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‘Sing 2’ Trailer: Buster Moon & Friends Have More Songs For Audiences In December

June 24, 2021 11:20 am

Six years ago, writer/director Garth Jennings introduced audiences to Calatonia and the human-like animals that live there in his animated film "Sing." In that film, koala Buster Moon puts on a singing competi...

‘How It Ends’: The Film You Worried Covid Might Produce Is Here [Sundance Review]

Jessica Kiang

January 29, 2021 9:47 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

How "How It Ends" ends: badly, and not soon enough. How it begins is not much better, and has the added disadvantage of being even further from the end than the end. Everything in the middle is great, though! ...

‘Big Mouth’ Season 4 Trailer: The Kids Go To Camp And Meet The Anxiety Mosquito

Charles Barfield

November 13, 2020 11:13 am

News, Television, Trailers

The genius of “Big Mouth” doesn’t necessarily lie in the cast and crew of the show. They’re great, there’s no denying that. However, it’s the premise that really is what separates the series from the plethora ...

‘Big Mouth’ To Recast Missy Character At Jenny Slate’s Request

Gregory Ellwood

June 24, 2020 5:00 pm

Awards Campaign, News, Television

"Big Mouth" co-creator Nick Kroll took to social media today to announce that moving forward one of the animated series' main characters, Missy, would no longer be voiced by Jenny Slate. This was made at the r...

Big Mouth, Nick Kroll, Hormone Monster, Maya Rudolph

Nick Kroll Revisits ‘Big Mouth’s’ Hormone Monsters, Relevant Jokes & ‘Anything Goes In Florida’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

June 8, 2020 3:38 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television

If there is one question I forgot to ask Nick Kroll last month it was whether he knew what he was getting into when he co-created "Big Mouth." Along with Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, the...

‘Olympic Dreams’ Trailer: Nick Kroll Flips The Script By Starring In A Winter Olympic Games-Set Romantic Drama

Michael Frank

January 15, 2020 4:27 pm

News, Trailers

Nick Kroll represents a certain brand of comedy. His “dude humor” gained him devout fans with his role in “The League” as a lovable yet disgusting fantasy footballer. His friendship with fellow comedian John Mu...

‘Big Mouth’ Season 3 Trailer: Thandie Newton & Ali Wong Join Netflix’s Hilarious Animated Series

Charles Barfield

September 17, 2019 10:35 am

News, Television, Trailers

If you watched the first season of “Big Mouth,” you might wonder just how much story there is with an animated series about teens going through the trials and tribulations of puberty. Just how many sex jokes ar...

‘Olympic Dreams’: Nick Kroll Delivers A Winning Dramatic Turn, But The Movie Never Crosses The Finish Line [SXSW Review]

Griffin Schiller

March 12, 2019 4:15 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

From “Miracle” to “Chariots of Fire” to “Eddie the Eagle” and more, there are dozens of movies recounting the most triumphant moments in Olympic history lionizing the determination of the athletes and the signi...

Best And Worst Of The 2018 Spirit Awards: ‘Get Out,’ Greta Gerwig, Elisabeth Olsen

Gregory Ellwood

March 3, 2018 11:36 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The floor was so wet presenters and winner slipped getting on the stage and the food served was arguably the worst it's ever been, but there was a lot to enjoy at the 2018 Independent Spirit Awards Saturday aft...

‘Uncle Drew’ Trailer: Meet The New Fast Break Hero

Elazar Fine

February 14, 2018 9:41 am

News, Trailers

We're about to discover whether "Get Out" and "The Carmichael Show" scene-stealer Lil Rey Howery is a star in his own right. The upcoming "Uncle Drew" stars Howerey as Dax, a down on his luck Harlem street ball...

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