Douchebags Marky Mark doesn’t need a pardon Mark Wahlberg was at TIFF earlier this week to promote Deepwater Horizon. There is one reason I might – might – see Deepwater Horizon and it’s not Mark Wahlberg. It’s Gina Rodriguez. Most people who go see Deepwater Horizon, however, are going for Marky Mark. Because … I can’t finish By Lainey • Sep 16, 2016 03:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Pass on Blair Witch Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett have made two of my favorite genre films of the last several years, You’re Next and The Guest. These guys are really good at remixing genre standards into something fresh and a little weird. So when it came out earlier in the By Sarah • Sep 16, 2016 12:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Woody Harrelson as LBJ Bryan Cranston won the Tony for his portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way, and he's up for two Emmys this weekend for the televised version of the same role. So, when news broke that Woody Harrelson would also play LBJ in a Rob Reiner film By Joanna • Sep 16, 2016 10:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Brimstone Though it’s not mentioned in the article about male directors tackling rape narratives that I linked to in the Una review, the last film I saw at TIFF is another instance of a man directing a female protagonist in a rape narrative, and that is Dutch filmmaker Martin Koolhoven’ By Sarah • Sep 15, 2016 12:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Rebecca Hall as Christine According to Rebecca Hall, the challenge of making a movie about Christine Chubbuck — a Florida-based reporter who died by suicide (reportedly on-air) barely a month before her 30th birthday in 1974 — is creating "a film about sensationalism without being sensationalistic." That's what she told the CBC, By Joanna • Sep 15, 2016 11:49 am
Maple Leaf Ryan after the premiere Ryan Gosling was not in Venice for the world premiere of La La Land. He did, however, show up to support the film at home in Toronto at TIFF. La La Land, as you’ve heard, has bewitched critics and audiences all over the place and is now considered to By Lainey • Sep 15, 2016 10:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rooney Mara in Una While standing in line for Una, the film adaptation of David Harrower’s play Blackbird, earlier this week, one of the PR reps for the film told me she had already noticed an audience divide forming around it—men almost uniformly hated it, but women were moved by it. Then, By Sarah • Sep 15, 2016 10:16 am
Maple Leaf Two Lovers and a Bear is freezing cold, and a piece of surreal perfection Tatiana Maslany and Dane DeHaan must have really taken to Kim Nguyen's surreal arctic love story because Two Lovers and a Bear left them out in the cold. The freezing cold, in fact. But to them, it was a very worthy project, and this original Canadian, The Shining-esque By Joanna • Sep 14, 2016 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Britney helps Justin, again (Warning - the ad that runs before the video is audible and auto-play by default - turn down your speakers) Justin Timberlake was at TIFF yesterday for the documentary Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids. On the carpet, E!’s Marc Malkin asked JT about the only thing that matters where By Lainey • Sep 14, 2016 01:59 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nick Cannon loves himself in The King of the Dancehall Nick Cannon turned up with this allegedly true story about Tarzan Brixton, a Brooklyn transplant who mastered the art of dancing in Kingston, Jamaica and became a dancehall champion in what is basically Step Up 2 Jamaican Streets. The King of the Dancehall is laughably bad, but it’s the By Sarah • Sep 14, 2016 01:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wakefield aka Two (Estranged) Lovers and an Attic. Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner basically star in a film that should be called Two (Estranged) Lovers and an Attic. Bryan plays Howard Wakefield, a high-end Connecticut-based lawyer who runs away from his idyllic married life to live in isolation on the property. In his mind, it's a By Joanna • Sep 14, 2016 11:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon’s full support Matt Damon was at TIFF yesterday as a producer on Manchester By The Sea, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Matt and Kenneth have worked together before – on a film called Margaret, critically acclaimed, but complicated behind the scenes by financial and editorial disputes. Click here for more background on By Lainey • Sep 14, 2016 10:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Manchester by the Sea deserves the hype Manchester by the Sea is Kenneth Lonergan’s third film, and his strongest result yet. The story centers on Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck), a custodian in Boston who learns of his brother’s death and goes home to the fishing village of Manchester by the Sea to settle his brother’ By Sarah • Sep 14, 2016 10:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: A United Kingdom There’s a common problem with biopics and historical dramas of trying to do too much. It’s what makes a biopic feel overstuffed and shallow at the same time—there’s a lot of information being imparted, but the constant stream of exposition means less time devoted to story By Sarah • Sep 13, 2016 05:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Xavier Dolan deserves a break I have a ton of respect and admiration for Xavier Dolan. It’s hard not to, right? He’s 27. Every profile or review of his work mentions his age. He’s had movie after movie at Cannes, so much acclaim, directed Adele’s Hello video, has an LV campaign By Joanna • Sep 13, 2016 04:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews American Honey really wants you to think it's as good as Spring Breakers... but it's not Kristen Stewart and Alicia Cargile dancing on the famous red steps in Cannes alongside the American Honey cast, including Shia LaBeouf? It was one of the more memorable moments from May's otherwise ultra-formal film festival. The couple attended to show support to Kristen's friends, who are By Joanna • Sep 13, 2016 01:29 pm
