‘Belushi’ Film Review: Celebratory Documentary Can’t Escape John Belushi’s Sad End

Sony's trailer for The Craft: Legacymakes the film look less like a sequel than an updated remake of the teen fantasy that drove legions of us to worship at the dark altar of demonic sorceress Fairuza Balk.

If you take a look at Forbes’ annual list of the highest paid athletes in the world, at least two or three of the top five spots are usually occupied by soccer players — and usually the same ones: Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar.

There's a fertile history of technology as a conduit for evil in horror, notably in films like Poltergeist and The Ring. Those predecessors are among the more obvious influences of writer-director Jacob Chase's gripping family-in-peril chiller, Come Play, expanded with great assurance in both craft and storytelling from his imaginative 5-minute short, Larry.

A heartfelt, handsomely made but unconvincing tonal mash-up, Thomas Bezucha's Let Him Go begins as a family drama embodying the no-nonsense smarts of its early-'60s heartland setting before veering into wild Gothic menace and ill-advised vigilantism.

Another in a string of restorations that in recent years have benefitted fans of wuxia legend King Hu, Raining in the Mountain is one of two pictures the late Hong Kong- and Taiwan-based auteur (most famous for Come Drink with Me and the Cannes favorite A Touch of Zen) made in South Korea. Considerably shorter and more direct than the other Korean project (Legend of the Mountain, which got its first U.S.

Only some of Italian footballer Francesco Totti’s 334 career goals (307 scored with Roma, the only team he ever played for outside the nationals) are shown in Alex Infascelli’s bio-doc My Name Is Francesco Totti (Mi chiamo Francesco Totti). Nor is there very much aboutthe icon’s private life; there are no attempts at intimate revelations or powerful insights.

Promotional materials bill Tyler Taormina's Ham on Rye as a "coming-of-age comedy," comparing it to Dazed and Confused and John Hughes films. That's as misleading as calling Eraserhead a reluctant-groom rom-com.

It's summer in New York, and for 20-something Ben, bisexual and newly out, the city, it seems, is his oyster. And his snail — to quote Hollywood's most famous coded exchange about sexual preference.

This month, stay-at-home moviegoers can watch Sacha Baron Cohen be a political prankster who delights in provoking opponents into exposing their worst sides. They can enjoy his career-best performance and marvel at the subtleties he finds in a character whose reputation has suffered from years of caricature.

"We don't have much in the way of Obamacare down here," says Eloise (Loretta Devine), the hoodoo-practicing matriarch who serves as the chief villain of Spell. That it's the most ominous line of Kurt Wimmer's screenplay provides some indication of the dearth of genuine thrills in the new horror film directed by Mark Tonderai that provides an African-American riff on themes rendered much scarier in Misery.

Thriller author Gillian Flynn didn't invent the "cool girl," but she did codify her.

Jim Belushi is eager to blaze a trail with his latest role - that of cannabis owner.

John Wick movie franchise is set to open in Dubai next year.According to Variety, ‘John Wick: Open Contract’ is a 10-story tall thrill ride which will be built within the Motiongate theme park in the United Arab Emirates.The coaster will offer riders a choice of either helping John Wick – the assassin played by Keanu Reeves in the trilogy series – or they can hunt him.“You’ll get two different experiences depending on which path through the queue you choose to get on the ride,” said Jenefer

Also Read: Henry Winkler Joins Jessica Barden in Drama 'Pink Skies Ahead'When Winona feels a lump in her armpit, she goes to see her physician, Dr. Cotton (Henry Winkler) — or, rather, her pediatrician, whom she insists on seeing over his objections, given that she’s now 20.

Also Read: Henry Winkler Joins Jessica Barden in Drama 'Pink Skies Ahead'When Winona feels a lump in her armpit, she goes to see her physician, Dr. Cotton (Henry Winkler) — or, rather, her pediatrician, whom she insists on seeing over his objections, given that she’s now 20.

Also Read: Rachel Brosnahan Crime Drama 'I'm Your Woman' to Open Virtual AFI FestWe soon learn what Jean already knew — that Eddie was a thief — but what Jean doesn’t know about Eddie is enough to fill the rest of the movie, as Jean stays on the move, looking out for herself and the baby with the help of Cal (Arinzé Kene).

Take a moment to consider this sobering fact: John Belushi died 38 years ago. That it feels like yesterday is a testament to the lingering impact this comic legend has had on pop culture.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorWavelength Productions (Feels Good Man, Farewell Amor) has partnered with the Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) to launch the inaugural BTFC Producers Fellowship. Wavelength has committed to financing and co-producing a collection of six short films, alongside the BTFC and Cinereach to amplify Black creative voices and bring their stories to the screen.

Also Read: Pixar's 'Soul' to Skip US Theaters for Christmas Day Disney+ DebutJoe Gardener (voiced by Jamie Foxx) is a middle school band teacher in Queens, New York.

Also Read: 'The War With Grandpa' Film Review: Robert De Niro Mildly Kills Time, So Audiences Can Do Likewise“I don’t like these people,” says one character after spending a bit too long in Frances’ parlor. “They’re not normal people!”He’s right, of course — they’re not normal people.