‘Rob Peace’ review: Flattens out complexity of a true story
Statistics about the social mobility of Black lives don’t always do justice to what it looks like up close for one person. That’s where movies…
‘Skincare’ review: A neurotic Hollywood facialist is stalked
Director Austin Peters makes his narrative feature debut with “Skincare,” a slice of nasty L.A. noir set within the beauty industry, starring Elizabeth Banks as…
International movie star and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88
PARIS — Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, has…
The best movies in L.A.: Shelley Duvall, ‘La Bamba’ and more
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Gena Rowlands died Wednesday at age…
The 5 best moments in the ‘Alien’ franchise
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who’s had a nightmare about working for the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.Hollywood’s most rapacious fictional conglomerate returns in “Alien:…
‘It Ends With Us’ movie banned in Qatar for kissing scenes
Sony Pictures’ hit film adaptation of “It Ends With Us” has been prohibited from screening in Qatar, the Los Angeles Times confirmed Monday.The country’s censorship…
Co-op meal deal offers pizza, ice-cream & a movie for just £5 – but there’s a catch to get the money off
CO-OP shoppers are buzzing over a meal deal that’s too good to resist – two pizzas, a tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and…
‘Dance First’ review: Gabriel Byrne portrays Samuel Beckett
It would be hard to imagine a genre more antithetical to the modernist sensibility of Samuel Beckett than the biopic. The Irish writer who relocated…
Harry Potter star unrecognisable 17 years after hit film as he reunites with co-star from the movie
Harry Potter Louis Cordice star looks unrecognisable fifteen years after he appeared on the beloved franchise – as he reunites with movie co-star.It was almost…
Disney announces ‘Greatest Showman’ stage musical at D23
Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for — “The Greatest Showman” is coming to the stage.Disney Theatricals is developing a stage musical…
‘Cuckoo’ review: An enjoyably stylish European nightmare
Tilman Singer’s “Cuckoo” is a horror film that‘s unlike anything you’ve ever seen, even though it pays overt homage to its predecessors in the genre.…
Cate Blanchett: ‘No one got paid’ to do ‘Lord of the Rings’
Cate Blanchett has revealed that she and fellow cast members of one of the highest-grossing film series, “The Lord of the Rings,” weren’t paid nearly…
Director India Donaldson cuts her own path with ‘Good One’
India Donaldson was done with acting when she was about 7 years old. In fact, it’s one of her earliest memories. Her father, the veteran…
Ryan Reynolds responds to vet clinic’s free belly-rubs offer
Ryan Reynolds found an offer he couldn’t refuse on a sign from the Okanagan Veterinary Hospital in British Columbia, which offered “free belly rubs” for…
Hollywood’s diversity regression includes women in less leading roles
“Barbie” might have dominated the box office last year, but 2023 marked a regression for women in film.According to a new report released Monday by…
‘The Instigators’ review: Damon and Affleck, comic criminals
Moviegoers and critics often say that what they want more from films is originality. But let’s not dismiss the sturdy pleasures of the reliably familiar.…
Heady journeys into indie sci-fi, plus the week’s best films
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.As part of an ongoing series…
‘Shōgun’ saved the day – Los Angeles Times
After a long flight, is there anything better for the soul (and the circulation) than a forced march to a ride-share lot? Newsletter From the…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Andrew Bird
For Andrew Bird, Sundays hold special meaning. Those were the days when jazz would be etched into his subconscious before sunrise — as a 20-something…
Review: ‘Clue’ at the Ahmanson is mindless fun
Whether you agree with the choice of punctuation in “Clue: Live on Stage!” depends to a large extent on what you think of Jonathan Lynn’s…