The Second Season of Will Trent Premieres as Charming as Ever | TV/Streaming

The season opens with a scene sure to delight fans and followers of Rodríguez. Based on the books by Karin Slaughter, Will Trent was not originally Latino but with Rodríguez’s casting, not to mention his phenomenal performance as the dyslexic detective who manages to be endearing and prickly, the character’s ethnicity demanded a reexamination. And, … Read more

‘Loki’ Season 2 Premieres With a Multiverse of Madness

The following recap has spoilers for the first episode of Loki Season 2. If you were hoping Loki would get the Marvel Cinematic Universe back to an emphasis on characters and their emotional arcs, and away from endless plot convolutions and the broader plot of “The Multiverse Saga” … uh … The Marvels is only a month away? … Read more

Eddie Murphy’s First Christmas Movies Premieres This Fall

Somehow, Eddie Murphy has spent decades in Hollywood headlining comedies, but he’s never made a single Christmas movie. (Personally, I make it a point to rewatch Daddy Day Care every holiday season, but I recognize that that is just me and my weird issues.) That will finally change this year with Candy Cane Lane, a new Christmas comedy coming … Read more

TIFF 2023: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See | Festivals & Awards

“Finestkind” Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, and Tommy Lee Jones pull you onto their crew in this rousing crime drama by writer-director Brian Helgeland (“Legend,” TIFF ’15) about a group of fishermen who make a habit out of pushing the line. Charlie (Wallace) is looking to get away from his dull college education when he begs … Read more

KVIFF 2023 Announces Competition Titles, Premieres, and More | Festivals & Awards

The Proxima Competition, in its second year of existence, will present ten world and two international premieres, nine of which are fictional features alongside two documentaries from filmmakers like Swiss author Thomas Imbach, Poland’s Olga Chajdas, Cyprus-born Kyros Papavassiliou, French filmmaker Émilie Brisavoine and Romanian documentarist Alexandru Solomon, etc. NRC critic and Rotterdam International Film … Read more

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2023 Preview: Chicago Premieres of Acclaimed Films from Around the World | Festivals & Awards

FRIDAY, MAY 5th 7PM: “BLACKBERRY” (includes Q&A with star/writer/director Matt Johnson) Johnson paces “Blackberry” like that rocket. It moves quickly without being overly stylized, clicking through dialogue and character instead of cheap tricks. We’ve seen a lot of movies about tech nostalgia lately (the far-inferior “Tetris” premiered across town at the same fest), but Johnson … Read more

Trailer premieres at CinemaCon showing Denzel Washington back in action

The first trailer for The Equalizer 3 premiered at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and promises tons of action for Denzel Washignton’s Robert McCall. Denzel Washington’s Robert McCall is going to Italy, and he’s not going as a tourist, that’s for sure. As part of their CinemaCon presentation, Sony unveiled the first trailer for Antoine Fuqua’s … Read more