School of Rock, 2003. Directed by Richard Linklater Starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman. SYNOPSIS: Paramount is celebrating the 20th anniversary of School of Rock by issuing it in a handsome SteelBook package. It’s the same Blu-ray they’ve put out before, but if you don’t have this movie in your collection yet, […]
The John Cusack Pinnacle: Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity
Tom Jolliffe looks at the two films that most typify John Cusack’s qualities, Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity… Top five John Cusack films? Well, Say Anything has got to be there. Perhaps the thoroughly underrated Grifters? What else? Being John Malkovich has got to be in the running too. During Cusack’s rising years in […]
Blu-ray Review – Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sixteen Candles, 1984. Directed by John Hughes. Starring Molly Ringwald, Paul Dooley, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Gedde Watanabe, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, and Michael Schoeffling. SYNOPSIS: Sixteen Candles has been released on home video a bunch of times, including a pair of Blu-rays from Universal, but this new Blu-ray from Arrow is packed with […]
Movie Review – Klaus (2019)
Klaus, 2019. Directed by Sergio Pablos. Starring Jason Schwartzman, J. K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Joan Cusack, Will Sasso, and Norm Macdonald. SYNOPSIS: When Jesper is deemed to be the postal academy’s worst employee, he’s sent to work in the abandoned post office on the mysterious and eerie, island-nation of Smeerensburg. Here, he meets the reclusive […]
Movie Review – Let It Snow (2019)
Let It Snow. 2019 Directed by Luke Snellin Starring Shameik Moore, Kiernan Shipka, Isabela Merced, Odeya Rush, Joan Cusack, Jacob Batalon, Miles Robbins, Mitchell Hope, Liv Hewson, Anna Akana, Matthew Noszka, Jamie Champagne, Jon Champagne, Andrea De Oliveira, Mason Gooding, Victor Rivers, Genevieve DeGraves, and Hallea Jones SYNOPSIS: In a small town on Christmas Eve, […]
John Green adaptation Let It Snow gets a first poster and trailer
Netflix has released a poster and trailer for the festive comedy Let It Snow, ahead of its arrival on the streaming service next month. Directed by Luke Snellin, the film is based on John Green’s (Paper Towns, The Fault In Our Stars) best-selling of the same name and follows a group of high school seniors […]
Blu-ray Review – Toy Story 4 (2019)
Toy Story 4, 2019. Directed by Josh Cooley. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Blake Clark, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, and Bonnie Hunt. SYNOPSIS: […]
Netflix’s first animated feature Klaus gets a trailer, poster and images
Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for the festive animated comedy Klaus. Directed by Sergio Pablos, the film features the voice talents of Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Norm MacDonald and Joan Cusack; take a look here… When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed […]
Movie Review – Toy Story 4 (2019)
Toy Story 4, 2019. Directed by Josh Cooley. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, and Joan Cusack. SYNOPSIS: When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip […]
Movie Review – Toy Story 4 (2019)
Toy Story 4, 2019. Directed by Josh Cooley. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack. SYNOPSIS: When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside […]
