Movie Reviews and Previews New New Star Wars has fabulous hair and diverse faces Star Wars: The Last Jedi covers Vanity Fair for June, once again photographed by Annie Leibovitz. There are four covers: one for the Jedi (Rey and Luke Skywalker), one for the villains (Captain Phasma, General Hux, and that emo punk Kylo Ren), one for the scrappy rebels (Poe Dameron, Finn, By Sarah • May 23, 2017 10:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Zack Snyder leaves Justice League Yesterday it was announced that Zack Snyder is leaving Justice League and Joss Whedon will be taking over, shooting the additional photography this summer and ushering the film through post-production. Far from a juicy nerd scoop, though, this is the result of a tragedy: Snyder’s 20 year old By Sarah • May 23, 2017 09:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Venom gets a Tom Hardy Upgrade On Friday Sony announced that Tom Hardy will star in Venom, their first Spider-Man spin-off. The last time Venom was on screen, he was played by Topher Grace, so this is a major upgrade. If you have also blocked Spider-Man 3 from your memories, Venom is the By Sarah • May 22, 2017 09:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender in Alien: Covenant If you have ever wanted to see Michael Fassbender kiss himself, then Alien: Covenant is the movie for you. If, however, you don’t like bodily fluids spraying everywhere, then Alien: Covenant is probably not the movie for you. Ridley Scott returns to his Alien universe to redo Prometheus in By Sarah • May 19, 2017 11:11 am
TV Updates The dead speak in Twin Peaks, but evil is excused SPOILERS FOR ORIGINAL TWIN PEAKS The new Twin Peaks begins this weekend. Before it begins, let’s revisit the original. The original was a show that charmed you with its weirdness. The town of Twin Peaks seems populated almost entirely by oddballs, and the oppressive presence of the primordial Pacific By Sarah • May 18, 2017 01:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma Stone’s should-have-been Oscar The first trailer is here for Battle of the Sexes, documenting the 1973 tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, and to quote Lainey, “What was the rush to give [Emma Stone] an Oscar when she still has performances like this.” Of course there’s no knowing, at By Sarah • May 17, 2017 01:23 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Warner Bros denies there’s a Justice League problem Yesterday, word got out that Justice League is undergoing extensive retooling, the same kind of thing we saw with Suicide Squad. Later that day, The Wrap ran a denial from Warner Brothers, quoting a(nother anonymous) source: “There has been no additional photography to date on Justice League, we have By Sarah • May 17, 2017 09:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Justice League uh-oh Would you be terribly surprised if I told you Justice League might be in trouble? No? Me neither. The latest warning sign comes in the form of reshoots—lots and lots of reshoots. Like, multiple rounds of reshoots, enough to be “remade…twice”. Oh boy. I bet Ben Affleck is By Sarah • May 16, 2017 02:10 pm
Cannes 2017 Cannes Preview 2017 Cannes 2017 kicks off tomorrow, and the festival seems a bit muted, with a noticeable dimming of star power and no obvious Oscar bait in the line-up. That has to be deliberate—there is a real emphasis on the filmmaker, not the actor, this year. Which is good for By Sarah • May 16, 2017 12:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake Lively, Cage Fighting Mom Today in This Year Is Complete Nonsense News: Blake Lively will star in a movie about a woman who turns to cage fighting in order to keep her son. That’s right, Blake Lively, the self-appointed second coming of Martha Stewart, is going to play a cage fighter. The By Sarah • May 16, 2017 10:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Hunnam is White Aladdin in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was supposed to be the first in a six-film franchise. But in a classic “the gods punish hubris” result, King Arthur fell on its sword with a $14.7 million opening weekend. This isn’t just a bomb, this is, By Sarah • May 15, 2017 09:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn in Snatched Snatched starts strong, with a solid first act based in character-driven comedy featuring two generations of funny women. Amy Schumer stars as Emily, a vapid asshole who is stuck with a non-refundable trip to Ecuador after her musician boyfriend (Randall Park, hilarious in one scene) dumps her because By Sarah • May 12, 2017 02:36 pm
TV Updates A girl in a suitcase Confession: I’m not watching The Handmaid’s Tale. I tried but I couldn’t make it through the second episode—it’s TOO REAL. When I read the book in college it was like a warning to not take for granted the ground gained and keep fighting for more, By Sarah • May 11, 2017 12:55 pm
Amazingness Jessica Chastain double-rolls Johnny Depp Jessica Chastain is promoting the UK release of Miss Sloane, and was asked by a BBC reporter if she had heard about Johnny Depp and his ear pieces, through which he is fed lines on set, and Chastain’s response is a thing of beauty. Behold: Jessica Chastain's By Sarah • May 10, 2017 02:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cars 3: Important Lessons About Time And Death The talking cars that populate a post-apocalyptic wasteland devoid of human life are back for Cars 3, a movie in which beloved racing champ Lightning McQueen is aged and borderline decrepit, and irreparably injured in a terrifying crash. Bested by the faster, younger newcomer Jackson Storm—why do all By Sarah • May 10, 2017 11:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blade Runner GORGEOUS Blade Runner 2049 has been teasing us with glimpses of its orange and neon visuals, and now we have the first full trailer and it’s mind-bogglingly gorgeous. It’s director Denis Villeneuve, of course, and also cinematographer Roger Deakins, who is one of the greatest living cinematographers. They By Sarah • May 09, 2017 10:13 am
