Will Smith will need to amp up that apology tour this fall. Maybe a one-hour special with Oprah, add in a televised therapy session with Dr. Phil and then an Oscar campaign can commence.
Read moreWoody Allen’s 50th and Final Film Set to Star Isabelle Huppert?
A few interesting tidbits about Woody Allen’s last film, set to shoot in Paris in a couple of weeks.
Read more‘The Woman King’ Makes $19 Million
“The Woman King” duped Americans this weekend into coughing up close to $19 million of their hard-earned dollars on a mediocre product.
Read more‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF People's Choice Award
The people have spoken. The votes are in. Steven Spielberg's “The Fabelmans” has won the People's Choice Award at TIFF. Surprising? Of course not. It was an inevitability.
Read more‘Barbarian’ is Solid, One of the Best Horror Movies of 2022 … [Thoughts]
I bought a ticket for Zach Cregger’s “Barbarian” yesterday afternoon, which I missed when I was in Toronto.
Read moreWoody Allen Announces His Retirement From Filmmaking
Woody Allen has announced his retirement as he works on his 50th and final film. It was inevitable, but it was more or less confirmed by the legendary writer-director this afternoon.
Read moreThe 10 Best Films I Saw at TIFF22
The Toronto International Film Festival is ending this Sunday. It was a bloated edition, with far too few highlights to fully warrant a 200 film selection.
Read moreDisney’s ‘Little Mermaid’ Trailer Has 2.4 Million Dislikes on YouTube
If you really want to divide and polarize America then just do what Disney did. The Mouse House decided to cast R&B singer Halle Bailey to play Ariel in their live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.” The purists are angry.
Read moreEarly and Positive Reaction For ‘Amsterdam’
David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam” has started screening all around the country, especially in NYC and Los Angeles.
Read moreBest Actress: Blanchett, Yeoh, Deadwyler, Robbie and Colman
The Best Actress race this year is turning into the Cate Blanchett show, again.
Read moreAlexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ Was the Best Film Nobody Saw at TIFF
Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” screened on Sunday at the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto.
Read more‘The Woman King’ Falls Flat in Thursday Previews, Making Just $1.7 Million
Early box office numbers are not good for Sony’s “The Woman King.” They must now be panicking that $50 million budgeted film, touted as the “real Black Panther” story, will not be making its money back theatrically.
Read more‘Casablanca Beats’ Has No Rhythm [Review]
More than a year after its failed Cannes premiere, director Nabil Hayouch’s “Casablanca Beats” has finally been released in theaters.
Read moreOscars: Clayton Has ‘Fabelmans’ Winning Best Picture
Variety’s Clayton Davis has updated his latest predictions, with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” as his current Oscar frontrunner.
Read moreOscars: Critics Pushing ‘The Woman King’
I caught Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s “The Woman King” on 09.10.22 and, I’m telling you right now, it’s being overpraised by critics. If you read anyone claiming it’s an Oscar player then take that info with a MAJOR grain of salt.
Read moreFive Years Ago Today, Darren Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’ Was Released
Darren Aronofsky most definitely became the most polarizing figure in movie culture back in the fall of 2017. His controversial “mother!” provoked a volcanic stir of reactions. It’s been exactly five years since that movie got released.
Read moreTaika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ Being Released in April 2023
‘Blonde’ is A Gloriously Crazy, Sometimes Brilliant, and Bloated Mess [Review]
Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” is essentially split into various passages of Marilyn Monroe’s tragic life. It’s a messy, sprawlingly ambitious 165 minute movie that, at times, feels like Lynch and Malick’s love child.
Read moreScorsese Loved Godard, but Godard Didn’t Love Scorsese
There’s cinema before Godard and then there’s cinema after Godard. That’s the best way one could explain the impact of JLG, who died earlier this week in Switzerland.
Read moreFrance’s Five Finalists For Best International Film Oscar Submission
France announced on Thursday the five pre-selected feature films in the running for the country’s Oscar submission.
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