‘The Mummy’ review: Gross horror flick is just ‘The Exorcist’ with gauze

‘The Mummy’ review: Gross horror flick is just ‘The Exorcist’ with gauze

movie review LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY Running time: 133 minutes. Rated R (gore, brief drug use, language, strong violent content). In theaters. I never thought I’d miss the Scorpion King. But as gallons of oily vomit spewed and bloody skin got gruesomely peeled off a girl’s leg in “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” The Rock’s rocky … Read more

Michael Jackson biopic will shamefully whitewash his controversial life

Michael Jackson biopic will shamefully whitewash his controversial life

The directive over at the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic? Don’t stop till you cut enough! Apparently in recent months, the team behind “Michael” has been slicing and dicing away at their movie, which moonwalks into theaters on April 24.  Jafaar Jackson will play his uncle Michael Jackson in the new biopic “Michael.” Glen Wilson/Lionsgate Reducing … Read more

Brian Cox’s nasty celeb insults are refreshing — Hollywood stars have become so boring

Brian Cox’s nasty celeb insults are refreshing — Hollywood stars have become so boring

I wish every celebrity were as gloriously unfiltered and rude as Brian Cox. Hollywood would be a lot more exciting instead of the navel-gazing snoozefest it’s become. In interviews, the vicious “Succession” star goes to town cruelly slagging off co-workers, other actors and directors. Anybody really. Without fail, the 79-year-old speaks his combative, brutal mind.  … Read more

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ review: It’ll make $1 billion — and it sucks

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ review: It’ll make  billion — and it sucks

Home movie review THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE Running time: 98 minutes. Rated PG (action, mild violence, and rude humor). In theaters. In a perfect world, fed-up audiences would say, “Let’s-a-go see something else.” Alas, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” the exhausting sequel to 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” will make $1 billion just like its awful predecessor … Read more

‘The Drama’ review: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in one of the most controversial movies of the year

‘The Drama’ review: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in one of the most controversial movies of the year

movie review THE DRAMA Running time: 106 minutes. Rated R. In theaters April 3. Good thing it’s called “The Drama.” A nice name like “The Wedding” would be extremely misleading. Even “The Couple” could end up a date-night disaster. Titling this oddity “The Drama” is, at least, not a bait and switch. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised … Read more

Hollywood had a rough week: Hellish ‘Harry Potter’ trailer and Colbert writing ‘Lord of the Rings’

Hollywood had a rough week: Hellish ‘Harry Potter’ trailer and Colbert writing ‘Lord of the Rings’

One week ago, “Project Hail Mary” gave us a reason to hope.  Taking a strong $80.5 million, Amazon’s wildly entertaining science-fiction film starring Ryan Gosling enjoyed the biggest non-sequel opening weekend since “Oppenheimer” way back in summer 2023. Rejoice! Here’s monetary proof that audiences are craving new stories and smart writing — not just more … Read more

Samara Weaving reveals ‘horrendous’ injury ahead of ‘Ready or Not 2’: ‘I couldn’t walk’

Samara Weaving reveals ‘horrendous’ injury ahead of ‘Ready or Not 2’: ‘I couldn’t walk’

Whether Samara Weaving was ready or not, it was time to shoot a movie. The actress, 34, recalled getting hurt ahead of filming the sequel to the 2019 thriller “Ready or Not.” “I was really terribly injured before filming this and I couldn’t walk,” Weaving exclusively told The Post while promoting “Ready or Not 2.” … Read more

‘Project Hail Mary’ review: Ryan Gosling’s $248 million Amazon movie is an outer-space blast

‘Project Hail Mary’ review: Ryan Gosling’s 8 million Amazon movie is an outer-space blast

movie review PROJECT HAIL MARY Running time: 157 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material and suggestive references). In theaters March 20. Now entering the pantheon of lost-and-alone movies is “Project Hail Mary,” a hugely entertaining — and just plain huge — surprise during a depressing month that’s typically Hollywood’s dumping ground for wince-worthy trash. It hits you like an … Read more

How to watch Conan O’Brien host the 2026 Oscars live: Time, nominees

How to watch Conan O’Brien host the 2026 Oscars live: Time, nominees

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. Hollywood’s biggest night is here. The 2026 Academy Awards, honoring the best of the best of films released between January 1 and December 31 2025, are tonight, March 15. This … Read more

How to stream the ‘Melania’ documentary for free: Release date, more

How to stream the ‘Melania’ documentary for free: Release date, 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. Less than two months after hitting theaters, the new Melania Trump documentary is available to stream at home for free. “Melania” dropped on Prime Video today, March 9. The Brett … Read more

Animated sci-fi animal flick ‘Hoppers’ leaps to No. 1 at box office on opener

Animated sci-fi animal flick ‘Hoppers’ leaps to No. 1 at box office on opener

It jumped to the top. “Hoppers” was No. 1 at the box office on its opener Friday, raking in $13.2 million, according to Box Office Mojo. The Post praised the animated sci-fi comedy, saying, “What separates ‘Hoppers’ from the pack of recent Pix flix, which have been wholesome as a church bake sale, is its … Read more

‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley’s latest is one of the worst movies I’ve seen in this job

‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley’s latest is one of the worst movies I’ve seen in this job

movie review THE BRIDE ZERO STARS. Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language). In theaters March 6. Leave her at the altar! She is “The Bride!,” one of the absolute worst movies I have had the displeasure of watching in this job. It’s a struck-by-lightning shocker to see a … Read more

Video: ‘Hamnet’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Video: ‘Hamnet’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Hi, I’m Chloé Zhao. I am the director of “Hamnet.” This is when Agnes, who’s played by Jessie Buckley, comes to the Globe Theater to see her husband, William Shakespeare, played by Paul Mescal, his play, “Hamlet,” inspired by their son, Hamnet, who had passed away. “Look at me.” And in that moment, she realizes … Read more

Jason Biggs gives ‘American Pie 5’ update: ‘Nostalgia is big right now’

Jason Biggs gives ‘American Pie 5’ update: ‘Nostalgia is big right now’

Another “American Pie” film has been baking long enough. For Jason Biggs, who starred as Jim Levenstein in the 1999 coming-of-age comedy, returning to the franchise would be a dream. “There’s always talks,” the actor, 47, exclusively told The Post at the premiere of his new film “Operation Gary Taco’s” on Tuesday. “There’s always rumblings. … Read more

‘Hoppers’ review: Who can argue with hilarious talking animals?

‘Hoppers’ review: Who can argue with hilarious talking animals?

Just when you think Pixar’s petting-zoo cute new movie “Hoppers” is flagrantly ripping off James Cameron, the characters come clean. movie review HOPPERS Running time: 105 minutes. Rated PG (action/peril, some scary images and mild language). In theaters March 6. “You guys, this is like ‘Avatar’!,” squeals 19-year-old Mabel (Piper Curda), the studio’s rare college-age … Read more

Exclusive | Baz Luhrmann feels connected to Elvis: ‘I was meant to meet him and become his friend’

Exclusive | Baz Luhrmann feels connected to Elvis: ‘I was meant to meet him and become his friend’

Baz Luhrmann remembers exactly where he was on August 16, 1977 — the day the King of Rock and Roll left the building. “This kid gets on a bus and hears Elvis Presley died,” Luhrmann, 63, told The Post of his 14-year-old self back in Australia. Rattled by the tragic news, the teenager then had … Read more