It’s not uncommon to talk about body transformation when you talk about the work of Christian Bale, from his obsessive workout regimen in “American Psycho” to his near-emaciation in “The Machinist.” His 60 lb. weight gain to play Dick Cheney in “Vice,” however, has inspired many a headline as we watched a former Batman shape-shift. Unfortunately, you won’t get to see the full fruit of his labors in the finished film. […]
Hate it, love it, [extremely Josh Brolin voice] dread it, run from it, the fact of the matter is our pop culture landscape is ruled by superheroes. The modern-day watercooler is the Tweets, forums, and message boards that light up like an Infinity Stone following the release of a comic book movie. Hell, the trailers for the upper-tier entries stop office productivity, traffic, and social interaction for days at a time. This year was a […]
The impassioned debate about Netflix’s place at major European festivals looks set to continue in 2019, but here we run down some of the undeclared films we’d love to see grace the festival circuit in 2019. The Irishman Perhaps the most-anticipated stand-alone film of the year. Martin Scorsese directs Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Anna Paquin in the big-budget crime drama about a mob hitman who recalls his possible involvement […]
NETFLIX Christmas codes are the perfect way to filter the streaming service's plethora of content so you can find the best films and TV shows. Here is every combination you need to unlock hidden movies on Netflix. Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services around, but sometimes finding the right film or show can be extremely tricky. That is because the service has a deluge of offerings that can […]
2019 is going to be a huge year for Marvel. Not only will the Avengersfight back against Thanos in Endgame and Spider-Man find himself Far From Home in the summer – but before all that, we’ll be introduced to the most powerful being the MCU has ever known: Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel. Room’s Brie Larson is on board to play the former human fighter pilot who ends up imbued with cosmic powers and alien heritage courtesy of […]
In Arthur Conan Doyle’s original telling, Sherlock Holmes indulged in morphine and cocaine because the drugs offered him a break from “the dull routine of existence.” His mind, Dr. Watson recalls him saying in “The Sign of Four” (1890), rebelled at “stagnation.” Problems, work and cryptograms: Their inspiration would permit him to dispense with “artificial stimulants.” More laughs are all that would have been necessary to prevent the stagnation of “Holmes […]
It was a fever, a bookshelf, and possibly divine intervention, that made Adam McKay realize he didn’t know Dick. In the late winter of 2016, the writer-director had just finished the awards-circuit death march for The Big Short, his look at the housing crisis. Then, a week after the Oscars, the 50-year-old filmmaker found himself laid up with what he characterizes as “the worst flu you could possibly imagine.” He’s recalling this while slumped […]
hen it comes to superhero movies, Marvel and its Cinematic Universe has been something to gawk at. With 15 films under its interconnected belt, Marvel’s been able to drop a range of movies from mid to marvelous in an eight-year span. Those are far from the first Marvel movies, though; Blade was seen as its true boon back in a decade before Iron Manflew into the scene, and they were dropping terrible Punisher […]
Actor Ryan Reynolds is usually the one making the jokes, but last night fellow stars Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal turned the tables on him. Reynolds attended a party with the other two actors, who apparently told him it was a Christmas sweater party. Reynolds showed up in a red and green sweater with a giant gaudy gold bow on it. The photo Reynolds posted to his Instagram Thursday night […]
