LIFE, LARRY AND THE PURSUIT OF UNHAPPINESS (2026): New Trailer Starring…

Created by Larry David and Barack Obama, Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness is a comedy/history series featuring sketches based on various historical moments.

Jon Hamm, Toby Huss, Larry David and Isla Fisher are among the key cast.

A resounding yes to more of David’s brand of madness. In this way, even though the great characters, Jeff, Marty, Cheryl, Leon, Ted and Richard, are nowhere in sight, it feels like his award-winning comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm never ended.

J.B. Smoove, Anna Osceola, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Susie Essman, Emily McEnroe, Jake Reiner, Joe Rocketshoes Dillon, Jeremy Shouldis, Aaron Latta-Morissette and Katherine hahn also star.

Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness Release Dates: June 26th,2026 (US), June 27th, 2026 (UK)…

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KLARA AND THE SUN (2026): New Trailer Starring Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams Steve Buscemi…

Co-written and directed by Taika Waititi, Klara and the Sun is a new drama/sci-fi film about a robot girl’s attempt to save a heartbroken family.

Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams and Steve Buscemi are among the key cast.

Waititi and the cast have me interested. However, I’m not quite sure about how compelling the story is to me just yet.

Hopefully, the second trailer will clarify things.

Mia Tharia,, Aran Murphy, Natasha Lyonne, Simon Baker, Michelle Ang, Davida McKenzie, Antonia Prebble, Laura Interval and Laura Interval also star.

Klara and the Sun Release Dates: October 23rd, 2026 (US)…

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SHREK 5 (2026): New Trailer Starring Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Zendaya…

From directors Brad Ableson, Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon, we have Shrek 5, a new animation/adventure movie. One that follows green ogre Shrek and his sidekick, Donkey, on one more big-city adventure.

Starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, we also get to meet Shrek and Fiona’s three children.

I was hoping to be more enthused by this. Fingers crossed that it doesn’t end up feeling close to as unnecessary as the upcoming live-action Moana film. I’d, of course, love to be wrong. After all, this is only the teaser trailer.

At this point, it’s at least a great sign that all three main cast members have returned. Perhaps all will be well in the end.

I might just rewatch one or two of the previous Shrek movies to get in the zone. Will you be doing the same?

Zendaya, Skyler Gisondo and Marcello Hernández also star.

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G

BY ANY MEANS (2026): New Trailer Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas…

Directed by Elegance Bratton, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie Josh Lucas and Mark Wahlberg are the stars of By Any Means, the story of a notorious mafia hitman named Greg Scarpa (Wahlberg) and a young Black FBI agent.

Based on a true story, the two men team up to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in 1966 in Mississippi.

This one’s a must-watch for me. Especially because it has a bit of that Blackkklansman (2018) energy, which was great. Plus, Beharie is always impressive, and I give almost every Wahlberg movie a chance.

LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze, Ethan Embry, David Strathairn, Giancarlo Esposito, Jalyn Degraffenreid, Biko Eisen-Martin, Alanna Masterson, Todd Warren, and Lee Perkins also star.

By Any Means Release Dates: September 4th, 2026 (US)…

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G

THE RUNNING MAN (2025): The Things I Liked…

Baby Driver (2027) writer-director Edgar Wright’s latest action-adventure, The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, proved adequately entertaining at best.

The performances weren’t bad; however, in a movie about hunters chasing the contestants of a game show to kill them when caught, my chase-sequence-loving heart simply didn’t rate the film’s chase scenes as highly as the unforgettable one in Apocalypto (2007). 

To be clear, I’m not saying I wasn’t at the edge of my seat during certain scenes, but the execution of the film wasn’t as satisfying as hoped.

My main issue with Wright’s film is how tired the ‘my child is ill, so I make unwise decisions to save them’ premise feels. I’ve seen this too many times before, which made this rehashing feel lazy, even though it’s based on a Stephen King book written in 1973 and published in 1982.

Additionally, the world the film occupies felt unreal, but not in the way good sci-fi movie worlds are unreal yet interesting and exciting. Instead, I found myself wondering why more effort hadn’t gone into making the world feel distinct, interesting, and visually memorable, rather than vague and surprisingly dull.

I don’t remember much about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 The Running Man movie. Yet, I have a feeling I prefer it to this remake. 

Have you seen The Running Man? Perhaps you had a better time with it.

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G

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