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‘Soulm8te’: Universal Pulls ‘M3GAN’ Spinoff From January Release, Shops Film to Other Distributors
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Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ Dominates, ‘Sirât’ Surges, and ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Snubbed
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Martin Scorsese Hails ‘Frankenstein’ as A-List Directors Keep Praising Guillermo del Toro’s Epic
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Releases New Images
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Ava Duvernay to Direct ‘Heist of Benin,’ Starring David Oyelowo
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Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Aug 19, 2019

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Oscars: Best Actress Race Dominated by Jessie Buckley’s ‘Hamnet’ Performance — But Rose Byrne Is the Most Deserving

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Best Actress race this year is turning into the Jessie Buckley show. At this point, it’s hard to imagine her losing come Oscar night.

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Roger Deakins Defends AI in Film: “As Long as You Have Something to Say…”

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What Deakins seems to be getting at is that the tool doesn’t matter nearly as much as the intent behind it. If a filmmaker has a genuine vision, then AI becomes just another brush.

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Paramount/Skydance Preps $71 Billion Bid to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Backed by Saudi and Qatari Money

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After a rejected takeover offer, David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has decided to bring in new Middle Eastern partners to support its full bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig Already “Starting to Formulate Ideas” for ‘Knives Out 4’

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Say what you will about Johnson’s cinema of cleverness, but few modern filmmakers have managed to turn a whodunit into a bona fide pop-culture franchise.

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Reviews Are Not Great — 60 on Metacritic; Oscar Hopes Still Alive?

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The reviews are just not as good as the original. That’s just a fact. Wicked fans will maybe eat it up, but where does that leave the rest of us?

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Cannes 2026: Spitball #1 Includes Almodóvar, Östlund, Refn, Coen, Gray — and Yes, Malick

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If we’re lucky, the upcoming 79th edition of Cannes won’t be short on marquee international directors. Ruben Östlund, whose last two films won the Palme d’Or, will be aiming for a trifecta.

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‘Project Hail Mary’ Trailer: Ryan Gosling Leads Phil Lord & Chris Miller’s Ambitious Sci-Fi Odyssey

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been a steady buzz building around Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s “Project Hail Mary,” the upcoming sci-fi film from Amazon/MGM that stars Ryan Gosling and is based on Andy Weir’s bestselling novel.

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‘Christy’ Drops Whopping 92% in Second Weekend — $108K Estimated Gross [Updated]

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It took a few days, but we finally have the numbers, and they are brutal. “Christy” grossed $108K this past weekend, from 817 locations, which is a 92% drop from opening weekend.

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Christopher Nolan Says New IMAX Cameras on ‘The Odyssey’ Have Solved the Sound Problems of His Past Films

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Nolan’s sound editing and mixing has always been a polarizing topic. Many have wondered why he never addresses the issue, given how frequently detractors bring it up.

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Martin Scorsese Turns 83 — What's His Best Film of the 21st Century?

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

My own opinion? In the past 25 years, Scorsese has delivered at least two stone-cold classics: “The Departed” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” These are films that retain his voice — the excess, the violence, the stylized narrative.

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Christian Bale Circling “Major Role" in Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2,’ With Leonardo DiCaprio

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The cast for “Heat 2” is starting to take shape. Leonardo DiCaprio was already circling a role in the much-anticipated sequel, and now we can add another great actor to the mix: Christian Bale.

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Live-Action ‘Moana’ Teaser Arrives, and Somehow, the Animated Version Still Wins at Realism

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Oh boy— to the shock of absolutely nobody, here comes another Disney live-action remake. The Mouse House has released the first teaser for “Moana,” starring Catherine Laga‘aia and Dwayne Johnson.

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Francis Ford Coppola Raves ‘Frankenstein,’ Calls Guillermo Del Toro a “Cinematic Genius”

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Francis Ford Coppola is a fan of “Frankenstein,” the latest $100M+ Guillermo Del Toro extravaganza, which is now available to stream on Netflix.

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Judd Apatow to Shoot Glen Powell-Starring Country Music Comedy Next Year

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though Apatow’s Glen Powell–starring comedy, announced back in April, will begin shooting early next year. They wrote the script together. The film follows a country western star in free fall.

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First Look at Wes Ball’s ‘The Legend of Zelda’ — Video Game Adaptations Are Taking Over Hollywood

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After 20 punishing years of superhero movies, Hollywood has now shifted its franchise obsession toward video game adaptations. The gold rush to claim every big IP is here.

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James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez Have A “Sworn Blood Oath” to Make ‘Alita’ Sequel

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cameron is now telling ‘Alita’ fans not to worry — with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” now in the can, it sounds like development is speeding up on that sequel.

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Tom Cruise Finally Gets His Oscar — The Honorary Kind

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

He should have won for “Magnolia,” but Tom Cruise, 63, finally has an Oscar — the Honorary kind, picked up this weekend at the Governors Awards.

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‘One Battle After Another’ Crosses $200M Worldwide — 65% of Total Gross Comes From Overseas

November 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s an original creation, unbound by IP, that has somehow managed to hit $200M worldwide this weekend. In 2025, that would be a feat unto itself if it weren’t for that ridiculous budget

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David Zucker Says ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot “Totally Missed It”

November 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Zucker noted that, alongside brother Jerry and Jim Abrahams, they had found “a certain method to the madness” with their 1988 spoof starring Leslie Nielsen.

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Ryan Coogler Confirms ‘Black Panther 3’ is His “Next Movie”

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After the success of “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler could have probably made any movie he wanted, with almost any studio happily giving him the budget needed, and yet he’s decided to go back to Marvel.

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