Tag: hollywood
The Gesuidouz’ Review: A Japanese Punk Band Finds Its Voice in a Sardonic Genre Comedy
By Siddhant Adlakha According To The variety Author Scott Westerfeld never thought his 2005 novel “Uglies” would get the film treatment, for one simple reason: “There’s nobody in [more…]
What Is ‘Emily in Paris’ if Not Emily, in Paris?
By Rachel Seo, Pat Saperstein According To The variety SPOILER ALERT: This story contains plot details for Season 4, Part 2 of “Emily in Paris.” Good-bye, Emily in [more…]
Conclave’ ’The Substance,’ ‘Heretic’ Among the Prestige Genre Films Gaining Acceptance in Mainstream Festivals
By Gregg Goldstein According To The variety Suspense and horror films typically get second-class treatment at fall film festivals, often relegated to midnight slots and left [more…]
Riff Raff’ Review: A Drawn-Out Family Comedy With Criminal Entanglements
By Siddhant Adlakha According To The variety In spite of clocking in at just 103 minutes, Dito Montiel‘s family crime comedy “Riff Raff” is exceptionally long. Its [more…]
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’ Review: A Soulful Celebration of the Live-in-Concert Bruce, Past and Present
By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety When Bruce Springsteen stands onstage, staring out at the crowd, or with his head bowed, and cocks his guitar [more…]
China Box Office: Thai Comedy ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Climbs to Third, as ‘Alien: Romulus’ Reaches $100 Million Milestone
By Patrick Frater According To The variety A handful of holdover confirmed their resilience on what was otherwise a deathly quiet weekend at the mainland China box office. [more…]
Jude Law Jokes About His Full Frontal Nude Scene in ‘Eden’ at Toronto Premiere: ‘We All Had to be Audacious’
By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety Jude Law doesn’t want to take all the credit. He delivers one of the many go-for-broke performances in Ron Howard‘s star-studded “Eden,” [more…]
Amy Adams’ ‘Nightbitch’ Weirds Out TIFF With Dog Poop, Cat Killing and Shower Menstruation
By Clayton Davis According To The variety Its a dog-eat-dog world for “Nightbitch” at TIFF. Marielle Heller’s long-awaited dramedy had its world premiere on Saturday at [more…]
Unstoppable’ Review: Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez in the Rare Sports Crowd-Pleaser You Can Believe In
By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety A middlebrow triumph-against-the-odds sports crowd-pleaser can be a beautiful thing — that is, if it doesn’t pander and lose [more…]
