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The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey outshines seasoned co-stars Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem in remake lost at sea

Making her feature film debut, 23-year-old pop star Halle Bailey is the face of Ariel for a new generation and her performance easily outshines her seasoned co-stars.

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The Little Mermaid’s director took inspiration from Attenborough, not Avatar 2

Rob Marshall tells us about 3 movies that had an impact on his new version of a classic, and 2 that didn't.

TechRadar

'The Little Mermaid' review: Halle Bailey shines in live-action remake

Do we really need a live-action version of "The Little Mermaid," the 1989 animated Disney musical beloved by generations? Probably not. But is the new movie, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey as the titular mermaid Ariel who wants to be a human girl, nonetheless adorable? Absolutely. And…

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Movie review: Disney's 'Little Mermaid' remake justifies being part of our world

Whether audiences want them or not, the Disney live-action remake machine continues to churn out new versions of beloved animated classics without showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon.

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Movie review: Halle Bailey makes a lovely 'Little Mermaid,' but this remake is less than shipshape

"But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more." The line springs from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," and it also graces the opening moments of Disney's latest feature-length spin on that immortal fairy tale. Arriving amid mighty cascading walls of water and a few…

Los Angeles Times

Don't worry: The Little Mermaid nails the songs, and that's what matters

The Little Mermaid is big wet fun, but hits the same rock as too many Disney remakes: it's too damn long.

TechRadar

Why Javier Bardem's King Triton Song Got Cut From The Little Mermaid

Javier Bardem's King Triton almost had a song for the first time ever. Director Rob Marshall shared with CinemaBlend why it was cut from The Little Mermaid.

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The Little Mermaid reactions say Halle Bailey is the perfect Ariel

Reactions to Disney's latest live-action remake are in

Total Film

Dune 2 first look shows Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, and Léa Seydoux in costume

The first, sand-swept look at Dune 2 is here

Total Film

TV tonight: a gripping documentary about Dublin’s first narco in the 80s

An ex-heroin addict helps tell the story of his city in Dublin Narcos. Plus: a celebration of Dionne Warwick. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

17 of the most anticipated movies of 2023

A new year, a new list of reasons to eat popcorn. Here are some of the notable movies that will be gracing the multiplexes in the coming year; note that movie release dates, as always, are subject to change.

Tribune News Service

New movies in cinemas and on Netflix and Prime Video from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day

Tom Hanks as a grump, Emma Thompson as a villain, Daniel Craig as a flamboyant detective, Antonio Banderas as a cat - plus docos, awards-season contenders, family films, biopics and more.

ABC News

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile review – lip-smackingly good fun with the CGI singing croc

Shawn Mendes voices the much-loved character of the reptile discovered in a pet shop, but it’s Javier Bardem’s flamboyant showman who steals the film

The Guardian - UK

Movie review: 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' aims to delight little ones with big songs, small drama

"Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" is not here to stress out your kids.

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Movie review: Plenty of bright moments, but 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' lacks a cohesive, smooth finish

“Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” is indeed a strange beast, both the animal — a city-dwelling croc with the voice of an angel — and the movie, which is also a sort of monstrous hybrid of unexpected tones. Based on the children’s book series by Bernard Waber, adapted by Will Davies, “Lyle,…

The Guardian - UK

Eye for an eye: Javier Bardem iris NFT to be sold for sight-saving charity

Image of actor’s eye to be auctioned to fund Ojos del Mundo in preventing blindness in developing world

Reason

Review: The Good Boss

Funny business.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Good Boss’ jabs a smug CEO who hides his incompetence behind a smile

Javier Bardem stars in the wickedly warped Spanish film as a charmer with no clue that he’s a creep.

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Movie review: ‘The Good Boss’ a satisfying sendup of workplace hypocrisy

In “The Good Boss,” Javier Bardem plays Blanco, owner of a factory that manufactures scales. Blanco lectures his employees about “balance” and “equity” and even more things evocative of scales. He espouses balance in all things, and yet he has so much more than most others. More than anything, Blanco…

Daily Mirror

Penelope Cruz 'threw herself to the floor and started screaming' after award shock

Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardmen may have lost out to Jessica Chastain and Will Smith at this year’s Oscar awards, but it didn't stop them screaming

Salon

Javier Bardem on schadenfreude in satire

The Oscar winner spoke to Salon about his latest movie, shooting "Dune 2," how acting is like a salad and more

The Guardian - UK

Sally Potter on making a film about violence with Chris Rock: ‘He is aware of what happens when a man feels humiliated’

In Look at Me, Rock is thrown to the floor by Javier Bardem. Potter discusses male anger in her film and the similarities between that and Rock’s real-life experience of being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars

The Independent UK

Q&A: Bardem is excited for US arrival of 'The Good Boss'

Javier Bardem is confident that audiences in America will enjoy “The Good Boss” as much as those in Spain when the film arrives in the U.S. later this month

Evening Standard

The BBC’s new series Marriage: Why are we all so fascinated by marriage dramas?

We’re all nosy as heck about how others live their lives

Evening Standard

Dune 2: everything there is to know about the franchise, from Zendaya and Denis Villeneuve to Florence Pugh

New arrivals fear not: there’s still plenty of time to catch up on where we are with the interstellar action-film

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