EJ Tangonan

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Contributing Writer at JoBlo

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Truly a sight to behold; John Cusack's quirky off-beat '80s comedy, Better Off Dead, gets a 40th anniversary 4K Blu-ray release

5 days ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

Two! Dollars! While the most regarded of John Cusack‘s films with audiences usually gravitates towards Say Anything, 1985’s Better Off Dead has been steadily growing its cult status and seems to be referenced and quoted more often. Despite both movies having Cusack as a lovelorn teenager, Better Off Dead‘s broader, Naked Gun-style of humor certainly has it stand out amongst the many teen comedies of the era.
Fangs: Joel Edgerton and Toni Collette are set to star in a dark comedy about power and dangerous fantasies

5 days ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

Joel Edgerton can be seen in the upcoming Train Dreams, which screened at Sundance a few months ago, and Netflix shelled out a massive $16 million for the rights to this elegant slice of early twentieth-century Americana, which could be an awards contender if given the proper build-up.
Warner Bros. releases details on A Minecraft Movie's 4K Steelbook Blu-ray

6 days ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

Prepare your living room for its own slice of Chicken Jockey mayhem. This year’s big moneymaker, A Minecraft Movie, is set to hit digital streaming next week on May 13, but Blu-ray.com has now reported on the details that Warner Bros. has released for the Minecraft Movie 4K Blu-ray home release. The spring blockbuster that stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Hansen will be releasing both HD and Ultra-HD Blu-rays on June 24.
Sebastian Stan and Leo Woodall will take part in one of America's biggest sieges in Justin Kurzel's Burning Rainbow Farm

6 days ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

As Thunderbolts* aims to take the box office for the second week, Sebastian Stan has been announced to star in Justin Kurzel’s newest film, Burning Rainbow Farm. Kurzel’s last two projects — The Order and The Narrow Road to the Deep North — are currently available to watch on Hulu and Prime Video. The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a five-part series charting the life of Dorrigo Evans.
Karate Kid: Legends sports the shortest runtime in the series

6 days ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

After Cobra Kai had its high school characters finally graduate after six years of the series, the newest entry in the continuing story of Daniel LaRusso is surprisingly compact, especially by modern movie standards. In an age where big-budget summer movies regularly clock in at over two hours (and prestige films flirt with the three-hour mark), according to the BBFC, Karate Kid: Legends will have a runtime of 94 minutes.
Materialists gets a throwback-style trailer complete with narration

6 days ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

Dakota Johnson is a matchmaker who gets more than she bargained for in the new trailer for Materialists. The rom-com-with-a-twist comes from the writer/director of the Academy Award-nominated film Past Lives. The film was first announced in February 2024, with producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler of Killer Films attached to the project, along with David Hinojosa of the 2AM production company. A new trailer from A24 just dropped.
American Pie 2 comes to 4K and American Reunion gets a new Blu-ray release

1 week ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

Good news for American Pie fans. Two sequels from the theatrically released entries will be getting new physical media releases. The bad news is that these particular releases are from a British distributor, and the normal Blu-rays are Region B. However, American Pie 2 will get an Ultra-HD 4K remastering on a region-free Blu-ray so North American consumers can enjoy it as well. According to Blu-ray.com, 88 Films is releasing the two immediate sequels to the 1999 teen virginity comedy.
Alan Cumming teases fighting Pedro Pascal in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday

1 week ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

Alan Cumming is not abiding by the usual Marvel secrecy with his return as Nightcrawler for Avengers: Doomsday. The ambitious new entry will not only attempt to harken back to the MCU’s glory days, but it will attempt to adapt the Doctor Doom character in a more faithful way, plus include some multiverse action with Fox’s X-Men cast returning. This is only Cumming’s second foray into the superhero world after he turned down the chance to cameo in X-Men: The Last Stand.
Margaret Qualley tries to solve a murder in the new trailer for Ethan Coen's Honey Don't!

1 week ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

Focus Features has slated Ethan Coen‘s dark comedy Honey Don’t! for an August 22 theatrical release. The film stars Margaret Qualley as Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day, and Billy Eichner also star in the project. The studio has now released the trailer, which you can view above.
Eternity has a price in the newly released poster for The Old Guard 2

1 week ago | joblo.com | EJ Tangonan

After Netflix released a batch of preview images from the Charlize Theron action sequel The Old Guard 2 a couple of weeks ago, the streamer now unveils the new one-sheet for the upcoming film. The Old Guard 2 is due to hit streaming on July 2. Based on a graphic novel series created by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández, The Old Guard was scripted by Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.