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Netflix is well known for its original content, and many of those titles are geared toward families. In November 2024, the streamer has a massive list of new releases, including several family favorites, including a new fantasy Spellbound, The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, Pokémon Horizons: The Series part 4, and more.

Check out some of the best family movies to watch on Netflix this month as the holiday season nears, beginning below with the new animated fantasy film Spellbound.

Spellbound

Spellbound is a new Netflix original family adventure fantasy film with the voice talents of Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Nathan Lane, Javier Bardem, and Nicole Kidman.

The movie comes from the creators of Toy Story, the co-director of Shrek, Vicky Jenson, and The Little Mermaid Egot-winning composer Alan Menken. Set in the magic world of Lumbria, where a magical spell has been cast over a kingdom, Princess...

It's a big month for Paul Mescal. Gladiator II is just weeks away, a bunch of lads in mini shorts honored him with his very own lookalike competition in Dublin, and now, he may get to start in yet another project with Ridley Scott. According to Variety, Mescal is in...

Lil Rel Howery has starred in comedies like Vacation Friends and Reunion, and he has also dealt with darker material in the likes of Get Out and The Mill. Now he’ll be pulling from both his comedy and horror experiences to direct the horror comedy Haunted Heist, which he’ll also be starring in – and Deadline reports that he’s being joined in the cast by Tiffany Haddish.

Howery will be making his directorial debut on this film, working from a screenplay by Carl Reid, writer of the recent Hulu horror movie Mr. Crocket. The story Reid crafted for this one begins when four estranged friends reunite at what appears to be a typical house. But one friend has ulterior motives; he plans to rob the place and needs their help to find an antique worth a fortune. But the house is straight up haunted, and the group must...

Get Out actor Lil Rel Howery is set to make his directorial debut in Haunted Heist, a comedy-horror movie penned by Mr. Crocket scribe Carl Reid, Deadline reports today.

In addition to directing, Howery will also star alongside Haunted Mansion actor Tiffany Haddish.

In Haunted Heist, “four estranged friends reunite at what appears to be a typical house. But one friend has ulterior motives; he plans to rob the place and needs their help to find an antique worth a fortune. But the house is straight up haunted, and the group must squash their differences to survive the night and an insane pack of ghosts.”

The comedy-horror movie reunites Howery and Haddish; the pair previously collaborated on The Carmichael Show, Uncle Drew, and their Best Friends Comedy Tour in 2023.

“I’m so excited to be working on this project in front and behind the camera,” Howery told Deadline. “It’s...

Exclusive: Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) is set to direct and star in comedy-horror Haunted Heist, alongside Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip).

The Coven, fresh off the theatrical success of Terrifier 3, has signed on to represent the feature from a script by Carl Reid, writer of Hulu horror Mr. Crocket. It will mark Howery’s directorial debut.

In Haunted Heist, “four estranged friends reunite at what appears to be a typical house. But one friend has ulterior motives; he plans to rob the place and needs their help to find an antique worth a fortune. But the house is straight up haunted, and the group must squash their differences to survive the night and an insane pack of ghosts”.

Filming is being lined up for January 2025 with The Coven launching world sales at the American Film Market this week in Las Vegas.

Howery will produce Haunted Heist with Death Ground...

Concourse Media will commence sales at the AFM in Las Vegas next week on Wayfarer Studios’ buddy action-comedy Code 3 starring Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery.

Code 3 follows a day in the life of two overworked, underpaid and nearly burnt-out paramedics. As one prepares to resign, he must tackle a final shift to train his replacement. Over the course of an exhilarating 24 hours, everything that can happen does happen, from the mundane to the extreme.

The cast includes Aimee Carrero (The Menu), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), and Rob Riggle (The Hangover).

Former paramedic Patrick Pianezza co-wrote the screenplay with Christipher Leone,...

Jimmy Kimmel has been hosting late night for a long time. The first episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! aired in 2003, and the comedian has been at it ever since. There's been some changes to his work schedule in recent years, however.

Kimmel has decided to take the summer off from his talk show, and rely on a revolving door of guest hosts to fill in for him. These hosts will typically host for a week at a time, and are allowed to put their own unique spin on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel named Lil Rel Howery as his top pick

The people Kimmel has been able to get over the years is astounding. There have been screen icons like Jeff Goldblum, comedy icons like Martin Short, and Saturday Night Live icons like David Spade, to name a few.

Kimmel talked about these different guest hosts during a 2020 appearance on The Howard Stern Show.

Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza) are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.

Playing with Venom: The Last Dance, check on the funny trailer for One Of Them Days.

Palmer last played the role of Emerald Haywood in the 2022 science fiction horror film Nope, directed by Jordan Peele. Her comedic timing and her chemistry with Daniel Kaluuya was perfect.

The film also features Maude Apatow, Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James and Katt Williams.

One Of Them Days hits theaters on January 24.

Exclusive: LA’s Micheaux Film Festival will honor Lil Rel Howery, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Dianne Houston during its 6th edition, which runs October 21 – 27 at The Culver Theater.

Lil Rel Howery, a Chicago native and veteran performer now best known for his scene-stealing turn in Jordan Peele’s Get Out, will receive the festival’s Oscar Micheaux Trailblazer of Excellence Award. The festival said the award honors “Howery’s significant contributions to the entertainment industry as a comedian, actor, writer, and director, celebrating his roots and the influence he continues to have on the Chicago arts scene.”

McLendon-Covey will be recognized with the Alice Guy-Blaché Luminary Award while Dianne Houston will receive the Michael Ajakawe Jr. Pioneer of Influence Award. Both honors celebrate the pair’s “outstanding achievements in film and television, highlighting the diverse voices and talents emerging from Chicago and beyond.”

“We are thrilled to honor Lil Rel Howery,...

Keke Palmer and Sza are besties with a big problem: making the rent on time.

The duo star in buddy comedy “One of Them Days” which takes place over 24 hours where things go from bad to worse. The official synopsis reads: “Best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza) are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.”

Maude Apatow, Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, and Katt Williams co-star.

Issa Rae produces the film, which is written by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton and directed by Lawrence Lamont.

The project hailed from the ColorCreative’s lab at Sony Pictures as part of a program between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures to foster emerging diverse screenwriters’ first studio features,...

It’s too bad landlords don’t accept face cards are payment for rent — if they did, Keke Palmer and Sza wouldn’t have caught themselves in such a tight spot in the first trailer for their upcoming comedy film One of Them Days.

In theaters Jan. 24, the Lawrence Lamont-directed film stars Palmer and Sza as best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa. The pair find their friendship and the roof over their head put at risk when Alyssa’s boyfriend makes off with their rent. When their landlord...

Keke Palmer and Sza’s untitled comedy for Sony now has a title and a trailer. It’s called “One of Them Days,” and you can watch the trailer below.

In “One of Them Days,” Palmer and Sza play BFFs and roommates who are forced to scramble to come up with rent money. Over the course of one chaotic day in Los Angeles, they will try everything they can think of to close the gap. But will it be enough?

The trailer is extremely funny and charming, at points feeling like it’s channeling “Friday” for a new generation. The R-rated movie was directed by Lawrence Lamont and written by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton, with producer Issa Rae. Its stacked supporting cast also includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Maude Apatow and Katt Williams.

This is Palmer’s first starring role since her breakout performance in Jordan Peele...

"We need the money! Asap!" Sony Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for One of Them Days, a buddy comedy written & directed by the team behind the "Rap Sh!t" series on Max. This is set to open in theaters January 2025, one of these dumb & fun comedies being primed for release when everyone needs something to laugh at in January. Another raucous comedy about people trying to find some cash fast. "It's gonna be One of Them Days." When best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover Alyssa's boyfriend has blown their rent money (uh oh), the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact. Keke Palmer & Sza star as Dreux & Alyssa, respectively, with a fun ensemble cast including Maude Apatow, Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Katt Williams, Gabrielle Dennis, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Amin Joseph. All the...

Keke Palmer and Sza are ready to have One of Them Days.

Sony Pictures announced the title for the R-rated buddy comedy movie starring the pair that hits theaters Jan. 24, 2025. Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton.

A trailer was also released for the project that co-stars Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

One of Them Days centers on best friends and roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza), who learn that Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. The pals must scramble to avoid eviction in a race against the clock, while also striving to keep their friendship intact.

“How are we gonna make $1,500 by 6, not to mention I got the interview at 4?” Palmer asks in the trailer.

Producers include Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae,...

Sony has released the first trailer for “One of Them Days,” its R-rated buddy comedy pairing Keke Palmer with Sza, in the Grammy-winning R&b artist’s acting debut.

“Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (Sza) are about to have one of them days,” the logline says. “When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.”

The trailer shows the lengths the two friends go to for their rent money, including donating blood, climbing a telephone pole to retrieve a pair of expensive Jordans and applying for a loan despite a hilariously low credit score.

Lawrence Lamont makes his feature directorial debut, helming a script by Syreeta Singleton. The project comes from Issa Rae’s banner Hoorae. Singleton and Lamont first collaborated on...

We finally have our first look at Sza's acting era. The Grammy-winning "Kill Bill" singer is starring alongside Keke Palmer in a new buddy comedy called One Of Them Days, in which her character probably would have fared better if she actually did kill her ex.

The upcoming film...

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The much-awaited sequel of the brilliant 2022 psychological mystery horror thriller film Smile is finally here and thankfully it doesn’t suck. Written and directed by Parker Finn, the 2024 film follows a young pop star who begins to experience a series of disturbing events while on tour. Overwhelmed by the horrors she must face her dark past to regain her sanity. Smile 2 stars Naomi Scott in the lead role with Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage, Ray Nicholson, Dylan Gelula, and Rosemarie Dewitt starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the psychological horror, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Smile 2 here are some similar movies you should check out next.

It Follows Credit – Northern Lights Films

It Follows is a supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. The 2014 film follows the story of a teenager...

John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim and Sam Richardson have joined the cast of “Poker Face” Season 2.

Mulaney, Nwodim and Richardson will guest star in the second installment of the Peacock mystery series, which is currently in production. Their roles remain under wraps, though its likely they’ll cross paths with Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie as she crosses the country solving murder mysteries in her Plymouth Barracuda.

The three new additions join the previously announced guest stars for Season 2, which include Giancarlo Esposito (“Better Call Saul”), Katie Holmes (“Ray Donovan”), Gaby Hoffmann (“Transparent”), Kumail Nanjiani (“Welcome to Chippendales”), Sherry Cola (“Nobody Wants This”), Kevin Corrigan (“Narcos: Mexico”), Ben Marshall (“SNL”), Kathrine Narducci (“Euphoria”), Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), B.J. Novak (“The Office”) and Margo Martindale (“Cocaine Bear”).

Mulaney recently debuted a series of Netflix talk show special with “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.,” and was recently announced to host a live weekly variety...

After its Season 2 renewal in February 2023, Rian Johnson’s and Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face the case-of-the-week mystery series is back in production for its next installment.

Season 1 of the Peacock show featured 10 episodes of Lyonne’s Charlie Cale, a Vegas casino worker whose keen sense of honesty leads to a Columbo-style show and reverse detective format. Johnson, who also has Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery in the works with a stacked cast, describes the show as a “howcatchem” versus a “whodunit” which is the format of the Knives Outand Glass Onion films.

Read on for everything we know about Poker FaceSeason 2:

Is Poker Face Season 2 in production?

Yes, Rian Johnson posted on his Instagram when production on Season 2 began. The photo contained a clapboard that featured Lyonne as episode two’s director.

Has Natasha Lyonne directed an episode of Poker Face before?

Yes, Lyonne co-wrote...

On Tuesday’s episode of Tamron Hall, audiences will be treated to exclusive interviews with actor and comedian Lil Rel Howery and father-daughter duo Jon and Hannah Gosselin, as they open up about their respective journeys towards wellness and transformation. Lil Rel Howery will discuss his weight loss journey and address his critics. Jon and Hannah […]

Tamron Hall: Total Transformations...

Keke Palmer and Sza will soon be sharing the screen again.

Sony Pictures announced Friday that the forthcoming untitled R-rated comedy movie starring the pair will hit theaters Jan. 24, 2025. Lawrence Lamont is directing the TriStar Pictures film from a script by Syreeta Singleton. Plot details have not been shared.

Rounding out the cast are Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

Producers include Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae, Deniese Davis for ColorCreative, Charles D. King for Macro Film Studios, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Macro Film Studios is also financing the project that counts Singleton as a co-producer. Palmer and Sharon Palmer of Big Boss are executive producing.

The film originated as part of Sony’s CoCre lab, which was a previous collaboration between the studio and ColorCreative to help on-the-rise, diverse screenwriters develop original feature ideas.

Keke Palmer’s untitled R-rated buddy comedy with Sza will be released by Sony Pictures on Jan. 25, 2025, the studio announced on Friday. Sza, who is an Academy Award nominee and four-time Grammy-winning recording artist, will make her big screen acting debut in the film.

The movie is directed by Lawrence Lamont (“Rap Sh!t”) with the screenplay written by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton. Plot details about the buddy comedy are being kept under wraps.

Producing is Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Macro Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Singleton is co-producing, while Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro is also co-financing.

The supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph.

The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures.

Keke Palmer and Sza’s highly-anticipated team-up movie is coming to theaters next January.

The TriStar Pictures movie — produced by Issa Rae’s Hoorae, written by Syreeta Singleton and directed by Lawrence Lamont — will get a theatrical release on Jan. 24, 2025.

The title for the R-rated comedy and other plot details are still being kept under wraps, but the supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage and Amin Joseph. Last month, Variety exclusively announced the additions of Dewayne Perkins, Joseph, Gabrielle Dennis and DomiNque Perry to round out the cast.

The film began from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures, a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas. Moreover, the entire project has developed based on mutual connections.

Sony will be releasing the untitled Keke Palmer and Sza R-rated comedy on Jan. 24, 2025.

The TriStar Pictures title is directed by Lawrence Lamont off a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton.

The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.

Producing is Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Macro Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro Film Studios is also co-financing.

The supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott, Patrick Cage, and Amin Joseph.

The comedy will share marquees on its opening weekend with the...

Part dog, part man, all hero. From DreamWorks Animation—creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Boss Baby—comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon: Dog Man. A trailer for the film can be seen above.

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over.

As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat. Petey’s latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to do crime stuff. Things get complicated,...

Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man is heading to the big screen for his first movie, arriving in early 2025 – and here’s the first trailer.

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, written by Nicholas Stoller and directed by David Soren, is one of the funniest, most delightful animated films of recent years. It even boasts a brilliant theme song by Weird Al Yankovic. The brief clad superhero ought to have had many more big screen adventures, but it wasn’t to be, although a short lived television series is still available to watch on Netflix.

Back in 2020, we heard that author Dav Pilkey’s other hit series Dog Man was heading to the big screen courtesy of Dreamworks Animation. The series consists of 12 books, which have sold over 60 million copies.

The synopsis for the film reads as follows:

“Part dog, part man, all hero.” When a faithful police dog and his...

Ready to meet “Dog Man?”

The new DreamWorks Animation film, based on the character created by Dav Pilkey in the “Captain Underpants” books, is nearly here. And you can watch the trailer for the film, which stars Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher and Ricky Gervais, below, followed by our interview with the film’s director, Peter Hastings.

The trailer highlights the film’s unique visual style, which Hastings described as “high-end handmade” before breaking down his team’s approach to bringing “Dog Man” to life.

Hastings is no stranger to the property; he did a “Captain Underpants” television series and developed a relationship with Pilkey. Hastings told TheWrap the movie is “really about a cop and a dog who get into an accident, and the way that they solve this problem is by sewing the dog’s head onto the man’s body, which sounds crazy and preposterous.

Universal and DreamWorks Animation have unveiled the final trailer for ‘Dog Man,’ a new adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s beloved, award-winning, New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon.

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over.

As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat. Petey’s latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to do crime stuff. Things get complicated, though, when Lil Petey forges an unexpected bond with Dog Man.

When Lil Petey falls into the clutches of a common enemy, Dog Man and Petey...

Universal Pictures has revealed the trailer and poster for DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man, which is coming to theaters on January 31, 2025.

From DreamWorks Animation—creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Boss Baby—comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon.

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over.

As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat. Petey’s latest plan is to clone himself, creating the kitten Lil Petey, to double his ability to do crime stuff.

"How evil can one cat be?" "Pretty evil, ha ha ha!"...

Exclusive: James Morosini, the actor-filmmaker known for projects like I Love My Dad and It’s What’s Inside, has signed with CAA.

This fall, Morosini will be seen starring in Greg Jardin’s horror thriller It’s What’s Inside, which Netflix swooped on for $17M after a bidding war at the Sundance Film Festival, as we first reported. Premiering on the streamer on October 4, the film watches as a group of friends gather for a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game that awakens long-hidden secrets, desires, and grudges.

Over the summer, Morosini was tapped by Lionsgate to direct Mommy’s Home, a psychological horror thriller for which he also penned the script, as we were first to tell you. Following a young dad whose family life becomes terrifyingly unhinged when his 24-year-old mom is unfrozen decades after being cryogenically preserved, the...

This September, Peacock is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated crime drama series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist starring Kevin Hart and all of the seasons of Fox’s comedy series Martin. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films coming to Peacock in September 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Get Out (September 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

Get Out is a psychological horror thriller film written and directed by Jordan Peele. The 2017 film revolves around Chris, an African-American man as he decides to visit his white girlfriend’s parents during a weekend getaway but when he gets there he finds himself in several strange situations but the real horror hasn’t even begun yet. Get Out stars Daniel Kaluuya...

Get ready for big emotions and big smiles when “Tamron Hall” returns for its sixth season on Tuesday, September 3.

Hosted by veteran journalist Tamron Hall, the popular daytime talk show is returning with brand new exclusive interviews and star-studded performances from the likes of Miranda Lambert, Quincy Brown, Chloe Bailey, Method Man, Dolly Parton, Sanaa Lathan, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Eve, Lil Rel Howery, Ina Garten, Jay Pharoah, Yara Shahidi, as well as a special live set from “The Reunion Tour” with Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Marvin Sapp and Fred Hammond, with many more scheduled to come.

Focusing on the theme of “nurture” as well as bringing viewers more inspirational, entertaining and topical conversations, season six will see the debut of a new theme song by the seven-time Grammy-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning duo The Baylor Project.

Receiving three Daytime Emmy Award nominations this year, including Best Daytime Talk Series Host, an award Hall has won twice,...

Blink Twice is a psychological thriller film directed by Zoë Kravitz from a screenplay co-written by Zoë Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum. The thrilling new film follows the story of a cocktail waitress Frida as she gets invited for a dream on a private island by tech billionaire Slater King. But soon she finds herself losing her mind and experiences strange things that lead her to investigate the truth behind all of it. Blink Twice stars Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Adria Arjona, Alia Shawkat, Haley Joel Osment, Levon Hawke, Christian Slater, Liz Caribel, Geena Davis, and Kyle MacLachlan. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, complex characters, and the edge-of-the-seat experience in Blink Twice here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Don’t Worry Darling (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.

Don’t Worry Darling is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman.

Incoming is a teen comedy film written and directed by Dave and John Chernin. The Netflix film follows the story of four teen friends as they go to their first high school party, which turns out to be one of the most memorable nights of their lives. Incoming stars Mason Thames, Raphael Alejandro, Bardia Seiri, Ramon Reed, Bobby Cannavale, Kaitlin Olson, Isabella Ferreira, and Ali Gallo. So, if you loved the carefree vibes, hilarious comedy, and the insane story in Incoming here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Project X (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.

Project X is a found-footage teen comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh from a screenplay co-written by Matt Drake and Michael Bacall. The 2012 film follows the story of three high school seniors who decide to throw a party to gain popularity amongst their peers but their plans to throw a...

Actor, writer and social media star Joshua Neal has signed with ColorCreative, the talent management firm co-created by Issa Rae and Deneise Davis, and led by Talitha Watkins.

The multi-hyphenate creator rose to popularity through his humorous short form internet content during the pandemic, with his videos amassing upwards of 10 million views. In just three years, he has accumulated 1.3 million followers on TikTok (@theejoshneal), 380,000 followers on Instagram and 124,000 followers on X.

Neal has also appared on HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for Robin Thede. He’s next set to act in TriStar Pictures’ untitled buddy comedy film starring Keke Palmer and Sza, along with Janelle James and Lil Rel Howery.

The film came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the Industry Selects program of films beyond the official fest lineup and available for worldwide acquisition as each gets an in-person screening for film buyers and industry execs.

Leading the selection is Christopher Leone’s Code 3, an action comedy that stars Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery and is from Wayfarer Studios; Locked, David Yarovesky’s remake of the Argentinian action thriller 4X4 toplined by Anthony Hopkins and Bill Skarsgård; and Teemu Nikki’s 100 Litres of Gold, about two sisters famous for their Finnish farmhouse.

Other sales titles headed to Toronto as part of the Industry Selects program include Allan Ungar’s London Calling, where the director reteams with Josh Duhamel for an action comedy; Mehdi Idir’s Monsieur Aznavour from Playtime Group; Korean director Kim So-jin’s Noise; and Rich Flu, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead,...

Bad Monkey is a crime drama and dark comedy series created by Bill Lawrence. Based on a 2013 novel of the same name by author Carl Hiaasen, the Apple TV+ series follows the story of Andrew Yancy, a former Miami Police Department turned restaurant inspector as he gets caught up in a strange crime involving a human arm and a group of eccentric characters. Bad Monkey stars Vince Vaughn in the lead roles with Natalie Martinez, Michelle Monaghan, Meredith Hagner, Charlotte Lawrence, Zach Braff, Rob Delaney, Ronald Peet, and John Ortiz starring in supporting roles. So, if you liked the eccentric characters, comedic crimes, and murder mysteries in Bad Monkey here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Death in Paradise is a British-French procedural crime comedy-drama series created by Robert Thorogood. The BBC One series follows a detective inspector from London as...

For more than 15 years studios have done their best to avoid releasing their new movies on the second weekend of a Marvel movie. This weekend we learned the reason why. Read on for the weekend box office report.

As expected, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman‘s “Deadpool and Wolverine” won its second weekend in a row, topping the box office with an estimated $97 million, down 54% from its record-setting opening weekend. Not only did “Deadpool and Wolverine” cross the $300 million milestone domestically this past weekend, but with $395.6 million grossed in North America, it’s only a day away from hitting the $400 million benchmark, so the race is on to see if it can catch up to Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.”

Globally, the movie has passed the $800 million mark, adding another $110.5 million overseas this weekend for an international total of $428.5 million. With $824.1 million global, it has already passed the worldwide grosses...

It would be very easy to tear Harold and the Purple Crayon apart. It’s the latest film in that dumb trend of taking animated characters and bringing them into the real world, something totally absurd film with little merit on a technical level. As I sat through the last act, though, I realized something simple: I was happier while watching this than before I sat down in the theater. At the end of it all, this manages to be a fun theatrical outing and something worthy of more than blanket hatred.

Harold and the Purple Crayon Review

The insanity begins within the first ten minutes of the film. Harold and the Purple Crayon is based on a relatively popular series of 1950s picture books (you might recognize the one with the baby drawing purple lines against a brown background). It’s all about this baby (Harold) and his crayon (purple!

Harold And The Purple Crayon, from a conceptual level, is about as cynical as Hollywood filmmaking gets. The film is a meta-sequel to a picture book with a target audience of kindergarteners, latched onto a scrap of intellectual property in the desperate hope that the brand recognition will draw in...

Comedy animation Harold And The Purple Crayon heads the new releases at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, opening in 595 cinemas through Sony.

The live-action/animation fantasy comedy is adapted from Crockett Johnson’s 1955 children’s book of the same name, with the film serving as a sequel to the book.

Harold And The Purple Crayon follows a character in a book who can make anything come to life by drawing it; and who draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world.

Zachary Levi leads the cast, which also includes Lil Rel Howery, Zooey Deschanel, Jemaine Clement,...

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Crockett Johnson’s classic children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon has enchanted generations with its lyrical simplicity. Readers of all ages gravitate to the playful wonder of a young boy creating entire worlds with just a colorful writing utensil and his fertile mind. Filled with hand-drawn illustrations that beautifully capture the joy and innocence of early childhood, it’s easy to understand why filmmakers have long dreamed of bringing Harold’s story to the screen.

However, transferring such a minimalist children’s tale to a big-budget live-action/animation hybrid proved creatively challenging. Multiple directors took a stab at an adaptation over the decades, including celebrated talents like Maurice Sendak and Spike Jonze. Their visionary approaches likely would have remained true to the original’s spirit of unfettered imagination. But compromises had to be made for this to reach audiences at the box office.

Enter veteran animator Carlos Saldanha,...

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The problem with adapting books written for tiny children is that there’s typically no real plot to work with — and what there is, by definition, is meant to last about five minutes right before goodnight kisses and sleepy time. Adapting this Crockett Johnson classic from 1955 therefore involves taking all sorts of liberties, and only a handful of them pay off for director Carlos Saldanha (the Ice Age movies) and his stars.

In fact, this film races through the original book about a boy who can draw anything and make it come to life in a charming opening scene, and then goes off on its own adventure. Zachary Levi voices a grown Harold, who is still hanging out in a purple world with his friends Moose (Lil Rel Howery) and Porcupine (Tanya Reynolds) when the voice of his narrator (Alfred Molina) goes suddenly silent. Harold resolves to find him, and...

“Harold and the Purple Crayon” is a picture book — now a movie — about the importance of imagination. So let’s try to imagine something together, shall we? Let’s all imagine a film starring Zooey Deschanel as an employee of a great big store who meets a childlike fantasy character who left home and now enters the real world in search of his father, who messes up the store she works at but ultimately teaches her a valuable lesson about believing in magic.

Have you got that film in your head? Does it look exactly like the movie “Elf,” that Christmas classic that came out over 20 years ago? Well, now imagine that it’s very purple, not very funny, and it stars Zachary Levi instead of Will Ferrell. “Harold and the Purple Crayon” claims to be about the power of the creative spirit but it’s cobbled together from so many similar films —“Enchanted,...

It’s very easy to understand why kids might love a picture book about a curious four-year-old whose purple crayon gives him the power to create anything he can think to draw. On the other hand, it’s virtually impossible to understand why kids might enjoy a meta, live-action movie continuation of Crockett Johnson’s classic story, in which the wee hero — now a swole 43-year-old manboy played by Zachary Levi — escapes into the real world as part of a “Barbie”-like quest to meet his creator, and in the process fights to protect a worn-down widow (Zooey Deschanel) from the romantic overtures of a creatively frustrated librarian (Jemaine Clement). Nothing delights young children like an existential journey through the suburbs of Providence!

I’m all for a little postmodern self-reflexivity in a blockbuster cinema that’s otherwise bereft of big ideas, but it’s depressing that even something like...

Harold and the Purple Crayon, directed by Carlos Saldanha, is a charming live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s book by Crockett Johnson. Starring Zachary Levy, Zooey Deschanel and up-and-coming teen actor Benjamin Bottani, the film also features a hilarious turn by Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement as the villain of the piece.

Adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) possesses a magical ability: within the confines of his book, he can bring anything to life with a simple stroke of his crayon. As he grows older, Harold yearns for the real world, so one day he decides to draw himself out of the pages and into reality.

Harold soon discovers that life outside the book is far more complicated than he’d imagined. His trusty purple crayon, once a source of endless wonder, is now now threatening to unleash chaos onto an unsuspecting world. When the power of imagination falls into the wrong hands,...

The first few minutes of Harold and the Purple Crayon feature charming hand-drawn animation very much in the style of the 1955 classic children’s picture book by Crockett Johnson, making it easy to see why it’s still popular nearly 70 years later. In the original story, Harold was just a young boy, creating a wonderful world for himself thanks to his magic crayon. Unfortunately, in the new big screen, live-action/animated adaptation directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ferdinand, Rio, Ice Age), he’s all grown up. And despite the appeal of star Zachary Levi, it’s unlikely the film will have the same staying power.

There have been numerous attempts at a film version of the book dating back years and involving such major talents as Maurice Sendak, David O. Russell, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg and Spike Jonze (what a movie he would have likely made!). Even this version has been delayed more than once,...