Directed by: Director: Mike Mitchell
Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Cast: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane and Ke Huy Quan
Producer: Rebecca Huntley
Co-Director: Stephanie Ma Stine
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation
Going in, I wasn’t expecting one of the most extraordinary yet somewhat disturbing and cringy films I’ve ever seen. The abnormal unpleasantness is why I’d like to suggest, even though I’m describing it this way, that you add this to your must-sees for 2023.
Directed by: Tim Story
Written by: Scott Rosenberg
Starring: Teyonah Parris, Madison Skye Validum, Oscar Nuñez, Ravi V. Patel, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gina Brillon, Sebastian Sozzi, Kevin Connolly, and Zulay Henao
Produced by John Jacobs and Will Packer, with Tim Story, Johanna Byer, Ross Fanger, and Zac Unterman serving as Executive Producers.
Directed by: Kelsey Mann
Written by: Meg LeFauve
Starring: Maya Hawke, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Tony Hale, Lewis Black and Diane Lane
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids & Family
Producer: Mark Nielsen
Distributor: Disney/Pixar
Director: Arturo Perez Jr., Samantha Jayne
Producer: Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey
Writer: Tina Fey
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Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Reneé Rapp, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Tina Fey, with Tim Meadows
Directed by Reginald Hudlin
Written by Kelly Younger
Produced by Brian Grazer, p.g.a,, Eddie Murphy, Karen Lunder, p.g.a,, Charisse Hewitt-Webster, p.g.a,
Executive produced by Doug Merrifield
Starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Lombardo Boyar, D.C. Young Fly, Danielle Pinnock, Timothy Simons, Riki Lindhome, Stephen Tobolowsky
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maggie Q, Ciarán Hinds
Writer: David Coggeshall
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Violence & Action|Some Strong Language|Sexual Material)
Runtime: 1h 58m
Genres: Action, Comedy
Producers: David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Mark Wahlberg,
Stephen Levinson
Exec. Producer: John G. Scotti
If you ever saw “Sideways,” you’ll want to see this. I say that because I liked that movie so much, I would guess I’ve seen it ten times… maybe more. Anyhow, this film is director Alexander Payne (Nebraska, Election) and actor Paul Giamatti’s (John Adams, Private Parts) second time working together.
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“The Persian Version” is a festive frolic of fun wrapped up in an independently released movie. The Writer and Director is the daughter of an immigrant family from Iran, who has created a humorous movie about the daughter of an immigrant family from Iran. But the fun visual style and impressive camera work might make her the ‘Persian Version’ of Wes Anderson. Read more
