Movie Reviews and Previews Dumber Finding Nemo After a two-year hiatus, Pixar came back this year with the outstanding Inside Out, and they’ve also got the upcoming The Good Dinosaur, which also looks very good. Then, next year, it’s a return to Sequel Town with Finding Dory, the Finding Nemo follow-up fans were By Sarah • Nov 12, 2015 01:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Peanuts Movie It’s been a solid year for kids’ movies, from the adorable Paddington, to the super cute Shaun the Sheep, to the headier, more ambitious surrealist stylings of Inside Out. The latest movie for the tot-set is a 3D animated adaptation of Charles Schulz’s ever-popular Peanuts comics, By Sarah • Nov 10, 2015 02:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita sees your eyes Star Wars is Sarah’s domain. This really isn’t a Star Wars post but I’m mentioning it because there’s a new Star Wars TV spot that’s just come out and Lupita is talking about “eyes” and everyone is freaking out because… Is Han Solo Rey’s By Lainey • Nov 09, 2015 04:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Martian is a contender So many films did not meet critical and box office expectations this season. The Martian, however, delivered. You might say it over-delivered. Three months ago, no one was calling it an Oscar frontrunner. Now? The Martian is Ridley Scott’s most well-reviewed film. And it’s on track By Lainey • Nov 09, 2015 02:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chiwetel Ejiofor brings the handsome to Doctor Strange Here is Chiwetel Ejiofor on the set of Doctor Strange, continuing to film in Nepal. Benedict Cumberbatch is a polarizing figure on the handsome/not handsome list, but can we all agree that Ejiofor is a Very Handsome Man? Because he is. He looks especially good in these shots because By Sarah • Nov 09, 2015 01:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Carey Mulligan in Suffragette For a movie about the breaking point of the British Suffragette movement that saw marches and demonstrations turn to vandalism and arson, Suffragette is hella boring. A story that ought to provoke anger and inspire people to action instead provokes yawns and inspires people to check their watch. A historical By Sarah • Nov 09, 2015 01:05 pm
Coincidence or conspiracy The Leo & Alejandro Show Exactly one month from today, the Screen Actors Guild will announce the nominations for the SAG Awards which will take place on January 30, 2016. A few days after that, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will announce the Golden Globe Award nominees. The Revenant, directed by Alejandro G Inarritu, starring By Lainey • Nov 09, 2015 12:19 pm
Maple Leaf Ryan Reynolds promises us a pansexual superhero Deadpool is still a few months away, but publicity is ramping up with the release of set interviews from production earlier this year, and in one such interview Ryan Reynolds and director Tim Miller state that Deadpool is pansexual, which makes him the first major non-heteronormative movie superhero. When By Sarah • Nov 09, 2015 11:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Behold, the Cumberbeard Here is Benedict Cumberbatch on the set of Doctor Strange, which has begun production just days after Cumberbatch finished his run as Hamlet on the West End. They’re on location in Nepal, which means that Tilda F*cking Swinton is probably around, too, since it’s her character that By Sarah • Nov 06, 2015 03:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brange’s first reviews Brange opened AFI Fest last night in LA with By The Sea. She wore champagne Versace. He showed up in a tux. It was full on old Hollywood, and that nostalgic vibe is what they’re trying to evoke in the film too. Ah, yes, the film… The first reviews By Lainey • Nov 06, 2015 03:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Surprise! More Star Wars! After the full trailer was released last month, we weren’t supposed to get any more trailers for New New Star Wars. The JJ Abrams School of SECRETY SECRETS is in full effect and it seemed like we’d seen all we were going to see until the movie opens By Sarah • Nov 06, 2015 11:59 am
Xenu That Tom Cruise smile When Tom Cruise is promoting a movie, you can’t escape him. He’s tireless. 89 countries in 8 hours! You know. You’ve seen the Tom Cruise press tour. When he’s done with the press tour though, he’s very good at going back undercover. Like Brange, generally By Lainey • Nov 06, 2015 11:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Spectre is Daniel Craig’s worst Bond movie In 2006 Daniel Craig debuted as the dark, gritty James Bond for an updated—read: dark and gritty—take on the Bond franchise in Casino Royale. That is a good movie and it opened up Bond to a new generation of fans. He reprised the role in 2008’s Quantum By Sarah • Nov 06, 2015 11:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bridget flirting Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Patrick Dempsey were all photographed today in London shooting Bridget Jones’s Baby. Mark Darcy, as always, looks smart in his overcoat and his suit. But the new guy? The “other” guy? Whoever he is? Of course the other guy rides a bike. And of By Lainey • Nov 06, 2015 10:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Handsome wee men to brighten your day Victor Frankenstein opens later this month, so James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe are out and about promoting it, looking handsome and wee. DanRad is sporting a shaved head, which makes his eyes look enormous, and McAvoy looks like his usual self. He does nothing for me, but I know I’ By Sarah • Nov 05, 2015 03:59 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck smiles Ben Affleck is working on Live By Night in Georgia. He stars and directs. It was reported the other day that Miguel has joined the cast. Miguel. OMG Miguel. Miguel was on The Social a few months ago. He is not tall, not tall at all. But he packs a By Lainey • Nov 05, 2015 02:32 pm