23rd Dec2024

‘Carry-On’ Review (Netflix)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Danielle Deadwyler, Dean Norris, Sofia Carson | Written by T.J. Fixman | Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Despite the title, Carry-On has nothing to do with the popular series of saucy British comedies. Instead, it’s a pacy and enjoyable straight-to-Netflix airport thriller, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Maybe you could call it […]

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07th Apr2023

‘Air’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Julius Tennon, Matthew Maher, Jay Mohr, Marlon Wayans | Written by Alex Convery | Directed by Ben Affleck The past decade or so has been littered with true story films, that show business and brands coming to be. Most famously, we’ve had […]

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01st Mar2018

‘Game Night’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons | Written by Mark Perez | Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are responsible for the recent [National Lampoon’s] Vacation reboot, while writer Mark Perez is best known for… I dunno, […]

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15th Nov2017

‘Office Christmas Party’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jillian Bell, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer, Randall Park, Sam Richardson, Jamie Chung | Written by Justin Malen, Laura Solon, Dan Mazer | Directed by Josh Gordon, Will Speck Josh Gordon and Will Speck, co-directors of one of, if not THE, greatest […]

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14th Jul2017

Final trailer & poster for Netflix drama ‘Ozark’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix have released the official final trailer and artwork for the highly anticipated series Ozark. Jason Bateman, who serves as an executive producer and director, stars as Marty Byrde, alongside Academy Award nominee Laura Linney as his wife Wendy. Dark drama Ozark, which also stars Esai Morales, Julia Garner, Marc Menchaca, Jason Butler Harner and […]

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28th Jun2017

Netflix releases new clip from dark drama ‘Ozark’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix has released a new clip for the highly anticipated series Ozark. Jason Bateman, who serves as an executive producer and director, stars as Marty Byrde, alongside Academy Award nominee Laura Linney as his wife Wendy. Dark drama Ozark, which also stars Esai Morales, Julia Garner, Marc Menchaca, Jason Butler Harner and Harris Yulin, explores […]

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18th May2017

‘Arrested Development’ gets a fifth season on Netflix

by Phil Wheat

Netflix have announced series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and the entire series regular cast, including: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Will Arnett, Tony Hale, Portia de Rossi, David Cross and Alia Shawkat will return for a fifth season of Arrested Development to premiere exclusively for Netflix members worldwide in 2018. Arrested Development centers […]

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31st Jan2017

‘The Family Fang’ DVD Review

by Catherina Gioino

Stars: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Kathryn Hahn, Christopher Walken, Marin Ireland, Harris Yulin, Eugenia Kuzmina, Michael Chernus, Josh Pais, Maryann Plunkett | Written by David Lindsay-Abaire | Directed by Jason Bateman Performance artists. What good are they anyhow? It’s not like they put their lives on the line, or make a strong statement about anything […]

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09th Dec2016

‘Office Christmas Party’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jillian Bell, Rob Corddry, Vanessa Bayer, Randall Park, Sam Richardson, Jamie Chung | Written by Justin Malen, Laura Solon, Dan Mazer | Directed by Josh Gordon, Will Speck Josh Gordon and Will Speck, co-directors of one of, if not THE, greatest […]

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02nd May2016

2016 Tribeca Film Festival: ‘The Family Fang’ Review

by Catherina Gioino

Stars: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Kathryn Hahn, Christopher Walken, Marin Ireland, Harris Yulin, Eugenia Kuzmina, Michael Chernus, Josh Pais, Maryann Plunkett | Written by David Lindsay-Abaire | Directed by Jason Bateman Performance artists. What good are they anyhow? It’s not like they put their lives on the line, or make a strong statement about anything going on […]

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25th Apr2016

2016 Tribeca Film Festival: Nicole Kidman & Jason Bateman talk ‘The Family Fang’

by Catherina Gioino

Just what do you do when your parents are performance artists and go missing? Are they crying wolf and trying to pull another stunt? Or rather, are they actually in trouble and need your help? This is the dilemma Annie and Baxter Fang find themselves in, in The Family Fang. In Jason Bateman’s second directorial film since Bad […]

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25th Nov2015

First trailer for Disney’s ‘Zootropolis’

by Kat Wheat

The modern mammal metropolis of Zootropolis is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when […]

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31st Jul2015

‘The Gift’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, Busy Philipps, David Denman, Allison Tolman, Katie Aselton, Susan May Pratt, Wendell Pierce, Beau Knapp, Tim Griffin, Nash Edgerton, P.J. Byrne, Mirrah Foulkes, Adam Lazarre-White | Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton The Gift sees Jason Bateman play tech salesman Simon, who returns to his home town in […]

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27th Mar2015

‘Horrible Bosses 2’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Jonathan Banks, Lindsay Sloane | Written by Sean Anders, John Morris | Directed by Sean Anders If ever there was a film that was not ripe for a sequel, it was Horrible Bosses. That film had a finite […]

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03rd Oct2014

‘This Is Where I Leave You’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Timothy Olyphant, Adam Driver, Jane Fonda, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Dax Shepard, Debra Monk, Abigail Spencer, Ben Schwartz, Aaron Lazar | Written by Jonathan Tropper | Directed by Shawn Levy It has been stated that tragedy breeds comedy. If that is the case This is Where I Leave You should […]

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10th Jul2014

First poster for ‘This is Where I Leave You’

by Phil Wheat

Shawn Levy, director of robot fighting flick Real Steel, returns to the genre in which he found fame for the dramatic comedy This is Where I Leave You, which is based on the hilarious and poignant best-selling novel by Jonathan Tropper; and features a starring ensemble cast including Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Tina Fey (30 […]

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08th Jul2013

‘Identity Thief’ Interview – Jason Bateman

by Phil Wheat

Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There’s only one glitch: The ID she’s using to finance these sprees reads “Sandy Bigelow Patterson”…. and it belongs to an accounts rep (Bateman) who lives halfway across the U.S. […]

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23rd Mar2013

‘Identity Thief’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, Eric Stonestreet | Written by Craig Mazin | Directed by Seth Gordon Jason Bateman re-teams with his Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon and Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy for a comedy in which a regular guy […]

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