Thanks to a pitch from Val Kilmer, Top Gun: Maverick landed one of its greatest moments of emotion.
The official trailer for Netflix's stirring (and attention-grabbing) documentary Dick Johnson Is Dead has arrived. This is the second documentary from director Kirsten Johnson, who continues to take a highly personal approach to the genre in the follow-up feature to her 2016 work Cameraperson. [caption id="attachment_928715" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Netflix[/caption] It's clear from the jump that Dick Johnson Is Dead will make you laugh as much as it will make you cry. The trailer outlines this basic set-up: Johnson is dealing with the inevitable fact that her father, the titular …
PEN15, the middle-school-set Hulu comedy, manages to pull off a strange casting magic trick with remarkable aplomb. Its creator-stars Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, whom are adult women, play themselves at age 13 among a cast full of actual 13-year-olds — and they blend in perfectly. It results in a downright magical-feeling show, a gentle, earnest, very awkward comedy that will remind everyone what it feels like to be in the most horrific years of your life. Season 2 is coming September 18, and the first trailer gives us everything I loved about season 1 …
Netflix's Miss Americana documentary dives deep into Taylor Swift's professional and personal lives, exploring various touching themes along the way.
Almost a decade after Toy Story 3 delivered seemingly a perfect ending to Pixar's beloved animated franchise, Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the gang are back for a new adventure in Toy Story 4. The new installment takes a somewhat philosophical approach, contending on what it means to be a toy when Woody's adventure leads him to Forky (Tony Hale); a hand-crafted toy who considers himself trash; the villainous Gabby-Gabby (Christina Hendricks), who hasn't found her place in the world after losing her voice box; and back to his old friend Bo …
Blinded by the Light is an irresistible movie. You may be initially dubious about its premise—a coming-of-age 80s-set story about a young British Pakistani boy who discovers his identity by listening to Bruce Springsteen—but you will inevitably succumb to its charms. You may think the film’s sentimentality is too much, but you’ll be in tears by the end. It’s a rapturously joyous, heartfelt, and genuinely insightful film not just about The Boss, but about the personal nature and power of music. About how art in general can shape and affect one’s …