Jason Statham’s ‘Wild Card’ Works Better as a Drama Movie
With a 25-year career on his shoulders, director Simon West seems to have a knack for helming remakes. He first set out to bring 1979’s When A Stranger Calls to a present-day audience in 2006. Seeing the decent success that it had at the box office, he then aimed to adapt an even more prestigious […]
Channing Tatum’s Cameo in ‘Atropia’ Takes Sundance By Storm
Channing Tatum is going to war at this year’s Sundance Film Festival — sort of. The actor has apparently taken the 2025 fest by storm thanks to a reportedly scene-stealing cameo in Hailey Gates‘ directorial debut, Atropia. The buzzed-about film tells the wildly true story of the fake Iraqi villages created by Hollywood craftspeople on […]
No One Has Been in Every ‘NCIS’ Episode, but Sean Murray Came Close
NCIS has had a long run, and the series’ 22 seasons have made it hard for any cast member to stick around for the whole time. No actor has ever appeared in all 478 episodes of the show. However, one character who’s been on the show since the first season missed just a few episodes. […]
Netflix’s New ‘John Wick’ Style Anime ‘Sakamoto Days’ Needs a Season 2
New to Netflix on January 11, 2025, the anticipated anime adaptation of the hyper-violent action manga Sakamoto Days is the perfect placeholder to keep John Wick fans entertained. Unlike most bingeable Netflix original series, new episodes are rolled out weekly, with new chapters airing on the platform every Saturday. Three episodes have aired thus far, […]
Superman TV Spot Tease Says It Begins, But Fans Aren’t All Impressed
James Gunn has taken on a monumental task of kicking off the live-action arm of the DCU with a new Superman movie, and it seems there are some who are still not convinced that he can pull it off. The latest teaser for the movie, which features some new footage of Corenswet in action, has […]
Every Person Tony Soprano Kills Personally in ‘The Sopranos’ (& Why)
In the real world, Cosa Nostra bosses rarely do the killing themselves. Unless necessary, the Don stays in the shadows and leaves the dirty work to those still aiming to prove themselves. Most assassination jobs are often carried out by street soldiers, a well-thought-out strategy meant to shield the Don from any trouble with law […]
‘Hey You, My N—a’: Black NYC Attorney Says Promotions Were Blocked After She Reported Supervisor Who Repeatedly Used Racial Slurs and Assaulted Her In Front of Colleagues, Files Lawsuit
A Black former attorney with the New York City Department of Buildings filed a federal lawsuit this week against the agency alleging racial discrimination and retaliation after she complained about a male supervisor who she says habitually made racial slurs and sexist remarks, and physically accosted her. Shelia Cockburn claims that soon after she began […]
Tom Blyth on Playing a Closeted Gay Cop in ‘Plainclothes’ and His ‘Intimate, Really Vivid’ Sex Scenes With Russell Tovey
Tom Blyth may have starred in Francis Lawrence’s box office hit “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” but that doesn’t mean the British actor is moving on from independent film. Case in point: “Plainclothes.” In writer-director Carmen Emmi’s feature debut, Blyth stars as Lucas, an undercover cop in 1990s Syracuse, N.Y., who […]
‘Train Dreams’ Review: A Landmark Homage to the Unsung Workers of the American West Plays Out Across Forests and Joel Edgerton’s Face
With a handsome actor like Joel Edgerton, audiences typically find themselves looking at his face, or those ice-blue movie-star eyes. But in “Train Dreams,” I found myself looking at his hands, great big mitts, with thick fingers and knuckles like gnarled roots that don’t get that way on their own. Over the years, I’ve seen […]
Jennifer Lopez Says ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Role Is ‘What I’ve Been Waiting for My Whole Life’ and ‘I Don’t Even Want to Begin’ the Oscar Buzz Conversation
Jennifer Lopez brought major star power to the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance ahead of the world premiere of her new musical, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” She was joined in the interview by the film’s director, Bill Condon, best known for writing the Oscar-winning “Chicago” and for directing “Dreamgirls,” and co-star Tonatiuh. Lopez was […]