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JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION | Watch the New Trailer

#JurassicWorldDominion is in theaters June 10.

This summer, experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Oscar®-winner Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill in Jurassic World Dominion, a bold, timely and breathtaking new adventure that spans the globe.

From Jurassic World architect and director Colin Trevorrow, Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures. 

Jurassic World Dominion, from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, propels the more than $5 billion franchise into daring, uncharted territory, featuring never-seen dinosaurs, breakneck action and astonishing new visual effects. 

The film features new cast members DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It), Emmy nominee Mamoudou Athie (Archive 81), Dichen Lachman (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Scott Haze (Minari) and Campbell Scott (The Amazing Spider-Man 2). The film’s returning cast includes BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu, Justice Smith as Franklin Webb, Daniella Pineda as Dr. Zia Rodriguez and Omar Sy as Barry Sembenè.  

Jurassic World Dominion is directed by Colin Trevorrow, who steered 2015’s Jurassic World to a record-shattering $1.7 billion global box office. The screenplay is by Emily Carmichael (Battle at Big Rock) & Colin Trevorrow from a story by Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) & Trevorrow, based on characters created by Michael Crichton. Jurassic World Dominion is produced by acclaimed franchise producers Frank Marshall p.g.a. and Patrick Crowley p.g.a. and is executive produced by legendary, Oscar®-winning franchise creator Steven Spielberg, Alexandra Derbyshire and Colin Trevorrow. 

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment present, in association with Perfect World Pictures, a Colin Trevorrow film. jurassicworld.com

Genre: Epic Action-Adventure

Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, BD Wong, Omar Sy, Isabella Sermon, Campbell Scott, Justice Smith, Scott Haze, Dichen Lachman, Daniella Pineda

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Screenplay by: Emily Carmichael & Colin Trevorrow

Story by: Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow, based on characters created by Michael Crichton        

Producers: Frank Marshall p.g.a, Patrick Crowley p.g.a.

Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Alexandra Derbyshire, Colin Trevorrow

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Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent ★★★★

If you’re up for a laugh and have missed seeing Nicholas cage on the big screen then this one is for you. It honestly may seem like just another weird comedic Nicholas cage movie but it’s so much more than that, you just have to see this road to redemption.

Now you may be thinking oh it’s just another nick cage movie where it’s all about him. In the beginning it may really seem like that but don’t fret my friends because it goes into a whole different direction.

The film is shot through with plenty of nods and winks. Nicolas Cage is a fictionalized version of himself who finds himself writing a movie for him to star in, which coincidentally turns out to not be about him at all. Imagine that!

All these events turn up after the disgraced actor is in the verge of financial ruin and being forgotten by Hollywood. Like anyone who’s always focused on just himself, he has alienated himself from his wife and daughter and is living in a hotel. Now the funny part of his character is he is being tormented by his younger self, who he calls Nicky. In an act of salvaging anything, he takes on a gig that will pay him $1 million for just showing up at a birthday party of a rich super fan named Javi, played by Pedro Pascal.

Perhaps the best thing about this film is that Nicolas Cage pokes immense fun at himself throughout the entire film. There’s a part in the film where mega-fan Javi shows Cage his Nic Cage shrine—complete with National Treasure posters, Face/Off wax statue, and funny enough a Nic Cage sequin pillow.

Massive Talent calls out the chainsaw from Mandy, Cage’s stunningly gorgeous experimental movie from 2018, and Cage’s iconic “Not the bees!” line from the film, The Wicker Man. There are many sequences that come straight out of the actor’s filmography track with moments or scenes faithfully recreated, but funny enough there are few mentions of the actor himself; so it’s more of a tribute to all the roles he’s played in the past.

Being a mega-fan, Javi and the film itself are obsessed with passion and are unconcerned with looking “silly” or “ridiculous,” capturing the authentic feelings and experiences.

In this film it’s clear, Nick Cage serves as a stand-in not for Nic Cage, but for passion. By the end of the film, you’ll see why the real Nic is so insistent on keeping the characters separate. Now you will def it be entertained throughout the entire film filled with laughter, although when the third act hits you may find yourself not laughing as much. Is it still worth it to watch… of course it is… it’s a Nicolas cage film that actually not too serious and allows the actor to show the funnier side of himself.

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Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness

In Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” releases in U.S. theaters on May 6, 2022.

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[TRAILER DEBUT] Netflix’s Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 – Breaks Today

It’s time. See you on the other side.

Stranger Things 4 Vol. 1 premieres May 27th, only on Netflix.

It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn’t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down.

Created byThe Duffer Brothers

STRANGER THINGS is produced by Monkey Massacre Productions & 21 Laps Entertainment with The Duffer Brothers serving as executive producers, alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps Entertainment, Iain Paterson, and Curtis Gwinn.

Starring: Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler) with Matthew Modine (Dr. Brenner) and Paul Reiser (Dr. Owens)

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REVIEW: Ambulance ★★

Ehhhh… You could say it’s cringe-worthy. My take is wait for it to come out on TBS! Don’t even pay to rent it or get it on-demand.

I’m really going to try to be nice to this one. Like always I didn’t watch trailer so I was expecting something good not a blockbuster; and so was everyone else screening the film. Especially with it being a Michael Bay film and the cast taking a part in the film.

Unfortunately, it sucks to say this movie was made for TV on TBS or some other channel like that on a rainy day when there’s nothing else to watch and you’re desperate to watch something to just fall asleep. This film had an opportunity to be a blockbuster with the cast and the director but it was an epic fail because it was just all over the place.

At one moment you’re watching it and it’s like OK they’re actually robbing a bank and it’s two brothers in charge of this mission with one outcome in mind… a big payday. Everything that could go wrong, does go wrong, what are the odds?! But then they’re saving a cop that one of them shot AND THEN they’re taking a hostage. Then they’re having a good heart talk and saying we’re gonna get out of this but really there’s no way out of it and it’s just going in circles and my God the camera work on this film… Jesus get ready to be dizzy and nauseous!

There were so many story lines being introduced throughout the ENTIRE film that it was hard to keep up because it’s like this isn’t Game of Thrones where you can do that and people actually pay attention. It was like ‘Bam’ here’s one story line, ‘Bam’ here’s two people we don’t know but we just found out they’re having marital problems but they have something to do with the film and what’s going on in LA right now. It just wasn’t working out right and it was really just disappointing because you have Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Marteen II, who basically did the best they could but really it’s just I don’t know how it could’ve been any worse. Having sat with a former paramedic next to me, he was just dumbfounded by the things that were happening throughout the film and how the paramedics were being portrayed. Which just goes to show it wasn’t realistic so the writers didn’t do their homework. It’s safe to say this flick was a poor man’s ‘Transformers’ film without the alien robots.

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REVIEW: Everything Everywhere All At Once ★★★★★

Get ready to get your mind blown! It’s no surprise this film did so well at South by Southwest with a lineup the includes the amazingly talented Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis and many other stars who also steal the show.

While the short synopsis for this film might seem a bit bland, Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes. The film is SO MUCH MORE than that.

For the first 30 minutes or so, you’re sitting there being immersed into the struggling lives of this hard-working Chinese American woman who is obviously unhappy with her life, while it seems her family is falling apart at the same time. The funny thing is yes… she’s just trying to get her taxes done. The way this film twists you in a what seems like a virtual reality of multi-universe as they call it in the film is a complete masterpiece; you’re sitting there thinking what exactly am I watching, but you want so much more because you’re trying to figure out what’s going to happen while also trying to figure our what’s the message in this film. It’s an exhilarating and at times exhausting sci-fi infused reflection on the meaning of life.

It was shocking to see the classic Michelle Yeoh take on the role of Evelyn, who is a humble laundromat operator that ends up discovering the multiverse, where she encounters various versions of skills that she must learn to conquer in order to take on a malicious character that funny enough takes on a Star Wars-type name, Jobu Tupaki. This may give you ‘Doctor Strange’ vibes but this film takes it to a whole other level of madness and craziness. Don’t worry you will get a few martial arts scenes that kick some ass!

Early on, we learn that Jobu is an “agent of chaos” by a version of Evelyn’s husband, Waymond; played by Ke Huy Quan, who is a blast from the past for many because he was Short Round from “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”. When Evelyn encounters this version of her husband, he calls himself Alpha Waymond, he informs her that he has managed to figure out how to “verse-jump” from one reality to another, and his mission is to warn her that in each of the parallel worlds, the notorious Jobu has manifested embodied itself in the body of their not-so-happy and not-so-successful daughter, Joy played by Stephanie Hsu.

The infamous Jobu does have instrument of destruction or as many may see it, the Death Star, the catch is that it’s an everything bagel. You can’t help but laugh about it! There are so many scenes that reference classic films and then there are scenes that make you say… was that really necessary. Trust me you’ll see them! But funny enough it all fits in.

Let’s not forget Jamie Lee Curtis who takes on the role of an obnoxious IRS agent, Deirdre Beaubeirdra who honestly is a joke throughout the whole film and not in a bad way. She makes appearances in pretty much all the multi-universes, one where she is Evelyn’s lover and they both have hot dog fingers and another she’s her nemesis. As bizarre as that may sound, it works and it hilarious.

The film is refreshing in such uncertain times, with a message is accepting, letting go of the past and regrets, living for today and not what could have been or what could be. What matters is today, accepting yourself, your family as imperfect as it may all be. Everyone just needs love and nothing matters.

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MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU | Watch the Official Trailer

This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew and faced off against the most unstoppable criminal force ever assembled in Minions: The Rise of Gru.

Long before he becomes the master of evil, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement.

It’s not going particularly well. When Gru crosses paths with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—this unexpected family joins forces. Together, they build their first lair, design their first weapons, and strive to execute their first missions.

When the infamous supervillain supergroup, the Vicious 6, oust their leader—legendary martial arts fighter Wild Knuckles (Oscar® winner Alan Arkin)— Gru, their most devoted fanboy, interviews to become their newest member. The Vicious 6 is not impressed by the diminutive, wannabe villain, but then Gru outsmarts (and enrages) them, and he suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. With Gru on the run, the Minions attempt to master the art of kung fu to help save him, and Gru discovers that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

Featuring more spectacular action than any film in Illumination history and packed with the franchise’s signature subversive humor, Minions: The Rise of Gru stars a thrilling new cast, including, the Vicious 6: Taraji P. Henson as cool and confident leader Belle Bottom, whose chain belt doubles as a lethal disco-ball mace; Jean-Claude Van Damme as the nihilistic Jean Clawed, who’s armed (literally) with a giant robotic claw; Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, whose traditional nun’s habit hides her deadly nun-chucks; Dolph Lundgren as Swedish roller-skate champion Svengeance, who dispenses his enemies with spin kicks from his spiked skates; and Danny Trejo as Stronghold, whose giant iron hands are both a menace to others and a burden to him. 

The film also stars Russell Brand as Young Dr. Nefario, an aspiring mad scientist, Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow, an acupuncturist with mad kung fu skills, and Oscar® winner Julie Andrews as Gru’s maddeningly self-absorbed mom.

Steered by the franchise’s original creators, Minions: The Rise of Gru is produced by visionary Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborators Janet Healy and Chris Renaud. The film is directed by returning franchise filmmaker Kyle Balda (Despicable Me 3, Minions), co-directed by Brad Ableson (The Simpsons) and Jonathan del Val (The Secret Life of Pets films), and features the iconic voice of Pierre Coffin as the Minions and a killer ’70s soundtrack courtesy of legendary Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.

Genre: Action-Comedy

Cast: Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, with Julie Andrews and Alan Arkin

Director: Kyle Balda

Co-Directors: Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val

Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud

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New Trailer & Images: TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Get ready for all the feels and nostalgia!!

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell played by Tom Cruise is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw played by Miles Teller, call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”

Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

Top Gun is set to hit theaters on May 27th, so get ready!

  • Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Danny Ramirez plays “Fanboy” in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • TOM CRUISE PLAYS CAPT. PETE “MAVERICK” MITCHELL, MILES TELLER PLAYS LT. BRADLEY “ROOSTER” BRADSHAW, MONICA BARBARO PLAYS “PHOENIX” AND GLEN POWELL PLAYS “HANGMAN” IN TOP GUN: MAVERICK FROM PARAMOUNT PICTURES, SKYDANCE AND JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS.
  • Lewis Pullman plays “BOB” in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • MILES TELLER PLAYS LT. BRADLEY “ROOSTER” BRADSHAW IN TOP GUN: MAVERICK FROM PARAMOUNT PICTURES, SKYDANCE AND JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS.
  • Jay Ellis plays “Payback” in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Glen Powell plays “Hangman” in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films
  • Miles Teller plays Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Monica Barbaro and Tom Cruise on the set of Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  • Monica Barbaro plays “Phoenix” in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

DIRECTED BY
Joseph Kosinski

SCREENPLAY BY
Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie

STORY BY
Peter Craig and Justin Marks

BASED ON CHARACTERS CREATED BY
Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr.

PRODUCED BY
Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY
Tommy Harper, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson

STARRING
Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis with Ed Harris and Val Kilmer

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THE BAD GUYS: Watch the New Featurettes

“Draw Mr. Wolf with the Cast + Director!” Featurette

In the “A Look Inside: Meet The Bad Guys” Featurette, hear from the baddest cast to hit the big screen on what they think of their new film. Watch now!

Nobody has ever failed so hard at trying to be good as The Bad Guys.

In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.

Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron, GLOW), chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson, Hot Tub Time Machine franchise), short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians), aka “Webs.”

But when, after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good.

Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade, Paddington 2), an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world that they’ve been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he’s always secretly longed for: acceptance. So when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become … The Good Guys?

The film co-stars Zazie Beetz (Joker), Lilly Singh (Bad Moms) and Emmy winner Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).

Based on the blockbuster Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys is directed by Pierre Perifel (animator, the Kung Fu Panda films), making his feature-directing debut. The film is produced by Damon Ross (development executive Trolls, The Boss Baby, co-producer Nacho Libre) and Rebecca Huntley (associate producer, The Boss Baby). The executive producers are Aaron Blabey, Etan Cohen and Patrick Hughes.

  • Producer Rebecca Huntley from DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys.
  • From left: Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), and Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina) in DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys, directed by Pierre Perifel.
  • Director Pierre Perifel from DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys.
  • (from left) Producer Damon Ross, director Pierre Perifel and producer Rebecca Huntley from DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys.
  • Producer Damon Ross from DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys.

Genre: Animated Action Comedy
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh and Alex Borstein
Based On: The Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey
Director: Pierre Perifel
Producers: Damon Ross, Rebecca Huntley
Executive Producers: Aaron Blabey, Etan Cohen, Patrick Hughes

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