A Brutally Honest Razzie Ballot
Robert De Niro’s “turn will come around again,” while it’s definitely Gerard Butler’s year and Megan Fox could get an… Read More
February 22, 2017
Hollywood
‘Game of Thrones: The Musical’ is All That and a Bag of Hodor
Love, murder and tap-dancing direwolves set the stage for a musical parody Gerorge R. R. Martin might even approve.“This is not… Read More
February 21, 2017
When the Villain Becomes the Main Character of a Movie Franchise
Could the Marvel Cinematic Universe really go there?Bad guys are protagonists in movies all the time. From the early days of… Read More
February 17, 2017
Fake News as Movie Marketing: The Desperate Horror of ‘A Cure for Wellness’
We think it’s a terrible idea.Advertisers have long been willing to cynically deploy political statements for commercial ends (case in point:… Read More
February 15, 2017
How Far Can ‘John Wick’ Go?
We can expect John Wick: Chapter 3, but anything beyond that?If you’ve seen John Wick: Chapter 2, you know a third… Read More
February 13, 2017
Everyone’s Favorite Young Studio is Getting Some Action
Auteur distributor A24 ventures into uncharted, blood-soaked territory.A24, the tastemaker in chief of contemporary independent film, has just acquired the… Read More
February 13, 2017
‘Big Little Lies’ Has a Secret to Success
Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and director Jean-Marc Vallée elevate the material to new heights.Image: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle / HBOHBO has long been… Read More
February 13, 2017
Breaking Down the Keanu Kuleshov Effect
Why action’s biggest star is also its blankest.Have you ever acted? Memorized a script, stood on a stage or in… Read More
February 10, 2017
The Basic Math of Oscar Voting
Ever wonder how a film becomes the Best Film? It’s all in the numbers.On February 26th, millions of people will gather… Read More
February 9, 2017