Movie Reviews and Previews Step aside, Ben, it’s Casey’s turn It is my opinion that between the Affleck brothers, Casey is the better all-around actor. He can do character work, he can carry as a lead, he can disappear into roles or look sufficiently Hollywood, depending on how “visible” you want your star to be. Ben Affleck has proven By Sarah • Jan 25, 2016 03:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonder Woman flies on regular airplanes, not invisible ones The new trailer for Superhero Face Punch answers a Very Important Question regarding Wonder Woman: Will she fly an invisible jet? Answer: No, or at least, not yet. The new trailer shows Wonder Woman dutifully stowing her appropriately-sized carry-on bag in the overhead compartment and taking her seat By Sarah • Jan 25, 2016 01:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Pine’s finest hours Every time I turn on the TV there’s a commercial on for The Finest Hours. It’s about Pendleton rescue mission attempt in 1952. Two oil tankers were destroyed in bad weather and the Coast Guard, along with citizens on a surfboat, saved almost all the passengers. The film By Lainey • Jan 25, 2016 12:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Big Brother Fat, Carina, and Jacky Chow Yun Fat, Carina Lau, and Jacky Cheung were all in Beijing today to promote The Man From Macau III. Click here for my previous post about the movie. This is exciting for those of us who grew up watching Hong Kong soap operas because you’ll recall, Carina and By Lainey • Jan 25, 2016 11:39 am
Movie Reviews and Previews I saw Dirty Grandpa and a part of me died It is time for a reckoning. It is time to stare into the darkest depths of the void and ask a question fundamental to humanity’s future. And that question is: How many movies can Zac Efron make before he triggers the apocalypse? We Are Your Friends is a torment, By Sarah • Jan 25, 2016 10:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Only take your kids to Norm of the North if you hate them When I was a kid my orthodontist had arcade games in the waiting room and TVs at every dental station, so you could watch movies while having your braces tightened. There I would be, suffering through intense pain and watching Homeward Bound, learning about friendship and teamwork and the ceaseless By Sarah • Jan 22, 2016 04:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brahman Naman: India’s sex comedy Lainey sent me a trailer for a movie premiering at Sundance this weekend, Brahman Naman, a sex comedy that’s a British/Indian co-production. It’s about Naman, a college quiz show champ who’s trying to lose his virginity while traveling to a national quiz challenge. It looks By Sarah • Jan 22, 2016 12:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Key & Peele’s first movie is here and it looks hilarious Comedy duo Key & Peele (aka Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele) wrapped up their brilliant sketch show on Comedy Central after five seasons last year. They left at their peak to make the leap to film, with the duo producing a Police Academy soft reboot, and Peele making his By Sarah • Jan 21, 2016 04:51 pm
Xenu Tom Cruise’s constant Tom Cruise is still working on Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (really? is that really the title?) in New Orleans. Yesterday his son Connor visited him on set. These are great shots of them greeting each other, happily. Through it all, Connor has been Tom’s constant. But of course By Lainey • Jan 21, 2016 03:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brie Larson OscarsSoWhite Timing is on Brie Larson’s side. Or is it? She’s the subject of a new cover story in The Hollywood Reporter one week after earning an Oscar nomination for her work in Room. Brie’s been building Oscar momentum all season. She won a Golden Globe and a By Joanna • Jan 21, 2016 11:26 am
Dumbass Captain America and your maybe-Han Solo Chris Evans and Scott Eastwood were both in Geneva this week to promote the launch of a luxury watch. So Scott Eastwood, does he think of himself on the same level with Chris Evans now? Because he’s maybe Han Solo? As reported last week, Scott made the short list By Lainey • Jan 21, 2016 10:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Joshua Jackson is back In December, Joshua Jackson left for a trip around the world that was supposed to last 21 days. During that time, his long-time partner Diane Kruger was reportedly seen making out with Norman Reedus at a dive bar in NYC. Click here for a refresher. Both Diane and Norman By Lainey • Jan 21, 2016 09:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sundance Preview 2016: 10 to Watch The Sundance Film Festival begins this tomorrow, which means we’re officially eyeballing movies for the 2017 award season. As always, narrowing this down to just ten movies was a son of a bitch. There are a lot of interesting and good-looking movies at Sundance this year, but here By Sarah • Jan 20, 2016 03:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonder Woman is being done right, maybe While Suicide Squad got the big flashy trailer premiere during the televised DC Comics special last night, for me the big draw was seeing the first footage from Wonder Woman, which is filming now. It’s not much, just about eighty seconds including interstitials with Kevin Smith and comic book By Sarah • Jan 20, 2016 10:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Suicide Squad, aka Guardians of the Galaxy Redux Someone once described the plot of Suicide Squad to me and I said, “So it’s Guardians of the Galaxy.” And they replied, “No, it’s about the rogues’ gallery! They’re bad guys! Law breakers! And they team up to—f*ck it’s Guardians of the Galaxy.” But By Sarah • Jan 20, 2016 09:48 am
Bad Style Zac Efron is sorry in leather pants I opened yesterday’s blog with Zac Efron. Zac decided to celebrate Martin Luther King Day by connecting the holiday to having amassed 10 million followers. And he threw in some emoji blackface just for sh-ts and giggles. Zac has since removed the post. But the internet is forever. By Lainey • Jan 20, 2016 09:22 am
