Politics have proven to be fertile ground for storytelling on film. Whether it’s true stories like All The President’s Men. fictional ones like The Ides Of March, or even a mixture of both, like Primary Colors, stories about politics are ultimately among the most human of stories. We see all our aspirations and all of
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It’s showtime! One of our favorite and most theatrical demons is back with an offering for the 2024 movie release calendar. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice comes 36 years after the Maitlands first asked Betelgeuse to help scare away the new family that had moved into the deceased couple’s home, and now critics have had the opportunity to
Just in case you needed another reminder that celebrity fashion is all over the early aughts, Brie Larson gave us a Barbiecore pink look that actually channels a much earlier movie: Legally Blonde. The actress was recently on hand for a SAG-Aftra event in support of Lessons in Chemistry, but it was more like “Lessons
Broadway continued its downward trend during these dog days of summer leading up to the fall season, with last week’s total grosses of $25,343,599 down about 10% from the previous week. The drop no doubt reflects at least some impact from the summer edition of Kids’ Night on Broadway in which 19 of the roster’s
Sometimes there are songs that are just so good, that it doesn’t matter that they were in forgettable movies. That’s what this list is. Songs that still crush, often decades after the movies they were a part of are long lost to memory. The movies don’t get played much, but we still listen to all
UPDATED: Another busy weekend at the international box office, with strong holds across the board, and a major new milestone for Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2. Already the highest grossing animated film of all time, globally and overseas, the sequel has become the first animated movie ever to cross the $1B international box office threshold, now
Alien: Romulus has been one of those 2024 movies that, while not making a Marvel-level splash, has been pretty successful with its financial haul for more than a week now. Co-writer/director Fede Álvarez’s attention to detail is part of what’s made this new entry on the Alien movie timeline so rewarding, winning over fans and
After 16 years of fits and starts, a $50M reboot of 1994 goth thriller The Crow finally flew into theaters and dropped out of the sky with a disastrous $4.6M opening. Forget about critics plucking the feathers from The Crow at 19%, those moviegoers who attended Thursday night, predominantly fans, slammed the movie on Comscore/Screen
Get ready to revisit your childhood because The Cat in the Hat is getting another movie adaptation. While the upcoming kids movie won’t be on the 2025 movie release schedule, we at least know a few things about this upcoming film. I’m sure everyone knows The Cat in the Hat well, either from childhood or
Serial killer thriller Strange Darling and poignant comedy Between The Temples had nice debuts as Coraline’s re-release continued to kick this weekend along with a handful of holdovers from Didi to Sing Sing. Magenta Light Studios’ Strange Darling — where nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s
Looking for movies like Interstellar after revisiting one of the best sci-fi films of all time? Well, we have something that’ll make you oh so excited. In honor of the 10th anniversary of one of Christopher Nolan’s best movies, we’ve put together a rather robust list of titles that touch on similar topics, have a
UPDATED, 12:08 p.m.: New Line’s new take on Salem’s Lot, the 1975 vampire novel from Stephen King, will premiere on Max in October, the streamer confirmed on Friday. Filmmaker Gary Dauberman was first to make the reveal in a Vanity Fair profile published several days ago. A specific release date has still not been disclosed.
When it comes to the best horror movies we’ve ever seen, 1996’s Scream has gone down in history as one of the most clever versions of a slasher. Coming off the wild success of the original movie, director Wes Craven and the main cast reunited for Scream 2 in 1997. However, when David Arquette looks
SATURDAY AM: Blame the lack of want-to-see fare in additon to the return-to-school as this penultimate weekend of summer is coming in at $93.4M for all movies, -33% from last weekend. That’s the third lowest weekend of this summer after the first weekend of June/post Memorial Day frame ($66.3M) and the first weekend of May
Anthony Ramos, Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones make up the cast of Twisters, whose characters face the challenge of reducing the intensity of tornadoes. After giving convincing performances playing a group of storm chasers who knew their stuff about cyclones, you’d think all of the film’s actors had science backgrounds. Well, Ramos revealed a super
Two very different indies circling a cantor and slasher debut in moderate to wide release along with a handful of limited openings from Close Your Eyes to Paradise Is Burning on this late summer weekend with the fall festival season about to kick off. Sony Pictures Classics launches Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane-starring Between The
So here’s the thing – I may not be the biggest lover of rom-coms, as most tend to be pretty cheesy. But there are some men out there from both movies and TV that I have fallen for – many of which have completely ruined me for real life and have set my standards way
September 5 will be a beautiful day for U2 fans. V-U2: An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas will open that night at the state-of-the-art venue where it was shot. Watch a trailer above. Directed by Morleigh Steinberg and the band’s founding guitarist The Edge, V-U2 chronicles the Irish megaband’s U2:UV Achtung Baby Live
As we look ahead to this weekend in new 2024 movies, we may have a dud on our hands with The Crow remake. Just ahead of the adaptation landing in theaters Thursday night, Lionsgate Films lifted the embargo for the Bill Skarsgård-led flick, and critics are not happy with the long-awaited reimagining of James O’Barr’s
Sony/Wayfarer Studios’ It Ends with Us continues to blossom as it crosses the $200M global box office mark. With Wednesday’s numbers included, the Blake Lively-starring and -produced adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s popular novel counts $204.4M worldwide, of which $106.7M is from domestic and $97.7M from the international box office. There are box office flowers yet
It’s been seven years since Jordan Peele made his directorial debut for one of his best movies, Get Out. He became a prominent figure in the entertainment industry making us laugh with Key & Peele, only to retire from acting to make us tremble with his horror films. Although the Best Picture-nominated horror film Get
Disney is expected to own No. 1 for the ninth time this summer, the likelihood that its 20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus will have the upper tail above Deadpool & Wolverine‘s fifth weekend, $18M to $17M. Through Tuesday, the Fede Alvarez-directed Alien: Romulus counts a running box office of $50.6M. It Ends with Us, from
As of late, Sydney Sweeney has become one of Hollywood’s fashion it-girls who has us hanging on every fashion decision, whether it be a red carpet moment or mirror selfie on Instagram. After the actress went viral on a few occasions lately while promoting her 2024 movies, she shared her thoughts on others thoughts about
Sony/Wayfarer Studios’ It Ends with Us, this summer’s anomaly romance drama, has crossed $100M at the domestic box office in its 11th day of release. The Colleen Hoover feature adaptation about a young woman’s torment with domestic abuse is not Lively’s highest-grossing live-action movie at the domestic box office — outside of Deadpool & Wolverine,
It’s interesting how life can take unexpected turns. Inspiration often comes from the most surprising places—just ask Jenna Ortega, the breakout member of the cast from Netflix’s Wednesday. As one of Hollywood’s most sought-after young talents, Jenna has captivated audiences with her journey from Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle to her gripping performances in
Broadway seemed to take a breath last week before as it eyes the fall season, with box office for the second full week of August dipping about 9% from the previous week. In all, the 25 shows grossed $28,132,262 for the week ending August 18. Though down from the previous week, when Illinoise was still
Before he played Doc Brown opposite Michael J. Fox’s Marty McFly in the Back to the Future movies (a role first offered to Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh), Christopher Lloyd left his stamp on the science fiction genre on an established franchise. The Taxi star was cast to play Kruge, the main villain in Star Trek III:
SUNDAY AM UPDATE: So much for the doldrums of August. Between Alien: Romulus and the near $100M-grossing Sony/Wayfarer Studios movie’ It Ends With Us, it’s clear we’ve shaken off all the strike jitters. Disney continues to keep the shine on its 20th Century Studios brand with their own fingerprints on storied franchises as Alien: Romulus
When Mila Kunis returned as her iconic character Jackie in That ‘90s Show, it was a cameo That ‘70s Show fans have been anticipating seeing since the sitcom’s final episode back in 2006. While it was disappointing that Jackie didn’t return for the spinoff series’ second season, Kunis will be returning to the big screen
SUNDAY UPDATE: Alien: Romulus has chomped into a $108.2M global opening, including $41.5M from domestic and $66.7M at the international box office. The Fede Alvarez-directed sci-fi horror came in well ahead of expectations, aided, as we noted yesterday (see below), by an over-performance in China. The start there was $25.7M, making it the 2nd best