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Feb32026 by cineverseNo Comments

Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine to Lead Drama ‘This Is Pleasure’ for ‘American Splendor’ Directors, Adapted From Mary Gaitskill’s #MeToo Novella (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Alex Ritman According To The variety Oscar winner Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine are teaming for a prestige project launching at the upcoming European Film Market. “This Is Pleasure,” based on Mary Gaitskill’s novella, will be directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the married filmmaking duo who earned an Oscar nomination for 2003 comedy drama “American Splendor” and directed episodes of “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” “Succession” and “Only Murders in the Building.” The film follows Margot (Chastain) as accusations of misconduct unravel the career of her closest friend, the charming publisher Quin (Pine). Margot must decide whether loyalty, forgiveness or truth will define the end of their long, heady friendship. Nina Raine adapted the ...

Feb22026 by cineverseNo Comments

Jay-Z, Harvey Weinstein and Pusha T Mentioned in Latest Epstein File Release

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By Jack Dunn According To The variety The Department of Justice on Friday released 3 million documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, along with 2,000 videos and roughly 180,000 images. The latest batch included mention of celebrities like Jay-Z, Pusha T and Harvey Weinstein. Mentions of the trio did not come from Epstein’s personal records nor reports corroborated by law enforcement. The two rappers and the disgraced Hollywood mogul were named in a tip to the FBI, which was archived as part of the Epstein investigation. The tip itself does not imply these individuals were investigated, nor does it in any way imply guilt for the accusations posed. According to an FBI crisis intake report included in the latest Epstein release, an anonymous victim, wh...

Feb22026 by cineverseNo Comments

‘How to Divorce During the War’ Review: A Droll, Perceptive Look at Handling Personal Crises Amid Political Ones

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By Guy Lodge According To The variety On the face of it, for a comfortable middle-class couple in Lithuania, getting divorced has absolutely nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. Why would it? But when their separation happens to coincide with the Russian invasion two countries away, these two very differently scaled crises wind up jointly defining a disorienting phase of family life for high-flying media exec Marija (Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė) and slacking screenwriter Vytas (Marius Repšys). And while a whole country’s anguish may put their problems in perspective, that doesn’t necessarily make those problems easier to solve. A drily witty, subtly searing comedy from writer-director Andrius Blaževičius, “How to Divorce During the War” is both empathetic and surgical as it examine...

Jan312026 by cineverseNo Comments

Sony Pictures Classics Lands Stephanie Ahn’s ‘Bedford Park,’ Sundance Prize Winner for Debut Feature

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By Angelique Jackson According To The variety Sony Pictures Classics has landed rights to Stephanie Ahn‘s feature debut “Bedford Park,” following its premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film, starring Moon Choi and Son Sukku, also won the U.S. dramatic special jury award for debut feature earlier Friday. The deal marks Sony Pictures Classics’ second major win out of the festival following “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!,” which Variety announced exclusively. In a statement announcing the acquisition, the studio praised Ahn for making “a riveting drama exuding the confidence of a master.” “‘Bedford Park’ gives us a complete world, full of rich character and incident, steeped in the history of our current intercultural moment,” ...

Jan312026 by cineverseNo Comments

Send Help’: Breaking Down the Biggest Plot Twists and That Wild Ending

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By William Earl According To The variety SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for Sam Raimi‘s “Send Help,” now playing in theaters. “Send Help,” Sam Raimi’s twisty thriller written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift and in theaters Friday via 20th Century Studios, is filled with shocking moments. Too scared to catch the new Raimi project on the big screen? Far too busy seeing “Melania” again and again? Keep reading to break down all of the big moments of “Send Help.” Rachel McAdams stars as Linda Liddle, who works at a company where the new nepo baby CEO, Bradley Preston (Dylan O’Brien), doesn’t know or care that she’s been promised a VP position by his late father. While she’s brilliant with numbers, he gives the job to his douchey college buddy and co...

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‘Take Me Home’ Review: Sundance Award-Winner Paints an Intimate Portrait of a Family in Crisis

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By Lisa Kennedy According To The variety The family drama “Take Me Home” is a not an easy watch and (arguably harder than it needs to be). Yet, how could a film that takes such an intimate look at the fraying healthcare net through the story of a woman with a cognitive disability and her declining parents be otherwise? And yet, writer-director Liz Sargent’s debut feature — which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award — is suffused with love: the director’s love for her own sibling, who stars in the film, but also the tenacious and so often under-appreciated love of caregiving. The family drama “Take Me Home” is a not an easy watch and (arguably harder than it needs to be). Yet, how could a fil...

Jan72026 by cineverseNo Comments

‘The Housemaid’ Sequel in the Works With Sydney Sweeney and Paul Feig Returning

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By Angelique Jackson, Marc Malkin According To The variety “The Housemaid” star Sydney Sweeney and director Paul Feig did something bad, and it felt so good that Lionsgate is going to let them do it again. Thanks to the box office success of the psychological thriller — “The Housemaid” has grossed $133 million in its first two-and-a-half weeks of release — the studio has greenlit a sequel movie, titled “The Housemaid’s Secret.” The project, based on the second novel in Freida McFadden’s best-selling trilogy, has been in development for the past few months, and Lionsgate is planning a production start for later this year with Feig and stars Sweeney and Michele Morrone returning. In “The Housemaid,” Sweeney starred as Millie, a young woman trying to esc...