“Shirley” stars Academy Award winner Regina King as Shirley Chisholm. In 1968, she was the first African American woman elected to U.S. Congress, representing the state of New York. In 1972, she campaigned to run for President of the United States, hoping to secure the Democratic nomination. This film is mostly a chronicle of that […]
Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim direct the new Netflix animated family feature “Leo”, starring the voice of Adam Sandler in the title role of a 74 year old Mary Poppins-like lizard in a 5th Grade Florida classroom. Learn what makes “Leo” (debuting this Tuesday Nov. 21) one of the holiday season’s must-see comedies. Since the […]
Let’s go to Japan in the 1600’s and meet an incredibly skilled swordmaster who’s hiding her true identity while also being a badass. It’s the new adult animated series “Blue Eye Samurai”, premiering this Friday November 3rd on Netflix. Creators, writers and EPs Amber Noizumi and “Logan” Oscar nominee Michael Green (who are also wife […]
Here’s my Animation Scoop Q&A with the makers of the new DreamWorks Animation family series “Dew Drop Diaries”, premiering July 24th on Netflix — Rick Suvalle and Aliki Theofilopoulos. ——————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over […]
Netflix and A24 team-up for the compelling documentary, “The Deepest Breath”. The film takes a deep dive into the extreme—ly dangerous world of freediving, through the lives of two of the sport’s most iconic participants. Director Laura McGann begins by introducing us to multi-world record holder Alessia Zecchini and safety instructor/trainer Stephen Keenan using archival […]
Check out this Animation Scoop Q&A with the three Co-EPs of new DreamWorks Animation family series “Not Quite Narwhal”, now streaming on Netflix. ————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And […]