Cage demonstrates why he is one of nation’s most important actors
Every once in a while, an album, a show (Fargo), a film (The Master), an exhibition (Julie Mehretu at the Whitney), or a book (The Road) comes along...
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‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Review: Cloying, unfunny sequel is a Warner Bros. airball
When the ESPN docuseries The Last Dance aired last year, it unveiled plenty of insights into the Chicago Bulls’ historic NBA run in the 1990s. But perhaps...
Jarring French horror film ‘Titane’ wins big at Cannes festival
Space Jam: A New Legacy took the No. 1 spot at the U.S. box office over the weekend despite terrible reviews and word of mouth, selling a solid $31...
‘Pig’ Review: No canned ham: Cage astounds in porcine project
Since sneaking on screen as Brad’s Bud in Fast Times at Ridgemont High almost 40 years ago, Nicolas Cage has forged an ironclad foothold in our pop...
Marvel leads box office with Johansson’s Black Widow
It feels weird to be writing about the box office every week, but here we are. This past weekend was the most “normal” the movies have been in 16 months....
‘Black Widow’ Review: Marvel’s newest forgets who they’re dealing with
In an early scene from The Avengers, still the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s finest entry, Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff is being interrogated...
Fast fans fan flames of weekend’s box office
How about that? We saw another halfway decent weekend at the movies.
Over the last two weekends we’ve seen domestic receipts near the $100 million mark....
‘Werewolves Within’ Review: Movie based on video game plays up the laughs
When it comes to films based on video games, the track record over the past 25-plus years has been something less than stellar.
Of the dozens of live-action...
Diesel and Co. deliver big post-pandemic hit
Well, I’m pretty sure the movie theater industry officially changed this past weekend with the success of F9: The Fast Saga.
For months now, many,...
‘False Positive’ Review: Pregnancy horror film labors through tired clichés
‘This pregnancy [stuff] is no joke!” one mom-to-be proclaims to another over lunch in False Positive, a fitfully inspired but thoroughly distracted...