Posts by Wesley Morris
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Straight to Video: Rounding Up the Latest Hollywood News and Rumors
Grantland’s Chris Connelly and Wesley Morris take a look at the latest movie news and rumors about the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, LeBron James on the big screen, the latest with Rebel Wilson, a Spike Lee TV joint, Ben Affleck directing, Matt Damon back as Jason Bourne, and much more.
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Cannes Diary, Day 7: Oh, Ryan Gosling, Not Even God Forgives This
A star made a fart, and the festival choose to ignore the “f.” Plus: The Dardennes’ ‘Two Days, One Night,’ Robert Pattinson demonstrates considerable acting chops in ‘The Rover,’ Pascale Ferran delights with ‘Bird People,’ and more.
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Cannes Diary, Day 6: Somebody Wants to Win the Festival and It’s Not the Guy Who Made ‘Moneyball’
Eight or nine movies are still unseen. But no one’s seen THE movie yet. That tends to be the film that, whether you like it or not, has something that’s got everyone talking — preferably loudly and intensely in corridors and restaurants.
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Cannes Diary 2014, Days 3-5: Why the Hell Doesn’t Hilary Swank Work More?
In ‘The Homesman,’ she makes an argument that she’s the most captivating star in American movies. Plus: David Cronenberg’s ‘Maps to the Stars,’ Atom Egoyan’s ‘The Captive,’ Bertrand Bonello’s ‘Saint Laurent,’ Damián Szifron’s ‘Wild Tales,’ and more.
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Straight to Video: Is ‘Neighbors’ Worth Seeing in the Theater?
Grantland’s Chris Connelly and Wesley Morris review the film ‘Neighbors,’ starring Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, and Rose Byrne.
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Cannes Diary, Days 1 and 2: Starsploitation and Real Masterpiece Theater
The festival’s 67th incarnation was declared open Wednesday night. Jane Fonda shone, Nicole Kidman was embarrassed, and Mike Leigh unveiled a beautiful two-and-a-half-hour-long painting.
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Straight to Video: Will ‘Godzilla’ Live Up to the Hype?
Grantland’s Wesley Morris and Chris Connelly review the hype, the trailer, and the waistline of the summer’s biggest movie star, Godzilla.
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: ‘Neighbors’ and ‘Turn Down for What’ Questions
Alex and Wesley on Neighbors and the difficult question of what to do when DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What” comes on in the club.
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Beat the Parents
In ‘Neighbors,’ Mac and Kelly Radner (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) buy a house on a quiet Los Angeles street. They have a newborn named Stella. Without quite knowing how, they’ve become adults — and their anxiety is the foundation for the comedy in this movie, which is about a war between the Radners and a fraternity that moves in next door.
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Do You Like Prince Movies? Podcast: Listener Questions!
In a very special live in-studio podcast, Alex and Wesley answer 237 listener questions about ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ superhero-movie fatigue, and ‘Under the Skin.’
