Crunch the numbers and see through Hollywood's sequel scam
This weekend, for the first time all year, none of the new films on release have a number or a colon in the title. Embrace the change.
View ArticleBeatty's 'blink': how veteran trusted his gut with his latest muse, Lily Collins
Beatty didn't hold formal auditions for Rules Don't Apply, a nostalgic look at an aspiring actress, her boyfriend and eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes
View ArticleMiss Sloane just the latest 'Drain the Swamp' film to hit Hollywood
Washington is as dirty as ever at the movies.
View ArticleT.J. Miller's message to North America: Have a hell of a festive party
Office Christmas Party features a greedy pimp, a sexually repressed HR chief and a load of drunk employees; it's a mix of sentimentality and debauchery.
View ArticleRogue One nostalgia: We all remember feeling that first flash of the Force
The world shifted on May 25, 1977. It was the day Star Wars opened, kicking off a cultural phenomenon that continues to this day.
View ArticleGalaxy's newest recruit Riz Ahmed proud to be en Rogue
British-Pakistani actor thought he was a Star Wars fan — until he joined the universe himself and started to meet the real die-hards.
View ArticleWill Smith gets his way in a tale of death, love and grief
Collateral Beauty tells story of Howard Inlet, a charismatic advertising kingpin who becomes despondent after the death of his six-year-old daughter.
View ArticleSnow business like show business
When it comes to snowy scenes in movies, Hollywood really does have to fake it to make it.
View ArticleRough year, except at the movies: The top 10 films of 2016
This year felt like 365 days of bad road so I’m going to concentrate on uplift — Hollywood's top 10 distractions this year.
View ArticleForecasting a plan to help part the clouds over Hollywood
Awards season is upon us but with many questions hanging over the movie industry, it’s not really time to celebrate. Here is Metro’s call for change.
View ArticleAdam Driver on Paterson, getting to pick and choose his roles after Star Wars
Adam Driver opens up on his new movie Paterson and getting to pick and choose his roles after the raging success of Star Wars
View ArticleThe Meryl Streep I know: Overrated? I think not
After she was attacked by Donald Trump in the aftermath of her stirring Golden Globes speech, a tribute to Hollywood's first lady from Metro's film critic
View ArticleAt the top of her field: why Annette Bening may be Hollywood's grandest dame
Her name may not always be mentioned in the hushed tones as Meryl Streep, but each performance is a polished gem — even when the movies aren’t as good as she is
View ArticleCBC revives Don McKellar's Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays under new name
The director of big screen gems like Childstar, Last Night and The Grand Seduction says he's drawn to short formats like television shows.
View ArticleThe Founder: Getting us right into the meat of the McDonald's backstory
This biopic flips the bun on the ravenous hunger for power and money that led to the rise of the world's most iconic fast food chain.
View ArticleDocumentary charts historic rise of black post-secondary education
Tell Them We Are Rising offers in-depth look at how Historically Black Colleges and Universities have helped shape the societal and cultural history of America.
View ArticleResident Evil’s teaching moment
The franchise is a big money maker despite harsh ratings.
View ArticleBlind Sun and Dearest Sister bonded by directors' shared love for horror genre
Both Joyce A. Nashawati and Mattie Do agree modern technology has made it possible for them to turn their wild visions into movies.
View ArticleAre you afraid of the toaster? Haunted VHS wasn't first choice for Ring movies
It’s hard to imagine the Ring movies without the spooky, grainy videotape images, but VHS tapes weren’t the first choice as a conduit of evil.
View ArticleKeanu cashing in on his charisma as he confounds naysayers again
John Wick, the movies and character, are blunt, uber macho instruments, brought to life by Reeves as he cripples the argument that he's a “reciter of dialogue”.
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