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The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of ‘The Odyssey’

August 3, 2026 J. Barnes 0 Comments ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Ben-Hur, Brad Pitt, Brett Ratner, casting, Christopher Nolan, Elon Musk, Exodus Gods and Kings, film criticism, Greek history, Greek mythology, Hercules, Hollywood, Homer, Hugh Jackman, Jason and the Argonauts, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, Mel Gibson, movie review, Nicholas Galitzine, Renny Harlin, representation, Ridley Scott, The Legend of Hercules, The Odyssey, The Passion of the Christ, The Ten Commandments, Theo James, Tom Holland, Troy, whitewashing, Zendaya, Zoe Kazan

Where are the Greek actors for a Greek epic?

Spider Man Is Back and More Emo Than Ever

July 30, 2026August 12, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Avengers Doomsday, Bruce Banner, Chris McKenna, comic book movies, Destin Daniel Cretton, Empire State University, Erik Sommers, Florence Pugh, Hulk, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios, MCU, Michael Mando, movie review, New York City, Peter Parker, Queens, Sadie Sink, Scorpion, Sony Pictures, Spider-Man, Spider-Man Brand New Day, superhero movies, The Hand, The Punisher, Tom Holland, X-Men, Yelena Belova, Zendaya

Can the web-slinging superhero save the world and also have friends?

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Kevin Sorbo Lost Hollywood. Kelsey Grammer Learned How to Beat It.

July 28, 2026August 1, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Angel Studios, anti-woke, Athena, Avengers Doomsday, Ben Shapiro, box office, cancel culture, celebrities, Christian films, Christopher Nolan, conservative media, Donald Trump, Eden's Choice, Elon Musk, faith-based films, film industry, Fox News, Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Hollywood, JC Films, Jesus Revolution, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, movie criticism, Night at the Museum of the Bible, Pickleball Pete, Supergirl, Tea Party, The Marvels, The Odyssey, Xena, Young Washington, Zendaya

Two conservative actors took very different paths after falling out of the Hollywood consensus

‘The Odyssey’ Is the Most Christopher Nolan Film Yet

July 16, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 70mm, adaptation, ancient Greece, Anne Hathaway, Athena, Benny Safdie, Bill Irwin, Calypso, Charlize Theron, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, Circe, Classics, Cyclops, Elliot Page, epic films, Greek epic, Greek mythology, Hades, Homer, IMAX, Ithaca, literature, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, movie review, mythology, Odysseus, Odyssey review, Penelope, Polyphemus, practical effects, Robert Pattinson, Samantha Morton, Telemachus, The Odyssey, Tom Holland, Travis Scott, Trojan War, Zendaya

A star-studded epic brings Homer to the 21st century

‘The Drama’ Uses Vomit in Place of Emotion, That’s Just the Start

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Alana Haim, Boston films, controversial films, dark comedy, European cinema, film criticism, film review, Indie Film, Kristoffer Borgli, Mamoudou Athie, Millennials, Robert Pattinson, romantic comedy satire, The Drama, Zendaya

Kristoffer Borgli wants to skewer modern romcom conventions but ends with a smug exercise in millennial self-loathing

Amazing Spider Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2, A Decade Later

May 9, 2024May 13, 2024 Cezary Strusiewicz 0 Comments Amazing Spider-Man 2, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Marc Webb, Tom Holland, Zendaya

Much-maligned franchise movie is still unbeatable when it comes to superhero romance

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BFG Podcast #149

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Challengers, Josh O'Connor, Luca Guadagnino, Mike Faist, PEN America, Salman Rushdie, Zendaya

‘Challengers,’ writers intimidate PEN America, and a new memoir from Salman Rushdie

Challengers

Ball Boys

April 27, 2024 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Atticus Ross, Challengers, Josh O'Connor, Justin Kurtizkes, Luca Guadagnino, Mike Faist, Trent Reznor, Zendaya

‘Challengers,’ a spicy love-triangle tennis melodrama from director Luca Guadagnino

Dune

‘Dune Part 2’: An Epic, Brilliant Psychedelic Space Trip

February 29, 2024March 11, 2024 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Christopher Walken, Dune Part Two, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem, Léa Seydoux, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya

Sequel continues a sci-fi saga for all time

Venice

Venice Biennale 2023: The Show Goes On

September 8, 2023 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments Bradley Cooper, Challengers, Don't Worry Darling, Edoardo de Angelis, Josh O'Connell, Luca Guadagnino, Maestro, Mike Faist, Pierfrancesco Favinio, Poor Things, Timothée Chalamet, Venice Film Festival, Yorgos Lanthimos, Zendaya

A film festival, mostly without stars

Promising Young Woman

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Unpromising Old Reviewer

January 29, 2021 Jake Harris 0 Comments Carey Mulligan, Dennis Harvey, Emerald Fennell, Margot Robbie, Promising Young Woman, Variety, Zendaya

‘Variety’ apologizes for ‘Promising Young Woman’ review, but the Internet demands blood

Dune

‘Dune’ is the Mind-Killer

September 10, 2020September 15, 2020 Scott Gold 0 Comments Charlotte Rampling, David Lynch, Denis Villenueve, Dune, Frank Herbert, Hans Zimmer, Josh Brolin, Kyle MacLachlan, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya

The Sleeper has awakened! (again): A lifelong ‘Dune’ fanboy on the new trailer for Denis Villenueve’s psychedelic space epic

Spider-Man: Far From Good

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Mysterio, Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson, Spider-Man, Tom Holland, Zendaya

‘Far From Home’ is a WTF Entry from the MCU

Dysphoria

June 26, 2019June 25, 2019 Elijah Pollack 0 Comments Euphoria, HBO, Zendaya

HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Does Not Whatsoever Reflect the Lives of Real Teens. Signed, a Real Teenager.

Never Enough

‘A Star Is Born’: The 19th Century Edition

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Neal Pollack 0 Comments A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman, lady gaga, Loren Allred, Never Enough, Rebecca Ferguson, The Greatest Showman, Zac Efron, Zendaya

The Greatest Showman’s Amazingly Insane Diva Moment