NOBODY 2 Review — Action Packed Punch
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Nobody 2 review says the sequel is a bit lighter and fluffier than 2021’s surprise hit, but the humble guy beats bullies comedy is a kick all the same. No one saw Nobody coming. The original 1921 hit starring Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, a humble family man with an explosive temper…
See the CCA’s Winners of the Annual Critics Choice Super Awards
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) just announced the winners of the 5th annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both movies and television. See if you agree. Because you all need to know what’s worth watching, I view as much as I possibly can, and pass along my opinions to you via…
FREAKIER FRIDAY Review — Crazy Cute But Shamelessly Sloppy
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Freakier Friday review notes that all the fabulous fun and frolic can’t make up for lack of attention to detail that results in mind-numbing audience confusion. Splashy colors and setups, slapstick comedy, actors we know and love plus a gorgeous and talented supporting cast, and the glories of L.A. at its glamorous…
TOGETHER Review — Bad Choices Make for Good Horror
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Together review reveals that this real life couple knows how to take a terrifying tale to the limits and beyond. Well. I didn’t see that coming. Together starts out with a co-dependent, self awareness-free couple making really bad choices about their lives together. Real life mates Dave Franco and Alison Brie play…
SLOW HORSES Review, THE LAST OF US Review — 2 Big Drama Contenders
Tandy Culpepper and Lisa Johnson-Mandell’s Slow Horses review and The Last of Us Review reveal why they have opposite opinions about both shows on The Hollywood Beat podcast. Slow Horses Review The spy thriller Slow Horses, streaming on Apple TV+, is as sharp as it is grimy—a cold, gray tale of espionage and incompetence that…
THE NAKED GUN Review, THE BAD GUYS 2 Review — Big Fun for All
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s The Bad Guys 2 review and The Naked Gun review says the two comedies, one of them animated, usher in August with big laughs and lots of fun. The Naked Gun Review You need to keep your eyes wide open, think fast and stay alert, just like Frank Drebin Jr does, to…
THE FANTASTIC 4 FIRST STEPS Review — Retro Future Fun
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s The Fantastic 4 First Steps review say the latest Marvel film is a welcome addition, in spite of a strategic flaw or two. The Marvel Universe is in peril. Can the Fantastic 4 save it? Pun fully intended, the latest superhero offering is a step in the right direction. Which is not…
Huge TED LASSO News — A Sneak Peek at Season 4
A little good Ted Lasso news goes a long way these days, and these juicy tidbits from the long awaited, and much gossiped about Season 4 can’t help but turn that frown upside down—just like the series. Apple TV+ just revealed that production is officially underway on the highly anticipated fourth season of Ted Lasso,…
The Dark Side of ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’
While some families were helped by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, others were buried in increased taxes, higher utility bills and maintenance expenses that were too high to handle. Vice TV “Move that bus!” To the uninitiated, those words might have little meaning; but to longtime fans of reality TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,”…
Plans for Superman’s Fortress of Solitude In Real Life
Superman flies again in the latest installment of the beloved superhero franchise that sees actor David Corenswet trying on the DC Comics cape for size for the very first time and moves in “temporarily to a new Fortress of Solitude. Directed by James Gunn, the man behind hits like “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The…
