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Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Elaine May Finally Getting Their Oscars

June 24, 2021 3:03 pm

After a pandemic cancelation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is bringing the separate Governors Awards ceremony back. It will take place in person on January 15, 2022, in Los Angeles and it wi...

‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’: A Slight Improvement But Still Soulless, Unfunny Junk [Review]

Jason Bailey

June 9, 2021 1:00 pm

Features, News, Reviews

The 2017 original wasn't exactly a fresh bouquet of roses to begin with, and unsurprisingly, there's little new ground to cover in its sequel.

Spike Lee’s ‘Jungle Fever’: A Jigsaw Puzzle Of Lives, Races, & Boroughs That Might His Most Underrated Film [Anniversary Appreciation]

Jason Bailey

June 7, 2021 1:51 pm

Essays, News

To understand the reception to Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever” when it hit theaters 30 years ago, it’s important to understand the evolution of Lee himself – not just as a filmmaker, but as a public figure. When he...

Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’: Marvel Taps Thomas Bezucha & Ali Selim To Direct Their Skrull Event Series

Christopher Marc

May 14, 2021 6:32 pm

News, Television

Marvel Studios is taking big risks with their new wave of Disney+ shows. Unlike the ABC, Hulu, and Netflix Marvel series (that now have been effectively rendered non-canon), their new shows will be direct...

Darren Lynn Bousman Talks ‘Spiral,’ Chris Rock’s Love Of Horror & The Badassness Of Samuel L. Jackson [Interview]

Valerie Thompson

May 14, 2021 11:47 am

Interviews, News

Darren Lynn Bousman has a deep connection to the 'Saw' franchise. After all, it was Bousman who found his footing as a filmmaker with the second, third, and fourth installments in the popular horror film serie...

‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Trailer: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson & Salma Hayek Make A Killer Threesome

Edward Davis

May 13, 2021 9:14 am

News, Trailers

It's arguable if 2017’s successful "The Hitman’s Bodyguard" film truly deserves its own sequel, even if it made money, but that said, the cast of Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek, in an action...

‘Spiral: From The Book of Saw’: An Intricately Bad Soap-Copera Spin-Off About Police Accountability [Review]

Nick Allen

May 12, 2021 9:24 am

Features, News, Reviews

Somewhere between 2004’s “Saw” and 2017’s “Jigsaw,” the torture in the “Saw” franchise became a punchline. Their mechanics stopped working—the elaborate devices by Jigsaw and his disciples were no longer belie...

‘The Protégé’ Trailer: Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, & Samuel L. Jackson Star In An Assassin Thriller About Past Sins

Edward Davis

May 11, 2021 3:43 pm

News, Trailers

What's director Martin Campbell been up to since revitalizing the Bond franchise in 2006's "Casino Royale." Well, arguably just never really living up to that promise. Films like "Edge of Darkness" (2010) and ...

‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Trailer: Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson Reunite With Salma Hayek For Another Action Comedy

Edward Davis

April 13, 2021 9:14 am

News, Trailers

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are no strangers to each other, and they've already starred in the action-comedy "The Hitman's Bodyguard" in 2017. That film didn't really light up cinema. Still, app...

‘Spiral’ Trailer: Chris Rock & Samuel L. Jackson Take On The ‘Saw’ Franchise This May

Charles Barfield

March 30, 2021 9:06 am

News, Trailers

After the attempted reboot-quel, “Jigsaw,” didn’t necessarily light up the box office and reinvigorate the “Saw” franchise, many just assumed that Lionsgate would likely just move on. But when you have Chris R...

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