Movie Reviews and Previews In The Heights on the big screen I guarantee the number one question Lin-Manuel Miranda is asked by people who don’t know is “When is Hamilton going to be a movie?” He always answers “Oh… eventually”, which is polite because it doesn’t say what I would say, which is ‘what, being the most successful Broadway By Duana • Mar 01, 2017 04:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Will Smith’s rebound Suicide Squad won an Oscar on Sunday—2017 is the Year of Nonsense—but despite acquiring some award polish, that movie didn’t really work out the way anyone wanted. Sure, it made money on paper, but no one likes it and time isn’t going to revise that one By Sarah • Mar 01, 2017 09:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jordan Peele’s outstanding debut film, Get Out Get Out opened with over $33 million this weekend to take top spot at the box office. Written and directed by Jordan Peele, one-half of the comedy duo Key & Peele, Get Out stars Daniel Kaluuya (Sicario) as Chris, a black guy going to meet his white girlfriend’s family By Sarah • Feb 28, 2017 10:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlize Theron, Atomic Blonde Charlize Theron was pretty quiet in 2016. The Huntsman: Winter’s War didn’t do much at the beginning of the year. She was in Cannes for Sean Penn’s film The Last Face, which bombed at the festival. And I don’t remember her doing a lot of heavy By Lainey • Feb 23, 2017 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Alien: Covenant working for our trust Following the first trailer in December, Alien: Covenant has now released a “prologue film” that’s nearly five minutes long and introduces the crew of the Covenant, particularly Katherine Waterston as Daniels. I really love the look of this, especially how Michael Fassbender is kept outside the festivities. Without making By Sarah • Feb 23, 2017 10:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amy Adams pre-Oscar Amy Adams will be at the Oscars on Sunday – as a presenter and not a nominee. She was considered one of the major “snubs” of the year. Because Arrival has been nominated for Best Picture. And Denis Villeneuve is nominated for Best Director. And if you’ve seen Arrival, you By Lainey • Feb 22, 2017 02:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon in The Great Wall IGN reported yesterday that The Great Wall is Matt Damon’s “worst wide release box office opening weekend since 2011” but that the film is “one of his better performing films worldwide”. This is the craziest movie I have seen since Jupiter Ascending, which is saying something because that movie By Sarah • Feb 22, 2017 12:32 pm
Quiveration Charlie’s King Arthur is a “motherf-cker” A new trailer for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword was released earlier this week. We’ll get back to that in a minute. To start building anticipation for the movie, which has been delayed several times, Charlie Hunnam joined Entertainment Weekly on Facebook Live to By Lainey • Feb 22, 2017 10:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Idris kissing Kate This is not going to be a long post. There's really not that much to say. Other than... Idris Elba and Kate Winslet were on the set of The Mountain Between Us in Vancouver today and the script called for a kiss. So they're kissing. And By Lainey • Feb 21, 2017 03:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Han Solo & Friends The Han Solo spin-off does not yet have a title, so for now I’m calling it Han Solo & Friends. The just-released first cast photo shows off Han (Alden Ehrenreich), Lando (Donald Glover), Chewbacca (now played by Joonas Suotamo), and Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, and Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge By Sarah • Feb 21, 2017 02:59 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma Watson singing You know what everyone has an opinion on, even if they aren’t qualified to have an opinion on it? Singing. I sing good (to no one but myself). And I have all kinds of opinions on who can sing and who can’t sing. I know you do too. By Lainey • Feb 21, 2017 01:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Day and Ice Cube in Fist Fight Few actors stage a freak out as well as Charlie Day. He is, of course, the man behind the Pepe Silvia freak out—one of pop culture’s seminal breakdowns—and fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia know that Day can go big and he can get quiet, By Sarah • Feb 20, 2017 09:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews LEGO Batman is the hero we need Matt Damon will try to be the white savior in The Great Wall this weekend but he’s going to get beat by LEGO Batman. So if you haven’t seen it yet… The LEGO Batman Movie gets you laughing right from the start, with Batman (Will Arnett at his By Sarah • Feb 17, 2017 11:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews More Love… Actually It was announced yesterday that Love Actually is getting a sequel. Sort of. It’ll be a 10 minute segment short airing called Red Nose Day Actually airing in December as part of the telethon. Several cast members were seen on set today in London including Liam Neeson and Thomas By Lainey • Feb 16, 2017 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Amy Poehler is burning down this house As much as I like Will Ferrell, I can probably live without another “Will Ferrell plays a man-baby” movie. I prefer the high-concept Ferrell of Zoolander, Stranger Than Fiction, and Talladega Nights to the broad-appeal Ferrell of crap like Daddy’s Home and Kicking & Screaming. So when you tell By Sarah • Feb 16, 2017 01:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Amandla falls in love Tuesday was Valentine’s Day. Tuesday was also the day I wrote about the announcement that Rachel Lindsay will be the first black Bachelorette. I stressed the importance of seeing black love on screen and how we’re starving for more black leads in romantic comedies. This morning, Duana sent By Kathleen • Feb 16, 2017 11:21 am
