Independence Day: Resurgence
Its been a long wait for the sequel. Back in 1996, Independence Day got us all worked up about alien attacks and the destruction of famous monuments. White House boom! Empire State Building boom! …
Two Weasels, Covered in Gravy: Q&A with Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard has never been one to shy away from a challenge. Theres his openness with talking about his transvestism and …
Civil War Writers: Five Tips on How to Make a Great Superhero Movie
If you remember the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you might recall going into that initial Captain America movie the one with the sub…
Submission Review: Movie About Student-Teacher Affair Fails Gender Politics 101
A film about a male teacher getting it on with his female student ought to touch a nerve in the era of #MeToo. But Submission despite valiant perfor…
Julianne Moore Finds Joy on the Dance Floor in Gloria Bell
Julianne Moore lights up the screen in a remake of Chilean director Sebastin Lelios 2013 Gloria, in which Paulina Garca played a fiftyish divorce tr…
Comic-Con Day Two Recap: Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, Veronica Mars
Any longtime Comic-Con International attendee would be familiar with the hallowed Hall H. The largest room at the San Diego Convention Center, it sea…
Juliet, Naked Review: Music Superfandom Gets the Quirky, Spiky Romcom Treatment
Music fandom among males is a specialty of author Nick Hornby (see: the vinyl nerds, on page and screen, of High Fidelity ), and the British writer c…
Anchorman Cast Faces Off Against One Direction on SNL
Its holiday season at SNL , which means that Lorne Michaels has stocked the lineup with reliable charmers like Paul Rudd, hosting for the third time…
Jesse Eisenberg to Play Lex Luthor in Batman-Superman Film
First Mark Zuckerberg, now Lex Luthor? The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Supermans arch-nemesis in the upcoming (and still-un…
Merlot at the Movies
Imagine youre watching a movie while nibbling on gourmet eats like prosciutto-wrapped breadsticks or fig and duck breast salad. Press a button on your armrest and a uniformed worker brings you a glas…
Veronica Mars Trailer Revives Detectives Past Love
One of the most anticipated movies of this year is the Veronica Mars movie, and its first official trailer has hit the web. In it, we find Veronica …
Watch Deadpool Pay Homage to Princess Bride in Once Upon a Deadpool Trailer
In an homage to The Princess Bride , Deadpool abducts a grown-up Fred Savage in the teaser trailer for Once Upon a Deadpool , a PG-13 edit of the R-r…
Big Lebowski, Ferris Buellers Day Off Added to National Film Registry
The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has selected a new crop of movies that it deems culturally, historically or aesthetically signi…
Jason Schwartzman Meets His Ancestors in Castello Cavalcanti
Though Wes Andersons upcoming full-length feature, The Grand Budapest Hotel , wont be out until next year, diehard fans can get their quirky Anderson…
Why Hugh Jackmans Wolverine Isnt in Dark Phoenix
Beginning with the original X-Men movie, back in the pre-superhero-industrial-complex year of 2000, every non- Deadpool entry in the franchise has …
The Meddler
Susan Sarandon is a star shining on her highest beams. Only a fool would want to miss those fireworks. So check out The Meddler, in which Sarandon dives into her juiciest role in years as Marnie Min…
How to Identify the Four Peak Tom Hardy Types
Hes created a series of performances that have taken advantage of his intensity, his brutish physique and his way around a multi-syllable sentence a…
Jonas Mekas, Underground Film Legend, Dead at 96
Renowned experimental filmmaker and film critic Jonas Mekas, who influenced artists ranging from Andy Warhol to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, died Wednes…
The Rover
Maybe youve had your fill of post-apocalyptic road films. Snap out of it. The Rover is the work of Aussie writer-director David Michd, whose 2010 debut feature, Animal Kingdom , is reason enough to …
Patti Cake$ Review: A Star Is Born in Lively, Predictable Rap-Underdog Movie
As the star of Patti Cake$, Australian newcomer Danielle Macdonald was the find at this year Sundance Film Festival. Now everyone gets to see what …
