A new ‘Spider-Man’ trailer, Minions at Wendy’s, and I have questions about the Enchirito
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Milly Alcock and Eve Ridley (and Jason Momoa) are ready to scour the galaxy to save the super pet.
Thanks to moviegoers spending $54.5M on the Ryan Gosling adaptation, the film rockets to the 2026 box office’s top spot.
You gotta see Dwayne Johnson’s wig. PLUS: ‘Project Hail Mary’ takes a victory lap, Ryan Gosling teams up with The Daniels, and Stephen Colbert is writing a ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie.
With the exception of the pandemic-era ceremony, the Oscars have called the current venue home since 2002.
Ryan Gosling and a puppet alien blew away expectations and soared to one of the best debuts for a non-sequel/non-franchise film in over a decade with an $80.6M weekend.
Ryan Gosling and a puppet are my new favorite duo. PLUS: The first trailers for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’ looks great, and is Conan O’Brien an Oscar host for life?
The Punisher and Bruce Banner have joined Peter Parker as he experiences a rebirth.
‘I’m not afraid to die. But I must not die ... yet,’ Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides vows in first look at the Denis Villeneuve film.
‘Reminders of Him’ couldn’t match the performance that ‘It Ends With Him’ set for a Colleen Hoover adaptation.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film scored 6 wins. Ryan Coogler’s had 4. Even ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ had a fun night.
Wait ... what? PLUS: New trailers for Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ and Ben McKenzie’s crypto doc, Kate Winslet goes on ‘The Hunt for Gollum,’ and Pixar’s top creative doesn’t appear to get that his studio is in the emotional trauma business.
The $46M opening weekend for ‘Hoppers’ further drives home the divide between Pixar’s sequels and new projects.
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