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Annette Adam Driver Marion Cottilard
August 24, 2021
Annette: great; a filmmaker sells his home to make a $250,000 home-invasion drama; and The Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer legally arrives.
Are Memes Magic? Doc You Can't Kill Meme Explores Meme Magicians chaos Magic
August 24, 2021
You Can’t Kill Meme, a doc from Haley Garrigus, exploress the theory that meme magicians made Hillary Clinton fall and Donald Trump rise.
Baby Money
August 23, 2021
Baby Money, now playing at the Fantasia Film Festival, is a taut, scary home-invasion thrillers that low-budget filmmakers should study closely
Succession October; Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer leak; Scarlett Johansson 'missile crisis'
August 23, 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer leaks; Succession is back in two months; Scarlett Johansson-related hyperbole. Plus: Beware of “red flag movies” — or not.
The Apple Dan Delgado The Industry
August 22, 2021
With The Industry podcast, Dan Delgado tells stories of the film and TV industry heroes who tried, and usually failed, to make something great.
Sonny Chiba as Hattori Honzu
August 20, 2021
R.I.P. Sonny Chiba; Michael Shannon on pretending to do acid; escaping the nostalgia trap; and Danny DeVito can keep his check.
Eson the Searcher volumetric capture
August 19, 2021
What ‘Volumetric Capture’ is; meme stock AMC soars, Eson the Searcher finally has his day in the final Eternals trailer from Chloe Zhao.
Blue_Whale
August 18, 2021
Blue_Whale is so dark and depraved that you may wonder if its creators are just evil. Which is a great quality in a horror movie.
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
August 18, 2021
Neill Blomkamp is back with not much hope for humankind; Contellation Incubator wants us to reject ’90s ideas about funding; a time-travel masterpiece
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
August 17, 2021
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, now playing at the Fantasia Film Festival, is part single-take story, and part time-travel fantasy. It’s brilliant.
Demonic Neil Blomkamp Ben Wheatley In the Earth
August 17, 2021
Demonic director Neill Blomkamp and Ben Wheatley discuss everything from the speculative fiction of Neal Stephenson to the Archillect Twitter account.
Star Wars Anime; Suicide Squad Exposed; Finish Your Thing
August 17, 2021
A Star Wars anime; The Suicide Squad and the destruction of plot armor; some theaters want vaccination proof; and some inspiration to finish your thing. 
Suicide Squad and the Destruction of Plot Armor
August 16, 2021
In the Suicide Squad, James Gunn strips unexpected characters of plot armor, the magical substance that keeps IP alive and bankable.
Matt Damon How Could He
August 16, 2021
Bill Maher defends Matt Damon, Johnny Depp feels ostracized, who can tell what story, and some thoughts on clickbait. All in today’s Movie News Rundown.
CODA Siân Heder Sian heder
August 13, 2021
How CODA writer-director Siân Heder got it right telling a story that includes the Deaf community, musicians and fishing families.
John david Washington Alicia Vikander Beckett director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
August 13, 2021
Beckett director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino dodges cliches in his new thriller. For starterters, his hero (John David Washington) has no secret skills.
Louisiana Film Prize Last Day
August 13, 2021
The 2021 Louisiana Film Prize, celebrating its 10th year of recognizing short films shot in Louisiana, has announced the 20 finalists competing for $25,000.
Ethan Hawke Moon Knight
August 13, 2021
Why Ethan Hawke joined the MCU for Moon Knight; Ted Lasso director Zach Braff got directing advice from Alexander Payne; inside CODA and Beckett.
Shia LaBeouf as a Saint; Emilia Jones in CODA; Oklahoma Film Credits
August 12, 2021
Shia LaBeouf will play a saint for Abel Ferrara; Hollywood’s long-hours problem; Oklahoma offers $30 million in tax credits; CODA will play to everyone.
Harrison Ford Comes to TV; Crash vs. Titane; Netflix Layoffs
August 11, 2021
Dissecting the “Malice at the Palace” brawl; Titane steers its way to New York; some thoughts on the merging big- and small-screen experience.
Jennifer Hudson Think Aretha Franklin Respect
August 10, 2021
Jennnifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin performs the hit sing “Think” in a clip from the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, in theaters Friday.
Bam Margera Jackass Val Kilmer Batsuit Traffic Catherine Zeta-Jones Luis Guzman Addams Family Wednesday
August 10, 2021
Bam Margera sues his old friends from Jackass; Val Kilmer shares some complaints about the Batsuit; two Traffic stars reunite in an Addams Family reboot.
Rick James Bitchin
August 9, 2021
Bitchin’ tells jaw-dropping Rick James stories; How Down With the King staged a Freddie Gibbs concert under Covid protocols; Suicide Squad box office.
Duran Duran A.I. Video Invisible Clint Eastwood
August 6, 2021
The trailer for Cry Macho, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood; Duran Duran still makes innovative videos; Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Last Mercenary.