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‘Plus One’: A Wedding Season Pact Comedy Is Competent, But Unremarkable [Tribeca Review]

May 3, 2019 3:29 pm

We’re in a rom-com revival, as movies like “Love, Simon” and “Crazy Rich Asians” have zhuzhed up the genre, revealing its diverse and lucrative potential. Netflix has eagerly jumped on board with titles like “T...

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‘Lady Dynamite’ Season 2 Trailer: Maria Bamford’s World Goes Upside Down

Kevin Jagernauth

October 18, 2017 12:55 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Last summer, Maria Bamford joined the throng of must-binge Netflix shows with "Lady Dynamite." The comedy, loosely based on her own life, was an instant hit, moving beyond diehard fans and capturing a larger au...

Future Man -- "Pilot" Episode 101 -- A janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night is tasked with preventing the extinction of humanity after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion. (Photo by: Brandon Hickman/Hulu)

‘Future Man’ Trailer: Josh Hutcherson Sets Out To Save Humanity In New Hulu Show

Anthony Casella

October 5, 2017 9:38 am

News, Television, Trailers

We could certainly use a hero right about now, so why not Josh Hutcherson? The new 13-episode Hulu show “Future Man” stars Hutcherson as Josh Futturman, a janitor by day and world-ranked gamer by night who is r...

New Trailer For ‘Lucky’ Starring Harry Dean Stanton & David Lynch Faces The Truth

Kevin Jagernauth

July 7, 2017 2:44 pm

News, Trailers

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David Lynch fans are currently enjoying puzzling out just what the heck is going on in the new season of "Twin Peaks," but if they need to take a break from the multiple Dale Coopers, they'll want to track down...

Christopher Guest Delivers Minor Key Laughs With ‘Mascots’ [Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

October 13, 2016 5:50 pm

News

It has been a decade since pioneering mockumentary filmmaker Christopher Guest delivered his last feature length work, the unfortunately underwhelming “For Your Consideration.” And in that time, Guest has seen ...

Christopher Guest Gives Fans Another Reason To Cheer With ‘Mascots’ [TIFF Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

September 10, 2016 4:03 pm

Reviews

It has been a decade since pioneering mockumentary filmmaker Christopher Guest delivered his last feature length work, the unfortunately underwhelming “For Your Consideration.” And in that time, Guest has seen ...

New Trailer For Christopher Guest’s ‘Mascots’ Finds Parker Posey, Chris O’Dowd, Jane Lynch And More Going For Gold

Kevin Jagernauth

September 1, 2016 12:15 pm

Trailers

Coming into a season brimming with prestige pictures, Oscar contenders, and Very Important Movies, it's advisable to cleanse your palate with a film that doesn't want to do anything more than simply entertain. ...

David Lynch Joins Ensemble Cast Of Indie ‘Lucky’

Kevin Jagernauth

July 7, 2016 4:46 pm

News

You'd think with his responsibilities putting together the highly anticipated new season of "Twin Peaks," David Lynch's schedule would be full up. But I guess not, because the filmmaker is taking an acting gig ...

Fred Willard, Michael McKean & Ed Begley Jr. Climb Christopher Guest’s ‘Family Tree’

Kevin Jagernauth

September 26, 2012 2:03 pm

Television

Fred Willard, Michael McKean & Ed Begley Jr. Climb Christopher Guest's 'Family Tree'

‘Whatever Works’: Mildly Entertaining, Same Material Woody’s Been Pedling For At Least Two Decades

samcmac

June 19, 2009 12:21 pm

News

With his late career peak, 1992's "Husbands and Wives," Woody Allen explored the rocky slope of marriage in all its complex infidelities and regrets. Since around that time, the filmmaker's insight into the nat...

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