Welcome to the scariest bar on earth
Hollywood, by and large, portrays bars as the most fun and chummy places on earth. At “Cheers” and “Coyote Ugly,” everybody knows your name and you can grow into a … Read More
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‘The Holdovers’ review: The year’s warmest movie
It’s been a chilly summer at the movies. Stories about retail products, the atomic bomb, a revisionist doll and CGI Harrison Ford have gobbled up our attention, for better or … Read More
Jodie Comer in familiar survival film
It’s been only a few months since Jodie Comer bulldozed through Broadway with her Tony Award-winning turn in the play “Prima Facie” as a lawyer whose life is thrown into … Read More
GameStock stock surge movie is a bore
It’s been a banner year for underdog movies about seemingly unremarkable real-life events. The excellent “Air” and “BlackBerry” made the genesis of the Air Jordan sneaker and the world’s first … Read More
Nickelback says being a pop culture punchline ‘really sucked’
Every comment was walking out the front door. Alt-rock group Nickelback discussed how they dealt with nearly two decades of mockery in their tell-all documentary “Hate to Love: Nickelback,” which … Read More
A terrifying serial killer story
Hollywood loves nothing more than a true-crime story about a serial killer, but a new movie directed by Anna Kendrick does a number on that familiar genre. Rather than being … Read More
How serial killer Rodney Alcala ended up on ‘The Dating Game’
It was supposed to be just another silly episode of “The Dating Game.” At a taping of the popular TV show in 1978, host Jim Lange introduced three male suitors … Read More
Obscene as you think — and funny, too
“Dicks: The Musical” has an extremely useful title. Your gut reaction to those three short words will help you decide whether you can stomach this loony A24 movie, which had … Read More
‘Boy and the Heron’ TIFF review: Miyazaki’s likely final movie
“The Boy and The Heron,” director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated fantasy that had its North American premiere Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival, could be the legendary filmmaker’s saddest … Read More
Brendan Fraser and Steven Spielberg could win Oscars
One of the greatest joys of summer film festival season is watching brilliant films’ Oscar chances skyrocket — and laughing hysterically while others’ dreams are crushed. The Toronto International Film … Read More
