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The Elton John Biopic Is Out. What Critics Are Saying
The Elton John Biopic Is Out.
What Critics Are Saying
MOVIE REVIEW
May 31, 2019 1:05 PM CDT

The Elton John Biopic Is Out. What Critics Are Saying

Most are impressed as Taron Egerton channels the singer in 'Rocketman'

(Newser) - Anyone familiar with Elton John's five-decade-spanning career should expect a wild ride in Rocketman . That's exactly what director Dexter Fletcher delivers, according to critics, who've given the film a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Most are applauding star Taron Egerton, whose own voice you'll hear throughout....

Notorious Case That Rocked NYC Gets 'Intimate' New Look

Ava DuVernay's 'When They See Us' on Netflix examines the Central Park Five

(Newser) - It was a story "big enough, terrible enough, to electrify a city grown numb to its own badness." So writes Jim Dwyer for the New York Times on the story that inspired When They See Us, a four-part Netflix movie by Ava DuVernay debuting Friday on the Central...

Borat Claims New Victim: Pam Anderson, Kid Rock's Marriage

Sacha Baron Cohen says his movie, which Anderson co-starred in, did the couple in

(Newser) - The reasons why couples split up are often a complicated mixture of daily irritations and larger issues, but for Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, there was one main impetus: Borat, USA Today reports. That's according to Sacha Baron Cohen, who appeared on an installment of the Daily Beast's...

Poof! John Wick Just Lost the Top Spot
Aladdin Casts
a Spell Over
Raunchy New
Comedy
box office
May 26, 2019 11:57 AM CDT

Aladdin Casts a Spell Over Raunchy New Comedy

Will Smith-starrer takes first, crushing other new movies

(Newser) - A Middle Eastern folk tale just trounced a raunchy high school comedy at the weekend box office, Variety reports. Aladdin grabbed top spot with a higher-than-expected $86.1 million and will likely hit $105 million by Monday, making it the sixth-highest Memorial Day long weekend grosser ever. Among other new...

Olivia Wilde&#39;s Booksmart Gets an A+
What Critics Are
Saying About Booksmart
MOVIE REVIEW
May 24, 2019 12:18 PM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Booksmart

Everybody loves it

(Newser) - It's not often you see a Rotten Tomatoes critics score as high as 99%. But that's exactly what Olivia Wilde has achieved with her feature directorial debut, Booksmart . The R-rated film tells of brainiac best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever), who attempt to cram four...

Keanu Kills It in John Wick 3
Who Knew a
'Festival of Death'
Could Be So Beautiful?
MOVIE REVIEW
May 17, 2019 11:12 AM CDT

Who Knew a 'Festival of Death' Could Be So Beautiful?

John Wick 3 'elevates violent action to an art form'

(Newser) - At one point, John Wick uses both a gun and a massive sword to fend off a gang of attackers while on a speeding motorcycle—a slight upgrade from the horse he was previously riding. You should expect nothing less from Chad Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum...

4 Killer Slams of New Anne Hathaway Movie
4 Killer Slams of New
Anne Hathaway Movie
MOVIE REVIEW
May 10, 2019 11:00 AM CDT

4 Killer Slams of New Anne Hathaway Movie

'It's hard not to wonder why they've made it at all'

(Newser) - Chris Addison impressed in directing numerous episodes of Veep. Not so in his feature film directorial debut, The Hustle , facing an abysmal 16% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes . Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as rival con artists in a gender-switch remake of 1988's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, itself...

AOC May Get 2nd Documentary
AOC May Get
2nd Documentary
May 7, 2019 10:45 AM CDT

AOC May Get 2nd Documentary

Report says it would be on her Green New Deal; another is currently on Netflix

(Newser) - A sign that the buzz around Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn't dying down: She's prominently featured in one documentary currently on Netflix, and Axios reports that she might get more of a solo treatment in a second film. AOC is one of four women in the 2018 elections featured in...

Endgame Sinks Titanic in Worldwide Blowout
Now, It's Just
Endgame vs.
James Cameron
box office
May 5, 2019 3:20 PM CDT

Now, It's Just Endgame vs. James Cameron

The Marvel epic is ahead of 'Titanic' but behind 'Avatar'

(Newser) - Avengers: Endgame crushed the global box office for a second straight week and hit $2.189 billion worldwide—putting it ahead of one James Cameron-directed movie and behind another for the highest-grossing movie ever, per the Hollywood Reporter . Specifically, Endgame is ahead of Titanic ($2.187 billion, adjusted for inflation)...

Long Shot Isn&#39;t Your Typical Rom-Com
Long Shot Isn't Your
Typical Rom-Com
MOVIE REVIEW
May 3, 2019 12:26 PM CDT

Long Shot Isn't Your Typical Rom-Com

Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron getting good reviews in rom-com

(Newser) - A firebrand journalist bumps into his former babysitter, the US secretary of state and a soon-to-be presidential candidate, to kick off Jonathan Levine's Long Shot . The romantic comedy is not at all a long shot with critics, who give the film starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen a solid...

Sonic the Hedgehog to Get Redesign After Trailer Backfires

People want to know why character suddenly has teeth and 'shapely' legs

(Newser) - The film based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game is due out in November, and the moviemakers hoped the trailer released Tuesday would generate some early buzz—and it did, but not in the way they anticipated. Instead, the Guardian reports on the "considerable derision" the nearly three-minute...

Man Allegedly Attacked for Blabbing About Avengers

Incident reportedly happened in Hong Kong

(Newser) - The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club—a rule that should now perhaps apply to Avengers: Endgame. Fans have been going wild for what's said to be "the most fulfilling" Marvel movie yet , but in Hong Kong, some may have gone...

&#39;Prepare to Be Wowed&#39; by Avengers
What Critics Are
Saying About
Avengers Finale
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 26, 2019 11:15 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Avengers Finale

It's 'the most fulfilling' Marvel flick yet, according to one

(Newser) - How do superheroes bounce back after seeing half of the universe's creatures destroyed? With a focus on family, and a much needed dose of humor, according to critics, who give Avengers: Endgame a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Set five years after the events of 2018's Infinity War...

Durst's Final Jinx Words Seem 'Damning.' They Were Also Edited

As trial approaches, documentary makers under fire for presenting his words out of order

(Newser) - Dramatic storytelling or manipulation of the truth? That's the question posed by the New York Times about the HBO documentary The Jinx, which in 2015 aired an apparent "confession" by Robert Durst—accused of killing friend Susan Berman and long suspected of killing his wife—in its final...

What the Heck? Theater Alters Film Name to Hide 'Profanity'

'Hellboy' is now 'Heckboy' on marquee of theater in Dickson, Tenn.

(Newser) - If you want to catch a screening of Hellboy at the Roxy 8 movie theater in Dickson, Tenn., you're out of luck. You will, however, be able to watch Heckboy. That's how the theater is billing Neil Marshall's R-rated film, a reboot of the 2004 superhero flick,...

If You Don't Know Who He Is, Tolkien's Estate Is Likely Glad

Author's family and estate do not approve of the upcoming film 'Tolkien'

(Newser) - If you don't know who Nicholas Hoult is, the family and estate of JRR Tolkien is likely glad. The actor is starring as a young Tolkien in a film focusing on the author's "formative years," and the two entities on Tuesday put out a statement making...

Filmgoers Don&#39;t Fear The Curse of La Llorona
The Curse
of La Llorona
Terrifies
America
box office
Apr 21, 2019 1:06 PM CDT

The Curse of La Llorona Terrifies America

The Warner Bros. horror flick wins the weekend box office

(Newser) - The Curse of La Llorona had only good fortune at the box office. The Warner Bros. horror film based on a Mexican legend about a woman who murdered her children and wanders the world looking for them brought in $26.5 million as the weekend's top film, the AP...

Audiences Like Hellboy . Critics, on the Other Hand...
What Critics Think of Hellboy
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 12, 2019 11:53 AM CDT

What Critics Think of Hellboy

In short, not much. But audiences disagree

(Newser) - Audiences seem fond of Hellboy , giving the half-demon superhero's origin story a decent 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Movie critics, however, offer up a dismal 12% rating, wishing for a return of director Guillermo del Toro and star Ron Perlman of the first two Hellboy features. Here, Perlman is...

Shazam! &mdash;a Superhero Film That&#39;s Fun and Funny
What Critics Are 
Saying About Shazam!
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 5, 2019 10:40 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Shazam!

It's fun and funny, and the reviews are pretty strong

(Newser) - Shazam! indeed. The latest film in the DC Comics universe is a smash with critics, who are as taken with the acting as they are with the laughs. The movie currently has a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Four takes on David F. Sandberg's work, offering an origin...

Here&#39;s a First Look at Joaquin Phoenix as &#39;Intense&#39; Joker
Joaquin Phoenix's
Joker Looks 'Dark
and Twisted'
MOVIE TRAILER
Apr 3, 2019 9:50 AM CDT

Joaquin Phoenix's Joker Looks 'Dark and Twisted'

'Absolutely not like any comic book movie that has come before'

(Newser) - The long-awaited trailer for Joker , starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, was posted Wednesday morning, with an advance sneak peek Tuesday at CinemaCon—and per reaction rounded up by USA Today , the film looks to be "absolutely not like any 'comic book' movie that has come before,...

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