Poor ThingsImage: Searchlight After enduring the pandemic and a pair of industry-stopping strikes, Hollywood seemed extra jazzed about celebrating itself at this year’s Oscars. While there weren’t a ton of genre movies on the ballot—truly, last year’s Everything Everywhere All at Once sweep still feels rather validating—a few did find their way to the podium. … Read more
As was foretold in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, in which Christopher Walken danced to a line from Dune (“Walk without rhythm, It won’t attract the worm”), the actor would be destined to join Frank Herbert’s sci-fi universe in Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed adaptation. In fact, Dune: Part Two brought Walken out of a … Read more
A somber theme emerges in episode one of True Detective: Night Country.Photo: Michele K. Short/HBO If you’ve been curious about True Detective: Night Country, but don’t have an HBO or Max subscription, prepare to be further tempted: episode one is now streaming free on YouTube. Writer-director Issa López’s (Tigers Are Not Afraid) new installment of … Read more
Taylor Swift’s music brought Hollywood A-listers together in harmony. Literally. Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Robert Downey Jr., Lily Gladstone, Jodie Foster, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo and more got together for W Magazine’s “Lyrical Improv” video series with W’s editor-at-large Lynn Hirschberg to offer their rendition of Swift’s “Blank Space.” It’s a pretty hilarious segment, … Read more
Jodie Foster seemingly would rather not work with Gen Z folks. And she has her reasons. In a new interview with The Guardian, the 61-year-old actress let her true feelings be known about those born between 1997 and 2012. She’s irritated by them, and she didn’t hold back in an interview to promote the HBO series, … Read more