FilmReactionsFilmReactionsHollywood just can't quit R-rated comedies that look like kids moviesStrays is the latest example of a long, tiring (we're looking at you Ted), and occasionally very popular trendBySam BarsantiPublishedAugust 14, 2023Comments (65)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsWhen did Will Ferrell become the heavy?In Barbie and The Lego Movie, Will Ferrell plays the fun police, which leads us to wonder: What happened to Buddy…ByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedAugust 2, 2023Comments (71)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsBehold Barbenheimer: Experiencing the biggest opening weekend of the yearThe much anticipated Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature has finally arrived. Does the experience live up to the hype?ByMary Kate CarrUpdatedJuly 24, 2023Comments (22)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsExtraction 2 could be proof that there are two Chris Hemsworths: A silly one and no silly ever oneNot even Chris Hemsworth can decide if he wants Chris Hemsworth to be funny or never funny at allBySam BarsantiPublishedJune 16, 2023Comments (30)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsThe Flash movie has a chance to blow up the universe, just like its comic book inspiration didThe Flash ended one DC Universe in the Flashpoint comic event, and now he's ready to do it againBySam BarsantiPublishedJune 14, 2023Comments (49)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsUnpacking the poor unfortunate lyric changes in the new Little MermaidA.V. Club commenters pushed back on our post about the controversial edits to The Little Mermaid songs. Now that the…ByMary Kate CarrPublishedMay 25, 2023Comments (168)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsThe Flash brings more cheer-worthy moments to CinemaCon screeningThe first public screening of the long-delayed but very important Flash movie has people believing the hypeByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedApril 25, 2023Comments (48)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsAt Celebration 2023, Star Wars recommitted to giving fans just what they wantWith a new movie about Jedi, the return of Rey, and Thrawn's appearance on Ahsoka, Star Wars knows what fans want to…BySam BarsantiPublishedApril 9, 2023Comments (75)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsGuillermo del Toro's Oscar win for Pinocchio marks a win for animation overallGuillermo del Toro continues to beat the drum and advance the conversation on animation as an artByGabrielle SanchezPublishedMarch 13, 2023Comments (14)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsIt's probably for the best Succession ends after season fourAs Jesse Armstrong confirms the fourth season of the HBO drama will be the last, bittersweet feelings emergeByGabrielle SanchezPublishedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (13)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsWith Toy Story 5, Disney could undermine yet another perfectly good endingThe studio is determined to keep its Toy Story franchise going to infinity and beyondByCindy WhitePublishedFebruary 8, 2023Comments (75)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsWhat do we actually want from a Mario movie?Now that the first tease for Nintendo's The Super Mario Bros. Movie—and Chris Pratt's Mario voice—is here, we have…ByWilliam HughesPublishedOctober 6, 2022Comments (56)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsThe trouble with Harry (Styles)He's one of the world's most charismatic stars—until he appears on a movie screen. Why is Harry Styles off to such a…ByIan SpellingPublishedSeptember 22, 2022Comments (159)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsThe Little Mermaid casting backlash is shameful, ridiculous—and all too predictableHow should Hollywood respond to the latest racist firestorm? By casting even more stars of colorByJack SmartPublishedSeptember 14, 2022Comments (168)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsThe best, worst, and most surprising moments of D23What does a company with the most valuable I.P. in the world do with it all? Remakes itByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedSeptember 12, 2022Comments (62)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsNeil Patrick Harris almost passed on Harold & Kumar, but reinvented celebrity cameos for the next 20 years insteadNPH’s cameo became the standard-bearer for the self-deprecating celebrity cameo that we now know and loveByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedAugust 25, 2022Comments (54)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsAfterlife “hands Ghostbusters back to the fans” by writing them into the movieGhostbusters: Afterlife chases a distressing blockbuster trend: using fan surrogates to sell a lackluster storyByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedNovember 21, 2021Comments (153)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsSorry, Timothée Chalamet, size is the real star of DuneThe scale and scope of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is the steak and the sizzleByMatt SchimkowitzPublishedOctober 28, 2021Comments (35)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsWith one thrilling sequence, Ana de Armas steals Bond’s spotlight in No Time To DieThe brief Knives Out reunion brings levity to an otherwise somber 007ByCameron ScheetzPublishedOctober 12, 2021Comments (77)
FilmReactionsFilmReactionsIs Venom 2 doomed to be overshadowed by its own mid-credits scene?Is Venom going to a rave, and fighting a big Woody Harrelson goo monster, simply not enough for people at this point?ByWilliam HughesPublishedOctober 2, 2021Comments (68)