Wes Anderson’s a busy man. His next film, “Asteroid City,” will be released next summer, with a potential splashy premiere at Cannes. However, he’s already set his sights in releasing another film in 2023.
Read moreNow It’s Titled ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ …
Sight and Sound: All the Films Added and Dropped From the Top 100
As one can see below, about a quarter of the Sight and Sound’s too 100 list changed from 2012, with major showings for a number of women filmmakers
Read morePaul Schrader on ‘RRR’ …
If there’s one film that has received a surprising push from the latest critics group awards, it’s definitely SS Rajamouli’s “RRR.”
Read moreBox-Office: ‘The Whale’ Nabs Third Best Per-Theater-Average of the Last 3 Years
“The Whale” grossed an estimated $159K on Friday from 6 locations in NY/LA, for a daily per-location average of $26,525.
Read moreYes, 2022 Was A Very Bad Year For Movies
Three critics from Vulture (Bilge Ebiri, Alison Willmore and Anjelica Jade Bastien) had a discussion about how bad the quality of the waning movie year has been. SPOILERT ALERT: It was horrendous.
Read moreTarantino is Wrong About ‘50s Cinema
I get it, Quentin Tarantino’s comments about the ‘50s being one of the worst decades for cinema stems from his belief that the Hays Code limited artistic expression in Hollywood during that decade.
Read moreAFI’s Top 10 Films of 2022
The American Film Institute announced its annual Best Films of the Year list this afternoon.
Read moreWill Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ is DOA; Slapped Hard by Critics
Once upon a time a Variety pundit by the name of Clayton Davis had inserted Will Smith into his Best Actor predictions and “Emancipation” as his #8 Best Picture nominee. Then the film was seen …
Read moreCritics Really Hate ‘Harry and Meghan’
Netflix decided to release their limited series documentary “Harry and Meghan” this past week and the reactions have been overwhelmingly negative. Who seriously wanted to watch this? I gave up after the first episode.
Read moreThe ‘Babylon’ Enigma …
Notice how Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” has barely made it onto any of the critics ten best lists released so far this year.
Read moreAaron Taylor-Johnson Reportedly Set to be Announced as Next James Bond
I’ve heard enough rumors about Aaron Taylor-Johnson becoming the next James Bond that I think it’s time to just write about it.
Read moreOwen Gleiberman Raves ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’
It’s quite strange how Sony Pictures has been hiding Kasi Lemmons’ Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” which is set for an Oscar-ready release on December 23rd.
Read moreNational Board of Review Names ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Best Film of 2022
The National Board of Review is a voting body made up of a group of film enthusiasts, industry professionals, academics, and filmmakers.
Read moreAlexander Payne Set to Direct ‘Election’ Sequel With Reese Witherspoon
There were rumors about this happening and now it’s official. Alexander Payne will once again be directing Reese Witherspoon in a sequel to 1999’s “Election.”
Read moreJennifer Lawrence is Now Claiming She Was the *Very First* Female Action Lead in Film History
Lawrence says female-driven action didn’t exist until she played Katniss Everdeen in 2012’s “The Hunger Games”:
Read moreBrandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’ Releases Trailer … [Updated]
Armond White: “Nobody Really Believes That ‘Jeanne Dielman’ is the Greatest Film of All-Time”
You can hate on Armond White all you want (not that he cares), and, contrary to what some might have you believe, he’s actually a very nice guy, but it’s hard to deny the “engineered” thesis behind his 12.7 throwdown. He nails it.
Read moreWho Has Seen ‘The Fabelmans’? Thoughts?
“The Fabelmans” was officially released in theaters a little less than four weeks ago — it’s died down at the box-office and its Oscar momentum took a slight hit as well. It’s still the frontrunner to win the Oscar though.
Read moreComments Section Clean-Up — Bans, Suspensions etc.
I’ve had to ban a few people from using the comments section today because this place can sometimes turn pretty chaotic. The site has tripled its readership since last year, so moderation is a must.
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