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Gerard Butler kicked off 2025 by starring in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, but one action film from the star that’s more than 20 years old has resurfaced on streaming charts. Butler stars alongside Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life, the 2003 sequel to the 2001 film, which follows Lara Croft (Jolie), an explorer who sets out to prevent Pandora’s box from falling into the wrong hands. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Cradle of Life is currently streaming for free on Pluto TV, and it’s one of the most popular movies on the platform in America, sitting at #5 at the time of writing. The film earned dual “rotten” scores of 24% from critics and 44% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed $160 million at the box office against a $95 million budget.

After Simon West directed Angelina Jolie’s first Tomb Raider movie with a script from a host of names,...

More than three decades after it was released, Jim Carrey’s $351.5 million film based on a Dark Horse Comics series is finding new success on Hulu. Per FlixPatrol, The Mask is currently sitting at No. 9 in the Top 10 movies on Hulu. It now outranks The Upside, which starred Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston.

The Mask, starring Carrey as bank teller Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask, also featured Cameron Diaz as Tina Carlyle. Carrey’s Stankey Ipkiss transforms into the green-faced Mask when he puts on the Mask of Loki. The superhero comedy is based on The Mask, from Dark Horse Comics by John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke, and is based on a concept by Mike Richardson. With a worldwide box office haul of $351.6 million against a modest $18 million budget, it was the fourth highest-grossing film of 1994, coming in just behind The Lion King, Forrest Gump, and True Lies.

The Mask was...

Jim Carrey is one of the most popular comedic actors, and he has starred in many beloved films throughout his career. Carrey has played leading characters, villains, and even a superhero in The Mask, which is now becoming a hit online.

The superhero comedy film The Mask adapted the Dark Horse Comics comic book of the same name by Mike Richardson and had Chuck Russell at the helm from a script by Mike Werb. Carrey played a dual role as insecure bank teller Stanley Ipkiss and his alter-ego The Mask when he put on the Mask of Loki, which turned him into a green-faced trickster. Over 30 years since its premiere on July 29, 1994, The Mask is now a hit again on Prime Video, per FlixPatrol.

The first film in The Mask franchise is also the most popular one, so its resurgence on streaming is not surprising. Since Apr. 8, The Mask entered...

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This April, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of Law & Order: Organized Crime to the release of underrated films like Last Night in Soho and Trainspotting. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Peacock in April 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Face/Off (April 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Face/Off is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by John Woo from a screenplay co-written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. The 1997 film follows FBI Special Agent Sean Archer, who catches the dangerous terrorist Castor Troy, but he soon discovers that Castor has planted a bomb. To get more information,...

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This April, Tubi is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the thrilling crime action film Play Dirty to the beloved animated series The Looney Tunes Show. However, for this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Tubi in the next month and have an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the thirteen best movies coming to Tubi in April 2025 with an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Kill Bill: Volumes 1 & 2 (April 1) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 85% & 84% Credit – Miramax Films

Kill Bill is a two-part martial arts action film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The 2003 and 2004 films follow an assassin known as the Bride who wakes up from a coma and swears revenge against the people who tried to kill her and her unborn child. Kill Bill stars Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox,...

One of Nicolas Cage's most memorable 1990s movies, Face/Off, also starring John Travolta, is now on Paramount+. John Woo directed the sci-fi action flick, which is often considered one of his best movies.

Released in 1997 by Paramount Pictures, Face/Off stars Travolta as FBI Agent Sean Archer, who tracks down and captures his son's murderer, Castor Troy (Cage). However, when Archer learns of a bomb planted in Los Angeles with only Troy's brother knowing its exact location, he volunteers for an experimental face transplant program that swaps his face with Troy's to impersonate him in the brother's prison. Meanwhile, the real Troy awakens from his coma and takes Archer's face to infiltrate his family life.Face/Off was a massive success, grossing $246 million globally.

RelatedJohn Travolta Reunites With Face/Off Co-Star in New Trailer for Casino Heist Thriller

John Travolta and Face/Off co-star Gina Gershon are starring in a new casino heist action thriller film.

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This March, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the much anticipated true crime drama series Happy Face and also the streaming release of the horror comedy film Rumours. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films coming to Paramount+ in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Up In The Air (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Up in the Air is a comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Sheldon Turner. Based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Walter Kirn, the 2009 film follows Ryan Bingham, a man whose job is to travel places and fire people from their jobs.

The year was 1997 and John Travolta’s Sean Archer was swapping faces with Nicolas Cage’s Castor Troy in Face/Off.Now, 28 years later, Travolta is reuniting with the scene-stealing Gina Gershon, who played Sasha Hassler in the film, which grossed $246 million worldwide. A trailer for the new Travolta/Gershon film High Rollers dropped recently and has the two playing a power couple.

From Saban Films, High Rollers also stars Lukas Haas (Inception)and rapper/actor Quavo. The film was written by Chris Siverston and directed by Randall Emmett, and it hits theaters on March 14.

RelatedJohn Travolta's 35-Year-Old Comedy (With Bruce Willis as a Baby) Might Get Rebooted

The director of the John Travolta and Kirstie Alley film is teasing that a new installment of the franchise will be made.

Summary of High Rollers

The film’s official synopsis reads: “Master thief Mason (John Travolta) is living the criminal’s...

Few Hollywood starlets have had the kind of career that Angelina Jolie has had over the years in the business. She has most recently made waves with her performance as the opera singer Maria Callas in the newest Pablo Larraín trilogy film. However, long before spearheading the cast of Maria, Jolie's career was quite fruitful. Jolie, who began acting as a child in 1982, has grown tremendously as an artist, taking on roles in a variety of successful and challenging films.

Jolie has cemented herself as one of the most versatile actors of her generation, from performances like the trouble-making sociopath Lisa in Girl, Interrupted, to the classic evil sorceress in Disney's Maleficent, the latter leading up to a possible Maleficent 3. Though Jolie has occasionally taken breaks from acting to pursue humanitarian work and directing, her career has hardly slowed down, and it's clear why. Actors like Jolie are hard to come by,...

Hollywood icon Cameron Diaz opens up about a possible return to the world of The Mask.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Diaz discussed the possibility of returning for a sequel to The Mask while promoting her latest film, Back in Action, which marks her return to the silver screen after a decade-long hiatus from Hollywood. "If Jim's on board, I mean, I've been riding those coattails from day one," Diaz said, giving fans a glimmer of hope of seeing her reprise her iconic role as Tina Carlyle.

Related Dune and Twin Peaks Star Kyle MacLachlan Shares Emotional Tribute for David Lynch

Kyle MacLachlan expresses his admiration and appreciation for the late, great David Lynch in a heartwarming statement posted online.

Loosely based on the comic book series of the same name created by Mike Richardson and further developed for Dark Horse Comics by Doug Mahnke, and John Arcudi, 1994's The Mask...

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This January, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new film in the Star Trek universe alongside a great new series based on Sherlock by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 8 best films coming to Paramount+ in January 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Arrival (January 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Arrival is a sci-fi drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Eric Heisserer. Based on the 1998 short story titled Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, the 2016 film follows Louise Banks, a linguistic expert tasked with interpreting the language of aliens who have come to Earth in a giant spaceship.

Chuck Russell's 1994 supernatural comedy "The Mask" was based on an ultra-violent character that first appeared in Dark Horse Comics in 1987. In the comics, a magical mask gives the wearer supernatural powers, as well as an outsized, mutated head with green skin and tombstone-like teeth. The mask also robs the wearer of their inhibitions and morality, making them insane, invincible clowns. At best, the comic book version of the Mask is a violent antihero, and he exists in a genre more akin to horror than to traditional superheroism. 

Russell's film sanded down the edges a bit. The PG-13-rated movie featured a meek and weak-willed character named Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) who was transformed into a confident, flirty, brash cartoon character when he donned an enchanted mask. He did commit acts of violence (the masked Stanley is particularly cruel to a pair of mechanics that ripped him off), but Stanley...

Tomb Raider has had several TV and movie adaptations in the past while some are faithful adaptations that demand attention, others are not worthy additions to the overarching franchise. The Tomb Raider franchise has been around for over two decades, and, even though it is best known for action-adventure video games, it has successfully expanded into other storytelling mediums. From film adaptations to comic books, from animated TV shows to novels, the Tomb Raider lore is spread across many different platforms.

Even though not all extensions of the franchise have performed equally well, they have together contributed to evolving the rich tapestry of Lara Croft's universe. Even to this day, the Tomb Raider franchise continues to grow in myriad mediums, paving the way for other Tomb Raider movies, television shows, and even games to emerge in the near future. However, before new TV and movie Tomb Raider adaptations can...

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While most of the superhero fans are already privy to Marvel and DC movies and TV shows, there is another comic publisher that has tons of great comics that have been adapted into iconic movies and TV shows. If you still don’t know which comic book publisher we are talking about then let us tell you it is the Dark Horse Comics publications which published several comic books on which great movies and TV shows like The Mask and The Umbrella Academy are based. So, we thought of compiling a list of the 10 best movies and TV shows based on the Dark Horse Comics.

The Mask (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – New Line Cinema

The Mask is a superhero action comedy film directed by Chuck Russell from a screenplay by Mike Werb. Based on the Dark Horse...

Nearly three decades after its release in theaters, Face/Off remains a fan favorite action movie for fans of lead stars Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. As a sequel slowly continues to develop, fans can revisit the movie on a free streaming platform.

John Woo's Face/Off is now streaming for free on Pluto TV. Written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, the film is well remembered for its unique concept. Travolta played FBI agent Sean Archer opposite Cage as Castor Troy, a dastardly terrorist. After their faces are surgically swapped, the two take on each other's identities. Despite the unusual premise, the film drew high praise for its action sequences helmed by Woo, and the actors were hailed for their unforgettable performances. Face/Off was also a big box office success, earning over $245 million upon release in 1997. It has since become a celebrated cult classic and holds a Rotten Tomatoes score...

Actor Jim Carrey had a massive year in 1994. Two of his most classic films, Dumb and Dumber and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, debuted in theaters. Yet Carrey's other 1994 movie, The Mask, is the one that needed his particular brand of comedy the most. The film was an early comic book adaptation -- before the "superhero" genre was well defined. While modern fans want accuracy to the comics, The Mask is an infinitely better film because it ignored its source material. And 30 years later, that's still true, even if it has some terribly dated moments.

Originally appearing in Dark Horse Presents #10, the character known as "The Masque" was created by Mike Richardson, but further developed by Mark Badger, Dough Mahnke, John Acudi and Chris Warner. However, the comics were dark and violent -- a kind of edgy that hasn't aged well. Richardson pitched the film adaptation as a horror piece. Instead,...

There's a scene midway through Chuck Russell's 1994 comedy The Mask that stands out as an absolute comic masterstroke—zero CGI cartoon antics required. Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) squirms under the magnifying glass of Lt. Mitch Kellaway (Peter Riegert), the detective sizing up the lowly bank clerk in his dinky apartment.

The latest update on Face/Off 2 is the rumored return of John Travolta. Following confirmation from Nicolas Cage of his plans to return for the film, a new rumor suggests co-star John Travolta has now gotten on board, set to reunite with Cage in the sequel.

The rumor comes from an unverified report on the project by known film scooper Daniel Richtman. As of now, the casting hasn't been officially announced. The project has been slowly in gestation since it was announced in early 2021 that Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard would be helming a direct sequel to Face/Off. Because Wingard had made it clear that the film would directly connect to the original movie, fans have been wondering how Cage would return, given that his character seemingly perished in the first installment. However, this is a story about wearing other people's faces, and Cage previously teased...

It's a new year, so it's time for a new Blu-ray round-up! Our first of 2024! Things are a little sparse here in at the start of the year, but there's still some great stuff to check out. We have Eli Roth's holiday slasher "Thanksgiving" to carve things up. Also, the fine folks at Kino Lorber have released John Woo's bonkers action extravaganza "Face/Off" on 4K! "Face/Off" is technically a December release, but we're including it now. Speaking of action, we also have a 4K release of Gareth Evans' "The Raid," aka "The Raid: Redemption." Finally, on the non-action movie front, we have the Criterion release of John Sayles' Western neo-noir character drama "Lone Star."

So let's get to it. And remember to keep spinning those discs.

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Silent Night, the latest film from the legendary John Woo, reached theatres on December 1st (you can read our review at This Link) – and while Woo was doing the press rounds for his new movie, The Hollywood Reporter took the opportunity to ask him about a couple revivals of his older works: the remake of his 1989 film The Killer, which Woo is directing himself, and the sequel to his 1997 film Face/Off, which is set to be directed by Godzilla vs. Kong‘s Adam Wingard.

Asked why he has decided to remake his own film with the new take on The Killer (which went into production this past summer), Woo said, “Well, the project was in the works for many years, but it was hard to find a director to direct it. So when I came back [to the States], we got support from Universal, and they asked me to do it. So I...

John Woo wants to reimagine Face/Off with female leads, but the idea hasn't gained much interest. A sequel to Face/Off is in the works, potentially bringing back Travolta and Cage. Nicolas Cage hints at a complex narrative involving the offspring of the original characters for the sequel.

The iconic director John Woo, renowned for his thrilling action-packed movies, recently shared insights about his vision for a potential sequel to the cult classic Face/Off. This revelation comes amid his current project, a remake of his own 1989 film, The Killer.

Audiences were enthralled by Face/Off upon its 1997 debut, drawn in by the movie's riveting plot and the compelling acting of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. The film, written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, revolves around an FBI agent and a deadly criminal who undergo a radical surgical procedure to exchange faces, leading to a gripping game of cat and mouse. The supporting cast,...

Iconic filmmaker John Woo would do something completely different with the lead characters if he were to remake Face/Off today.

Currently, Woo is working on a remake to The Killer, a film he released back in 1989. Woo is also known as the director behind the popular action movie Face/Off starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. This may also lead fans to wonder how Woo would tackle the Face/Off story today. There have been reports of a Face/Off sequel happening with Adam Wingard, though Woo will not be involved. While speaking about the reported sequel with THR, Woo shared how his idea would've been to gender-swap the leads, revealing how he'd actually pitched this plan previously to uninterested studio heads.

Related Face/Off Was Intended to Be a Comedy, Says Director John Woo Face/Off director, John Woo, sees his 1997 film as a comedy due to the ridiculous demeanors of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage's characters.

The greatest thing about the body-swap movies is that nobody expects anything else from them than being entertaining. Unless they aspire to bring some big message across (bad idea), they are designed to make the audience either laugh or shudder. That said, not everyone has Carl Rainer's ability to make a screwball comedy like “All of Me” (1984), blessed with hilarious dialogues and unforgettable performances by Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin, nor the creepy vision of a body swap penned by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary for John Woo's “Face Off”, with John Travolta in his scariest role so far. It is clear that all of them, be it good or bad use the proved recipes with the same basic ingredients, because what else can you do in a body swap movie, then swapping people in each other's bodies? The opposites always qualify for the plot, and fine seasoning is needed to make it work,...

Ten months ago, Face/Off (watch it Here) star Nicolas Cage said he hadn’t heard anything about the Face/Off sequel, even though it was announced that Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard and his frequent collaborator Simon Barrett were working on a “direct sequel” to John Woo’s 1997 sci-fi action classic way back at the start of 2021. Thankfully, Cage and Wingard have since met up to discuss the possibilities of the Face/Off sequel – and during an interview with Collider, Cage said that it wouldn’t only be a rematch between his character Castor Troy and John Travolta’s Sean Archer. This one will also add their adult children into the mix.

Cage said, “I think Face/Off is a sequel that lends itself to a lot of twists and turns and unpredictability. It’s almost like if you factor in the idea of offspring and Castor and Sean having children and these children grow up,...

Everyone knows Jim Carrey's lovably outrageous superhero character in "The Mask." But it might surprise you to learn the original comic book on which the film is based was a hell of a lot more violent. The "Mask" comic featured a homicidal central character who would don the eponymous artifact only to unleash hell on those who'd wronged him by the most violent means possible. It had some of the humor that would eventually make it into the 1994 movie, but otherwise, it was wholly different from its feature film adaptation.

When it did come time to adapt the comic for the big screen, New Line was looking for something different from the source material. The studio responsible for the "Nightmare On Elm Street" series was open to the idea of doing "The Mask" as a comedy horror, but they couldn't get the screenplay right. Thankfully, while flipping through the comics,...

The 1990s was a decade packed full of brilliant action movies but few, if any, reached the delirious heights of 1997’s Face/Off. Built around an absurd yet ingenious premise involving a cop switching faces with a comatosed master criminal in order to find and defuse a bomb, only for said bad guy to then awaken and return the favor, it featured a director and pair of A-list stars at the peak of their career powers.

Nicolas Cage had just won an Oscar in 1995 for his breakout performance in Leaving Las Vegas, following that up with two star-making turns in The Rock and Con Air, making the idiosyncratic actor an unlikely action movie star. John Travolta, meanwhile, was enjoying a career renaissance, buoyed by films like Pulp Fiction and Get Shorty. He had worked with director John Woo on the helmer’s previous English language actioner, Broken Arrow, but the pair would hit new heights here.

Stop calling Face/Off 2 a reboot or remake, as director Adam Wingard insists that the sequel is going to be the "definitive follow-up" to the original. This month, it was reported that Wingard would be directing a new Face/Off movie using a screenplay co-written with Simon Barrett for Paramount Pictures. Neal Moritz will produce the movie with David Permut executive producing.

When the news first broke, many had taken the announcement to mean that Wingard would reimagine Face/Off as a reboot of the original movie. At the time, Adam Wingard clarified on Instagram that he would never remake Face/Off, stating that he was "writing a direct Sequel" with Barrett. Speaking with IGN at Fan Fest 2021, the Godzilla vs. Kong director doubled down on these comments, making it very clear that Face/Off 2 will pick up where the first movie left off.

"I would never make a remake of Face/Off. I would never make a reboot.

Robert Pattinson and Tom Hardy have emerged as popular candidates to lead in Face/Off 2, which was recently announced. On Thursday, it was announced that a new Face/Off movie was in the works with Godzilla vs. Kong filmmaker Adam Wingard on board to direct and write the screenplay with Simon Barrett. Wingard and Barrett have since confirmed that the new movie will be a direct sequel to the original as opposed to a complete reboot that reimagines the first Face/Off.

While Face/Off 2 movie will acknowledge the original movie, it seems unlikely that we'd see John Travolta or Nicolas Cage return. The latter's character died and the other has probably since moved on with his life. That doesn't mean that special appearances are out of the question, but it seems more likely that the sequel's story will follow new characters utilizing the same face-swapping technology established in the first movie.

Exclusive: Paramount Pictures has chosen You’re Next and Godzilla Vs. Kong director Adam Wingard to helm its re-imagining of Face/Off, the 1997 John Woo-directed action thriller that starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Wingard will write the script with his scripting partner Simon Barrett and the studio will reboot the film, with new cast. Neal Moritz will produce and David Permut will be executive producer.

Oren Uziel had been part of the equation when Paramount set up the remake last fall, but the understanding is Wingard and Barrett are starting from scratch. Despite a fairly preposterous-sounding premise, the original film was a wild ride that became the top grossing U.S. film of its Hong Kong director John Woo as it did $246 million in global ticket sales. It is easy to imagine this taking shape as a two-hander with a couple of strong male or female stars.

In the original,...

The 1997 action movie “Face/Off,” which starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, is getting a reboot.

Paramount has hired “22 Jump Street” screenwriter Oren Uziel to pen the script with Neal Moritz producing. David Permut, who was a producer on the original film, will executive produce. No actors or director has yet boarded the reboot.

John Woo directed the original movie from Mike Werb and Michael Colleary’s script. Travolta and Cage played FBI agent Sean Archer and terrorist Castor Troy, respectively, who each took on the other’s physical appearance via surgery in a complicated story triggered by the assassination of Archer’s son by Troy.

“Face/Off” also starred Joan Allen, Gina Gershon and Alessandro Nivola as Troy’s brother. The film, which carried an $80 million budget, was a solid performer with a $245 million global gross. Woo went on to direct “Mission: Impossible II,” “Windtalkers” and “Paycheck” in the next six years.

One of the most bizarre action movies of the 1990s (if not of all-time), John Woo’s Face/Off sees Nicolas Cage and John Travolta swap identities and lose their grip on reality. It’s now been reported by Deadline that Paramount Pictures are rebooting the 1997 thriller, with Oren Uziel behind the screenplay, Neal Moritz producing and David Permut executive producing. While there hasn’t been any casting or directing news yet, it’ll be difficult to see anyone topping the performances of Travolta and Cage in the original movie.

For those not in the know, Face/Off sees Travolta’s FBI agent Sean Archer going to remarkable lengths to capture Cage’s Castor Troy, the theatrical criminal who killed his son. For reasons best not explored, Archer takes on the face of Castor to take him down, only for Cage’s character to go steal Archer’s face and insinuate himself into his life.

Exclusive: Paramount Pictures is giving a face lift to Face/Off, the 1997 John Woo-directed action thriller that starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. The studio will reboot the film, with new cast. Oren Uziel has been set to write the script, and Neal Moritz will produce and David Permut will be executive producer.

Given a fairly preposterous-sounding premise, the original film was a wild ride. Travolta played FBI agent Sean Archer, who is obsessed with catching a homicidal sociopath named Castor Troy, who is responsible for killing the fed’s son. The agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and takes the mug of his nemesis so he can be sent to prison to find out a bomb’s whereabouts and stop an attack. The plan goes awry when the bad guy wakes up and takes the face of the FBI agent. Soon, the new-faced Castor visits the agent with the...

I’d imagine every one of us, despite our individual life situations, however privileged or difficult they may be, wouldn’t have too much trouble coming up with a pretty long list of people and circumstances for which to be grateful, during the upcoming week traditionally reserved for the expression of thanks as well as throughout the entirety of the year.

Even in our brave new world, where gratitude and humility and generosity of spirit often seem to be in short supply, at the mercy of greed, abuse of power, disregard for the rule of law, and megalomaniac self-interest cynically masquerading as an aggressive strain of nationalist, populist passion, there are good, everyday reasons to look around and take stock of blessings in one’s immediate surroundings.

And speaking specifically as one who has the privilege and opportunity to occasionally write about matters concerning the movies, and even a (very...