1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (408+ words) The weekend's box office numbers doubled as a baton-passing moment. "The Mandalorian and Grogu" plummeted close to 70 percent in its second frame, falling behind two movies with a combined budget of $11 million. The first "Star Wars" film in seven years…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (590+ words) Can things get any worse for "The Mandalorian and Grogu" mere days before its theatrical debut? The first new "Star Wars" movie in seven years has plenty riding on it. Small-screen "Star Wars" projects have either failed to ignite ("Skeleton…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (468+ words) Mark Hamill wasn't just Luke Skywalker. He was, and in some ways still is, the face of the "Star Wars" franchise. His death at the end of "The Last Jedi" didn't change that. That signature role is part of who…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (470+ words) Help me, cute little Grogu, you're our only hope! The "Star Wars" saga is in trouble following a dispiriting sequel trilogy and some less than stellar TV spinoffs. The less said about "The Acolyte," the better. The one ray of…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (653+ words) Richard Roeper said what he wasn't supposed to say about that 2016 "Ghostbusters" reboot. The veteran film critic suggested his peers graded the Paul Feig reboot "on a curve." That's not something a critic shares lightly, and Roeper isn't right-leaning by…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (968+ words) Clint Eastwood's "Space Cowboys" (2000) was a comeback for the legendary filmmaker and a project that initially seemed like a guilty pleasure. It emerged as a substantial and hugely enjoyable work. When it was first announced that Eastwood was playing an…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1243+ words) I love movies, I want to save movies, and this is about movies. Once, not just memorable but transformative music has become largely functional. The scores for "The Godfather," "The Rock," and "Bram Stoker's Dracula" are still etched into my…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (740+ words) Max Martini followed the light from director Guillermo del Toro's laser pointer on the set of 2013's "Pacific Rim." That helped the actor know where the Kaiju was at any given moment. For "Osiris," Martini could look the creatures straight…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (383+ words) Wherever director James Gunn goes, little brother Sean Gunn isn't far behind. The Hollywood duo routinely work together on film projects, most recently the older Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3." Sean Gunn plays Kraglin Obfonteri in that trilogy. Now,…...

11+ mon, 3+ day ago  (609+ words) Gina Carano's fight with Disney isn't going away. Nor should it. The Mouse House canned Carano in 2021 after she posted a plea for tolerance by comparing today's political climate to the early days of Nazi Germany. Critics interpreted her post…...