The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Inherent Vice’ Is Top Tier Paul Thomas Anderson (Welcome toThe Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: Paul Thomas Anderson’sInherent Viceis one of the writer/director’s very best.) “I never remember plots in movies,” writer/director Paul Thomas Andersonsaid in 2014. “I remember how they make me feel, and I remember emotions and I remember visual things that I’ve seen, but my brain can never connect the dots of how things go together....

Topher Grace ‘Confirms’ He’s In Spider-Man: No Way Home And So Is Aquaman Topher Grace’s irreverent mentality is pretty well-known. He is, after all, the guy who in his spare time famously edited all three of George Lucas' “Star Wars” prequels into one short movie, and then subsequently gave the same treatment to Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” trilogy. But now the former “That 70’s Show” star is making fun one of his most famous screen characters: Eddie Brock, aka Venom from 2007’s “Spider-Man 3....

Universal In Talks To Produce And Distribute New LEGO Movies, Taking Over From Warner Bros. LEGO, one of the world’s most recognizable toy brands, is currently looking for a new Hollywood home. The company’s deal with Warner Bros. expired earlier this year, and new reports indicate that LEGO is currently in talks with Universal for an exclusive partnership which would see them produce “a new batch” of LEGO movies.Dan Lin, who produced all four of WB’s LEGO films, is in talks to stay on board as a producer....

Watch Three New Clips From Jason Reitman’s ‘Young Adult’ If you haven’t been lucky enough to catch Paramount’sunannounced screeningsofYoung Adultin your town, you can still get an early look at the film here in the form of three newly released clips.Jason Reitman’s latest collaboration withJunowriterDiablo CodystarsCharlize Theronas young adult author Mavis Gary, who returns to her hometown and attempts to win back her now-married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). The buzz around the film is that it’s almost uncomfortably dark, with Mavis as an interesting but very unlikeable character — and these clips seem to confirm just how messed-up she is, as she faces off against a hotel worker, fails to remember an ex-classmate played byPatton Oswalt, and schemes to steal her ex-boyfriend from his wife....

What Is The Future Of Sony’s Spider-Verse? Venom: Let There Be Carnage Holds Clues The release of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” marks the next chapter in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. That’s what the studio isofficially calling its shared universeof “Spider-Man” characters that it controls the rights to. It’s not as snappy as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it gets the job done. The release of this movie, however, raises some serious questions about what comes next....

Which Hollywood Classics Inspired Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’? Wes Andersonisn’t as intensely secretive as some of his Hollywood colleagues, but he hasn’t exactly been forthcoming about his next film,The Grand Budapest Hotel. At this point, all we have to go on are a handful of casting notices —Ralph Fiennes,Angela Lansbury,Jude Law,Bill Murray,Owen Wilson, andJason Schwartzmannare all on the list — and some vague statements about it being a family-unfriendly piece set in Europe....

Who Is Ghost, The ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Villain? If you watched thefirstAnt-Man and the Wasptrailerwithout paying much attention to anything except forPaul Rudd’s face andEvangeline Lilly’s tricked-out Wasp costume, you would be forgiven for missing the brief glimpse of the superhero sequel’s villain. The Big Bad ofAnt-Man and the Waspis a mysterious figure, appearing for only a fleeting moment in the trailer, and not doing much other than look menacing in a grey hooded costume and mask....

Why Adam Warlock (And A Giant Snake) Aren’t In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ In case you had forgotten, there are76 charactersjam-packed into the upcoming Marvel Studios movie,Avengers: Infinity War. But there’s one familiar Marvel Comics character that you were never going to see inInfinity War:Adam Warlock. An Adam Warlock appearance was never in the cards for screenwritersChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeely, despite the pivotal role the cosmic character plays in theInfinity Gauntletcomics. And knowing how many characters Markus and McFeely had to give screentime, that’s no surprise....

Why The Shocking Ending Of No Time To Die Divided Audiences After three pandemic-related delays, the twenty-fifth film in the James Bond franchise and the fifth and final outing of Daniel Craig as the MI6 agent, “No Time To Die,” is finally available for the world to see, and it was definitelyworth the wait. The highly-anticipated film from Cary Joji Fukunaga was meant to be an epic swan song for Craig, who has played James Bond more than any other actor, and for a longer period of time spanning 15 years....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Clip Finds Shuri Schooling Bruce Banner If you need a quick pick-me-up, please enjoy this briefAvengers: Infinity Warclip. Here, everyone’s favorite new Marvel character Shuri teaches Bruce Banner a thing or two about a thing or two. Everybody loves Shuri! Thanks toBlack PantherandLetitia Wright’s winning performance, Black Panther’s younger sister has become one of the most enjoyable members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And we’ll get to see her again very, very soon....

‘Breaking Bad’ Reunion And ‘Better Call Saul’ Heading To Comic-Con Breaking Badand its spin-off prequelBetter Call Saulare both headed to San Diego in July. San Diego Comic-Con will host both aBreaking Badreunion featuring the original cast, as well as theBetter Call Saulseason 4 premiere episode. The cast ofBreaking Badrecently had a big reunion forEntertainment Weekly, but if you were hoping to see everyone together again live, and in person, here’s your chance....

‘Captain Marvel’ Will Be Directed By Anna Boden And Ryan Fleck The director of theCaptain Marvelmovie has a big responsibility: they have to introduce a character who isn’t particularly well known outside of comic book shops to a wide audience while also shouldering the burden of making the first solo female superhero movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And now, we know who Marvel Studios has tasked with the gig: the directing team ofAnna BodenandRyan Fleck....

‘Cats’ Director Tom Hooper Had Visual Effects Updated Slightly Following First Trailer Reactions When the first trailer for the big screen adaptation of the long-running Broadway musicalCatsdebuted over the summer, it became the talk of the web, but not for any good reason. Much of the internet was lambasting the movie for having some nightmare-inducing visual effects used to bring the digitally enhanced cat people to life. While it didn’t result in a complete overhaul of the character designs likeSonic the Hedgehog, directorTom Hooperreveals that it did help them figure out some changes that needed to be made to the Cats visual effects in as post-production continued....