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THE THING WITH FEATHERS Review: Big Bird and the Stages of Grief
There are a wide variety of memes on the Internet, where famous movie characters make alternative choices at the start of their story (Neo takes the blue pill, Harry doesn’t go with Hagrid, and so forth), and the end credits...
Now Playing: ETERNITY Romance, HAMNET Grief, WAKE UP DEAD MAN Mystery
Plus: 'Zootopia 2' from Disney, and 'The Thing With Feathers,' coming Friday.
Now Streaming: GOOD BOY, SANGRE DEL TORO, TRAIN DREAMS
Plus: 'After the Hunt' and 'The Roses.'
THE ROSES Review: Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in a Hilarious Tale of Marital Disharmony
Moments into The Roses, screenwriter Tony McNamara (The Great, Poor Things, The Favourite) and Jay Roach’s (Trumbo, Meet the Parents, the Austin Powers trilogy) remake of The War of the Roses, Danny DeVito’s 1989 masterpiece of marital disharmony, the titular...
Friday One Sheet: THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Something that comes up in almost every entry of this column, lately, is the omission of the credit block in movie posters. As if to single-handedly compensate for this, the BLT Communications design for the latest Wes Anderson film, The Phoenician...
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Official Trailer: Benicio del Toro And Mia Threapleton Lead an All-Star Cast in New Wes Anderson Film
Tis the season for another dose of the distinctiveness that is Wes Anderson. Variety got the jump on the official trailer for Anderson's new film. The Phoenician Scheme. Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton take the lead on this one, and...
4K Review: Criterion Harnesses THE POWER OF THE DOG For a Stunning Release
Jane Campion's revisionist Netflix Western stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Jesse Plemons.
Review: DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, Sam Raimi Puts His Stamp On The MCU With Style
The latest in the unending labyrinth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe hits theaters this Friday, and if it weren’t for Sam Raimi returning to the superhero fold, this writer probably wouldn’t have given Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of...
Review: SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, Typical Teen Blues
Tom Holland, Zendaya and Benedict Cumberbatch star in an action-adventure with heart, directed by Jon Watts.
Review: THE POWER OF THE DOG Simmers with Anger, Love, and Jealousy on the Waning Frontier
Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons star in Jane Campion's Montana-set Western.
Review: THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN, The Man Who Loved Cat Painting
Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, and Andrea Riseborough star in a historical biography, directed by Will Sharpe.
Exclusive Interview Footage: Tahar Rahim Talks THE MAURITANIAN
Jodie Foster stars in The Mauritanian as sage defense attorney Nancy Hollander, who takes on the real-life case of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim). Held for years, without charge or trial, in a detention camp on the island of Cuba,...
Review: THE COURIER, Enthralling Espionage
Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, and Rachel Brosnahan star in a British suspense drama, based on true events; directed by Dominic Cooke.
Review: THE MAURITANIAN, The Slow and the Infuriated
Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch star in director Kevin Macdonald's adaptation of a best-selling memoir.
Review: THE COURIER, A Modestly Engaging Spy Thriller
Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze and Rachel Brosnahan star in a thriller, directed by Dominic Cooke.
Destroy All Monsters: It's Not About You, DOCTOR STRANGE
One of the running jokes in Doctor Strange has Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) constantly having to reassert his title to anyone and everyone, because after the accident that shatters his hands sends him scouring the world for a cure, no...
The Many Faces Of Benedict Cumberbatch
Last week saw the premiere of Scott Derrickson's Doctor Strange in all sorts of places worldwide, and today the sorcerer supreme projects himself on screens across the USA and Canada. I thought the film to be a fun and spectacularly...
Review: DOCTOR STRANGE Brings Psychic Psychedelic Action
Once upon a time, when Iron Man turned out to be quite watchable and it became known what exactly Disney and Marvel were planning with their "Cinematic Universe", we were wondering how the hell they were going to fit in...
DOCTOR STRANGE: Cumberbatch & Co in Hong Kong with Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme
Earlier today, Marvel Studios kicked off the global promotional tour for Doctor Strange with their Asia press junket in Hong Kong. President Kevin Feige was in attendance, together with director Scott Derrickson, but all eyes were on the film’s two...
Cumberbatch Awakens In First DOCTOR STRANGE Teaser
The first teaser trailer for Marvel's Doctor Strange has just dropped and there is plenty to get excited about. Emanating a strong Batman Begins vibe, the film shows Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) having his mind well and truly blown...
