Movie Reviews and Previews The Gentlemen seems past its sell-by date Guy Ritchie is following the billion-dollar success of Aladdin by going back to his roots and making an English gangster movie, The Gentlemen. The trailer boasts “From the director of Sherlock Holmes and Snatch”, no mention of Aladdin despite it being Ritchie’s most successful film. It’s almost like By Sarah • Oct 03, 2019 11:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Joker is not dangerous, daring, or provocative If ever there was a movie that does not live up to its hype, it is Todd Phillips’ much debated Joker. A stripped down, deconstructed comic book movie, Joker is supposedly the most inflammatory, dangerous, provocative film of the year—of the era!—a movie that is maybe causing a By Sarah • Oct 02, 2019 11:13 am
BFFs Timothee Chalamet: Robin and all his friends The King premiered in New York last night and the film’s king, Timothee Chalamet, showed up in a beautifully cut black suit over a yellow mock turtleneck. Like, stop it. STOP. He’s so f-cking pretty, I can’t stand it. Timmy was there with the film’s cast By Lainey • Oct 02, 2019 10:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Get ready for the 6 Underground Challenge Netflix has gotten in the habit of betting big in December, creating an at-home offer to counter the usual blockbuster cinematic treat (this year: The Last Jedi). Last year it was Bird Box, the year before that: Bright. This year the Netflix holiday bet is a Michael Bay movie starring By Sarah • Oct 01, 2019 03:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews How Harley Quinn got her groove back I have two wishes for pop culture in 2020. One is that Dev Patel becomes the next James Bond. The other is that we take Birds of Prey as seriously as we’re taking Joker. I want a full Harley Quinn Discourse. I want us to discuss the emotional, romantic, By Sarah • Oct 01, 2019 03:09 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina's fun side Team Jolie, minus Maddox, who’s at university in South Korea, came out strong at the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil premiere last night. Here’s Angelina with five of her six children, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, and Knox, celebrating the release of her latest Disney blockbuster. As you can see, By Lainey • Oct 01, 2019 11:59 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Spider-Man Shocker One month after a very public divorce, Marvel and Sony have gotten together for one last bout of makeup sex and will co-produce a final Spider-Man film together. This will allow Tom Holland to finish his era as Peter Parker under the Marvel banner, and keep his trilogy intact and By Sarah • Sep 27, 2019 03:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Sylvester Stallone: Red-Blooded Murrican Gits-Er-Done The Rambo franchise has always been an uneasy mix of bloody action and conservative philosophy, which has mostly not mattered to audiences. The first movie, First Blood, has a sheen of respectability about it, with a literary source (David Morrell’s novel of the same name), an Oscar-winning star and By Sarah • Sep 27, 2019 02:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Renee Zellweger in Judy Music biopics live and die by their star performer, so even though Judy is a rote exercise in the genre, Renee Zellweger’s sublime performance lifts the film to above-average status. Focusing on the last year of Judy Garland’s life, Judy is a compassionate and relatively intimate portrait of By Sarah • Sep 27, 2019 02:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews In a Star Wars movie, will Chris Evans be? Sarah posted yesterday about Marvel head Kevin Feige possibly doing a Star Wars movie and what that might mean. Then Collider tweeted the following: Which MCU actor would you like to see pop up in a #StarWars movie? https://t.co/EsdDtzc9S5— Collider (@Collider) September 27, 2019 And Chris Evans By Lainey • Sep 27, 2019 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Kevin Feige steps to Star Wars In a surprising, but yet not surprising, announcement, it has been revealed that Marvel boss Kevin Feige will produce a Star Wars movie. Feige is a huge nerd, so it’s not shocking he would have an idea for a Star Wars project, but also, does Marvel not keep him By Sarah • Sep 26, 2019 02:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Irishman …video game? A couple months ago we got a teaser for Martin Scorsese’s mob passion project, The Irishman. This is the movie with extensive digital de-aging of its stars, and at the time I said, “They still have a few months to get it all fixed up”. Well, The Irishman is By Sarah • Sep 26, 2019 01:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jason Bateman in the conservatory with the candelabra with Ryan Reynolds Straight off his surprise win for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series at the Emmys, Jason Bateman is in talks to direct his first feature film, a remake of the board game movie Clue. Bateman is also up for a role in the film, which would put him up against By Sarah • Sep 26, 2019 12:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlize Theron: great hair, great pants, trailer coming? Charlize Theron, who did not date Brad Pitt, has been in New York this week doing some press. She was at Good Morning America yesterday and was seen last night out for dinner. GMA hasn’t yet aired the interview so, presumably, they’re banking it, which is why most By Lainey • Sep 25, 2019 11:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Downton Abbey: The Movie is a comedy If you love Downton Abbey, then you will love Downton Abbey: The Movie. If you do not like Downton Abbey, however, you will not like Downton Abbey: The Movie. The Downton Abbey movie is basically a two hour movie crammed with about four hours of TV show, except the show By Sarah • Sep 20, 2019 10:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake Lively’s John Wick Over the last few years, I have done a complete 180 on Blake Lively. I have zero interest in her explaining the history of ice cream or whatever, and plantation weddings are gross, but as an actress, I have reversed my opinion. Blake Lively is not bad, Blake Lively is By Sarah • Sep 19, 2019 03:46 pm
