One of the entertainment highlights of my summer so far has been watching most of the brand new Season 2 of “Making the Cut”. The fashion competition series starring former “Project Runway” hosts Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn returns today on Amazon Prime Video. I was pleasantly surprised to receive screeners of SEVEN of the […]
The second season of AppleTV+ hit “Ted Lasso” kicks-off on Friday July 23rd. There will be a new episode every Friday for 12 weeks. I’ve already screened the first six episodes, so here at the halfway mark, I’m pleased to report that “Ted Lasso” is still very, very good. HOWEVER: Season 2 is much different […]
Mark Wahlberg stars in the new “based on a true story” drama “Joe Bell”, which opens in theaters on July 23rd. I’ve already screened it, but I can’t share my thoughts on it just yet. However, I can reveal my favorite films starring the Academy Award nominated Wahlberg: “INVINCIBLE” (2006) My introduction to Wahlberg was […]
LCJ’s First Half of 2021 Movie Awards honors performances and achievements from films released in at least one theater, on VOD or on a streaming service from January 1st to June 30th, 2021. Films screened during the first half of the year but will not have a regular release until the second half of 2021 […]
The first half of 2021 is almost in the books! Moviegoers are coming back to the theaters, which is awesome. And there have been plenty of performances from films released at cinemas and at home since January 1st that have captivated people around the world. On Thursday, I will name the winners of my First […]
I remember watching the first six episodes of “Parks and Recreation” in 2009 not knowing two things: 1) If the show was going to last beyond these six episodes. And 2) That Chris Pratt would soon become an action movie superstar. Pratt’s breakthrough 2014 began as the voice of Emmett in blockbuster “The LEGO Movie”. […]
The third Friday in June once again belongs to the release of a Pixar movie. However, it won’t be your typical, gigantic, 4,000-theater release. Only one cinema in North America will play “Luca” starting Friday: Disney’s famous El Capitan Theatre. If you’re not in Hollywood, you’ll have to watch the film at home on Disney+. […]
Marvel’s third major series of 2021 on Disney+ is “Loki”, with Tom Hiddleston reprising his title role as the MCU villain. I’ve never been a gigantic fan of his character over the years. You don’t have to like all villains, but the great ones still have impact. He’s never had that in my book. That […]
“I thought L.A. traffic was bad… and then I lived in China for two years.” That’s what “Wish Dragon” director Chris Appelhans told me when I recently interviewed him for his new Sony and Netflix animated feature (debuting next Friday June 11th). Appelhans believes traffic in and around the city of Los Angeles is “nothing” […]
Universal has stunned the movie universe with its announcement that “The Boss Baby: Family Business” will premiere on Peacock and open in theaters on Friday July 2nd: just over five weeks from now. The previous release date for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel to their 2017 Oscar nominated hit was September 17th. But UNI realized that there’s […]