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In case you've been living under a rock, Adam Sandler has been on quite a streak. From delivering an award worthy performance (that was sadly snubbed at the Oscars), to going back to his roots with great comedy specials and completely stealing the show in one of the best moments from the "SNL 50" anniversary special, it's a damn good time to be the Sandman. Well over 30 years into his career in entertainment, Sandler shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, and this year won't be the exception.

On the horizon, Sandler's got two big movies hitting Netflix in 2025: "Jay Kelly," a dramedy written and directed by Noah Baumbach, will see Sandler team up on screen with George Clooney and Laura Dern, while fans of "Happy Gilmore" will finally get the long-awaited sequel, "Happy Gilmore 2," this summer. In case you've been debating doing a full marathon of Adam Sandler's best roles,...

Samantha Lorraine and Dafne Keen in ‘Night Comes’

Magnum Pi‘s Jay Hernandez makes his feature film directorial debut with Night Comes, which just unveiled its first photo. Described as a survival thriller, the first still from the film features You are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah‘s Samantha Lorraine and Deadpool & Wolverine‘s Dafne Keen.

Heels‘ Alexander Ludwig also stars in Hernandez’s first feature.

“Night Comes unfolds against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity,” reads the official synopsis. “Two sisters (Keen and Lorraine) manage to escape the horror only to find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance.”

Shaun Redick (Get Out), Yvette Yates Redick, and Big Picture Cinema Group partners Jayce Barriero and Jacky Lai serve as producers. Hernandez co-wrote the screenplay with Jason Bourque and Nancy Isaak.

Earlier this year, it was announced that actor Jay Hernandez, whose credits include Magnum P.I., Hostel, and Suicide Squad, would be making his feature directorial debut with with the survival horror thriller Night Comes, working from a screenplay he wrote with Jason Bourque and Nancy Isaak. The film stars Dafne Keen and Samantha Lorraine – and now an image from the Night Comes production has been unveiled, giving us our first look at the characters played by Keen and Lorraine. That image can be found at the bottom of this article.

Coming our way from Impossible Dream Entertainment and the production and financing outfit Big Picture Cinema Group, Night Comes will unfold against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity. Two sisters manage to escape the horror only find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance.

Hostel actor Jay Hernandez (Suicide Squad) makes his feature film directorial debut with Night Comes, which is launching sales at AFM this week, per Variety. The survival horror thriller stars Deadpool & Wolverine’s Dafne Keen and Samantha Lorraine (“The Walking Dead: World Beyond”).

In the film, set after an event that threatens humanity’s existence, Keen and Lorraine play sisters “who manage to survive, only to find themselves tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance.”

Alexander Ludwig also stars.

The announcement comes with a first-look image of Keen and Lorraine’s characters in post-apocalyptic attire.

Night Comes is produced by Shaun Redick and Yvette Yates Redick, alongside Big Picture Cinema Group partners Jayce Barriero and Jacky Lai. Hernandez, Nancy Isaak, and Jason Bourque wrote the screenplay.

The survival horror thriller is currently in production, so stay tuned for news on this project as it arrives.

Exclusive: Eric Paquette’s Meridian Pictures is readying survival-thriller The Edge and has set Danish filmmaker Kasper Torsting to direct.

Written by Jordan Barber and produced by Aaron Barnett, Jessica Postigo, Eric Paquette, and The Exchange’s Brian O’Shea, the film will tell the story of a romantic escape that turns deadly when a bus plunges off a mountain road. Faced with a harrowing decision, a woman whose partner has been killed must save herself and a ten-year-old boy while battling unforgiving terrain, brutal weather, and the grief of losing her love.

The Exchange will handle worldwide sales and arrange financing on the movie, which is in development.

A graduate of the National Danish Film School, Torsting is known for debut narrative feature In Love & War (2018), the war-drama which won both the Nordic Competition and the Audience Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He also directed documentary Rocket Brothers,...

Exclusive: There’s change at the unscripted unit of talent agency Buchwald.

Julie Choi has been promoted to Head of Unscripted Talent and Content, while Ivo Fischer, who joined in that role two years ago, has exited.

Separately, the agency has promoted Shawn Scallon and Sheri Talkovsky to Co-Vice Presidents of Talent in New York.

Choi, who is based in LA, joined Buchwald in November 2022, from APA, as an agent in the Unscripted Talent and Content department. She will now lead the division. Her clients include Ross Mathews, a host on The Drew Barrymore Show and a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Kimberly Goodman, exec producer of Lizzo’s Watch Out for Big Grrrls, Top Chef producer Thi Nguyen, Selling Sunset exec producer Sundee Manusakis and So You Think You Can Dance talent Alison Holker.

She also reps production companies including UNconventional Entertainment, Deep Fusion, and Michael Levitt Productions. Choi...

Earlier this year, it was announced that actor Jay Hernandez, whose credits include Magnum P.I., Hostel, and Suicide Squad, would be making his feature directorial debut with with the survival horror thriller Night Comes, working from a screenplay he wrote with Jason Bourque and Nancy Isaak. At the time, it was said that the film would star Dafne Keen and Samantha Lorraine. Now it has been revealed that Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games, Bad Boys for Life, Vikings) is also in the cast.

Coming our way from Impossible Dream Entertainment and the production and financing outfit Big Picture Cinema Group, Night Comes will unfold against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity. Two sisters manage to escape the horror only find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance. Drawing inspiration from...

Exclusive: After a successful summer with Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Alexander Ludwig has been tapped to star alongside Dafne Keen and Samantha Lorraine in Night Comes, the forthcoming horror thriller marking the feature directorial debut of veteran actor Jay Hernandez (Suicide Squad).

Details as to Ludwig’s role are being kept under wraps. Drawing inspiration from films like Birdbox and The Descent, Night Comes unfolds against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity. Two sisters manage to escape the horror only to find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance.

Written by Hernandez, Jason Bourque and Nancy Isaak, the indie hails from Impossible Dream Entertainment and Big Picture Cinema Group, the latter of which is co-financing with Versatile Media. Impossible Dream’s Shaun Redick and Yvette Yates Redick will produce alongside Big Picture Cinema Group’s Jayce Barriero and Jacky Lai, with Hernandez, Keen, Jared Zhang, Graem Luis, Jason Bourque, Joseph Tuck, Steve Read and Matthew Chow exec producing.

Production kicks off in Vancouver in September. The Exchange is handling worldwide sales and will be introducing the project to buyers at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

Stated Big Picture’s Co-Founder and President, Barreiro, “Alexander has so much range and gravitas – it’s going to be fun for audiences to see the depths he goes to opposite Dafne and Samantha on this intense ride.”

As previously mentioned, Ludwig is coming off of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourth installment of the buddy cop action franchise from Sony, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. In it, he reprised his role as Dorn, tech expert for Advanced Miami Metro Operations, which he originated in 2020’s Bad Boys for Life. One of the summer’s big hits, the film grossed over $401 million worldwide.

In film, Ludwig’s other credits include Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, The Hunger Games and Lone Survivor, to name just a few. Also known for roles in Starz’s wrestling drama Heels and History Channel’s Vikings, the actor is represented by Gersh and Untitled Entertainment.

UTA has signed Canada-based production and financing company Big Picture Cinema Group for broad representation encompassing financing, packaging, sales and distribution and advisory services.

UTA Independent Film Group, which specializes in global film finance, worldwide sales and distribution, the festival marketplace as well as advising clients and financiers on scripted and unscripted content, will be the primary partner to Big Picture inside the agency.

Big Picture is a team of producers and financiers with proven track records in film and television. The leadership team includes Jayce Barreiro, Jared Zhang, Jacky Lai and Graem Luis.

Big Picture president and co-founder Barreiro said, “UTA brings invaluable expertise across the broad spectrum of verticals that we’re operating in, and they fully support our unwavering dedication to quality, innovation, and community. We’re excited to work with the team to unlock value and opportunities around our expanding slate.”

Big Picture’s next movie...

Exclusive: Up-and-comer Jacob Rodriguez (Tell Me Lies) has landed the male lead in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (wt), the new live-action family film being produced for Nickelodeon and Paramount+ by Nickelodeon Studios.

With Samantha Lorraine on board for the title role, as previously announced, Rodriguez will play Diego, the adventurous and resourceful cousin of Dora first introduced in the hit kids’ franchise’s animated spin-off series Go, Diego, Go!.

Directed by Alberto Belli (Upload and Naughty Nine and Black Scorpion) from a script by Jt Billings (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), the film will watch as Dora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.

Sol Dorado marks the second live-action feature out of the world of Dora the Explorer, on the...

The upcoming live-action Dora the Explorer movie, Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado, will be released exclusively to stream on Paramount+. The first live-action Dora the Explorer movie, Dora and the Lost City Of Gold, was released in theaters in 2019 and made $120.5 million at the box office. Releasing the new live-action Dora movie exclusively on Paramount+ is a questionable move given the box office success of the first live-action movie.

The newest live-action Dora the Explorer movie is already making one big mistake based on the Nickelodeon franchise's 2019 box office hit. Per The Hollywood Reporter, a new live-action film adaptation of the beloved animated Nickelodeon series, Dora the Explorer, is in development under the working title, Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado. The film will follow Dora, played by You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah star Samantha Lorraine, and her cousin Diego as they search...

Dafne Keen and Samantha Lorraine have found their next project, with Deadline reporting that the performers have been cast in Night Comes. The upcoming story will follow a pair of sisters who live in a reality that has been devastated by a cataclysmic event, with their quest for survival stealing the spotlight. As they try to make their way through a world where the rules have changed, they'll be tasked with a mission that will determine the future of humanity. Night Comes will also represent a major step for Jay Hernandez, who will be making his directorial debut with the feature.

Jay Hernandez, known for his roles in films including Hostel and Suicide Squad, will make his feature directorial debut with the horror movie Night Comes, we’ve learned today.

Impossible Dream Entertainment and Canada-based production and financing outfit Big Picture Cinema Group are teaming to produce the new feature horror thriller, which will star Dafne Keen and Samantha Lorraine.

Jay Hernandez also wrote the screenplay with Jason Bourque and Nancy Isaak.

Night Comes unfolds against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity. Two sisters manage to escape the horror only find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance.

The press release promises, “Night Comes promises to deliver a spine-chilling, edge-of-your-seat experience that will leave audiences breathless.”

Jay Hernandez said, “With Night Comes we have a chance to do two unique things simultaneously.

Exclusive: Dafne Keen (Logan) and Samantha Lorraine (Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado) have been tapped to star in Night Comes, a survival horror thriller marking the feature directorial debut of actor Jay Hernandez (Suicide Squad).

Hailing from Impossible Dream Entertainment and the Canadian production and financing outfit Big Picture Cinema Group, the film unfolds against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity. Two sisters manage to escape the horror only to find themselves thrust into a perilous struggle for survival, tasked with a mission that holds the fate of mankind in the balance.

Hernandez teamed with Jason Bourque and Nancy Isaak to write the film, which draws inspiration from such popular genre titles as Birdbox and The Descent. Impossible Dream partners Shaun Redick and Yvette Yates Redick will produce alongside Big Picture...

Samantha Lorraine is putting on her backpack.

The actress, best known for her key role in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, has been cast as the titular heroine in Nickelodeon Studios’ new live-action Dora the Explorer feature being made for Paramount+ and Nickelodeon.

Alberto Belli, who directed Disney+ holiday feature The Naughty Nine and episodes of Disney show Ultra Violet and Black Scorpion, is helming the new production that has a working title of Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado.

Written by J.T. Billings , the script follows as Dora, her cousin Diego and their new friends trek through perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient treasure of Sol Dorado in order to keep this powerful treasure out of enemy hands. Swiper no swiping!

Sol Dorado will be only the second time the adventurous Latina has been translated to the live-action world.

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Adam Sandler's You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah director answers the critics of putting his daughters on the screen.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bat Mitzvah director Sammi Cohen went on the defensive about Sandler casting his teenage daughters Sunny and Sadie into his latest Netflix comedy. In fact, Sandler's movies have always been a family affair. "Sandler has a reputation for making movies with his friends, and that’s something we all want to do," Cohen said. "What I say is, he’s still making movies with his friends, but they’re his kids. He is the kind of dad who’s also your best friend. When it comes to the sort of chatter we’re hearing online, I don’t really think twice about it because I’m going like, 'Yeah, he’s doing the same thing he’s always done.'...

Los Angeles, Sept 2 (Ians) Actor-comedian Adam Sandler’s daughter got a lot of notoriety for her series ‘You are so not invited to my Bat Mitzvah’, (also called Yasnitmbm) despite the show’s high positive ratings due to audiences calling her role “a nepo kid’s privilege.”

In response to this, Adam Sandler has defended casting his daughters in starring roles alongside himself. Asked about the ‘nepo kid’ controversy, Sandler had admitted that while he cast his friends and family members, he doesn’t do it if he doesn’t see any potential in them.

Adding to his rebuttal of the argument, the series producer-director Sammi Cohen also chimed in and said, “Sandler has a reputation for making movies with his friends, and that’s something we all want to do. What I say is, he’s still making movies with his friends, but they’re his kids.”

“He is...

Adam Sandler's latest comedy, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, has resulted in a new milestone for the actor.

With the latest Netflix release, Sandler has earned his most acclaimed film according to review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. The coming-of-age comedy has achieved an impressive "Certified Fresh" status on the site, with an impressive 96% approval rating based on the verdicts of 56 critics, as of writing this article. It's a new record-high for the actor, whose Netflix releases have drawn varied scores in years past. The film has left behind the actor's previous year's acclaimed basketball drama Hustle, which held a commendable 93% rating.

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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is an adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom's novel of the same name, originally published in 2005. With 56 critics having weighed in, 52 of them lauded the film with positive reviews,...

Adam Sandler's comedy "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" is being celebrated as one of his greatest movies ever, receiving rave reviews and an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score. The film's high Rotten Tomatoes score of 96% is a career-high for Sandler, surpassing his other acclaimed projects like "Uncut Gems" and "The Meyerowitz Stories." Critics agree that "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" is a refreshing coming-of-age comedy that skillfully portrays adolescent anxiety, bolstered by great performances from Sandler's daughters and a well-written story.

Adam Sandler's new comedy, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, is a contender for his greatest movies ever. Based on the 2005 young adult novel of the same name, the coming-of-age film focuses on Stacy Friedman (Sunny Sandler), whose dreams of the perfect bat mitzvah are upended when her best friend Lydia (Samantha Lorraine) kisses the boy she had a crush on.

Since 1989, Adam Sandler has been one of the busiest men in Hollywood. Not only is he a prolific funnyman on screen, but he's also got his own production company, Happy Madison, that has cranked out over 25 feature films. Sandler inked a lucrative exclusivity deal with Netflix a few years back and has been churning out films for them to varying degrees of success.

Sure, Sandler has made some sophomoric films, and many include questionable casting choices/characterizations that don't hold up in our contemporary culture (like every role Rob Schneider has ever played), but he's also been unfairly used as a punching bag by snobbish cinephiles despite the overwhelming evidence that he's a comedic genius. When he won Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards following his egregious Oscars snub for "Uncut Gems," his acceptance speech included the now-viral line, "I'd also like to give a shout-out to my fellow nominees,...

Adam Sandler is known for having released crowd-pleasing comedies for decades, but it’s Sammi Cohen — director of the new Netflix feature You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah — who has the distinction of helming the actor’s best-reviewed film, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Released Friday, My Bat Mitzvah is a Sandler family affair, with Sandler playing Danny Friedman, father to daughters Stacy (Sunny Sandler) and Ronnie (Sadie Sandler), who are portrayed by Adam Sandler’s real-life teen children. Adapting Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 novel of the same name and focusing on Stacy and best friend Lydia (Samantha Lorraine) — whose bat mitzvah plans fall apart over their mutual interest in a popular boy — the movie also includes Adam Sandler’s real-life wife Jackie Sandler as Lydia’s mom, in addition to Idina Menzel as mother to Stacy and Ronnie.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Cohen discusses Adam...

Adam Sandler drew raves for his performance in “Uncut Gems,” but his latest Netflix movie, “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” has so far gotten even better critics’ reviews, as well as raves for his youngest daughter, Sunny.

As of Monday afternoon, the family comedy, which co-stars his daughters, had a 96% positive ratings from critics, while the 2019 Safdie Brothers drama sits at 91%.

Audiences, at 66% positive, were less gung-ho about the Sammi Cohen-directed comedy, which premiered Aug. 25 on the streamer.

Critics are saying, essentially, “hurrah for nepotism” about Sandler’s daughter Sunny, who stars as Stacy Friedman who clashes with her Bff (Samantha Lorraine) right before their respective bat mitzvahs.

Sunny’s real-life sister Sadie Sandler plays her older sister, Ronnie, while former “Saturday Night Live” regular who also produced,” plays their father in role with limited screen time. Jackie Sandler, their real mother, also appears in the film,...

Adam Sandler has a new all-time best-reviewed movie.

The actor-comedian’s latest Netflix title, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, has managed to draw a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than any of his previous films across 34 years of making movies.

The teen comedy — which began streaming Friday — has a 96 percent “Fresh” score on the site.

That just edges out 2022’s Hustle (93 percent), 2017’s The Meyerowitz Stories (92 percent) and 2019’s Uncut Gems (91 percent). Having said that, there’s always the possibility that additional negative reviews for Bat Mitzvah could alter the standings later in the week.

Sandler has a relatively minor role in the Bat Mitzvah, but he produced the film and it stars his teenage daughters, Sunny and Sadie, with Sandler playing their father.

The Hollywood Reporter’s was among the rave reviews, saying “the rampant nepotism on display has resulted in a sweet, amusing film geared toward younger audiences,...

Two older women, Bella and Sylvia, played by Bunny Levine and Allison McKay, appear in "You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah" and offer advice to Stacy about her feud with Lydia. Bunny Levine has previously appeared in two other Adam Sandler movies, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and "Sandy Wexler," in minor roles. Allison McKay has a history of starring in various films and TV shows, including "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Transparent." Her latest appearance is in Adam Sandler's "You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah."

Adam Sandler's Netflix film You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah briefly features two older women, one of whom has previously worked with the famous Hollywood star. The 2023 comedy-drama movie stars Sandler's daughter — Sunny Sandler — as a girl named Stacy Friedman who is in the midst of planning her bat mitzvah while her best friend, Lydia Rodriguez Katz,...

Director Sammi Cohen describes working with the Sandler family on "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Sandlers create a sense of community and family on set, making everyone feel comfortable and able to be themselves, resulting in funnier jokes and a relaxed atmosphere. Cohen praises the Sandler family for their talent and work ethic, highlighting their dedication to their craft and their interest in fostering creativity in others, particularly the younger cast members.

Director Sammi Cohen opened up about the "magic" of working with Adam Sandler and his family on the new Netflix comedy drama, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. The teen comedy is based on Fiona Rosenbloom's 2005 book of the same title and was directed by Cohen. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah stars Sunny Sandler as Stacy Friedman, Adam Sandler as Danny Friedman,...

Sammi Cohen has joked that Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel's 'You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' relationship is the prelude to their 'Uncut Gems' roles.Adam and Idina play a happily married couple in 'Bat Mitzvah' but they portrayed an estranged husband and wife in the 2019 movie 'Uncut Gems' and director Cohen sees some similarities between the two couples.She told Variety: "Idina is the best. Adam really loved working with her on 'Uncut Gems'. I joke that 'Bat Mitzvah' is like the happy side of their marriage, the prelude to 'Uncut Gems'. We wanted the Friedman family to feel warm, sweet, goofy, normal, relatable; she was just the perfect fit. And she’s also incredibly talented and on top of that is just a really lovely human being."The movie is a family affair for Adam, whose daughters Sunny and Sadie play the Bat Mitzvah...

We all know that Adam Sandler likes working with people he knows. The movies he produces with his production company Happy Madison regularly feature Kevin Nealon, Rob Schneider, and other cast members from his Saturday Night Live days. Many of his movies also feature supporting turns from guys you only see in Happy Madison flicks, like Alan Covert and Peter Dante. And, of course, he loves to cast Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore as his love interests.

So it’s no surprise that Sandler’s latest Netflix movie You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzah sees him once again paired with Idina Menzel, who played his wife in Uncut Gems. But Sandler isn’t the star of You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, a comedy based on the 2005 YA novel by Fiona Rosenbloom. Instead, it’s Sunny Sandler and Samantha Lorraine in the lead roles,...

When you’re 13 everything carries high stakes: friendships, romances, who you’re seen with, which parties you’re invited to. Nothing has an adequate frame of reference, because everything is so new, and you’re not sure if you’re supposed to handle it all like the kid you just were or the adult you want to be. The new Netflix coming-of-age comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah manages to convey this liminal state in a way that’s both deeply thoughtful and light as a feather.

"You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" is a family-friendly watch that celebrates growing up from a Jewish perspective. The screenplay strikes a balance between relatable gen-z language and appealing to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. While the film follows a predictable trajectory, the journey and performances make it well worth the watch for anyone seeking an entertaining and culturally significant dramedy.

Editor’s note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn't exist.

Based on Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 young adult novel of the same name, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is a great watch for the whole family. Alison Peck’s screenplay is a family affair, both in front of and behind the scenes. Starring Adam Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Samantha Lorraine, Idina Menzel,...

Adam Sandler and daughters score a surprising win for Netflix: a sweet-natured adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s teen novel

I’m as keen as the next person to roll my eyes at so-called nepo babies, but You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, a new Netflix teen comedy starring Adam Sandler and his two teenage daughters, makes the case for some upsides to maintaining the family business. Sadie Sandler as Ronnie, the sardonic older sister who can drive, and Sunny Sandler as Stacy Friedman, a 13-year-old struggling with her first crush, first Bff fight and one and only batmitzvah, are clearly actors in training. But the Sandlers’ affectionate rapport and palpable family chemistry lends the film, based on the book by Fiona Rosenbloom, a rare, sweet charm.

Credit as well to the director, Sammi Cohen, working with a screenplay from Alison Peck, for an evocative enough rendering of middle school,...

Sunny Sandler in You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah. Photo: Netflix Good teen comedies work because of their ability to capture, with empathy and warmth, the whirlwind that is being a teenager. It’s not just that everything is moving fast, changing constantly, and all burdened with...

Sunny Sandler in You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah.Photo: Netflix

Good teen comedies work because of their ability to capture, with empathy and warmth, the whirlwind that is being a teenager. It’s not just that everything is moving fast, changing constantly, and all burdened with...

Adam Sandler long ago perfected the art of working with his friends. So what’s next? Now, he’s taking that same approach of working with people he already knows and loves to generate a platform, through his Happy Madison production shingle and streaming giant Netflix, for his own daughters Sunny and Sadie Sandler to shine.

Is it still nepotism if it’s this blatant? Probably — but in an added twist, Sandler’s choice to bolster his daughters comes with a pleasant surprise: it works, and well.

Directed by Sammi Cohen, this new entry in the Sandler-family-business model, “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah” is an endearing take on the coming-of-age tween film, with a heavy dose of religion — in the best way. Sunny Sandler stars as Stacy, a sweet 13-year-old who dreams of a blow-out bash bat mitzvah, one heavy on the New York City influences and Lmfao bangers,...

Plot: Lifelong best friends Stacy and Lydia have long dreamt of epic bat mitzvahs but when popular boy Andy Goldfarb and Hebrew school drama come between them, their perfect plans go comically awry.

Review: The latest Happy Madison production for Netflix is a family affair with Adam Sandler producing and co-starring in a production led by a cast featuring his daughters, Sunny and Sadie, and his wife, Jackie. Based on the best-selling young adult novel You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah could easily have been written off as a nepotism project for the Sandler clan. But, with a heartfelt message and a theme reminiscent of classic Judy Blume, the film works far better than it has any right to. Sure, it has a few requisite moments of bathroom humor, as any Adam Sandler project is bound to feature, but You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah...

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is a star-studded Netflix movie about two best friends whose friendship is tested by middle school drama and a cute boy. Director Sammi Cohen collaborated closely with Adam Sandler and sought to bring authenticity while maintaining a current feel to the Bat Mitzvah storyline. The film captures the themes of friendship, family, and finding one's place in the world, offering relatable experiences and lessons about embracing differences and making choices to correct mistakes.

Adam Sandler's latest Netflix movie, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, follows best friends Stacy Friedman and Lydia Rodriguez Katz, who have long dreamed of their epic Bat Mitzvahs. However, things don't go quite as planned when the unbreakable duo's friendship is threatened by a cute, popular boy and middle school drama.

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is directed by Sammi...

Adam Sandler's new Netflix movie makes an impressive debut with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Sandler continues his lucrative actor and producer deal with Netflix with his latest movie You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, which has garnered critical acclaim thus far from early reviews from movie critics on Rotten Tomatoes. One of the reviews from United Press International reads, "Eighth-grade drama is universal, so You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah should appeal to people at any age in any family. It is the kind of movie that can stick with young viewers and have them quote it for the rest of their lives." Deadline Hollywood Daily's Pete Hammond added, "This film works as well it does because it is so grounded in the realities of this particular teen world and the TikTok generation," while THR's Frank Scheck called the film a "fun family affair.

Adam Sandler's new Netflix movie, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, highlights his real-life family, with his daughter Sunny Sandler taking the lead role as Stacy. The movie focuses on a young Jewish girl preparing for her Bat Mitzvah while dealing with stressed-out parents, a crush, and a falling-out with her best friend. The supporting cast includes familiar faces and newcomers, with Idina Menzel, Samantha Lorraine, and Jackie Hoffman among the talented actors joining the film.

The You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah cast features Adam Sandler in his latest Netflix movie, but the coming-of-age comedy also stars many of his real-life family, including his daughter who steps into the spotlight in the lead role. Directed by Sammi Cohen and written by Alison Peck, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is based on the book by Fiona Rosenbloom, the teen...

Welcome to TheWrap’s TV Watchlist.

It’s another week in the long, sunny month of August and we’ve got just the thing to get you out of your end-of-summer doldrums – a ton of great television! This week really is bursting at the seams, from a brand new live-action “Star Wars” series (“Ahsoka”) to the end of “Riverdale” to a new Adam Sandler Netflix movie (“You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah”) and your next HBO doc obsession (“Bs High”). Like we said: bursting at the seams!

On with the television!

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Ready to head back to a galaxy far, far away? Just a few months after “The Mandalorian” concluded its third season, we are back with another new live-action series, which serves as both a spin-off to the flagship series (“The Mandalorian”) and a follow-up series to several animated projects. “Ahsoka...

Despite previous critically panned comedies under Adam Sandler's belt, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is surprisingly well-received, thanks to its genuine sweetness and amusing depiction of teenage girl angst. The film showcases Adam Sandler in "dad mode," humorously portraying a loving but uncool father who is out of his depth with teenage girls. You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is a celebration of family, teenage girlhood, and Jewish culture, providing a relatable and endearing watch for younger audiences without over-explaining references.

Adam Sandler's next Netflix movie is being surprisingly well received among critics as first reviews surface online for You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah. Sandler is one of those stranger cases in Hollywood that, despite receiving terrible and extremely negative reviews for many of his recent comedy movies, remains one of the undisputed box office kings. In the last couple of years,...

Critics are hailing Adam Sandler's new Netflix movie You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah as one of his best comedies on the platform to date. The performances of Sandler's daughters, Sunny and Sadie, along with co-lead Samantha Lorraine, provide the movie with heart and are being praised by critics. The movie skillfully captures the roller coaster of emotions experienced in eighth grade, showcasing the absurdity and devastating impact of teenage experiences.

Reviews for Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix movie You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah are hailing it as one of his best comedies on the streaming platform to date. Based on the 2005 Young Adult novel by Amanda Stern, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah sees Sandler joined on screen by his wife Jackie and daughters Sunny and Sadie Sandler. This latest movie marks the second of three Netflix releases...

When you look at Adam Sandler’s filmography, you might either think outrageous comedy or some seriously impressive dramatic turns in movies like Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems and Hustle. But for his latest Netflix flick, he is taking a back seat on camera by basically playing the beleaguered dad to his real-life daughters Sadie and Sunny Sandler, all in fictionalized roles but nevertheless all still in the family. Sandler’s real influence in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is as a producer, and in this instance he has brought forward the right creative elements to make this adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s YA book a complete delight.

It doesn’t break any rules of the teen genre, of the kind of coming-of-age movie that the late great John Hughes pioneered so successfully in the 1980s and ’90s, but it works in a modernized way that...

You have to give Adam Sandler props for being a very good family man. When he wants to spend time with his wife and children, he doesn’t just take them on vacation, he makes movies with them. And sometimes both at the same time. He’s outdone himself with his latest effort for Netflix, Sammi Cohen’s You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, based on Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 YA novel and featuring his daughter Sunny Sandler in the lead role, along with her older sister Sadie Sandler, her mother Jackie Sandler and her father Adam in supporting turns. It seems less a movie than a family project.

Fortunately, the rampant nepotism on display has resulted in a sweet, amusing film geared toward younger audiences, who will best relate to the main character’s personal travails as she prepares for the film’s main event. (And as they say,...

The growing pains and dramatic throes of girlhood can be character building, traumatic, and cathartic — for both cinematic protagonists and their audience. It’s certainly not an easy time for the heroine at the center of “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” whose impending rite-of-passage ushers in an adulthood she’s not quite ready to handle. Director Sammi Cohen and screenwriter Alison Peck bestow this hilarious, heartrending adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s novel with an uplifting, effervescent vision and vitality, giving voice to a young Jewish girl’s struggle to figure out who she is before the most important night of her life so far.

Seventh grader Stacy Friedman (Sunny Sandler) is serious about her Bat Mitzvah … sorta. She’s put more thought into having a legendary party than studying the ceremonial text from the Torah. She has big dreams for a lavish New York City-themed bash,...

HBO’s Ballers, the docuseries Depp v. Heard, the Adam Sandler-produced You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah and interactive rom-com Choose Love are among the new projects debuting on Netflix in August.

After adding all five seasons of Insecure last month, in the first time an HBO original series was available on Netflix in the U.S., Netflix is adding yet another HBO title on Aug. 15: the Dwayne Johnson-fronted Ballers.

The streamer is also set to add HBO series Band of Brothers, The Pacific and Six Feet Under at a future date, due to a co-exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s headline-making 2022 defamation case, over a Washington Post op-ed in which Heard called herself a domestic abuse survivor, is the subject of the three-part Depp v. Heard docuseries, which combines footage that was televised and livestreamed...

Adam Sandler has unveiled the trailer for his new drama film ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzva’, in which he will be starring with his real daughters, Sadie (14) and Sunny (17), the two girls will be seen in lead roles.

The movie is an adaptation of author Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 novel of the same name. The trailer shows seventh-grade student Stacy (Sunny Sandler) fantasising about her dream bat mitzvah and hanging with her friend Lydia (Samantha Lorraine), with whom she dreams of owning a loft in the same area as Taylor Swift.

The two 12 year olds plan to start their adult lives with a bang, but then a a popular boy, Andy Goldfarb (Dylan Hoffman), comes between them leading to romantic flings and drama which eventually puts their friendship to the test.

Adam Sandler can be seen dishing out some comically harsh but wholesome fatherly advice as well...

The new Adam Sandler comedy is a family affair.

On Thursday, the trailer debuted for the new Netflix comedy “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah”, based on the 2005 novel by Fiona Rosenbloom.

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The film stars Sandler, along with his wife Jackie and their teenage daughters Sadie and Sunny.

“Stacy (Sunny Sandler) and Lydia (Samantha Lorraine) are BFFs who’ve always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage,” the official description reads.

Idina Menzel as Bree Friedman, Samantha Lorraine as Lydia Rodriguez Katz, Adam Sandler as Danny Friedman, Sunny Sandler as Stacy Friedman and Sadie Sandler as Ronnie Friedman in “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah...

Adam Sandler's next Netflix comedy, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, features his own family members in the cast. The story, based on a young adult novel, revolves around two best friends whose bat mitzvah plans are disrupted by a rivalry for a popular boy. Netflix has released the official trailer for the comedy, giving viewers a sneak peek into what the movie has in store.

The trailer for You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah reveals Adam Sandler's next Netflix comedy. Produced by the actor/comedian's Happy Madison Productions, the film stars several of Sandler's family members, including his two teenage daughters, Sunny and Sadie Sandler, and his wife Jackie Sandler. Based on Fiona Rosenbloom’s young adult novel, the story follows two best friends whose plans for their perfect bat mitzvahs are ruined as they fight over a popular boy at their middle school.

Adam Sandler and the rest of his family are front and center in the first official trailer for Netflix’s “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah,” streaming Aug. 25 on the platform.

The film is an adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s coming-of-age novel of the same name. Stacy Friedman and Lydia Katz have been best friends for quite some time, modernly navigating the stressors of middle school life. Stacy is busy planning her bat mitzvah and ogling over her crush, Andy Goldfarb. However, Lydia ends up stealing Stacy’s crush from her, forcing the two best friends to have a fallout.

Sandler’s daughter Sunny stars in the lead role as Stacy, while his eldest daughter Sadie also appears in the film. Sandler’s “Uncut Gems” co-star Idina Menzel plays his wife in the film.

The cast also includes “Saturday Night Live’s” Sarah Sherman, Luis Guzmán (“Punch-Drunk Love...