“Four friends head to Hawaii to investigate reports of a haunting at an abandoned resort in hopes of finding the infamous Half-Faced Girl.”
Directed by: Taylor Chien
Starring: Bianca Haase, Brock O'Hurn, Michael Vlamis
The Resort is set to hit limited theaters and VOD April 30th, from Vertical Entertainment. Watch the trailer below.
Starring and executive produced by Topher Grace, Home Economics takes a look at the heartwarming yet super uncomfortable and sometimes frustrating relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.
The comedy is inspired by the life of writer and executive producer Michael Colton. The series stars Topher Grace as Tom, Caitlin McGee as Sarah, Jimmy Tatro as Connor, Karla Souza as Marina, and Sasheer Zamata as Denise. Also starring is Shiloh Bearman as Gretchen, Jordyn Curet as Shamiah, Chloe Jo Rountree as Camila and JeCobi Swain as Kelvin.
Home Economics premieres April 7th on ABC. Watch the official trailer below.
“Every piece holds the power to change our world. “
Jonathan Tucker, Riann Steele, Norbert Leo Butz and Scroobius Pip star in Debris, a new mystery premiering Monday, March 1st at 10/9c on NBC.
Respect is a 2021 biographical drama film based on the life of American singer Aretha Franklin. Franklin sang in her father's church choir as a child and grows up to become an international musical superstar and the Queen of Soul, while simultaneously enduring an abusive marriage and actively involved in the civil rights movement.
Directed by Liesl Tommy (in her feature directorial debut), from a screenplay written by Tracey Scott Wilson, the film stars Jennifer Hudson as Franklin. Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan, and Mary J. Blige are featured in supporting roles.
Respect is scheduled to hit theaters on August 13th, courtesy of United Artists Releasing and Universal Pictures. Check out the official trailers below.
Adapted from the best-selling novel, The Mosquito Coast is a gripping adventure following the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox (Justin Theroux), who uproots his family for Mexico seeking a safe haven.
High stakes, shocking twists, and a new adventure. The Apple Original series The Mosquito Coast, starring Justin Theroux and Melissa George, is coming April 30th to Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.
The Cleaning Lady is a 2021 drama television series created by Miranda Kwok, based on the 2017 Argentinian television series La Chica Que Limpia.
Thony De La Rosa a Cambodian medical doctor whose son Luca is diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening immunodeficiency disorder. Leaving her husband Marco back in the Philippines, Thony comes to the United States in search of urgent medical treatment for her son, but when the only matching bone marrow donor backs out and her visa expires, Thony finds herself trapped in Las Vegas, forced to support her son by working as a cleaning lady alongside her Filipino sister-in-law Fiona.
The Cleaning Lady is set to premiere on Fox January, 3rd. Watch the official trailer below
Director Tim Hill
Genre Animation | Adventure | Comedy
Cast Tom Kenney, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Bill Fagerbakke
Rating PG
Release Date March 4th, 2021 (Paramount+)
“After SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home.”
Directed by Tim Hill, best known as one of the writers and co-creators of SpongeBob Squarepants (1999) as well as the movie from 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is the yellow underwater sponge’s next adventure and takes place after SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, and he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Film Facts, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run:
Was to be released during the 20th anniversary SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), but its release date was moved from 2019 to 2020 to avoid clashing with Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019). It was later moved to March 4th, 2021.
Rumored that the film would likely be dedicated to the memory of creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died on November 27, 2018 of ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Ron's Gone Wrong is a 2021 computer-animated sci-fi comedy film directed by Jean-Philippe Vine and Sarah Smith, co-directed by Octavio E. Rodriguez, and written by Peter Baynham and Smith. 20th Century Studios and Locksmith Animation’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” is the story of Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device, which is supposed to be his “Best Friend out of the Box.” Ron’s hilarious malfunctions, set against the backdrop of the social media age, launch them into an action-packed journey in which boy and robot come to terms with the wonderful messiness of true friendship.
The impressive voice cast features Zach Galifianakis (“A Wrinkle in Time”), Jack Dylan Grazer (“Shazam!”), Olivia Colman (“The Crown”), Ed Helms (“The Office”), Justice Smith (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”), Rob Delaney (“Deadpool 2“), Kylie Cantrall (“Gabby Duran and the Unsittables”), Ricardo Hurtado (“The Goldbergs”), Marcus Scribner (“Black-ish”), Thomas Barbusca (“Chad”).
Ron’s Gone Wrong is set to hit theaters on October 22nd. Watch the official trailer below.
The Tender Bar is a 2021 coming-of-age drama film directed by Academy Award® Winner George Clooney, and written by Academy Award® Winner William Monahan, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning author J.R. Moehringer's memoir.
It tells the story of J.R., a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father — J.R. begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams — with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.
Starring Academy Award® Winner Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd, and Lily Rabe
The Tender Bar arrives in select theaters December 17th, and Prime Video on January 7th. Watch the official trailer below.
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is a 2021 psychological horror film directed by Adam Robitel, and written by Will Honley, Maria Melnik, Daniel Tuch, and Oren Uziel. It is the sequel to the box office hit Escape Room that terrified audiences around the world back in early 2019. In the sequel, six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive…and discovering they’ve all played the game before.
The cast includes Taylor Russell and Logan Miller reprising their roles from the first film, alongside new cast members Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, and Carlito Olivero.
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions hits theaters July 16th, with an early release at select theaters on July 15th. Watch the official trailer below.
Ride the Eagle is a 2021 comedy drama directed by Trent O'Donnell, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jake Johnson. When Leif’s estranged mother Honey dies, she leaves him a "conditional inheritance." Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate and sometimes dubious to-do list.
The cast includes Jake Johnson, Susan Sarandon, J.K. Simmons, and D'Arcy Carden
Ride the Eagle received a limited and VOD release on July 30th. Watch the official trailer below.
“Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One) and Alec Baldwin (The Departed) star in this action-packed crime story set in Ireland. On a path to avenge her mother’s death, Pixie Hardy (Cooke) attempts a heist that will give her the means to leave her small town life behind. When the plan goes horribly wrong she’s forced to team up with a pair of misfits who are clearly in over their heads. On the run from an organized gang – criminal priests and nuns, led by Father McGrath (Baldwin) – the trio will scheme and swindle anyone they come across in this hilarious and thrilling adventure.”
Director: Barnaby Thompson Writer: Preston Thompson
Starring: Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack, Colm Meaney, Alec Baldwin
Pixie will hit select theaters and VOD March 5th. Watch the trailer below.
As We See It is a 2022 coming-of-age comedy drama series from Jason Katims, the Emmy-Winning creator of Parenthood and Friday Night Lights.
The series follows Jack (Rick Glassman), Harrison (Albert Rutecki), and Violet (Sue Ann Pien), twentysomething roommates on the autism spectrum, as they strive to get and keep jobs, make friends, fall in love, and navigate a world that eludes them. With the help of their families, aide, and sometimes even each other, these roommates experience setbacks and celebrate triumphs on their own unique journeys towards independence and acceptance. Series stars Glassman, Rutecki, and Pien all identify as living on the autism spectrum.
The series also stars Sosie Bacon as their aide Mandy, Chris Pang as Violet’s brother Van, and Joe Mantegna as Jack’s father Lou.
A coming-of-age dramedy with a fresh perspective. As We See It arrives on Prime Video January 21st. Watch the official trailer below.
Written and directed by the talented David Lowery, the man behind Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (an under-the-radar gem I HIGHLY recommend), A Ghost Story, and The Old Man & the Gun, The Green Knight is a 2021 epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend. It tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.
The Green Knight is set to hit theaters on July 30th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailers below.
A new season of Ted Lasso returns July 23. It’s more exciting than Higgins at an open mic jazz club. Golden Globe® winner Jason Sudeikis is Ted Lasso, an American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team—despite having no experience. But what he lacks in knowledge, he makes up for with optimism, underdog determination...and biscuits.
Season 2 of Ted Lasso will be available to stream on Apple TV+ July 23rd. Watch the official trailers below.
“A young woman, on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to a tech billionaire, suddenly realizes that her husband has implanted a revolutionary monitoring device in her brain that allows him to track her every move.”
Starring Cristin Milioti, Ray Romano, Noma Dumezweni, and Billy Magnussen.
Made for Love is coming to HBO Max April 1st. Watch the trailer below.
Swan Song is an 2021 science fiction drama film written and directed by Benjamin Cleary and produced by Mahershala Ali, Rebecca Bourke and Jonathan King.
Set in the near future, Swan Song is a powerful, emotional journey told through the eyes of Cameron (Mahershala Ali), a loving husband and father diagnosed with a terminal illness who is presented with an alternative solution by his doctor (Glenn Close) to shield his family from grief. As Cam grapples with whether or not to alter his family’s fate, he learns more about life and love than he ever imagined. Swan Song explores how far we will go, and how much we’re willing to sacrifice, to make a happier life for the people we love.
Alongside Ali, the film includes Naomie Harris, Awkwafina, Glenn Close and Adam Beach in supporting roles.
Swan Song is set to be released in select theaters and on Apple TV+ on December 17th. Watch the official trailer below.
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2022 historical thriller film written and directed by Joel Coen and based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement.
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland. His ambitious wife will do anything to support him in his plans of seizing power.
The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the film), Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, and Brendan Gleeson.
The Tragedy of Macbeth had its world premiere at the 2021 New York Film Festival on September 24, 2021. It had a limited theatrical release on December 25th, 2021, by A24, and will be streaming on Apple TV+ from January 14, 2022. Watch the official trailer below.
“Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.”
Fear Street Part One: 1978 is set to hit Netflix on July 9th. Watch the official trailer below.
Watch the Fear Street Trilogy only on Netflix this July.
Fear Street Part One: 1994 - July 2nd
Fear Street Part Two: 1978 - July 9th
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 - July 16th
Encanto is a 2021 computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 60th film produced by the studio, it is directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and produced by Clark Spencer and Yvett Merino, with original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Set in a fantasy version of Colombia, it tells the story of Mirabel Madrigal, a young Colombian woman dealing with the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers, who must go on a journey to save her family and their house when their magic is in danger of disappearing.
The film stars the voices of Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, María Cecilia Botero, Diane Guerrero, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, and Wilmer Valderrama.
Encanto premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 3rd, 2021, and is scheduled to be released theatrically November 24th. Watch the official trailer below.