QUICK HITS: COYOTE VS. ACME and FINDING EMILY (8/28/26)

THE STORY: Wile E. Coyote has been buying ACME products for decades in his pursuit of the Road Runner. As a result of those purchases, he has repeatedly been blown up, catapulted, thrown, fallen and generally injured in just about every way possible. Almost resigned to his fate, it is then that Wile sees a commercial advertising the services of small-time lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), who is used to settling cases like his for about $300. But once Avery's intern/niece Paige (Lana Condor) gets a hold of the case, Wile is about to take his case to the big time and take on the world's largest corporation and its top legal counsel, Buddy Crane (John Cena). But what happens when Wile finally gets his day in court against Buddy, his assistant Bill (P.J. Byrne) and Acme CEO Foghorn Leghorn? The discovery a conspiracy, a man at a crossroads ... And possibly even some familiar faces he might have never expected to come to the rescue?

THE REVIEW: A movie more notorious for how it was almost never released as a tax write-off for Warner Bros. – cue Ketchup Entertainment to the rescue – Coyote vs. Acme is certainly unlike any Looney Tunes production before it. While there are laughs, the film has far more dramatic elements than one would expect. Additionally, the film's usage of its characters' respective back stories and remixing of some of the traditional roles is both interesting and a little ambitious to say the least. That notwithstanding, the exploration of Wile's story is far deeper and more intriguing than one might be lead to believe – especially if they grew up watching his exploits – giving COYOTE VS. ACME a case for film worth watching, even though it is far more suited for adults than today's youth. 

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"I'm British. She's American ... We have to be starring in a romantic comedy!" Owen (Spike Fearn) and Emily Raine (Angourie Rice) get cozy at a local pub in a scene from director Alicia MacDonald 's romantic comedy FINDING EMILY. Credit: Matt Squire © 2026 Focus Features LLC. All Rights Reserved.

THE STORY: Owen (Spike Fearn) has met a girl named Emily (Sadie Soverall) at a bar. But she has to rush off to another gathering with her friends. Emily Raine (Angourie Rice) is an America student at the University of Manchester who is desperate to pass her final and prove that, as inspired by the teachings of Toni Morrison and Sigmund Freud, that love is "madness." So, when the latter Emily convinces Owen to to email all 300+ Emilys enrolled at university, she is certain that she can use him as the perfect case study for her project (and maybe he will find his girl). But as chaos ensues from his actions, Owen quickly learns that might not have been such a good idea ... And Emily starts to learn a lot about love in the process.

THE REVIEW: A film that details the cynicism that is commonplace in today's dating world – if you're not on a dating app, count your lucky stars – FINDING EMILY's greatest strength lies in Fern's performance. As Owen he is the type of guy you root for that many people don't believe exists anymore, which makes his journey even more sympathetic and enjoyable to watch unfold. That's no knock to Rice, who's character goes through many of the tropes her male counterparts typically have suffered through since the 1980s. It's just that when it comes to finding Emily, Fearn is the one that will likely make a lot of people find themselves regarding their feelings about love. While director Alicia MacDonald and writer Rachel Hirons spend a lot of time giving their female characters range to explore the idea of what constitutes pursuit vs. harassment, FINDING EMILY ultimately arrives at the same place many before it have: Love is madness, but a madness that always finds new people to be taken under its spell.

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