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 […]
On the surface, the role of Howard Ratner in “Uncut Gems” may seem like a major departure for Adam Sandler. The man behind such goofy comedies as “Happy Gilmore”, “Grown Ups” and… “Jack and Jill” (!)… is in a dark, twisted, high-stakes A24 indie. But in a lot of ways, “Uncut Gems” is not dissimilar […]
Sony Pictures Animation welcomes you back to “Hotel Transylvania” with a sequel to their 2012 all-star “monster” comedy. Unfortunately, you may not want to check-in, as “HT2” suffers from a scattered script and uneven pacing (aka the Adam Sandler Syndrome). Sandler earned high marks for his voice performance of Dracula in the original “Hotel Transylvania”, […]
Chatting with Adam Sandler at the “Pixels” premiere in NYC. Lights Camera Jackson has been co-starring in photographs with his favorite celebrities from the entertainment, news and sports world since he was 6 years old. Jackson’s first picture with a celeb was snapped in January of 2005, at the Center For Disability Services Telethon in […]
“Pixels” is one of the most original and enjoyable movies of the year, as the all-star lineup of Adam Sandler, the red-hot Josh Gad (“Frozen”), Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan (“Source Code”) and Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) battle aliens in the form of giant classic video game characters. Director Chris Columbus (“Mrs. Doubtfire”, “Harry Potter […]
Blend together typical Adam Sandler humor and a predictable script and you get one of the worst movies of 2014. The third time’s not the charm for the pairing of Sandler and Drew Barrymore in the romantic non-comedy, “Blended”. Sandler’s Jim is a widow with three daughters. His wife, who used to manage a Hooter’s […]
Adam Sandler’s movie career consists of several early hits (“Happy Gilmore”, “Billy Madison”) and some more recent clunkers (“Grown-Ups”). The main problem with Sandler’s bad comedies is that they include more disgusting and disturbing humor than actual funny lines and scenes. While “Jack and Jill” has it’s share of fart jokes and adult references it […]