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<b>Danielle Deadwyler Commands The Big Screen In <i>40 Acres</i></b>

Danielle Deadwyler Commands The Big Screen In 40 Acres

FilmJuly 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Danielle Deadwyler is the breakout star of the highly anticipated thriller 40 Acres (sometimes stylized as “Forty Acres”). Though relatively new to mainstream cinema, Deadwyler’s authentic,…

<b>Brad Pitt Wants Tom Cruise to Join Him in ‘F1’ Sequel</b>

Brad Pitt Wants Tom Cruise to Join Him in ‘F1’ Sequel

Film, NewsmakersJuly 10, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Los Angeles — July 9, 2025 Following the adrenaline-fueled debut of F1, Brad Pitt is already revving up for a sequel — and he has…

<b>Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Discuss<i>The Accountant 2</i> & <i>The Ballad Of Wallis Island</i></b>

Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper DiscussThe Accountant 2 & The Ballad Of Wallis Island

FilmJune 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Movie Review: The Ballad of Wallis Island By Tandy Culpepper and Reba Merrill Written by and starring Tim Key and Tom Basden, The Ballad of…

<b>Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review The Films <i>Smile 2</i> & <i>Summer Of 69</i></b>

Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review The Films Smile 2 & Summer Of 69

FilmJune 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Movie Review: Smile 2 Written and Directed by Parker Finn Reviewed by Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper Following the runaway success of 2022’s Smile, which…

<b><i>F1</i> Delivers a High-Octane Return to the Track with Brad Pitt at the Wheel     </b>

F1 Delivers a High-Octane Return to the Track with Brad Pitt at the Wheel

FilmJune 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

F1 accelerates into theaters as a full-throttle spectacle that combines real-world racing thrills with emotional undercurrents—anchored firmly by Brad Pitt’s committed performance as Sonny Hayes,…

<b>Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Wildly Different Films About Female Friendships: The Madcap Comedy<i> One of Them Days</i> And The Elegiac Drama <i>The Room Next Door</i></b>

Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper Review Two Wildly Different Films About Female Friendships: The Madcap Comedy One of Them Days And The Elegiac Drama The Room Next Door

FilmJune 7, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Friendships between women have been said to be qualitatively different from friendships between men. This episode of The Hollywood Beat looks at female friendships in…

<b><i>Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning</i> Delivers High-Octane Farewell with Emotional Stakes  </b>

Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning Delivers High-Octane Farewell with Emotional Stakes

FilmMay 23, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

After nearly three decades of death-defying stunts, intricate espionage, and Tom Cruise sprinting through impossibly perilous situations, Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning arrives as both…

<b>Tom Cruise: The Thrill-Seeking Star Who Keeps Defying Limits    </b>

Tom Cruise: The Thrill-Seeking Star Who Keeps Defying Limits

FilmMay 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Tom Cruise has crafted a career marked by fearless reinvention and unwavering dedication to his craft. Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962,…

<b><i>“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning</i>: A High-Stakes Farewell with Spectacle and Heart”    </b>

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: A High-Stakes Farewell with Spectacle and Heart”

FilmMay 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning launches the eighth entry in the franchise with an ambitious flourish, delivering some of the most jaw-dropping action sequences…

<b> Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On Two Wildly Different Films: One, A Bullet-Riddled Thriller, <i>Havoc,</i> the Other A Charm-Infused Whodunnit, <i>Thelma:</i> Think Agatha Christie On A Scooter.</b>

Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On Two Wildly Different Films: One, A Bullet-Riddled Thriller, Havoc, the Other A Charm-Infused Whodunnit, Thelma: Think Agatha Christie On A Scooter.

FilmMay 10, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper talk movies again, and these two offerings have nothing in common other than the fact that both films’ casts are…

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