Author: The DHK

Michelle Yeoh is here to blow your damn mind in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The film is the latest brainchild of DANIELS (the directing duo composed of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). At its core it’s a simple story of a woman trying to pay her taxes. However it’s wrapped in a brilliant maximalist wrapper.  Yeoh plays Evelyn, a Chinese American immigrant who never got to realize her full potential. She’s facing the horrors of a tax audit (executed by a barely recognizable Jamie Lee Curtis). While trying to balance the stress of the audit, her deteriorating relationship with…

We had the opportunity to chat to “Turning Red” Director / Writer Domee Shi and Producer Lindsey Collins! It’s no secret that we adored the latest Pixar film. You can find our full review here. But the short version of it is we found the film to be refreshing, authentic, and a whole lot of fun. We chatted with Shi and Collins about celebrity crushes, awkward teenage years, and of course- complicated family dynamics. There was an incredible amount of common ground that came up during our discussion. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about the movie: Disney and Pixar’s “Turning…

Watching the trailer for “The Adam Project” felt slightly misleading. Based on the wholesome seeming attempts at awe inspiring, we thought the film would be geared towards younger audiences. We were thinking more along the lines of Jon Favreau’s “Zathura: A Space Adventure,” or Robert Rodriguez’s more recent “We Can Be Heroes.” We probably should have reconsidered this hypothesis given that “The Adam Project” comes from “Free Guy” collaborators Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy. None of this is to say that the film is bad, but it does get stuck in a sort of age gap limbo.  The premise…

The brilliance of Pixar’s “Turning Red” lies in the hands (or paws) of the protagonist Meilin Lee. The 13 year old girl is one of the best protagonists we’ve seen on screen in a long time. She succeeds because she’s more than a caricature. Director / writer Domee Shi has infused the character with life (often drawing from her own experiences). Everything feels authentic for Meilin – from her friendships with her pack of BFFs, to her complicated relationship with her family, to dealing with antagonists at school. The most exaggerated part of the film is of course the fact…

Less than two weeks after the launch of “Vikings: Valhalla” and Netflix has confirmed the series will be back for at least TWO more seasons!

He ain’t afraid of no ghosts, or time travel… as Ernie Hudson (“Ghostbusters”) is the latest actor to join the “Quantum Leap” reboot pilot. He’ll join Raymond Lee in the project, which picks up 30 years after the original series left off. The reboot has original series creator Don Bellisario on board. The original series was made in the 90s, and followed Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett. He too got trapped in time though does retain his memories. He would temporarily possess the body of someone (or leap into it) and attempt to correct “historical mistakes”. He was guided…

What we thought was an April Fool’s joke is actually going to be Judd Apatow’s next film, “The Bubble.” The director dropped an absurd-looking teaser poster yesterday, and Netflix released a trailer for “Cliff Beats 6: The Battle For Everest,” with a release date of April 1st. Well turns out it was a little more meta of a post than it seemed.  Apatow’s latest film centers around a group of actors stuck inside a pandemic bubble trying to make an action film. Written by Apatow and Pam Brady (“South Park,” “Lady Dynamite”) it looks absolutely absurd. Almost as absurd as…

“Severance” takes an unsettling deep dive into the question of can we really separate work from ‘life’? The new drama from Dan Erickson, directed by Ben Stiller and Aoifle McArdle, is Apple TV+’s latest excellent watch option.  Adam Scott stars as Mark, who has opted to undergo a voluntary surgical procedure known as severance. This means while he’s at work he has no recollection of his “outside” life, and vice versa. It’s a concept that could be tempting to many working people. Not having to bring the baggage of that fight you just had to work. Never having to replay…

Fans of the “Uncharted” games are likely in for disappointment at the box office this weekend. The latest attempt at a video game to movie adaptation falls into the category of “just doesn’t quite capture the magic.” Tom Holland starring as Nathan Drake was a confusing casting decision to say the least. But the pairing of Mark Wahlberg as Victor “Sully” Sullivan with him is even more baffling. We fully acknowledge that we are approaching this from the perspective of someone having played and loved the “Uncharted” series of games from Naughty Dog. We have a distinct and clear picture…

Befriending eagles wasn’t enough for John Cena. He’s now taking on coyotes in a new Looney Tunes film, “Coyote vs. Acme.” The “Peacemaker” star will reunite with James Gunn, who is serving as a producer on the film. It’ll be directed by Dave Green who did “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.”  The film is set to be the story of a human lawyer who represents Wile E. Coyote in a suit against Acme Corporation. The famous canis latrans has long used Acme products in his perpetual feud against the Road Runner. Sure Wile E. Coyote has spent…