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Levon Cade has left his profession behind him to go 'straight' and work in construction. He wants to live a simple life and be a good father to his daughter. But when his boss's teenage daughter Jenny vanishes, he's called upon to re-employ the skills that made him a legendary figure in the shadowy world of black ops. His hunt for the missing college student takes him deep into the heart of a sinister criminal conspiracy creating a chain reaction that will threaten his new way of life.

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What a wonderful title. Okay, maybe it’s not easy to remember. “A Real Pain”, a commonplace phrase, won’t stick in the brain as did “On the Waterfront” or “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians”. But the irony is beautiful. Kieran Culkin, apparently on an unstoppable run to an Oscar, here plays the sort of aggressively gregarious relative who dismisses other people’s inhibitions as mere irrelevancies. Worried about me smuggling a sack of weed through customs? Get over yourself. Listen up while I take over the piano in this restaurant.

He is, in that colloquial sense, a real pain. But the title also works in a less frivolous mode. As Jesse Eisenberg’s light-fingered second directorial effort progresses it becomes clear that Benji Kaplan’s bluster is – as bluster often does – concealing a smarting inner wound.

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It’s a touching, funny drama that allows truths to emerge subtly and sometimes ambiguously. Eisenberg can’t quite find the right tone for the eventual visit to a concentration camp – A Real Pain briefly shuts down rather than engaging – but that is forgivable in a film that otherwise processes the unimaginable past with great subtlety. A small film about great matters.

Sony Pictures doesn’t have the best history with Marvel movies, so fans didn’t expect much from Madame Web. When the movie released, it got a low 12% score on Rotten Tomatoes and made just $100.3 million at the worldwide box office, which didn’t surprise many people.

Even with a talented cast and a director like SJ Clarkson, known for superhero shows like Jessica Jones and The Defenders, Madame Web didn’t deliver. Many now consider it one of the worst superhero movies ever made. Some fans might still enjoy the movie—at least, we think so—but we’ve got some bad news for them today.

The Wrap reveals that out of 323 movies eligible for Oscar nominations, 116 aren’t allowed to compete for “Best Picture.” Surprisingly, Madame Web is one of those movies.

The reason isn’t entirely clear. To qualify for the Oscars, a movie must “play in a theater in one of these six U.S. cities: Los Angeles, New York, the Bay Area, Chicago, Miami, or Atlanta.” It also has to “run for at least seven consecutive days at the same theater between January 1 and December 31, 2024.” Additionally, the movie must “have a running time of more than 40 minutes.”

We think Madame Web meets the basic requirements, but it might not have passed the Representation and Inclusion Standards (RAISE). As explained, these rules say “Best Picture nominees must meet extra standards for diversity and inclusion.” Other movies left out include Bird, Woman of the Year, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and Mean Girls.

A Queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where the sorceress and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight man and demon.

Starring: Dave Bautista, Milla Jovovich Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson Release Date: March 7, 2025

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24012700

James Gunn said he "contemplated" bringing Robert Pattinson's Batman into the new DCU. But Matt Reeves says the idea has to make sense first.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24012701

Nicole Kidman talks about her erotic thriller 'Babygirl' and recalls meeting Madonna and Courtney Love at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 1997.

I don't normally post posters but I had to share this one released today. This was approved!? It's terrible!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23992683

The 'Euphoria' star will step into the post-apocalyptic thriller for Mescal, who was forced to drop out due to filming Sam Mendes' Beatles anthology.

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TMZ is reporting the death as a suicide.

He was married to actress Aubrey Plaza.