The BAFTA Film Awards took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on Sunday. The German film “All Quiet on the Western Front” was the sweeping victor of the night, winning seven awards including best film and best director. “We’ve been blessed with so many nominations and winning this is just incredible,” said producer Malte Grunert on stage. “The Banshees of Inisherin” was also favored at the event, […]
"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Fever" is hoping to gross at least $110 million domestically over the four-day Presidents Day weekend, including $95 million over three days. More bullish estimate services show the movie coming in at $100 million to $105 million for the three days, and $115 million to $120 million for the four. However sharp its sting, the Marvel and Disney release will easily score the top box office opening […]
Matthew McConaughey is Elvis Presley — well, an imaginary, space-traveling Elvis with a sidekick chimpanzee, that is. On Monday, Netflix released the official teaser for Agent Elvis, a new adult animated series set for March 2023, which captures McConaughey voicing the King of Rock & Roll in the strangest of settings: fighting villains. As one character puts things in the teaser: “Holy sh-t. Fucking Elvis!” The teaser sees the King […]
Nominations for the 43rd Annual Razzie Awards were announced Monday and it was a good (or bad) day for “Blonde,” Disney’s “Pinocchio” and “Morbius.” The Netflix movie “Blonde,” starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, received the most nods with eight, including worst picture, director and screenplay. “Good Mourning” with seven nominations, including worst actor for its star Colson Baker a.k.a. Machine Gun Kelly. Disney’s “Pinocchio” racked up six nominations, […]
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has overtaken Top Gun: Maverick at the global box office to become the top-grossing film released in 2022. Through Wednesday, the 20th Century/Disney release has earned $454 million domestically, and crossed $1 billion internationally for a worldwide cume of $1.51 billion. It also is now the No. 10 top-grossing film of all time, and the second-best of the pandemic era behind Spider-Man: No […]
The movie industry is undergoing a change due to the decline in box office revenues as more people prefer to watch entertainment at home. This change in consumption habits warrants a different perspective on the movies released in 2022, starting with the most disappointing and ending with the most satisfying titles. “Satisfying,” in this case, differs from the traditional “best” lists that many critics assemble, since it allows for including […]
HBO Max is kicking off January 2023 with highly anticipated TV premieres and new movies’ streaming debuts. Closing out the holiday season, HBO Max’s new movie additions in December 2022 included the premiere of the original movie A Hollywood Christmas and the streaming releases of Amsterdam and Black Adam. On the TV front, December marked included the premieres of Doom Patrol season 4, His Dark Materials season 3, and Gossip Girl season 2. One of the biggest releases for HBO Max in […]
Unless you want to bury your head in an underwater sand dune, it’s clear that “Avatar: The Way of Water” underperformed at the box office this weekend — a fact that shouldn’t change anyone’s experience of the movie. The critics, or at least a whole lot of them, were rapturous (though not this one; I thought “The Way of Water” had the same blend of wowza visuals and just-okay story that made […]
The nominations for the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced. The best film and TV shows of the past year will be honoured at a US ceremony in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles on January 10 next year. Best motion picture - drama Avatar: The Way of WaterElvisThe FablemansTárTop Gun: Maverick Best motion picture - musical or comedy BabylonThe Banshees of InisherinEverything Everywhere All at OnceGlass Onion: A Knives Out […]
