Actor Xolo Maridueña has trilogy dreams for Blue Beetle. The upcoming DC superhero film will star Maridueña as Jaime Reyes, who stumbles into greatness after coming home from college. Jaime is chosen to become a symbiotic host to the Scarab — an alien relic that grants him a powerful exoskeleton. With his new powers, Jaime … Read more
Walton’s life story is in great hands with director James, who has a rare touch for sports and the people who play them (“Hoop Dreams,” “Prefontaine”). In long drives, James nerds out about specific matches with those who shared the spotlight with Walton, especially when Walton made his way to the NBA Finals with the … Read more
Taika Waititi worries about becoming obsolete Director Taika Waititi has an Academy Award and Marvel Cinematic Universe credits to his name…but will he be remembered? 10 hours ago Live-Action Remakes Of Animated Films We Need (Non-Disney Films) Disney started a new trend of remaking their animated films. What non-Disney animated films need live-action remakes? 13 … Read more
Tom Holland selected a more recent Spider-Man movie as his favorite, saying he’s “proud of everyone involved.” Tom Holland has picked his favorite movie of all of the Spiderman flicks…And no, he didn’t pick one of his own — and he certainly didn’t go with Spider Man 3… as per The Associated PressHolland landed on … Read more
In “The Roundup,” Ma Seok-do, Lee’s barrel-chested renegade cop, pummels his way through another pack of vicious baddies. A new sequel, “The Roundup: No Way Out,” delivers more episodic thrills, though, as in “The Roundup,” any scene without Lee feels like a waste of time. Both “The Roundup” movies are pretty generic, beyond an adequate … Read more
These big moments aren’t impressive enough to make “Simulant” more than the bargain bin sci-fi pastiche it obviously is. But there’s some appreciable consideration shown to the movie’s Simulants, or Replicant-like synthetic humans, which gives a slight edge to this otherwise unconvincing robo-noir ripoff. Shameless and sleepy from scene one, “Simulant” begins with an Isaac … Read more
The excellent filmmaker Cynthia Hill (“Private Violence”) probably presumed that “Burden of Proof” would be a feature film, but the saga stretched out over so many years that it shifted into a series. She spent a great deal of time over seven years with Stephen Pandos, capturing in real time his investigations into the life-shaping … Read more
For you youngsters out there, this was a kind of meme at the time—some stoned so-and-so had discovered that in ways that were actually quantifiable (especially if you were, in fact, stoned), the imagery of “Oz” and the sounds of Pink Floyd synched up in an uncanny way. Like, you know, the twister coincided with … Read more
My Ex-Friend’s Wedding, a new Amanda Seyfried comedy movie, has been delayed due to the ongoing writer’s strike. Amanda Seyfried headlines the new ensemble comedy movie alongside Ariana DeBose, Megan Stalter, Liza Koshy, and Chloe Fineman. This Sony Pictures film will be directed by Kay Cannon, who previously directed Blockers and Cinderella (2021) and wrote … Read more
Following news that the pair have “split up,” a new report from World of Reel suggests that production on The Safdie Brothers’ new collaboration with Adam Sandler has been pushed back. According to the latest report, the film’s production was originally set to begin last year in late winter. It was then pushed back to … Read more