Hollywood On The Loos
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If you loved Pay It Forward, Simon Birch and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, oh boy do we have the film for you
John's review of The Life of Chuck is up!
John's review of The Life of Chuck is up!
REVIEW: The Life of Chuck is an Unabashed Tribute to 90s Feel-Good Schmaltz
Mike Flanagan's take on the Stephen King tale has moments of beauty but buckles under the K-Pax/August Rush/Pay It Forward of it all
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May 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you loved Pay It Forward, Simon Birch and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, oh boy do we have the film for you
John's review of The Life of Chuck is up!
John's review of The Life of Chuck is up!
Cannes is done, so who's getting Oscar nominated?? Literally the whole point of Cannes, duh! We break it all down here:
CANNES RECAP: It Was Just A Simple Festival
Cannes is done, and several films (and performances) have been elevated to Oscar contenders! Here are 5 to watch out for this awards season!
johnloos.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Cannes is done, so who's getting Oscar nominated?? Literally the whole point of Cannes, duh! We break it all down here:
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All cities are walkable if you’re Godzilla.
May 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
All cities are walkable if you’re Godzilla.
I thought You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me was a promise
Has there been a Pixar or DreamWorks animation character that's a big band leader under the sea named Crab Calloway and if not, why not
May 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I thought You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me was a promise
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“I feel like a Victorian man who’s just seen a woman’s ankle for the first time”
May 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“I feel like a Victorian man who’s just seen a woman’s ankle for the first time”
Palm incoming?
Also feel like Stellan Skarsgård is gonna be an Oscar nominee come Janaury!
Also feel like Stellan Skarsgård is gonna be an Oscar nominee come Janaury!
Joachim Trier’s ‘SENTIMENTAL VALUE’ received a 19-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.
Starring Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning & Cory Michael Smith.
(https://deadline.com/2025/05/joachim-trier-sentimental-value-ovation-cannes-1236407689/)
Starring Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning & Cory Michael Smith.
(https://deadline.com/2025/05/joachim-trier-sentimental-value-ovation-cannes-1236407689/)
May 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Palm incoming?
Also feel like Stellan Skarsgård is gonna be an Oscar nominee come Janaury!
Also feel like Stellan Skarsgård is gonna be an Oscar nominee come Janaury!
New Catherine Breillat just dropped
Living for the absolute chaos Julia Ducournau's Alpha is causing at Cannes
May 20, 2025 at 4:38 AM
New Catherine Breillat just dropped
We gotta talking about the film festival standing O and how it's a very imprecise barometer of quality:
The Imprecise Art of the Festival Standing O
Cannes is happening, which means standing Os (both deserved and not) are back, baby! What do they mean? Should we even care?
johnloos.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We gotta talking about the film festival standing O and how it's a very imprecise barometer of quality:
Current RT scores for Cannes films:
Eddington - 65%/23 reviews
Sirat - 100%/16 reviews
Sound of Falling - 91%/22 reviews
Two Prosecutors - 100%/16 reviews
Dossier 137 - 100%/15 reviews
Linklater's Nouvelle Vague also just got an 11-min standing O, no reviews yet
Eddington - 65%/23 reviews
Sirat - 100%/16 reviews
Sound of Falling - 91%/22 reviews
Two Prosecutors - 100%/16 reviews
Dossier 137 - 100%/15 reviews
Linklater's Nouvelle Vague also just got an 11-min standing O, no reviews yet
May 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Current RT scores for Cannes films:
Eddington - 65%/23 reviews
Sirat - 100%/16 reviews
Sound of Falling - 91%/22 reviews
Two Prosecutors - 100%/16 reviews
Dossier 137 - 100%/15 reviews
Linklater's Nouvelle Vague also just got an 11-min standing O, no reviews yet
Eddington - 65%/23 reviews
Sirat - 100%/16 reviews
Sound of Falling - 91%/22 reviews
Two Prosecutors - 100%/16 reviews
Dossier 137 - 100%/15 reviews
Linklater's Nouvelle Vague also just got an 11-min standing O, no reviews yet
Didn't realize the second film was actually a free-to-play mobile tower defense game
The first poster for ‘Wicked: For Good’ has officially been released.
May 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Didn't realize the second film was actually a free-to-play mobile tower defense game
Xbox Series X ass naming shitshow
May 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Xbox Series X ass naming shitshow
It will have three names by 2027. Like HBO Max Discovery or HBO Max Entertainment. Bookmark this
Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Max to Become HBO Max this Summer press.wbd.com/us/media-rel...
May 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It will have three names by 2027. Like HBO Max Discovery or HBO Max Entertainment. Bookmark this
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HBO
Cinemax
HBO MAX
Max
HBO Max: Origin
HBO Zeta Max
HBO Max ZZ
HBO Max: Char's Counterattack
HBO Max 0080: War in the Pocket
HBO F91
HBO Max 0083: Stardust Memory
HBO Victory Max
HBO Max: The 08th MS Team
HBO Max Unicorn
HBO Max Narrative
HBO Max Hathaway
Cinemax
HBO MAX
Max
HBO Max: Origin
HBO Zeta Max
HBO Max ZZ
HBO Max: Char's Counterattack
HBO Max 0080: War in the Pocket
HBO F91
HBO Max 0083: Stardust Memory
HBO Victory Max
HBO Max: The 08th MS Team
HBO Max Unicorn
HBO Max Narrative
HBO Max Hathaway
Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Max to Become HBO Max this Summer press.wbd.com/us/media-rel...
May 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
HBO
Cinemax
HBO MAX
Max
HBO Max: Origin
HBO Zeta Max
HBO Max ZZ
HBO Max: Char's Counterattack
HBO Max 0080: War in the Pocket
HBO F91
HBO Max 0083: Stardust Memory
HBO Victory Max
HBO Max: The 08th MS Team
HBO Max Unicorn
HBO Max Narrative
HBO Max Hathaway
Cinemax
HBO MAX
Max
HBO Max: Origin
HBO Zeta Max
HBO Max ZZ
HBO Max: Char's Counterattack
HBO Max 0080: War in the Pocket
HBO F91
HBO Max 0083: Stardust Memory
HBO Victory Max
HBO Max: The 08th MS Team
HBO Max Unicorn
HBO Max Narrative
HBO Max Hathaway
This is good news for June Squibb, let's go Eleanor the Great fam!
Scarlett Johansson graces the cover of Vanity Fair.
📸: Lachlan Bailey
📸: Lachlan Bailey
May 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is good news for June Squibb, let's go Eleanor the Great fam!
Iconic podcast tbh
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 - 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview with Special Guest Christina Birro
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 – 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview with Special Guest Christina Birro
On episode 287 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and special guest Christina Birro of Pop Culture Confidential to preview the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, which they will all be attending for the next two weeks. They talk about what it is like going to the festival, the film’s in and out of competition that they are looking forward to see, and which film they think will win the Palme d'Or this year.
awardswatch.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Iconic podcast tbh
Who's playing Leo XVI in the inevitable Netflix movie? I say Steve Buscemi
May 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Who's playing Leo XVI in the inevitable Netflix movie? I say Steve Buscemi
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I always love when muppets ride bikes. How do they do that?!
May 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I always love when muppets ride bikes. How do they do that?!
My latest! We need to talk about Matlock, the next-level luminosity of Kathy Bates, and the resurgence of the procedural at a time when it seems like Hollywood is falling apart. Oh, and subscribe to the Substack my good bitch!
EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Scenes at the Matlock Season Finale Q&A
Ya girl got a VIP pass to the event, in which icon Kathy Bates and the cast deftly made the case for procedurals (and dance breaks)
johnloos.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My latest! We need to talk about Matlock, the next-level luminosity of Kathy Bates, and the resurgence of the procedural at a time when it seems like Hollywood is falling apart. Oh, and subscribe to the Substack my good bitch!
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Btw at the end of the Matlock Q&A Jason Ritter led the cast in a dance break to the original theme. Mr. Melanie Lynskey, the pornstached king that you are #kathybates #cbs #dga
May 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Btw at the end of the Matlock Q&A Jason Ritter led the cast in a dance break to the original theme. Mr. Melanie Lynskey, the pornstached king that you are #kathybates #cbs #dga
How many people on earth do you think watch the Richard Dreyfuss/Jenna Elfman anti-classic Krippendorf's Tribe on given day? More or less than 1?
May 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
How many people on earth do you think watch the Richard Dreyfuss/Jenna Elfman anti-classic Krippendorf's Tribe on given day? More or less than 1?
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The awkwardness of the dinner scene in Frances Ha makes it memorable. The contrast between Frances and the rest of the dinner party couldn't be more stark, and we sit in that discomfort with them.
moviesanduspod.podbean.com?utm_source=b...
#moviesandus #framebyframe #scenebreakdown #francesha
moviesanduspod.podbean.com?utm_source=b...
#moviesandus #framebyframe #scenebreakdown #francesha
May 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The awkwardness of the dinner scene in Frances Ha makes it memorable. The contrast between Frances and the rest of the dinner party couldn't be more stark, and we sit in that discomfort with them.
moviesanduspod.podbean.com?utm_source=b...
#moviesandus #framebyframe #scenebreakdown #francesha
moviesanduspod.podbean.com?utm_source=b...
#moviesandus #framebyframe #scenebreakdown #francesha
Good things still happen!
Apple TV+ has renewed its Seth Rogen comedy, #TheStudio, for a second season. The renewal comes two weeks ahead of the show’s season finale, which is set for May 21: bit.ly/3GJI4Yt
May 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Good things still happen!