Instant Family opens the weekend before Thanksgiving, in time for families to see it together. Based on co-writer and director Sean Anders’ experience adopting foster children, the comedy is a tribute to the laughs and hardships of the system. Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) decide to adopt instead of having kids. In real
Rose Byrne has played mothers in comedies and horror films, from Neighbors and Adult Beginners to the Insidious films. In Instant Family, she plays a foster mom jumping in the deep end with three kids. Ellie (Byrne) and Pete (Mark Wahlberg) decide to adopt a foster child, but they hit it off with a teenager,
Too many family movies dismiss the challenges of parenthood and childhood with some feel good ending. Instant Family makes no bones that any happiness is going to come with challenges that won’t go away at the end of the movie, and it’s stronger for it. Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) decide to adopt
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch hasn’t even been in theaters for a week and suddenly Disney is drawing attention to next summer’s release of Toy Story 4. They’re even teasing a new character in the upcoming animated film but he’s not really a toy, is he? Disney/Pixar’s new teaser trailer features favorite characters holding hands and floating
Detective Pikachu is a brand new movie, following the beloved character of Pikachu from the Pokemon family, on an adventure as a detective. The film is currently expected to be released on May 10, 2019. The movie is about a boy, who can understand what Pikachu says. Others can only hear “Pika, Pika” but he can
Art has imitated life horrifically for Swedish-born actress Frida Farrell, who has turned a nightmarish abduction in London into a cathartic and hopefully useful piece of cinema, Apartment 407 is a film that underscores the dangers of the modern world, namely human sex trafficking. This is a very big problem, to the tune of $32
Thanksgiving — the angsty precursor to Christmas and the first “at bat” for the family get together. What to do when you need to break some delicate news about your personal life when you face a family where everyone is caught up in their own dramas and not listening very well? Filmmaker Jenna Laurenzo’s new
I remember the Gary Hart affair. Hart and Donna Rice were on the news and SNL mocked him. If only 10-year-old Fred had a movie like The Front Runner to make him more informed. For one, I never knew what Hart’s policies were which is telling. I was only 10 but the affair was blasted
Every month, movies will come and go from Netflix so it is always nice to keep track of your favorites so you can catch them one more time before they are gone (goodbye Amelie and Jurassic Park). Here is a look at the best of the new movies coming to Netflix in November 2018 that
When you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. Kristen Ruhlin wanted a great role to play, so she wrote one for herself in Welcome to Mercy. Welcome to Mercy played at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival and now opens November 2 in theaters from IFC Midnight. Ruhlin plays Madaline,a woman who