By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic When “Toy Story 4” was announced in 2015 at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., skeptics were quick to dismiss the film as merely a cash grab. After all, “Toy Story 3” beautifully wrapped up the beloved and groundbreaking Disney/Pixar franchise in 2010. [...]

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic As far as dark comedies go, 2003’s “Bad Santa” is arguably one of Hollywood’s best. Sadly, it took 13 long years for the film’s sequel to hit theaters. Luckily, fans of “Bad Santa 2” don’t have to wait until the 2017 holiday season to bring the movie [...]

By PETERSON GONZAGA Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—It’s been 13 years since the outrageous and raunchy “Bad Santa” upended the feel-good holiday movie genre. In the sequel, Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox and Brett Kelly reprise their roles as no-goodniks who use the holidays to their advantage, with  [...]

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic As far as dark comedies go, 2003’s “Bad Santa” is arguably one of Hollywood’s best. Now, 13 years later, “Bad Santa 2” finally hits theaters and the question fans want to know is, was it worth the wait? The film reunites “Bad Santa’s” three leading m [...]