‘Dogma’ director Kevin Smith on film’s re-release after 25 years
For more than a quarter century, director Kevin Smith has tried to resurrect “Dogma,” his religious satire about two fallen angels looking to get back…
‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ live review: CNN brings Broadway to masses
Saturday afternoon out west and evening back east, as citizens faced off against ICE agents in the streets of Los Angeles, “Good Night, and Good…
‘Dangerous Animals’ review: A shark horror film with tired blood
Sean Byrne knows how to show an audience a bad time. Sixteen years ago, the Australian filmmaker launched onto the scene with “The Loved Ones,”…
30 years of ‘Clueless,’ plus the week’s best movies in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.We are pleased to exclusively announce…
‘We Are Guardians’ review: On-the-ground efforts to save the Amazon
It’s easy to forget sometimes that, alongside everything else that’s crowding your news brain right now, deforestation in the Amazon is still a massive crisis…
Emmys Roundtable: 7 limited / TV movie contenders sound off
The Emmys’ limited series/TV movie acting categories have come to represent some of the best and most-talked-about shows on television, and this year’s crop of…
For ‘Life of Chuck,’ TIFF-to-Oscars journey could be a long march
If a movie inspires you to get up in the middle of a Koreatown steakhouse and do the robot with your waiter, isn’t that worthy…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Debbie Allen
When Debbie Allen opened the doors to her dance academy in 2000 inside of a revamped Marie Callender’s restaurant in Culver City, there was no…
Zoe Saldaña ‘collapsed’ after her teary-eyed Oscars acceptance speech
It turns out Zoe Saldaña was more than just emotionally drained after tearfully accepting her supporting actress Oscar for “Emilia Pérez” at this year’s Academy…
‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Minecraft’ and the revenge of the PG family movie
The PG rating has made a major comeback in Hollywood.It’s strange to remember now, but during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — when studios…
HBO’s ‘Mountainhead,’ cast enter the 2025 Emmy race
“Mountainhead,” a satirical skewering of tech oligarchs from “Succession” showrunner Jesse Armstrong, arrived this weekend, dropping on the final day of this year’s Emmy eligibility…
‘Bleak Week’ returns, plus the week’s best movies in L.A.
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Following its recent premiere at the…
Cannes: Watch for Jafar Panahi, ‘Sentimental Value’ at Oscars
After reading about these California beaches, can you blame me for thinking about the south of France right about now? And, you know, the movies…
Goldie Hawn with ‘The Sugarland Express,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The Cannes Film Festival is winding…
Colourful African country home to movie franchises is a £75 return flight from the UK
Morocco rocks - Sanjeeta Bains goes on a multi-centre mission most possible for fans of blockbuster movies such as James Bond, Mission: Impossible and the…
Hannah Gutierrez, ‘Rust’ western movie armorer, released from prison
Hannah Gutierrez, the weapons handler in the ill-fated Alec Baldwin western movie “Rust,” has been released from prison after serving 14 months for her conviction…
Esai Morales is the bad guy in ‘Mission Impossible.’ He’s embracing it
Esai Morales is on a death-defying mission to make Tom Cruise’s life impossible, yet again, in the latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” action film…
‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ new release dates set
The Avengers will return slightly later than expected.Disney is pushing back the release dates of its next two “Avengers” movies. “Avengers: Doomsday” is now slated…
BBC releasing unmissable period drama hailed as ‘greatest movie ever’
The BBC will be dropping the acclaimed movie soonThe BBC is set to deliver a Regency drama that's certain to leave viewers weak at the…
‘Sister Midnight’ review: Unhappy housewife breaks out of routine
A gritty, rock-inflected comedy using the nocturnal peculiarities of Mumbai slum life as a fertile (if at times fetid) palette, British-raised Karan Kandhari’s “Sister Midnight,”…