The Sex Is Far From The Most Daring Part Of "Fifty Shades Of Grey"
Instead, it’s the emotional BDSM that’s transgressive in the film adaptation of E. L. James’ bestseller. Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey Universal Pictures There are maybe 20...
View ArticleMeet The World's Greatest Stick Figure Artist
World of Tomorrow Bitter Films The Citizen Kane of stick figure art is a 62-minute movie called It’s Such a Beautiful Day, which screened in scattered theaters nationwide in 2012. It is, forewarning,...
View Article15 TV Shows You Should Totally Be Watching But Probably Aren't
We know your DVR is already full of conflicts, but these underappreciated series are worth your attention. 12 Monkeys Embarrassing confession: I have never seen the movie 12 Monkeys. I know, and I'm...
View ArticleRanking All The Roles In Which Djimon Hounsou Plays A Henchman Or Sidekick
Djimon Hounsou is handsome enough to have worked as a runway model and talented enough to have nabbed two Oscar nominations, for 2000’s In America and 2006’s Blood Diamond. But is any other actor...
View ArticleThe Important Sexual Dynamics Of "Fifty Shades Of Grey"
Those who’ve read the book and those who’ve seen the film might have different opinions as to whether or not the BDSM story glamorizes sexual abuse. BuzzFeed News Chief Los Angeles Correspondent Kate...
View ArticleWho Will Win, And Who Should Win, At This Year's Oscars
BuzzFeed News Senior Film Reporter Adam B. Vary gives his predictions for who will take home the gold at the very confusing 87th Academy Awards, and BuzzFeed News Film Critic Alison Willmore picks her...
View Article5 Guesses As To Why Kevin Costner Is The Star Of A Movie About Latino Runners
It’s hard to imagine why Hollywood is still filtering minorities’ stories — like the one in Disney’s new sports drama, about a Latino high school cross-country team — through the experiences of its...
View ArticleThe Best BDSM Romance In Theaters Isn’t "Fifty Shades Of Grey"
Longing for a sadomasochism movie that doesn’t blur boundaries? Try Peter Strickland’s dreamy The Duke of Burgundy. Sidse Babett Knudsen in The Duke of Burgundy. Sundance Selects OK: There's no...
View ArticleThe Self-Awareness At This Year's Oscars Is Not A Substitute For Actual Change
The Academy Awards offered up a night of earnest speeches and jokes about whiteness. But underneath, things are pretty much the same as always. Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, and Clint Eastwood at the...
View ArticleWill Smith's New Movie "Focus" Makes Con Artistry Look So Good
It’s no Ocean’s Eleven or Duplicity, but Focus is the kind of escapist grifter movie that goes down easy. Margot Robbie and Will Smith in Focus Warner Bros. No profession gets more flatteringly upsold...
View ArticleJack O'Connell And Salma Hayek Aren't Your Typical Fearless Action Heroes
The Unbroken star spends most of the thriller ‘71 terrified, while Hayek’s Everly works as a shut-in’s tribute to Tarantino. Jack O'Connell in '71 Roadside Attractions Salma Hayek in Everly RADiUS-TWC...
View ArticleCan You Identify These 15 Famous Pop Culture Characters By Their Eyes?
Artist Jason Edmiston is devoting his next showcase entirely to paintings of the eyes of famous fictional characters, some of which are easy to pin down, while others are a little trickier. Jason...
View ArticleWhy You Should Forget “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” And Watch "Grey...
The classic documentary, which is getting rereleased in theaters, has more interesting things to say about aging than the elderly expat dramedy that proves second time’s not the charm. Lillete Dubey...
View Article"Chappie" Is Not The Next Great Science Fiction Classic
In Neill Blomkamp’s latest, a robot learns to feel, and also to call itself “gangsta number one.” Columbia Pictures District 9 director Neill Blomkamp could very well have another good movie in him....
View ArticleHere's The Exclusive Trailer For The Terrifying Movie About Melanie...
No animals were harmed in the making of Roar, but 70 members of the cast and crew may have been. Remember those photos of teenage Melanie Griffith and her family's pet lion? The LIFE Picture...
View ArticleThe Glorious Realness Of The Wicked Stepmother In "Cinderella"
In the 2015 live-action version of the classic, Cate Blanchett continues a Disney tradition of villainesses being much more fabulous than the princesses they torment. Lily James and Cate Blanchett in...
View ArticleThe Year's Scariest Horror Movie Is The Stuff Of Actual Nightmares
It Follows turns the traditional slasher trope of sex amounting to death into something that will forever haunt your nightmares. David Robert Mitchell, writer and director of It Follows David Bertozzi...
View ArticleWhy Liam Neeson Is Still The King Of The Middle-Aged Action Movie
Other veteran actors are vying for his crown, but Run All Night proves Neeson’s still got the skills — a very particular set of them. Liam Neeson in Rull All Night. Myles Aronowitz / Warner Bros. In...
View ArticleThe New Adam Sandler Movie Has A Really Crazy Ending (Even For An Adam...
Can we talk about The Cobbler? WARNING: Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers! Adam Sandler in The Cobbler Image Entertainment You may not have noticed, but Adam Sandler has a new comedy in theaters. The...
View ArticleThe Perfect "Fargo" Follow-Up Involves A Tokyo Woman And Her Pet Rabbit
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter turns an urban legend about a Fargo obsessive into a funny-sad saga starring Pacific Rim’s Rinko Kikuchi. Not a recommended bunny diet — Rinko Kikuchi in Kumiko, The...
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