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Adam Sandler extends his Netflix deal for four more movies

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Coinciding with the arrival of the critically acclaimed Uncut Gems on Netflix, the streaming service has announced that it has extended its deal with Adam Sandler and Happy Madison Productions for a further four original feature films. “Whether you know him as Sandman, the Water Boy, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Nick Spitz or simply Adam, […]

Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]

Hotel Transylvania 2 promo wishes us a Happy Holidays

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Sony Pictures Animation has released a new promo from Hotel Transylvania 2 which sees Count Dracula, Mavis and Jonathan wishing us a Happy Holidays. Check it out after the official synopsis… Dracula, Mavis, Jonathan and all of their monster friends are back in the brand new comedy adventure: when the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at […]

Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]

Adam Sandler gets a Funko makeover with The Waterboy, Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore Pop! Vinyl figures

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Funko has unveiled a new range of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for the Adam Sandler-headlined comedies The Waterboy, Billy Madison, and Happy Gilmore, check out the promotional images here…   Fans of comedy and water will be overjoyed to bring home their favorite Water Boy characters in Pop! form. Bring home Pop! Bobby Boucher and […]

Video Review – Uncut Gems

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, and Eric Bogosian. In this video review, EJ dives into Uncut Gems. Join him as he breaks down the latest from the Safdie Brothers and A24. EJ talks about admiring Adam Sandler’s performance, but not […]

Adam Sandler is getting high praise and even Oscar buzz for his performance in The Meyerowitz Stories

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Adam Sandler is getting Oscar buzz. No, you don’t need new glasses, but consider checking outside for any flying pigs. His new Netflix produced film The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) received a 4 minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Sandler’s performance is receiving rave reviews, and the film is currently sitting at a 93% Fresh […]

Movie Review – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, 2018. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Featuring the voice talents of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Jim Gaffigan, Steve Buscemi, Mel Brooks, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Kevin James, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Genndy Tartakovsky, Tara Strong, Chris Parnell, Chrissy Teigen, James Camil, Sadie Sandler, Asher Blinkoff, Sunny Sandler, […]

Netflix wants to reunite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston for Murder Mystery sequel

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Having delivered one of Netflix’s most successful launches for its original content, it will come as little surprise to hear that the streaming service is looking to reunite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston for another Murder Mystery. According to THR, Netflix is currently in negotiations with screenwriter James Vanderbilt to return to script a sequel […]

First trailer for the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler

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A24 has debuted the first poster and trailer for Josh & Benny Safdie’s (Good Time) upcoming crime thriller Uncut Gems which stars Adam Sandler as a jeweller who makes a series of high-stakes bets in hope they could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, to pay off his debts.  Joining Sandler in the cast […]