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Movie Review – Black Bear (2020)

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Black Bear, 2020. Written and Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Kim, Paola Lázaro, Shannon O’Neill, Grantham Coleman, Alexander Koch, and Lou Gonzalez. SYNOPSIS: A filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods […]

Cary Elwes joins Guy Ritchie’s spy thriller Five Eyes

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Deadline has reported that Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) has joined Guy Ritchie’s upcoming spy thriller Five Eyes, starring alongside Jason Statham (Fate of the Furious) and Aubrey Plaza (Happiest Season). Elwes will play Nathan Jasmine, the overseer of mission given to secret agent Orson Fortune, played by Statham. Elwes recently starred in the remake of Black […]

Aubrey Plaza to star alongside Jason Statham in Guy Ritchie’s untitled action thriller

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Deadline announced Aubrey Plaza (Happiest Season) is set to star alongside Jason Statham in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming action thriller which was formerly titled Five Eyes, but will now go by a new and as-yet-unknown title. Statham will star as MI6 guns-and-steel agent Orson Fortune who “is recruited by a global intelligence alliance to track down and […]

Movie Review – Happiest Season (2020)

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Happiest Season, 2020. Directed by Clea DuVall. Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Dan Levy, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Holland, Burl Moseley and Jake McDorman. SYNOPSIS: Harper impulsively invites her girlfriend, Abby, to meet her family over Christmas. The only problem is that she hasn’t told them she’s gay. It feels […]

Movie Review – Happiest Season (2020)

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Happiest Season, 2020. Directed by Clea DuVall. Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Daniel Levy, Mary Steenburgen, Aubrey Plaza, Victor Garber, Ana Gasteyer, Burl Moseley, Sarayu Blue, Jake McDorman, Mary Holland, Caroline Harris, and Michelle Buteau. SYNOPSIS: A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family’s acceptance, being […]

Happiest Season – Representation Matters, Even In Christmas Films | Movie Review

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Happiest Season, 2020. Directed by Clea DuVall. Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Holland, Victor Garber, and Mary Steenburgen. The LGBTQ community gets their first mainstream Christmas movie, and our host EJ Moreno breaks down why Happiest Season is a wholesome good time. Everything you’ve come to know and love […]

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis star in trailer for LGBTQ+ Christmas film Happiest Season

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Hulu is getting into the holiday spirit this year. The streamer has just released the trailer for Happiest Season, which is directed by Clea DuVall and stars Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Victor Garber, and Mary Steenburgen. This is notable as being one of the first mainstream Christmas films centered […]

Trailer for trippy Sundance breakout Black Bear starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon

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Black Bear, the latest film from writer-director Lawrence Michael Levine, looks to be a dizzying experience based on this first trailer. In the first look at this breakout hit from the Sundance Film Festival, we see Aubrey Plaza as Allison, a filmmaker needing inspiration, who goes to stay in a lake house with a couple, […]

Movie Review – Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

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Safety Not Guaranteed, 2012. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Jeff Garlin, Jenica Bergere, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kristen Bell. SYNOPSIS: Three magazine employees respond to an unusual classified ad from a guy seeking a companion for time travel. The premise of Safety Not Guaranteed is fairly simple […]

Parks and Recreation cast to reunite for benefit special

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Viewers will have the chance to return to Pawnee, Indiana, to see all their favorite characters again. The cast of NBC’s massively success comedy series Parks and Recreation is planning a one-time half-hour scripted special to benefit Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Original characters from the series will return in the special, played by cast […]