Movie Reviews and Previews A Star is… Spiked? Or is it Argo-ed? There are always snubs on Oscar nomination day. Some snubs are bigger than others. Because they’re so unexpected. This year’s #1 Oscar snub is Bradley Cooper for Best Director. And yet, it was not a bad morning for A Star is Born. ASIB earned 8 nominations, including Best By Lainey • Jan 22, 2019 12:04 pm
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
Movie Reviews and Previews Elsie Fisher’s Gloriously Awkward Speech What’s my cardinal awards show rule? The one I carp about at least once every show? “If we’re watching you at a big glamorous party, look like you’re having fun.” I stand by it, too. Almost unimpeachable. Leave it to Elsie Fisher to break my rule and By Duana • Jan 14, 2019 03:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews When Regina King Talks That was my poor attempt at a play on If Beale Street Could Talk, but seriously, no one talks like Regina King. In an award season that refuses to give us a break from insufferable, worse-than-Hathaway twee speeches from Lady Gaga (I like Gaga but can she DO LESS please? By Kathleen • Jan 14, 2019 01:42 pm
Maple Leaf Crazy Rich Asians is The Favourite Lainey and I watched The Critic’s Choice Awards together over text. Sometimes she was ahead and sometimes I was, depending on bathroom breaks, dog walk breaks, etc. When Crazy Rich Asians won Best Comedy, Lainey texted me about a minute before I heard the reveal with an “Omgggggggg!!! Kathleenn! By Kathleen • Jan 14, 2019 09:53 am
Gorgessity Issa Rae’s birthday glow Every January, I remind you that all the best people were born in January. Issa Rae turned 34 on Saturday. On Sunday, she celebrated at the Critics’ Choice Awards. I don’t love her black Jason Rembert dress at all – it’s one of those outfits that probably looks better By Kathleen • Jan 14, 2019 08:53 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oh MY GOD, Marsai Martin I’ve talked about how I feel about black-ish, right? If you’re new here, do a site search for “black-ish”. You should find reading material that will take up a couple of hours. I almost had a black-ish crisis the other night when I thought that the show would By Lainey • Jan 10, 2019 02:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Captain Marvel’s time travelling If you’ve been visiting this site over the years, you know that I don’t know anything about superhero comic books. The only comic I’ve ever read is Archie. I care a lot about superheroes though because I love (most of) the movies, especially the Avengers movies. I By Lainey • Jan 10, 2019 11:58 am
