Review: The King of Staten Island

Posted 6 years ago

PLOT: A young man (Pete Davidson), stuck in a serious case of arrested development ever since the death of his fireman father, has a meltdown when his mother (Marisa Tomei) starts dating another fireman (Bill Burr). REVIEW: For whatever reason,...

Pete Davidson’s early years explored in The King of Staten Island trailer

Posted 6 years ago

The trailer for THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND has made its debut and the semi-autobiographical dramedy follows Saturday Night Live breakout, Pete Davidson, as a character loosely based on himself.  Directed by Judd Apatow, the film chronicles Davidson growing up on Staten...

Review: Big Time Adolescence

Posted 6 years ago

Note: This review originally appeared as part of our Sundance 2019 coverage. PLOT: Sixteen year old Mo (Griffin Gluck) doesn’t have many friends his own age. But, he does have a best friend in twenty-three-year-old Zeke (Pete Davidson), his sister’s...

Big Time Adolescence trailer paints a hilarious picture of youth in revolt

Posted 6 years ago

I hope you're feeling rude this Tuesday afternoon, because Hulu has just dropped the first redband trailer for their original film BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE, and it's packed with underage drinking, illicit drug sales, and dick jokes galore! In the film,...

New trailer for John Turturro’s The Jesus Rolls hits the lanes!

Posted 6 years ago

THE BIG LEBOWSKI is a film that possesses ultimate rewatchability. I could honestly watch that movie five times a week and not get bored. One of the best parts of the Coen brothers' classic comedy was the introduction of John...

Turturro throws rocks in teaser for Big Lebowski spinoff The Jesus Rolls

Posted 6 years ago

"Eight-year-olds, dude." – Walter Sobchak, The Big Lebowski John Turturro's purple menace, Jesus Quintana, is back, baby! Taking many Lebowski fans by surprise today, Screen Media Films has released a teaser trailer and key art for THE JESUS ROLLS, an upcoming film...

The Jesus Rolls trailer gives a first look at The Big Lebowski spinoff

Posted 7 years ago

"Eight-year-olds, dude." – Walter Sobchak, The Big Lebowski It feels like forever ago when we first received word of John Turturro wanting to develop a film centered around his THE BIG LEBOWSKI character, Jesus Quintana. Now, an Italian-speaking trailer for the...

John Turturro’s Big Lebowski spin-off gets a new title and a 2020 release

Posted 7 years ago

It's been twenty years since the release of THE BIG LEBOWSKI, and while it's unlikely (and unnecessary) that the Coen brothers film will get a sequel, it will be receiving a spin-off of sorts with a new film featuring Jesus...

Pete Davidson & Judd Apatow team up for semi-autobiographical comedy film

Posted 7 years ago

Among the many funny folks who appeared in Judd Apatow's TRAINWRECK was Pete Davidson, who so impressed Bill Hader that he reached out to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels to tell him about the young comedian. "I told Lorne...