The feverishly debated decision behind The Washington Post‘s 1971 publication of top-secret information in the Pentagon Papers comes to life in the new movie The Post, in which Meryl Streep plays legendary publisher Katharine Graham and Tom Hanks takes on the role of the gruff but brilliant executive editor Ben Bradlee. As Graham, Streep plays a leader who decides to publish the incendiary information about the Vietnam War amid great pressure, in […]
A look at the release calendar teases heists, horrors, hijinks – and, yet again, more superheroes than you can shake a stick at. There are extravagant blockbusters and shoestring indies, oddball discoveries and cozy comforts, and we are here for all of it. Well – most of it. Some of it we're more here for than others. Below, a list of our ten most highly anticipated films of the next […]
Warning: This story contains spoilers. Proceed with caution. Rian Johnson made several fresh, unconventional choices in his helming of the divisive Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but one scene in particular has forced some movie theaters to intervene. The scene in question features what Star Wars VFX supervisor Ben Morris has called a franchise first. Deciding to sacrifice herself to save the Resistance, Holdo (Laura Dern) crashes her ship at light-speed directly into a First […]
Once feared dead but found instead only sleeping, the western has sprung back to strong and compelling life with the intense, involving "Hostiles" being the latest case in point. Written and directed by Scott Cooper and powered by a dynamic trio of interwoven performances by Christian Bale, Wes Studi and Rosamund Pike, "Hostiles" grabs you by the throat and holds on for the duration. Like the year's previous tip-top examples of the genre, the […]
The first thing to know about The Post, aside from the fact that it's one of best and tick-tock timeliest movies of the year, is that it's a love story. That's right. Steven Spielberg's tense, terrific new drama celebrates the passionate bond between a free press and every thinking human being, however diminished the species in Trump's America. The film is set in 1971, when Washington Postpublisher Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) and editor […]
Mark Hamill has a secret second role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In addition to his return as Luke Skywalker, the acclaimed voice actor plays a CG character in the film named Dobbu Scay. But the mystery only deepens. At a post-screening Q&A for the film, Hamill himself and writer-director Rian Johnson were joined by the editor, sound designers, producer, and costume designer for the movie. Here’s a round-up […]
The Force dominated at the box office as Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened with a stellar $220 million weekend at 4,232 North American sites — the second-highest opening weekend of all time. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” trails only the $248 million launch of 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The tentpole opened with $104.8 million on Friday (including $45 million from Thursday night previews) for the second-best opening day […]
This article contains considerable spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.If you want to go into the film pure as the driven salt on the mining planet of Crait, you should wait until later to read this. Otherwise, join us for a closer look at the long-distance relationship scorching across the galaxy in Episode VIII. There are a number of heart-stopping moments in The Last Jedi: Holdo’s last stand, the big Luke reveal, Chewie’s […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89OP78l9oF0 In the upcoming sci-fi film Annihilation, a group of scientists set out to explore an area that has been overtaken by a mysterious force and is full of strange sights — and terrors. The film stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson as the members of the team, while Oscar Isaac plays the husband of Portman’s character. Annihilation — which just released its second trailer […]
