John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

Date of Birth

1963-02-12

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known for

Wag the Dog, Yes Man, Bicentennial Man, Evan Almighty, G.I. Jane

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Anna Kendrick apologizes to camp counselor over Pitch Perfect Cups song

Posted 5 years ago

It only took about eight years, but Anna Kendrick is taking full accountability for the "Cups Song" from Pitch Perfect invading summer camps during a particularly hellish summer in 2013. Kendrick stars as Beca in the Pitch Perfect franchise and...

Our tribute to Fred Willard

Posted 6 years ago

According to the Hollywood Reporter, beloved comic character actor Fred Willard has passed away at age 86 of natural causes. Best known for his long-running association with Christopher Guest, for whom he appeared in A MIGHTY WIND, BEST IN SHOW...

Top 10 Christmas Movies You Have (Probably) Never Seen

Posted 8 years ago

Every year, people around the globe gather together to watch their favorite Christmas movies. Some are classics and others are new releases, but all of these films serve to bring families and friends together to celebrate the season. If you...

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Cool Videos: Anna Kendrick performs the “cup song” from Pitch Perfect in new music video

Posted 13 years ago

I still have yet to see PITCH PERFECT, the college-age Glee pic starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wison, Brittany Snow, and Anna Camp, but it ended up being a pretty big hit for the intended demographic (a sequel is currently in...

Christopher Guest’s HBO mockumentary series Family Tree gets a teaser trailer

Posted 13 years ago

I have loved every Christopher Guest movie up to FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. When Guest abandoned his mockumentary style of filmmaking that originated with THIS IS SPINAL TAP, Guest lost that magic. Sure, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION was okay, but it was...

Review: Pitch Perfect

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: An anti-social college freshman reluctantly joins an all-girl a capella group and helps them on their quest to become the number one such group in the country. REVIEW: A capella singing gets the wry, hip film treatment you been...

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Weekend Box Office: Spider-Man Rules Again as Insidious 6 Scares Up a Strong Debut

Posted 1 day ago

Spider-Man: Brand New Day dominates again as Insidious 6 opens strong and The Odyssey hits a major milestone.

Cliffhanger reboot release date

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Lily James & Pierce Brosnan’s Cliffhanger reboot is swinging to a 2027 release date

Posted 1 day ago

Jaume Collet-Serra's Cliffhanger reboot starring Lily James and Pierce Brosnan is moving to 2027 following complications from Row K.

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POLL: Which Fall 2026 Movie Are You Most Excited to See?

Posted 1 day ago

There are a ton of really great-looking movies coming out from September to December. Which one are you most excited for?

The Dog Stars final trailer

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The first reactions to Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars say it’s “emotional,” and one of the director’s most “human” films

Posted 2 days ago

The first reactions to Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic epic, The Dog Stars, say the sci-fi film is "surprisingly emotional" and sprawling.

Bad Day

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Netflix gives you a first look at the upcoming action comedy Bad Day, starring Cameron Diaz

Posted 3 days ago

Cameron Diaz is just a normal mom who is about to have a bad day in the upcoming Netflix action comedy from the director of Back in Action.

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Five Great Spaghetti Westerns That Don’t Star Clint Eastwood

Posted 2 days ago

Clint Eastwood may be the face of spaghetti westerns, but these five great movies prove the genre had plenty of other legendary gunslingers.

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Every Live-Action Spider-Man Movie Ranked: Which One Is the Best?

Posted 3 weeks ago

From 2002 to 2026, we're taking a look at every Live Action Spider-man film and ranking them. Let's see how they stack up!

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VHS Gems: The ’80s Movies We Discovered at the Video Store

Posted 2 weeks ago

We take a look back at some eighties classics that weren't huge theatrical hits but became classics on home video.

Terrible Sequels to Great Movies

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Five Great Movies That Were Followed by Absolutely Terrible Sequels

Posted 1 week ago

Developing a sequel to a great movie is always difficult, but unfortunately, for each one that succeeds, there's an absolutely terrible one.

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The 10 Best ’80s Movie Villains: From Biff Tannen to Hans Gruber

Posted 3 days ago

No decade had better movie bad guys than the 1980s, but in a decade full of villains, who were the best?

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The Jackal: Is Bruce Willis’s 1997 Thriller Better Than Its Reputation?

Posted 1 week ago

1997's The Jackal teamed two box office heavyweights, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, but has largely sunk into obscurity.