Movies - Page 60
No magic here: Practical Magic 2's early word calls it a 'tepid sequel'
First reactions to Practical Magic 2 have dropped — and for Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s returning witches, the early verdict isn’t exactly spellbinding.
September 6, 2026 6:13 pm
Venice saw Danny Boyle's film about Murdoch buying The Sun, and the reactions are ecstatic
First reactions tip Danny Boyle’s 'Ink' for scene-stealing turns from two actors — just not the ones you’re thinking of.
September 6, 2026 5:05 pm
The Odyssey just did something at the box office we haven’t seen in 17 years
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has pulled off a box-office feat no film has managed in 17 years — and you’ll want to see the number driving it.
September 6, 2026 4:46 pm
The Flash almost had a Bruce Wayne who never became Batman, just an aimless party boy
The Flash writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have teased their original version took a wild swing — including a Batman-shaking twist you won’t see coming.
September 6, 2026 4:36 pm
Turns out not even Statham, Wahlberg and Gibson could reboot this 92-minute crime thriller masterpiece
Sir John Boorman’s 1967 movie, based on Donald E. Westlake’s first Parker novel, has spawned three underwhelming reboots — which rather tells its own story, doesn’t it?
September 6, 2026 3:57 pm
Gritty Chris Hansen biopic Primetime gets early love for Robert Pattinson
Early buzz on Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime points to a gritty Chris Hansen biopic lit up by one performance — the kind that sets tongues wagging.
September 6, 2026 3:56 pm
Charlie Sheen had to stop the studio sacking his co-star, and Navy SEALs still became a cult film
Charlie Sheen and Michael Biehn hated making Navy SEALs, yet the troubled 1990 actioner turned into a cult classic — and the route there isn’t what you’d expect.
September 6, 2026 3:39 pm
Netflix drops Apatow's Funny People on 16 September, the film that never made its money back
An underrated 2009 Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen comedy that struggled at the box office but fared better with critics is about to vanish from a major streamer.
September 6, 2026 2:43 pm
A Reddit horror thread became a novel, and now Lily James is buying the haunted ranch
Seasons has just bolstered its ranks, with Lily James now joined in Companion director Drew Hancock’s supernatural horror thriller by names you’ll recognise.
September 6, 2026 2:14 pm
Alpha is No. 3 on Netflix's non-English chart with 3.3 million views and a 22% Rotten Tomatoes score
Netflix’s latest action thriller raids the Jason Bourne toolbox with gleeful abandon — the question is whether that mash-up really delivers the high-octane espionage rush it’s chasing.
September 5, 2026 11:12 pm