite Mean Girls, Finds New Love in Exclusive Retirement Home

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Directed by Michael Lembeck, Queen Bees follows fiercely independent senior Helen, played by Ellen Burstyn. While her house undergoes repairs, she moves into a nearby retirement community ― just temporarily.

Once behind Pine Grove Senior Community doors, she encounters lusty widows, played by Anna Margaret, Loretta Devine and Jane Curtin. Their cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying “mean girls,” the likes of which she hasn’t experienced since high school, all of which leave her yearning for the solitude of home.

But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics, Helen discovers that it’s never too late to make new friends and perhaps even find new love, played by James Caan.

The rest of the cast includes Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Mitchell, Matthew Barnes, French Stewart and Alec Mapa.

Update Trailer, Similar with Less Voice Over

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Attractive, Mainstream Comedy “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”

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Directed by Patrick Hughes, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard follows the world’s most lethal odd couple — bodyguard Michael Bryce, played by Ryan Reynolds, and hitman Darius Kincaid, played by Samuel L. Jackson. They return for another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Darius’s even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid, played by Salma Hayek, forces Bryce into action.

The movie is now streaming with nothing but entertainment with silly and hilarious scenes.

He’s driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees. The trio gets in over their heads in a global plot and soon finds that they all stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman, played by Antonio Banderas. Joining in the fun and deadly mayhem is Morgan Freeman as a mystery man.

Salma Hayek as Sonia Kincaid in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.
Photo Credit: David Appleby

The cast is huge and includes Richard E. Grant, rank Grillo, Caroline Goodall, Rebecca Front, Gabriella Wright, Alice McMillan, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Tom Hopper and Blake Ritson.

Breakthrough Scottish Comedy “Limbo” Practical Silliness

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Written and directed by Ben Sharrock, Limbo follows Omar, played by Amir El-Masry, a promising young musician. He becomes separated from his Syrian family and stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request.

The movie received BAFTA nominations and won the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Producer. 

The rest of the cast includes Kwabena Ansah, Vikash Bhai and Grace Chilton.