• Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
Menu

World of Reel

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Home
IMG_8536.jpg
Vin Diesel and Michael Caine to Reprise Roles in ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ Sequel, Ten Years After Box Office Dud
IMG_8532.jpg
Dwayne Johnson to Play “Chicken Man” in Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’
IMG_8531.jpg
‘Nuremberg’ Sparks Audience Buzz After Strong TIFF Premiere — Will Critics Bite?
IMG_8530.jpg
Charlie Kaufman Says He’s Had to “Rethink” Next Film, ‘Later the War,’ After Production Shut Down
IMG_8528.jpg
Cate Blanchett to Star in Alice Birch’s Directorial Debut ‘Sweetsick,’ Backed by Searchlight
Featured
Capture.PNG
Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Aug 19, 2019

World of Reel

  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
  • More
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers

Paul Verhoeven Says “No Guarantee” ‘Young Sinner’ Will Happen: “It’s Politically and Sexually Very Provocative”

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If that sounds like Verhoeven’s bread and butter, well, it is. However, even by his standards, “Young Sinner” may be venturing into territory too hot for financiers.

Read more
Comment

‘The Wizard of Kremlin’: Olivier Assayas’ Vladimir Putin Movie Eyes Venice World Premiere

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In Olivier Assays’ ‘Wizard of Kremlin,’ Jude Law plays Putin (yes, really), with support from Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Zach Galifianakis, and Tom Sturridge.

Read more
Comment

Lily Gladstone & Kenneth Branagh Join Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Remake

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The pieces are falling into place for what MGM hopes will be a slick, star-driven reinvention of “The Thomas Crown Affair.” Michael B. Jordan is set to direct and star.

Read more
Comment

Jon M. Chu to Direct Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Movie for Warner Bros & Mattel

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Chu has signed on to helm “Hot Wheels,” a live-action adaptation of Mattel’s toy car brand. Warner Bros. and Bad Robot are on board.

Read more
Comment

Scarlett Johansson Is the “Highest-Grossing Actor of All Time,” Mostly Thanks to Marvel

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you were lucky enough to get cast in the MCU before it became a bloated relic of itself, congratulations—you’re now part of Hollywood royalty, by default.

Read more
Comment

Shocker: Long-Shelved French Film Set for Surprise Locarno Premiere

July 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I promised to stay quiet about the major film set to be unveiled in tomorrow’s Locarno lineup, but here’s a little hint: it’s an international production that finished shooting five years ago.

Read more
Comment

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Heads to Digital Just One Month After Release

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film just crossed the $500M global mark this weekend and is currently sitting at #3 at the domestic box office, but that doesn’t seem to matter.

Read more
Comment

Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ Has A Trailer, But Still No U.S. Release Date

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I used to be a skeptic of Franco’s brand of morose cinema. However, his last two films — “Sundown” and “Memory” —were very good, and “Dreams” looks very promising.

Read more
Comment

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Reboot Tracking for Tepid $10M; Tested Terribly — “Razzie Worthy”

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Word is the film is a mess. Wooden performances, especially from Prinze Jr. and Hewitt, a script filled with lazy clichés, and zero tension.

Read more
Comment

James Gunn Calls ‘Superman’ an “Immigrant” Story About Lost American Values: “It’s Political”

July 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In a newly published The Times of London interview, Gunn makes it crystal clear: Superman isn’t just about truth, justice, and brightly colored capes. It’s about current-day America.

Read more
Comment

Michael Douglas Says He’s Retired from Acting After 60 Years: “No Real Plans to Go Back”

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The actor revealed he hasn’t worked since 2022, and that, by choice, and unless an exceptional script comes his way, he may not return to the screen at all.

Read more
Comment

‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ Eyes $145M Holiday Weekend

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Jurassic World: Rebirth” added another $25M on Friday, pushing its three-day domestic haul to $80M — this puts it firmly in the $145M range for the holiday stretch.

Read more
Comment

‘Rush Hour’ Slapped With Trigger Warning: “This Movie Was Created in A Different Time”

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It finally happened. “Rush Hour” — yes, the 1998 Jackie Chan–Chris Tucker buddy cop comedy — has been deemed too “problematic” for modern audiences.

Read more
Comment

POLL: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Tops 2025 (So Far), According to 150+ Critics

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Over 150 critics participated in our annual poll with Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” landing comfortably at the top with 101 votes — it appeared on a whopping 70% of the lists submitted.

Read more
Comment

Luca Guadagnino To Shoot OpenAI/Sam Altman Biopic This Month

July 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Word is that Guadagnino is shooting his OpenAI/Sam Altman movie, “Artificial,” this month in Italy and San Francisco. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Melissa Barrera and Yura Borisov.

Read more
Comment

AMC’s 30-Minutes of Previews Sparks Studio Backlash: “No One’s Watching Trailers”

July 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

AMC is explicitly warning moviegoers to “allow 25–30 minutes” for trailers and promotional content before the actual film begins. Studios aren’t thrilled.

Read more
Comment

Brad Pitt Wants to Work With Paul Thomas Anderson: “I'm A Huge PTA Fan"

July 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Appearing on the “New Heights” podcast earlier this week, Pitt was asked if there’s one director he’s still itching to collaborate with. His answer came without hesitation:

Read more
Comment

‘Dune: Messiah' Starts Production on Monday in Budapest

July 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Villeneuve’s sequel is said to involve an “extensive, multi-location, multi-month shoot,” with returning cast members Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem and Anya Taylor-Joy.

Read more
Comment

The 2026 Golden Globes Are in Serious Doubt as HFPA Revolts Again

July 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Golden Globes, once again, are engulfed in chaos. On Thursday, all but one member of what remains of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted to remove Helene Hoehne, their public-facing president.

Read more
Comment

Paolo Sorrentino's ‘La Grazia' to Open 82nd Venice Film Festival

July 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Paolo Sorrentino’s newest film, “La Grazia,” is set to open the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The film, starring Toni Servillo and Anna Ferzetti, will have its world premiere on Wednesday, August 27

Read more
Comment
← Newer Posts Older Posts →

FOLLOW US!


Trending

Featured
IMG_8296.jpg
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is Monstrous Letdown; All Style, No Soul [Venice]
IMG_8277.jpg
Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Is Too Messy to Be Masterwork, Too Dazzling to Ignore [Venice]
IMG_8266.jpg
‘After the Hunt’ PANNED, Luca Guadagnino’s Worst-Reviewed Film — 43% on RT [Venice]
IMG_8221.jpg
‘Jay Kelly’: George Clooney Plays a Version of Himself in Light, Moving Baumbach-Directed Comedy [Venice]
IMG_8237.jpg
Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ Is a Grotesquely Entertaining Carnival of Idiocy [Venice]

Critics Polls

Featured
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants
B16BAC21-5652-44F6-9E83-A1A5C5DF61D7.jpeg
Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘The Godfather’ Named Best Movie of the 1970s
public.jpeg
Critics Poll: ‘Do the Right Thing' Named Best Movie of the 1980s
Critics Poll: ‘Mulholland Drive' Named Best Film of the 2000s
g4.jpg
Critics' Poll: ‘Goodfellas' Named Best Movie of the 1990s
Critics Poll: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road' Named Best Movie of the 2010s
World of Reel tagline.PNG
 

Content

Contribute

Hire me

 

Support

Advertise

Donate

 

About

Team

Contact

Privacy Policy

Site designed by Jordan Ruimy © 2023