Oscars 2019 Black Panther makes history again Black Panther was the biggest movie of 2018. Oh sure, Avengers: Infinity War made more money, but Black Panther was right behind as the #2 moneymaker of the year, and there is no denying that it was THE cultural film moment of 2018. No movie made a bigger impact last By Sarah • Jan 22, 2019 11:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Academy almost got it all right With one big exception, which Duana will be posting about later, this morning’s Oscar nominations are almost entirely acceptable. 2018 was a GREAT year for film, so for sure one of your faves didn’t get nominated. Eighth Grade got shut out, for instance. And Won’t You Be By Sarah • Jan 22, 2019 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Shyamalan’s homegrown superheroes: Glass brings it all together A direct sequel to Split and a shared-universe continuation of Unbreakable, Glass is the culmination of M. Night Shyamalan’s home-grown superhero universe within the Eastrail 177 trilogy. It unites strong-man David Dunn (Bruce Willis), evil mastermind Elijah Price/Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), and The Beast and his Horde By Sarah • Jan 18, 2019 03:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews John Wick is back, baby The first trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3 is here (I refuse to acknowledge the subtitle “Parabellum” because it remains incredibly stupid). As much as I need my entertainment to be gentle and soft right now, I do consider John Wick to be part of my self-care routine. These movies By Sarah • Jan 18, 2019 11:54 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Shyamalan’s homegrown superheroes: The Split comeback Yesterday, we looked back at M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable, the film that was supposed to spawn a sequel but didn’t because no one liked it when it came out. But over time, even as Shyamalan’s reputation as a filmmaker nose-dived, Unbreakable rose in estimation and cult status, By Sarah • Jan 17, 2019 04:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ghostbusters but with boys this time The 2016 Ghostbusters is one of the most divisive movies of recent years. From the moment it was announced, it was a magnet for the worst behavior on the internet, and it was the target of ratings-tanking and downvote campaigns—the kind of toxic fan behavior we’re used to By Sarah • Jan 17, 2019 10:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Shyamalan’s homegrown superheroes: Revisiting Unbreakable (Ahead of the release of Glass this Friday, we are running a miniseries of posts on the Unbreakable trilogy, or the Eastrail Trilogy, by M Night Shyamalan. This is the first, on Unbreakable. Tomorrow we will follow with Split.) It’s easy to forget, because he’s become a pop By Sarah • Jan 16, 2019 03:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tessa Thompson’s little movie Yesterday a trailer dropped for a new Tessa Thompson movie, co-starring Lily James, called Little Woods. It looks like a miserable, slice-of-sad-life drama, with Thompson and James playing friends—family?—who have to Get Back Into The Game in order to stave off homelessness (financial ruin has been here all By Sarah • Jan 15, 2019 04:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Spider-Meh The teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home has (finally) been released (after some wrangling with Disney about timing). I ADORE Spider-Man: Homecoming, but this teaser? It doesn’t excite me. There’s not anything in it that grabs me and makes me sit up straight. This is not necessarily By Sarah • Jan 15, 2019 02:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise’s Mission: Exhausting Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the most successful installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, which turns twenty-three years old this year, to date. (You guys, M:I is getting its master’s degree, aww! Time flies!) It also brought in over $790 million worldwide, making M:I exactly the kind of By Sarah • Jan 15, 2019 10:17 am
Game of Thrones Crypt-keeping with Game of Thrones The first Game of Thrones season eight teaser gave us nothing. The second gave us three whole seconds. This third teaser is over ninety seconds long of atmospheric Stark scenery, and though it’s clearly not actual footage from the show, let’s dissect it as if it contains all By Sarah • Jan 14, 2019 10:38 am
TV Updates Natasha Lyonne over and over In 2017 we learned of a Netflix project coming from Amy Poehler, Natasha Lyonne, and Leslye Headland. It had no title, we just knew Lyonne would star as a woman named Nadia, trapped at an “inescapable party”. “What makes it so inescapable,” I wondered. “…is she lost in time and By Sarah • Jan 10, 2019 12:47 pm
TV Updates Entertainment Self-Care: Super Soft TV Everything is a lot right now. Sounds like an understatement, but it’s true. We just got out of 2018, a year that lasted forever, and, honestly, 2019 isn’t looking any better. Things are still Pretty Bleak. We’re stressed, we’re tired, everything is happening all of the By Sarah • Jan 09, 2019 05:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gerard Butler in The Vanishing When I first learned that there is a barely-advertised Gerard Butler movie about lighthouse keepers opening on demand this month, I thought for sure this would be a fun watch like Geostorm or Hunter Killer. Boy was I wrong. Turns out, this movie, The Vanishing, is about the Flannan Isles By Sarah • Jan 09, 2019 10:26 am
Game of Thrones Game of Three Seconds The last time we saw a teaser from Game of Thrones’ final season it showed us nothing. On Sunday an HBO teaser played during the Golden Globes which includes THREE WHOLE SECONDS of new footage from season eight of Thrones. Three seconds! The first three seconds we’ve seen! It’ By Sarah • Jan 08, 2019 10:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Captain Marvel chills It is insane to me when I go back and read my early posts on Captain Marvel and Brie Larson, because now that I can see her in action, I’m like, WHY DID I EVER DOUBT? When has Marvel ever been wrong? Besides Ed Norton and Terrence Howard, when By Sarah • Jan 08, 2019 09:46 am
