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1 week ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
I’m going to confess to being a pretty big fan of Karate Kid: Legends, although my gut tells me I’m going to be in the minority. This oddball franchise reboot unites a 40-year-old movie with a hugely successful reboot from 15 years ago (!!!), and does it with a, let’s be honest, cut-and-paste Karate Kid story that almost anybody could write if they put in minimal effort.
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1 week ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Cortland Jacoby
Jane Austen fans have long joked that the infamous British author has ruined men for them. Most males lack the wit and romantic tendencies of Mr. Darcy, Mr. Wentworth, or Colonel Brandon. This concept is loosely explored in Laura Piani’s French and English production Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.
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1 week ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
Josh O’Connor’s name has been getting mentioned a lot lately, and it’s because the English actor has a ton going on at the moment. Not only was he at Cannes with two movies, Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, and The History of Sound alongside Paul Mescal, but he’s continued to add more upcoming projects. Deadline reports O’Connor will star in Jack of Spades, Joel Coen’s next film.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
It’s about to be a reunion of Cooper Raif’s Cha Cha Real Smooth, only without Cooper Raif. At Cannes, Dakota Johnson announced her new project, a reunion with her co-star on that film, Vanessa Burghardt. Only this won’t be in front of the camera, as Johnson is set to make her feature directorial debut from a script Burghardt wrote.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
Julia Ducournau won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with her last film, Titane, a body horror as equally visceral as her breakout, Raw. Last night, Ducournau was back and competing for the award again with her latest, Alpha, and NEON has dropped a new teaser for the film, and fans of the French filmmaker will not be disappointed. Alpha stars Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros, Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield and Louai El Amrousy.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
The last we heard of Paul Greengrass’ peasant revolt film, The Rage, it was to star Matthew McConaughey. But things have changed over the last couple of months, and now at Cannes we’re learning that he has dropped out, and Andrew Garfield could step in to replace him. Deadline reports Garfield is in talks to star in The Rage, with Focus Features eyeing domestic distribution on the historical drama, reportedly for a hefty $11M sum.
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2 weeks ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
Final Destination Bloodlines (review)- $51MDeath came back stronger than ever. After fourteen years off, Final Destination Bloodlines revived the horror franchise with $51M domestic and $102M globally. Surprisingly, these movies have always fared better overseas than here at home, so seeing these equivalent numbers is a good sign. The film, the last to feature horror icon Tony Todd, was reviewed well by critics at 93% on RT, the best rating of the series by far. 2. Thunderbolts*– $16.5M/$155.4M3.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
Already one of the hottest projects making its way through Hollywood, Tom Cruise and Doug Liman’s underwater thriller Deeper might be getting hotter. Deadline reports that Ana de Armas is not only joining Cruise, but they’re already doing the diving training for it together. The report calls Deeper an “undersea supernatural film” that Liman will direct from a screenplay by Max Landis that has been making the rounds for a decade.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
The early 200s was a mint period for launching horror franchises, and one of the signature horrors of the time was Final Destination. First released 25 years ago (!!!), the film established an absolutely goofy premise, that Death is petty and vengeful against those who disrupt its grand design. Death also has a really comical and ironic sense of humor, setting up elaborate ways for folks to bite the bullet. Each film had at least one centerpiece kill that was absolutely nutty and unforgettable.
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3 weeks ago | 
punchdrunkcritics.com | Travis Hopson
An R&B star’s personal pet project, a movie essentially about himself, doesn’t automatically need to be a pretentious piece of self-promotion. But it is in the case of Hurry Up Tomorrow, that’s all it is and any concerns about telling a compelling, thoughtful story about a musician’s psychological battle with himself are nonexistent. A companion piece to Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye’s sixth studio album, the film is designed as a way to retire or kill The Weeknd moniker once and for all.