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They Don’t Make ‘Em like Grosse Pointe Blank Anymore

April 4, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a look back at Grosse Pointe Blank, the cult classic that should be the blueprint for genre-blending films… Studios seem to like a good genre blend these days. It’s not a new concept, and the action/comedy fusion has been a staple for many years. However, flipping it on its head somewhat and infusing […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alan Arkin, Benny Urquidez, Dan Aykroyd, George Armitage, Glenn Powell, Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity, Hit Man, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Say Anything, The Fall Guy, The Hitman's Bodyguard

Movie Review – Hit Man (2023)

June 7, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Hit Man, 2023 Directed by Richard Linklater Starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Evan Holtzman, Sanjay Rao, Gralen Bryant Banks, Molly Bernard and Mike Markoff SYNOPSIS:  Strait-laced professor, Gary Johnson (Glen Powell), moonlights as phony hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. He excels at entrapping hapless victims, that is until he […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews, Top Stories Tagged With: Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Evan Holtzman, Glen Powell, Gralen Bryant Banks, Hit Man, Mike Markoff, Molly Bernard, netflix, Retta, Richard Linklater, Sanjay Rao

Movie Review – Hit Man (2023)

June 5, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Hit Man, 2024. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Molly Bernard, Evan Holtzman, Mike Markoff, Ritchie Montgomery, Kate Adair, Beth Bartley, Morgana Shaw, Richard Robichaux, Bryant Carroll, Stephanie Hong, Gralen Bryant Banks, Jonas Lerway, Murphee Bloom, KC Simms, Jordan Joseph, Joel Griffin, and Garrison Allen. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Beth Bartley, Bryant Carroll, Evan Holtzman, Garrison Allen, Glen Powell, Gralen Bryant Banks, Hit Man, Joel Griffin, Jonas Lerway, Jordan Joseph, Kate Adair, KC Simms, Mike Markoff, Molly Bernard, Morgana Shaw, Murphee Bloom, netflix, Retta, Richard Linklater, Richard Robichaux, Ritchie Montgomery, Sanjay Rao, Stephanie Hong

New trailer for Richard Linklater’s Hit Man starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona

April 18, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Netflix has shared a new trailer and poster for Hit Man, the action rom-com from Richard Linklater. Based on Skip Hollandsworth’s 2001 Texas Monthly magazine article of the same name, the film follows Gary Johnson (Anyone But You’s Glen Powell), a professor who finds his hidden talent moonlighting as a fake hit man. Watch the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Evan Holtzman, Glen Powell, Hit Man, Molly Bernard, netflix, Retta, Richard Linklater, Sanjay Rao

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