John Krasinski’s much-anticipated horror-sequel gets a much-needed boost from critics
Read more‘Swallow' Bites Off More Than It Can Chew [Review]
Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis wants to make a statement on female isolation in his upsetting and, unusually, disappointing film, “Swallow.”
Read moreSXSW Canceled Due to Coronavirus
The powers-that-be have decided that South By Southwest will not be happening next week. The well-regarded film and music festival has, indeed, been canceled by the city of Austin due to concerns over the increase of Coronavirus cases around the globe [via press release].
Read moreBerlinale 2020 Wrap-Up
With over 300 movies to choose from, this past edition of the Berlin Film Festival was another success
Read more‘Greyhound': Tom Hanks Writes and Stars in WWII Submarine Thriller [Trailer]
The fictional story of Ernest Krause, a U.S. Navy commander who leads a convoy of American ships across the Atlantic during World War II while being pursued by the Nazis, is a perfect fit for Hanks who captained his own ship in 2013’s intensely realized “Captain Phillips.”
Read morePixar's ‘Onward' is Practically Unwatchable [Review]
Will I eventually review Pixar’s 22nd feature-length film? Probably, but I’m here to tell you to lower those expectations down a notch for “Onward.”
Read moreApple and Netflix Cancel Screenings at SXSW Due to Coronavirus Fears
I am not attending the 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival, not because of Coronavirus fears, but rather because I find this year’s lineup to be quite middling.
Read more‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck Excels in Predictable Sports Drama [Review]
Ben Affleck effortlessly eases into his role as former Bishop Hayes high school basketball star turned alcoholic Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) in “The Way Back.”
Read more‘Contagion': Decade-Old Movie Keeps Climbing Up the Rental Charts Amid Coronavirus Fears
Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 thriller “Contagion” has resurfaced on the iTunes movie charts amidst the Coronavirus/Covid-19 spreading from China to other countries.
Read moreCoronavirus: ‘No Time to Die’ Delayed Until November; Is ‘Black Widow’ Next?
The Coronavirus, aka Covid-19, was bound to become a major problem for the film industry, but, most especially for the numerous blockbusters about to be released in the coming months.
Read more‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always': Sundance & Berlin Winning Abortion Drama Is One of the Best Movies of 2020 [Trailer]
Director Eliza Hittman made good on the promise of her excellent 2018 films “Beach Rats” by delivering the thoroughly gripping “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” the best movie I saw at Sundance 2020.
Read more‘The Wild Goose Lake’: Stylish Crime Noir Could Still Use More Narrative Cohesion [Review]
An overstuffed, stylish crime story about an unpredictable underground world, impressive visual poetry might be on display again in Yinan Diao’s “The Wild Goose Lake,” his latest action-noir, but narrative cohesion is sorely lacking.
Read moreEmmanuel Lubezki Set As Cinematographer On David O. Russell’s New Film
Tribeca Film Festival Announces its 2020 Lineup
The Tribeca Film Festival is a very New York thing, for now. The Robert De Niro-helmed film festival has been on the rise ever since its start more than a decade ago.
Read more‘The Glorias': Gloria Steinem Biopic Now Has to Deal With Star Timothy Hutton's Pedophilia Accusations
Oscar-winning actor and “The Glorias” co-star Timothy Hutton is now facing accusations from a woman who claims that he raped her when she was just 14 years old in 1983.
Read moreKelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ Is A Slight, But Likable Affair [Review]
“First Cow” is very much a Kelly Reichardt movie. That will be the deciding factor as to whether or not you want to give this movie a shot.
Read more‘Bacurau': Arthouse Midnight Movie From Brazil Is Deliciously Deranged [Review]
Led by a beautifully subtle performance from Barbara Colen, here is a film unafraid to please both arthouse and midnight crowds in equal measures. The result is confusing in tempo, but unique and compulsively watchable in a where-the-hell-will-it-take-me-next kind of nature.
Read moreWill the Cannes Film Festival Be Canceled?
Is it only a “matter of time” before the 74th Cannes Film Festival is canceled?
Read moreLegendary ‘Inside The Actors Studio' Host James Lipton Passes on at 93
The legendary James Lipton has passed on at age 93.
Read more‘The Call Of The Wild’ Set to Lose $50 Million
“The Call of the Wild,” the Harrison Ford-led family film, has thus far accumulated a domestic total of $45 million and $79 million worldwide. This in just two weeks of release. It even had a more-than-decent $24.8 million debut last week. So, why is it set to lose more than $50 million when all is said and done?
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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.