Let’s face it, along with starring in one of the biggest of 2024 movies, Jenna Ortega absolutely slayed the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice press tour on the fashion front. The actress, who is beloved for previously working with Tim Burton on Netflix’s Wednesday, went full goth for a lot of her public wardrobe lately, and I especially
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Much to my chagrin, Andrew Garfield didn’t get an Oscar nomination for his legendary turn as Eduardo Saverin in The Social Network back in 2011. However, his performance in the film about Facebook is one of the elements that is still taking the internet by storm. For example, his laptop smashing scene went super viral
Imagine not only discovering the musical masterpiece that is the Mamma Mia! movies for the first time, but your own mother being Sophie Sheridan. That was recently the experience of Amanda Seyfried’s seven-year-old daughter, Nina, who is apparently now super into her mommy’s most popular films. This is the most wholesome news, especially for fellow
Voice acting is an art that is both lucrative and underappreciated. Many of our favorite animated characters wouldn’t be possible without iconic voice actors like Mark Hamill, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, and EG Daily. However, Black voice artists can be marginalized and unrecognized for their contributions to the art. Of course, there are notable voice
When it comes to Florence Pugh’s best fashion moments over the years, many instances have included the Dune Part Two actress going for it in a sheer look that has definitely led to chatter about her on the red carpet. Last week, Pugh even got real about how internet comments about her body have affected
Dave Bautista’s new project on the 2024 movie schedule, The Killer’s Game, has a lot in common with the John Wick movies. As our The Killer’s Game review, pointed out, both films are about professional assassins who must fight off numerous other professional assassins who are trying to kill them. However, while there are significant
When Stephen King novels get adapted as feature films, the name of the game is always compression. Even the longest of the long King movies (Frank Darabont’s 189 minute adaptation of The Green Mile and Mike Flanagan’s 180 minute director’s cut of Doctor Sleep) feature composite characters and skip over subplots from their source material.
In The Shining, one of Stephen King’s best books to read, The Overlook Hotel already seemed like a terrifying setting due to its real-life isolated inspiration, The Stanley Hotel. But there’s no need to imagine what it would be like staying in such a creepy hotel, as Blumhouse has created an Overnightmare hotel weekend stay
Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is one of those pieces of classic literature that is going to continue to be remade as a film a couple of times a decade until the heat death of the universe. In most cases, those films will pass by largely unnoticed except by serious fans, but the newest book-to-movie adaption
Celebrity couples have a way of capturing the public’s attention, just look at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. But arguably the pair that’s made the most headlines lately has been Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, who are currently in the midst of a very public breakup. And with no prenup in place, a very famous
Chris Evans is famous for many things: being one of People’s Sexiest Men Alive, a top contender among Hollywood’s best Chrises, and, of course, if you’ve watched the Marvel movies in order, you know him for playing Captain America across 11 Marvel films. But did you know he’s also known for something a bit more
It’s been 13 years since the last movie based on the original Harry Potter books was released, and while the franchise has continued to grow, through both the Fantastic Beasts films as well as well as the upcoming new Wizarding World at the Epic Universe theme park, that original series is still what captures the
While films based off of video games have historically stuggling in theaters, there’s been some success in recent years. Case in point: Sonic the Hedgehog, which is considered one of the best video game movies ever. A full blown franchise is in effect (which is streaming with a Paramount+ subscription), and the third movie will
[NOTE: This review is partially adapted from my reaction to The Wild Robot following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival] Crafting stakes is complicated territory for a film targeted at audiences of all ages. They are obviously a key component in getting movie-goers invested in the characters and story, but that’s paired with
I know the search for the high school Elle Words just began, however, it also might be over if fans have their way. After Reese Witherspoon announced that they are officially searching for a young actor to play Elle in the Prime Video prequel about the iconic Legally Blonde character, the actress’s fans quickly took
While there’s plenty to be afraid of on the 2024 movie schedule, the nefarious Umbrella Corporation isn’t something to be concerned about. As the Resident Evil franchise continues to sit in stasis after Netflix’s cancellation of the Capcom TV series adaptation, no one knows what to expect. However, if a rumor freshly making the rounds