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Tom & Jerry

“Tom & Jerry” Amazingly Flips Exciting Genuine Cartoon

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Tom & Jerry

Directed by Tom Story, Tom & Jerry stars several voice actors, which is a concern. The original classic cartoons had no dialogue, and it entertained kids of all ages. Why change it?

All is not lost since the feature film uses archive recordings of William Hanna. Hanna performed all the original shrieks, howls, screeches, yells, gasps, and screams heard in the cat and mouse cartoons of 1942 to 1957.  

The second theatrical movie is the first rendition as live-action and animation. It is Warner Bros.’s first animated/live-action hybrid movie. It’s been 28 years since the release of the first Tom and Jerry in 1992.

The voice actors include Michael Pena, Chloe Grace Moretz, Rob Delaney, Colin Jost. The script is by Kevin Costello based on William Hanna and Joseph Barbera characters.  Costello’s screen credits appear limited with Brigsby Bear and one episode for the Jean-Claude Van Johnson series.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

It’s Here “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” from Broadway

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Directed by Jonathan Butterell, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England, who wants to be a drag queen.

The movie stars Max Harwood, Lauren Patel, and Richard E. Grant.

“Half Brothers” Takes on Mexico and U.S.

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Half Brothers

Directed by Luke Greenfield, Half Brothers is a story about the complex connection between a brother based in Mexico and another in the United States. It’s meant to be a metaphor for the relationship between neighboring countries the United States of America, and Mexico.

The Addams Family 2

“The Addams Family 2” Launching a Weird Zinger

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The Addams Family 2

Three directors, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau, and Kevin Pavlovic, helmed the next Addams Family animated installment, rightfully called The Addams Family 2.

The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with many unsuspecting characters. It looks like the same voice actors have returned for the sequel. The same cast includes Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Oscar Isaac.

Free Guy

“Free Guy” Improves Through High Tech Gaming Characters in a Colorful World

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Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy follows a bank teller, played by Ryan Reynolds. He discovers that he’s actually an NPC inside a brutal, open-world video game.

Also starring in the movie are Taika Waititi and Jodie Comer.

The Croods: A New Age

“The Croods: A New Age” Daring to Compare to the Original

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Directed by Joel Crawford, The Croods: A New Age is a sequel to the 2013 film called The Croods. In the first movie, we meet the first family, The Croods, of the prehistoric era. The Oscar-nominated comedy is about a clan dealing with their changing world, which captivated global audiences, reminding us of the family’s timeless importance.

With the sequel, we get to see just how little we’ve evolved with an all-new adventure back in time with The Croods: A New Age. Returning stars Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, and Clark Duke welcome Leslie Mann and Peter Dinklage to the film’s cast as The Croods face their biggest threat since leaving the cave—another family.

The War With Grandpa

“The War With Grandpa” Holds a Wealth of Laughs

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Directed by Tim Hill, The War With Granpa follows Peter, played by Oakes Fegely, who is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. 

That is, until Grandpa, played by Robert De Niro, moves into Peter’s room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. 

And though he loves his grandpa, he wants his room back – so he has no choice but to declare war. 

With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.

Based on a book by Robert Kimmell Smith, the film looks like a lot of fun with a stellar cast that includes Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Cheech Martin, and Robert Riggle.  

Enjoy these movie clips because they are a lot of fun and good laughs. There is some great talent in this film. Walken looks like he is in his element with skateboarding and falling from the sky as Santa Claus.

Freaky

Obsession Satisfied with “Freaky” as Horrific and Funny

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Freaky

Written and directed by Christopher Landon, Freaky gets twisted with a take on the body-swap movie genre. A teenage girl, played by Kathryn Newton, switches bodies with a relentless serial killer.

The story is simple, horrific, and, hopefully, funny, as seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High. It’s the cruelty of the popular crowd that gets her down. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher, played by Vince Vaughn, her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries.

When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent. She’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt, while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for more carnage at homecoming.

With some help from her friends, ultra-woke Nyla, played by Celeste O’Connor, ultra-fabulous Joshua, played by Misha Osherovich, and her crush Booker, played by Uriah Shelton, Millie races against the clock to reverse the curse. The Butcher discovers that having a female teen body is the perfect cover for a little homecoming killing spree.

The film also stars Alan Ruck, Katie Finneran, and Dana Drori.

Produced by Blumhouse, and it’s a pitch-black horror-comedy about a slasher, a senior, and the brutal truth about high school.

Strange “Kajillionaire” as Wealthy Humor

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Written and directed by Miranda July comes a profoundly moving and wildly original comedy.

Kajillionaire
(L to R) Evan Rachel Wood as “Old Dolio Dyne”, Debra Winger as “Theresa Dyne” and Richard Jenkins as “Robert Dyne” in director Miranda July’s KAJILLIONAIRE, a Focus Features release. Credit : Matt Kennedy / Focus Features


The story follows con-artists Theresa, played by Debra Winger, and Robert, played by Richard Jenkins. They have spent 26 years training their only daughter, Old Dolio, played by Evan Rachel Wood, to swindle, scam, and steal. During a desperate, hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger, played by Gina Rodriguez into joining their next scam, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

The broken heart gallery

“The Broken Hearts Gallery” Trailers, Poster, Featurettes, and Clips

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Written, directed and co-produced by Natalie Krinsky, The Broken Hearts Gallery follows Lucy, played by Geraldine Viswanathan, who, for every relationship she had, saves a souvenir from that relationship. 

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The story follows the always unique Lucy, a 20-something art gallery assistant living in New York City who is also an emotional hoarder. 

After being dumped by her latest boyfriend, Lucy becomes inspired to create The Broken Heart Gallery, a pop-up space for the items love has left behind. 

The idea of a broken heart gallery spreads to other romantic people. They become a part of the movement, making a fresh start, including Lucy, by leaving a trinket of a former relationship. 

You will notice Nick, played by Dacre Montgomery, who is cute and a possible love interest for Lucy as they partner up and create the art gallery. 

Krinsky wrote for TV episodic shows like Gossip Girl and Grey’s Anatomy. The Broken Hearts Gallery appears to be her first feature.

The rest of the cast in this romantic comedy includes Utkarsh Ambudkar, Molly Gordon, Phillipa Soo, Suki Waterhouse, Arturo Castro, Ego Nwodim, Taylor Hill and Bernadette Peters.

You can also catch Viswanathan in Ethan Cohen’s Drive-Away Dolls, a comedy caper also starring Margaret Qualleyan.