!['Ella McCay' - James L. Brooks Returns to Directing 15 Years Too Late [Review]](https://thathollywoodshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ella-McCay-Review-660x371.webp "Ella McCay Review")
Ella McCay is hitting theaters this holiday season, and it marks director James L. Brooks' first feature film in 15 years. Known for romantic dramedies with biting wit, Brooks' latest project fails to live up to his great works such as Broadcast News and As Good as It Gets. The new film takes place
Dear readers, how in the world is it already December? Our crop of fall 2025 movies are in the endgame now, with just days separating us all from the wonder of both Avatar: Fire and Ash, and the entirety of what 2026 has to offer. But what better time is there for blockbusters, awards hopefuls, and
I have to admit that when it was first announced, writer/director James L. Brooks’ picture Ella McCay, I wasn’t terribly impressed. The Simpsons co-creator’s first film since 2010’s How Do You Know, early talk of a woman dealing with politics and family dramedy just hadn’t sparked
Let’s talk Practical Magic 2! I didn’t watch the original film until a couple of years ago, so my nostalgia bar is very low. That said, I’m a huge fan of Sandra Bullock, so I was SHOCKED that this film never crossed my TV screen until the 2024 Halloween season. I truly enjoyed the witchy
For better or for worse, the Cold War action-comedy lives! 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have meshed the longstanding Odd Couple road trip with Iron Curtain hijinks and modern action sensibilities for a surprisingly solid but conceptually
Daemons of the Shadow Realm reveals the depths a certain hunter named Ivan has in Ep. 20 "The Hunted and the Hunter". It's very bloody and dark depths, but it does show that Ivan will likely be a major recurring villain in the story, and will play a major role in that story somehow. As well as
