Saturday, December 20, 2025

Movies

Review: David Fincher’s Beautiful, Engrossing “Mank” Is Exquisitely Crafted But For a Very Limited Audience

The review embargo has lifted for "Mank," a movie that Film Twitter wants so badly they can taste it. David Fincher directed it from...

Johnny Depp Cut from New “Fantastic Beasts” Movie Following Trial Revelations, “Pirates of Caribbean” Next?

Following the revelations from his libel trial scandal, Johnny Depp has been dismissed from the next "Fantastic Beasts" movie. “Johnny Depp will depart the Fantastic...

Disney Cancels Christmas Box Office, Moving “Death on the Nile” and Ryan Reynolds Film to Sometime, 2021

Disney has cancelled Christmas. At the box office. The Mouse House has moved Kenneth Branagh's "Death on the Nile" and the Ryan Reynolds movie "Free...

Review: Apple TV Throws Its Hat in the Oscar Animation Category with Glorious, Original “Wolfwalkers”

Apple now is in the Animation game in a massive way with their glorious original movie, “Wolfwalkers.” Cartoon Saloon, the studio who did “The...

Movie Great Lee Grant Turned 95 On Saturday: Oscar Winner and Nominee Was Blacklisted During Hollywood’s Darkest Days

Happy Birthday, Lee Grant. The legendary actress and director turned 95 on Halloween. The last time I saw her she was bouncing around like...

Review: Oscar Buzz for “The Dissident” Documentary About Murder of Jamal Khashoggi and How Trump Let Saudi Prince Off Hook

Bryan Fogel's "The Dissident" showed at Sundance last winter, but had few reviews-- six, all positive and glowing-- as the pandemic loomed. Now Fogel, Oscar...

Review: Extraordinary “Time” about Sibil Fox Richardson’s Quest to Free Her Husband from Prison Is Inspirational and Revelatory

Let me say with no small dose of humility, I am about the last reviewer to chime on Garrett Bradley's extraordinary documentary called "Time."...

Sean Connery Remembered: James Bond Star Turned Down $17.5 Mil to Play Rescuer of WWII Art for Director Brett Ratner

by Brett Ratner, director of "Rush Hour," "Tower Heist," "The Family Man," "X Men: The Last Stand" EDITORS NOTE: This movie Brett writes about it...