Off Script Film Review

The Holidays are here, and there may be no better way to ring them in than watching Hulu's 'Happiest Season', a delightfully queer twist on the traditional straight-to-streaming rom-com that's got Hallmark Christmas fans everywhere hungry for Aubrey Plaza. Also, George Clooney returns to the director's chair in 'The Midnight Sky', the new Netflix film that stars Clooney as a beleaguered loner on a mission to stop a group of astronauts from returning to an apocalyptic planet earth.

David Fincher returns to the silver screen in 'Mank', the historic retelling of the inception of Orson Welle's acclaimed feature film Citizen Kane - and the alcoholic screenwriter who penned it. Also, Riz Ahmed loses his hearing in 'Sound of Metal', an Amazon Prime film that tells the story of a metalhead drummer who begins to spiral back into addiction when he abruptly loses his hearing. Also, what's going on with Spider-Man, and is Warner Bros. literally killing cinema?

Sarah Paulson returns to horror in Hulu's 'Run', a housebound thriller about a young disabled daughter who slowly discovers her overbearing mother may not have her best intentions in mind. Then, figurative bombs drop in 'Bombshell', the 2019 female-centric film about the allegations against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and the women that went to war against him. Finally, Black Panther 2 is happening, Mads Mikkelsen is replacing Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3, and who is Elliott Page?

Vince Vaughn returns to comedy-horror in 'Freaky', the new Blumhouse feature that combines the body-swapping hilarity of Freaky Friday with the heart-stopping horror of Friday the 13th. Then, body-swapping turns deadly in 'Possessor', the new mind-bending Brandon Cronenberg picture that sees Andrea Riseborough getting trapped inside the body of a man who's all-too-unwilling to participate. Also, there's a slew of new trailers out that have absolutely nobody talking, and is Cinemark going out of business?

Pedro Pascal shines in Netflix's 'Prospect', a 2018 sci-fi feature about a young girl's journey to untold riches on a mysterious planet in the dog-eat-dog distant future. Also, satire reigns in 'Greener Grass', a 2019 independent comedy on Hulu that follows in the footsteps of the Stepford Wives to skewer suburbia in the loudest way possible. Finally, AMC's going bankrupt (again), Matthew McConaughey was turned down to play the incredible Hulk, and what's going on with Johnny Depp?

Amazon premieres 'Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm', the new Sacha Baron-Cohen film that's got political pundits pondering everywhere, but does it hold up to the first film? Also, Netflix's 'Rebecca' has been making the rounds on the platform's Top 10 this week, but is this 1920's murder-mystery romance worth your time? And what's going on with the Fast and the Furious?

Aaron Sorkin returns to courtroom drama in 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7', a Netflix Original that tells the story of various figures charged with inciting a riot following the uprising in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Also, 'Parasite' Director Bong Joon-Ho's second feature film 'Memories of Murder' returned to cinemas for a two-night showing, and you might be surprised to find it's not too far off from what won Joon-Ho his first Oscar last year. Finally, theaters are still struggling, so when's a good time to go back to the movies?

The 80's never dies in HBO Max's 'Class Action Park', a documentary centered on the story of New Jersey's Action Park Amusement Park and how it's wild tales of unrelenting fun fostered an environment of horrifying possibilities. Also, David Attenborough pens his tribute to life on our earth in Netflix's 'David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet' in this journey through the last 80's years of nature as seen through the eyes of the man who told it's tales. Finally, there's a new Borat film headed to Amazon Prime and TONS of new films have been delayed to 2021, and we've got the list you need to go to the movies.

The game is afoot in Netflix's 'Enola Holmes', a new spin on the classic Sherlock Holmes character where Sherlock's younger sister Enola, played by Millie Bobby Brown, has to leave her childhood home to find her missing mother. Also, the 1988 anime blockbuster 'Akira' returns to theaters for one night only in a special 4K IMAX Restoration, but does this post-apocalyptic cyberpunk fantasy still hold up? Finally, more films are delayed until 2021, and we've got the list you need to know what's coming!

Hulu's 'RBG' draws eyes this week as our country mourns the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this 2018 documentary about the life and times of the woman that served as a Supreme Court Justice for over 27 years. Also, Netflix's new film 'The Devil All The Time' features a star-studded cast as Tom Holland navigates the evils of small-town living in the rural 1960's. Finally, the Super Mario movie is officially underway, Mel Gibson is making a sequel to the Passion of the Christ, and why are Tom Cruise and Elon Musk going to space?