Americans want shorter films— the ideal movie length is just 88 minutes, according to new research. That’s the finding of a new survey of 2,000 people from Talker Research, which indicates Americans want less time in movie theaters overall. While the average ideal movie length came in at just under the hour-and-a-half mark, only ten … Read more
Congratulations are in order for Bucks center Myles Turner and his girlfriend Aysia Janelle. The two-time NBA blocks leader announced their engagement in Italy in a carousel post on Instagram, which included photos taken by Josh Sobel, a photographer and videographer based in New York and Miami. “The Chosen One 🤍🌌 Naboo 🩵,” Turner wrote. … Read more
movie review MINIONS & MONSTERS Running time: 89 minutes. Rated PG (violence, action, language and rude/macabre humor). In theaters. One of the best odes to Old Hollywood in a long time comes courtesy of … the Minions? Yes, somehow the funny yellow Tic Tacs, who heretofore clumsily served supervillains, are leading a smart and detailed tribute to Georges … Read more
The only thing “super” about this novelty cup is its controversy. The promotional 3D drink cup released by the Mexican theater chain Cinépolis for the upcoming “Supergirl” movie has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. The intended design features the Girl of Steel in a trench coat, but internet trolls say the skin-colored, folded … Read more
movie review TOY STORY 5 Running time: 102 minutes. PG (some thematic elements, rude humor). In theaters. Long before Chat GPT was a household name, Hollywood had been making AI the villain for decades — from HAL 9000 to Skynet to Agent Smith. Yet the most emotionally involving spin on the terrors of tech in … Read more
With a new Steven Spielberg alien movie coming out, everybody’s nervously wondering: Is this thing “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” or “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”? movie review DISCLOSURE DAY Running time: 145 minutes. PG-13 (Some bloody images, action, violence, strong language). In theaters June 12. Neither, actually. “Disclosure Day” … Read more
movie review MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Running time: 132 minutes. PG-13 (some suggestive material, sequences of violence, action, language). In theaters. Mattel’s Oscars track record ends with “Masters of the Universe.” The toy company’s latest movie is no “Barbie,” and Tony Kushner won’t be hosting any classy for-your-consideration events for it come winter. Thank goodness. … Read more
movie review BACKROOMS Running time: 105 minutes. Rated R (some violent content, language, bloody images). In theaters. Hollywood trembles in fear of the havoc the internet has wrought and will continue to wreak on its core business. Execs wake up in a cold sweat from a nightmare that blockbusters have been replaced by 30-second TikTok … Read more
An unlikely duo. Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells co-star in the HBO movie, “Miss You, Love You,” which follows Diane (Janney) a grieving widow who is planning her husband’s funeral with help from a stranger — her son’s assistant, Jamie (Rannells). The Oscar-winning actress exclusively told the Post that she had “fun” filming it, because … Read more
A film buff found a lost 1968 British TV movie about vampires that sparked a legend it was so terrifying it was marked for destruction, a preservation group announced. “No Such Thing as a Vampire” — one of six episodes from the short-lived 1960s BBC anthology series “Late Night Horror” — has been missing for … Read more
He never knows what he’s gonna get. Tom Hanks has so many memorable movie lines he can’t quote just one fan favorite. “I’m kind of lucky that I have a lot of catchphrases that everybody just yells at me,” he told The Post. The two-time Academy Award winner fired off a list of the top … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Jack Ryan is back. Three years after the “Jack Ryan” series wrapped up on Prime Video, John Krasinski is reprising his role in a new movie, subtitled “Ghost War.” In … Read more
movie review IN THE GREY Running time: 97 minutes. Rated R (violence, language and a sexual reference). In theaters. During “In the Grey,” underworld characters call each other “clever” so many times that the viewer starts to wonder if these trigger-happy people, as well as the man who wrote their repetitive lines, really are clever … Read more
Forget snakes on a plane — this flight came with its own haunted-house fog machine. One traveler was left spooked recently when her plane cabin filled with fog so dense it looked like a scene ripped from a slasher flick. TikTokker Giselle (@giselleinmotion) was flying from Bali’s Denpasar Airport to Melbourne, Australia, when the Jetstar … Read more
movie review THE SHEEP DETECTIVES Running time: 109 minutes. Rated PG (thematic material, some violent content and brief language). In theaters. A word of advice on the new movie “Sheep Detectives”: Give it a bleat. Sorry, a beat. The family film begins rather treacly, with a shepherd named George played by Hugh Jackman waxing poetic … Read more
From mouse ears to handcuffs. The happiest place on earth got decidedly grim last week when a man allegedly attacked a cast member. The Disney World patron has been banned from the park for life after attempting to cut the line to meet a Disney performer dressed as Mirabel from the 2021 film Encanto. Diego Rodriguez … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The fourth-highest grossing film of the year so far is making its way to home streaming. Disney and Pixar’s “Hoppers,” which debuted in theaters on March 6, is now available … Read more
David Spade has been “pleasantly surprised” with the reception of his new movie, “Busboys.” On X, which Spade told me garners “the most vicious” opinions, the feedback has been about “96% positive.” But in that 4%, one guy gave it a withering F-minus. ‘I don’t think we need the minus,” Spade quipped. “I got the … Read more
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical productions and more. This week’s challenge highlights movie adapations of novels where an actor, director or screenwriter has added new lines that weren’t in the book. Just tap or … Read more
From movies to mandarin chicken. A crumbling piece of the old Hollywood story could soon get a very Trader Joe’s twist, after the cult-favorite grocer officially filed plans to transform LA’s long-abandoned Fox Venice Theater. The likely transformation of the once-glamorous 1950s movie palace into yet another branch of the buzzy chain has sparked both … Read more