Films Are More Likely To Star Actors Named Chris Or A Talking Animal Than Women Over 60, UK Anti-Ageism Analysis Finds

A new analysis of the top-grossing U.K. films of the past three years has unveiled that they are more likely to star actors named Chris or feature a talking animal in the lead role than a woman over the age of 60. The study, conducted by the Centre for Aging Better as part of the […]

Episode #454: Count on ‘The Sheep Detectives’

If you didn’t have “Hugh Jackman/CGI Talking sheep murder mystery” down as a lock to be both a critical hit and a box office success, you’d be forgiven. Does it help or hurt to know that its director did all the MINIONS movies and its screenwriter did both THE HANGOVER and HBO’s CHERNOBYL? We get into all of that, plus our favorite moments in talking animal moviedom! What’s Good Alonso -…

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‘The Sheep Detectives’ Review: Wholesomely Offbeat Family Comedy Has Bags Full of Charm

Something of an anomaly in the age of multi-screen households and fragmented viewing, the genuine all-ages family movie gets a canny but uncynical revival in “The Sheep Detectives.” As bracingly odd a proposition to hit the multiplex as any we’ve seen in the last couple of years, the first live-action feature from long-serving Illumination director […]

‘The Sheep Detectives’ Review: Hugh Jackman, His Wild And Woolly Flock, And A Nifty Murder Mystery Make For A Charming Cross Between ‘Babe’ And ‘Knives Out’

Family films these days are generally reduced to animation, rarely live action, at least those that might appeal to every member of the family, but the whimsical and wonderful The Sheep Detectives is that rarity, a movie that recalls the delight of 1995’s multi-Oscar nominated Babe mixed with the kind of murder mystery you might […]

Emilia Clarke & Michelle Yeoh’s $123 Million Movie Arrives on Hulu Today

Hulu has added one of 2019’s highest-grossing romantic comedy movies to its library. As of today, Universal Pictures’ Last Christmas film starring Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke and Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh is finally available to stream on Hulu. What do we know about Emilia Clarke’s Last Christmas movie? Last Christmas was directed by […]

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“They’re All About To Get F*cked”: Damon Lindelof Reveals Blue-Collar Reason He Signed Anti-Paramount-WBD Merger Missive

Damon Lindelof has done a lot of business with Warner Bros over the years, and on Monday the Watchmen creator put the business of the pending Paramount-Warner Bros Discover merger in stark bottom-line perspective. “Hollywood, believe it or not, is a blue-collar town,” the Lanterns executive producer posted this morning, explaining why he joined Lost […]

Watch Hugh Jackman in the new trailer for The Sheep Detectives

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, […]

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