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☆ Why British pop star Robbie Williams is played by a CGI monkey in the bizarre but critically acclaimed biopic 'Better Man'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

An upcoming biopic sees British pop star Robbie Williams portrayed by a CGI monkey. In the upcoming film, which is titled "Better Man," Williams is portrayed as a CGI monkey, to which he lends his distinctive voice. In "Better Man," actor Jonno Davies wore a motion capture suit so his movements and expressions could be recorded. Critics have praised the film for its originalityRobbie Williams is portrayed as a CGI monkey in "Better Man." "Better Man" will be released in selected theaters in the US on December 25, with a wider release set for January 17.

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☆ If you liked the first Joker movie, critics say you'll hate the sequel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Joker: Folie à Deux" opens in theaters Friday. Here's a sampling of what critics think of "Joker: Folie à Deux," which is in theaters now. "'Joker: Folie à Deux' often recalls the series finale of 'Seinfeld,' insofar as it puts its main character on trial for his former misdeeds," he wrote. Related stories'Folie à Deux' really is a musical — just not a good onePhoenix and Gaga in "Joker: Folie à Deux." It's definitely not a movie for the fansGaga and Phoenix in "Joker: Folie à Deux."

Persons: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Harley Quinn, —, Oscar, Todd Phillips, Arthur Fleck, Gaga's Lee Quinzel, Fleck, Warner, Phillips, Nick Schager, Arthur couldn't, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, Pete Hammond, TIME's Stephanie Zacharek, Johnny Oleksinski, Gaga, Lee, Niko Tavernise, Alison Willmore, Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney, Gaga tamps, Richard Lawson, Arthur's, Lawson, Arthur, It's, Critics, He's, he's, Variety's Owen Gleiberman, BBC's Nicholas Barber, it's, TIME's Zacharek Organizations: Rotten, Service, DC Comics, Phoenix, Arkham, Warner Bros, coy, New York, MGM, Miss, Hollywood Locations: CinemaCon, Miss Saigon

☆ Critics are calling 'Furiosa' one of the 'greatest prequels ever made' — but not better than 'Fury Road'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Following the success of 2015's "Max Mad: Fury Road," which took in over $380 million at the worldwide box office, "Furiosa" tells the origin story of one of the main characters from "Fury Road," Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. Mel Gibson, the original Mad Max, rarely spoke; same for Tom Hardy, who played Max in "Fury Road." AdvertisementBut it's not as good as "Fury Road"Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron on "Mad Max: Fury Road." Warner Bros. PicturesFor all the praise "Furiosa" is receiving, many critics believe it doesn't surpass Miller's thrilling opus, "Mad Max: Fury Road." "'Furiosa' is a big step down from 'Mad Max: Fury Road,'" opined The Hollywood Reporter critic David Rooney.

Persons: —, Max, George Miller's, Furiosa, Anya Taylor, Joy, Taylor, Chris Hemsworth's, Critics, Jasin Boland, Owen Gleiberman, Miller, Hannah Strong, Joy doesn't, that's, shouldn't, Mel Gibson, Tom Hardy, John Nugent of, emoting, Charlize Theron, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, Chris Hemsworth, Dementus, He's, there's, Liz Shannon Miller, it's, who's, David Rooney, wouldn't Organizations: Service, Business, Cannes Film, Warner Bros, Hemsworth, Fury, Hollywood, The New York Times Locations: Dementus

☆ Meet Tree Paine, the PR mastermind helping to steer the massive Taylor Swift machine
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tree Paine has been Taylor Swift's power publicist for a decade. To that end, Swift's publicist of a decade, Tree Paine, is one of the most critical figures in her orbit. Advertisement'The devil works hard, but Tree Paine works harder'Paine is private on Instagram but active on X, where users regularly rhapsodize about her apparent machinations behind the scenes — whether or not she's actually involved. "The devil works hard," the user wrote, "but tree paine works harder." "Tree Paine undefeated," he joked.

Persons: Tree Paine, Taylor, she's, —, Taylor Swift, — Paine, Paine, Trina Snyder, Swift, Paula Erickson, Erickson, Lance Paine —, Donald Trump, Paine clapped, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Joe Alwyn, Paine fumed, Paine's, paine, David Ehrlich Organizations: Service, Department, Wall Street, University of Southern, Warner Music Nashville, Warner, Premium, Scott Brothers Global, Netflix Locations: Costa Mesa , California, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Swift's, Deuxmoi

☆ Critics call 'Dune: Part Two' a 'sci-fi masterpiece' and one of the 'greatest sequels ever'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A critic hailed it as "the best sci-fi epic of the century." AdvertisementIt's time to return to Arrakis for the much-anticipated sequel to Denis Villeneuve's 2021 epic "Dune." Prepare for a cliffhanger endingLike in the first movie, you're not going to get many answers by the end. Inverse's Hoai-Tran Bui dubbed it "the best sci-fi epic of the century" in her headline. "It's a towering feat of sci-fi cinema that will put 'Dune: Part Two' in contention for the pantheon of greatest sequels ever."

Persons: —, Denis Villeneuve's, Villeneuve, Paul Atreides, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Critics, Timothée, Lawrence, Peter Bradshaw, Peter Debruge, Therese Lacson, He's, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, Irulan, Paul, Chalamet, IndieWire's Ehrlich, Nick Schager, David Fear, Niko Tavernise, Joshua Rothkopf, Tran Bui Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, The Guardian, Collider, Hollywood Reporter, Stone, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Locations: Arabia

☆ Critics are calling Marvel's newest movie a 'Chernobyl-level disaster'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Madame Web" opens in theaters on Wednesday. Variety's Peter Debruge called it "a hollow Sony-made Spider-Man spinoff with none of the charm you expect from even the most basic superhero movie." Jessica Kourkounis/SonyThough "Madame Web" is set in the "Spider-Man" universe, this is truly a standalone movie. One critic called it the 'Cats' of superhero moviesDakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in "Madame Web." SonySo just how much did critics dislike "Madame Web"?

Persons: —, Tom Holland, Dakota Johnson, Peter Parker, Adam Scott, Sydney Sweeney, Lovia Gyarkye, Peter Debruge, Madame, Cassie, Madame Webb, Jessica Kourkounis, Sony Johnson, Richard Lawson, Lex Briscuso, Fair's Lawson, you'll, isn't, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, David Fear Organizations: Service, Marvel, Sony, Business, Hollywood Locations: Here's

☆ Benjamin Millepied Uses Movement to Reinvent ‘Carmen’ on Camera
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Roslyn Sulcas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For IndieWire, David Ehrlich wrote: “‘Carmen’ is stretched across a few too many borders to ever feel like it’s standing on solid ground. “It’s an unsteady composition, a frenzied combination of willowy movement pieces, an ecstatic score and a too-loose narrative,” Lovia Gyarkye wrote in The Hollywood Reporter. Over coffee, Millepied discussed the critical reaction to the film, the allure of “Carmen” and working with actors. Early on, when I was starting to think about the story, I had dinner with [the director] Peter Sellars and mentioned I wanted to make a “Carmen” film. He got kind of passionate, and said, “You have to reinvent it, it’s a terrible story.” I thought he was right.

☆ The Rock's 'Black Adam' is a bland, 'color-by-numbers' DC Comics superhero movie, critics say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTDwayne Johnson stars in Warner Bros.' "Black Adam." "Black Adam," which premieres Friday, did not impress critics, generating a meager 53% on Rotten Tomatoes from 102 reviews as of Thursday afternoon. Puchko noted that "Black Adam" rushes through the introductions of Cyclone, Atom Smasher, Hawkman and Doctor Fate "so quickly that it's actually comical." Pierce Brosnan and Dwayne Johnson star in Warner Bros.' "Black Adam." Dwayne Johnson is Black Adam in Warner Bros.' newest DC film "Black Adam."

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