Delroy Lindo is an actor who goes deep. He goes deep preparing for his roles, and he goes deep talking about them—although, as he told The A.V. Club in our interview with him, he sometimes has trouble articulating what goes into his process, because in the moment he’s just trying to do right by the story and the…
The last few years have been rough for the world of Star Trek movies. While CBS All Access (now Paramount Plus) has been moving forward with multiple new shows involving exciting new adventures and the return of beloved old space-captains, the movie side of things has struggled to get multiple projects from big-name…
“Vic Morrow has a better chance of working with Landis than I do.”
Variety reports tonight on a legal proposal that recently caused a furor on Chinese social media, as the country’s annual meeting of the National People’s Congress will soon be presented with (or, at least, be given the option be presented with) a proposal to ban any actor from the company’s film-making apparatus if…
Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always changing. But you know what you can always rely on? The expert opinions and knowledgeable commentary of The A.V. Club. That’s why we’re scouring both the menus of the most popular services and our own …
Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: With Raya And The Last Dragon, the new SpongeBob movie, and the half-cartoon Tom And Jerry all available this week, we’re looking back on some of the most…
Though much has rightly been made about the return of everyone’s old favorites for Coming 2 America, there’s a lot to love about the new people who have joined the cast as well. Take, for instance, Jermaine Fowler, who brings spark and swag to the role of Lavelle, the previously unclaimed son of Prince Akeem. The Supe…
It’s still not especially safe to go to a movie theater in America. Fortunately, those looking for the comfort food of a new new Hollywood comedy don’t have to leave their homes to find one; several major new studio yukfests are available to stream right now. On a brand new episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and…
By most estimates, 2011’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the most expensive motion picture ever made. Disney found a way to blow something in the neighborhood of $400 million on the fourth movie in its Pirates Of The Caribbean series. (Some observers have speculated that Avatar cost even more than…
The trending topics of Twitter can serve many purposes, not all of them automatically about making you immediately worry that your favorite celebrity has killed someone, been killed, or simply become the latest Secret Monster You’re Just Now Learning About. No, sometimes the trending topics serve merely as a pool…
The Groundhog Day scenario of a character re-living the same day over and over again has become a subgenre onto its own at this point. We’ve had characters stuck in Palm Springs, having a Happy Death Day, and living on the Edge Of Tomorrow. And now, Brea Grant is putting a feminist spin on the concept with her new…
Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: With Raya And The Last Dragon, the new SpongeBob movie, and the half-cartoon Tom And Jerry all available this week, we’re looking back on some of the most…
Eddie Murphy’s 1988 romantic comedy Coming To America was, like so much of the star’s filmography, a showcase for his remarkable character work. Drawing from his Saturday Night Live days, Murphy flexed not only his indelible charm as a leading man but also his chameleon-like flair for performance, parading a roster…
Do you remember where you were a year ago? Odds are, it’s the same place where you are right now, given the fact that (depending on where you live) we’re hitting the one-year anniversary of when COVID-19 lockdowns started happening in the United States. Intentionally timed or not, Universal has just announced a…
We’ve been hearing about Space Jam sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy, since 2014, and it’s still tough to believe it’s a real movie coming out this year. But the Looney Tunes gang and LeBron James are, indeed, heading to the basketball court on July 16—making our second pandemic summer perhaps a bit more tolerable.…
Húsavík is a town in Iceland that was previously best known for being the country’s oldest settlement and for its exceptional whale watching opportunities. With the release of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga, however, Húsavík became a focus of attention not just for its history and natural beauty, but…
In Disney Animation’s new movie Raya And The Last Dragon, Kelly Marie Tran plays the titular Raya, a warrior princess who’s lost her faith in humanity after someone she thought was a friend betrayed her in an attempt to give herself an advantage in life. There’s more to it, of course—this is a Disney movie set in a…
Note: The writer of this review watched Chaos Walking on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see it—or any other film—in a movie theater, please consider the health risks involved. Here’s an interview on the matter with scientific experts.
Blockbusters are back in a big way this March, even if movie theaters aren’t. Many of the month’s biggest titles, including the showdown between a king of the monsters and a big-ass ape, would probably be box office behemoths during any other moment in recent history. Here and now, they’re hedging their bets, going to…
Zamundans and honorary Zamundans rejoice, for all Prince Akeem has returned, and he’s brought all his old friends with him. As viewers of Amazon Prime Video’s Coming 2 America will quickly discover, all of their old Coming To America pals have returned for the new movie, from the gang at McDowell’s to Randy Watson, of…
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