Tag: Don’t Worry Darling
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Chris Pine Deserved an Oscar for Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Hell or High Water’
We’ve seen the versatile and charming Chris Pine take on a litany of roles over his career that have stretched him both emotionally and physically. He has been the suave space pioneer Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek movie franchise, the sophisticated CIA special ops man in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, the charismatic…
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’s Ending Has Too Many Plot Holes
For a period of time last year, it felt like the world revolved around Don’t Worry Darling. Olivia Wilde’s second film was all anyone could talk about, from on-set feuds to love affairs to actual spitting. Despite mediocre reviews, it performed fairly well at the box office, earning a worldwide gross of $87 million. Now…
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‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine’s Daffy Absurdist Disaster of an L.A. Noir
I’m a fan of Chris Pine: the early Shatner-smooth charisma, the powerful chops he’s displayed in movies like “Hell or High Water,” the authoritative snap of his performance as the cult-leader heavy in “Don’t Worry Darling.” So I take no vicious pleasure in saying that “Poolman,” a movie that Pine co-wrote, directed, and stars in,…
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Talking Heads Concert Film ‘Stop Making Sense’ Becomes Imax’s Highest-Grossing Live Event
Jonathan Demme’s classic Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” returned to theaters for its 40th anniversary and became Imax’s highest-grossing live event. The film earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 Imax locations in North America, according to the company.All things considered, this is a pretty niche record within Imax. The previous…
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Don’t Worry Darling Is Generating A Whole New Wave Of Buzz Thanks To Netflix
Before Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling” had even hit theaters, it had already stirred up a lot of buzz — and controversy. The rumors and gossip surrounding the film have long since died down, but its move to streaming on Netflix has kicked up a new cloud of conversation.First, a quick rundown of…
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See the 33 Best Film and TV Posters of 2022
Before a trailer, the very first glimpse at a new film or upcoming TV show is its poster. The lush artwork or posed character portrait immediately gives a taste of what’s to come, and teases plot elements that may not fully come into focus until audiences watch the finished product.From spotting Ana de Armas’ transformation…
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Florence Pugh Was Fighting The Elements (And The Animals) On The Set Of The Wonder
Now that the dust has settled on the drama llama that has been the “Don’t Worry Darling” news cycle, Florence Pugh has a new project for viewers to take in on Netflix. Titled “The Wonder,” it stars Pugh as Lib Wright, a nurse who has been sent to the Irish countryside from England to investigate a…
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What’s New on Amazon Prime Video in November 2022
Amazon Prime Video has plenty of exciting content coming to subscribers this November. Fresh off of his role in Don’t Worry Darling, fans will get another dose of Harry Styles in the romantic drama My Policeman, where he stars opposite Emma Corrin and David Dawson. Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer will star in the western…
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‘Black Adam’ tops global box office with 140m debut; US opening boosts ‘Ticket To Paradise’
Warner Bros’ latest DC title saw a roughly even split between North America and international territories.World box office October 21-23 Rank Film (distributor)3-day (world) Cume (world) 3-day (int’l)Cume (int’l) Territories 1. Black Adam (Warner Bros) 140m 140m 73m 73m 77 2. Ticket To Paradise (Universal) 21.1m 96m 4.7m 80.2m 79 3. Smile (Paramount) 18.3m 166.2m…
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‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ ‘Blonde,’ and the Faux Feminism of 2022’s Most Debated Films (Opinion)
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for both “Don’t Worry Darling” and “Blonde.”]It’s been five years since the start of #MeToo, and mainstream Hollywood still doesn’t know what a truly feminist film looks like.The releases of the highly debated, female-directed “Don’t Worry Darling” and the would-be awards darling that reimagines Marilyn Monroe’s trauma, “Blonde,”…