‘Red One’ PANNED by Critics

Amazon/MGM decided to lift the embargo on “Red One” at midnight on election night. What does that tell you? They’re trying to hide the reviews for this one, and for good reason. “Red One” STINKS. It’s unwatchable. It’s crass entertainment.

“Red One” currently has a 37 on Metacritic and, so far only four positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. It doesn’t help that the movie cost $250M to produce and is currently tracking at a $30M opening. Amazon/MGM must be wondering what went wrong.

Amazon had originally dated “Red One” to release in December 2024 but then delayed the release by 11 months and it’s now set to hit theaters next week (November 13). The action Christmas comedy stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, JK Simmons, and Kiernan Shipka.

Part of the reason for the movie’s massive delay were reshoots, not to mention the budget ballooning to catastrophic levels. Apparently, star Dwayne Johnson was partly to blame as the actor was frequently late to the set (“7-8 hours on average”) and would sometimes just not show up — his behavior cost production well over $50M.

‘X-Men’ Reboot Rumors Heat Up With Christopher Abbott, Jon Hamm and .. Adam Driver?

With Jake Schreier directing, Samara Weaving locked, and Sadie Sink introduced as Jean Grey, the reboot is starting to come together. Maybe Marvel finally makes some of it official at D23 next week.

‘One Night Only’ Director Cut Out “So Much Nudity” Because People Dislike Sex on Screen

Turns out, there’s a much more sexual version of “One Night Only,” with lots of sex and nudity, that never made it to theaters. The film’s director, Will Gluck, blames audience discomfort for the cuts.

SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’ Is Being Shot Entirely on IMAX, Following ‘The Odyssey’

SS Rajamouli’s upcoming “magnum opus” is called “Varanasi,” starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran — a massive movie, which just got more massive.

Venice Film Festival Schedule Reveals “Mystery Film” Held Back for “Security Reasons,” to Be Announced Soon

Interestingly, there’s a slot on Thursday, September 10, for a film “yet to be announced.” The runtime is around 90 minutes. I reached out to a source who gave some more details.

‘The Odyssey’ Hits $1 Billion; ‘Brand New Day’ Tops $1.3 Billion; ‘One Night Only’ Stumbles With $750K Thursday

“Spider-Man: Brand New” just became the fastest movie to cross $500M domestic ever, doing so in seven days and beating “Avengers: Endgame,” which did it in eight.

August 19, 2019

3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC

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.

‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is a Flawed but Astonishing Spectacle — Rave Reviews Confirm Best Picture Frontrunner

There is something undeniably powerful about a film that swings this hard, that embraces myth, spectacle, and the strange dream logic of ancient storytelling.

Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ Gets Reshoots, Won’t Premiere at Venice Film Festival

About a month ago, Variety published a piece saying that “The Social Reckoning” was being submitted to the Venice Film Festival. I can confirm now that will definitely not be happening.

Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Delayed to 2027

The film stars Josh O’Connor, Lesley Manville, Frances McDormand, and Damien Lewis, but no plot details have been revealed. All we know is that it’s a “gothic mystery” set in 1880s Scotland.

Christopher Nolan’s Place in Cinema History: Genius, Overrated, or Something In Between?

Nolan has changed what a modern blockbuster can be, and that alone is a significant legacy. The bigger question is whether he has truly transformed cinema itself, or simply reinvented the blockbuster.

Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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