The 7 Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Velvet Buzzsaw,’ ‘Widows’

Good news, folks: there’s a little something for everyone in this week’s new release line-up: a new and classic foreign film, a couple of fall prestige pictures, a nutso new satirical thriller, an overlooked ‘70s gem, and even (since we’re so inclusive around here) one for the kids. ON NETFLIX Velvet Buzzsaw: In retrospect, it’s […]

Water Cooler: Thanksgiving, Creed II, Widows, Aquaman, The Grinch, Lord of the Rings, Fantastic Beasts, Final Table, Princess Switch, Hail Hydra

On the November 26, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, […]

/Filmcast Ep. 494 – Widows (GUEST: Aisha Harris from the New York Times)

David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss Jason Reitman’s latest film The Front Runner, praise Melissa McCarthy’s performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me, and get moved by Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix special. Later, Aisha Harris joins us to discuss Widows. Follow Aisha on Twitter. Be sure to check out David’s new podcast, Write Along. You can […]

‘Widows’ Featurette: How Chicago Shapes The Steve McQueen Heist Thriller

“We’re after the truth. I don’t go to a location with a stencil. I adapt to the environment,” reads a quote by director Steve McQueen at the beginning of the newest Widows featurette about the film’s Chicago location. The gritty heist thriller, penned by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, is set in the Windy City, and couldn’t take place […]

‘Fargo’ Star Carrie Coon Boards Steve McQueen’s Heist Drama ‘Widows’

Fresh off her excellent turns as police chief Gloria Burgle in the third season of FX’s Fargo and as Nora Durst on HBO’s The Leftovers, actress Carrie Coon is the latest to join the superb cast of director Steve McQueen’s upcoming heist movie, Widows. Read all about the Carrie Coon Widows casting below. McQueen, who hasn’t directed a movie since […]

Veterans & war widows are furious about British military’s Iraq-Afghan memorial

War veterans and widows have attacked the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) conduct over a new Iraq and Afghanistan memorial, unveiled on Thursday. One war widow told RT she is outraged at the ‘hypocritical’ decision not to invite her and other bereaved relatives to the official opening, while veterans questioned the tone and veracity of the […]

MoD leaves widows off guest list for unveiling of war memorial to their loved ones

Published time: 7 Mar, 2017 14:00 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) forgot to invite war widows to the unveiling of its new arms industry-funded war memorial to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. The memorial is due to be unveiled on Thursday to commemorate military and civilian personnel who served in the Gulf War, 2003 Iraq […]