Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ kicks off summer box office with a solid $76 million
They may not be the Avengers, but the motley crew of Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts” punched their way to the top of the box office this…
Apple has made splashy bets in Hollywood. Are they paying off?
In the first episode of the Apple TV+ show “The Studio,” Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese sells his script to the fictional Continental Studios, only to…
‘Nashville’ and the movie year 1975, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Tim Grierson paid a visit to…
‘Rust’ review: Troubled Alec Baldwin western is haunted, guilt-ridden
Ideally, we like to watch movies in a state of willful ignorance regarding their making, even if the whole machinery of selling and promoting a…
‘Bonjour Tristesse’ review: Chloë Sevigny complicates remake
The combination of adolescence’s slippery hedonism and the French Riviera’s languid air spurred the explosive popularity of Françoise Sagan’s 1954 novel “Bonjour Tristesse,” written when…
‘April’ review: Riveting portrait of obstetrician at risk
In writer-director Déa Kulumbegashvili’s disquieting second feature, a strange creature is on the loose. We glimpse it in the first moments of “April” — this…
‘Thunderbolts*’ post-credits scenes explained, set up MCU’s Phase 6
This story contains spoilers for “Thunderbolts*” and is meant to be read after seeing the film.Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” has been released into the world, which means…
Jill Sobule dead at 66: Singer-songwriter famous for ‘I Kissed a Girl’ and Clueless movie hit killed in house fire
LEGENDARY singer-songwriter Jill Sobule has been killed in a house fire aged 66.The pioneering artist wrote the 1995 hit I Kissed a Girl and featured…
Priscilla Pointer dead: ‘Dallas’ actor and Amy Irving’s mom
Priscilla Pointer, a stage actor perhaps best known for roles in the movie “Carrie” and TV’s “Dallas,” died Monday, her family confirmed. The mother of…
Criterion takes its viral closet on the road to Vidiots
The Criterion faithful are very happy — standing out in the rain on a cold Saturday morning, hundreds of them, waiting in a line that…
‘Until Dawn’ review: Meta-horror based on game brings gore
Director David F. Sandberg is back in his comfort zone: a remote cabin in the woods filled with terrifying monsters. After helming two “Shazam!” movies,…
80s movie star with very famous family is unrecognisable as he rides a motorcycle in LA – can you guess who he is?
HE shot to fame in the 80s in a cult classic comedy about a group of American nerds.And in the early noughties he had a…
In ‘MobLand,’ Pierce Brosnan finds joy in playing a brute
Playing a gangster suits Pierce Brosnan. The actor, 71, is often best remembered for heroic characters like James Bond, but ruthless crime boss Conrad Harrigan…
‘Killer of Sheep’ review: Unvarnished side of 1970s L.A. life
For decades, Charles Burnett’s best film was little more than a rumor. Shot over weekends in the early 1970s with a mostly nonprofessional cast and…
Column: Against vampires or tyrants, truth is the essential weapon
I fell in love with vampire movies after seeing the 1987 film “The Lost Boys.” Before that movie, I had only seen those kinds of…
The wait for ‘Stranger Things’ continues. But a new doc helps tide fans over
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who still remembers the Upside Down.It’s now been 35 months since Netflix’s megahit horror series “Stranger Things”…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson, the comedian and writer who has hosted the CBS talk and variety show “After Midnight” for two seasons, has lived in Los Angeles…
‘The Accountant 2’ review: Ben Affleck crunches numbers, necks
“The Accountant 2” subtracts everything that worked about the 2016 original, a marvelous romp that starred Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, a neurodivergent numbers geek…
The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee filmmakers
NEW YORK — Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on…
‘Sinners’: Ryan Coogler reacts to box-office success in letter
As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped…