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 […]
Toy Story 5 clip introduces the gang to Greta Lee’s Lilypad
From Sid to Lotso, the Toy Story franchise has been defined by its wonderful array of villains, and with the forthcoming fifth instalment hoping to add Lilypad to that line-up, Disney and Pixar has released a brand new clip in which Jessie confronts the tricksy tablet. Directed by Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris, Toy Story […]
Friends are forever as toys battle tech in Toy Story 5 trailer
Disney and Pixar has released the full trailer for Toy Story 5, reuniting Woody with Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and the gang after the house is invaded by tech toys. Toy Story 5 is directed by Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris from a script written by Stanton. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen return to voice Woody and Buzz […]
The age of toys may be over in first Toy Story 5 teaser trailer
The age of toys is over? That looks to be the dilemma facing Woody, Buzz and the gang in Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 5, which has just received a first teaser trailer and poster that introduces the newest hip plaything LilyPad (voiced by Greta Lee), as the gang find themselves contending with a new threat to […]
Blu-ray Review – School of Rock (2003)
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – Instant Family (2018)
Instant Family, 2018. Directed by Sean Anders. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Gustavo Quiroz, Julianna Gamiz, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Eve Harlow, Julie Hagerty, Tom Segura, Iliza Shlesinger, Allyn Rachel, Gary Weeks, Erika Bierman, Britt Rentschler, Margo Martindale, Andrea Anders, Valente Rodriguez, Michael O’Keefe, Jody Thompson, and Joan Cusack. SYNOPSIS: A couple find […]
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: […]
