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With directorGavin O’Connor’sThe Accountantopening this weekend in theaters everywhere, last week I sat down withBen Affleckand O’Connor for an exclusive video interview. If you’ve seen in my interviews, sometimes I ask serious questions about the movie. Other times I might play a game. But for this one I went in with a few objectives: make both of them laugh a lot while talking aboutTom Brady,Star Wars, comic books, and Affleck’sBatmanmovie. Happy to report mission accomplished....

WithBruisedbeing her feature film directorial debut,Halle Berryhas earned her place among other highly regarded actors. Early on, before the MCU, she made herself known as the first onscreen Storm inX-Menand although her take inCatwomandidn’t get a great reception, she happily accepted her Razzie trophy–and thenshe destroyed it. But her body of work has been full of films that ranged in genre and dynamic characters she slipped into, making it look easy....

HBO has unveiled the first trailer for its prestige limited seriesBig Little Lies. Based on the bestsellingLiane Moriartybook of the same name, the event series starsNicole KidmanandReese Witherspoon, withWildandDallas Buyers ClubhelmerJean-Marc Valléedirecting all seven episodes andDavid E. Kelleywriting and serving as executive producer. The story is a character drama about life, focusing on women, ex-husbands, second wives, and motherhood, and the sprawling story makes a swell fit for the limited series format....

Netflix has debuted the trailer forBreak Point, its upcoming tennis documentary series (from the producers of and) modeled on the hit Formula 1 showF1: Drive to Survive. Divided into two parts, the first of which lands next week,Break Pointwill follow some of the sport’s hottest new talents across one grueling year on the pro tour. The trailer sets the stage for what was a particularly dramatic season, amid something of a power vacuum in the world of tennis....

Dakota Johnson,Jason Segeland Oscar winnerCasey Affleckare set to star in the indie dramaThe Friend, which hails fromBlackfishdirectorGabriela Cowperthwaite, it was announced Wednesday. The Friendtells the extraordinary true story of Nicole and Matthew Teague, who – after learning that Nicole has just six months to live – receive the unexpected support of their best friend, who decides to move into their family home and put his own life on hold. His impact on everyone is much greater – and more profound – than anyone could have imagined....

TheShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawseries had a certain subsection of the internet predisposed against it from the start. The ones who irrationally despise anything not catered to a white cishet male perspective, and who pop up as predictably as a Whack-A-Mole game. Those trollish voices only grew louder as showrunnerJessica Gao’s series crashed its way through the MCU’s doors with all the swagger of Aragorn at Helm’s Deep — but with a brazen smirk andunapologetically female perspective on daily life as a woman, and the far darker subjects naturally accompanying a phrase like “daily life as a woman....

The incoming tenth (and penultimate) installment of theFast and Furiousfranchise will now drift into theaters one month later than expected, with a newly-staked release date set for July 15, 2025. Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and the crew’s next adventure had initially been scheduled for release on June 25, 2025. The move likely comes in order forFast and Furious 10to claim a larger spot in the summer movie season. As a result of the shift, an untitled animated film from Dreamworks will release on the original April release date....

From writer/directorAlfonso Cuarón, the seven-partApple TV+seriesDisclaimerfollows acclaimed investigative journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Cate Blanchett) as she receives a novel from an unknown author that she quickly realizes she’s actually the main character of. It delves into her past and her darkest secrets but does so from a perspective that is very different from her own memories. As the audience learns about Catherine, she is reminded of her experience many years prior with a young man named Jonathan (Louis Partridge) while facing how that has shaped her and affected her own family in the present....

One of the most exciting aspects of directorPaul Feig’s vision for the newGhostbustersfilm was his aesthetic approach to the material. While the 1984 original certainly had impressive effects for its time, the field has advanced tremendously in the past 32 years, so the onus was on Feig to find the best way to bring these new ghosts to life. Refreshingly, instead of opting for something dark or gritty, Feig and cinematographerRobert Yeomanembraced a whole lotta color, offering up sumptuous visuals that perfectly complimented the tone of the film overall....

Over the past few months, the fantastic exhibition Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters has been on display at LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art). With the exhibition ending here in Los Angeles before moving on to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the Minneapolis Museum of Art (MIA), I was finally able to check it out and now understand why everyone has been raving about the exhibition....

One of the most contentious titles in the video game industry today won’t even be out until 2022 at the earliest. We’re talking, of course, about theHarry PotterRPG,Hogwarts Legacy. And, no, the ironic fact that it’s got “Legacy” in its title doesn’t escape us, because it’s the legacy of the world-famous franchise’s creatorJ.K. Rowlingthat’s driving much of the conversation behind what should be a highly anticipated video game. Now, Warner Bros....

Throughout the history of classic Hollywood,Henry Fondawas applicable across many genres. He thrived as a sheriff or cowboy in Westerns under the direction of eitherJohn FordorSergio Leone. He was the idyllic everyday individual in dramas, who expressed nobility during the Dust Bowl inThe Grapes of Wrathor inside a jury deliberation room in12 Angry Men. Most of all, Fonda carried an esteemed presence that made him perfect for playinghistorical icons or courageous men in stories about social issues....

Just days after Lucasfilm and Disney announced thatSteven SpielbergandHarrison Fordareofficially reuniting to bringIndiana Jones 5to the screen, the long-in-the-works project now has a screenwriter. This sequel is unique in thatGeorge Lucas, who came up with the story idea and produced the previous fourIndiana Jonesfilms, is not involved—officially at least—but Spielberg is enlisting a trusted collaborator to pen the screenplay:David Koepp. PerTHR, theJurassic Parkscribe has been tapped to bring this newIndiana Jonesfilm to the screen, marking the fifth film Koepp has written for Spielberg, whose collaborations also includeThe Lost World: Jurassic Park,War of the Worlds, andIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull....