Climate change is a star in some of Hollywood’s most popular movies
I never saw the 2017 film “Justice League.” But if I had, I would have been treated to a scene in which Batman (Ben Affleck)…
I never saw the 2017 film “Justice League.” But if I had, I would have been treated to a scene in which Batman (Ben Affleck)…
Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like CinemaCon — where no matter how many hits the motion picture industry has taken over the last…
It’s Godzilla season again with last weekend’s worldwide theatrical release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This is the second time Godzilla and King…
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. As if we aren’t already…
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Last week when spotlighting a…
The critical success of the FX series “Reservation Dogs” and the spotlight on performers like Lily Gladstone, an Academy Award nominee for “Killers of the…
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Last weekend saw a slew…
Past Lives, May December and American Fiction lead the nominees at the Independent Spirit awards, which are being handed out this morning.The awards, known as…
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This year’s Oscars nominees luncheon…
Screenwriter Diablo Cody has been in Hollywood long enough that she doesn’t believe in coincidences. “Not to get woo-woo, but having worked in this industry…
Depending on the decade you saw him onscreen, Carl Weathers may evoke memories of either seriousness or laughter, which is to say that he had…
An image from the documentary “Daughters.” (Sundance Institute) Executive produced by Kerry Washington, “Daughters” culminates with an emotional father-daughter dance inside a Washington, D.C., jail.…
Plockton's micro climate allows palm tress to grow in this Scottish beauty spot - that's so attractive it's graced the silver screen as well as…
It’s been a devastating week at the Los Angeles Times, with the layoffs of countless colleagues. That is going to mean some changes around here.…
Thanks to Matt Brennan for taking the lead on our Wide Shot daily editions from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Now, back…
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. This week, Team LAT will…
A scene from the documentary “Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye.” (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) You may be asking yourself: Do we really…
In some ways, Barbie is defined by America Ferrera's monologue in which she gives voice to the impossible contradicting standards women are expected to live…
When it comes to "Barbenheimer," the winner is clear — at least if the Golden Globes has anything to do with it.Oppenheimer, the film about…
We gathered the film experts at The Times to preview our most anticipated releases of 2024. Here are their 17 picks, including a new 'Dune'…