B+
On the vivacious Pose, triumph trumps tragedy
There’s a lot going on in Pose, the new FX drama that explores the origins of New York’s ball culture, but little of it…
Kate Mara on the glory of meeting The Real Housewives Of New York’s Dorinda Medley
Kate Mara and her husband Jamie Bell are not-so-secretly obsessed with The Real Housewives series. Mara recently met…
Ellen Page, Kate Mara, and Amy Seimetz can't fathom dating a Trump supporter
In their new film, My Days Of Mercy, Kate Mara and Ellen Page play lovers on the opposite ends of the political…
C
The exceptionally mild Megan Leavey should come with a “must love dogs” disclaimer
It’s undeniably heart-melting to see an animal demonstrate a pure and abiding devotion to its human companion. That is…
D+
An overqualified Shia LaBeouf can’t rescue Man Down
The low-wattage, high-concept psychological drama Man Down is too misbegotten to be rescued by Shia LaBeouf’s Method…
Shia LaBeouf goes to war in the trailer for Man Down
Last we saw Shia LaBeouf, he was rocking a rattail as a wild child in American Honey. In the trailer for Man Down, he’s…
B-
Morgan is no Ex-Machina, but it delivers some illogical fun
Lee Weathers (Kate Mara) is in corporate risk assessment, which does not fully explain why she’s driving out to the…
This AI-made trailer for Morgan fails to mention that the movie is about an evil AI
Get ready to breathe a sigh of relief, fellow humans, because at least one of our human jobs is in no danger of being…
An angsty artificial being goes on a killing spree in the first full Morgan trailer
Once merely a script on the 2014 Black List, the sci-fi thriller Morgan now has a full-length trailer. Written by Seth…
The teaser trailer for Morgan proves A.I. is always a bad idea
Two years ago, writer-director Seth W. Owen’s Morgan was included on the 2014 Black List, an annual tabulation of the…
C-
The inspirational thriller Captive could have used more inspiration
There’s no doubt that the inspirational thriller Captive is based on a true story, because, as they say, you can’t make…
Fantastic Four’s Kate Mara hasn’t seen Fantastic Four
Perhaps it’s a little too easy to dump on Fantastic Four. The film has become the go-to punching bag for people wanting…
Matt Damon’s more determined than ever in new The Martian trailer
The latest trailer for The Martian shows the indomitable spirit of (one) man—that’s Mark Watney (Matt Damon), Earth’s…
Kate Mara going for national sainthood with movie about dog-loving Iraq vet
Fresh off her work keeping Fox’s Fantastic Four copyright intact for another few years, Kate Mara has apparently set…
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Fourth time is not the charm for the Fantastic Four
Why is it so hard to make a good Fantastic Four movie? Marvel’s first superteam, that yammering surrogate family of…
Matt Damon takes solitude very seriously in this clip from The Martian
Based on what we’ve seen so far, Ridley Scott’s The Martian looks like it’s going to be a reasonably serious sci-fi…
Ellen Page and Kate Mara are Tiny Detectives
It’s a big day for True Detective casting news. Having previously locked down Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn as its…
Kate Mara may also be in Ridley Scott’s The Martian
The Martian continues to rack up potential female cast members, which seems strange for a story about one man stranded…