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It’s funny how some of the most important and beloved movies of all time can come from stories that aren’t quite as celebrated or well read, and I’m not just talking about movies from 1982. The Thing certainly falls under that category because while Who Goes There is certifiably a great sci-fi story and there have been at least 3 movies based on it, The Thing and John Carpenter will live on far longer than Who Goes There and John W. Campbell. While that certainly doesn’t extend to all famous authors, Stephen King’s name is etched into history and 75% of his adaptations will either be forgotten or redone multiple times over, there’s also that middle ground. Phillip K. Dick has more than his fair share of adaptations out there, but his adaptations typically turn out higher profile than the author or his original works. Blade Runner...

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The Righteous Gemstones is a comedy-drama series created by Danny McBride. The HBO series revolves around the extremely dysfunctional Gemstone family, who are popular televangelists. The Gemstones never do the things they preach, and use their power and wealth to do whatever they want. The Righteous Gemstones stars Danny McBride, Adam DeVine, Edi Patterson, Tony Cavalero, Cassidy Freeman, Gregory Alan Williams, Tim Baltz, John Goodman, Skyler Gisondo, Dermot Mulroney, Walton Goggins, Jennifer Nettles, and M. Emmet Walsh. So, if you loved the hilarious dark comedy, outrageous situations, and entertaining characters in The Righteous Gemstones, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a satirical dark comedy series created by Rob McElhenney. The FX series is set in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it revolves...

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Jules is a sci-fi comedy-drama film directed by Marc Turtletaub from a screenplay by Gavin Steckler. The 2023 film follows Milton Robinson, an elderly man whose peaceful life is interrupted when a UFO crashes in his backyard. He soon befriends the alien, but things go awry when his neighbors and the government learn about the alien. Jules stars Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Zoë Winters, Jade Quon, and Jane Curtin. So, if you loved the entertaining story and likable characters in Jules, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a sci-fi adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Melissa Mathison. The 1982 film follows Elliott, a young boy who comes across an alien and names him E.T.

After receiving a degree in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, Dolph Lundgren started his acting career with a James Bond film (A View to a Kill) in 1985, quickly followed by his iconic performance as Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, and then a string of action films. With a career spanning five decades, the man has kept busy, playing over 100 parts… and now, we have taken on the task of picking some of his best movies. Here we go:

Don’T Kill It (2016)

Directed by Mike Mendez, Don’t Kill It combines action, horror, and comedy while dropping Lundgren into the role of badass demon hunter Jebediah Woodley, who seems more interested in finding his next drink than catching demons. His vocation has brought him to Chickory Creek, Mississippi, where Christmas is being ruined...

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Hulu is one of the best places to find the best movies and TV shows you can watch on any streaming service. Every month, it adds hundreds of new titles to its content library. For instance, this month, we are getting the much-anticipated Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers and a new original film titled Summer of 69, but with that, some titles have to leave the service for a number of reasons. So, today, we are here to tell you about the best film you should watch before it leaves Hulu in May 2025.

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Kandahar is a spy action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh from a screenplay by Mitchell Lafortune. The 2023 film is loosely based on true events, and it follows Tom Harris, a freelance undercover operative working for the CIA with his translator.

The Oscars will continue their long-running tradition of honoring celebrated filmmakers with their "In Memoriam" segment on Sunday. ABC will broadcast the event hosted by Conan O'Brien with Hulu streaming the ceremony live at 7 p.m. Et; 4 p.m. Pt.

Among the Oscar winners and nominees who will have their lives celebrated are Teri Garr, Louis Gossett Jr., James Earl Jones, Jon Landau, David Lynch, Joan Plowright, Gena Rowlands, Albert S. Ruddy, David Seidler, Richard M. Sherman, Maggie Smith, Robert Towne, and honorary recipients Roger Corman, Quincy Jones, and Donald Sutherland.

There are more than 100 movie professionals who died since the last Academy Awards ceremony. Each person who was an Academy member is designated below with **. Keep in mind that producers usually choose between 40 and 50 for the segment and that a performer has not yet been confirmed.

Edited to add two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman.

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One of the most emotional segments of the annual SAG Awards ceremony is the “In Memoriam.” Netflix will live stream the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday with host Kristen Bell.

Among the Oscar winners and nominees who will have their lives celebrated are Teri Garr, Louis Gossett, Jr., James Earl Jones, David Lynch, Joan Plowright, Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, and honorary recipient Donald Sutherland. Some of the past Primetime Emmy winners and nominees include John Amos, Dabney Coleman, Shelley Duvall, Linda Lavin, Martin Mull, Bob Newhart, and Alan Rachins,

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

There are more than 100 actors and actresses who died since the last SAG Awards ceremony:

Marla Adams

Anouk Aimée

Jean Allison

John Amos

Erich Anderson

John Aprea

Niels Arestrup

Erica Ash

John Ashton

Susan Backlinie

Barbara Baldavin

Bobby Banas

Terrence Beasor

Joan Benedict

Meg Bennett

Robyn Bernard

Mark Blankfield

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"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," Dorothy famously stated in a movie quote considered the fourth greatest ever by the American Film Institute. No, Dorothy, you're not -- you're in Hollywood! With a population just shy of three million, the entire state of Kansas has less residents than New York City and Los Angeles, while it's just a hair above Chicago. Yet when it comes to the movies, "The Wheat State" punches far above its weight, with cinematic representation including Academy Award winners, blockbusters, and even films that have joined the hallowed ranks of the National Film Registry. What gives?

Perhaps it's because filmmakers consider the 34th state the perfect great plains state, with its waving wheat fields and endless horizons. More than anything, maybe it's the welcoming Kansas culture of "midwest nice" that has never met a stranger. Whatever the reason, "The Sunflower State" has proven...

Green and Gold explores resilience through a story set on a Wisconsin dairy farm in 1993. Buck Strom (Craig T. Nelson), a determined farmer struggling against economic challenges, faces potential foreclosure. He makes an unlikely bet on the Green Bay Packers—a wager that transcends financial concerns and speaks to resistance against change.

The story examines complex ideas: What defines the value of tradition? How can one respect history without becoming trapped by it? Director Anders Lindwall presents these reflections with genuine emotional depth.

Lindwall crafts his feature debut with restrained skill, allowing visual landscapes to communicate as powerfully as dialogue. Cinematography captures rural Wisconsin in warm, golden tones, transforming the setting into an almost mythical space where determination might reshape destiny.

Nelson delivers a nuanced performance, capturing Buck’s complex character with remarkable subtlety. Madison Lawlor’s character Jenny, conflicted between agricultural roots and musical aspirations, creates emotional tension. M. Emmet Walsh...

Green and Gold warms your soul with an inspirational true story of Midwestern fellowship, unbreakable family bonds, and die-hard fans of the Green Bay Packers. The venerable Craig T. Nelson stars as Buck Strom, an old-school Wisconsin dairy farmer struggling to make ends meet in the early '90s. He's up to his eyeballs in debt with greedy bankers circling like vultures. This hard luck tale isn't a fantasy or uncommon occurrence. The working poor who fill our fridges and dinner tables are often the first casualties of economic insecurity. But Buck and his community are resilient people. They're not easily pushed around with a steadfast faith in God, each other, and of course, football.

Green and Gold is seen from the perspective of Jenny (Madison Lawlor), Buck's beautiful and talented granddaughter. She's up early every morning with Buck and Grandma Margaret (Annabel Armour) tending to their cows. Buck has...

No Other Land, Academy Award-nominated for Best Documentary Feature, opens today in New York at Film Forum from mTuckman Media/Cinetic Media with a limited theatrical expansion next weekend.

The doc is written, directed, produced and edited by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli activists and filmmakers — Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. It premiered at Berlin, winning Best Documentary, followed by a widely decorated festival sweep. It sits at 100% with Critics on Rotten Tomatoes (57 reviews). Deadline’s Matthew Carey interviews the filmmakers here.

The release started circulating against the backdrop of the brutal Israel-Hamas war, currently in a period of ceasefire. It predates the war but explores root causes of enmity as the filmmakers chronicle the Israeli military’s incremental expulsion of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta — home to 20 ancient Palestinian villages.

Over a period of five years (2019–23), Masafer Yatta resident and Palestinian...

John Grisham is one of the best-selling authors worldwide whose works have been adapted into several acclaimed feature films. Known primarily for his legal thrillers, Grisham’s best novels powerfully address injustices in the legal system and force readers and audiences to confront the inherent faults and contradictions in the legal sphere. With a talent for crafting compelling three-dimensional characters and narratives that leave audiences pondering their power long after the credits have rolled, some of the greatest directors ever have adapted Grisham’s work.

All-time great actors like Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, and Denzel Washington have starred in movies based on Grisham’s novels and provided audiences with nail-biting thrillers that have left their mark on the genre as a whole. While Grisham has also dabbled in other genres like holiday stories or coming-of-age tales of resilience, it was his writings that unpack the legal system and the nature...

Keanu Reeves has been acting since the 1980s, and has given the world great performances in the realm of action, adventure, drama, and even comedy. It's rare for someone whose most prolific catchphrase is "Whoah" to be able to show so much emotional depth in a wide range of roles. Reeves is known not to take himself too seriously while still being able to take on very serious roles.

The 1990s were a very rich decade for Keanu Reeves' best films, which saw him star in action-packed blockbusters like Speed, emotional indie films like My Own Private Idaho, and ensemble pieces like Bram Stoker's Dracula. His star was on the rise throughout that tumultuous time of growth, and he's been an unwavering part of pop culture ever since. While Reeves has a very stoic approach to acting, with some criticizing his limited range, it's that brooding calmness that makes...

There were a lot of funny movies in 2024, but most of them weren't what we'd call 'comedies.' There were funny action movies, funny dramas, funny horror movies, funny thrillers, and so on, but not many straight-up comedies. One film, however, embraced the very roots of comedy, combining silent slapstick with very early animated comedy to great effect, and it's now free to watch basically everywhere. That would be the absurdist, utterly wacky delight, Hundreds of Beavers.

Hundreds of Beavers is co-written by its lead star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who gives one of the best physical performances in years. It's a good thing he was a co-writer, because most actors wouldn't do what he's subjected to in director Mike Cheslik's film. The movie is a microbudget passion project made for $150,000 over the course of many years; actual filming took place in the subzero winters of Wisconsin and Michigan...

The Blade Runner franchise received a long-awaited sequel in 2017 from Denis Villeneuve, and although it was hailed by many as another masterpiece, the film failed to make a splash at the box office. Since then, another big-screen installment has been out of the conversation, but audiences will be re-entering the futuristic neo-noir world soon enough. Amazon is currently developing Blade Runner 2099, a television series starring Michelle Yeoh that will serve as the latest sequel to Ridley Scott's original 1982 classic.

According to Discussing Film, Blade Runner 2099 has officially wrapped production, which took place in the Czech Republic. Alongside the 2023 Best Actress Oscar winner, Euphoria star Hunter Schafer is set as the co-lead for the upcoming Blade Runner sequel. Due to the union strikes in 2023, the show's production was delayed several times before finally finishing filming late this year. As one could assume, plot details have remained scarce at best,...

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Prime Video is home to millions of hours of content, and something new is added to Prime Video’s content library every day. 2024 has been a great year for Prime Video as many of the original TV shows and movies, including Fallout and The Idea of You, came out this year. So, we compiled a list of the best Prime Video original movies in 2024.

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Upgraded is a romantic comedy film directed by Carlson Young from a screenplay co-written by Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews, and Luke Spencer Roberts. The 2024 film follows Ana Santos, an aspiring art intern who is invited on a last-minute work trip to London, where she meets William, a handsome stranger who mistakes Ana for an art director. Upgraded stars Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Gregory Montel, Lena Olin, and Marisa Tomei.

Many factors are involved in crafting a compelling villain for a science fiction movie. After all, the bad guys often tend to be just as captivating than the heroes. Of course, one key element in designing a proper villain is giving them a purpose; a clear goal for them to be trying to achieve, particularly one that directly combats the objectives of the hero. Every so often, a film takes this idea so far as to include an antagonist who, when you think about it, actually has a very valid reason for doing what they do.

This is not to say that all of their actions are completely defensible; many villains are given that title because of the violent/excessive methods they use to achieve their goals. However, at the end of the day, it is difficult to deny that they did have understandable motivations. Having ideas that the viewers...

"You still believe in what we're doing?" "More than anything,." Fathom has debuted an official trailer for a down home Americana drama called Green and Gold, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Anders Lindwall. This is opening in theaters nationwide at the end of January, a few weeks before the actual Super Bowl game in early 2025. Starring legendary and multiple Emmy and Golden Globes-nominated actor Craig T. Nelson as farmer Buck, joined in the cast by Brandon Sklenar, Annabel Armour, Madison Lawlor, and the late M. Emmet Walsh in his final performance. Lindwall's Green and Gold tells the story of a fourth-generation dairy farmer fighting to preserve his family's land and legacy against overwhelming odds and foreclosure pressure. Featuring music by Jackson Browne and S. Carey, the movie highlights the resilience of small-town America. A struggling family farmer wagers everything on a high-stakes Super Bowl bet in favor of...

Ridley Scott's earliest films are now cult classics, but only Alien was a breakout hit when it was released in theaters. Scott reflected on Blade Runner's fumble at the box office.

Ridley Scott said Blade Runner and Alien would have been equally successful if not for one film critic's scathing feedback. "She destroyed me," he told Entertainment Weekly, referring to Pauline Kael, The New Yorker's legendary film critic who "destroyed Blade Runner in four pages."

"I didn't even meet her," he added. "To me, it almost walked in the column of industrial espionage, because you're destroying a product before it's out." Scott confirmed he had those four pages framed and mounted in his office, as his constant reminder not to read and believe his own press.

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During the 1970s, American cinema was in the midst of the New Hollywood movement. When the Production Code officially lost all its power in the late 1960s, American films no longer had to abide by the oppressive and restrictive rules that had been in place for the past three decades. The Production Code's dismantling led to an explosion of creativity, particularly in the comedy genre.

In today's cultural climate, comedies do not typically receive the same level of adulation as dramas. However, throughout the 1970s, comedies ranked among Hollywood's most acclaimed genres. Comedies such as M*A*S*H, The Sting, American Graffiti, and Annie Hall each garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, with The Sting and Annie Hall both winning the Oscar's top prize. Filmmakers like Woody Allen, Hal Ashby, and Mel Brooks reigned supreme as some of the best comedy directors working in the United States during the 1970s.

The Prime Video movie Brothers has been catching audiences by surprise. Not many film fans expected Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage to be starring in a comedy together. And nobody expected the movie to be as off-the-wall bonkers as it is. Even by the standards set by other stories about dysfunctional families, this one is different.

So how did it come together? To get more insight on the movie, Cbr spoke to Brothers director Max Barbakow, who's best known for another trippy film called Palm Springs. He talked about what attracted him to the story of Moke and Jady Munger, what it was like working with Brolin and Dinklage, and if his previous experience helped him stay on top of all the hilarious happenings in this movie.

Cbr: What was it about Brothers that made you want to be a part of the film? Was it the opportunity to work with Peter and Josh,...

Brothers stars Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage as bickering twins who try to escape their family's criminal heritage with a final big score. The raunchy crime comedy has a banner supporting ensemble with Oscar winners Brendan Fraser and Marisa Tomei alongside veteran actors Glenn Close (with eight Oscar nominations to her name) and the late, great M. Emmet Walsh in one of his final performances. MovieWeb spoke to director Max Barbakow, primarily known for his debut feature Palm Springs, about the film's lengthy journey to get made and its exclusive streaming premiere on Prime Video.

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Two criminal twin brothers, one trying to reform, embark on a dangerous heist road trip. Facing legal troubles, gunfights and family drama, they must reconcile their differences before their mission leads to self-destruction.

Release Date October 17, 2024Director Max BarbakowCast Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh,...

The new Prime Video film Brothers is a cavalcade of famous faces having a great time with a raunchy, wacky comedy that has no pretense of seriousness. Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage headline the film as twin brothers plotting a crime after one is released from prison, but the film also has hilarious turns from Brendan Fraser, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Landon, and the late, great M. Emmet Walsh, who passed away on March 20, 2024. MovieWeb recently spoke with Brolin and Dinklage about the film, and asked how it was working with Walsh; it was one of his final roles.

"There were a couple of scenes, and there was one that we did with Brendan, and, you know, he had to have his lines kind of yelled out to him," explained Brolin, "which I've seen that happen to younger actors, where you just have a day where you're off, and you go,...

Prime Video's Brothers is not the movie fans expect Josh Brolin or Peter Dinklage to make. The two actors are very much known for their serious roles in some of the biggest films and TV of all time. Academy Award nominee Brolin's credits include playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and starring in Jonah Hex, while Dinklage is a fan-favorite from HBO's Game of Thrones and Tubi's grim Western The Thicket. So what possessed the two of them to make an outrageous comedy?

Cbr spoke to the two actors about how they'd wanted to work together on a project before Brothers. They also discussed why they wanted their first collaboration to be a comedy, and what they consider the highlights of the movie. Plus, why do they consider all of the characters in the film to be "extreme"?

Cbr: The two of you had wanted to find something to do together.

There have been many great comedic double-acts in movie history, from Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello through Martin & Lewis and even the recent Coogan & Brydon, but nobody would've expected Brolin & Dinklage to be among them. However, after watching the new Prime Video movie Brothers, you'd be excused for wanting more comedy movies with Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage. They are collectively hilarious as bickering brothers in the star-studded new film, which also features comedic gold from Brendan Fraser, Marisa Tomei, Glenn Close, and the late, great M. Emmet Walsh. The two of them are so comfortable together in a double-act that it even comes across in an interview with them.

The two actors were very conversational in discussing their wild new comedy, which features some raunchy situations that might have been uncomfortable for some actors, from partial nudity to surprisingly intimate scenes with animals. We had to ask the stars...

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Brendan Fraser has had a fascinating and, at times, tragic career trajectory since his first feature film appearance in 1992's Encino Man. Brendan Fraser thrived in the '90s and was looking to become a big star, appearing in fan-pleasing comedies such as Airheads (1994) and action films like The Mummy (1999). However, the 2000s and 2010s saw significant challenges for the actor on both a personal and professional level, with many of his movies falling short of expectations, health issues, and blacklisting after being sexually assaulted (People).

Despite Fraser's problems within the industry and personal struggles, the actor has since seen a resurgence in popularity. This was brought on by his innate skills as a performer, yet his charms as a person have certainly gone a long way...

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The Wild Robot is an animated sci-fi survival adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Sanders. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by author Peter Brown, the 2024 film follows Roz, a service robot whose ship crash lands on an uninhabited island and now she must make herself familiar with her new surroundings and the local wildlife. Roz soon makes an unlikely connection with an orphaned goose named Brightbill. The Wild Robot’s voice cast includes Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames. So, if you loved the vibrant visuals, emotional and hilariously heartwarming story, and compelling characters in The Wild Robot here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Prime Videos new action comedy, Brothers, has debuted at the top of the Prime Video chart. Starring Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, and Glenn Close, the movie sees the three former Marvel actors on screen together for the first time, but hasnt exactly been pulling in reviews that match the caliber of its stars from either critics or viewers.

Like many new streaming releases, Brothers has very easily found a way to the top of Prime Videos movie chart, overtaking crime drama Killer Heat and the steamy Zendaya-led hit Challengers. The film is a road trip movie that finds going-straight criminal Moke Munger (Brolin) and his wayward brother Jady (Dinklage) looking for the biggest score of their lives. However, nothing is going to be that simple and chaos ensues as the pair attempt to avoid being arrested, shot, or beaten to death by the tongue of their overbearing mother (Close). While...

Prime Video’s new crime comedy Brothers (2024) offers a wild and outrageous ride, featuring a star-studded cast headlined by Peter Dinklage, Josh Brolin, and Glenn Close. Directed by Max Barbakow, Brothers is a chaotic heist film inspired by the classic 1988 comedy Twins, but with its own unique criminal twist. The film follows Jady Munger as he strikes a deal to recover stolen emeralds in exchange for his freedom. Teaming up with his reluctant brother Moke and their criminal mother Cath, the trio embarks on a chaotic and comedic adventure filled with heists, family drama, and wild twists.

Brothers (2024) Main Cast & Characters: Peter Dinklage as Jady Munger

Peter Dinklage stars as Jady Munger, a convicted felon determined to earn his freedom by recovering stolen emeralds. Jady makes a deal with a corrupt judge, only to be forced back into the criminal world alongside his estranged brother and mother. Dinklage, known for...

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Brothers is an action heist comedy adventure series directed by Max Barbakow from a screenplay by Macon Blair. The 2024 film follows the story of two twin criminal brothers and while one is trying to reform the other is trying to pull him in on a dangerous heist. With legal troubles, gunfights, and family drama they must reconcile their differences before they lose out on the score of a lifetime. Brothers stars Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the lead roles with Glenn Close, Brendan Fraser, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Landon, M. Emmet Walsh, and Taylour Paige starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, dangerous thrills, and compelling characters in Brothers here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Amazon Prime has lately shown a penchant for the kind of wacky action comedies studios aren’t flooding theatres with like they used to do. With films by Peter Farrelly, Paul Feig and others, the genre is alive and well in Culver City, and its acquisition of Palm Springs director Max Barbakow’s sophomore feature Brothers not only fits right into the mold but also manages to be a wildly entertaining example of how to do it.

What also makes this all work as well as it does is an exceptionally well-chosen cast of A-list actors working against type. What more do I have to say except that Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage are playing fraternal twins and Glenn Close is their conniving grifter mother! Throw in a X-rated love scene with a CGI orangutan and you have the recipe for madness, which Brothers delivers in the best slapstick style.

With its bland title, generic logline, and overqualified cast, the crime comedy Brothers seems made for the streaming-content junkyard—the eternal limbo of the if-you-liked recommendation queue. For director Max Barbakow, who made a promising debut with the fantasy rom-com Palm Springs, it’s a definite step down: Whereas the...

It should be impossible to look at Brothers and not make a parallel with Ivan Reitman's Twins (1988), because of the differences between its lead actors, Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin. But there are far more similarities than that: there's criminality, a debt-chasing villain, sharp flashes of violence, and a road trip to reconnect with an absent mother. There's also the actual difference between the brothers: who they are inside.

The subtlety of Reitman's Twins was not in mining the comedy potential of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito's physical appearances as much as their different backgrounds. Mercifully, Brothers follows a similar trend, avoiding making cheap jokes to explore the sensibility clash between the delightfully named Jady (Dinklage) and Moke (Brolin). That shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone who saw Barbakow's Palm Springs (itself incessantly likened to Groundhog Day).

Brothers (2024)

Director Max BarbakowRelease Date October 17, 2024Cast Matt Lewis,...

The ending of Prime Video's Brothers sees everything work out for Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin's twin characters, though perhaps not in the way they expected. The crime comedy film follows Jady (Dinklage) and Moke (Brolin), twin brothers who have been partners in crime since childhood. However, by their 40s, Moke had started over clean while Jady was sent to prison. The latter twin ultimately gets a chance at a fresh start himself after making a deal with the corrupt Judge Farful (M. Emmet Walsh) to retrieve some emeralds their mom Cath (Glenn Close) dumped 30 years previous.

Jady gets Moke wrapped up in this final crime, but they can't pull it off without their unapologetic deadbeat mom. With Judge Farful's son (played in Brothers by Brendan Fraser) close on their tail, the family trio hit the road, infiltrate a country club, dig up a body, and retrieve the emeralds.

Brothers 2 receives an enthusiastic response from director Max Barbakow who teases an "Ocean's 11 style" heist. The new action-comedy follows a reformed criminal, now living a quiet life with his wife, who is pulled back into a dangerous heist when his reckless twin brother convinces him to join a cross-country mission, forcing them to navigate gunfights, legal trouble, and family tensions as they struggle to repair their fractured relationship before it leads to their undoing. Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage lead the Brothers cast alongside Taylour Paige, Glenn Close, Brendan Fraser, M. Emmet Walsh, and Jennifer Landon.

In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Max Barbakow shared an enthusiastic response to the idea of Brothers 2. The director expressed enthusiasm for a potential sequel, noting that there are many unexplored characters and stories in the film's universe. He suggests the sequel could focus on a larger, more ambitious heist, drawing inspiration...

Prime Video's crime comedy Brothers is outrageous and hilarious, with a star-studded cast to pull of the wild plot. The film, which takes inspiration from the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy Twins, sees Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin team up as a conflicted criminal duo, joined up by their irresponsible and unapologetic mother, played by the iconic Glenn Close. To make matters even better, the leading cast of Brothers is joined by notable names like Brendan Fraser, M. Emmet Walsh, Taylour Paige, and Marisa Tomei.

Brothers see convicted felon Jady Munger (Peter Dinklage) cut a deal with the corrupt Judge Farful (M. Emmet Walsh) to get out of jail free, so long as he produces some valuable stolen emeralds. To pull this off and live his life free and clear, Jady must team up with his brother Moke (Josh Brolin), who has done his best to move on from the family life of crime.

The increasing predominance of streaming content over theatrical releasing continues apace with Brothers, a Legendary Entertainment production that distributor Amazon MGM Studios dropped into a handful of theaters for a week without critics’ screenings, ahead of its Oct. 17 debut on Prime. That strategy will likely turn out to be fortuitous for a mildly amusing feature that lacks the heft to compete at the early awards-season box office, leaving the film to find a less-committed audience in the streaming-verse.

Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage play mismatched siblings with heavy jaws (enhanced in Dinklage’s case by a handlebar mustache) in Max Barbakow’s second feature, which finds him trading the subtler comic shadings of Palm Springs for ham-fisted humor, to disappointingly diminishing effect.

A brief setup introduces career criminal Jady Munger (Dinklage), who manages to lop a substantial chunk off his prison sentence for burglary and assault after cutting a secret...

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If there's a truly misguided late '90s blockbuster, it's not Godzilla, which was blatantly more inspired by Jurassic Park than the Big G. It'd be Wild Wild West, with an ultra-hammy antagonist performance by Kenneth Branagh, zero chemistry between the leads, and attempts at condemning racism that come across as, well, racist. And that's when the movie isn't being blatantly sexist.

Oh, and then there's the giant metal spider, which producer Jon Peters had been desperately trying to get into a movie for years, including a Superman movie. In the end, it's as if the rights to an old IP were purchased on the cheap just to work a big metal spider into the narrative somehow. It's just one of the many baffling and wrongheaded decisions that went into crafting this $170 million dud.

In “Brothers,” Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage play adult twins who’ve been criminal accomplices ever since their jewelry-heisting mom abandoned them as kids.

You hear the pitch for director Max Barbakow’s follow-up to his 2020 Sundance phenom “Palm Springs” and brace yourself for the possibility that the two actors’ mismatched appearances will be the source of the laughs. Screenwriters Macon Blair (“The Toxic Avenger”) and Etan Cohen ( “Tropic Thunder”) have credits that suggest as much, while Hollywood has a history of turning out “high-concept” comedies like “Stuck on You” and “Twins,” for those old enough to remember the ’80s flick in which Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito played long-separated (and far-from-identical) siblings.

It comes as a relief to find that the gap in stature between Moke (Brolin) and Jady (Dinklage) is not at all the difference that “Brothers” intends to focus on. Rather, it’s their mild-versus-wild personalities and...

"You can fly?? You can fly!!" Time for yet another Classic Trailer Rewatch session. Back to the 90s again to revisit one of the best animated movies ever made. Back in 1999, Brad Bird directed a movie called The Iron Giant as his feature directorial debut. It didn't do so well at the box office, but that's okay, because it has gone on to become one of the most beloved, remembered, and celebrated animated movies of all-time. And if you haven't seen it, any day is a good day to watch this one – this post will be your reminder. From director Brad Bird – a young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. The movie features the voices of Eli Marienthal as Hogarth Hughes, Vin Diesel (yes for real!!) as The Iron Giant, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, and M. Emmet Walsh.

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Prime Video is ready with an entertainment-packed October this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of Prime Video’s best original shows including The Legend of Vox Machina and also new hit movies like Challengers. Just like every month, Prime Video is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 12 new movies and TV shows coming to Prime Video in October 2024.

Challengers (October 1)

Challengers is a romantic sports drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes. The 2024 film revolves around a love triangle between an injured tennis star turned coach, her low-circuit tennis player ex-boyfriend, and her tennis champion husband in a span of 13 years. Challengers stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist in the lead roles with Darnell Appling, Shane Harris,...

Fans of the Critters franchise probably already own all the movies but Arrow Video is looking to tempt us all with the announce of a brand new 4-movie Blu-ray collection this week.

Critters: A Four Course Feast is a limited edition UK offering, and it features the first four movies in the Critters franchise housed together in a special Blu-ray box set.

The set will be released on December 2, and it’s up for UK pre-order now.

Arrow Video previews, “The Krites have landed! Carnivorous creatures from outer space! Vicious vermin with very sharp teeth! The beloved sci-fi/comedy-horror franchise makes its UK Blu-ray debut in this special edition box set from Arrow Video. A four course feast of fun, fur, fear and fangs, served with a platter of new and archive extras to whet your appetite!”

The 4-disc limited edition contents include…

– High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all...

The upcoming show Blade Runner 2099 is taking the approach to the world of replicants that Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 should have. Though there isn't much information about Blade Runner 2099 yet, what is publicly known about the Amazon Prime Video show is extremely promising. Michelle Yeoh landed the lead role in Blade Runner 2099, and Hunter Schafer was also cast in a currently unnamed role. Yeoh's character, Olwen, in particular, seems to hint that the story of Blade Runner 2099 will be intriguing as well, as Olwen has been described as a replicant at the end of her lifespan.

Aside from the fact that it's a show instead of a movie, there are a few ways Blade Runner 2099 already seems very different from Blade Runner 2049. Ridley Scott, the director of the original Blade Runner, and his production company, Scott Free, are helping to produce 2099. Denis...

Prime Video has unleashed the trailer for the upcoming Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage-led comedy ‘Brothers.’

The movie tells the story of a reformed criminal (Josh Brolin) whose attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother (Peter Dinklage) on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.

‘Palm Springs’ director, Max Barbakow helms, the movie stars Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh, Jennifer Landon, with Brendan Fraser and Glenn Close.

Also in trailers – Cillian Murphy stars in trailer for ‘Small Things Like These’

The movie hits Prime Video on October 17th.

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Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage playing criminal twins in an action comedy from the director of Palm Springs, one of the funniest films of the decade, is a hell of an elevator pitch. And it's exactly what we're going to be getting with Max Barbakow's Amazon MGM Studios joint Brothers, a wackadoodle crime caper poured from The Toxic Avenger writer Macon Blair's pen and dreamt up by The Bad Guys' Etan Cohen. Throw in Glenn Close as the dastardly duo's deranged mother, Brendan Fraser as the screw loose crook tailing our anti-heroes across America, and Marisa Tomei singing "Suck on my balls!", and you've got all the makings of a real romp. Check out the quirky first trailer below:

Right from the get-go — in which a balaclava-clad Brendan Fraser yeets Dinklage's Jady at a wall and yells "Where are my emeralds?" — it's very clear that Good Time this ain't.

The trailer for Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage‘s new movie has been released.

The two actors play twins with criminal pasts on a wild ride in the new action flick Brothers from Max Barbakow.

The cast also includes Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh, Jennifer Landon, Brendan Fraser, and Glenn Close.

Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: “Brothers tells the story of a reformed criminal (Brolin) whose attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother (Dinklage) on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.”

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"Why are you back now?" "The emeralds..." MGM Amazon Studios has revealed the first official trailer for a wacky crime comedy called Brothers, the latest from Palm Springs writer / director Max Barbakow. It's set for a release in October this fall, streaming on Prime Video in addition to some theaters (probably required by the actor's contracts) for only a week. "Family is a life sentence." Two criminal twin brothers, one trying to reform, embark on a dangerous heist road trip. Facing legal troubles, gunfights, and family drama, they must reconcile their differences before their mission leads to self-destruction. Josh Brolin's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother for the score of a lifetime. Brothers stars Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage as the titular brothers, plus Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh, Jennifer Landon, with Brendan Fraser and Glenn Close. This doesn't seem to...

Prime Video has just released the quirky and outrageous trailer for Brothers. Max Barbakow, whose debut effort was the time-looping Hulu film Palm Springs, returns with another comedy that’s star-studded from a script written by Macon Blair, who also acts in The Thicket and directed the unreleased Toxic Avenger remake. The film stars Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close, Brendan Fraser, Taylour Paige, E. Emmet Walsh, and Jennifer Landon. The new comedy features Brolin, Dinklage, and Close as a unique family getting involved with heists, emeralds, and orangutans.

The official synopsis reads,

“Brothers tells the story of a reformed criminal (Josh Brolin) whose attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother (Peter Dinklage) on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before...

Amazon MGM Studios has revealed the official trailer and poster for the action comedy Brothers, which will open in select theaters on October 10 and will begin streaming globally on Prime Video on October 17.

Directed by Max Barbakow (Palm Springs), Brothers has been rated R by the MPA for language throughout, some crude sexual content, and drug use.

Brothers tells the story of a reformed criminal (Josh Brolin) whose attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother (Peter Dinklage) on a cross-country road trip for the score of a lifetime.

Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.

The cast includes Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh, and Jennifer Landon, with Marisa Tomei, Brendan Fraser, and Glenn Close.

Macon Blair wrote the movie from a story by Etan Cohen.

Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage have no shortage of differences in the first trailer for the comedy feature Brothers.

Director Max Barbakow’s movie hits select theaters Oct. 10 from Amazon MGM Studios before streaming on Prime Video a week later. Brendan Fraser, Glenn Close, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh and Jennifer Landon round out the cast.

Brothers centers on two criminal siblings who agree to team up for one final heist and set out on a road trip that promises chaos.

“I am finished stealing shit,” Brolin declares in the trailer. This leads Dinklage to respond, “Let’s do this one and split.”

Barbakow directed the film from a script by Macon Blair, with the story credited to Etan Cohen. Brolin, Dinklage, Andrew Lazar and David Ginsberg serve as producers on the project that hails from Legendary Pictures.

Dinklage previously explained the project’s origin during an interview with Collider.