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Dwayne Johnson wants to be nominated for an Oscar. I want an aircraft carrier, and it has the same chances of happening

If I talk to you about Dwayne Johnson, you surely think of his wrestling matches, Jumanji, Fast & Furious, Black Adam, Red Notice, or The Scorpion King. What you probably don’t think about is that it’s about time he gets an Oscar, because he has worked really hard with continuous high-quality roles, like for example the one in… Yes, man, that movie that… Uh… A rock-solid Oscar. To be honest, in the months leading up to the release of The Smashing Machine, there was a lot of talk about his role […]

If I mention Dwayne Johnson, you probably think of his wrestling matches, Jumanji, Fast & Furious, Black Adam, Red Notice, or The Scorpion King. What you probably don’t think about is that it’s about time he gets an Oscar, because he has worked really hard with continuous high-quality roles, like for example the one in… Yes, that movie that… Uh…

An Oscar as hard as a rock

In all honesty, in the months leading up to the release of The Smashing Machine, there was a lot of talk about his role, and it was claimed that he would undoubtedly achieve his long-desired nomination. Then we all watched the movie and realized the collective delusion. “It would have been incredible”, says Johnson. Also, if they gave me an aircraft carrier, but that’s not going to happen.

“I realized right away that it’s something unusual to reach this point where these conversations are even considered. And it’s exciting! It would have been incredible. I wish it had happened. But it didn’t“. And it doesn’t seem like this year he will be nominated for the live-action remake of Moana and for Jumanji 3. At this point, he isn’t even going to try, right?

One thing I appreciate is that Johnson doesn’t pretend he doesn’t care at all about winning the statuette (because, deep down, that’s what everyone in Hollywood wants): “At no point did I think: ‘Bah, that doesn’t matter.’ I always thought it mattered. And that has given me a push, which is: ‘Let’s get to work’“. Will there be another opportunity? Honestly, it doesn’t look very likely.

'Off Campus' has had to threaten its fans to behave like normal people on the Internet

The other day, a friend told me that I had to watch Off Campus no matter what. “Is it good?” I asked her. “No,” she said excitedly, “and that’s the best part of it all!” And what do you want me to say: yes, it’s good that there are series like Off Campus, capable of revolutionizing several age segments without trying to be “a movie in episodes” or anything like that. It is what it wants to be, and with that, it has more than enough, something that its fans may not have fully understood. Too much passion for their own

The other day, a friend told me I had to watch Off Campus no matter what. “Is it good?”, I asked her. “No”, she said excitedly, “And that’s the best part!”. And what do you want me to say: yes, it’s good that there are series like Off Campus, capable of revolutionizing several age segments without trying to be “a movie in episodes” or anything like that. It is what it wants to be, and with that, it has more than enough, something that its fans may not have fully understood.

Too much passion for what they do

For as long as anyone can remember, the most devoted fans of something have believed it to be real, reaching some gruesome limits. Fortunately, to prevent the same thing from happening as in other times it has suffered, for example, Star Wars, Amazon Prime Video has taken measures: “The Off Campus community is built on a deep love for stories, and respect for the real people who bring them to life.” Up to that point, everything is fine, but then the love runs out quickly.

“We ask everyone in this space to extend that respect towards our cast and the people in their lives. Accounts that engage in targeted harassment will not be able to follow our accounts”. In other words: it’s great that you like the series, but calm down already. This doesn’t come out of nowhere: Mika Abdalla, who will star in season 2, announced that she was separating from her fiancé and a clip taken out of context has gone viral across the Internet, including death threats. Ah, that never changes in our old Internet!

We cannot forget that this same May, Amazon also had to calm the fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty so that they would respect the actors during the filming of the movie, and stop sharing the locations where it is being shot to enter them peacefully. “The series is real but the people who portray the characters are real”, they said at the time. For some reason, there are still those who haven’t grasped this.

27 years later they were going to make the sequel to one of the most famous sitcoms of the 90s… but everything has gone to waste

Eh, do you remember Home Improvement? If the answer is staring into space while scratching your head wondering what the hell I’m talking about, don’t worry, it’s normal. After all, Tim Allen’s show ended 27 years ago with 204 episodes, and since then it has remained completely dead and buried, with no one coming up with a late reboot. I mean, is there really an audience to see how Tim Allen and his grown-up kids are doing at 72? Well, it seems they think so. But. Who […]

Hey, do you remember Home Improvement? If the answer is staring into space while scratching your head wondering what the hell I’m talking about, don’t worry, it’s normal. After all, the series starring Tim Allen ended 27 years ago with 204 episodes, and since then it has remained completely dead and buried, with no one coming up with a late reboot. I mean, is there really an audience to see how Tim Allen is doing at 72 years old and his grown-up kids? Well, it seems they think so. But.

Who wants to do DIY with IKEA?

According to the actor himself, everyone was on board with this late reboot until egos got in the way: “They keep talking about how they could move forward, but they have come to a standstill because right now there are some personality issues with the guys“. And you might think, “Did he say anything else later, did he explain what’s happening behind the scenes?”… And the answer is no, not at all.

They are not in much of a hurry either. One might think that the actors who played their children have run out of money, but the truth is that the only one with real problems is Zachery Ty Bryan, who has a criminal life worthy of a movie. Jonathan Taylor Thomas still receives dividends from his role as Simba in The Lion King and is currently on the board of the SAG-AFTRA union, while Teran Noah Smith received all the money he had earned at 18 (1.5 million dollars) and now teaches people how to pilot submarines. Yes, as it sounds.

Between someone having spent time in jail and being accused of strangling his girlfriend and others simply losing interest in acting, it doesn’t seem like this is going to go very far. “They have their own problems. I always thought it would be great if it were a story about them, but that’s a bit difficult right now, to put it mildly.” Come on, don’t expect Home Improvement to return anytime soon. Two very disappointed people.

Good news for fans of 'Edge of Tomorrow': they are already casting stars for its sequel

Come on, a lot has happened in the last ten years, right? A pandemic, the rise and fall of Marvel, the world going to hell on several fronts… and all this time, Edge of Tomorrow 2 has remained announced, but without moving an inch in its production. Tom Cruise wants to make it, Emily Blunt wants to make it, the studio wants to make it, the audience wants them to make it. So, can anyone tell me what they are waiting for? On the brink of retirement Now that Tom Cruise has finished with his Mission: Impossible films and has returned to making other types of movies (the […]

Come on, a lot has happened in the last ten years, right? A pandemic, the rise and fall of Marvel, the world going to hell on several fronts… and all this time, Edge of Tomorrow 2 has remained announced, but without moving an inch in its production. Tom Cruise wants to make it, Emily Blunt wants to make it, the studio wants to make it, the audience wants them to make it. So, can someone tell me what they are waiting for?

On the Edge of Retirement

Now that Tom Cruise has finished with his Mission: Impossible films and has returned to making other types of movies (the first, Digger, this year) perhaps it is finally time to film Edge of Tomorrow 2. For now, what Hollywood insiders are saying is that alongside the two mega-stars, Charlize Theron will also be in a role that no one knows yet.

But that’s not all: in addition, Blunt recently stated that it all depends on the schedules of those involved, but he hopes that sooner or later we can see this second part. Cruise is already 63 years old, so he doesn’t have much leeway to continue starring in action movies without suffering from the Sylvester Stallone syndrome (that is: being clearly too old for the role).

Blunt explained it this way: “Doug Liman and I constantly talk about it, and I know Tom wants to do it at some point. So it depends on our schedules, but it has also been ten years since we did it. There was an incredible script, but I think it would have only worked if we had shot it eight years ago. I’m not saying we’re that old, but the fact that ten years have passed is a factor“. Honestly, I wouldn’t bet on seeing it. Just in case, to avoid losing money, you know.

She has been 11 years without walking a red carpet, and now she is back. What's the reason? "Being a normal person is priceless"

Famous people live in a world completely different from ours. Anyone of us would want to have a mansion, be recognized, go to parties and premieres, live among money and luxury… and they are content to go out on the street and have no one recognize them on the subway. This is what has happened to Joan Cusack, who at 63 years old is practically retired from cinema and enjoying her millions… until now. Joan, the Nobody The two-time Oscar nominee and five-time Emmy winner (of which she won one) has been exactly 6 years retired from the audiovisual world, since in 2020 […]

Joan, the Nobody Lady

The two-time Oscar nominee and five-time Emmy winner (of which she won one) has been retired from the audiovisual world for exactly 6 years, since the release of season 2 of Homecoming in 2020. Now, after her retirement, she has returned to fulfill her contractual obligation with Pixar for the premiere of Toy Story 5. And, of course, she has reminisced about her best times walking the red carpet.

As she said, “I feel very honored to be able to work in this sector for so long, but it is also wonderful to live life, raise your children, be in Chicago, and be a normal person. It’s something that is priceless.” Life is easier when Pixar picks up the phone for you to play Jessie once again, and on top of that, according to rumors, as the new main character of the saga.

We don’t know if we will have Toy Story 6 (although seeing the initial ticket sales figures, they are probably getting to work on it), but it’s not like Cusack has a super busy schedule these days. In fact, her job has been running a gift shop in Chicago, Judy Maxwell Home, and yes, according to reviews on Google Maps, she is working there just like anyone else. Cosplay of a normal person.

Goodbye to 'Doctor Who'? BBC has just canceled one of the most famous series in history

Nowadays, it is normal for television series to last 4 or 5 seasons, and the audience can consider themselves lucky. That’s why it is so surprising that a series with 63 years behind it, divided into 41 seasons and 892 episodes, is still going strong. Even if you are not a fan of science fiction, you have surely heard of Doctor Who, and the good part is that you will have time to catch up… because the BBC is going to give it an indefinite break. It’s never TARDIS However, fans were more than nervous, because […]

Nowadays, it’s normal for television series to last 4 or 5 seasons, and the audience can consider themselves lucky. That’s why it’s so surprising that there is still a series with 63 years behind it, divided into 41 seasons and 892 episodes. Even if you’re not a fan of science fiction, you’ve surely heard of Doctor Who, and the good news is that you’ll have time to catch up…. because the BBC is going to give it an indefinite break.

It’s never TARDIS

However, fans were more than nervous, because the last episode of the series aired in May 2025 with a cliffhanger that no one quite understood. Since then, absolute silence. We did not have the usual Christmas special, Disney+ decided to let it go after only financing two seasons, no one revealed the identity of the new Doctor… And now we know why.

After months of rumors, BBC has announced that this year we will not have a Christmas special, and in fact, it has canceled its collaboration with Russell T. Davies, the showrunner, and his production company, Bad Wolf. Davies returned in 2023, after 13 years away from the series, and many are hoping that this dismissal signifies a much-needed renewal in the franchise… if not a hiatus, as happened between 1989 and 2005.

That said, the BBC has already announced that more than a definitive cancellation or goodbye, this is a see you later: “Doctor Who remains an important part of the BBC and this bidding reaffirms the BBC’s ongoing commitment to it, ensuring that the audience can continue to enjoy the series for many more years”. Additionally, they have taken the opportunity to try to reassure die-hard fans.

“This decision has not been made lightly, and we know it will be disappointing for fans, but to prepare for future seasons, it was decided that instead of concluding this phase with a special, we prefer to bet on the long-term future of the series to ensure that, when the TARDIS lands again, it does so in all its glory“. In other words: it’s time to wait and embrace our sonic screwdriver, because this is going to take a while.

Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, and Martin Short have been in an impossible rivalry for years: "We compete to see who is the last to go to the bathroom"

Not all news related to cinema can be about glamour, premieres, trailers, and handsome actors posing on red carpets. Sometimes, well, we have to talk about what no one wants to talk about: Tom Hanks, Martin Short, and Steve Martin competing to be the first to have a colonoscopy. I wish this were the beginning of a joke or something like that, but it is the stark reality of day-to-day life in Hollywood. It’s ridiculous. Race to the bathroom If you think about the homes of actors, you probably imagine large mansions filled with sculptures, millions flowing out the door of one of […]

Not all news related to cinema can be about glamour, premieres, trailers, and handsome actors posing on red carpets. Sometimes, well, we have to talk about what no one wants to talk about: Tom Hanks, Martin Short, and Steve Martin competing to be the first to have a colonoscopy. I wish this were the beginning of a joke or something similar, but it is the stark reality of day-to-day life in Hollywood. It’s ridiculous.

Race to the bathroom

If you think about the houses of actors, you probably imagine large mansions filled with sculptures, millions flowing out the door of one of their thousands of rooms, dinners with lobster, whiskey, and dessert… But, apparently, the reality is much more mundane than it seems, at least if you believe what the very Tom Hanks says: “Every five years or so, that magical date arrives, we gather, eat gelatin and compete to see who is the last to go to the bathroom. And it goes hand in hand“.

That’s right: the three legendary actors compete to see who will be the first to get the scheduled colonoscopy the next day, and they use a very simple system: “We are fighting with ourselves and playing cards, because the first to go will be the last in the colonoscopy. The last to go will be the first, so we are all saying ‘No, I… I have to go!’ and then you go and you can’t hold it anymore”. Ah, the glamour.

And you may ask: How is this competition possible? Don’t they have several bathrooms in their mansions? Well, apparently, Steve Martin has only one. However, when they finish, they go to the clinic together and afterwards they go to drink margaritas. Indeed, the bathroom is worthy of a season premiere in Only Murders in the Building.

If you have Letterboxd, Tom Holland has a message for you about 'The Odyssey'

I don’t know anyone who likes cinema and in the middle of 2026 doesn’t have Letterboxd open and running, the app to rate movies, see what your friends have rated, get ideas, and, why not, read reviews and laugh out loud. It’s so well-known that even movie stars, who should theoretically hate it because it shamelessly dissects any of their projects, have had to end up surrendering to its microphone and their “four favorites” to not be left out of the conversation. Fame, how dangerous it always is. What are your four favorite formats? Now it’s Tom […]

I don’t know anyone who likes cinema and in the middle of 2026 doesn’t have Letterboxd, the app to rate movies, see what your friends have rated, get ideas, and, why not, read reviews and laugh out loud. It’s so well-known that even movie stars, who should theoretically hate it because it shamelessly dissects any of their projects, have had to end up surrendering to its microphone and their “four favorites” to stay in the conversation. Fame, how dangerous it always is.

What are your four favorite formats?

Now it’s Tom Holland, who really suits having a secret account on Letterboxd, who has introduced a new feature to its users on the occasion of the release of The Odyssey: “For the first time on Letterboxd, you will be able to search and share the way you experience the movie with a new digital punch card”.

In other words: now you can say the format in which you saw it to give yourself more airs. Oh, you only saw it in a regular cinema with Dolby? If you didn’t see it in IMAX, you haven’t really seen it. “All formats for all your viewings and re-viewings, with every right to show off. Coming soon, so keep your eyes on Letterboxd’s social media”. Nobody asked for this, but as long as it’s not advertising, it’s welcome.

The Odyssey will premiere on July 17 and promises to be the big movie of the summer, or at least that’s how it’s being marketed everywhere. If it ultimately makes less than 1 billion, it will be time to reconsider how Hollywood is selling its movies to an audience that may not be there. Spoiler: it’s not going to happen.

"It's the most offensive movie ever made." The star of 'Scary Movie' recounts a scene so tough that they had to cut it from the edit

In Pink Flamingos, Divine picked up a dog feces from the ground and ate it. In Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom, the audience left the theater vomiting. In Cannibal Holocaust, some believed they were watching a snuff film. I could go on like this for hours, listing some of the most genuinely controversial films in history, and, of course, Scary Movie would not appear. However, for its protagonist, what they have done is break with everything definitively. It is what it is, I suppose. Offense after offense. Watch out, because I didn’t make this up: it is, genuinely, something […]

In Pink Flamingos, Divine picked up a dog feces from the ground and ate it. In Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom, the audience left the theater vomiting. In Cannibal Holocaust, some believed they were watching a snuff film. I could go on for hours, listing some of the most genuinely controversial films in history, and, of course, Scary Movie would not appear. However, for its protagonist, what they have done is break with everything definitively. It is what it is, I suppose.

Offense after offense

Be careful, because I didn’t make this up: it is, genuinely, something she herself said after revealing a scene that was cut from the movie in which she parodied Melania Trump and her Be Best campaign: “There’s a moment when I’m really drunk… I’m in my van, I look in the rearview mirror and say ‘Be the best, Cindy Campbell. Be the best. It didn’t make it into the movie, but I liked my little nod there.”

In case you don’t know what it refers to, Be Best was a campaign by the First Lady that used the slogan from 2018 to 2021, focused on cyberbullying (to tackle it, not to promote it, you never know). The truth is that the joke isn’t the funniest, but she is sure it would have broken molds and angered the Republicans: “What are you going to do? Are you going to get mad at Cindy? I’m in a movie that is genuinely the most offensive ever made, and I’m the star. And I participate in offensive ideas. I think I can do whatever I want, it freed me.”

Eh, it has been the number 1 movie in its opening weekend and the best start of its saga, how am I going to teach him what is or isn’t? If the level has dropped so much that this is the offense, well, what can we do.

In just one week, 'Backrooms' has set a historic record without breaking a sweat

If you like cinema, you know A24. After all, they are the ones responsible for you now knowing movies like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ex Machina, or A Different Man and, of course, they are the ones who have brought to theaters around the world the movie that has been talked about non-stop for the past few weeks: Backrooms. What no one expected is that this work, which only cost 10 million dollars, has shattered all internal records in one fell swoop. Behind the door is the money They only needed […]

If you love cinema, you know A24. After all, they are the ones responsible for you now knowing movies like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ex Machina, or A Different Man and, of course, they are the ones who have brought to theaters around the world the movie that has been talked about non-stop for the past few weeks: Backrooms.

What no one expected is that this work, which only cost 10 million dollars, would shatter all internal records in one fell swoop.

Behind the door is the money

It has only taken two weekends for the horror movie to surpass all box office records of A24, earning over 200 million dollars and thus surpassing its previous biggest success, Marty Supreme. That one made 191 million during its entire run in theaters (including the Oscar nomination), while Kane Parsons has already accumulated 212 million… and counting.

In reality, it was already foreseeable, given that it had the best opening in the history of the production company with 81 million just in the United States, tripling the previous one (Civil War, with 25.5).

The “culprit” has been a Gen Z eager for stories told for them that is paving the way for new cinema, which, hopefully, will be further away from sequels and franchises than what we have consumed in recent years.

Overall, Backrooms has already made so much money for A24 that they should put up a monument to its director. In today’s Hollywood, making 20 times what you spent is synonymous with victory against the system. Just ask the director of Obsession if not!

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