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Comedy, Family, Fantasy, No Spoiler Reviews

WEDNESDAY SEASON 2 (2025): The Things I Liked…

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I’m fully claiming it. I enjoyed Wednesday Season 2 even more than the first. I don’t want to say that it feels bigger and better, but it is bigger and better. Just not in a way that reads as forced.

In this new season, Young Wednesday’s shenanigans remain at the centre of things, as expected. But the extra magic comes from a great story, Wednesday’s growing confidence, and how her family members are included in this season to great effect. For example, Catherine Zeta Jones really comes into her own as Morticia Addams, and Joanna Lumley is brilliant as Grandmama Hesta Frump.

Other memorable characters include Evie Templeton’s Agnes Demille, a.k.a. Wednesday’s stalker, and Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood.

Typical of films/shows that involve Tim Burton, the production design and costumes are beautiful, along with the cinematography and dialogue.

The worst thing I can say about Wednesday Season 2 is that Wednesday’s little brother, Pugsley Addams is annoying. However, even that failed to stick. Because when I turned to Google to see if others agreed, my displeasure dissipated when someone said that Pugsley is simply awkward… which is still arguably annoying, but perhaps more easily forgiven.

Make time for Wednesday Season 2. It really is well-executed and fun.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery

WEDNESDAY – SEASON 2: New Teaser Trailer From Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joy Sunday…

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Read my spoiler-free movie review of Wednesday Season 2 (2025).

It’s time to get back into following Wednesday Addams’s journey during her student years.

Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Wednesday – Season 2 stars, to name just a few, Jenna Ortega, Fred Armisen, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joy Sunday.

This is a great trailer. For it looks fun, intriguing and visually rich. I’ll absolutely be watching. I must also admit that I wouldn’t say no to adding Wednesday’s lovely coat to my wardrobe, in more than one colour, and for more than one season, of course.

Bring on the fun, I say.

Luis Guzmán, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Christina Ricci, Isaac Ordonez, Gwendoline Christie, Steve Buscemi, Riki Lindhome and Iman Marson also star.

Wednesday – Season 2 Release Dates: Part 1 – August 6th; Part 2 – September 3rd, 2025.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

WEDNESDAY (2022): New Trailer Starring Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán…

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Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán are the stars of the new The Addams Family spin-off series, Wednesday.

Focused on Wednesday Addams, we get to watch the mischievous Addams daughter as a high school student. She’ll be getting up to her usual fun to watch shenanigans, as well as attempting to master her emerging psychic ability and solve the mystery that’s embroiled her parents.

I must admit that this delightful little trailer has made me so very happy indeed. And what a wonderful young talent Ortega is.

The fact that Wednesday is a series and has input from Tim Burton is the reason this looks like so much fun.

Bring on all that promising humour, beautiful set and costume design. I’m ready!

Emma Myers, Jamie McShane, Joy Sunday, Riki Lindhome, Thora Birch and Hunter Doohan also star.

Wednesday Release Dates…

Happy Film Loving

G

Biography, Drama, No Spoiler Reviews

COCAINE GODMOTHER (2017): It’s…

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Cocaine Godmother (2017), Catherine Zeta-Jones
Cocaine Godmother (2017), Catherine Zeta-Jones

The subject matter of Cocaine Godmother is Griselda Blanco. Blanco was an infamous Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine trade and underworld in the 1970s and early 80s.

Being aware of Blanco’s origins, one can understand any controversy that may arise as a result of Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones being cast in the leading role. Zeta-Jones is an Academy Award winning actress; as such, I never imagined she’d do a terrible acting job and she didn’t. Nevertheless, the film certainly didn’t meet its potential.

I have no complaints about any of the acting, but I do feel that, had the Guillermo Navarro-directed biopic been afforded a bigger production budget, perhaps the whole miniseries wouldn’t have felt as rushed and somehow incomplete as it does.

Watch Cocaine Godmother if you’re curious enough about Zeta-Jones’s performance.  Who knows, maybe somewhere in the future, another version of Blanco’s story will get the finish it deserves. Times are always changing after all.

Happy film Loving,

G

Biography, Drama

COCAINE GODMOTHER (2017): New Trailer Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Juan Pablo Espinosa, Raúl Méndez…

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Cocaine Godmother (2017), Catherine Zeta-Jones
Cocaine Godmother (2017), Catherine Zeta-Jones

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Cocaine Godmother (2017)

Directed by Guillermo Navarro; starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Raúl Mendes and Juan Pablo Espinosa; Cocaine Godmother is a TV movie about the life story of Griselda Blanco.

Blanco was the infamous Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine trade and underworld in the 1970s and early 2000s.

I’m going to guess that it’s likely controversial to have Welsh actor Catherine Zeta-Jones playing Blanco, a Colombian woman. Nevertheless, a part of me is still quite curious to see how it all turns out because Zeta-Jones is great and this trailer doesn’t seem too bad.

This is actually a Lifetime movie and I don’t know that those generally have a great reputation. We’ll just have to see.

Cocaine Godmother Release Dates… 2018

Happy Film Loving,

G