The Netflix holiday comedy film ‘Father Christmas Is Back‘ is directed by Mick Davis and Philippe Martinez, who did the story and also co-produced it with Alan Latham. Caroline Christmas (Nathalie Cox) and her husband Peter (Kris Marshall) are preparing for a Christmas celebration. Joanna is stressed and puts pressure on her husband to get…
Actor Steve Martin and producer John Hoffman brings us ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ It was released exclusively Hulu and serves as a comedic take on true crime podcasts. Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin) is an aging actor living in the swanky Arcadia luxury apartments in New York City. He shares an elevator with struggling Broadway…
Clay Tarver directed and co-wrote ‘Vacation Friends,’ a buddy-comedy film developed by 20th Century Studios and had its release on Hulu. Marcus (Lil Rel Howery) and Emily (Yvonne Orji) are a chill couple headed to Mexico for a vaction. Marcus plans to pop the question, but his plans get ruined when the couple of them…
From the mind of Zack Snyder comes the Netflix action-comedy ‘Army of Thieves.’ It is directed by Matthias Schweighöfer and based on a screenplay by Shay Hatten. Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert (Matthias Schweighöfer) is living a mundane life as a banker and hosts a less-than-popular YouTube channel discussing safecracking. He gets invited to a safecracker tournament that…
‘Cell at Work’ is a Japanese anime based on the Kodansha manga written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu that anthropomorphizes cells in the human body. The second season of this comedic series is created by David Production and dubbed into English by Aniplex, the show presents the world of the human body as a city…
‘Riders of Justice‘ is a dark comedy action film written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. It was released in Europe in November 2020 but arrived in the United States in May 2021. Markus (Mads Mikkelsen) is a soldier serving in Afghanistan who gets a call that his wife Emma (Anne Birgitte Lind) has died…
‘Good On Paper‘ is a Netflix film directed by Kimmy Gatewood in her directorial film debut. It is an alleged comedy and made by Universal Pictures. Andrea (Iliza Shlesinger) is a 34-year-old stand-up comedian who is trying to break into television. After losing a part to her rival Serrena Halstead (Rebecca Rittenhouse), she gets angry…
‘Bad Detectives‘ is an indie comedy mystery helmed by Presley Paras in his directorial debut and written by Chris Johnson. The movie was made by Mutiny Pictures. Ping Liu (Dralla Aierken) and Nic O’Connell (Freya Tingley) were childhood friends, but had a falling out. However, after their grandfathers pass away, the two return to Los…
Comic book writer Mike Baron is back with a hilarious new comic book ‘Florida Man: Volume 1.’ Featuring an army of incredibly talented artists including Joe Comstock, Pat Broderick, Brett R. Smith, Barry McClain Jr., Elias Martins, Marcelo Salaza, and Todd Mulrooney, get ready for a wild ride in the Sunshine State. Gary Duba is…
Written and directed by Ben Falcone, ‘Thunder Force‘ is a comedy superhero film co-produced by Melissa McCarthy. It was released on Netflix. Chicago native and forklift driver Lydia Berman (Melissa McCarthy) lives in a world where supervillains called Miscreants are terrorizing the population. Prior to her high school reunion, she reaches out to her estranged…
‘Locked Down‘ and ‘Songbird‘ are movies that riff off the COVID-19 lockdown. The former is about a London couple about to break-up that get caught in shelter together. The second presents a future where the quarantine is ongoing. The question is, which one does it better? I break down both films and which one I…
‘Tom & Jerry‘ is a live-action/animation crossover comedy directed by Tim Story. To create the voices for the classic cartoon characters, they used archival recordings from original voice actors William Hanna, Mel Blanc, June Foray, plus additional work from Frank Welker. It was made by Waner Media and released on HBO Max. Alley cat Tom…
‘I Care a Lot‘ made its premiere at the 2020 at the Toronto International Film Festival before being picked up by Netflix for a 2021 release on their streaming service. it is written and directed by J Blakeson. Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) is a con artist who uses the shady doctor Karen Amos (Alicia Witt)…
‘Inside The Circle‘ is a quirky romantic comedy directed by Javier Colón. It was written and co-produced by one of the film’s stars Omar Mora, and released his media company Moras Productions. Business attorney Rocio (Stefy Garcia) meets app developer Giancarlo (Omar Mora) during an awkward exchange, but it is clear there are sparks. However,…
‘Locked Down‘ is an HBO Max original comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Steven Knight. It was made by Warner Bros. Pictures in their surge of streaming films to come out in 2021. Linda (Anne Hathaway) is the CEO of a fashion company is living in London during the Covid lockdown with…
‘The Ramen Girl‘ is a 2006 romantic comedy directed by Robert Allan Ackerman based on a screenplay by Becca Topol. It is co-produced by the film’s star Brittany Murphy. Abby (Brittany Murphy) has moved to Tokyo, Japan to be with her boyfriend Ethan (Gabriel Mann), who breaks up with her after he gets a job…
‘Midnight At The Magnolia‘ joins the plethora of Netlfix holiday romantic comedies. Instead of focusing on Christmas or Halloween, New Years is in the spotlight. The movie is directed by Max McGuire and written by Carley Smale. Maggie Quinn (Natalie Hall) and Jack Russo (Evan Williams) are lifelong friends who have been doing radio together…
I know I have said this about other years, but 2020 was an odd year for film. With the theaters closed at the first of the year, you really had to surf for movies and it did not. Now, I did catch a few before theaters closed and not all of them were up to…
‘Suffer For Good‘ is a documentary that tells the story of Seb Zewdie, a boxing champion from Ethiopia. Filmmaker and director Danny Simmons interviews him, his family, and his trainees as they tell Seb’s inspirational story. They both joined StudioJake to talk about the film. Check out the interview below: According to the documentary’s press…
‘Toradora!’ is a high school “slice of life” romantic comedy anime that ran from 2008 to 2009. The show was created by J.C.Staff, running on TV Tokyo and dubbed by NIS America. It based on the manga by Yuyuko Takemiya. This review is based on the dub. Ryuji Takasu (Erik Scott Kimerer) is a high…
‘Superintelligence‘ is directed by Ben Falcone who also co-produced it with his wife and the film’s star Melissa McCarthy. It was made by New Line Cinema and released on HBO Max. Seattle native Carol Peters (Melissa McCarthy) is a former corporate executive who wants to get into humanitarian work, but one day, she is visited…
‘Palm Springs‘ is a Hulu original comedy directed by Max Barbakow and is co-produced by the film’s star Andy Sandberg. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical run. On November 9th, Sarah (Cristin Milioti) arrives at her sister Tala’s (Camila Mendes) Palm Springs wedding where she is…
‘Love, Guaranteed‘ is a romantic comedy directed by Mark Steven Johnson. It was made by Off Camera Entertainment and Industry Entertainment with star Rachael Leigh Cook serving as co-producer. It was distributed by Netflix. Civil litigator Susan Whitaker (Rachael Leigh Cook) lives in Seattle working with accountant Roberto (Sean Amsing) and legal assistant Denise (Lisa…
‘In Other Words’ director Patrick Perez Vidauri joins StudioJake to talk about directing indie films and the process of making a comedy. He shares his insights for rookie filmmakers and what he’s working on now. Plus, he tells a funny story about actor Will Ferrell. Check out the interview below: According to his IMDb profile:…
‘Emma‘ is a 2020 adaption of Jane Austen’s Regency Era novel of the same name. It is the directorial feature film debut for Autumn de Wilde, a critically-acclaimed photographer and music video director. Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) lives alone with her widowed father Mr. Woodhouse (Bill Nighy). She becomes friends with the shy Harriet Smith…
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