Brian Truitt

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Entertainment Writer and Film Critic at USA Today

@USATODAY entertainment writer and film critic. Comic geek. #Outlier4life. AT-AT aficionado. Collector of stuffs & things. Former tuba hero. Tar Heel 🐑. Dude.

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Articles

President Trump wants to slap tariffs on foreign-produced movies: What we know

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

As summer movie season begins and the box office is finally getting some momentum, it's the one word Hollywood probably wanted to hear least: tariffs.
'Thunderbolts*' star Lewis Pullman wants a 'Doomsday' faceoff with RDJ

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

Lewis Pullman needs to pay more attention to his emails. The star of Marvel's “Thunderbolts*” admits it was his fault he missed the big livestream reveal of the “Avengers: Doomsday” cast in March that found him joining Anthony Mackie and Chris Hemsworth in the A-list squad. “The signs were there,” he says: Pullman remembered filming a short cameo for the “Thunderbolts*” post-credits scene that sets up “Doomsday,” but wasn’t totally clear about the whole thing.
The 75 best 'Star Wars' characters, definitively ranked for Star Wars Day

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids. Over the course of nearly 50 years, the "Star Wars" galaxy has spawned 11 movies, seven live-action TV shows and endless characters, be they Jedi or Sith, Rebels or Imperials, twisted bounty hunters or adorable porgs.
Star Wars Day is here! Celebrate with our ultimate movie ranking

1 week ago | recordnet.com | Brian Truitt

Unless you’ve been held captive by a Wampa, crash-landed a TIE Fighter on Jakku or were eaten by the Sarlacc – though Boba Fett did come back like a champ from that doomsday scenario – it’s probably not news that "Revenge of the Sith" is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
What to watch: With a Rebel yell, 'Andor' is back

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids. Back in the day – when it was mainly a movie franchise – the galaxy far, far away was one of my favorite things. Since its standout early years, and the prequel and sequel trilogies, "Star Wars" has become mainly a TV thing – some of it good, some of it forgettable.
From 'Havoc' to 'Companion,' 10 movies you need to stream right now

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids. They say April showers bring May flowers, but the main deluge this month seems to be facial hair on dudes in streaming movies. Tom Hardy and Jude Law are rocking great 'staches in a couple of action movies. Ralph Fiennes' beard is definitely epic as Odysseus. And Christopher Abbott turns into a werewolf, so he's furry to the max.
Empire state of mind: 'Andor' stars discuss their complicated 'Star Wars' romance

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

Spoiler alert! The following story includes light spoilers from the first three episodes of “Andor” Season 2. If you thought Darth Vader choking out an underling or throwing his boss down an elevator shaft was incredibly tense, wait till you see an Imperial officer meet her boyfriend’s mom. There have been far more Jedi battles and starship dogfights than actual romances in “Star Wars” movies and TV shows, outside of Han and Leia’s bickering flirtation and Anakin and Padme's doomed love affair.
Movie review: 'The Accountant 2' subtracts the math, doubles down on bro love

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

Take Ben Affleck’s original “The Accountant,” subtract the math, add country line dancing and multiply it by two brothers. The result is a crime thriller sequel that’s not as winning but still mostly satisfying. Director Gavin O’Connor’s 2016 movie was a combo of “A Beautiful Mind” and B-movie action, featuring Affleck as a socially awkward CPA with high-functioning autism, special-forces skills and a big heart.
Why 'Andor' Season 2 went all in on stressing out 'Star Wars' characters

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

May the Force − and a Xanax − be with you. The first season of the Emmy-nominated Disney+ series “Andor” featured Diego Luna reprising his role as Rebel spy Cassian Andor from the 2016 “Star Wars” movie “Rogue One” and showing how he hooked up with the galactic good guys.
Meet Miles Caton, the 'Sinners' breakout having an 'unreal' moment

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Brian Truitt

Miles Caton has toured the world with a Grammy-winning artist and tussled with vampires, all before turning drinking age. In director Ryan Coogler’s genre-smashing horror movie “Sinners,” the 20-year-old musician/actor makes his film debut surrounded by booze and blood. From being part of the movie to walking red carpets for the first time, “I’m still processing it, but it's been really an unreal experience, man,” says Caton, a New York City native.