Matt Schimkowitz

The Substance returns to theaters to disrupt January balance

To prove that Mubi is serious about getting Monstro Elisasue her much-deserved Academy Award, the streaming service is bringing The Substance back to theaters. The run comes on the heels of Demi Moore winning the first award she’s ever won for acting at last week’s Golden Globes, where she took home the award for Best […]

Neil Young reviews throwing Bob Dylan off tour bus

After nearly a month of waiting, Neil Young has finally posted a review of A Complete Unknown on his website, The Neil Young Archives. He liked the movie, but even more interestingly than the rare Shakey movie review, Young revealed that he once threw Bob Dylan off his tour bus because he “didn’t recognize him.”

Justin Baldoni wants to prove that he’s Nicepool

Amid his legal battle with It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively, director, actor, and hair bun enthusiast Justin Baldoni is eager to prove that Ryan Reynolds’ douchebag Deadpool variant Nicepool, the most annoying character from last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine, is based on him. Per Variety, Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, sent a letter to Marvel

The Alto Knights trailer pits Robert De Niro against Robert De Niro

No, you’re not seeing double. That’s two Robert De Niros in the trailer for Barry Levinson’s upcoming gangster movie, The Alto Knights. De Niro stars as two mob bosses, Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, the real-life leaders of New York’s Genovese crime family. Levinson’s first theatrically released film since 2015’s Rock The Casbah, the film

DVD is dead. Long live DVD.

“This is a business where the buyer gets nothing for his money but a memory,” MGM founder Louis B. Mayer (Arliss Howard) says in Mank. “What he bought still belongs to the man who sold it. That’s the real magic of the movies, and don’t let anybody tell you different.” Appropriately, Mank exists as a

Marvel, Avatar, Paddington, and more

As one year ends and another begins, the film industry insists that old acquaintances should not be forgotten. A bimonthly helping of sequels is coming to a theater near you in 2025, with continuations of long-running franchises, including Avatar, Mission: Impossible, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a couple of overdue follow-ups like Zootopia 2,

Justin Baldoni plays Nicepool, sues Lively and Reynolds

After a week of publicly declaring himself the inspiration for douchebag Deadpool variant Nicepool, It Ends With Us director and star Justin Baldoni hit Deadpool and Lady Deadpool with a lawsuit. In retrospect, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds should’ve been staring down the barrel of the camera, asking, “His lawyers are right behind me, aren’t

Superman, Fantastic Four, and Daffy Duck

In addition to sequels out the wazoo, Hollywood is keeping multiplexes sated with a host of fresh adaptations. Old favorites, fresh bestsellers, and Golden Goose reboots are all heading to the big screen this year. On the studio end, Warner Bros. is offering new takes on Superman and Looney Tunes, while Disney and Universal go

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