• The best and worst of new streaming movies

    The best and worst of new streaming movies

    Oh my VOD! What started out as a trial experiment, with studios dropping major movies directly onto streaming services to soothe our lockdown boredom and (ideally) make a buck, has turned into an avalanche. For the last two months, the film release schedule has been routinely packed with titles — great and horrible — for …
  • ‘Endings, Beginnings’ movie review: A boring on-screen Instagram filter

    ‘Endings, Beginnings’ movie review: A boring on-screen Instagram filter

    When it comes to the movie “Endings, Beginnings,” I prefer the endings. But, goodness gracious, it takes an eternity to get there. This bore fest is nearly two hours of sizzle-less romance and thudding dialogue, centered around the sort of obnoxious free spirit who’d start up an unwanted conversation with you at a bar. Her …
  • Shailene Woodley says she was ‘very, very sick’ early in her career

    Shailene Woodley says she was ‘very, very sick’ early in her career

    “Big Little Lies” star Shailene Woodley opened up about a health scare that almost ended her career in her early 20s. In an interview with The New York Times, Woodley revealed that she missed out on a lot of early roles because she was “very, very sick.” “I haven’t spoken much about this yet publicly, …