Will Smith shockingly could get an Oscar nom for ‘Emancipation’
Just eight months after Will Smith took the stage of the Oscars and smacked comedian Chris Rock in the face, receiving a 10-year ban from the ceremony as a result, … Read More
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Disney delivers a visual feast
Disney is peerless when it comes to building extraordinarily detailed, original and bold animated environments. Now add to that list of descriptors a new word: strange. For the House of … Read More
Cannibal love tale is gory — & gorgeous
And here we thought the “Call Me By Your Name” peach was controversial. In director Luca Guadagnino’s latest romance film, once again starring Timothée Chalamet, what’s on the menu isn’t … Read More
‘Enchanted’ sequel is a lousy fairy fail
The one funny moment of “Disenchanted,” the totally unnecessary Disney+ sequel to 2007’s infinitely better NYC-set “Enchanted,” comes right at the beginning. “It turns out New York wasn’t Giselle’s fairy … Read More
the Harvey Weinstein movie nobody wants
The investigation drama “She Said,” about the two New York Times reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct story in 2017, is a watershed moment for journalism movies. Because … Read More
Don’t worry, Florence Pugh — you’re back!
The supremely talented Florence Pugh has rapidly rebounded from the “Don’t Worry Darling” debacle with “The Wonder,” a creepy new Netflix drama that’s unusually strong for the streaming service. For … Read More
A rotten Roberts, Clooney rom-com
The minimum expectations for a romantic comedy are as follows: to be romantic and comedic. But “Ticket to Paradise,” starring power duo Julia Roberts and George Clooney, doesn’t meet those … Read More
The Rock can’t save terrible DC movie
Has Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson come to the rescue of the near-dead DC Extended Universe? Nope. The Rock arrives with the power of a pebble in the new action movie … Read More
a gutsy, satisfying final chapter
After yawning through 2021’s disappointing “Halloween Kills,” we all wanted the horror reboot series to die a bloody death. Thank God we left our chef’s knife in the drawer, though. … Read More
Cate Blanchett guns for an Oscar
A funny thing about writer-director Todd Field’s phenomenal film about a world-renowned conductor, “Tár,” is that in the lead-up to its premiere, a popular Google search was “Who is Lydia … Read More
