- 11/1/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Santa! We've got a situation!" Disney has revealed an official trailer for The Naughty Nine, a Christmas comedy streaming in November in time for the holidays. "Get ready for the heist! This year they're coming to Santa's town!" When Andy finds out he's on Santa's "naughty list" waking up on Christmas morning, he pulls together a group of "naughty list" kids to get the presents they think they deserve. They decide to head up to the North Pole to pull off a heist of some kind, putting together a team like Ocean's Eleven. Sounds like they're doing even naughtier things to get off the naughty list? Or is it just some accounting error that put them on there to begin with? The main cast features Winslow Fegley, Camila Rodriguez, Madilyn Kellam, Anthony Joo, Imogen Cohen, Deric McCabe, Ayden Elijah, and Leonidas Castrounis, with Danny Glover as Santa Claus. Yeah this...
- 10/1/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Brian Petsos’ interminable “Big Gold Brick” may be — its endless parade of energy-less moments connected only by the lack of life shared between them, like a daisy chain of skeletons who are all holding hands — but the writer-director sincerely deserves credit for willing his feature debut into existence. That someone with just a handful of wacky shorts to his name was able to make a 132-minute brain fart about the cosmic connection between a suicidal writer (Emory Cohen), the good-natured weirdo (Andy Garcia) who hits him with his car on the highway one night, and the frozen custard that binds their fates together… well, let’s just say “‘Southland Tales’ meets the worst Sundance movie of 2002” is a tough sell these days, and that’s before you add a hostile statue of Santa Claus, a fully adult high school basketball player named Beans Washington, and a deus ex meteor into the mix.
- 2/25/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Rarely have two leads seemed to be starring in different movies more than Andy Garcia and Emory Cohen in “Big Gold Brick.” Then again, it’s difficult to know exactly what type of movie writer-director Brian Petsos’ feature wants to be, so haphazardly does it search in vain for a consistent tone, a measure of lucidity and an overarching purpose. The tale of a suicidal writer who finds salvation through a chance encounter with a man of mystery who hires him to pen his autobiography, it’s No matter the arbitrary participation of Oscar Isaac, few viewers will find anything to latch onto when it debuts in theaters and on VOD on Feb. 25.
Awkwardly channeling a particular brand of zany late-’90s independent comedy, “Big Gold Brick” works very, very hard to generate eccentric dynamism. Constant slow-motion, transitional fades and wipes, and a soundtrack that segues on a dime between Beethoven,...
Awkwardly channeling a particular brand of zany late-’90s independent comedy, “Big Gold Brick” works very, very hard to generate eccentric dynamism. Constant slow-motion, transitional fades and wipes, and a soundtrack that segues on a dime between Beethoven,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Nick Schager
- Variety Film + TV
Do you want to play a game? That creepy question from the “Saw” franchise helped distinguish the films as one of the most successful — and fun — horror brands in the history of the U.S. box office. America loved the “Saw” flicks, but how did film critics respond? Scroll through our photos above that highlights all of the “Saw” movies ranked worst to best, according to their Metacritic scores. The ninth film, a spin-off titled “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” was ultimately reviewed rather favorably when it debuted during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Where to watch the “Saw” movies: As of October 2021, the first eight horror flicks are available to stream for free on Peacock. “Spiral” is available to rent on demand.
See‘American Horror Story’ Emmy wins through the years
Lionsgate’s “Spiral” was released in theaters in May 2021, seven months later than originally planned due to the worldwide events.
Where to watch the “Saw” movies: As of October 2021, the first eight horror flicks are available to stream for free on Peacock. “Spiral” is available to rent on demand.
See‘American Horror Story’ Emmy wins through the years
Lionsgate’s “Spiral” was released in theaters in May 2021, seven months later than originally planned due to the worldwide events.
- 10/31/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Yasmin Kaur Barn has landed a leading role in the Fox TV drama Recon, the first Fox pilot order from an outside studio (Warner Bros TV) this season. Recon is about a rookie FBI agent who embeds herself in a suspected terrorist family. Barn will play the role of Oshin. Also cast is Leonidas Castrounis, who will play Yusuf. Recon is written by The Vampire Diaries exec producer Caroline Dries and exec produced by Tvd co-developers/exec producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Ple…...
- 3/9/2016
- Deadline TV
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