Author: gehudadakan
Why creating a horror movie haven on Netflix may be a smart move for the streaming giant
In recent years, the streamer has spent big on flashy, blockbuster-style action movies like “The Gray Man” and “Red Notice,” which ran the company $200 million each. The films are […]
The Bizarre Soviet Movie That Predicted Putinism
It could have been any sleepy industrial town anywhere across the old Soviet Union. A weary out-of-town businessman enters the office of the local factory manager and gets his first […]
HBO Max Quietly Removed Six Warner Bros. Streaming-Exclusive Movies
Warner Bros. Discovery has been quietly culling content from HBO Max — including several Warner Bros. movies that were exclusively streaming on the service — in what appears to be […]
Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a buoyant queer romance from Germany, a Malayalam-language mafia thriller and a South African horror flick. ‘No Hard Feelings’Stream it on the Goethe-Institut website. If you’re […]
Purple Hearts is the new No.1 movie on Netflix — but critics and viewers are divided
Netflix continues to pump out films to fill our summer nights. But unlike the previous chart-topper on the service, the action-packed flick The Gray Man, this latest No.1 film sees […]
Why movie theaters show so few films now
After “Bullet Train,” Sony’s action flick starring Brad Pitt, hits theaters next week, the movie slate for August, September and October becomes desolate. It’s hard to find any blockbusters in […]
Venice Film Festival Unveils Starry Lineup Packed With Oscar Hopefuls
The Venice Film Festival announced the lineup for its 79th edition Tuesday, unveiling a star-studded and high-profile list of movies. Awards Insider’s David Canfield and Rebecca Ford dive into this […]
Emmett Till movie will debut this fall
A film to debut in the fall will follow the story of Mamie Till Mobley and her fight for justice after the lynching death of her son Emmett Till in […]
Ron Howard’s movie about the Thai cave rescue isn’t the Hollywood melodrama I expected
It’s distressing — and far too simple — to imagine a terrible version of Thirteen Lives. This imaginary, overly Hollywoodized version, scored to nonstop swoony music, would center on a […]
Crew starts demolition at Royal Oak’s Main Art theater Monday afternoon
The curtains were literally coming down Monday afternoon on the Main Art theater in Royal Oak as a crew worked to demolish the 80-year-old venue, a showcase of independent cinema […]