The 20 Worst Films Of 2016
We have a great job. We know that. But along with all the sunshine, there's gotta be a little rain sometimes, and while we spend weeks in late November and December in deliberations about the best of the year i...
Beyonce Dominates 59th Grammy Nominations As ‘Suicide Squad’ Gets 3 Nods
Oscar's big nomination day is still over a month away, but music got its moment in the spotlight as The Recording Academy revealed the nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards this morning and, as expected, Queen Be...
20 Contenders In VFX Oscar Race Include ‘Batman v Superman,’ ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Rogue One,’ More
While the awards season is geared specifically to honor the more artistic achievements of the medium across the last year, for those who like their entertainment with a little more spectacle, there's always the...
‘Ben Hur’ Is Officially The Summer’s Biggest Flop, Losing $120 Million
It was, as you’ll have noticed from everybody talking about it constantly, and from all the lousy movies you saw, a bad summer creatively and commercially for Hollywood. Aside from “Captain America: Civil War” ...
The Winners & Losers Of The 2016 Summer Movie Season
September is here, and the fall film festivals have started —check out our Venice coverage so far, and our Telluride coverage starts tomorrow and TIFF next week. Nevertheless, the days are getting shorter and t...
Worst Movie Summer Ever: An Investigation
WORST. SUMMER. EVER. By now you've heard that refrain applied to the 2016 blockbuster season. Normally, we're highly skeptical of any claims that suggest that the times we're living in right this second are so...
The 15 Worst Films Of 2016 So Far
You know us —it's all sunshine and buttercups round here. Almost every other day of the year, we can be found frolicking in the bee-loud glades of cinephilia, delighting in the wonders on display with the unjad...
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Underperforms, ‘Popstar’ Flops: Box Office
Hollywood is obviously focused on franchises, sequels and leveraging any kind of brand-based intellectual property: 'Lego,' 'Angry Birds,' Pez, Emojis — you name it. But as we posited earlier in the week, brand...
How Summer 2016 Could Rock Hollywood’s Confidence In Franchises & Sequels
It’s been true for a long time, but it seems that 2016 offers more proof than ever that major studios are reluctant to make a film that’s not based on existing intellectual property. Everybody in Hollywood envi...
‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ & ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Underwhelm On Memorial Day Weekend: Box Office
With summer arriving in a beautiful blaze on Memorial Day weekend, moviegoers opted to stay outdoors rather than dive into Hollywood's offering of two major blockbuster sequels. The result was a pair of franchi...
10 Sequels No One Asked For
When it comes to sequels in Hollywood, in general you reap what you sow. But sometimes it's a bitter harvest indeed, as this week's "Alice Through The Looking Glass" proves (our review here). The sequel to the ...
Review: Pitiful, Unpleasant Sequel ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ Starring Johnny Depp & Mia Wasikowska
The Hatter (Johnny Depp) is less mad than sad in “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” and that’s also true of the film itself, a pitiful sequel that decisively sullies any goodwill one might have felt for these D...
Watch: More Adventure Revealed In New Extended-Look Trailer For ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’
Well, here's an odd one. Tim Burton, who definitely did not direct the sequel to "Alice In Wonderland," is here introducing the extended trailer for "Alice Through The Looking Glass." Maybe James Bobin was busy...
Watch: Mia Wasikowska Races Against Time In New Trailer & 2 Clips For ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’
So far this year, Disney has been dominating the box office. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" played in cinemas for months, "Zootopia" became a massive animated hit, "The Jungle Book" exceeded expectations, and "...
The 40 Most Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2016
Obviously the biggest event of the summer is The Playlist moving to the shiny new digs in which you’re now seeing us. But seriously, the summer movie months are packed with films both big and small guaranteed t...