As expected, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (which I will see tomorrow with the rest of the Plebes), has received great reviews, exceptional even. I doubt there will be any detractors, not even on the Right. As I suspected, the culture war stuff was a trap and unfortunately, the Right fell right into it (but I will find out to what extent tomorrow). At any rate, the epic is receiving high praise and is on track to gross around $100 million in its...

A cellist finds himself home after 20 years on the road. That's all we get about what Behemoth! is about, though there are women involved, Eva Victor and Olivia Wilde. Pedro Pascal is the lead, Will Arnett is supporting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrMGdrCJ5Ck   Written & Directed by: Tony Gilroy Produced By: Tony Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg and John Gilroy Starring: Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Alexa Swinton, Kaya Ralls, Erik Griffin, Jobeth Williams, Margarita Levieva, with Hank Azaria and Will Arnett. Stills courtesy of...

  Right after I had submitted last week’s title regarding what may or may not premiere at this year’s additions of the Fall Film Festivals in question, there was finally information regarding what might be headed to each one individually. Confirmation of such titles included Sian Heder’s Being Heumann confirmed as opening TIFF title Susanna White’s Prima Facie confirmed for a TIFF premiere, as is Hur Jin-Ho’s The Assassin(s) Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! seemingly confirmed this year, unclear of which festival Simon Stone’s...

In what appears to be yet another fever dream by Hollywood (aka the activist Left) we have a perfect example of how they see their government and the other half of the country. It is also, by the way, how people in many other countries see Americans. There is nothing new here. What I always come back to is that they are fine to use the products that Capitalism built (iphones, social media, the internet, fossil fuels, fast food, movie theaters, Uber,...

Sam Neill loved animals. He loved the natural world. His Instagram is full of photos of the animals he cared for. Nothing gave me more pleasure on Instagram than seeing one of his posts. He was a pure-hearted man and an angel to furry creatures. He will be greatly missed. You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals and that made Sam Neill beloved by all. But of course, he was also a beloved actor whose performance...

In ordinary times, if Christopher Nolan was releasing one of his sweeping, opaque, epics, it probably would not be THE FRONTRUNNER. His films are often inaccessible. Oppenheimer was among the exceptions because it was an adaptation of a well known book and a true story. There was only a few ways he could have derailed it. As it was, his interpretation of Oppie was impressionistic and thanks to brilliant performances by Oscar winners Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey, Jr. it was a...

Sasha Stone, Jeremy Jentzen, and Scott Kernen talk about the "woke" casting choices in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and how that has turned it into yet another battle in our ongoing culture war. The film is on track to make close to a billion worldwide, but it is also becoming a target of the Right and a virtue signal for the Left. How will it do in the Oscars? Also, we go through Armie Hammer's walk-back of his performance in Citizen Vigilante,...

Taylor Sheridan's Landman and The Madison proved too successful with Emmy voters--both were completely shut out of this year’s nominations. We probably don’t have to think too hard to figure out why. The “Stop the Merger” crowd decided to cancel Paramount+, and that was that. If nothing else, they are the most predictable people on the planet. The problem is that Landman’s success should not be ignored by an industry that supposedly cares about success. But if you no longer care about...

The usual suspects, a few surprises, and some ugly snubs. Take a look at the full list, and let me know what you think in the comments! Best Drama “The Diplomat” (Netflix) “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max) “Paradise” (Hulu) “The Pitt” (HBO Max) “Pluribus” (Apple TV) “Slow Horses” (Apple TV) “Your Friends & Neighbors” (Apple TV) Best Comedy “Abbott Elementary” (ABC) “The Bear” (FX) “Hacks” (HBO Max) “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV) “Nobody...

Mariska Hargitay will host the ceremony live Monday, Sept. 14, on NBC and Peacock You can watch the announcement here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-tZnUnUDI   Already announced: Outstanding Reality Competition Program Dancing with the Stars RuPaul’s Drag Race Survivor Top Chef The Traitors Outstanding Variety Series The Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Saturday Night Live