Friday, December 19, 2025

Movies

“Tammy Faye,” with Middling Reviews for Film and Raves for Star, Gets Small Release for 1st Weekend

I haven't seen "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," but I feel like I have: Jessica Chastain, the star, has worked like crazy flying all...

Clint Eastwood, at 91, Directs and Stars in “Cry Macho,” His Least Macho, and Sweetest Film Yet

Clint Eastwood is 91 years old, has directed and starred in his seventh movie in the last seven years. It's kind of amazing.  As...

New Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Sensational Looking “West Side Story” Arrives with Best Picture Written All Over It

I've been saying this for months. Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" will win Best Picture next March. It releases on December 10th. The new...

Hamptons Film Festival In Overdrive with Schedule of Hits with Kristen Stewart, Penelope Cruz, “French Dispatch,” “Cyrano,” Maggie Gyllenhaal Directing Debut

The Hamptons Film Festival announced their films this morning,and they are in super overdrive with hits. I'm impressed, they booked everything anyone would want...

Christopher Nolan Exits Warner Bros and Chooses Universal for His J. Robert Oppenheimer Atom Bomb Movie

After a long run, Warner Bros. is no longer home to Christopher Nolan. The "Tenet" director has chosen Universal Pictures where he'll make his movie...

Review: “Dear Evan Hansen” Brings a Broadway Show to the Big Screen For Better and Worse

I went into the screening yesterday of "Dear Evan Hansen" a little shell shocked. The early reviews from the Toronto Film Festival and elsewhere...

Box Office: Marvel’s “Shang Chi” $145Mil After 2 Weeks, Heads to $200 Mil, “Malignant” Is Exactly That

The weekend box office brought great delight to Shang Chi and the 10 Rings. Marvel's first Asian American superhero was such a hit in...

Family Ties: Mallory, Not Alex P. Keaton, Makes An Affecting, Emotional Film Starring Olivia Munn

Talk about timing. Olivia Munn is on everyone's Twitter right thanks to her relationship and pregnancy with John Mulaney. I almost forgot why she...