Friday, December 19, 2025

Movies

“Spinal Tap 2” Officially Dead, Out of Most Theaters or Cut to 2 Showings, Killed By Algorithms and No Marketing

"Spinal Tap 2" is dead. A perfectly good comedy, with a big IP following and lots of goodwill, is mostly out of theaters after one...

Review: Ethan Hawke’s Superb Performance in Richard Linklater’s Gem, “Blue Moon,” Is An Oscar Worthy Revelation

The Oscar drumbeat has already begun for Best Actor in a Leading Role this season. Some performances have already been seen, like Leonardo DiCaprio in...

Review: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn Star in Sensational, Masterful “One Battle After Another,” Now the Oscar Front Runner

The first time Paul Thomas Anderson tried to adapt a Thomas Pynchon novel, I liked to call it "Incoherent Vice." The film was based on...

Colin Farrell-Margot Robbie Romcom “Big Beautiful Journey” Slapped By Reviewers as “Dull,” “Miscalculated,” “Deliberately Slow”

There was a big splashy premiere in New York last night for "A Big Beautiful Journey." It's a Sony Pictures release starring two high profile...

RIP Robert Redford, Oscar Winner, Actor, Director, Philanthropist, Dedicated Environmentalist, Creator of Sundance Film Festival

It's going to be an outpouring love and tributes for Robert Redford today. The 89 year old star was a legend, and one of the...

Crushing Blow for “Spinal Tap” Sequel: No One Went, Weekend Box Office $1.6 Mil, Studio Dumped It Unceremoniously

The group, Spinal Tap, isn't real. In fiction, they are sort of bumbling losers who don't get their own joke. Their original 1984 movie, "This...

Oscar Buzzed “Hamnet” by “Nomadland” Director Chloe Zhao Wins Toronto Film Fest, Netflix’s “Frankenstein” Runner Up

Here are the winners of the Toronto Film Festival. "Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao is said to have a very strong Oscar contender in "Hamnet,"...

Box Office: “Downton Abbey” Finale Gets Huge 96% Audience Rating — $20 Mil Weekend, “Spinal Tap” Studio Acting Like Movie Doesn’t Exist

The box office is the usual mixed bag. "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" is heading toward a $20 million opening weekend after a robust Thurs-Fri...