Once you begin watching a Gaspar Noé film, it’s completely obvious that the filmmaker is not interested in making four-quadrant, appeal-to-the-masses fare. His work is often challenging, and pulls no punches when it comes to depictions of violence and sexuality. And he keeps that streak going with his latest work, “Climax,” which earned great reviews coming out of Cannes (much to the filmmaker’s surprise) and is now beginning its US theatrical run.

Continue reading Gaspar Noé Talks Violence, Porn, & Why He “Likes Laughing About Cruel Things” at The Playlist.

Coming into August, many box office analysts looked at this weekend as another easy win for Melissa McCarthy. Her R-rated puppet raunch-fest, aka “The Happytime Murders,” had a trailer that was getting all sorts of buzz on social media and judging by her track record, was going to be a clear winner in a weekend with no other major openings. Boy, oh boy, that is definitely not the case here.

Continue reading ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Posts Insane Hold Of -6% As Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Happytime’ Sinks To New Low at The Playlist.

The folks behind the scenes for the film “Crazy Rich Asians” had a big decision to make before beginning production — Netflix or theatrical? As author Kevin Kwan and filmmaker Jon M. Chu discussed during the press rounds, they had to decide between a “gigantic” payday (and a guaranteed trilogy) with Netflix or risk it all on a theatrical run that could end up crashing and burning.

Continue reading ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Debuts With An Impressive 5-Day Total As Box Office Risk Appears To Pay Off at The Playlist.

Much has been written – and will continue to be written – about the problematic politics and jingoism of director Peter Berg’s recent output. It will be written by much more accomplished, more intelligent, and more informed, full-time journalists than this part-time tourist. But not enough will be written about how “Mile 22” — on its own merits — is a laughably bad film.

The screenplay — written by Lea Carpenter with a story from Carpenter and Stephen Levinson — might as well be Mark Wahlberg fan fiction.

Continue reading Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Mile 22’ Is A Violent, Indecipherable, Self-Serious Disaster [Review] at The Playlist.

The final trailer for “Mile 22” has officially dropped. The film, starring Mark Wahlberg, is an action film that follows a group of highly trained government agents who must transport a foreign asset to safety.

The latest trailer that shows Wahlberg experiencing the commute from hell is soundtracked by one of the worlds hottest trios: Migos. The previously unreleased track “Is You Ready?” makes it clear that this will be no joyride.

Continue reading ‘Mile 22’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg Hopes A New Migos Song Will Make You Want To Buy A Ticket at The Playlist.

With an actor like Mark Wahlberg and a director like Peter Berg, you definitely have an idea of what to expect when watching their films. And in the new trailer for “Mile 22” (the duo’s fourth collab), you get exactly what you expect – lots of gunfire and lots of Mark Wahlberg looking like a superhero.

No, Wahlberg isn’t wearing a cape or has any known superpowers, but the trailer shows that the man is truly invincible and not even a foreign government can survive his wrath.

Continue reading ‘Mile 22’ Red Band Trailer: Explosions, Guns, Martial Arts, And Lots Of Mark Wahlberg at The Playlist.

Filmmaker Peter Berg and actor and producer Mark Wahlberg have quite the bff working relationship. Having collaborated on three films so far, including “Lone Survivor,” “Deepwater Horizon,” and “Patriots Day,” he creative duo’s fourth collaboration will be the action thriller “Mile 22.”

READ MORE: Summer Movie Preview: 36 Films Worth The Watch

“I’ve been able to make a lot of different movies in a lot of different genres,” Wahlberg announced to audiences at CinemaCon last year, “and I still don’t feel like I have the movie role that really kind of defines ‘me.’ When I say me and my body of work, I’m really hoping this is the thing.

Continue reading Peter Berg’s ‘Mile 22’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg Is A Killer Who Looks Like A Hero at The Playlist.

Mark Wahlberg, Ronda Rousey, And Iko Uwais To Star In Peter Berg's Actioner 'Mile 22'

Continue reading Mark Wahlberg, Ronda Rousey, And Iko Uwais To Star In Peter Berg’s Actioner ‘Mile 22’ at The Playlist.