Following a buzz-worthy premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival, Universal Pictures released “The Fall Guy” nationwide on May 3. The film directed by David Leitch and written by Drew Pearce is loosely based on the 1980s TV series about stunt performers. Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling stars as Colt Seavers, a stuntman working on his ex-girlfriend’s (Emily Blunt) directorial debut action film, only to find himself involved in a conspiracy surrounding the film’s lead actor.
Early reviews for the action comedy have been overwhelmingly positive. It holds fresh at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics consensus reading, “With action, comedy, romance, and a pair of marvelously matched stars, ‘The Fall Guy’ might be the rare mainstream movie with something to entertain everyone.” Read our full review round-up below.
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Adrian Horton of The Guardian writes,...
Early reviews for the action comedy have been overwhelmingly positive. It holds fresh at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics consensus reading, “With action, comedy, romance, and a pair of marvelously matched stars, ‘The Fall Guy’ might be the rare mainstream movie with something to entertain everyone.” Read our full review round-up below.
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Adrian Horton of The Guardian writes,...
- 5/4/2024
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
After its premiere at South by Southwest on March 8, 2024, “Road House” began streaming on Prime Video March 21 via Amazon MGM Studios. The reimagining of the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze stars Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton, an ex-UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
The film directed by Doug Liman was written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry. Reviews of the film have been mixed, but it currently holds fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 68%. The critics consensus reads, “Road House updates a cult classic for a new generation, happily replicating the original’s emphasis on cheesy brawn over narrative brains.” Supporting players in the movie include Conor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen and Jessica Williams. Read our full review round-up below.
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The film directed by Doug Liman was written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry. Reviews of the film have been mixed, but it currently holds fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 68%. The critics consensus reads, “Road House updates a cult classic for a new generation, happily replicating the original’s emphasis on cheesy brawn over narrative brains.” Supporting players in the movie include Conor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen and Jessica Williams. Read our full review round-up below.
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- 3/23/2024
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAggro Dr1ft.NYFF have announced a few new lineups, including their adventurous-looking Spotlight section, with new work by Harmony Korine, Hayao Miyazaki, Nathan Fielder & Benny Safdie, and more. They've also shared the experimental program for Currents, which opens with Eduardo Williams’s The Human Surge 3 and features James Benning, Deborah Stratman, and Pham Thien An. And finally, their Revivals section includes restorations of Jean Renoir’s “almost ghostly last film in Hollywood,” The Woman on the Beach (1947); Niki de Saint Phalle's first solo feature Un rêve plus long que la nuit (1976); and a 4K restoration of Horace Ové’s Pressure (1976), world-premiering in conjunction with the London Film Festival. Following news last week that Leila’s Brothers (2022) filmmakers Saeed Roustayi and Javad Noruzbegi have been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended over five years,...
- 8/23/2023
- MUBI
On June 2, 2023, Amazon Prime Video released “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets” to widespread critical acclaim. The four-part documentary series unravels the painful truth of the onetime reality juggernaut family alongside their religious beliefs that led to their downfall. With interviews from family members, including Jill Duggar Dillard and her husband, as well as individuals close to the family, no stone was left unturned. Read our full review round-up below.
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Johnny Loftus of Decider says, “Stream It. ‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’ offers first hand testimony about the day-to-day behaviors of its titular family, as well as the inner workings and intentions of an organization bent on remaking America in its own hyper-Christian, male authority-loving image.” He adds, “Its bona fides are illustrated right away by interviewing Jill Dillard – it probes but doesn’t entirely push her to speak about her brother Josh Duggar...
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Johnny Loftus of Decider says, “Stream It. ‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’ offers first hand testimony about the day-to-day behaviors of its titular family, as well as the inner workings and intentions of an organization bent on remaking America in its own hyper-Christian, male authority-loving image.” He adds, “Its bona fides are illustrated right away by interviewing Jill Dillard – it probes but doesn’t entirely push her to speak about her brother Josh Duggar...
- 6/15/2023
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
Harrison Ford is gearing up for a stellar year with not one but two major TV shows as well as the latest installment of his iconic “Indiana Jones” franchise. On the TV front, Ford features in the Apple TV+ comedy “Shrinking” and does what he does best in the Paramount+ drama series “1923:” gruff masculinity with a gun and a hat. But his role is so much more than that.
“1923” is the third show in Taylor Sheridan‘s Western trilogy. It serves as a prequel to the Kevin Costner‘s “Yellowstone” and as a sequel to Sam Elliott‘s “1883.” The story follows the Dutton family in the titular year, 1923, and focuses on their hardships during the Prohibition era. Ford stars as the patriarch of the Dutton family, Jacob Dutton. Jacob is the elder brother of James, who is played by Tim McGraw in “1883.” Ford acts as one part of...
“1923” is the third show in Taylor Sheridan‘s Western trilogy. It serves as a prequel to the Kevin Costner‘s “Yellowstone” and as a sequel to Sam Elliott‘s “1883.” The story follows the Dutton family in the titular year, 1923, and focuses on their hardships during the Prohibition era. Ford stars as the patriarch of the Dutton family, Jacob Dutton. Jacob is the elder brother of James, who is played by Tim McGraw in “1883.” Ford acts as one part of...
- 6/12/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye in Broadway’s latest musical comedy “Shucked.” The new original show is an intentionally corny riff on classic Golden Age musicals: it sets a country girl from Cob County off to the big city of Tampa to find help when her community’s corn faces a blight, where she promptly meets and brings home a huckster. “Shucked” opened at the Nederlander Theatre on April 4.
Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien and featuring a book by Tony-winner Robert Horn and score by first-time Broadway composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, “Shucked” boasts an ensemble comprised of Tony nominee Grey Henson and Broadway standouts John Behlmann, Kevin Cahoon, Alex Newell, and others surrounding its lead, newcomer Caroline Innerbichler.
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“Shucked” received positive reviews from most critics. Adam Feldman (Time Out...
Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien and featuring a book by Tony-winner Robert Horn and score by first-time Broadway composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, “Shucked” boasts an ensemble comprised of Tony nominee Grey Henson and Broadway standouts John Behlmann, Kevin Cahoon, Alex Newell, and others surrounding its lead, newcomer Caroline Innerbichler.
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“Shucked” received positive reviews from most critics. Adam Feldman (Time Out...
- 4/5/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Hangovers and regret make many an Oscar-winning cocktail, giving new meaning to the expression “breakfast of champions.” Andrea Riseborough’s successful 25th-hour campaign adds the British actress to a long line of performers who’ve been recognized by the academy for playing characters with substance abuse issues (or on the receiving end of someone else’s). Her role in the microbudget “To Leslie” exemplifies all the hallmarks of a classic movie drunk: She is charismatic but volatile, tender yet selfish.
See Andrea Riseborough (‘To Leslie’) on her marathon of prep to play ‘cycles of shame’
Inspired by a true story, the film is about a single West Texas mom who wins the lottery but finds herself homeless six years later. The Guardian’s Adrian Horton describes Riseborough’s performance as the kind of “intense, full-immersion transformation that would draw the respect of other actors.” Film critic Emanuel Levy once hypothesized,...
See Andrea Riseborough (‘To Leslie’) on her marathon of prep to play ‘cycles of shame’
Inspired by a true story, the film is about a single West Texas mom who wins the lottery but finds herself homeless six years later. The Guardian’s Adrian Horton describes Riseborough’s performance as the kind of “intense, full-immersion transformation that would draw the respect of other actors.” Film critic Emanuel Levy once hypothesized,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Ronald Meyer and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Hangovers and regret make many an Oscar-winning cocktail, giving new meaning to the expression “breakfast of champions.” Andrea Riseborough’s successful 25th-hour campaign in 2023 adds the British actress to a long line of performers who’ve been recognized by the academy for playing characters with substance abuse issues (or on the receiving end of someone else’s). Her role in the microbudget “To Leslie” exemplifies all the hallmarks of a classic movie drunk: She is charismatic but volatile, tender yet selfish.
Inspired by a true story, the film is about a single West Texas mom who wins the lottery but finds herself homeless six years later. The Guardian’s Adrian Horton describes Riseborough’s performance as the kind of “intense, full-immersion transformation that would draw the respect of other actors.” Film critic Emanuel Levy once hypothesized, “Actors love to play dipsomaniacs because these roles allow them to have ‘big’ attention-grabbing scenes,...
Inspired by a true story, the film is about a single West Texas mom who wins the lottery but finds herself homeless six years later. The Guardian’s Adrian Horton describes Riseborough’s performance as the kind of “intense, full-immersion transformation that would draw the respect of other actors.” Film critic Emanuel Levy once hypothesized, “Actors love to play dipsomaniacs because these roles allow them to have ‘big’ attention-grabbing scenes,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Ronald Meyer and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
American drama miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble is finally making its way across the pond, bringing along with it a slew of positive critical reviews.
Adapted from Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s best-selling novel of the same name, the limited series stars Jesse Eisenberg as newly divorced dad Dr Toby Fleishman.
Just as he decides to enter the world of app-based dating, his ex-wife Rachel (Claire Danes) disappears, leaving him with their two young children, Hannah (Meara Mahoney-Gross) and Solly (Maxim Swinton).
While juggling parenting, friend reunions and work, Fleishman finally comes to realise he’ll have to confront his marriage’s failings to discover what happened to Rachel.
Following its November US release, Fleishman Is in Trouble was met with praise from critics and fans alike, which you can find a roundup of below.
“Fleishman Is In Trouble is a sharp, fierce, and funny adaptation of a truly great novel. And,...
Adapted from Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s best-selling novel of the same name, the limited series stars Jesse Eisenberg as newly divorced dad Dr Toby Fleishman.
Just as he decides to enter the world of app-based dating, his ex-wife Rachel (Claire Danes) disappears, leaving him with their two young children, Hannah (Meara Mahoney-Gross) and Solly (Maxim Swinton).
While juggling parenting, friend reunions and work, Fleishman finally comes to realise he’ll have to confront his marriage’s failings to discover what happened to Rachel.
Following its November US release, Fleishman Is in Trouble was met with praise from critics and fans alike, which you can find a roundup of below.
“Fleishman Is In Trouble is a sharp, fierce, and funny adaptation of a truly great novel. And,...
- 2/17/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
Bleecker Street has acquired Laurel Parmet’s feature directorial debut “The Starling Girl,” which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Last November, Parmet was named one of Variety‘s 10 Directors to Watch for 2023.
Bleecker Street will release the film theatrically later this year. The deal is for North American rights.
The drama follows 17-year-old Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen), who struggles to find her place in the fundamentalist Christian community that raised her. According to the film’s official synopsis, “even her greatest joy — the church dance group — is tempered by worry that her love of dance is actually sinful, and she’s caught between a burgeoning awareness of her own sexuality and an instinctive resistance to her mom’s insistence that the time has come to begin courting. She finds respite from her confusion in the encouragement of her youth pastor Owen (Lewis Pullman), who is likewise drawn...
Bleecker Street will release the film theatrically later this year. The deal is for North American rights.
The drama follows 17-year-old Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen), who struggles to find her place in the fundamentalist Christian community that raised her. According to the film’s official synopsis, “even her greatest joy — the church dance group — is tempered by worry that her love of dance is actually sinful, and she’s caught between a burgeoning awareness of her own sexuality and an instinctive resistance to her mom’s insistence that the time has come to begin courting. She finds respite from her confusion in the encouragement of her youth pastor Owen (Lewis Pullman), who is likewise drawn...
- 2/3/2023
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
From a sharp comedy reboot to an erotic political thriller, Guardian writers pick the hidden films of the year that people should know more about
Aftershock takes a sprawling, urgent, widely publicized yet still under-addressed national crisis – the shameful maternal mortality rate among Black women in the US – and grounds it in its more personal and galling form. The film, directed by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, examines the roots and manifestations of dire statistics through the advocacy journeys of two grieving families. Two Black mothers whose concerns were downplayed or dismissed, who died in New York hospitals months apart, who would be caring for their children if not for an extremely preventable combination of medical racism, financial pressure to perform C-sections and inadequate senses of urgency. I was crying within three minutes. The film, available to stream on Hulu, should be essential viewing as a window into the...
Aftershock takes a sprawling, urgent, widely publicized yet still under-addressed national crisis – the shameful maternal mortality rate among Black women in the US – and grounds it in its more personal and galling form. The film, directed by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, examines the roots and manifestations of dire statistics through the advocacy journeys of two grieving families. Two Black mothers whose concerns were downplayed or dismissed, who died in New York hospitals months apart, who would be caring for their children if not for an extremely preventable combination of medical racism, financial pressure to perform C-sections and inadequate senses of urgency. I was crying within three minutes. The film, available to stream on Hulu, should be essential viewing as a window into the...
- 12/28/2022
- by Adrian Horton, Catherine Shoard, Scott Tobias, Benjamin Lee, Lauren Mechling, Andrew Pulver, Guy Lodge, Radheyan Simonpillai, Veronica Esposito, Jesse Hassenger, Lisa Wong Macabasco and Andrew Lawrence
- The Guardian - Film News
One of the standout narratives of this year’s crop of nominations is the warm reception to Showtime’s freshman series “Yellowjackets.” The show follows two timelines, 1996 and 2021, focusing on the 1996 championship soccer team, the titular Yellowjackets, and their harrowing tale of survival, trauma and the aftermath of a devastating plane crash. Of the seven bids it received, the one category that has been generating buzz around a potential victory is Best Drama Actress for first-time nominee Melanie Lynskey. Can she upset the category’s front-runner, Zendaya (“Euphoria”)?
Lynskey has rocketed up to the number two slot in our combined odds. Her portrayal of Shauna Sheridan, a senior member of the Yellowjackets team who is struggling with the demons of her past, has garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Adrian Horton, arts writer for The Guardian, states, “Lynskey does by far the most emotional heavy lifting of the series,...
Lynskey has rocketed up to the number two slot in our combined odds. Her portrayal of Shauna Sheridan, a senior member of the Yellowjackets team who is struggling with the demons of her past, has garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Adrian Horton, arts writer for The Guardian, states, “Lynskey does by far the most emotional heavy lifting of the series,...
- 9/10/2022
- by Hunter K. Taylor
- Gold Derby
Last year Awkwafina made history as the first woman of Asian descent to win the Golden Globe for Comedy/Musical Actress category for “The Farewell.” This year she could do the same on the TV side for her Comedy Central hit “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.” The network renewed the show for a second season before the first had even started airing last winter.
From her start as a rapper and stand-up, Awkwafina went on to scene-stealing supporting roles in “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians” (both in 2018) before demonstrating her dramatic chops in the indie hit film “The Farewell.” She starred as a woman struggling to decide whether to tell her grandmother that she’s dying of cancer or go along with the lie the rest of the family has been telling the ailing woman.
In “Nora From Queens,” Awkwafina plays a fictionalized version of herself. Critics hailed both her performance and the show.
From her start as a rapper and stand-up, Awkwafina went on to scene-stealing supporting roles in “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians” (both in 2018) before demonstrating her dramatic chops in the indie hit film “The Farewell.” She starred as a woman struggling to decide whether to tell her grandmother that she’s dying of cancer or go along with the lie the rest of the family has been telling the ailing woman.
In “Nora From Queens,” Awkwafina plays a fictionalized version of herself. Critics hailed both her performance and the show.
- 1/3/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The cult hit series “Penny Dreadful” ran for three seasons on Showtime telling horror stories featuring Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Dr. Jekyll and more in an otherworldly London during the Victorian era. Now comes its followup, “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,” which isn’t connected to the original story but is also the brainchild of creator John Logan. It premieres on April 26. So does it capture the same magic (sometimes literally) as the previous series?
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As of this writing the series has a MetaCritic score of 66 based on eight reviews counted so far: four positive and four mixed, but none outright negative. That’s not too far off of the original “Penny Dreadful,” which launched to a MetaCritic score of 70 and averaged 74 over the course of its run. On Rotten Tomatoes it’s rated 70% fresh based on 10 reviews,...
SEEEmmys 2020 exclusive: Showtime categories for ‘Black Monday,’ ‘Homeland,’ ‘The Loudest Voice’ and more
As of this writing the series has a MetaCritic score of 66 based on eight reviews counted so far: four positive and four mixed, but none outright negative. That’s not too far off of the original “Penny Dreadful,” which launched to a MetaCritic score of 70 and averaged 74 over the course of its run. On Rotten Tomatoes it’s rated 70% fresh based on 10 reviews,...
- 4/24/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The year 2019 is barely two months old, but have we already been treated to a potential Oscar winner for 2020? Just a few months after Damien Chazelle‘s “First Man” dramatized Neil Armstrong‘s historic voyage to the moon, the documentary “Apollo 11” explores the same mission using newly discovered 65mm footage that shows us the event from the point of view of the astronauts, the Mission Control team and the spectators on the ground. And it’s already one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year.
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 89 based on 20 reviews — all positive. That score makes it the second highest rated film of the year so far, behind only “The Souvenir,” which comes out later this year, but has a 95 score based on rave reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival in January. “Apollo 11” also has 100% freshness on...
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 89 based on 20 reviews — all positive. That score makes it the second highest rated film of the year so far, behind only “The Souvenir,” which comes out later this year, but has a 95 score based on rave reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival in January. “Apollo 11” also has 100% freshness on...
- 3/1/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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