Actor John Malkovich was recently under fire for releasing a quote about a scheduled appearance in Tel Aviv. The statement said that Malkovich was “thrilled to return to Israel” and looked “forward to meeting the warm Israeli audience once again, to whom I feel a strong closeness and
On a good day, I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of cinema; but even I am a man who can enjoy simple tastes. For me, the intersection of such joys continues to be the works of writer/director Martin McDonagh. As we’ve seen in films like The Banshees of Inisherin, he can make us laugh and
Celebrity, stan culture, and pop culture media collide in A24’s Opus. The film follows the sudden resurgence of a legendary pop star, Moretti, who mysteriously went off the grid thirty years ago. Now, Moretti’s back - and he’s dropping a new album. But when Ariel, a young writer waiting on her
Celebrity obsessions, pop culture icons, and cult dynamics collide in the upcoming A24 thriller Opus. The film sees a young writer, Ariel (The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri), drawn into the fray of Moretti (John Malkovich), an iconic musician who vanished decades ago and suddenly resurfaces. But Ariel soon
John Malkovich has joined up with Marvel's First Family. The veteran actor is heading to the MCU for The Fantastic Four in a new mystery role. Deadline was the first with the news, but they're reporting that his role is under wraps, just like Paul Walter Hauser's role in the film. They'll be
Casper Kelly's Buddy is a mind-bending journey into a very dark version of children's television. Back in 2014, Casper Kelly gave the world "Too Many Cooks," an 11-minute dive into aging television conventions that swam deeper into a twisted darkness the longer it went on. It seemed a fun inheritor
I remember seeing the trailer for The Dog Stars and having my eyes roll back in my head. Do we really need more post-apocalyptic stories when we're living in a real life apocalypse? Do we need another movie that has an analog for COVID-19 and the aftermath that had on our own society. Well,
The Lantern Corps is a tricky thing to bring to life. We saw that with the 2011 movie Green Lantern. But Lanterns manages to put DC's "space cops" in a gritty reality where having the ring isn't everything. Chris Mundy, Watchmen and Lost's Damon Lindelof, and comic writer Tom King weave a story of