I saw director Jeff Baena’s “Horse Girl” two weeks ago at Sundance where it was completely ignored for bigger, flashier titles. Written by Baena, the film stars the incomparable Alison Brie (“Mad Men,” “Community,” “GLOW”) as Sarah, an arts and crafts store employee who may be losing grasp of reality.
Read more‘Undine' : Director Christian Petzold is on a Hot Streak [Trailer]
Christian Petzold’s “Transit” was the completion of what the director had called his “Love in the Time of Oppressive Systems Trilogy” with previous films “Barbara” and “Phoenix” completing the trifecta
Read moreOscars 2020: ‘Parasite' Becomes First Foreign-Language Film to Ever Win Best Picture
This year’s Oscars have come and gone, and remarkably, a night that seemed to have little in store in terms of excitement, delivered beyond most people’s wildest dreams. Just one year on from the defeat of “Roma” by “Green Book” and when most had given up hope that a foreign film would ever win film’s biggest prize, up stepped Bong-Joon Ho and the incredible “Parasite” to shock the world.
Read more‘Birds of Prey' Disappoints With $33 Million Opening [Box Office]
Warner Bros’ “Birds of Prey” failed to meet expectations this weekend, whilst the films battling for Oscar glory tonight managed to hold firm as awards season finally comes to a close.
Read moreOscar Predictions: No Surprises Expected, Unless ‘Parasite' and Bong Joon-ho Shock the World [Podcast]
As you can see, I haven’t done predictions for this year’s 92nd Academy Awards. Why? Well, quite simply,, the six main categories are practically locked.
Read more‘The Farewell' Wins the 2020 Spirit Award for Best Feature
Lulu Wang’s beautiful “The Farewell” won the Best Feature prize at the 2020 Indie Spirit Awards. Well-deserved (even though I would have given it to “Uncut Gems”). This turns out to be a very bittersweet win for Wang, whose film was completely shut out of today’s Oscar race for Best Picture.
Read more3 Most Cringe Worthy Casino Scenes
Don’t you just hate those moments on film where you think to yourself “Oh man, why did they have to include that?” A cringe-worthy scene in a movie has the ability to throw you off enjoying a flick for a while, make a mental note to see what others think of the scene online or even make you press the stop button.
Read moreRazzie Awards: ‘Cats,' ‘Rambo: Last Blood,' ‘Madea Family Funeral' Lead With 8 Noms Each
The Razzies are intended to call out the worst cinematic endeavors of the past year, it's all in good fun, especially since, and people forget this, recognition for this nadirs-of-the-cinematic-world actually tends to boost up their home video sales. I mean, who wouldn't want to see John Travolta hamming it up as mobster John Gotti?
Read more‘The Invisible Man' Footage Plays Like a Remake of ‘Double Jeopardy' [Trailer]
Universal handed over the rights of“The Invisible Man” to Jason Blum and Blumhouse. Bad idea? Not necessarily. However, instead of a man wrapped in bandages, the invisible man of the film’s title is an abusive boyfriend who ends up terrorizing his girlfriend after faking his own death. Topical much?
Read moreLaura Dern’s 10 Best Performances
With the undeniably talented Laura Dern set to claim her first Oscar at the third time of asking this Sunday, and with many viewing her probable win as a ‘lifetime achievement’ win rather than for her performance in “Marriage Story”, there is no better time to look back on the career of one of Hollywood’s most powerful performers.
Read more‘Birds of Prey': A DC Movie That Believes It’s Edgier Than It Actually Is [Review]
A mediocre DC movie is still the best Harley Quinn movie we’ve gotten so far
Read moreOscar Poker: ‘Promising Young Woman' is Post-#MeToo Revenge Porn [Podcast]
I had a discussion with Hollywood-Elsewhere’s "Jeffrey Wells about Emerald Fennell‘s Sundance shocker “Promising Young Woman,” how Bong Joon-ho might take the Best Director Oscar away from 1917‘s Sam Mendes and the Iowa caucus rivalry between Bernie Sanders-vs.-Pete Buttigieg.
Read moreKirk Douglas 1917-2020
Issur Danielovitch, otherwise known as Kirk Douglas, passed away today at the tender age of 103. He was one of the last remaining actors left that we could, without hesitation, call a “legend.”
Read more‘Come to Daddy’: Elijah Wood Thriller Relies Too Heavily on Gore [Review]
In “Come to Daddy” a wide-eyed Elijah Wood, who stars as Norval, a thirty-something underachiever living with mom in Los Angeles, carries a mystery note from his long-estranged alcoholic father telling him to visit his remote, ocean-front house in Oregon.
Read more‘The Traitor': Mob Movie Treads Familiar Ground, But in Entertaining Fashion [Review]
Marco Bellocchio’s “The Traitor,” which competed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year, tells the true story of Mafia informant Tommaso Buscetta, responsible for over 350 criminal cases.
Read more‘Spiral': Chris Rock's ‘Saw' Reboot Offers Up Fresh New Perspective [Trailer]
The “Saw” franchise doesn’t want to die.
Read more‘The Assistant': A Hypnotic Snapshot of Weinstein and the #MeToo Era [Review]
You never see Harvey Weinstein in director Kitty Green’s “The Assistant.” His barking orders can be heard through closed doors and phone conversations, but that’s all. He’s not even mentioned by name. However, his presence is all over “The Assistant,” a compulsively fascinating film that takes place 24 hours in the life of a woman working as Weinstein’s office assistant.
Read moreNic Cage Will Play Nic Cage Trying to Land Tarantino Role in New Meta Movie Set for 2021 Release
Lionsgate has set a March 19, 2021, wide-release date for 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent', the meta action-comedy which stars Nicolas Cage as a version of himself trying to land a Tarantino role but, accidentally, landing a job with the CIA instead.
Read more‘The Lodge': Arthouse Horror Meets Claustrophobic Family Drama [Review]
Arthouse horror is on a tear right now, and it’s no secret. One of the most inspiring movements in American cinema right now, modern classics like “Hereditary,” “Get Out,” “The Witch,” “It Follows,” et al. have reinvigorated a genre blunted by the cheap slasher films of the ’80s and ’90s and sparked something of a movement, thoughtful, emotionally bruising and sometimes glacially paced horror.
Read moreThe Best Movies of Sundance 2020
I always go to Sundance with the hope of discovering the next big thing independent vision. It happened numerous times during the last decade; Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash,” Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me by Your Name,” Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester By The Sea,” and Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,”
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Scott says it could be “the highest budget film” of his career” before accounting for tax incentives.” If Scott isn’t bullsh*tting here, and lord knows he might be, that would put the cost in the $200M+ range.