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23 Jan 2018 - 11:00am

Netflix execs call 'Bright' bashing critics 'disconnected'

If film critics were hoping Netflix would reconsider its approach to films as a result of the drubbing they administered to the Will Smith sci-fi extravaganza "Bright," think again.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - The streaming service's top execs professed to not only be unconcerned by the bad reviews, but claimed it a success that will embolden more bigger-budgeted projects. "The critics are pretty disconnected from the...

22 Dec 2017 - 10:59am

'Bright' reviews: What the critics are saying

Yikes.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Netflix's new film Bright, which released Dec. 22, may have cost upwards of US$90 million to make, but a slew of negative reviews and a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 26% just go to show that cash does not dir...

8 May 2020 - 9:29am

'Shot Caller': Authentically Gritty Prison Thriller

More than just another generic prison drama, director Ric Roman Waugh's serious-minded crime thriller navigates the hierarchy of power behind bars.

Reviewed by Peter Debruge for Variety, 2017. While American audiences wait for the Hollywood remake of Jacques Audiard's gritty 2010 French thriller A Prophet, Ric Roman Waugh swoops in with a comparably gritty prison epic of his own: Debu...

29 Jun 2017 - 10:49am

Academy Invites Record 774 New Members

The Academy announced on Wednesday that it's inviting 774 new members - a record-breaking number - including Australia's Margot Robbie, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Cave and Cate Shortland.

It marks the second year in a row that the institution has broken its own record; last year, it set a new high-water mark by inviting 683 new members. Among the high-profile actors newly invited to the Academy are Wonder Woman star Gal Gad...

8 Nov 2016 - 4:43pm

'American Werewolf in London' remake in the works with Max Landis and 'Walking Dead' producers

Universal is looking to reboot 'An American Werewolf in London' with Max Landis and 'The Walking Dead' producers.

Universal is looking to reboot one of its cult classics, beginning development on a remake of An American Werewolf in London with Max Landis and The Walking Dead producers Robert Kirkman and David Albert. Landis, whose father, John Landis,...