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Candy Cane Lane Amazon Studios, Eddie Murphy Productions, Imagine Entertainment Amazon Prime Video Release date December 1, 2023 My Rating   5/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   57% Description Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper’s spell, battle deviously magical characters and save Christmas for everyone. Genres Holiday, Comedy Starring Eddie Murphy as Chris Tracee Ellis Ross as Carol Jillian Bell as Pepper Ken Marino Nick Offerman Robin Thede Chris Redd Nic...

The Burial Amazon Studios, Double Nickel Entertainment, Foxxhole Productions, Maven Pictures, Bobby Shriver Productions Amazon Prime Video My Rating   7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   77% Release date In Select Theaters October 6 Streaming Globally On Prime Video October 13 Description Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx) to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice in this inspirational, triumphant story. Story by  Doug Wright Screenplay by  Doug Wright and Maggie Betts Based on  The New Yorker article by Jonathan Harr Runtime  126 min Genres Comedy, Drama Starring Jamie Foxx as Willie E. Gary Tommy Lee Jones as Jerry O'Keefe Jurnee Smollett Mamoudou Athie Bill Ca...

The Holdovers Miramax, Gran Via Productions Focus Features Release date October 27, 2023  My Rating  8/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   82% Description From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during the holiday break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph). Running time 133 minutes Directed by Alexander Payne Written by David Hemingson Produced by Mark Johnson, Bill Block and David Hemingson Starring Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham Dominic Sessa as Angus Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Carrie Preston as Lydia Crane Cinematography Eigil Bryld Edited by Kevin Tent Music by Mark Orton (l-r.) Director Alexander Payne...

The Beanie Bubble Apple Studios, Imagine Entertainment Apple TV+ Description Why did the world suddenly treat stuffed animals like gold? Ty Warner was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his masterstroke of an idea into the biggest toy crazy in history. "The Beanie Bubble" is an inventive story about what and who we value, and the unsung heroes whose names didn't appear on the heart-shaped tag. Express Review Ty Warner (Zach Galifianakis) and his business partner Robbie (Elizabeth Banks) created a company called Ty Inc. Ty and others created the popular stuffed animal called the Beanie Babies back in the 1990s. The film gives you a bit of the backstory of the Beanie plush toy.  Directed By Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr. Screenplay by Kristin Gore Based on The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette Produced By Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder Executive Produced By Zach Galifi...

Poor Things Searchlight Pictures, Element Pictures, Film4 Productions, TSG Entertainment Searchlight Pictures My Rating   8/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   76% Description A Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring, Poor Things tells the incredible story of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist. Release date December 8, 2023 Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Screenplay by Tony McNamara Based on Poor Things by Alasdair Gray Produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Emma Stone Starring Emma Stone as Bella Baxter Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn Willem Dafoe as Dr. Godwin Baxter Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley Christopher Abbott as Sir Aubrey de la Pole Blessington Margaret Qualley as Felicity Kathryn Hunter as Swiney Suzy Bemba as Toinette Wayne Brett as Priest Cinematography Robbie Ryan Edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis Music by Jerskin Fendrix (...

Haunted Mansion Walt Disney Pictures, Rideback Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date July 28, 2023 My Rating   5/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   61% Description A single mother and her son move into a mansion, unaware of its curse. Gabbie (Dawson) and Travis (Dillon) enlist the aid of a team to help exorcise the mansion and destroy the ghosts around them. Directed by Justin Simien Screenplay by Katie Dippold Based on The Haunted Mansion by Walt Disney Produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich Starring LaKeith Stanfield as Ben Tiffany Haddish as Harriet Owen Wilson as Kent Danny DeVito as Bruce Rosario Dawson as Gabbie Chase W. Dillon as Travis Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota Jared Leto as the Hatbox Ghost Hasan Minhaj as a sketch artist  Dan Levy  Winona Ryder  Cinematography Jeffrey Waldron Edited by Phillip J. Bartell Music by Kris Bowers Jamie Lee Curtis “Madam Leota” & Tiffany Haddish “Harriet” Justin Simien / Director L...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Gold Circle Entertainment, Playtone, Artistic Films, HBO Films Focus Features My Rating   5/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating   51% Release date September 8, 2023 Genres Romantic Comedy Starring Nia Vardalos as Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos John Corbett as Ian Miller Louis Mandylor as Nick Portokalos Elena Kampouris as Paris Miller Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos Andrea Martin as Theia Voula Gia Carides as Cousin Nikki Joey Fatone as Cousin Angelo Maria Vacratsis as Theia Freida Elias Kacavas as Aristotle Gerry Mendicino as Uncle Taki Melina Kotselou as an undisclosed role Directed By Nia Vardalos Produced By Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Kostas Raftopoulos, and Rita Wilson Executive Produced By Paul Brooks, Michael P. Flannigan, and Scott Niemeyer Written by Nia Vardalos Cinematography Barry Peterson Edited by Annette Davey and Craig Herring Music by Stephanie Economou My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Focus Features) Vardalos discusses My Bi...

Deadloch Amazon Studios, OK Great Productions, Guesswork Television Amazon Prime Video #whatonwhatsgood Express Review Deadloch is an Australian comedy/crime show. It is set in a town called Deadloch, Tasmania.  In the first episode, Trent Latham (Barry Wheeler) is found naked and dead on a beach.  The question is can Sergeant Dulcie Collins (Kate Box) and Det. Eddie Redcliffe (Madeleine Sami) work together to solve the mystery?  It's a whodunnit. Enjoy! Description Deadloch is an eight-part crime comedy. When a local man turns up dead on a beach, two vastly different detectives are thrown together to solve the case. Deadloch puts a comedic spin on the crime genre, completely flipping it and challenging the tropes of the genre. It’s a compelling mystery with The Kates’ signature humour, and explores themes of truth, misogyny, gender, and race. The series features a large ensemble cast led by Kate Box (Fires, Wentworth), Madeleine Sami (The Breaker Upperers), Nina Oyama ...