Charles Burnett on ‘Annihilation of Fish,’ plus week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The Slamdance Film Festival is currently…
Oscar races up for grabs?
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has some issues with the way the Dodgers celebrated after they thoroughly dismantled his team in the World Series.…
The Times of Troy: JuJu Watkins was the star of an epic movie, but it was real life
Hi, everyone! Welcome back to the Times of Troy newsletter. I’m Ryan Kartje, the Times’ USC beat writer, and I’ve been buzzing ever since Thursday’s…
‘Anora’ season once again in full swing
Would you pay a trillion dollars for California? Isn’t that what a home in Santa Monica goes for these days?I’m Glenn Whipp, columnist for the…
Valentine’s Day is for movie lovers, plus the week’s best
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.This week wraps up another season…
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ post-credits scene, explained
This story contains spoilers for “Captain America: Brave New World.” If you haven’t seen the movie yet, consider checking out our review instead. Is a…
Sean Baker doesn’t know he’s the front-runner with ‘Anora’
Upstairs at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Sean Baker is talking shop with veteran projectionist Ivan Rothberg as he’s threading the fifth reel of…
Masked Singer fans ‘work out’ Wolf is HUGE Hollywood star who has a movie in cinemas this week
THE Masked Singer Fans are convinced they've "worked out" a Hollywood heart-throb is behind Wolf's furry face.It comes after eagle-eyed ITV viewers called out a…
Selena Gomez on ‘Emilia Pérez’ controversy, if she’ll return to music
Selena Gomez responded to the controversy casting a shadow over her film “Emilia Pérez.” The Spanish-language musical, which leads the 2025 Oscar nominations with 13,…
Peter Bodgdanovich’s ‘Squirrels to the Nuts,’ restored
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Because of Sundance, I don’t…
‘Anora’ takes PGA and DGA. is the Oscar next?
An awards season notable for wild momentum swings saw another big shift Saturday night with Sean Baker’s “Anora” winning top honors from both the directors…
‘No Other Land’ review: Journalists unite for harrowing doc
Futility is one of the hardest things for cinema to convey. Storytelling is inherently geared to forward momentum and obstacles that can potentially be overcome.…
‘Parthenope’ review: Sorrentino returns with surface charms
A softer Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty”) is still a fertile imagemaker. That means a willing viewer can coast through much of the Italian writer-director’s…
Did László Tóth ever build that bowling alley?
“A good dip should whet the appetite, a great dip could be lunch and an excellent dip is really dinner.” Wise words from Times food…
September 5 film review: This thought-provoking film is full of moral dilemmas but is no Spielberg’s movie Munich
September 5(15) 95 mins★★★★☆GEN Z is going to be confused by this historical drama set way back in 1972.At the centre of the story is…
‘Brutalist’ team answers all your questions, even that scene
Every time Brady Corbet makes a movie, he’s thinking, “This could be the last one.” He doesn’t want it to be the last one, but…
Gigi Zumbado takes edge off Valentine’s Day slasher ‘Heart Eyes’
Love is a killer in the new Valentine’s Day horror flick “Heart Eyes” — but Gigi Zumbado brings levity and charm to this cheeky, yet…
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ trailer: Scarlett Johansson fights dinosaurs
More than 30 years and six movies later, the “Jurassic” universe is expanding again with “Jurassic World Rebirth.”Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali,…
How do these pitches from the 10 best picture nominees sound?
What movie will win the Oscar for best picture? The race, for the moment, is more of a free-for-all than it has been in years.…
How ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Wicked’ compare to other supersized movies
If “The Brutalist” wins the coveted best picture Oscar, it will be one of the longest films to ever do so, although its box-office take…