Drew Taylor, Author at The Playlist

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Review: The Franchise Finally Finds Its Footing

April 5, 2022 10:00 am

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” has not had the easiest journey. Based on a slender volume of in-universe lore, it was author J.K. Rowling’s attempt to expand the so-called Wizarding World by focusin...

‘Turning Red’ Review: Pixar Crafts A Sweet “Asian Tween Fever Dream” About Growing Up

Drew Taylor

March 7, 2022 9:49 am

Features, News, Reviews

Most of the discussion, thus far, around “Turning Red,” Pixar’s 25th (!) animated feature and its first to be solely directed by a female filmmaker, has been around its distribution. “Turning Red,” like last y...

‘Sing 2′ Review: Garth Jennings’ Charming Sequel Is The Animated Equivalent Of A Top 40 Radio Station

Drew Taylor

November 19, 2021 1:19 pm

News, Reviews

“Sing,” Illumination Entertainment’s 2016 animated feature, is a breath of fresh air, particularly for a company most closely associated with the screeching, omnipresent minions. A kind of jukebox musical set ...

‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Is An Amiable, Charming Animated Robot Adventure With Only Some Minor Bugs [Review]

Drew Taylor

October 11, 2021 1:23 pm

News, Reviews

“Ron’s Gone Wrong,” a film first announced in 2017, is the debut feature from Locksmith Animation, a British animation company founded in 2014. With an animation team including veterans from Aardman and Pixar ...

Pixar’s ‘Luca’ Is A Summery, Subtly Surreal Treat Unlike Anything The Studio Has Done Before [Review]

Drew Taylor

June 16, 2021 12:24 pm

News, Reviews

Back in 2012, Pixar released “Brave,” the offbeat “princess movie” set in the Scottish Highlands, and with it came “La Luna.” After watching the 7-minute short, “La Luna,” it was hard to focus on the feature. ...

Matt Damon Reteams With ‘Ford v. Ferrari’ Director James Mangold for Don Winslow Adaptation ‘The Force’

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 5:08 pm

News

Matt Damon is ready to get back in the drivers’ seat with his “Ford v. Ferrari” director James Mangold for “The Force,” an adaptation of the 2017 Don Winslow novel for 20th Century Pictures, Deadline reports. ...

Apple TV Plus Teams With Scott Z. Burns For Climate Change Anthology

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 2:49 pm

News, Television

In an as-of-yet-to-be published interview with "The Report" writer/director Scott Z. Burns (the screenwriter of many Steven Soderbergh films too and one of the writers of the forthcoming 00...

‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ Director Sean Durkin Sets Von Erich Wrestling Family Saga

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 1:52 pm

Festivals, News

One of the more exciting films that’ll debut at the Sundance Film Festival this year is “The Nest,” the sophomore feature from Sean Durkin, who made a splash at the same festival in 2011 with “Martha Marcy May...

Bong Joon-ho Says ‘Parasite’ HBO Series Will Be ‘High-Quality, Expanded Film’

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 1:06 pm

News, Television

Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” everyone’s favorite upstairs/downstairs/half-basement thriller is an Oscar frontrunner and will soon find an even wider audience as it’s transformed into an HBO series by the filmmak...

‘Miss Americana’ Trailer: Taylor Swift Gets Real

Drew Taylor

January 22, 2020 11:36 am

Festivals, News

Late last year, in Taylor Swift’s very public feud with record executive Scooter Braun, she revealed that Braun was trying to block the use of her old songs for a forthcoming Netflix documentary. Now that Netf...

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