How Roger Ebert made society love to hate terrible movies
An accidental knock-on effect.
Film Archives: 04/2024
Why the last decade of Bruce Willis’ career demands to be recontextualised
There was a reason why he was so prolific.
How Jack Black gave Maya Rudolph the start of her career: “He’s just special”
Not a bad inspiration to have.
Why ‘Saturday Night Live’ was the defining role of Robert Downey Jr’s career
A major failure before major success.
Jane Fonda’s complicated relationship with violence: “On one level, I hate ‘Pulp Fiction”
“I hate gratuitous violence.”
Five actors who were almost cast in ‘Friends’
The American comfort show could have become something completely different.
The movie Jim Carrey regrets making: “In all good conscience, I cannot support that”
A change of heart in tragic circumstances.
‘The Searchers’: A perfect reflection of the moral enigma that is John Wayne
Life and art can often be intertwined.
Why Paul Rudd was cut from ‘Bridesmaids’: “That terrible moment when you have to kill your babies”
Not that it did any damage to his career.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s unexpected rebirth as a permanently shirtless action hero
A new era is upon cinema.