Wonka, a prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is in the works
Nearing the end of their (Nerds) rope, Warner Bros. has confirmed that they’re moving forward with Wonka, a prequel to the story adapted ...
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Darren Aronofsky sets next film, The Whale, at A24
Acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has announced his next project following 2017’s Mother! will be The Whale, a decidedly in-character, bleak and surreal drama. ...
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Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was a film that I felt like I needed to see. As shocking as it is to say, I ...
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Chris Pine eyes lead role in Dungeons & Dragons movie from the directors of Game Night
Fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons is the most popular version of the 46-year-old tabletop roleplaying game. This is thanks in large part to ...
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Review: Hillbilly Elegy
We’ve all been forced to read books back in school for a grade. Some people got lucky with their forced reading material, such ...
Lynne Ramsay lines up Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon for next feature
Acclaimed Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay has signed on to co-write and direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1999 novel The Girl Who Loved Tom ...
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George Clooney grows a beard, looks cold in new trailer for The Midnight Sky
Putting another spin on the post-apocalypse is the new trailer for The Midnight Sky, George Clooney’s latest turn as director following 2017’s Suburbicon. Clooney ...
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Denis Villeneuve and Jake Gyllenhaal reteam for HBO’s The Son
After a pair of terrific back-to-back features in 2013, Jake Gyllenhaal and Denis Villeneuve will be reteaming for The Son, an upcoming HBO ...
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NYFF Review: Nomadland
Chloe Zhao’s The Rider played at the 2017 New York Film Festival (NYFF) and was released the following year. I never got a ...
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NYFF Review: The Human Voice
At the beginning of the pandemic, I joked with friends that coronavirus depression felt a lot like getting dumped. Think of that sense ...
NYFF Review: MLK/FBI
In the first days of the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, a number of people cited Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ...
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Deep Analysis: The Prestige
Are you watching closely? That is the first line heard in The Prestige as the camera pans along the ground to reveal a ...