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Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ Is a Looney Tunes Eco-Fable

March 9, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments animated films, beavers, Beaverton fictional city, Bobby Moynihan, Daniel Chong, Dave Franco, deep ecology, eco activism stories, environmental movies, Gavin Newsom parody, Hoppers, Jesse Andrews, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Looney Tunes influence, Meryl Streep, Pacific Northwest setting, Piper Curda, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Pixar movies, Pixar style storytelling, robot animals, Rube Goldberg inventions, science fiction comedy, urban wildlife, Wallace and Grommet style, wildlife conservation

Mabel and her beavers bring a dam fine film to Disney’s pantheon

SXSW

SXSW 2025: The Final Roundup

March 17, 2025March 23, 2025 Pablo Gallaga 0 Comments Alison Brie, Amy Wang, Another Simple Favor, Ben Leonberg, Brandon Sklenar, Clown in a Cornfield, Dave Franco, Death of a Unicorn, Drop, Evan Goldberg, Friendship, Good Boy, Indy, Jenna Ortega, Kari Fischer, Linus O’Brien, Mckenna Grace, Meghann Fahy, Nicolas Cage, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Paul Feig, Paul Rudd, Richard O’Brien, Selena y Los Dinos, Seth Rogen, Shirley Chenn, Shuffle, Slanted, Strange Journey The Story of Rocky Horror, Susan Sarandon, SXSW, SXSW Film & TV, The Age of Disclosure, The Python Hunt, The Studio, The Surfer, Tim Curry, Tim Robinson, Together, Trixie Mattel, Will Poulter

Comedy and body horror reign supreme at this year’s film festival

Sundance

Sundance Roundup: A Sad Emoji

February 4, 2025February 7, 2025 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Alia Shawkat, Alison Brie, Atropia, Charlie Shackleton, Clint Bentley, Dave Franco, The Perfect Neighbor, The Zodiac Killer Project, Together, Train Dreams

Muted vibes at the second-to-last Park City festival, but there were still some great films

Sundance

Notes From a Smaller Sundance

January 23, 2024January 29, 2024 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments A Real Pain, Anna Fleck, Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco, Ed Harris, Freaky Tales, Greg Jardin, It's What's Inside, Jesse Eisenberg, Katy O'Brien, Kieran Culkin, Kristen Stewart, Love Lies Bleeding, My Old Ass, Pedro Pascal, Rose Glass, Ryan Boden, Sundance Film Festival, Will Ferrell

Fewer big stars don’t diminish the slate of indie films, but we request that the shuttle buses run on time next year

Afterparty

What Comes After ‘The Afterparty’?

March 15, 2022April 3, 2022 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Ben Schwartz, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, The Afterparty, Tiffany Haddish, Zoe Chao

Why is the breezy millennial whodunnit getting a second season?

‘The Rental’ doesn’t quite check out

July 27, 2020 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Allison Brie, Dan Stevens, Dave Franco, horror, Jeremy Allen White, Sheila Vand, The Rental

A promising setup falls short of its potential

‘6 Underground’ Takes Out Some Truly World-Class Evil

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Jonpaul Henry Guinn 1 Comment 6 Underground, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Michael Bay, Ryan Reynolds

Super-Dumb, Occasionally Fun, and Very, Very Cynical

Featured Stories

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The Kurtzman Era of Star Trek Boldly Goes Into the Trashcan

July 23, 2026July 28, 2026 William Schwartz 2

How to understand the demise of NuTrek

BUSINESS CLASSICS Featured Stories FILM

Extras: An Obituary

July 22, 2026July 30, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 1

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Is Maggie O’Farrell’s New Novel ‘Land’ Just Grief Porn?

July 19, 2026July 24, 2026 Katie Smith 0

Comedy Featured Stories FILM

‘The Invite’ Prompt Was — Bergman, But Make It Funny!

July 11, 2026July 14, 2026 Laura Pruden 3

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