You wouldn’t know it watching Thor: Ragnarok, but Taika Waititi hasn’t been a long-time fan of the character. In fact, he really had no interest in Thor or Marvel as a whole before being tapped to direct Ragnarok. He wasn’t very familiar with the character’s lore, and superhero movies were never something he really wanted to do. He’s always … Read more
Iman Vellani isn’t worried about The Marvels bombing at the box office. The 21-year-old star features in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe as Kamala Khan/ Ms. Marvel but feels that the picture’s disastrous financial return is a problem for Disney chief Bob Iger to address. Iman told Yahoo!: “I don’t want to focus on something that’s … Read more
There’s also a fearlessness to Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” but it’s in pursuit of a hollow, misguided venture. With elements of Sofia Coppola and Patricia Highsmith, the latest from the Oscar-winning director of “Promising Young Woman” is a gorgeous misfire, a film that looks stunning but ultimately has nothing to say. It’s a movie that twists … Read more
In one shot the movie literally casts Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, the maestro’s wife, in the shadow of the exuberant conductor. It leaps directly from the couple’s courtship, when Felicia declares to “Lenny,” “I know exactly who you are,” to a dozen years later, when the state of things for her is more like “I absolutely … Read more
Willem Dafoe went to mortician school in preparation for his role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ surrealist science fantasy Poor Things. When an actor plays a role in a movie, they typically do a little research into their character. Some may even get some real-world experience in the character’s profession, but I can’t imagine that many actor’s … Read more
Director Yorgos Lanthimos says Emma Stone’s character in his Frankenstein story Poor Things in unlike anything you’ve ever seen Fox Searchlight will be giving the “female Frankenstein” story Poor Thingswhich stars Emma Stone (cruella), a theatrical release on September 8th – and director Yorgos Lanthimos says Stone’s character is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before! … Read more