I love the young actors who played the kids of Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez in the new Miguel Arteta family comedy “Yes Day.” Based on the book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld, local actress Jenna Ortega (“You”) is the eldest, Katie Torres, followed by Nando (Julian Lerner) and the youngest Ellie (the […]
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I’ve been a fan of Miguel Arteta since his first feature film 1997’s “Star Maps.” And since then, Arteta has mixed both his independent filmmaking sensibilities with big Hollywood films like “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” He met Jennifer Garner on that film, and when the actress signed on to […]
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So I started watching “Mr. Iglesias” on Netflix to prepare for my interview and lo and behold, I actually enjoyed it! I couldn’t stop watching those little half-hour nuggets of old school charm. And Gabriel Iglesias aka Fluffy is just endearing in the series along with the actors who play his students and co-workers. Part […]
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A gentle reminder to let you know that one of my favorite scary films of the year, “Freaky,” is now available on-demand! This gender/body swap movie is not only creepy but funny as heck with on-point performances from Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton. Click here to see “Freaky” now, and here to check out my […]
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It’s Mel Gibson versus Vince Vaughn at the box-office. Gibson is starring in the Christmas action flick “Fatman” as Santa Claus while Vaughn is a serial killer in the “Freaky Friday” meets “Friday the 13th horror-comedy “Freaky.” Which one is my pick of the week? To see my full interview with Kathryn Newton for “Freaky,” […]
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Kathryn Newton matches Vince Vaughn wit by wit in the new Blumhouse Productions “Freaky.” And let me just say this, it’s frighteningly freaky and fun! I sat down with Newton to talk about her interest in joining the cast, her character of Millie, the girl power theme of the film, and who would she swap […]
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The new rom-com “Holidate” is now streaming on Netflix. Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey star as Sloane and Jackson, both hate holidays, but both are in need of plus-ones! So their solution? To be each other’s dates for each holiday celebration throughout the course of one year! Take a look at my interviews with the […]
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The new Netflix rom-com charmer “Holidate” starts streaming today. It stars Emma Roberts (Sloane) and Luke Bracey (Jackson) as holiday haters but in need of plus-ones. So their solution is to be each other’s dates for each holiday celebration through the course of one year. No strings attached. I spoke to the supporting cast headed […]
