Friday, December 19, 2025

Movies

Box Office: “Batman” Takes $10 Mil Friday But Audiences Are Drawn to Surprise Number 2 “Jujutsu” Anime Movie

Friday box office: "The Batman" was number 1 again with $10 million. Expected. Unexpected: audiences were drawn to anime film, "Jujutsu" which collected another $5...

At Critics Choice Awards, “Borat” Star Maria Bakalova Teases a Sequel to the Sequel

I never really got to tell the story of the Critics Choice Awards, the best awards show of this season. Yes, it was last...

“Belfast” Wins AARP Movies for Grown Ups, Surprisingly Putting a Leash on “Power of the Dog”

"Belfast" won the AARP Movies for Grown Ups Awards tonight in an under-publicized presentation. Director Kenneth Branagh and star Judi Dench accepted the award in...

Box Office: Sony Worldwide Anime Hit “Jujutsu” Scores Huge $2.8 Mil in Thursday Previews

Ever hear of Crunchyroll? I thought it was something you ate. They're an anime production company, formerly called Funimation. Sony bought them a few years...

Review: Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum Make “The Lost City” Not Nearly as Formulaic As It Might Have Been

We've seen "The Lost City" before, unless you're born yesterday or a shut in. It's a lite version of "Raiders of the Lost Ark,"...

Watch Lady Gaga’s Beautiful NY Film Critics “Gucci” Speech from Club “Where We Always Tried to Sneak In”

Before Lady Gaga spoke last night at the New York Film Critics Awards, I got a couple of minutes to talk to her. Dressed...

Oscars Will Feature Godfather and James Bond Anniversary Tributes, Performance of Non-Nominated “Bruno” Song

"We Don't Talk About Bruno" is not nominated for Best Song at the Oscars. Another song from "Encanto" - Dos Oruguitas" -- is. But this...

Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum Wisely Skip NYC ‘Premiere’ of “Lost City” Featuring Real Life Leeches

Brad Pitt and Channing Tatum are smart stars. The pair wisely skipped the so-called premiere Monday night of a new movie they're in called "The...