The Penguin, the HBO miniseries extension of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, is garnering a similar reaction to the film that spawned it. It’s getting near-universal acclaim, as “grounded” superhero fare always does, but is it really that good? Based on the premiere episode, “After Hours,” I do...
Read MoreLike most people, I find M. Night Shyamalan to be hit or miss. But honestly, that’s most directors, and I think he’s only singled out because his first big movie was so popular. Anyway, I wanted to see Trap because I’m interested in themes Shyamalan tends to revisit – psychology, mysticism, ...
Read MoreGet ready to embrace your inner psycho again because the Joker is about to be unleashed. Today, Warner Bros. released the first full trailer for Joker: Folie À Deux, the sequel to Todd Phillips’ Joker, the surprise smash hit from 2019. Joker: Folie À Deux returns us to Arthur Fleck, the mentall...
Read MorePeter Dinklage, best known for his role as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, is to star alongside Juliette Lewis as outlaw gang leader Cutthroat Bill in the upcoming dark Western thriller The Thicket, adapted from the novel of the same name by Joe R. Lansdale. Set in early twentieth-century Texas...
Read MoreBrendan Fraser’s career renaissance continues with a historical drama in which he’ll play an American President – albeit before his years in the White House. Deadline exclusively reports that Fraser will star in Pressure as Dwight D. Eisenhower. Pressure takes place during World War II, when ...
Read MoreReset the clock because Jack is back! Well, maybe. Variety has heard from its sources that a 24 movie is in “early development” at 20th Century Studios, the former 20th Century Fox, which is now owned by Disney. This is confirmation of something producer Brian Glazer said in an interview wi...
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