Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Movies

Robert De Niro Gives Tour de Force Performances in Two Lead Roles in Barry Levinson’s Throwback Mob Movie, “The Alto Knights”

You know Robert De Niro can do anything. With Martin Scorsese, no mob movie has ever eluded his great acting skills. He can play...

Netflix’s Atrocious $320 Mil “Electric State” Down to 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, Worse Than You Think

I told you before that Netflix's "Electric State" was a bust. The Russo Brothers' film cost $320 million. If it had gone to theaters, the...

Flashback: How Howard Lutnick Tried to Bamboozle Hollywood with Gambling on Predicting Box Office

I wrote this back on Feb 23, 2010, 6:02 pm. It's elucidating considering Howard Lutnick, who became a Trump lackey, now says ridiculous things ever...

Box Office: “Novocaine” Might Take the Pain Away from Soderbergh’s “Black Bag” Packing it In

Two new movies previewed last night. One did pretty well, the other not so much. "Novocaine" had a painless preview with $1.75 million. Jack Quaid,...

Is Meryl Streep Ever Going Back to Work? Or is She Just Having Fun Dating Martin Short, Taking Victory Laps?

Is Meryl Streep ever going back to work on serious movies? The three time Oscar winner has spent the last few years appearing in TV...

Box Office: “Mickey 17” Is a Big Hit in South Korea, Of Course, But Not So Much in the United States

Hey, Mickey, you're so fine -- in South Korea. "Mickey 17," Bong Joon Ho's follow up to "Parasite" has made $9 million in South Korea,...

“Parasite” Director Strikes Out with $120 Mil “Mickey 17,” with Robert Pattinson, Set for Less Than $20 Mil Weekend

Six years ago, "Snowpiercer" director Bong Joon Ho caused a sensation with "Parasite." The social commentary thriller caught on like wildfire and wound up winning...

UPDATE Netflix’s $320 Mil All Star Sci Fi Film Panned By Critics with Just 18% Approval, from “Avengers” Directors

FRIDAY MARCH 14TH-- More reviews lowered the number to 18%. EARLIER Directors Anthony and Joe Russo, the Russo brothers, made the big trilogy that ended...