Fraser received another ridiculously lengthy standing ovation at the BFI London Film Festival screening of “The Whale.”

I had some intel over the weekend that The Safdies were shooting their next film with Adam Sandler next winter. Well, today it’s been confirmed by the Sandman himself that the project is indeed a go.

It’s not that shocking to learn that James Gray is not a fan of comic book movies. The writer-director’s brand of cinema is very classicist and adheres to a style of filmmaking that is quickly becoming obsolete at the multiplex.

Puck’s Eriq Gardner has reported that the complaint filed against Murray on the set of Aziz Ansari’s “Being Mortal” was a “much younger” female production staffer whom costar Bill Murray “allegedly straddled and kissed through masks.”

A day and date release via VOD/Theatrical is planned for Claire Denis’ “The Stars at Noon” this Friday., The film currently has a 64 on Metacritic. Despite the tepid reception, “The Stars at Noon” surprisingly won the Grand Prix at Cannes (basically, third place).

I agree with CineVue’s John Bleasdale who tweeted “John David Washington is not a great actor”.

Bill Nighy’s performance in “Living” is sublime. This is brilliantly understated work on his part. The 73-year-old actor, best known for his scene-stealing work in 2003’s “Love Actually,” is bound to get the first Oscar nomination of his career.

A bombshell Deadline piece claims that, when all is said and done, David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam” might lose around $100 million. That is a devastating blow for not just 20th Century but, sadly, Russell himself.

Timothee Chalamet is probably going to have a very busy 2023. He already has “Dune: Part Two” being released next year, he’s rumored to star in the next Safdies joint, and, finally, there’s Paul King’s “Wonka.”

Todd Field’s “TÁR” was released over the weekend to rapturous reviews. It’s probably the most critically-acclaimed movie of the year.

If there is one film from Cannes 2022 that I am very much looking forward to rewatching, it’s Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave.” (being released this Friday in L.A. And NYC).

During a press conference at Sitges Film Festival, Dario Argento announced that his next film will star Isabelle Huppert.

Come on, don’t tell me that the first thing you notice from this “Women Talking” trailer isn’t the terrible color grading.

I gave “Everything Everywhere All At Once” a rewatch over the weekend. It still completely loses me once the kung-fu action kicks into high gear. For a good hour it works very well and then it just completely falls off the rails.

“Smile” grossed an estimated $17 million this weekend, which was only a 22% decrease from the previous weekend. Its estimated domestic total now stands at $47 million.

UPDATED: The numbers are in and the worst case scenario occurred. “Amsterdam” made just $6.5 million this weekend, it was shown in 3000+ screens.

DP Rachel Morrison is known for her work on “Mudbound,” and “Black Panther.” Now she’s teaming up with Barry Jenkins for her directorial debut “Flint Strong.”

Adam Sandler collaborated with Benny and Josh Safdie for A24’s brilliant “Uncut Gems” in 2019. This was another essential addition to the Safdies canon after “Heaven Knows What,” and “Good Time.”

The Bob Dylan biopic, “Going Electric,” starring Timothee Chalamet, was greenlit by Fox Searchlight during the pandemic.

In a “Till” review published last Saturday, Daily Beast critic Kyndall Cunningham pointed out that Whoopi Goldberg was "in a distracting fat suit." The problem is that Goldberg wasn’t wearing one.