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‘Vivo’ review: A pleasant, if conventional, musical comedy should satisfy families

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‘Vivo’ review: A pleasant, if conventional, musical comedy should satisfy families

Zoë Rose Bryant July 29, 2021

While Lin-Manuel Miranda missed out on his chance to EGOT five years ago (after Moana’s “How Far I’ll Go” lost Best Original Song to La... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (July)

Erik Anderson July 29, 2021

Sometimes it makes sense to wait as this last week or so has brought festival news, category placement details and two big moves to 2022.... Read More

Interview: D’Arcy Carden on phone sex with ‘Ride the Eagle’ co-star Jake Johnson and filming ‘A League of Their Own’

Daniel Trainor July 29, 2021

For D’Arcy Carden, the process of filming “Ride the Eagle” was a lesson in intimacy. As Audrey, Carden’s performance happens almost exclusively on the phone,... Read More

Tales from the ‘Jungle Cruise’ chat with Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, and Édgar Ramírez

Dewey Singleton July 29, 2021

With Disney releasing Jungle Cruise tonight in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access this Friday, we were lucky enough to participate in an invitation-only virtual... Read More

‘Stillwater’ review: Tom McCarthy’s latest is a harrowing if uneven drama with Matt Damon’s best performance in years

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‘Stillwater’ review: Tom McCarthy’s latest is a harrowing if uneven drama with Matt Damon’s best performance in years

Ryan McQuade July 28, 2021

Unless you were living under a rock, it was hard to forget about the Amanda Knox case. A story in which a young American girl... Read More

Trailer: Watch Will Smith as the father of legendary tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams in ‘King Richard’

Erik Anderson July 28, 2021

Today, Warner Bros revealed the trailer for King Richard, a look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the... Read More

‘Lovecraft Country,’ ‘The Underground Railroad,’ ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ lead African American Film Critics Association TV honors

Erik Anderson July 28, 2021

Winners will be honored in a private COVID-compliant ceremony August 21 to be hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)... Read More

Trailer: It’s a family affair in Sean Penn’s ‘Flag Day’

Erik Anderson July 28, 2021

MGM/UA today released the trailer for Sean Penn’s Flag Day, which appeared in competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival this summer. Jennifer Vogel’s father... Read More

Retrospective: 20 years later, Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway remain the brightest crown jewels of ‘The Princess Diaries’

Christina Izzo July 28, 2021

“Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi. Princess. Of. Genovia.” Give a woman of a certain age a microphone (and several cocktails—guilty) and she can easily recite this... Read More

TIFF 2021 adds ‘The Power of the Dog,’ world premiere of ‘The Humans’ to lineup

Erik Anderson July 28, 2021

The 46th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 9–18, 2021 The Toronto International Film Festival announced today films from around the globe that are included... Read More

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