Salon: Movie
- Warning to "Wicked" theatergoers issued by AMC Theaters: Nobody wants to hear you sing
Thursday - 11/21/2024 - 04:10 PMThe theater chain is putting an end to this drama nerd carrying on with a new 30-second advisory before screenings
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "The Apprentice" illuminates the making of our once and future strongman president
Sunday - 11/10/2024 - 01:30 PMTime to revisit the story of the man who made Trump who he is today, now available on digital
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From "Freaks and Geeks" to fallout: Inside the bitter end of James Franco and Seth Rogen’s bromance
Tuesday - 10/29/2024 - 04:26 PMFranco recently expressed sadness over the estrangement, acknowledging the end of their yearslong friendship
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "We Live in Time": A heavy-handed cancer drama Florence Pugh can't save
Friday - 10/11/2024 - 01:30 PMThe film’s wedged emotional beats and awkward narrative fail to generate the intended sympathy
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Corey Feldman on why "The Birthday" is his favorite, even though it took 20 years to release
Tuesday - 10/01/2024 - 01:30 PMFeldman says that although his new favorite role is decades old, it "has its reward" in this long-awaited release
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "A Different Man": Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson and director Schimberg shatter ableism tropes
Saturday - 09/21/2024 - 01:30 PMThe director and cast describe why viewers may be made uncomfortable by A24's thriller, starring Sebastian Stan
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tyrese on "1992," making Hollywood uncomfortable and rejecting "wack" R&B
Sunday - 09/15/2024 - 01:30 PMThe "1992" movie star and singer opens up about Hollywood cowardice and the pain that inspired his new album
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "He created his own legend": "The Goldman Case" reshoots famed trial with a "very seductive" suspect
Friday - 09/06/2024 - 01:14 PMDirector Cédric Kahn discusses recreating the trial of a man who "had a relationship to truth that was very blurry"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From Hugh Grant to Emma Thompson, "It was on everyone’s checklist to make a Merchant Ivory film"
Friday - 08/30/2024 - 03:55 PMStephen Soucy discusses his documentary that explores the filmmaking duo behind "Howards End," "Maurice" and more
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Don't overthink "Alien: Romulus," a thrilling adventure that doesn't aspire beyond its homage orbit
Friday - 08/16/2024 - 01:30 PMDirector Fede Álvarez returns to the 1979 movie's horror roots and dumps the excess freight of intellectual themes
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- "Interview with the Vampire" reminds us, 30 years later, that hope springs eternal
Saturday - 11/16/2024 - 01:30 PMFinding something to hold onto, like Louis’ vampire child or a dog named Dracula, can pull us back to life
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Freedom" transforms "Emily in Paris" star Lucas Bravo from heartthrob to heist master
Monday - 11/04/2024 - 01:29 PMBravo spoke to Salon about his role in Mélanie Laurent's caper film, inhabiting real-life rogue Bruno Sulak
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bearer bonds are in your favorite '80s action movie — but what are they?
Wednesday - 10/16/2024 - 08:30 AMThey were a perfect target and tool for criminals
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "The Shining" is woke: Experts on race, Jewishness and toxic masculinity
Monday - 10/07/2024 - 01:30 PMSalon spoke with a horror filmmaker and numerous Stanley Kubrick experts to discuss "The Shining"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Saturday Night": Jason Reitman captures the chaos and comedy of a TV revolution
Thursday - 09/26/2024 - 01:30 PMAlthough a few characters feel underdeveloped, Reitman nails the hectic ambition of 1975 "SNL"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "The Substance" explores the dark side of society's beauty obsession
Friday - 09/20/2024 - 11:59 AMDespite a chaotic final act, Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley shine in this darkly humorous body horror film
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How A24's "The Front Room" honors Brandy's '90s hit "The Boy Is Mine" with its buzzy marketing
Monday - 09/09/2024 - 02:25 PMThis is Brandy's return to the horror genre after a role in "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" in 1998
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "I didn't expect the impact": Andra Day reflects on "Rise Up" and why she's OK being called a "diva"
Thursday - 09/05/2024 - 01:30 PMThe Oscar-nominated actress and Grammy winner opens up about working with Glenn Close in "The Deliverance"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - We need to talk about Andy: The best "Alien: Romulus" character has glitches
Monday - 08/26/2024 - 01:30 PMDavid Jonsson's work lends weight to the new "Alien" chapter. His android also evokes an unfortunate movie cliché
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Recut "Caligula": Less sex and more plot will "right one of the greatest wrongs in cinema history"
Thursday - 08/15/2024 - 01:30 PM"Ultimate Cut" producer on fixing the 1979 film, featuring orgies and castration, deemed "a betrayal of the actors"
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- "Wicked" is a bewitching spectacle that smartly probes who has power in a beloved fairy tale
Tuesday - 11/19/2024 - 03:00 PMCynthia Erivo is moving while Ariana Grande delights in an entertaining holiday event film that defies expectations
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Zemeckis' "Here" offers snapshots of history, but can it escape the "Forrest Gump" shadow?
Saturday - 11/02/2024 - 01:30 PM"Here" takes a less in-depth approach, presenting historical events without fully addressing the complexities
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In "Anora," director Sean Baker paints a dazzling portrait of love, loss and self-discovery
Friday - 10/18/2024 - 01:29 PMMikey Madison's mesmerizing performance as a complex sex worker defies simple labels
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Hold Your Breath": Sarah Paulson is stellar in Hulu's paranoiac Dust Bowl horror film
Thursday - 10/03/2024 - 01:30 PMPaulson's performance commands attention in this psycho-thriller, but the film falters with a predictable plotline
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Angelina Jolie shines in "Maria," with a star power too grand for CGI constraints
Saturday - 09/28/2024 - 01:29 PMOpera and stardom collide in Pablo Larraín's biopic, with Jolie off a run in the MCU as singer Maria Callas
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tim Burton's use of a "Soul Train" scene in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" was probably not the best idea
Sunday - 09/15/2024 - 01:29 PMBurton's attempt at diversity falls flat, worsening casting controversies with a problematic cultural reference
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The cringe trinity and chaos: How "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" defies sequel expectations
Monday - 09/09/2024 - 01:29 PMTim Burton's long-awaited return to the dark and unusual world of bio-exorcism owes its charm to its new characters
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The desirability of being "half-Asian Chris"
Saturday - 08/31/2024 - 01:30 PMThe racial dynamics in Sean Wang's "Dìdi" remind me of wanting to be closer to whiteness in my Bay Area childhood
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From "10" to "Victor/Victoria," PBS' delightful Blake Edwards doc honors the lover of slapstick
Tuesday - 08/27/2024 - 12:30 PMJulie Andrews, Patton Oswalt, Bo Derek and more weigh in on the iconic filmmaker of "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kit Harington admits he didn't take "Eternals" role because it was "different and interesting"
Wednesday - 08/14/2024 - 02:22 PMThe actor, who appears in the third season of HBO's "Industry," also weighs in on the scrapped Jon Snow project
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