We’re just 24 days away from its release, yet there doesn’t seem to be much excitement building around this film. The marketing has not worked.
Read more‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Trailer Teases Peter Berg’s WWII Epic — High Test Scores, Oscar Hopes
This looks like something Eastwood would have released in the aughts? More specifically, in 2005 or 2006, when his double-bill war saga, “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima,” came out.
Read moreJohn Malkovich Cancels ‘Music Critic’ Performance in Israel
John Malkovich, just a day after entering the top of the Best Actor race for his “Wild Horse Nine” performance, was announced to star in a production of “The Music Critic” in Israel next year.
Read moreNetflix Will Report Box Office Totals for Six Movies, Including ‘Narnia’ and ‘Cliff Booth’
Some are starting to believe that Netflix may finally be softening its long-held resistance to theatrical movies — or maybe it’s all optics. It’s hard to tell.
Read moreCasey Affleck’s ‘Company’ Is a 92-Minute Gothic Slog [Venice]
It pains me to say this, but Casey Affleck’s “Company,” as beautifully shot as it might be—by eight different cinematographers, no less—has a story, or stories, that just don’t take off.
Read moreJoaquin Phoenix Reuniting with Mike Mills for A24 Film, Shooting in January 2027
Phoenix is set to reunite with Mills on this next film, which is being distributed by A24 and starts shooting January 2027. This will be Phoenix’s first film since “Eddington.”
Read moreJohn Mulaney Eyes Starring Role in Warner Bros. ‘Get Smart’ Reboot — David O. Russell to Direct?
Mulaney will star as wisenheimer Agent Maxwellg Smart. Seth Grahame-Smith (“Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”) is penning the screenplay. David O. Russell was attached to direct in 2024.
Read moreChris Rock Says Daniel Kaluuya Was “Kind of Retired” Before ‘Misty Green’ Comeback: “I Had to Beg Him”
Daniel Kaluuya took a sabbatical from acting back in 2022. There have been many theories as to why, but the important thing is he’s finally back, starring in this fall’s Chris Rock-directed “Misty Green.”
Read more‘Bunker’ Is a Paranoid Thriller, Marriage Drama, and Tech-Bro Apocalypse Movie All at Once [Venice]
Zeller’s feature debut, “The Father,” was an acclaimed and Oscar-winning film. Many believe he struck out with his sophomore effort, 2022’s critically maligned “The Son.” This is another miss.
Read more‘Practical Magic 2’ Is Tanking With Critics — 32% on Rotten Tomatoes
No surprise, “Practical Magic 2” is not doing well with critics. We all saw it coming. The first was also hammered with bad reviews. The only reason we’re getting a sequel is due to its cult base and ‘90s nostalgia.
Read moreM. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ Teaser: Jake Gyllenhaal Stars in Hitchcockian Romance
A two-minute teaser has been released, and it looks intriguing and beautiful; Shyamalan is working with a new DP on this one, Adolpho Veloso—who shot the acclaimed “Train Dreams.”
Read more‘Artificial’ Trailer, Sets Christmas 2026 Theatrical Release
Confirmed: Stephen Graham Joins Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’ as Young Neil McCauley
According to Variety, Graham is confirmed to have joined the cast of “Heat 2,” joining the already-announced Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Adam Driver, Jason Clarke and Odessa Young.
Read more‘Brand New Day’ Has Sold 75 Million Tickets. ‘Titanic’ Sold 137 Million, and ‘The Force Awakens’ 108 Million
Due to inflation, raw box-office dollars no longer tell us nearly as much about how many people actually saw a movie. ‘Brand New Day’ might soon be the all-time box office champ, but an asterix is needed.
Read moreAlex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Teaser Arrives, But the 4-Hour Elon Musk Doc Offers Few Surprises [Venice]
The problem with “Musk” isn’t that it’s boring. It’s that it’s four hours long and, for much of that runtime, has surprisingly little new to say about Elon Musk.
Read moreSteven Knight Says the Next James Bond Has Been Cast: It’s “A Little Bit Easier” to Write Script With the Actor in Mind
So, whatever rumors you’d heard of Bond auditions still happening are not true. Steven Knight, the screenwriter of the next James Bond film, is saying that the new 007 has already been cast.
Read moreCan Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Make Oscar History as the First “Documentary” Nominated for Best Picture?
In the Academy’s 97-year history, no documentary has ever been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? Fielder’s doc is being tipped as potentially making history — but is it even non-fiction?
Read moreRidley Scott Claims ‘Treasure Island’ Will Be the Most Expensive Movie of His Career
Scott says it could be “the highest budget film” of his career” before accounting for tax incentives.” If Scott isn’t bullsh*tting here, and lord knows he might be, that would put the cost in the $200M+ range.
Read moreBrady Corbet’s ‘The Origin of the World,’ His ‘X-Rated’ 4-Hour Follow-Up to ‘The Brutalist,’ Begins Production in South Africa
Brady Corbet's “The Origin of the World,” his X-Rated epic about "Northern California’s economy" in the 1970s epic, has now started production in South Africa under the working title “SALT FLATS.”
Read moreMia Hansen-Løve’s ‘If Love Should Die’ is Finally Happening — Renate Reinsve Vicky Krieps, Johnny Flynn to Star
Hansen-Løve has a new film — a period piece set in England. “If Love Should Die” will focus on the 18th-century English philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft. This was announced three years ago, and it is finally happening.
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We’re just 24 days away from its release, yet there doesn’t seem to be much excitement building around this film. The marketing has not worked.