Michael Powell has a cameo in “Peeping Tom.” He plays Mark’s father very briefly in that moment where he comes in front of the camera. I’m curious if you had conversations with him about the theme of this film and how filmmaking in and of itself can be destructive. We didn’t talk too much about … Read more
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have sent a cease and desist letter to the producers of The Apprentice as the film continues to look for U.S. backing. The movie, which recently had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, stars Sebastian Stan as a younger Donald Trump, Succession’s Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, Trump’s … Read more
Alec Baldwin will stand trial for Rust shooting as Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denies motion to dismiss indictment. Alec Baldwin’s request to have a grand jury indictment against him dropped has been denied, meaning that the actor will still be going to trial for the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins “It is ordered … Read more
The following post contains SPOILERS for the end of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, should you choose to witness them. Prequels don’t usually end with mysteries. They exist to explain; to illuminate the backstories and secrets of characters and events from other movies. In the case of George Miller’s Furiosa, the film reveals more than a … Read more
Until it is: when a representative of a Jewish newspaper in Bologna gets an audience with the Pope and is essentially warned to knock it off, nearly as much attention is paid to the tone and presentation of the visitors’ statements as their substance. “Lower your voice and kneel down; have you forgotten whose presence you … Read more
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are back again with another Batman set, this time in the form of an updated Armory Set featuring two figures and a customizable diorama. The new set, called the Batman Armory with Bruce Wayne (2.0) set, is part of Sideshow’s “Movie Masterpiece” Series, and contains a detailed armory filled with … Read more
Dennis Quaid stars in the first trailer for Reagan, the presidential biopic which finished shooting nearly four years ago. ShowBiz Direct has released the first trailer for Reagan, the biopic starring Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. If it feels like we’ve been hearing about this one for a … Read more
With the sheer amount of content promised by streaming juggernaut Netflix in the decade since it started making its own stuff, not all of it could be amazing. Since it routinely put quality on the backburner in favor of quantity, most of it wasn’t even that good, existing in that strange limbo between “actually bad” … Read more
I can’t think of three films more tonally disparate than these. There’s a coming-of-age drama with queer elements, a raucous apocalyptic satire, and a feminist ghost film. The first, “My Sunshine,” competes in Un Certain Regard. The other two, however, are genre films playing out of competition. The latter two are particularly fascinating because this … Read more
Naruto: Shippuden is one of the most impactful Shonen series in the past two decades. The characters in this franchise range from memorable supporting figures to those on the same level as gods. The mangaka of the series, Masashi Kishimoto, has created many powerful characters, most of whom met a terrible end. At the same … Read more