Halle Bailey – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

YOU, ME & TUSCANY – Review by T. J. Callahan

April 7, 2026April 9, 2026 T. J. Callahan Halle Bailey, kat coiro, Me & Tuscany, nia vardalos, Rege-Jean Page, romcom, Will Packer, You

The plot of You, Me & Tuscany is written all over the grape leaves in the family vineyard…culinary school drop out turned house sitter, Anna, travels to Tuscany, squats in the empty villa of a man she’d recently met at a NY bar, pretends to be his fiancé, but falls for his cousin who’s also his brother. A Hallmark movie ensues, complete with a tell it like it is best friend, an overbearing, but loving family, a gorgeous couple, and beautiful scenery. What’s not to like?! There’s a lot of crushing under the Tuscan sun and it isn’t just grapes.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Kat Coiro’s YOU, ME & TUSCANY Sweeps into Theaters – Brandy McDonnell reports

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Brandy McDonnell Halle Bailey, Isabella Ferrari, Johanna Byer, kat coiro, Kristin Engle, Me & Tuscany, Rege-Jean Page, twiw, universal pictures, week in women, You

Acclaimed filmmaker Kat Coiro directs Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page in her new film You, Me & Tuscany, which opens in theatres on April 10. Coiro is an actor, director, writer and producer whose most recent television project is CBS’ hit Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates, Skye P. Marshall and Jason Ritter. She served as an executive producer and director on the pilot, and she went on to produce the rest of the series as well as directing several more episodes.

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THE LITTLE MERMAID – Review by Susan Granger

May 28, 2023June 3, 2023 Susan Granger Daveed Diggs, David Magee, disney, Halle Bailey, javier bardem, Melissa McCarthy, rob marshall, THE LITTLE MERMAID

Why this live-action remake of Disney’s beloved 1989 animated classic? Because it’s “woke” 2023 – when audiences may want to see a more dutiful, diversity-aware approach to race and gender in The Little Mermaid. Sweetly guileless Ariel (Grammy-nominated Halle Bailey) is one of King Triton’s many, multiethnic mermaid daughters. Despite her widowed father’s disapproval, she avidly collects artifacts from the human world that she scavenges from shipwrecks with the help of her fish friend Flounder and Scuttle, a squawking seagull.

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THE LITTLE MERMAID – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

May 23, 2023May 28, 2023 Valerie Kalfrin Daveed Diggs, David Magee, disney, Halle Bailey, javier bardem, Melissa McCarthy, rob marshall, THE LITTLE MERMAID

Disney’s new live-action take on The Little Mermaid goes along swimmingly in its sweet romance, but it doesn’t diverge enough from its animated roots to truly make a splash. First things first: The charming Halle Bailey gets Ariel endearingly right, from her innocent optimism to unquenchable curiosity. Unfairly targeted with racist vitriol after the initial trailers, Bailey is a likable lead, and it’s easy to imagine young mermaid fans loving her and her sisters, who also are women of different races. The Little Mermaid is adorable enough in parts, but its story largely stays on the surface. Like Ariel in “Part of Your World,” I wanted more.

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THE LITTLE MERMAID – Review by Susan Kamyab

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Susan Kamyab Daveed Diggs, disney, Halle Bailey, javier bardem, Melissa McCarthy, rob marshall, THE LITTLE MERMAID

Thanks to the committed cast and their captivating performances, this is one of the few Disney live-actions I’m happy with. And if there was any reason for this remake in particular, it was to have Halle Bailey play Ariel. Baily shines as Ariel. Her voice is breathtaking and she’s a talented actor. It’s also heartwarming to know that so many young girls are going to get to see themselves represented through such an iconic Disney Classic.