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Film Review: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is Mostly Just a Kid-Friendly Commercial for the Video Games
There probably is not a more well-known, let alone successful, video game character in the world than Mario. There also likely isn’t a more notorious failed adaptation of a game than Super Mario Bros. back in 1993. So, there was an opportunity to do something special and unique with the property when Nintendo decided to […] More
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‘Wednesday’ Stars Promise Something “Very Special and Very Odd”
(New York Comic Con) – It may be odd to say, but Wednesday cannot come soon enough. Wednesday the series, that is. The upcoming coming-of-age supernatural comedy focused on Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega) is coming to Netflix next month. Lucky guests at this year’s New York Comic Con had the chance to not […] More
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Film Review: ‘Spin Me Round’ is a Comedic Misdirect and a Showcase for Alison Brie
Watching talented women like Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza in almost anything is a pleasure. When they get to be offbeat and a little weird, even? All the better. A filmmaker like Jeff Baena recognizes this, having worked with Brie and Plaza multiple times before (he even married the latter). The result, this time around, […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Bubble’ Sees Judd Apatow Satirizing Pandemic Moviemaking
Making a movie during the lockdown days of the COVID-19 pandemic brought up a ton of conflicting emotions in people. Some folks thought it was frivolous and needlessly risky. Others felt it was important to retain a sense of normalcy and give people something to look forward to. For filmmaker Judd Apatow, it eventually became […] More
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Illumination’s Untitled Mario Bros. Film Finds its Voice Cast
Somewhat unceremoniously in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto announced the release date and voice cast for a new Mario movie. This film is produced by Universal’s animated branch Illumination and is set for release in North America on December 21, 2022. The film features a star studded Hollywood cast including the likes […] More
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Watch the Trailer for ‘The Mitchells vs The Machines’
Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been making unlikely hits for over a decade now, creating massively successful franchises out of 21 Jump Street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and The LEGO Movie, while also winning Oscars for producing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. They’re back in the animated world again, producing Netflix’s The Mitchells vs The Machines, and we’ve got our first […] More
