Posted on August 18, 2018 at 9:33 pm
I’m so happy that “Crazy Rich Asians” is such a great movie and so happy that audiences are enjoying it as much as I do. Some great behind-the-scenes commentary from director Jon M. Chu, with a lot of detail about what was real and what was done with digital effects: In this scene, Rachel (Constance …
Posted on August 17, 2018 at 8:54 am
Writer/director Lauren Miller Rogen crafts stories about women who have everything, or think they do, just so she can take it all away from them in the first ten minutes of the movie and see what happens. Rogen co-wrote “For a Good Time Call…,” in which she also starred as a determined, organized, young woman …
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Posted on August 16, 2018 at 11:25 am
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and language |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Non-explicit sexual situations, adultery |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Alcohol, brief drug use |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Tense emotional confrontations |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | August 15, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: | November 19, 2018 |
The Beatles song “Money” (“The best things in life are free/But you can keep them for the birds and bees/Now give me money/That’s what I want”) sung in Chinese begins to prepare us for the rarified world of the ultra-wealthy families of Singapore in “Crazy Rich Asians.” It is a romantic comedy that lets us …
Posted on August 12, 2018 at 9:05 pm
Slate’s has a great essay by Keith Phipps comparing “The Meg” to the nutty “Jaws: The Revenge,” asking “Which is the crazier shark movie?” It is wonderfully passionate, thoughtful, and thorough and tons of fun to read. Everything about Jaws: The Revenge, from its borderline incoherent story to its chaotic action to its iffy effects …
Posted on August 10, 2018 at 8:00 am
For The Credits I interviewed “Christopher Robin” producer Bringham Taylor, who talked to me about bringing together the old (Disney legends Jim Cummings returning to voice Pooh and Tigger and Richard Sherman writing new songs) and the new — a grown-up Christopher Robin, some new voice talent, to tell a story for all ages. I think …
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