Actress Jenny Slate (1982)

I Want You Back (2022) is a romantic comedy movie directed by Jason Orley and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. In Atlanta, Peter and Emma, two thirty-somethings, are dumped by their partners – Anne, who feels suffocated in her six-year relationship with Peter; and Noah, who is disappointed by Emma’s carefree attitude. Despite their heartbreak, Peter and Emma forge a friendship after a serendipitous encounter and try to support each other through their breakups. During one of their conversations, Emma ...

An American independent absurdist comedy-drama film, Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), was written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film was produced by Anthony and Joe Russo along with Jonathan Wang. Evelyn Wang, a Chinese-American woman, runs a struggling laundromat with her husband, Waymond. However, tensions in their household are high due to an upcoming IRS audit caused by Evelyn’s ...

Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, On the Rocks (2020) is an American comedy-drama film. Laura and Dean reside in Manhattan with their two daughters, Maya and Theo. Laura, a novelist, is struggling to finish her latest book while Dean, a successful entrepreneur at a burgeoning tech start-up, frequently travels for work and is surrounded by young and attractive colleagues. This leaves Laura in charge of their children. One night, upon returning from another business trip, Dean climbs into bed and passionately kisses Laura. However, when he realizes it’s her, he abruptly stops and falls asleep, leaving Laura ...

An American animated comedy film, The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), was created by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. Following the events of the first movie, Max and Duke’s owner, Katie, marries a man named Chuck and has a son named Liam. At first, Max disapproves of Liam but later develops overprotective feelings for him. To help with his symptoms, Katie takes Max to the vet and gets him a dog cone. But when the family goes on a road trip to Chuck’s uncle’s farm, Max is initially uncomfortable with the new environment. Welsh Sheepdog Rooster advises him to let go of his insecurities about Liam and removes his dog cone. After ...

Venom (2018) is an American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name. This film marks the first installment in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. Directed by Ruben Fleischer, it features a screenplay written by Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg, along with Kelly Marcel. While on a mission to find new habitable worlds, a probe owned by bio-engineering corporation Life Foundation discovers a comet covered in symbiotic lifeforms. The probe ...

In the 2017 animated comedy Despicable Me 3 (2017), produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, married AVL agents Felonious Gru and Lucy Wilde are tasked with recovering the Dumont Diamond from Balthazar Bratt, a former child star turned super-villain. While Gru successfully retrieves the diamond, Bratt manages to escape. Upon returning to AVL headquarters, director Silas Ramsbottom reveals his retirement and appoints Valerie Da Vinci as his successor. Da Vinci dismisses Gru and Lucy due to their failure to capture Bratt. Back at home, the couple informs their adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes of their dismissal but assures them that they ...

The 2016 animated comedy film The Secret Life of Pets (2016), produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, follows the story of Max, a Jack Russell Terrier living with his owner Katie in a New York City apartment. When Katie adopts the mongrel Duke, Max becomes jealous. In an attempt to get rid of him, Duke leads Max into an alley where they are attacked by a group of cats led by Sphynx cat Ozone. Both dogs have their collars removed and are left to be caught by Animal Control. Duke fears for his life and doesn’t want to go back to the pound. Meanwhile, Gidget, a white Pomeranian who has feelings for Max, notices he is missing ...

Zootopia (2016) is an animated buddy cop movie created by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, the film follows Judy Hopps, a determined rabbit from Bunnyburrow who achieves her childhood dream of becoming the first rabbit police officer in urban Zootopia. Despite her eagerness and ambitions, Chief Bogo of the Zootopia Police Department assigns Judy to parking duty. However, on her very first day, she crosses paths with con artists Nick Wilde and Finnick. The next day, she jeopardizes her job by leaving her post to apprehend Duke Weaselton, a petty thief who stole a bag of rare crocus bulbs. ...

Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019) is an American animated magical girl series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson. It aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Star Butterfly, a princess from Mewni and heir to the royal throne of the Butterfly Kingdom, is given the family wand on her 14th birthday, as per tradition. Despite being known for her energy and silly nature within the royal family, she accidentally sets fire to their castle. In response, King River and Queen Moon Butterfly ...

The Lorax (2012), an animated musical comedy, was created by Illumination Entertainment and released by Universal Pictures. Young Ted Wiggins resides in Thneedville, a city enclosed by walls where all plant life is artificial. His crush on Audrey prompts him to seek out a ‘real tree’ to impress her. His grandmother, Norma, shares the story of the Once-ler, who holds knowledge about the trees’ disappearance. Venturing beyond Thneedville, Ted is met with a barren and polluted outside world. He locates the Once-ler and after multiple visits, convinces him to recount the tale of the trees. On another trip away from town, Ted encounters Aloysius ...