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‘Gemini Man’ Review: Ang Lee’s Odd Action Experiment Is More Video Game Than Movie “I’m having trouble looking in the mirror lately,” says Henry Brogan (Will Smith), one of the world’s best assassins. He’s spent a large chunk of his career bumping off bad guys for the government, but now he wants to hang up his guns and retire at the ripe old age of 51. He’s tired of killing people, and for the first time in his deadly career, he’s actually starting to grow what might be considered a conscience....

‘Last Man Standing’ Will Have Tim Allen’s Mike Baxter Meet Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor From ‘Home Improvement’ Last Man Standing, the Tim Allen sitcom that has somehow been on for eight seasons, is about to crossover with a previous Tim Allen sitcom:Home Improvement. An upcoming episode will have Allen’sLast Man Standingcharacter Mike Baxter meetHome Improvement’s Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, and I presume all sorts of shenanigans will happen. In the episode, Allen’sLast Man Standingcharacter hires a repairman, and wouldn’t ya know it?...

‘Mama’ Sequel Moving Forward With ‘Starry Eyes’ Directors Dennis Widmyer And Kevin Kolsch Universal is finally making some real progress on theirMamasequel.Dennis WidmyerandKevin Kolsch(Starry Eyes) are reportedly in final talks to rewrite and direct a follow-up to the horror sequel. They replaceAndres Muschietti, who directed the Guillermo del Toro-produced original. 2013’sMamastarredJessica ChastainandNikolaj Coster-Waldauas a couple who take in the husband’s orphaned nieces, who are nearly feral after being abandoned in the woods almost five years ago....

‘Marjorie Prime’ Trailer: Holographic Jon Hamm Will Break Your Heart Jon Hammas a hologram sounds like a future I want to live in. He stars alongsideLois Smith,Geena Davis, andTim Robbinsin directorMichael Almereyda’s (Experimenter) science-fiction drama,Marjorie Prime. The movie was well-received at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Below, watch theMarjorie Primetrailer. In the future, there’s a company providing holographs of the deceased. Jon Hamm is playing one of those holograms, Walter, for Marjorie (Smith)....

‘Shazam!’ Realizes That Being A Superhero Should Be Actually Fun – And It’s One Of The Best DC Movies Yet Throughout the last few years, among superhero films, there’s been an easy way to boil it down: Marvel movies are (by and large) fun, and DC movies are super-dark and grim. In the latter case, a couple of auteurs (whether you like them or not) created the template for the entire DC Extended Universe, even though one of them never directed a film within that technically defined franchise: Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder....

‘She Dies Tomorrow’ Review: Amy Seimetz’s New Film Plays By Its Own Riveting Rules [SXSW] (The SXSW Film Festival may have been cancelled, but our coverage will go on with reviews of films and TV shows made available to our critics.)When writer and directorAmy SeimetzconceptualizedShe Dies Tomorrow, I doubt anyone channeled Coronavirus premonitions – and yet, current events prevail. Life imitating art, art imitating life as the prophecies foretell. Her unconventional outbreak thriller absorbs urgency amidst 2020’s ongoing worldwide pandemic, spotlighting an all-too-relevant viral subplot....

‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ Trailer Reveals January Premiere The first season of FX’sAmerican Crime Story, titledThe People v. O.J. Simpson, was a revelation. A smash hit with audiences and critics, it swept the Emmys and was one of the must-see pop culture events of 2016. The second season has a lot to live up to. The firstAmerican Crime Storyseason 2 trailer has arrived, offering our first look atThe Assassination of Gianni Versaceand revealing the show’s premiere date....

‘The Little Mermaid’ Launched Disney Animation Into A New Era By Embracing The Past – And Broadway Musicals (Revisiting the Renaissanceis a bi-weekly series in which Josh Spiegel looks back at the history and making of the 13 films of the Disney Renaissance, released between 1986 and 1999. In today’s column, Spiegel discusses the 1989 fairy taleThe Little Mermaid.)The success ofOliver & Companyin 1988, coupled with the continued infusion of new blood among executives at the Walt Disney Company, raised the stakes for the animation studio....

‘The Punisher’ Showrunner Steve Lightfoot on Letting Frank Castle Lose the Audience…and Win Them Back [Interview] The Punisheris finally here to punish those who escaped justice. After crossing paths withDaredevil, Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) now has his own series. He’s trying to keep a low profile, growing a bushy beard and working construction, but he can’t seem to stay away from violence.Steve LightfootcreatedPunisherseries, but his career includes producing gigs onHannibal, NarcosandThe Crimson Petal and the White....

5 Jamie Lee Curtis Movies To Watch After Halloween Kills With “Halloween Kills” hitting theaters this week, Jamie Lee Curtis will be back fighting Michael Myers, and we’re excited. The 2018 “Halloween” helped bring Curtis back into the spotlight, and was a huge hit in the process – its opening weekend performance was the best-ever for a film starring a lead actress over 55 years old. With that in mind, we’re highlighting five memorable Jamie Lee Curtis films, and telling you exactly where you can watch them....

Amazon Sets Will Ferrell & Molly Shannon To Bicker As 2018 Rose Parade Commentators Here’s how Amazon and Funny or Die announcedThe 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish: Much like when ABC’s promos for the revival ofThe Gong Showtouted fictional host Tommy Maitland without mentioning the fact that it was a character played by Mike Myers, Amazon and Funny or Die don’t mention the names of Will Ferrell or Molly Shannon at all, but instead treat Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan as if they’re real people....

Animated Scooby-Doo Movie Books Will Forte As Shaggy, Gina Rodriguez As Velma, And More Did you forget there was a big screen animatedScooby-Doomovie in development? There’s a good chance you did because it was originall announced all theway back in August of 2015and was originally slated for release last year. Now the movie will arrive in the summer of 2020, and the voice cast for Mystery Inc. and a surprising character addition have been announced....

Badass (And Her Sister): Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Creators Reunite For A Hulu Comedy Series Fans of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” rejoice!According to Variety, series creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna are working together on a comedy series in development at Hulu. The series, titled “Badass (And Her Sister),” follows a superspy who gets tired of her exciting life of espionage and goes to live with her pushover twin sister. Together, they must learn the true meaning of what it is to be a badass....