movies

Oscars leaving Hollywood for downtown L.A.

April 5, 2026 Andrew Dalton

LOS ANGELES — The Oscars are leaving Hollywood. In 2029, the year the telecast moves from ABC to YouTube, the ceremony itself will move from its longtime home at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to […]

“Wuthering Heights” fails with over-sexualized romance, poorly drawn characters

February 22, 2026 Bob Garver

“Wuthering Heights” is based on a classic novel by Emily Brontë. I’ve never read the novel, which is probably for the best. Reports of the movie differing from the novel are actually quite relieving to […]

‘Adolescence,’ ‘Train Dreams’ win top prizes at Film Independent Spirit Awards

February 21, 2026 Lindsey Bahr

Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams ” won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while “Adolescence” dominated the television categories. Both were released on […]

Powered by women, ‘Wuthering Heights’ digs up $34.8M at box office for No. 1 debut

February 19, 2026 Lindsey Bahr

Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts and nabbed the title for the year’s biggest opening with […]

Animated sports comedy ‘GOAT’ delights despite trite premise

February 16, 2026 Bob Garver

On the weekend of the biggest football game of the year, it was only natural that I saw a movie about basketball. Or rather “Roarball,” as the anthropomorphic animal characters call it — but it’s […]

‘Melania’ falls steeply, ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on quiet weekend for theatres

February 12, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply […]

Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ devoid of substance, inventiveness

February 9, 2026 Bob Garver

Did you know that getting stranded on a deserted island has a way of shaking up social hierarchies? I suppose that was a big part of the plot for recent Best Picture Oscar nominee “Triangle […]

‘Melania’ documentary, panned by some critics, opens with strong ticket sales

February 5, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The release of “Melania” […]

‘The Secret Agent’ earns 4 Oscar nominations, boosting Brazilian cinema

February 2, 2026 Eléonore Hughes

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilians celebrated the nomination of “The Secret Agent” to four Oscar categories, which many said confirmed the rise of Brazilian cinema and its universal appeal. “The Secret Agent” — nominated for […]

‘Mercy’ unseats ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ atop box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters

January 29, 2026 Jake Coyle

NEW YORK — With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office. The Amazon MGM sci-fi thriller “Mercy” dethroned “Avatar: Fire […]