@USATODAY
entertainment writer and film critic. Comic geek.
#Outlier4life
. AT-AT aficionado. Collector of stuffs & things. Former tuba hero. Tar Heel 🐑. Dude.
Exclusive:
@halsey
stars as Wonder Woman (who has an invisible jet!) and
@lilyachty
is Green Lantern (John Stewart, y'all!) in
#TeenTitansGoMovie
. (I wonder who that is playing Superman...)
Friends came over last night to initiate me into the cult of RRR (RISE ROAR REVOLT) and I'm here to report I am now fully, truly, deeply a member. This is the craziest, most sincere, weirdest blockbuster I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure Jess and I are watching it again this week.
I put together a list of the best movies so far this year and, gotta say, didn't see No. 1 coming but it rocked my world. (It's also the one everybody needs to watch.)
Your life can now be split into before and after watching RRR.
Director
@ssrajamouli
's unpredictable, unforgettable, outrageously cinematic action epic
#RRRMovie
is now streaming in Hindi on Netflix around the globe.
@Nizam_cult
@tarak9999
He'd make my best actor Oscar ballot! (And between you and me, he actually WAS on my Critics Choice actor nomination ballot.)
#BheemRules
I've been interviewing Jensen Ackles for years now, and even had some of his Family Business beer once. (It's really tasty!) But this is one of my fave convos, talking about
#TheBoys
, toxic masculinity,
#TheWinchesters
and ... Reba McEntire
#SPNFamily
It really took Gwyneth Paltrow nearly 20 years to dunk on Shallow Hal? (She forgets her Marvel co-stars on the regular, though, so I guess in a way that tracks.)
I would LOVE to see a best picture contingent with the likes of RRR alongside Woman King and Top Gun. (I can't imagine all three making the cut but an emphasis on the joyous over the morose would be nice.)
Been thinking a lot about how
#RRR
could be bigger than just a contender for Best International Feature Film. With the Academy being more international than ever before and considering how well the film plays in both a theatrical and at-home setting, it may overperform!
Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. “Naatu Naatu." LIVE at the 95th Oscars.
Tune into ABC to watch the Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 12th at 8e/5p!
#Oscars95
Think I am ready to call Doom Patrol the best superhero show around. Diane Guerrero is the perfection and an ol’ chef’s kiss for both Brendan Fraser and Alan Tudyk.
Spoke to several Oscar voters at an event tonight. Older, white voters in the international committee. Perhaps people you wouldn’t expect to love a movie like RRR. Well they all love RRR passionately. This movie is getting some Oscar nominations for sure.
Surprise! They just showed the Top Gun: Maverick trailer. So many nostalgic feels - beach volleyball, singing in a bar - but also SICK air sequences and a Maverick who doesn't want to leave the cockpit.
#sdcc
When I was in high school, I LIVED for NBA hoops and
@RexChapman
was my guy. Collected his bball cards, wore a Hornets Starter jacket, played as him in video games. Love this story and the fact he now singlehandedly makes social media a better place.
#TheFlash
is pretty darn good, like Justice League gone Back to the Future, it's got a big heart and is by far the funniest DC movie. Gets a little complicated but Sasha Calle's a fantastic Supergirl and, hoo boy, Michael Keaton reminds us why he's the best Batman of them all.
Saw
#Joker
. It is DARK. Think Network as a comic book movie. Freakily relevant to right now. Nicely twisty though familiar too. Joaquin makes the thing - we’re gonna have MANY convos about this flick.
#TIFF19
#Supernatural
returns this week!!! I chatted up my dudes
@JensenAckles
and
@jarpad
for a preview of the last seven episodes. (Plus check out an exclusive clip from Thursday's ep. Mrs. Butters FTW!)
Wrote a little piece about how RRR original song Naatu Naatu has become an
#AcademyAwards
darling. (And if Ram Charan needs to dance on
#Oscar
night, he says he's ready!)
#RRRmovie
"I had more experience on horseback going into
#Walker
than I had experience hunting demons going into
#Supernatural
" - the mighty
@jarpad
talks his new CW show, plus check out an exclusive clip from the
#Walker
premiere tonight
The First Order goes to the lighter side in this
@usatodaylife
exclusive blooper reel from
@StarWars
#TheRiseofSkywalker
, on digital platforms Tuesday. (Domhnall Gleeson is my spirit animal here.)
I didn't absolutely love the first Deadpool, but man, Deadpool 2 does the trick for me. Hilarious when it needs to be, surprisingly touching when it needs be (not in that way, gross), and is kinda the best X-Men-universe flick in forever. Also: DOMINO RULEZ.
It's been a while since we've had this many great action movies in one year but while Top Gun: Maverick took us back to the Danger Zone, it was missing a joyful danceoff. (Come on, you know RRR was making my list.)
Blockbusters were alive and well in 2022, in quantity and quality.
@usatodaylife
movie critic
@briantruitt
reveals his 10 best movies of 2022 (and where you can see them).
#BlackPanther
is simply awesome. Extremely bold and as touching as it is thrilling, it boasts GOT-style intrigue, crazy innovative action and a deep bench of memorable characters. Top 5 all-time Marvel movie, easy. More later.
I reviewed
#JohnWick3
, which was quite good! I still love Chapter 2 more, but the first bit of this thing is the coolest action stuff I've seen since Fury Road.
"Naatu Naatu" from RRR is predicted to nab a "Bet Original Song" nomination at the 2023 Oscars. If you haven't experienced it yet, do so immediately. It's become a standard in my house. Even thinking about it makes me grin (I'm grinning right now).