I Have Something Important to Say to ‘Over Your Dead Body,’ ‘Mother Mary’, and ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’

April 30, 2026

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Dead Bodies are OVER! (CREDIT: Independent Film Company)

Over Your Dead Body

Starring: Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith Jardine, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis

Director: Jorma Taccone

Running Time: 105 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: April 24, 2026 (Theaters)

Mother Mary

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, FKA Twigs, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Alba Baptista, Sian Clifford

Director: David Lowery

Running Time: 112 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: April 17, 2026 (Theaters)

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

Starring: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Natalie Grace, May Calamawy, Shylo Molina, Billie Roy, Verónica Falcón, Hayat Kamille, May Elghety

Director: Lee Cronin

Running Time: 134 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: April 10, 2026 (Theaters)

I recently had the pleasure of seeing three different movies that all had me sputtering “What the heck is going on?” to varying degrees and to varying ends. Specifically, I’m talking about the deadly black comedy Over Your Dead Body, the pop star phantasmagoria Mother Mary, and a monstrous reimagining in the form of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.

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SNL Recap November 19, 2011: Jason Segel/Florence + the Machine

November 20, 2011

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Cold Opening – Mitt Romney Raw & Unleashed
Sudeikis is putting together a truly fascinating portrayal of a boring man. B

Jason Segel’ s Monologue
You know, while I can get excited about my expectations for how something should go, I generally believe that surprise is the best  option.  So, when I see something like Jason Segel’s monologue go exactly as I expected to go, it says a lot if it can be successful.  This monologue’s concept was in no way surprising – of course the Muppets were going to appear, and of course Jason Segel was going to be super excited about hosting SNL for the first time while simultaneously starring in a Muppet movie.  What wasn’t as obvious was just how many Muppets were going to appear or the development in which Jason had to gently break it to them that they were not, in fact, hosting along with him.  The execution was nearly as perfect as it could have possibly been. A

Red Flag Perfume
The freakiness is clear, almost too clear. Original Grade: B-

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