More peculiarly, I divert your attention to the “Worst Supporting Actor” category, which actually features two great performances: Jared Leto in “House of Gucci,” and Ben Affleck in “The Last Duel.” I’m not sure what the Razzie voting body was thinking by nominating Affleck’s excellent performance, but, as mentioned prior, Leto was a cinch to get nominated for his bizarro performance (which might also, and deserves to, get an Oscar nod)....

It all started over a year ago when Affleck stepped down as director for the upcoming “The Batman,” which consequently left the job open for Matt Reeves from the “Planet Of The Apes” series. Affleck has also been going through personal problems, coupled with the fact that “Batman V. Superman” was met with vicious reviews and it seems like the guy probably needs to take a breather. Of course, it’s hard to relax when Warner Bros....

‘Wakanda Forever’ is 2 hours 41 minutes. I can’t say I’m looking forward to it, I wasn’t a fan of the first film and the trailer for this sequel looked like CGI overload. Ryan Coogler is a talented director, but he should be concentrating his chops on original stories, not MCU claptrap. This sequel has no Chadwick Boseman, no Michael B. Jordan, no Daniel Kaluuya. However, Coogler is back in the director’s chair....

Drive My Car was co-written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, based on the short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami from his 2014 short story collection Men Without Women. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and won went on to win the Best Screenplay prize. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

The SAG Ensemble Award (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) is good precursor for getting a Best Picture Oscar nomination, at least as far as SAG/AFTRA membership is concerned. That means the stocks of Spike Lee‘s “Da 5 Bloods”, Regina King‘s “One Night in Miami” George C. King‘s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Lee Isaac Chung‘s “Minari,” and Aaron Sorkin‘s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” have all risen today....

C.K. — whose career got derailed last year after it was revealed that he was a chronic public serial masturbator – has been trying to mount a comeback by performing stand-up at NYC’s legendary Comedy Cellar club. Silverman appeared on today’s episode of Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show and was asked about C.K., whom she’s known for many years and who is a good friend of hers. Silverman told Stern that C....

A Tinseltown producer, who shall remain nameless, emailed me this morning a very depressing, and concerning, exchange he had with an East Coast film critic last month. It had to do with the upcoming Sight and Sound poll. This critic received a ballot, but refused to vote for any Hitchcock with the reasoning that the legendary filmmaker’s oeuvre is now toxic due to his past misdeeds with women. I mean, how depressing is that?...

“On the Rocks” marks the first time Coppola and Murray have collaborated since their acclaimed 2003 film, “Lost in Translation.” In a new interview with EW, Coppola spoke about the upcoming film, her first since 2017’s “The Beguiled” and why it took so long for her to reunite with Murray on a new project: “I never thought I could do something with Bill again, because people have such a fondness of him and ‘Lost in Translation,’” she explained....

Yes, you read that right—two films. Titled “Mangrove” and “Lover’s Rock,” both were given the Official Selection badge of honor this morning. McQueen’s last film was 2018’s “Widows,” although he has been hard at work on a BBC series titled “Small Axe.” The series was expected to be an anthology TV series, focusing on London’s West Indian community during the decades of the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, however, it appears that the plan is to now turn this miniseries into an anthology of five feature-length films (via Deadline)....

A for Achievement: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, The Farewell, Luce, David Crosby: Remember My Name, The Art of Self-Defense, Cold Case Hammerskjold B for Better than Most: Rolling Thunder: A Bob Dylan Story, Avengers: Endgame, Longshot, Crawl, Midsommar, Wild Rose, Booksmart, John Wick: Parabellum, Love Antosha, Ask Dr. Ruth, Blinded by the Light C for Crass Entertainment: Stuber, Yesterday, Rocketman, Toy Story 4, Late Night, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Hobbs and Shaw D for Disney Duds: The Lion King, Aladdin, Spider-Man: Far From Home F for Failure to Launch: Annabelle: Comes Home, Child’s Play, Shaft, Men In Black: International, Dark Phoenix, Godzilla: King of Monsters, The Hustle, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, The Kitchen, Anna Contribute Hire me...

There has always been a knack for film critics to hate on sequels. That’s just the way we operate. We live for original storytelling. However, when it comes to sequels, there is the overall sense that, yes, they a lesser kind of art. After all, the prime objective of a sequel is to make more money, which, for many, defeats the purpose of “art.” However, sometimes, very rarely, in fact, greed can mix with art....

“Belfast” director Kenneth Branagh, star Ciaran Hinds, and at least one movie exec have all fallen ill. Branagh couldn’t even attend last night’s PGA Awards in Hollywood because of it. There are other “infected” Oscar nominees who are now potentially not going to be there. This bodes very well for next Sunday’s maskless ceremony. A show that was already destined to be disastrous could get even worse by the looks of it....

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How can a movie studio actually have a cult following? It goes against everything we know about the rules of the game. Even in the ‘90s, an indie boutique arthouse company like Miramax couldn’t muster up this kind of unabashed following. Here’s an email I got this morning from Patrick, a reader: Vulture says A24’s brand has turned into “self parody.” That is not an incorrect statement. Writer Willy Staley once joked, “A24 is short for ‘A 24-year-old guy will think this is the best movie ever made....

James Cameron’s “Avatar” boosted the 3D market for a period of time, until it lost all steam, due to an incalculable amount of films trying to take advantage of the fad by upgrading their non-3D movies into 3D movies. I can count in a single hand the amount of movies that have come out since “Avatar” that actually benefited from the 3D treatment. Otherwise, it’s been a major studio scam whose potential hasn’t materialized as planned....

The Dark Knight Now, you will see a lot of lists like this populated by loads of movies from the 90s and before. But there is no getting away from The Dark Knight, which hit the big screen in 2008, being one of the most iconic films of all time. The movie, which Christopher Nolan directs, sees Batman do battle on the streets of Gotham City with an up and coming criminal going by the name of the Joker....

If you are studying law or interested in legal studies, what options are there? Here are the most popular films about law students in the UK. Denial is one of the most recent legal movies that can infuse some inspiration amongst law students. It shows how intense this industry can be as it is based on the book, History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier. The movie was released by Studiocanal in the U....

Now that Generation X is bringing evil post-Millennial spawn into the world, there are three generations that love The Simpsons. The kids that grew up watching it with their parents, and the children who grew up watching syndicated reruns on cable. The show is still airing, of course, but it’s those first 8-10 seasons that people adore, not the last 20. This is why many Gen X’ers just don’t understand the appeal and would rather claim that “Family Guy” is the better show....

Lebron James’ “Space jam: A New Legacy” and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old,” both opened to subpar numbers and now we have the $200 million “Jungle Cruise,” starring The Rock and Emily Blunt, opening to a paltry $32 million this weekend. “Jungle Cruise” also picked up $27 million abroad. It is available on Disney’s Premiere Access for $30. Chances of it breaking even are slim at this point. Then again, whose idea was it to make a movie based on the Disneyland Jungle Cruise ride?...

Many names you would expect to make it onto the list of accepted journos were denied press access this year, and those include Bill Chambers (Film Freak) Nathaniel Rogers (The Film Experience), Matt Neglia (Next Best Picture), Wilson Morales (Blackfilm), Monica Castillo (Roger Ebert) and many more journos who specified not to be mention in this piece due to their outlet’s and editor’s demands. Peter Howell, one of the great Canadian film critics of the last 25 or so years, has also confirmed to me via email that a slew of unhappy members of the Toronto Film Critics Association have been denied accreditation as well....