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There will have been a two-year break between seasons when season three of Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty finally debuts. The streamer announced a July 2025 launch of the coming-of-age series’s third and final season and released the season’s first teaser poster.

According to Prime Video’s announcement, season three will have 11 episodes. The first season premiered in June 2022 and had seven episodes, while season two released its eight episodes in July and August 2023.

Season two’s cast included Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, and Gavin Casalegno. Sean Kaufman, Rain Spencer, David Iacono, Elsie Fisher, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, and Kyra Sedgwick also starred. Prime Video hasn’t confirmed season three’s cast.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty is a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving...

Season 3 of Prime Video's hit coming-of-age drama The Summer I Turned Pretty has finally set its release window, but with the good news comes a heartbreaking announcement for fans who have been loving the series since it debuted back in 2022. Based on the trilogy of novels by author Jenny Han, the show stars Lola Tung as Isabel "Belly" Conklin, a teenager involved in a love triangle with two brothers, and how that situation affected her life and friendships as she grew up.

Per Deadline, The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 will premiere in July 2025, but for those hoping for more, this next season will be the last. Fans can take comfort in knowing it will at least run a little longer, and will be stretched out over 11 episodes. This is a huge difference compared to the seven episodes of Season 1, and the eight episodes of Season 2. In addition to Tung,...

To say Boys Go To Jupiter is visually stunning is an understatement in Julian Glander’s feature debut that is layered with intricate details and an all too familiar story that is a touch psychedelic.

From the offset you are instantly grabbed by the vibrant stylised animation that feels very unique, something different to what we’ve seen in recent years that makes you take notice. The colour palette is striking and reminiscent of how Wes Anderson uses this tool in his movies.

It almost in a way has shades of the claymation of Wallace & Gromit in a world that is realistic yet at the same time something we perhaps see in video games. Billy and his friends Freckles (Grace Kuhlenschmidt), Beatbox (Elsie Fisher) and Peanut (J.R Phillips) look fully realised and not simply bog standard CG on a screen.

The level of detail is remarkable from the shading in scenes,...

The independent movie-making studio A24 has become a mainstay at movie theaters and awards ceremonies over the last decade, crafting some of the most artistically interesting films of the last few years. From horror to drama to comedy to science fiction, A24 has become one of the most reliable studios for creating a variety of films with a range of tones that are sure to capture the attention of film fans everywhere.

Because A24 films are independent movies with often fairly low budgets, they hang on dramatic performances, excellent cinematography, and captivating screenplays in order to keep audiences invested. Some of A24's best films also feature some of the best endings, as these movies understand that the quality of a narrative is only as good as its conclusion.

Eighth Grade Ends With a Heartfelt Message to All Gen Z-ers

Stepping down from his career as a stand-up comedian after...

Steve Carell's Despicable Me franchise is proving to have a longstanding devoted viewership, especially on Netflix. As of January 9, the first film, Despicable Me and the sequel, Despicable Me 2 are in the Top 10 Movies in the U.S. on Netflix. Carell leads the 2010 film as supervillain Gru, alongside Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher, playing his adoptive daughters Margo, Edith and Agnes. The logline for the first film is as follows:...

After the previous installment in the spinoff series pushed the franchise to a major financial milestone, Minions 3 is getting an earlier release date.

The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Universal is shifting some of its upcoming release calendar around. One such movie getting a new release date is Minions 3, with the Despicable Me threequel spinoff now set for a July 1, 2026 date, taking over the slot from Shrek 5, which is now set for December 23 that same year. This also puts Minions 3 in theaters nearly a full year early, having originally been set for a June 30, 2027 release date.

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Despicable Me

Gru, a villain with ambitions to steal the moon, adopts three orphaned girls to aid his scheme. Unexpectedly, he finds himself growing attached to them, which complicates his plans. As Gru...

Despicable Me Films Ranked At The Worldwide Box Office( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Despicable Me 4 kept the theatres busy in 2024, and although it was predicted to cross the $1 billion mark, it fell short of that. However, it was still a huge success and one of the top 5 highest-grossing films of last year. However, is it the biggest film in the main franchise? Let’s find out!

About the Franchise –

The franchise was created by Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul, and Ken Daurio. The films are produced by Illumination and distributed by its parent company, Universal Pictures. The first film came out in 2010, and it was directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin. Meanwhile, the fourth film has only been directed by Chris Renaud. There are four films in the Despicable Me film series and two prequel series, Minions and Minions: The Rise of Gru. However, we will only rank the Despicable Me films.

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Hulu is definitely one of the most underrated streaming services out there as it is one of the biggest streaming services in the world but it doesn’t have as much flashy content as its other counterparts like Netflix or Prime Video. If you are a horror fan, then you will find many great shows, including the long-running anthology horror series American Horror Story. So, here are the best horror shows you should check out right now.

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Grotesquerie is a crime thriller horror drama series created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken. The FX series follows Detective Lois Tryon as she teams up with Sister Megan, a local nun, to investigate the mystery behind a heinous crime that is affecting their community and their personal lives. Grotesquerie stars Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance,...

Christmas movies are a thing on their own. They tend to be heartwarming dramedies akin to slice-of-life movies that make us emotional but also offer us a sense of warmth and comfort. Centred around the year-end festival, these movies often speak about the spirit of togetherness and are drenched in a cosy, celebratory spirit of the festival. From Frank Capra’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’, we have seen the festival bringing people together, literally or emotionally. Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ is the latest, charming addition to this list that uses its big ensemble to offer a time capsule to a a bygone era.

While Christmas is a cause for celebration, it may not be the same for everyone everywhere. Some may cherish getting together and sharing the same space with their families. For some, it can be pitch-perfect like...

Filmmaker Tyler Taormina quickly fell in love with IFC Films’ idea for how to market his merry-and-bright feature. The indie distributor’s trailer for “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” plays as a full-on throwback to how holiday season comedies used to be advertised, complete with baby boomer doo-wop, a long list of grinning cast members and a warm narrator promising that, “It’s more than a holiday. It’s a gift for the whole family.” But the nostalgic packaging came with an unforeseen side effect.

“A lot of the people online are like, ‘Oh, I thought it was a horror movie.’ It was a very common reaction that was not at all thought of,” Taormina shares. “Earnest nostalgia is not able to be detected. The irony is expected. It bummed me out.”

No killer is mucking up the holiday in “Miller’s Point,” now playing in theaters after premiering...

At the end of Peter Godfrey’s “Christmas in Connecticut” — the greatest Christmas movie of all time (don’t fight me on this) — beloved character actor Sydney Greenstreet, having just emerged from a comedy kerfuffle of epic proportions, can think of nothing more to do than throw his mighty head in the air and declare “What a Christmas! Ho ho, what a Christmas!”

I could also think of little else to say, at first, about Tyler Taormina’s peculiar and lovely “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.” What a Christmas indeed. The film is an eclectic hodgepodge of realism and dreamlike, dare I say Lynchian mannerisms. It’s set in the 2000s but it belts wall-to-wall mid-20th century pop hits, like a family-friendly cousin to Kenneth Anger’s “Scorpio Rising.” When Peggy March’s “Wind-Up Doll” drowns out the family playtime, you can half imagine the leathery biker tinkering in the garage.

Box office darling Anora, Sean Baker’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner from Neon, goes wide Friday after a slow platform, expanding to 1,104 screens as indies continue to bust onto screens. Searchlight Pictures’ A Real Pain adds eight locations, with Focus Features’ Conclave and A24’s Heretic continuing, and launching, respectively, in wide release.

A Real Pain starring Kieren Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed, adds theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto after a strong opening last weekend, when it took the third-highest per-theater average of the year. It goes to 900+ theaters across all major markets next week.

Opening in moderate release: Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate’s launch of Artist Equity’s Small Things Like These starring Cillian Murphy at 795 theaters.

Directed by Tim Mielants and written by Enda Walsh, the film is based on the bestselling book of same name by Claire Keegan. It...

It was the day after Halloween, and at The Grove in Los Angeles, Christmas decorations had already been rolled out and strung up. It was fitting for the interview I was about to have with filmmaker and musician Tyler Taormina, who was in between travels for his most recent work, “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” but rather than sit outside and enjoy the ambience, I asked if he’d like to head to Barnes & Noble for the first day of their annual November Criterion Collection sale. Seeing his eyes light up with excitement, I realized I had my answer.

Taormina and I were a few years apart at Emerson College in Boston, and though we’d never met, I found an unmistakable familiarity with him as we started to chat and look through Blu-rays and DVDs. Perhaps it resulted from being shaped at the same institution, or maybe...

I see Christmas Eve in Miller's Point as a combination of two storytelling instincts, the first of which is, unsurprisingly, the Christmas movie. This is one of those not just set around the holiday, but about it, and scenes of family togetherness (both fuzzy and prickly) resonate beyond their moment. The other, however, is the snapshot ensemble movie, in which the moment is everything. We're with these people for one night of their lives, and the point is just to be with them, share this experience, and find meaning wherever we decide to see it.

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

Director Tyler TaorminaRelease Date November 8, 2024Writers Eric Berger, Tyler TaorminaCast Lev Cameron, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg, Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Ben ShenkmanRuntime 106 MinutesGenres Drama, ComedyMain Genre Comedy

A curious union of generality and specificity that, when mixed well, I found potent. Christmas Eve in Miller's Point...

Look out, The Holdovers. You have some real competition in the Christmas-film-so-cozy-it-should-have-been-made-for-vhs category. Grab your hot cocoa with all the little marshmallows and settle in under some fuzzy blankets for Christmas Eve In Miller's Point, this year's snowiest (but also maybe its warmest) family comedy.

"On Christmas Eve, a family...

It's the most wonderful time of the year because Halloween is just 11 days away! Spooky season is the best time to enjoy horror movies and shows as we all try to get into the spirit. With a long list of streaming services and so many series out there to pick from, it might be overwhelming knowing where to start. That's where we come in!

Ready for scares this Halloween? Let's break down 13 scary shows worth checking out this October, including both old and new titles.

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One of my favorite TV shows of the last decade is Servant, a psychological horror story that takes place in Philadelphia. Following a married couple with a newborn baby, their family falls under distress when they...

If you have a large family, you probably have experienced one or two wild Christmas celebrations in your time. And if that’s the case, there’s a lot to recognize in the upcoming comedy film, “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.”

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As seen in the delightfully retro trailer, “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” tells the story of a family who gathers for what might end up being the last big holiday in their home.

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"This may be their last... Christmas Eve in Miller's Point. So it's time to make this one count." IFC Films has revealed the official trailer for an indie ensemble comedy non-narrative film called Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, a sort of vintage, nostalgic trip back in time to an awkward Christmas Eve. This premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival back in May, and opens in US theaters starting in November this fall. On Christmas Eve, a rambunctious extended family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teens sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own. The cast includes Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Gregg Turkington, Matilda Fleming, Lev Cameron, Ben Shenkman, and Sawyer Spielberg. Yes it has a cast of famous youngsters,...

The best holiday movie of the season, Ham on Rye director Tyler Taormina expanded his star power with Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, which brings together Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Sawyer Spielberg, Francesca Scorsese, and many more. After premiering at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, IFC Films picked it up for a November 8 release and now the first trailer has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: “On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.”

Rory O’Connor said in his Cannes review, “The setting and production design are so rich with authenticity and detail that fans of The Bear might be tempted to draw comparisons with a famous episode in season two, but...

‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ y ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ competirán por la Espiga de Oro. © Seminci

La Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid (Seminci), que se celebra del 18 al 26 de octubre, ha anunciado nuevas incorporaciones a su programación.

Dos nuevos títulos se han añadido a la competición por la Espiga de Oro: Bob Trevino Likes It y Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.

Bob Trevino Likes It, dirigida por Tracie Laymon, está protagonizada por John Leguizamo y Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria). La película sigue a una joven solitaria, separada de un padre narcisista y manipulador, que encuentra consuelo emocional conectando a través de Facebook con un hombre que comparte el nombre de su padre. Este filme recibió el Gran Premio del Jurado y el Premio del Público en el South by Southwest Film Festival.

También a competición en la Seminci está Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, segundo largometraje de Tyler Taormina,...

One Tree Hill is one of the most beloved coming-of-age teen romance drama series. Created by Mark Schwahn, The CW series revolves around two half-brothers Lucas and Nathan as they start off as rivals in their school’s basketball team but soon begin caring for each other. We follow them as they struggle with all the issues that teen years bring with them including friendships, love, and family drama. One Tree Hill stars Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, Paul Johansson, Sophia Bush, Barry Corbin, Craig Sheffer, Moria Kelly, Barbara Alyn Woods, and Lee Norris. So, if you loved the teen drama, romance, and compelling characters in One Tree Hill here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The O.C. is a teen comedy-drama series created by Josh Schwartz. The Fox series follows the story of teenager Ryan Atwood as...

Andy Muschietti's mega-blockbuster adaptation of "It" kicked off a new boom of Stephen King adaptations when it hit theaters in 2017, but if we were in a boom, is it safe to say we've now hit a bust? There are still tons of new King adaptations coming (I'm excited to see Osgood Perkins' take on "The Monkey" and Bryan Fuller's horned-up "Christine" update), but the massive hits have slowed down (remember "Firestarter?"), and one major adaptation, Warner Bros' "'Salem's Lot," is only now coming out after years of sitting on the shelf.

The works of Stephen King will always continue to be rich and entertaining, whether they're dominating the pop cultural zeitgeist or not. But if one title exemplifies the fickleness of the recent King adaptation boom, it's "Castle Rock," a wonderfully complicated, delightfully mysterious King-adjacent series that unceremoniously died on the vine at Hulu despite delivering two great seasons of television.

Director Fede Alvarez’s contribution to the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus (you can read our review Here), is currently in theatres – and this isn’t the first time he has added to a popular genre franchise. Not only did he make his feature directorial debut with the 2013 version of Evil Dead, but two years ago he teamed with Legendary Pictures and the Netflix streaming service to bring us a Texas Chainsaw Massacre film, which he produced and crafted the story for alongside his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues. Now Legendary is working with the Six Flags theme park company to bring an experience inspired by that Texas Chainsaw Massacre film to Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Over Texas – and we’ve gotten our hands on a batch of images that offer a preview of the experience! You can check them out at the bottom of this article. The experience...

Every generation has a set of movies that define their unique experiences based on the world they grew up in. Though there's often a collective experience viewers can relate to when it comes to their teenage and young adult years, each generation is defined by their social norms, cultural differences, and current technological advancements or entertainment.

Generation Z, who are between middle school and mid-twenties, have been influenced by the world's social movements and reliance on modern technology, including cell phones and social media. The best movies that define this young generation embrace the classic teen tropes that every generation experiences while highlighting how the modern world has influenced their perception of society, relationships, and self.

Eighth Grade (2018) Defines the Middle School Experience

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In Eighth Grade, Kayla is a shy thirteen-year-old girl who tries to inspire others through her motivational vlogs while not having the confidence she encourages.

From is a brilliant horror series that will surely give you a nightmare or two. Created by Josh Griffin, the MGM+ (formerly known as Epix) series is set in a mysterious place that won’t let its residents leave. From has an amazing ensemble cast led by Harold Perrineau with Catalina Sandino Moreno as Tabitha Matthews, Eion Bailey as Jim Matthews, Hannah Cheramy as Julie Matthews, and many more starring in supporting roles. From was recently renewed for a third season and while you wait for the next batch of episodes to come out here are similar shows that could keep you busy. So, if you loved the sci-fi and psychological horror aspects of From, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ series' have left an incredible mark with six movies in the books, let’s see how each movie performed and what the franchise has in store for the future! The ‘Despicable me’ franchise has become a renowned name all around the world since its start in 2010. From its smaller beginnings to the release of the franchise's 4th film earlier this month. The series has become a phenomenon with 6 total movies. Four movies follow the ‘Despicable me’ series and 2 follow the Minions series which is set to be the prequel to all ‘Despicable me’ movies. Produced by Illumination Productions and distributed by Universal pictures, the movies all center around Gru, his three daughters and the very loved minions. The concept of the series originated from animator Sergio Pablos, who founded his animation company Spa Studios, with the aid of other ideas before becoming a global blockbuster franchise under Illumination Productions.

Exclusive: Sam Okun Productions has optioned Dark Side of the Moon: Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich and the Space Race, a historical work from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wayne Biddle, for development as an ongoing one-hour drama series, Deadline has learned.

Based on true accounts, along with additional source material from the book, the show follows a rebellious MIT graduate who shatters glass ceilings to join NASA, where, under the mentorship of Wernher von Braun, mastermind of America’s space program, she becomes a rising star. But while navigating the roiling sexual, social and political landscape of the ’60s and the Cold War, her dream becomes a nightmare when she uncovers Von Braun’s dark past.

The show is described as character-driven, with two intertwined timelines, falling tonally somewhere between Lessons in Chemistry and Oppenheimer.

Bosch‘s Daniel Pyne will serve as showrunner and exec alongside writer-producer Michael Esser, who...

Toei Animation, the famous Japanese animation studio behind the Dragon Ball anime franchise, is about to launch an ambitious video game collaboration project for its most ambitious animated movie. The upcoming CGI animated film Hypergalactic, will soon appear in popular video games like Roblox and Fortnite.

Spaceport, an industry leader in licensing and creator-driven tools, is partnering with Toei Animation for its new animated movie aimed at a global audience. Hypergalactic follows a teenage girl and her younger brother as they search for their missing parents in the not-too-distant future of Earth. Their seemingly hopeless quest leads them to awaken a forgotten protector of Earth -- a monkey-man hero who takes visual inspiration from the Monkey King from Journey to the West. Naoto Oshima, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, is developing the films characters and story with Toei Animation.

Related Dragon Ball Reveals New Tech Accessory Collection in Original...

Popular gaming platforms Roblox and Fortnite will be key marketing platforms for the launch of Toei Animation’s upcoming English-language film “Hypergalactic.”

“Hypergalactic” is directed by David N. Weiss, produced by Joseph Chou and created by Oshima Naoto. It follows an adventurous teenage girl and her baby brother in the not-so-distant future, after they liberate the forgotten protector of Earth, Okon in the hopes that he can help reunite them with their missing parents. Adam Devine, J.K. Simmons, Sam Richardson and Elsie Fisher lead the voice cast.

While Europe’s Charades is handling conventional film licensing, Los Angeles and Boston-based digital tech company Spaceport has been recruited by the Japanese studio to power the countdown to blast-off of the English-language feature which is in post-production and is expected to release in 2025.

As the film is a new property, rather than an existing franchise, Spaceport’s mission is to create fandom...

The 2024 edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (Hiff) has finally unveiled its Opening Night selection — and a partial lineup.

The beloved local festival, hosted by HamptonsFilm, is celebrating its 32nd annual program. The festival will take place from October 4-14.

Hiff opens with the east coast premiere of R.J. Cutler’s “Martha” documentary about the life and legacy of Martha Stewart. Academy Award-nominated and Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning director Cutler captures mogul Stewart through a series of candid interviews that chart her early start on Wall Street to becoming a housewares icon. Cutler previously directed the definitive Anna Wintour and Vogue documentary “The September Issue.”

“It feels only fitting that we open this year’s event with R.J. Cutler’s portrait of Martha Stewart,” HamptonsFilm Executive Director Anne Chaisson said. “We are delighted to welcome Martha — a truly trailblazing cultural figure and an East End resident of more...

AMC Theaters is tapped into what appeals most to theatergoers. In addition to provocative popcorn buckets for sale, the theater chain will spearhead a new series entitled Teenage Dream. According to IndieWire, the series of films all stem from the devastating production company A24, which will showcase some of its best projects about teenage life. A24 Presents: A Teenage Dream Series will have four films for viewing, starting August 7, beginning with Eighth Grade. The coming-of-age film about Kaylas (Elsie Fisher) last week of eighth grade was Bo Burnhams directorial debut and sets the tone for the following films. Each subsequent film will hit screens on Wednesdays and run through August 28.

Fourteen years ago, ‘Despicable Me’ premiered in theatres, winning the hearts of children and adults alike. Audiences all over the world fell in love with Gru, his adopted daughters, and, of course, the minions. ‘Despicable Me’ was huge, and there was no doubt that a sequel was in the works. Fast forward fourteen years, and not only has there been a ‘Despicable Me’ sequel, but two spin-off films that focus on the minions, and a third and fourth film has been added to Gru’s story. With all of the minion mania feeling so far away, audiences are beginning to question the integrity of the fourth film… was ‘Despicable Me 4’ really needed? Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission...

The co-director of Despicable Me 4 has shared his thoughts on the franchise's future longevity. He compares the franchise to James Bond, saying bringing in new colorful villains helps keep the story going strong. He also says the franchise has many more stories left to tell because the characters are so relatable.

The co-director of Despicable Me 4 has discussed how the franchise can continue into the future. While the new animated sequel is the third follow-up to the original 2010 movie, it is the sixth feature-length installment in the franchise overall, including the two Minions spinoff prequel movies. The Despicable Me 4 cast includes returning voice actors Steve Carell as Gru, Kristen Wiig as Lucy, and Miranda Cosgrove as Margo alongside newcomers such as Will Ferrell as Maxime Le Mal, Joey King as Poppy Prescott, Sofa Vergara as Valentina, Stephen Colbert as Perry Prescott, and Chloe Fineman as Patsy Prescott.

July 3 will mark the latest installment in Illumination and Universal’s Despicable Me franchise, just in time for Independence Day weekend. Despicable Me 4, which premiered at the 2024 French Annecy International Animation Film Festival has recruited some new voices for its latest set of shenanigans, which began all the way back in 2010 with the first film.

The minions can’t be counted out either with two of their own film installments as well as a compilation of short film adventures in two volumes on Netflix. Through it all, Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin have reprised their voice roles of Gru and Minions, respectively.

Parents or others anticipating the release of the fourth Despicable Me film in theaters may be wondering how to watch the Despicable Me and Minions movies in order. Read on to find out.

How to watch the Despicable Me films in order:

Despicable Me, Gru (voice: Steve...

Find your next movie night picks this month on Paramount+!

This month, make a note of the streaming premiere of the 2023’s “Memory,” starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, arriving on the first of the month exclusively for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers.

Paramount+ will also add over 100 film titles to its collection this month, including “Boyz N' The Hood,” “Grease,” “Trainspotting,” and everything in between. Like “Memory,” many of the titles are only available with a subscription to a Paramount+ with Showtime plan, but you can sign up for the tier with a seven-day free trial ($11.99 per month after the trial period).

On the TV side, among the Paramount+ Originals joining the streamer’s library this month are the two-part music and activism docuseries “Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken,” the final season of “Kamp Koral: Spongebob's Under Years,” and more.

Ready to watch? Find out everything coming to Paramount+ in July,...

A hilarious and unpredictable coming-of-age story in Florida explores income inequality and alienation through wacky characters and catchy tunes. Billy navigates bizarre encounters as a Grubster delivery worker, grappling with the fine line between dignity and a living wage. Unique animation and music bring to life Boys Go to Jupiter's surreal world of alien encounters, mutated fruits, and the absurdity of suburban Florida.

Art Sqool developer and 3D animator Julian Glander continues to be fabulously innovative in his bonkers feature film debut. Boys Go to Jupiter is a deadpan musical comedy that mocks ambling adolescence, delivery apps, and the entire state of Florida. Wacky characters break into catchy tunes to explain the highs and lows of a bored existence in the land of cheesy theme parks, mutated orange groves, and grumpy retirees. The (quite literally) out-of-this-world plot surprises with a thoughtful discourse on economic inequality. Glander sure says a lot with refreshing creativity.

Magnify has closed multiple territory sales on Tyler Taormina’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point following its world premiere last month.

Deals have closed in the UK (Vertigo), France (Paname), Scandinavia (Nonstop), Australia and New Zealand (Rialto), and Middle East (Gulf).

Magnify has also announced deals for India (Big Tree Entertainment), Indonesia (Falcon), Five Star (former Yugoslavia), Eastern Europe (HBO), and Greece (Cinobo). Multiple outstanding territories remain under negotiation.

IFC Films holds North American rights and plans a November 15 theatrical release.

Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point stars Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Gregg Turkington, Elsie Fisher, and...

Magnify has closed multiple territory sales on Tyler Taormina’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point following its world premiere last month.

Deals have closed in the UK (Vertigo), France (Paname), Scandinavia (Nonstop), Australia and New Zealand (Rialto), and Middle East (Gulf).

Magnify has also announced deals for India (Big Tree Entertainment), Indonesia (Falcon), Five Star (former Yugoslavia), Eastern Europe (HBO), and Greece (Cinobo). Multiple outstanding territories remain under negotiation.

IFC Films holds North American rights and plans a November 15 theatrical release.

Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point stars Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Gregg Turkington, Elsie Fisher, and...

NonStop Entertainment has acquired Scandinavian distribution rights to four titles including Julia Ducournau’s upcoming feature Alpha.

Alpha is French director Ducournau’s third feature, after 2016’s Raw, and 2021’s Palme d’Or-winning TItane. Acquired from Charades and FilmNation, Alpha is currently in production, starring Golshifteh Farahani and Tahar Rahim.

The plot of the film remains under wraps; Neon is releasing in the US. NonStop holds rights for Scandinavia and Iceland.

The distributor has also bought Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point, fresh from its world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight last month. Michael Cera and Elsie Fisher...

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point following its world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.

‘Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point’: Cannes Review

Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Gregg Turkington, Elsie Fisher, and Maria Dizzia star in the feature from American filmmaker collective Omnes Films about an Italian-American family’s rambunctious seasonal holiday gathering.

Cera, Krista Minto, Taormina, David Croley Broyles, Duncan Sullivan, and Michael Davis produced, while the executive producers include Crypto Castle Productions, Puente Films, Parsifal Pictures and Dweck Productions.

Adam Koehler for IFC Films brokered the deal with...

IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” a holiday season dramedy that had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The film was directed by Tyler Taormina (“Ham on Rye”) and stars newcomer Matilda Fleming, as well as Michael Cera (“Barbie”), Francesca Scorsese (“We Are Who We Are”), Gregg Turkington (“Ant-Man”), Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”), Sawyer Spielberg (“Masters of the Air’) and Maria Dizzia (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”). IFC will release “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” later this year on Nov. 15.

The film kicks off as a rambunctious extended family arrives at their Long Island hometown for the holidays. But before the night is over, two teenage cousins use the chaos sparked by the yuletide reunion to sneak out into the wintry night and make the holiday their own.

“’Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ is a special treat which invites...

Infatuation turns into a sinister obsession in the upcoming indie drama “Darkest Miriam.”

Based on Martha Baillie’s novel “The Incident Report,” the film follows loner librarian Miriam Gordon, played by “Severance” actress Britt Lower, whose new affair with a taxi driver (Tom Mercier) coincides with her receiving threatening letters from a secret admirer. Could her beau also be her nemesis?

The film, written and directed by Naomi Jaye, is set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in the Viewpoints Section on Sunday, June 9.

Acclaimed filmmaker Charlie Kaufman serves as an executive producer on the film, seemingly stamping it with his signature existentialism. Kaufman joined after reading author Baillie’s other book “Sister Language.” Canadian poet Eva H.D. approached Kaufman on behalf of the production.

The official synopsis for “Darkest Miriam” reads: Miriam lives in a fog of grief while working amidst marginalized members of the public...

What kind of Christmas movie do you get when your director’s inspirations are early-90s Nickelodeon live-action shows and 1960s European cinema? In Tyler Taormina’s case, the answer is Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point.

The movie sees four generations of the Balsano family get together for what, it transpires, may be their last annual Christmas party. With celebrations underway, two of the clan’s younger members sneak out in an act of teenage rebellion, which plays out against a backdrop of wintery and suburban Long Island.

The film is Taormina’s follow-up to the well-received indie pic Ham on Rye. He co-wrote the script with Eric Berger. Michael Cera is a producer and part of an ensemble cast that includes Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Francesca Scorsese, Ben Shenkman, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg and newcomer Matilda Fleming.

Taormina and the cast of his new movie dropped by the...

Writing on Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island in 2010, Anthony Lane whipped a quote from Umberto Eco: “Two cliches make us laugh but a hundred clichés move us, because we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, celebrating a reunion.” Eco’s words resonate even stronger in Christmas Eve at Miller’s Point, a fascinating simulacrum of festive movies in which references to annual favorites are thrust together with about as much delicacy as the family it tenderly depicts. The island isn’t Shutter but Long, specifically a small town in Suffolk County where we meet four generations of the Bolsanos, a blue-collar family going through the motions and rituals of their annual get-together, adoring and enduring each other as best they can in what might be their last year in the family home. The filmmaker behind this delicate, strange, reflective bauble is Tyler Taormina, co-founder of the...

It’s the holidays, and strings of gaudy rainbow lights twinkle from gables. In cozy living rooms, the elders doze in their chairs while middle-aged siblings bicker and booze it up around the dining table. Little kids squirm in makeshift beds trying to stay awake for Santa, while truculent teenagers sneak out into the suburban night to do secret teenager things. Ok, so there are no chestnuts roasting on an open fire — instead there is a salad bowl full of red and green M&Ms — but in almost every other respect, Tyler Taormina’s delightful stocking-stuffer “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” is as alive to the domesticated magic of the season as a classic carol. Taormina’s fondly multivalent, Millennial-Norman-Rockwell perspective incorporates a child’s experience of the holiday, overlaid with a teen’s and a parent’s and a grandparent’s and so on. It feels as though...

We’ve only just got Easter out of the way, and here comes the most immersive Christmas movie of the year, an abstract but very much controlled study based in and around a festive party thrown by a very large family from Long Island, New York. Despite the specificity of the setting, however, Tyler Taormina’s third feature film is a surprisingly relatable experience, part anthropological study, part nostalgia kick, lit up (literally) like a Christmas tree in a yuletide riot of red, white and green.

It begins in a car ferrying members of the Balsano family — mother and father, brother and sister — to the home of the family’s matriarch, where four generations of Balsanos have gathered for their annual get-together. This is about as much of a set-up as you’re going to get,...

Cannes isn’t Sundance. The movies on offer aren’t generally genre horror box office surprises or heartwarming indie dramedies, and sometimes they’re not even sure-fire Oscar hopefuls.

But as several sales agents and distributors told us, Cannes is slowly shifting back to being a home for discovery. With the audience now unbothered by subtitles, distributors aren’t just looking for the next “May December” but the next “Anatomy of a Fall.” And when it comes to the package titles on the Marché du Film, buyers are demanding more than the latest Nicolas Cage shark movie.

The sources IndieWire spoke to believe there’s more quality than quantity among this year’s official competition sales titles and the packages being shopped to distributors. And that’s a good thing, even though there are still plenty of hot packages trickling in by the day and buyers already scooping up competition...

It’s the most exciting time of the year for a cinephile: the Cannes Film Festival is set to kick off next week, running May 14-25. Ahead of festivities we’ve rounded up what we’re most looking forward to, and while we’re sure many surprises await, per every year, one will find 20 films that should be on your radar. Check out our picks below and be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest updates from the festival.

All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia)

After one film, Payal Kapadia is a name you should know––a fresh, intrepid voice in cinema. And in the wake of student protests turning the world upside-down, she’s an essential up-and-comer. Her lone feature to date, 2021’s A Night of Knowing Nothing, is an experimental immersion into India’s own student revolutions––a brutal awakening into the shockingly violent...

This holiday season is one where the offspring of iconic Hollywood families come together, apparently.

“Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” which is set to debut in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, stars Francesca Scorsese and Sawyer Spielberg, two film stars in their own rite who hail from respective auteurs Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Decade-plus indie staple Michael Cera leads the latest feature directed by Tyler Taormina; Cera also produces the ensemble family dramedy that marks Taormina’s follow-up to his 2019 coming-of-age comedy “Ham on Rye.”

Set during one Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own, per the official synopsis. Cera is seen donning a cop uniform in one of the first look images,...

Back in December, the folks at Spooky Pinball announced that they were making a very limited edition pinball machine inspired by Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. If you (like me) weren’t able to get one of those 888 machines, well, at least that wasn’t our only chance to play a Chainsaw pinball game. A while back, Zen Studios brought a horror-themed pinball game called Pinball M to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Pinball M includes pinball games inspired by the likes of John Carpenter’s The Thing, the Chucky franchise, Dead by Daylight, Duke Nukem, and Zen Studios’ Lovecraft-inspired Wrath of the Elder Gods Director’s Cut – and on June 6th, it will be adding a pinball game inspired by the 2022 film Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

Directed by David Blue Garcia from a script by...