Vol. 31
No. 51
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a
mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With
their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely
alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet. The film makers
of the prior movies have mentioned playing both Sonic Adventure 2
and the Shadow the Hedgehog solo game for inspiration. The film is also
inspired by narrative elements from the Saturday morning animated television
series Sonic the Hedgehog
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Carry-On (Netflix)
A mysterious traveler blackmails a young TSA agent into
letting a dangerous package slip through security and
onto a Christmas Day flight. This movie is a lot of fun
thanks to good performances from Taron
Edgerton and Jason Bateman, some
moderate twists and enough wry humor to keep things from
dragging too much in a slow second act. Overall an
enjoyable albeit disposable adult Christmas popcorn
movie.
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Red One (Prime Video)
What would you get if you crossed The Santa Clause with
Mission: Impossible? Well, you’d get Red One and you
might wonder why you ever thought of this idea in the
first place. Regardless, it’s the biggest budget
Christmas movie of all time and is arriving on Prime
Video less than a month after it’s theatrical release.
So, buckle up and follow E.L.F. (Extremely Large and
Formidable) operative Callum Drift (Dwayne
Johnson) and the world’s greatest tracker, Jack
O’Malley (Chris Evans), as they chase down
a villain who has kidnapped Santa (J.K. Simmons)
to try and stop Christmas.
The Buzz...
Sarah Michelle Gellar may have been
opposed to a Buffy the Vampire
Slayer reboot at one point, but she’s come around to
the idea more recently. The actress, who’s currently
starring in Dexter: Original Sin, stopped by
The Drew Barrymore Show where
the talk show host asked her if she had any thoughts on
bringing her beloved series back in some capacity.
Adam Sandler was met with a roar of
applause from the Saturday Night Live
audience when he dropped into a bloody hospital sketch
during the Dec. 14 episode.
Guy Pearce opened up about wanting to work
with Christopher Nolan again after Memento
but not being able to because a Warner Bros.
executive didn’t like his acting.
Luke Wilson would reprise his Idiocracy
role as Joe Bauers in a heartbeat. The actor, who
starred alongside Dax Shepard, Maya
Rudolph and Terry Crews in the
original 2006 movie helmed by Mike Judge,
recently told Business Insider that he’s
“always pitching” sequel ideas to the filmmaker.
Christmas in the Spotlight premiered on November
23, 2024, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
This "Swelce" inspired movie, loosely based on the
romance between Taylor Swift and Travis
Kelce, follows the story of Bowyn (Jessica
Lord), a blonde pop star, and Drew (Laith
Wallschleger), a football player.
Sony’s first R-rated comic book movie Kraven
the Hunter bombed in its domestic box
office debut, hunting down only $11 million to come in
third behind Thanksgiving blockbusters Moana 2
and Wicked.
Disney+ has ordered a short -run revival of
Malcolm in the Middle with original stars Frankie
Muniz, who played the title character, along with
Bryan Cranston and Jane
Kaczmarek. Series creator Linwood Boomer
is also set to return as writer and executive producer
of the four episode revival.
With the clock winding down to the final episode of
Paramount Network’s Yellowstone,
series star Kelly Reilly took to
Instagram Sunday to confirm that the Dec. 15 episode
is in fact the finale to the mainline series.
Glen Powell is one hot commodity. The 36
year old actor is attached to star and produce
Homewreckers, an erotic thriller with a sci-fi
twist, and several studios and companies are in a
bidding war for the rights.
Jelly Roll is opening up about his weight
loss journey. The 40 year old music star made an
appearance on wife Bunnie Xo‘s podcast,
out on Monday. During the appearance, he publicly
announced a goal he’s set for himself amid his weight
loss transformation.