!['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
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
Ella McCay has a trailer and a brand-new poster ahead of the movie’s release. James L. Brooks is directing again, after a 15-year absence. Emma Mackey stars opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in Ella McCay. Mackey's young lawyer is learning to navigate the world around her. Curtis is a supportive aunt who
There's a new White Witch in Narnia. Emma Mackey has been chosen as the new White Witch for the upcoming Narnia film from Greta Gerwig. She's adapting the classic C.S. Lewis fantasy novels. The Hollywood Reporter was first with the news. Netflix is backing up the adaptation, and it's said that the
It seems like we're in the era of the prestige director 'mystery movie" between Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, and now J.J. Abrams, we have little information on their current projects. We do, however know that Sex Education actress Emma Mackey is joining the cast of Abrams' latest movie. She
It was just three years ago that the world was introduced to the magical world of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. That film was a runaway success at the box office and was surprisingly great, considering some of the gripes coming into it. Now, we're getting a sequel that is adapting one of the most
"Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair" is now available on Hulu. The title of the show really sells how fans of the franchise that ran from 2000 through 2006 should feel about the series. I promise I will explain. This "revival" brought back as many stars as they could, including Frankie
!['Mother Mary' Pop Stars, Ghosts, And Immaculate Dresses [Review]](https://thathollywoodshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3d1c70fc-8768-44cc-93d9-cb3b6c635edb-320x180.webp "3d1c70fc-8768-44cc-93d9-cb3b6c635edb")
Sometimes the best way to access the core of a film is to let it take you over completely. Locked behind metaphorical dialogue and an obtuse artistry, the key to the door is simply letting it all in and fester inside until the understanding comes to light. You can't second-screen a film like this,
