‘Loki’ Suggests a ‘Doctor Strange’ Line Is Key to MCU’s Future

And in that scheme, I see myself.” The second episode of Loki, “The Variant” wastes no time establishing the series’ apparent antagonist whose actions in the final minutes promise to have major ramifications for the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. Series creator Michael Waldron and director Kate Herron have established the series’ aim to explore Loki’s […]

Matthew McConaughey Recalls “Shirtless Rom-Coms” Phase and How Turning Down $14.5M Offer Led to Career …

Come on.’ I’m fully happy with that,” the 51-year-old, newly minted New York Times best-selling author recalled during a conversation with Tim McGraw on the latter’s Beyond the Influence Radio show on Apple Music Country. Though he didn’t single out specific titles, McConaughey’s rom-com run included 2001’s The Wedding Planner opposite Jennifer Lopez, 2003’s How […]

Emmys: How ‘The Crown,’ ‘Bridgerton’ and More Drama Series Explore the Perks and Pitfalls of “Chosen Family”

In the penultimate episode of The Crown season four, Diana , solemn and precise, isn’t interested in her son’s or daughter-in-law’s health — rather, she’s concerned about the integrity of the monarchy. The Crown posits that a vulnerable 19-year-old like Diana chose this family, seemingly the most rock-solid coterie in all of Britain, after growing […]

Cannes: Ewan McGregor to Play Famed Mountaineer George Mallory in Doug Liman’s ‘Everest’

The feature — which HanWay films will be introducing to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market, with UTA handling U.S. Many have sacrificed their sanity and often their lives in the attempt to reach its fabled summit. Everest becomes a very real monster for Mallory, his 45 degree climb to the peak is an […]

‘Loki’ Star Wunmi Mosaku Dissects Key Moments and Reflects on ‘Lovecraft Country’ Impact

Since Mosaku has known Hiddelston since she was 18-years-old, she’s relishing the opportunity to be the only character in the TVA who isn’t falling for Loki’s charsima. “Who she is, the subject matter of the show, working under the genius and bravery of Misha Green, I learned so much about myself, speaking up, speaking truth, […]

Rose Byrne in Apple TV+’s ‘Physical’: TV Review

There are people for whom exercising means a long, solitary, contemplative run. That’s the question that drives the most compelling part of Apple TV+’s Physical, a 10-episode, half-hour dramedy with an unrelenting sour streak that’s sure to immediately alienate any viewer who makes the mistake of thinking they’re tuning in for a vaguely campy slice […]

Batman, Catwoman Oral Sex Scene Blocked From Series: “Heroes Don’t Do That”

“In this third season of Harley we had a moment where Batman was going down on Catwoman,” Justin Halpern said. That said, Bruce Wayne has seduced and discarded supermodels and Russian ballerinas like disposable props, in movie after movie, decade after decade, and that behavior apparently isn’t frowned upon. In this week’s episode of The Hollywood […]

Rita Moreno Responds to ‘In the Heights’ Colorism Criticism: “You Can Never Do Right, It Seems”

She continued, “You can never do right, it seems. This is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. When host Stephen Colbert asked her if she was saying that she understood the critiques but that the criticism was misplaced in focusing on Miranda, Moreno responded, “Well, I’m simply saying, can’t […]

‘Cruel Summer’ Renewed for Season 2 at Freeform

Picked up to series a year and a half ago under then-Freeform president Tom Ascheim, Cruel Summer is from Entertainment One and Jessica Biel’s Iron Ocean banner, with the company’s Michelle Purple exec producing alongside Biel, series creator Bert V. Jessica, Michelle, and Tia did a phenomenal job telling an addictive story that’s tapped into […]

Annecy: Guillermo del Toro Introduces ‘Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans’ Trailer

The fantasy film is in production at DreamWorks Animation, which also produced the series and will released next month on Netflix. ‘It was about making it scary, and Jeffrey said ‘we don’t do TV’…Then we tried to cram it into a feature and it was impossible. The franchise is set in Arcadia, a magical town […]

‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’: Film Review | Tribeca 2021

For his portrait of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, filmmaker Brent Wilson gathers the usual tools of the trade: informed and impassioned talking-head testimonials and a rich selection of stills and clips from public and personal archives. Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road could be considered the third piece in an accidental trilogy, after Don Was’ […]

Cannes: ‘The Lobster’ Stars Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell Reunite in Todd Solondz’s ‘Love Child’

The film is billed as a “dark and hilarious twist” on the classical Oedipus story, with a precocious kid who schemes to rid himself of his brutish dad so he can have his mom all to himself. “This is my first movie with a plot and my first movie taking place in Texas,” quipped Solondz. […]