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‘Hearts Beat Loud’ Review: Nick Offerman & Kiersey Clemons Form Your New Favorite Band [Sundance] Movies about fractured families are easy to come by at the Sundance Film Festival, so it takes something special to make them stand out. In the case ofHearts Beat Loudfrom writer/directorBrett Haley(The Hero, I’ll See You in My Dreams), the special ingredient comes in the form ofNick OffermanandKiersey Clemonsas a father and daughter who have had trouble connecting since the death of his wife and find a connection by forming a band with some real potential....

‘Lady Bird’ Just Became The Best-Reviewed Movie On Rotten Tomatoes Lady Birdhas just done something that’s never been done before.Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut is officially the best reviewed movie on Rotten Tomatoes, edging outToy Story 2for the movie with the most reviews to hold a 100% score. With 169 “Fresh” reviews and 0 “Rotten” reviews,Lady Birdhas officially broken the review aggregator website’s record for the best-reviewed movie. Previously,Toy Story 2held the record with 163 reviews....

‘Little Woods’ Trailer: Tessa Thompson And Lily James Are Sisters Caught In A Bad-To-Worse Situation When rising filmmakerNia DaCostawasannouncedas the director of the buzzy Jordan Peele-producedCandymanreboot, it might have been odd to some that she didn’t have one feature film under her belt. But she did, and it’s finally making its way to theaters. DaCosta’s dazzling directorial debut,Little Woods, a neo-Western starringTessa ThompsonandLily Jamesin powerful lead performances as two sisters in an economically depressed North Dakotan town who are on the verge of losing their mother’s home....

‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’ Trailer: Angelina Jolie Cannot Hold Her Peace Angelina Jolieis back in black forMaleficent: Mistress of Evil,the sequel to the 2014 box office hitMaleficent. But there’s a reason for her sudden heel turn after the famous Disney villainess had seemingly turned over a new leaf in the revisionist take onSleeping Beauty. Find out why in the newMaleficent Mistress of Eviltrailer below. Maleficent Mistress of Evil Trailer It turns out that Maleficent’s reason for waging war againstMichelle Pfeifferand betraying her beloved goddaughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) is because she’s an…overbearing mother?...

‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Easter Eggs And Cameos: Exploring The Countless References To Just About Everything InRalph Breaks the Internet, Ralph and Vanellope head into the wild and vast realm of the internet for a new and exciting adventure. As you may probably guess, Disney’s highly-anticipated sequel to 2012’sWreck-It Ralphis packed with cameos and Easter eggs. With Ralph and Vanellope leaving their tiny arcade for the seemingly boundless internet, those references aren’t limited to video games....

‘Solar Opposites’ Review: The Lunacy Of ‘Rick And Morty’ Meets The Classic Family Sitcom For Deranged Hilarity Rick and Mortyis known for insane space adventures that take the titular uncle and nephew duo (and sometimes the rest of their depressing suburban family) into grotesque, weird, violent, and disturbing planets, galaxies, alternate timelines, and various other sci-fi landscapes. You might expect more of the same from the new Hulu animated seriesSolar Oppositessince it hails from fromRick and Mortyco-creatorJustin Roilandand series writerMike McMahan, especially since it follows a “family” of aliens stranded on Earth who are forced to deal with the dredges of humanity and suburban life....

‘Spider-Man’ Director Short List Update: Two Favorites And A New Contender Now thatAvengers: Age of Ultronhas landed safely in theaters, it’s time to look ahead toward Phase Three. One of the biggest developments coming our way is the introduction of a newSpider-Man, who already has a solo film set for 2017. And it seems Marvel and Sony are just about ready to step forward with a new director. According to a new report, names on the Spider-Man director short list includeJonathan Levine(50/50),Ted Melfi(St....

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “Aftermath” This post containsspoilersfor the first episode ofStar Wars: The Bad Batch. The Clone Wars aren’t actually over whenStar Wars: The Bad Batchbegins. That’s why the logo fromStar Wars:The Clone Warsburns off into the logo forThe Bad Batchat the start of this series –it signals that we’re in for something different and worrisome. And given the ’80s action aesthetic of the series, it’s no surprise....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Details We Learned From The Visual Dictionary We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Written by the Lucasfilm Story Group’s ownPablo Hidalgo,Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Visual Dictionaryis a fun book showcasing many of the characters, props, locations, and vehicles from the film. The great thing about these Visual Dictionaries is that they give us newStar Warscanon information and explanations for things that might not have been clear in the film itself....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ VFX Breakdowns Reveal Snoke, The Battle Of Crait & More Movie Magic Most of the hype for the Oscars, as usual, surrounds the nominees for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, but the technical awards deserve some attention too. Case in point: Industrial Light and Magic has been showing off all the hard work they put intoStar Wars: The Last Jediwith its impressive array of visual effects....

‘The Glorias’: Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem Biopic Will Stream On Amazon Next Month Since directing 2007’s operatic, Beatles-inspired musicalAcross the Universe, filmmakerJulie Taymorhas only directed two movies: 2010’sThe Tempest, and a filmed version of her stage showJulie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dreamin 2014. Now she’s back withThe Glorias, a biopic of feminist icon Gloria Steinem which starsJulianne Moore,Alicia Vikander,Janelle Monáe, and more. The film, like so many others over the past few months, was originally slated for a theatrical release, but amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Amazon Prime Video has scooped up the movie and will make it available for audiences to stream starting next month....

‘The OA Part II’ Early Buzz: Season 2 Doubles Down On The Crazy Ambition That Made Brit Marling’s Netflix Series So Weird And Wonderful WhenBrit MarlingandZal Batmanglijdebuted their passion projectThe OAon Netflix in 2016, critics raved about the dizzying, dazzling, divisive sci-fi series that followed a young blind woman who returned after a mysterious disappearance with her sight restored. New episodes never debuted, leaving only a legacy of controversy and the memory of a weird modern dance scene in its finale....

‘Untouchable’ Review: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Speak Out Against The Disgraced Mogul [Sundance] My first thought aboutUntouchable, the new documentary about Hollywood mega-producer and sexual predatorHarvey Weinstein, was that it didn’t bring anything new to the table. But that’s not entirely true – the film reiterates every detail you already know from the key reports that have been published about him, but the true power of this movie (and for me, the only reason it should exist at all) comes in its interviews with Weinstein’s victims, and the stories from these women are just as heart-rending and disturbing as you probably imagine....