Secret Headquarters

2022 - 8 - 13

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Secret Headquarters movie review (2022) | Roger Ebert (Roger Ebert)

“Secret Headquarters” is as bland and forgettable as its title would suggest. It's so generic, it almost sounds like the name of a better movie translated ...

They may have another chance, though, because the ending of “Secret Headquarters”—complete with the obligatory goofy closing credits—suggests misguided aspirations for a franchise. Jack’s return to save the day provides yet another reminder of how unoriginal “Secret Headquarters” is. The likable Walker Scobell, who played the younger version of Ryan Reynolds earlier this year in Netflix’s “ The Adam Project,” stars as 14-year-old Charlie Kincaid. You’d be forgiven for thinking Owen Wilson was the star of “Secret Headquarters,” given his prominent placement in the movie’s promotional materials, but he’s actually a supporting figure as Charlie’s frequently absent father, Jack. Charlie thinks his dad is always busy traveling for his boring job as an IT expert; what he doesn’t realize is that Jack is secretly a superhero known as The Guard. A flashback at the film’s start to a decade earlier reveals the moment during a family camping trip when a spaceship crashed in the woods, and a glowing orb popped out and chose Jack for this assignment. But the heart is what’s missing, as well as a legitimate sense of danger. Joost and Schulman are definitely going for the wonder and thrills of an Amblin production, with songs from INXS (“Never Tear Us Apart”) and Talking Heads (“Burning Down the House”) comprising the soundtrack. Directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, who made their name in 2010 with the documentary “ Catfish,” have nothing nearly so ambitious or groundbreaking in mind this time.

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'Secret Headquarters' reveals a too-familiar teen twist on the ... (CNN)

The occasional head-scratching over why movies get sent directly to streaming isn't an issue with "Secret Headquarters," a spin on superheroes that tilts a ...

The resulting picture might be enough of a diversion for younger kids, but even they won't be missing much if what's in the movie stays secret. The quartet first revels in playing with their new and very high-tech toys, before their snooping alerts a villain (Michael Peña, deserving better) who is after the Guard's gadgetry to their location, setting off an extended skirmish over acquiring it. But everything else about the movie has a teen vibe and feels scaled toward a more modest venue and expectations.

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Where to Watch Owen Wilson's 'Secret Headquarters' Movie (Decider)

Wondering where to watch the Owen Wilson movie Secret Headquarters? Here's how to stream Secret Headquarters on Paramount Plus.

Therefore, you can expect that Secret Headquarters will begin streaming on Paramount+ on Friday, August 12 at 12 a.m. PT, or 3 a.m. ET. Beginning on Friday, August 12, Secret Headquarters will be streaming on Paramount+, free to anyone with a Paramount+ subscription. Formerly known as CBS All Access, Paramount+ is the rebranded streaming service for ViacomCBS and features content from CBS All Access, CBS, Showtime, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Pluto TV, and more company brands. Also starring Jesse Williams, Keith L. Williams, Momona Tamada, and Michael Peña, Secret Headquarters promises the sort of super-powered family fun that Sky High once delivered for millennials. But his son Charlie (played by The Adam Project‘s Walker Scobell) starts to suspect his dad might be more than he lets on when Charlie discovers a secret headquarters in their basement. Owen Wilson stars as Jack Kincaid, a dad by day and a superhero by night.

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Wondering if the superhero film Secret Headquarters starring Owen Wilson is available to stream on Netflix? Don't worry, we've got you covered!

Rounding out the rest of the Secret Headquarters cast is Keith L. Williams, Momona Tamada, Jesse Williams, Charles Melton, Abby James Witherspoon, Kezii Curtis, Lucius Baston and DK Metcalf. But the streamer does have several similar options within its stacked catalog of content. In Secret Headquarters, Walker Scobell plays Charlie Kincaid, who, along with his friends, ends up stumbling into his dad’s secret lair, where he figures out his father is actually a superhero and not a workaholic I.T. nerd.

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'Secret Headquarters' review: 'Home Alone' meets 'Spy Kids' (NME.com)

Despite a surprising lack of Owen Wilson, likeable action adventure 'Secret Headquarters' makes for a fun Sunday afternoon watch.

Borrowing plenty from Spy Kids, Home Alone and every ’90s and ’00s family movie about absentee dads, Secret Headquarters isn’t anything new, but it is mostly a lot of fun. Ten years ago, Jack (Wilson) and his son Charlie (soon to be the new Percy Jackson, Walker Scobell) are on a camping trip when a military jet crashes into something above them. Bailing on a weekend visit from his son, Jack flies out of the film after about 15 minutes.

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Secret Headquarters Cast & Character Guide (Screen Rant)

Paramount+'s Secret Headquarters is a new superhero movie that features an ensemble cast of recognizable actors, led by the talented Owen Wilson.

As Charlie, actor Walker Scobell is the prototypical lead of Secret Headquarters, appearing in almost every scene of the movie. Irons holds a substantial grudge against Kincaid for a decade, teaming up with Argon to find The Guard and use the Source for other purposes. The Source chooses Kincaid over Irons and explodes in front of the two men, giving Kincaid superpowers and Irons a burned face. Captain Sean Irons is a pilot who stumbles upon the Source at the beginning of Secret Headquarters at the same time that Jack Kincaid discovers it. Michael Peña has had a lengthy career in critically acclaimed work such as Crash, World Trade Center, End of Watch, American Hustle, and The Martian. For Pena, Secret Headquarters is not his first go-around with the superhero genre as he has costarred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Pena will next be seen reprising his role of Luis in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Argon is the CEO of Argon Tactical, a failing weapons manufacturer who needs the technology that The Guard posseses in order to create weapons of mass destruction.

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Grey's Anatomy star's new superhero movie is available to watch on ... (digitalspy.com)

Grey's Anatomy star Jesse Williams's new movie Secret Headquarters is now on Paramount+. Here's how to watch Secret Headquarters online at home.

Williams added: "A lot of kids will be able to see it, and it's a rewatch movie. If that sounds like something you fancy seeing, Secret Headquarters is available to watch right now on Paramount+ in the US for all subscribers. You can sign up for £6.99 per month or £69.90 for an entire year, and that comes with a seven-day free trial so you can watch the movie for free.

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The Family Superhero Flick 'Secret Headquarters' Is Surprisingly Old ... (Pajiba)

Starting with its flatly descriptive title, Secret Headquarters (now on Paramount+) is a strange beast. Certainly not unpleasantly so!

All of the adults seem to be enjoying themselves (Wilson in particular seems jazzed to be there, and getting to be a hero for once) and none of the emotional family stuff is ladled on too thick. almost.) Also along for the ride is comic-relief Lizzie (Abby James Witherspoon, niece of Reese and definite inheritor of that determined chin), a self-proclaimed “pretty girl” who loves social media too much and screams a lot, and yet Witherspoon somehow threads that needle to not be annoying? Keith L. Williams (from The Last Man on Earth series) plays Charlie’s best friend Berger (his older brother goes by “Big Mac” and I am sure there is a Good Burger joke happening here that I might get if I had ever watched Good Burger), while Momona Tamada (from The Babysitters Club) plays Maya, the girl who got away but then came back to town coincidentally here on the very day when Charlie’s life goes haywire. From the directing duo of Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, best known for the original Catfish movie and two Paranormal Activity sequels, it’s basically Spy Kids inverted—a gang of normal, if plucky, kids (“young adults,” they insist) led by Charlie (Walker Scobell, most recently seen deflecting a torrent of Ryan Reynolds smarm in the execrable The Adam Project) uncover his estranged father Jack (Owen Wilson) is really the world’s greatest superhero The Guard when they find the elevator to his “secret headquarters.” Yes, the one in the title. You see one fateful day ten years earlier some sort of alien tech fell out of the sky, and two human men came upon it—there was a handsome strapping soldier named Sean Irons (Williams) and there was daffy hippie-esque middle-aged dad Jack. The tech, somewhat sentient, chose Jack as its host, and Irons has been nursing his bitterness over not being The Chosen One ever since. Unfortunately, the kids’ discovery simultaneously invites a cadre of super-villain wannabes, led by Jesse Williams as a spurned man from Jack’s past (no not like that, unfortunately) and Michael Peña as his financier, a billionaire somewhat hilariously named Ansel Argon who runs a Halliburton-esque security firm that’s found its back-end threatened by the existence of a superhero who’s about to render their business obsolete.

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Secret Headquarters review - an uninspired superhero movie (Ready Steady Cut)

This review of the Paramount+ film Secret Headquarters starring Owen Wilson does not contain spoilers or any major plot points.

However, it seems like kids are the only ones likely to enjoy Secret Headquarters, especially in a time when adults have so many superhero films to choose from. The next section of the film sees the kids playing with the Guard’s superhero gadgets, which are uninventive. Trouble finds the kids when villain Ansel Argon (Michael Peña) shows up to the Guard’s headquarters, intent on stealing his power source. However, Jack receives a work call about an emergency and tells Charlie to get his mom to come pick him up. When Charlie finds his largely absent dad’s secret headquarters under his house, he discovers that Jack is actually a superhero. Jack takes Charlie back to his place for the weekend, telling him that they can go camping like old times soon and insisting he’s just been busy at his IT job.

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'Secret Headquarters' review: 'Home Alone' meets 'Spy Kids' (NME.com)

Despite a surprising lack of Owen Wilson, likeable action adventure 'Secret Headquarters' makes for a fun Sunday afternoon watch.

Borrowing plenty from Spy Kids, Home Alone and every ’90s and ’00s family movie about absentee dads, Secret Headquarters isn’t anything new, but it is mostly a lot of fun. Ten years ago, Jack (Wilson) and his son Charlie (soon to be the new Percy Jackson, Walker Scobell) are on a camping trip when a military jet crashes into something above them. Bailing on a weekend visit from his son, Jack flies out of the film after about 15 minutes.

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Secret Headquarters: The Secrets Parents Keep - Comic Watch (Comic Watch)

Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Director(s): Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman. Writer(s): Christopher L. Yost, Josh Koenigsberg, ...

To sum up, the movie is well acted and directed with some good action sequences and special effects, but the storyline and script fall short. Unfortunately I am not a fan of Secret Headquarters. The storyline was clichéd and formulaic and doesn’t really add anything new to the genre. I am a fan of the family friendly superhero / action genre.

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