Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ’s marvelous opportunism See the corny sh-t I did there? Mark Zuckerberg has been building an AI for his home. Kinda like Tony Stark has a Jarvis. Or had a Jarvis. I have very mixed feelings about AI. I mean, sure, what happens when they get real and turn on you one By Lainey • Oct 14, 2016 11:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kevin Hart's ambition It's rare to find a celebrity who isn't polarizing. The most famous—especially in the social media era –are simultaneously adored and detested. Gwyneth, Kanye, Taylor, Kanye's wife, Angelina. These are some of the most famous people in the world and yet for every By Kathleen • Oct 14, 2016 11:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma Stone corrects herself Emma Stone covers the November issue of VOGUE. She is, currently, the frontrunner for Best Actress Oscar for her performance in La La Land. La La Land opens in December but has already been screened in Venice, Telluride, and at TIFF and was overwhelmingly well-received. Sarah, who is generally By Lainey • Oct 14, 2016 10:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blame black women for Nate Parker’s mediocrity The Birth of a Nation opened last weekend to OK numbers and less than favourable reviews. If you haven’t heard, black women are to blame for the mediocre opening of a mediocre movie. To recap, this is the film written by, directed by and starring alleged rapist Nate Parker. By Kathleen • Oct 14, 2016 09:59 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dev & Nicole build momentum Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman were in London last night in support of Lion. No one was really talking about Lion before TIFF. At TIFF is where it really made a move as a contender, possibly Harvey Weinstein’s only Oscar contender of the season. As Joanna noted when she By Lainey • Oct 13, 2016 03:46 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Can we stop worrying about Rogue One? A new trailer for Rogue One just came out and goddamn it’s good. Between some pretty incredible visuals—that fallen Jedi monument legit gave me a chill—to the haunting variation on the famous theme, to the rousing rebellion story it’s laying out, this looks like a damn By Sarah • Oct 13, 2016 11:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amber Heard as Mrs. Aquaman Her name is Mera but there’s no reason for you to know that yet. Today IGN released the first look at Amber Heard in costume as Aquaman’s wife and queen, Mera—which makes me think a new trailer is coming which will show Mera in action—and it By Sarah • Oct 12, 2016 02:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Welcome back, Mr. Wick New York Comic Con happened over the weekend, and while not quite as big as San Diego it is still good for new trailers. This year, there was only one I cared about, by a pretty huge margin—the teaser trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2. Lainey has talked about By Sarah • Oct 12, 2016 11:39 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Ben Affleck needs to stay busy Ben Affleck’s The Accountant opens on Friday. Reviews are just now being posted; I’ve read three so far. Consequence of Sound called it “dumb” and “overcomplicated”. The Hollywood Reporter said it had potential but in the end it was a “disappointment”. And Variety seemed to like it OK By Lainey • Oct 12, 2016 11:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Yes, Annette Bening deserves all that Oscar buzz for 20th Century Women Sight unseen, Annette Bening was hailed as a Best Actress contender (and possible frontrunner) for her work in 20th Century Women, which premiered on Saturday at the New York Film Festival. The same hype followed Viola Davis for her work in Fences, and coincidentally, the trailers for both of these By Joanna • Oct 12, 2016 10:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Jack Reacher promotional strategy Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher sequel opens next week. Which isn’t too far away. And I feel like it’s been pretty quiet, as Tom Cruise promotional tours go. Normally, when Tom Cruise is promoting a movie, you can’t avoid him jumping out of airplanes and hitting 8 By Lainey • Oct 12, 2016 10:07 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation At this point there is no separating art from artist in the case of Nate Parker and The Birth of a Nation, his debut feature film as a writer and director. He also stars in the movie and produced it, so this is unquestionably his movie. The Birth of a By Sarah • Oct 11, 2016 10:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Emily Blunt in The Girl on the Train Did you like Gone Girl? Didn’t you think Amazing Amy was just THE WORST, but also kind of cool? Do you like mysteries but not like, actually hard to solve or uncomfortable ones, but where the people you want to have done it, did it, and you don’t By Sarah • Oct 07, 2016 04:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matthew McConaughey is touching a tiger Matthew McConaughey has fallen into making two kinds of movies: 1) Serious award-baity fare, and 2) whatever the hell he was doing in Wolf of Wall Street. The first trailer for his new movie, Gold, was released yesterday and it definitely looks like it’s from the second category. By Sarah • Oct 07, 2016 12:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nicholas Hoult is the perfect Tesla The Current War, the Nikola Tesla movie that is somehow not about Nikola Tesla, has finally cast Nikola Tesla. At least we know he’s in this movie for sure. In a rather brilliant piece of casting, Nicholas Hoult will be playing Tesla, the genius inventor caught between two litigious By Sarah • Oct 07, 2016 11:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jenny Slate in My Blind Brother Nick Kroll of The Kroll Show fame stars as Bill, a sort of schlubby, vaguely depressed guy who, at the beginning of the movie, is completing a marathon with his athletic brother, Robbie (Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation). There’s a catch, though—Robbie is blind. And there’s another By Sarah • Oct 06, 2016 03:46 pm
