Is it that surprising for us to learn “Charlie’s Angels” has totally bombed at the box-office? Deadline is reporting that the “woke” reboot is about to open with a God-awful $8.2M. Yikes.
Read moreRanked: All 8 Martin Scorsese Movies From the 21st Century
With “The Irishman” currently in limited release, and dropping on Netflix later this month, let’s look back on one of Hollywood’s most legendary director’s work since the turn of the millennia.
Read moreDirector John Woo Sides With Scorsese on Marvel
After Scorsese, Coppola, Almodovar, and company, another significant director has fired shots at Marvel movies. This time it’s John Woo. The director of such classics as “The Killer” and “Hard Boiled” was at the Hawaii International Film Festival, where he received the festival’s Halekulani Lifetime Achievement Award. Woo actually made the anti-Marvel comments when he was on-stage, delivering his acceptance speech.
Read more‘Joker' Becomes First R-rated movie to Gross $1 Billon Worldwide Despite No Release in China
Accentuated by the superb staying power “Joker” has had at the box-office, the Joaquin Phoenix starring film has now officially crossed the billion-dollar mark, making it the first R-rated film in history to do so, all this despite it not being released in China (no doubt related to the Hong Kong protests). The film accomplished the feat just over one month after its Oct. 4 theatrical release.
Read moreThe 20 Most Underrated American Movies of the 2010s
As we continue to look back at the last 10 years of movies, it’s time to point out the ones that fell between the cracks. It wasn’t easy narrowing down our list of under-seen gems to just 20, but we are fairly confident about the ones we’ve chosen. The selection process stemmed from personal taste, word-of-mouth, lack of awards contention and the impact I believe these movies will have in the years to come. They may be going unnoticed as we speak, but there’s no reason why their greatness will be avoided in the years to come, especially as time slowly but surely builds a case for them.
Read moreDirector Mati Diop Talks About Her Oscar-Contender ‘Atlantics' [Interview]
The socio-political and supernatural blend in Mati Diop’s Cannes-winning “Atlantics,” a bewitching film from the French-Senegalese writer-director whom, after a successful jaunt in acting and directing short films, returns to her native Senegal for her feature-length debut. It’s also the first film directed by a black woman to compete in Cannes' main competition, where it was awarded the Grand Prix prize.
Read moreLet's Be Real, ‘Little Women' Isn't an Oscar Contender
Just when you thought expectations needed to tamper for Greta Gerwig’s likable but slight “Little Women,” here come IndieWire’s Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson now positioning it as a “contender” in several categories, adding that “Greta Gerwig’s studio adaptation of the treasured novel is poised to shake up the Oscar conversation.”
Read moreScorsese on DiCaprio: “He Gave Me a New Lease on Life"
Disney+ Seems to Have Banned the Michael Jackson Episode From ‘The Simpsons’
There has been considerable backlash ever since claims came out of the HBO “Finding Neverland” that Jackson sexually abused the two men featured in the film. I’ve tried not to have an opinion on whether he did it or not. Having followed the Jackson case for the better part of two decades, shifting opinions more times than I can remember, to the point where I have somewhat settled with permanent neutrality.
Read moreSundance 2020 Possibilities
It’s that time of the year again when we are ready to close the books on the movie year and look forward to what might be in store at Sundance in January. I will be there, rooming with Hollywood-Elsewhere thespian Jeffrey Wells.
Read moreJohn Travolta is Actually Oscar Campaigning His Razzie-Worthy Performance in ‘The Fanatic'
John Travolta's career looks like it desperately needs a second comeback. We thought it might happen with his excellent turn as OJ Simpson's lawyer, Robert Shapiro, in 2016’s “The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” Ever since then? Nada. Zilch. Zero.
Read moreDisney+ Already Has 10 Million Subscribers; Older Movies Stamped With ‘Outdated Cultural Depictions’ Warning
An independent research firm has announced that, over the course of its first 24 hours since going live, Disney+ was downloaded 3.2 million times via mobile. Deadline are also now reporting that up to 10 million people have subscribed to Disney+ which could explain why users of the streaming service we’re having issues logging in yesterday — Disney didn’t expect the mass amount of traffic
Read more2020 Animation Oscar is Toy Story 4's to Lose
It looks as though Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks will be facing off against each other in the animated Oscar category as “Toy Story 4,” “Frozen II” and “Abominable” are the current frontrunners to win the Oscar. This year we had a record 32 submissions for the category, not counting Jon Favreau's “The Lion King,” which seemed to be some sort of odd hybrid of photo-realism and CGI. However, I am ready to omit “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” and “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” all three made more than $200 million domestically, but the reviews weren’t very good and consensus seems to be that they just didn’t live up to expectations.
Read moreNo Words Can Properly Describe This Poster
The trailer for Paramount’s upcoming live-action “Sonic the Hedgehog” was bad, real bad. Jim Carrey was overacting, basically spoofing his old self, as the villain, whereasSonic looked a little … off. So much so that the intense backlash stemming from fans led to Paramount and Sega announcing that they would be re-designing Sonic’s CGI look from scratch. The film’s release, which was supposed to happen this month, was immediately pushed back to February 2020. The film’s production budget is now said to be well over $100 million. It doesn’t help that this just-released poster completely omits star Ben Schwartz’s name and that Jim Carrey looks like a Bollywood villain.
Read moreThe 30 Most Iconic Shots of the 2010s
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
Cinematography by John Seale, ASC, ACS
‘Waves': Director Trey Edward Shults' Virtuosic Family Saga Soars in its First Half [Review]
The absolutely focused and thrilling first 100 minutes of Trey Edward Shults‘ “Waves” are really something to see. Filled with an unabashed usage of the contemporary in-your-face soundtrack and swirling virtuosic camera movements, it’s a movie that takes an incalculable amount of risks - of which some pay off and others, like the sudden switch to more subtle storytelling by film’s end, just don’t.
Read morePaul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film to be Set in San Fernando Valley High School During the '70s
Every generation has a cinematic master. You know, a director who stands above the rest in terms of artistry and groundbreaking works. These directors tend to be the ones that everyone else tries to catch up to. There usually are, with every generation, only a few that can have the title of ‘master.’ Paul Thomas Anderson is most definitely one.
Read moreParamount Lands Damien Chazelle’s Next Film ‘Babylon’
‘The Report' is a Slowburn Political Thriller Driven By an Excellent Adam Driver Performance [Review]
When Senate staffer Daniel Jones (Adam Driver) was assigned to lead an investigation into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program he did not know it would become his own personal "heart of darkness". In a way, Jones' painstaking analyzing of the extensive evidence at hand, his report turned out to be 6000 pages, revealed just how much our civil liberties were stripped by the Bush administration and, consequentially, the Obama administration, spearheaded by, then CIA director. John Brennan (Ted Levine).
Read moreGreta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is …
Due to an embargo that may very well extend into December, I cannot extensively talk about Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” I could easily just tweet about it since social media reactions are not being embargoed, but most people who are chiming in about Gerwig’s second feature on Twitter actually liked it. I tend to stray fae away from tweeting about films I don’t like. Just out of common courtesy for the cast and crew of any given film. However, on this site the gloves always come off, the only problem is I am currently being withheld by embargo
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In the Academy’s 97-year history, no documentary has ever been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? Fielder’s doc is being tipped as potentially making history — but is it even non-fiction?