Need yet another YA adaptation set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, à la “The Hunger Games,” “Divergent,” “The Maze Runner,” etc.? Not to worry, Netflix has that covered next month with McG‘s “Uglies,” the director’s latest project for the streamer.

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Based on the first book of Scott Westerfield‘s series of the same name, “Uglies” is set in a future that imposes cosmetic surgery on its teenage citizens before they’re allowed to enter civic society.

Continue reading ‘Uglies’ Trailer: McG Adapts A YA Future Dystopia For Netflix On September 13 at The Playlist.

“A Family Affair,” the new, somewhat superficial Netflix rom-com from writer/director Richard LaGravenese (“The Last Five Years,” “Beautiful Creatures”), is by no means brilliant or full of depth. And yet, still, the trio of Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King create an interesting dynamic; the ultimately well-intentioned film has some interesting things to say about late-in-life love, the many facets of self-absorption, and the way we use the notion of protecting the ones we love under the guise of selfish self-interest.

Continue reading ‘A Family Affair’ Review: A Charming Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron & Joey King Elevate The Trappings Of Shallow Hollywood RomComs at The Playlist.

Bear with me. George Lucas once said audiences never understood the “Star Wars” prequels because his Lucasfilm classics were always meant for kids, not adults. But the truth of the matter is that good storytelling, like the original “Star Wars” movies or classic Pixar movies, works for and engages the hearts and minds of all audiences and not just children. The one exception to the rule might be the sometimes impossibly silly and zany “Despicable Me” franchise which is arguably generally geared at children only with its Minion mania chaos of fart jokes, pratfalls, burps, things that explode in your face, and pandemonium that’s more akin to classic “Tom & Jerry” or “Looney Toons” cartoons without the cleverness or elegance.

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You don’t want your professional life with your personal life, and you certainly don’t want your mom involved, or worse, sleeping with your boss. And that’s the wild and basic premise of “A Family Affair,” an outrageous new Netflix sex comedy, love story, and family dramedy that stars Nicole Kidman, Joey King, and Zac Efron.

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Directed by Richard LaGravenese (“P.S.

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With “Masters Of The Air” currently on Apple and Shawn Levy’s “All the Light We Cannot See” Netflix series just a few months old, it’s clear that WWII stories continue to fascinate filmmakers and audiences. The latest of what could be a new trend is “We Were The Lucky Ones,” a Hulu TV mini-series based on the book of the same name about a Jewish family determined to survive and reunite after being separated in World War II.

Continue reading ‘We Were The Lucky Ones’ Trailer: Joey King & Logan Lerman Play Members Of A Jewish Family Trying To Survive WWII at The Playlist.

It has been more than a quarter of a century since “Pulp Fiction,” and I am on my knees, begging filmmakers to stop trying to ape early Tarantino. Seriously, stop it. It’s embarrassing. Even Quentin Tarantino isn’t doing early Tarantino anymore. 

The latest offender is David Leitch’s “Bullet Train,” which is being advertised – sensibly! – as a slam-bang action extravaganza. And, to be clear, there is plenty of action.

Continue reading ‘Bullet Train’ Review: An Exhausting Action Comedy Of Squandered Potential at The Playlist.

Over the years, Netflix has proven there’s still good business in the rom-com. The streaming service has made a habit of releasing rom-coms on a fairly regular basis since it appears they always seem to be big hits. Well, the latest rom-com to get the Netflix treatment could be its biggest yet. 

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According to THR, Richard LaGravenese is set to direct an untitled rom-com starring none other than Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King.

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When you think of a classic fairytale, you think of the prince coming to rescue the princess and being happily married. However, not all fairytales have happy endings. From Vietnamese-born action filmmaker director Le-Van Kiet, “The Princess” takes all you know about classic fairytale stories and turns it on its head. The R-rated movie, overseen by 20th Century Studios, will feature Joey King playing the princess. King is known for her roles as Gypsy Rose Blanchard in “The Act” (2019) and “The Kissing Booth” (2018). 

Continue reading ‘The Princess’ Trailer: Joey King Stars In An Action-Packed Fight To The Death Coming To Hulu In July at The Playlist.

Will Elle choose friendship or love? This summer, we’ll finally find out. Netflix’s smash hit series “The Kissing Booth” is back for its third installment, wrapping up Elle, Noah, and Lee’s story. The newest trailer for “The Kissing Booth 3” has given fans a sneak peek of what to expect.

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Watch

“The Kissing Booth 2” ended on a bit of a cliffhanger.

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Discuss: does director David Leitch have the best cast of 2022 with “Bullet Train”? Because on top of starring Brad Pitt and a slew of interesting, top-shelf actors, the action thriller just added Sandra Bullock to the cast. The movie—which centers on five assassins who find themselves on a Japanese bullet train, realizing that their individual assignments are not unrelated to the others—also stars Joey King, Andrew Koji, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Masi Oka, Michael Shannon, Lady Gaga, Logan Lerman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Karen Fukuhara, and rapper Bad Bunny.

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It was 1925, but it could have been any number of years before The Great Depression. The U.S. was running on fuel, booze, silent comedies, and loud music, as well as this little thing called radium. From the 1910s through the ’20s, American Radium sold glow-in-the-dark wrist-watches made out of (you guessed it!) radium. Workers, mostly women, were exposed to tremendous amounts of radioactive material and were even asked to lick their brushes before painting each watch.

Continue reading ‘Radium Girls’: Joey King Shines In This Workers’ Rights Tale [Review] at The Playlist.

The monthly series of original films known as “Into the Dark” may be on COVID-related hold over at Hulu, but even a pandemic can’t stop the hardest working producer in Hollywood. Jason Blum has shuffled over to Amazon Prime Video, which announced in August that it would premiere a new collection of Blumhouse productions, starting with four films in October and continuing with another quartet in 2021.

Continue reading ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’: ‘Black Box’ & ‘The Lie’ Launch Amazon’s New Horror Anthology [Review] at The Playlist.

Between all the streaming services, studios, indie distributors, Quibi, and more, Halloween is going to be stacked with horror content this season. Amazon‘s getting into that game too and the streaming service announced a partnership with Jason Blum’s horror and genre studio, Blumhouse a few weeks back, titled “Welcome to the Blumhouse.”

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A collection of eight features, four of which will debut in October with the rest saved till Q1 of 2021, “Welcome To The Blumhouse” looks like it will serve as a home for a lot of diverse storytellers.

Continue reading ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’: Amazon Releases Four Trailers For Four Unsettling Films, All Under One Roof at The Playlist.

Let’s
face it, producer Jason Blum’s Blumhouse production company runs
the horror game in Hollywood and no one else comes close. The “Halloween”
franchise? Given to Blumhouse. Universal’s planned Monster-verse?
After its failure, Uni gave it to Blumhouse to pick apart and so far, (“The
Invisible Man”), it’s only been hits. Blumhouse makes relatively
inexpensive movies and turns major profits on movies.

Continue reading ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’ Trailer: An Anthology of Horror Comes To Amazon In October at The Playlist.

Yesterday, Amazon, the streaming service announced a partnership with Jason Blum’s horror and genre studio, Blumhouse, titled “Welcome to the Blumhouse” a collection of eight feature films that will debut over the next year or so beginning in October. Highlights included “The Lie,” directed by Veena Sud (creator of “The Killing” fame), and starring Joey King (“The Kissing Booth”), “Nocturne,” written and directed by filmmaker Zu Quirke, and starring “Euphoria” breakout star Sydney Sweeney, and “Black Box” starring Phylicia Rashad from “The Cosby Show.

Continue reading ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’ First Look Details: Joey King, Sydney Sweeney & More In Amazon’s New Horror Film Partnership at The Playlist.

From “The Kissing Booth” to a “Bullet Train,” it appears that Joey King is on the fast track for box office success.

According to Deadline, King is in negotiations to star opposite Brad Pitt in the upcoming action-thriller “Bullet Train,” which is directed by David Leitch and written by Zak Olkewicz. The action film is based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by author Kotaro Isaka and follows a group of assassins on a train.

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It hasn’t been long since  “The Kissing Booth 2” debuted on Netflix and provoked fervent and thought-provoking discussion as to whether or not Joey King was wearing a wig, but the streaming service announced a third movie in the teen romance franchise is in the works.

And, for those who are so concerned, there’s some great news: filming is already finished. According to Variety, “The Kissing Booth 3” was secretly shot at the same time as the sequel, so filming is already complete.

Continue reading ‘Kissing Booth 3’: Filmed In Secret, Netflix Offers First Look Of Sequel Coming In 2021 at The Playlist.

Movie theaters might not be back with new films, but Netflix is still operating full-steam ahead and adding to its ever-growing collection of teen-focused rom-coms. The streaming platform giant is back with the highly anticipated “The Kissing Booth 2,” which is the follow-up to its 2018 smash hit “The Kissing Booth.”

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The new film follows the evolution of Elle’s (Joey King) relationship with her boyfriend Noah (Jacob Elordi).

Continue reading ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ Trailer: Netflix Pumps up the Drama With Their YA Rom-Com Sequel at The Playlist.

“The Peanut Butter Falcon” is one of the most underseen, acclaimed films of the last year. The film stars Dakota Johnson, Shia LaBeouf, and Zack Gottsagen and might very well be the most heart-warming, sweet film of 2019. And that is due, in large part, to the filmmaking duo of Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Now, it appears that the duo is aiming to replicate that success with their upcoming comedy series, “The Wildest Animals in Griffith Park.”

READ MORE: ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’: Directors Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz Discuss The Film’s Unique Development [Interview]

According to THR, Nilson and Schwartz are teaming up with producer Margot Robbie and actors Kaitlyn Dever (“Booksmart“) and Joey King (“The Act“) to bring “The Wildest Animals in Griffith Park” to life.

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The devil is often in the details when it comes to society’s most tragic cases. For a group of young women in the 1920s, that demon was none other than a seemingly harmless ingredient. In a time where war was ever-present and a woman’s drive to succeed often quenched beneath the usual ideals, these young women fought to work at a factory and instead faced death itself. “Radium Girls” tells the true story of these brave women who fought their bosses as well as the government to prove workers across the country mattered. 

Continue reading ‘Radium Girls’ Trailer: Joey King & Abby Quinn Fight Against Factory Worker Injustice at The Playlist.

As Netflix has proven time and time again, true crime series are all the rage. Whether it’s lesser known cases like in “Making a Murderer” or the most notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, viewers can’t seem to get enough of their true crime. Well, Hulu is jumping into the fray with their own spin on true crime, with the upcoming limited series “The Act,” which tells the true story of a crime that reached nationwide coverage and sparked some serious debate.

Continue reading ‘The Act’ Trailer: Series Based On A Shocking True Crime Stars Patricia Arquette As The World’s Worst Mother at The Playlist.

Hulu is debuting a new true-crime anthology series based on a 2016 Buzzfeed article written by Michelle Dean. The story focuses on the toxic and secret-filled relationship that existed between Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother Dee Dee, which ended in murder. The series, titled “The Act,” will star Oscar and Emmy winner Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee and Joey King as Gypsy Rose.

Continue reading ‘The Act’ Trailer: Patricia Arquette Stars In A Hulu Series About A Toxic Mother/Daughter Relationship at The Playlist.

Just like how I didn’t have any idea who Logan Paul was until this season of “Top Chef” and that whole suicide forest fiasco (and I now know enough, thanks), the whole slenderman thing mostly blew by me. Frankly, the meme probably would’ve stayed fairly niche were it not for Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, who stabbed their best friend, as part of a plan to meet the mythical creature (the story was chronicled in the HBO doc “Beware The Slenderman“).

Continue reading ‘Slender Man’ Trailer: Horror Meme Gets Turned Into A Horror Movie at The Playlist.

It seems that every few weeks there’s a new horror movie arriving in theaters starring unknown actors that looks very similar to the horror film that came out last month with other unknown actors. This is a result of the recent boom of micro-budget horror films. Well get ready. There’s a new trailer for the horror film, “Wish Upon”, that stars relatively unknown actors and looks really similar to every other horror film from the last five years.

Continue reading Barb From ‘Stranger Things’ Is Back In Trailer For ‘Wish Upon’ at The Playlist.

Review: James Franco's Self-Indulgent 'The Sound And The Fury'

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