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THE STORY – A law school dropout becomes a babysitter for his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters. He soon falls for their mother, a once-promising actress who’s stuck in a rocky marriage. THE CAST – Amanda Peet, Matthew Shear, Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and AEG announce a landmark multi-year partnership that includes L.A. LIVE becoming the new home of the Oscars, beginning with the 101st Oscars ceremony in 2029 and continuing through 2039. The Oscars...

“The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist” is a 2026 American documentary film directed by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell. It is produced by the Academy Award-winning teams behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Daniel Kwan and Jonathan...

“Yes!” is a drama film written and directed by Nadav Lapid. It stars Ariel Bronz, Efrat Dor, Naama Preis, Aleksei Serebryakov, and Sharon Alexander. The film had its world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2025 Cannes Film...

“Pretty Lethal” is an action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. It follows a dysfunctional ballet troupe that is forced to take shelter when their bus breaks down en route to a prestigious competition and...

Universal Pictures has released the trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island” starring H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy, Ronny Chieng and Lea Salonga. The film will be released in theaters on September...

THE STORY – Set in the not so distant future when poor air quality leads to people living mostly virtual lives. Carol is a dissatisfied career mother, struggling to find connection within her marriage to Gary and her child. With the...

With the 98th Academy Awards officially behind us, we are geared up for another banner year in film. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,“ Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three,“ and Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day“ will dominate most anticipated lists, and for good reason. It’s...

For this week’s second podcast review, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, and Larry Fried join me to discuss “Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come” starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood....

Quite literally days after “One Battle After Another” brought an end to the 2025 Oscar season, the 2026 Oscar season began in short order with the release of “Project Hail Mary.” Yet as hyperbolic as it may sound to argue...