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With awards season just around the corner, Netflix is beginning to roll out its would-be contenders. With a prestigious cast and potent source material, “Worth” might be the most promising of the bunch. RE...

‘Midnight Mass’ Teaser: Mike Flanagan Returns With Another Creepy Netflix Series

Charles Barfield

August 9, 2021 10:19 am

News, Television, Trailers

Following the surprising breakout success of his indie horror film, “Hush,” Mike Flanagan really established himself as one of the best names in the genre with his Netflix series, “The Haunting of Hill House.”...

Jennifer Lawrence To Star In Paolo Sorrentino’s Superagent Project; Starts $80 Million Streaming Bidding War

Rodrigo Perez

August 9, 2021 8:56 am

How do new streaming companies compete with established movie studios like Warner Bros., Paramount, Disney, Fox and more? Pay everyone twice as much money as you normally would for a hot project. That's what's...

‘Dear White People Vol.4’ Trailer: Final Season Of Justin Simien’s Netflix Series Debuts On September 22

August 6, 2021 2:45 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Filmmaker Justin Simien has had an excellent run of creating a franchise with "Dear White People." What began as celebrated Sundance indie that launched the career of Tessa Thompson while taking on racial issu...

‘He’s All That’ Trailer: Netflix Remixes A ’90s Teen Comedy With A Tik Tok Star Leading The Way

Valerie Thompson

August 5, 2021 9:53 am

Can a classic story still resonate with new audiences? Netflix is hoping lightning strikes again with “He’s All That.” The film, an update of the original ‘90s teen rom-com “She’s All That,” is intent on walki...

Netflix Frontrunner To Nab J.J Abrams’ ‘Overlook’ Series After HBO Max Passes On ‘The Shining’ Spinoff

August 4, 2021 4:12 pm

News, Television

In the wake of the release of "Doctor Sleep," a direct sequel to Stanley Kubrick's iconic haunted house flick "The Shining" starring Ewan McGregor ("Obi-Wan Kenobi," "Trainspotting") as an adult...

Netflix’s ‘Beckett’ With John David Washington, Alicia Vikander & Vicky Krieps: A Wrong-Man Thriller That Never Gets It Right [Locarno Review]

Jessica Kiang

August 4, 2021 4:02 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

For a film in which John David Washington lurches, staggers, stumbles, shambles, flounders, falters, wobbles, scrabbles and totters across an entire Greek province, getting shot, stabbed, cuffed (often in the ...

‘Kate’ Trailer: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Is An Assassin Out For Revenge In Netflix’s New Action Film

Charles Barfield

August 4, 2021 10:19 am

After flirting with action films for years, most notably in the recent “Gemini Man,” Mary Elizabeth Winstead showed off her action chops in last year’s “Birds of Prey” as the superhero, Huntress. But for her n...

The Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Luca,’ ‘True Romance,’ ‘Snatch’ & More

Jason Bailey

August 3, 2021 1:42 pm

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe Movie ‘Blonde’ Starring Ana de Armas Delayed To 2022

July 29, 2021 12:13 pm

Cuban actress Ana de Armas has been having a bit of a career renaissance lately after appearing in popular films such as Rian Johnson's "Knives Out" and Denis Villeneuve's "Blade Runner 2049." She'll be seen n...

‘Vivo’ Trailer: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Gloria Estefan Energize A New Netflix Animated Film

Edward Davis

July 29, 2021 12:13 pm

Lin-Manuel Miranda is everywhere these days. Following "In The Heights" this summer based on one of his plays and the "Tick, Tick Boom" musical starring Andrew Garfield arriving later this year, Miranda is pr...

Netflix Movie Chief Hopeful They Can Land Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie After Spielberg’s Amblin Deal

July 28, 2021 3:04 pm

Netflix made a huge move recently by partnering with Steven Spielberg's Amblin for future projects, and it sounds like they're not satisfied with that deal as they see it could help attract...

Will Smith & David Leitch Memory-Loss Action Thriller ‘Fast & Loose’ Acquired By Netflix

July 28, 2021 9:02 am

Actor Will Smith is returning to the world of action filmmaking partnering with director David Leitch ("Hobbs & Shaw," "Deadpool," "Atomic Blonde") for "Fast & Loose" at STXfil...

‘Untold’ Trailer: ‘Wild, Wild Country’ Creators Tackle The Sporting World For Netflix

Kambole Campbell

July 27, 2021 12:49 pm