DOWN, SET, WHO?Nicolas Cage, 62, Looks Unrecognizable With Shaggy HairpieceThe Oscar-winning actor plays legendary football coach John Madden.Natalie Demaree
DEAD ON ARRIVALThe Oscars’ Best Actress Frontrunner Drops Monstrous Misfire“Hamnet’s” Jessie Buckley stars as “The Bride!” in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s haphazardly stitched-together feminist horror show.Nick Schager
BIG SHOESMajor Stars Turned Down ‘American Psycho’ Remake: AuthorChristian Bale’s shoes may be too big to fill in the upcoming “American Psycho” remake.Douglas Connor
MADDEN-INGActor in Nic Cage ‘Madden’ Film Quits Over N-Word and NudityThe film, directed by David O. Russell, stars Cage as former NFL head coach John Madden.Leigh Kimmins
OSCAR BAITWho Should Play Elon Musk in Darren Aronofsky’s Movie?Our picks include two Oscar winners, three Emmy winners, and one very meta option.Helen Holmes
TELL-TALE HEARTWhen Christian Bale Met Edgar Allan PoeEverything is set up for “The Pale Blue Eye” to be the eerie serial-killer story you’d expect when you find out a character is named after Poe. But the movie wastes its potential.Nick Schager
‘IT’S NOT JUST ME’Christian Bale: I Have DiCaprio to Thank for My Career“Look, to this day, any role that anybody gets, it’s only because he’s passed on it beforehand,” the actor joked.AJ McDougall
YIKES‘Amsterdam’ and the Absolute Worst Star-Studded MoviesMore is not always merrier. In honor of David O. Russell’s disastrous “Amsterdam,” which features half of Hollywood, we give you the absolute worst movies with huge A-list casts. Marlow Stern
opinionPRIORITIESWhy Is Olivia Wilde Getting It Worse Than David O. Russell?‘Amsterdam’ is far worse than ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ Russell’s behavior makes Wilde’s seem quaint by comparison, and yet Russell has received a fraction of the criticism Wilde has.Marlow Stern
WOW‘Amsterdam’ Is a Bigger Disaster Than ‘Don’t Worry Darling’Filmmaker David O. Russell’s latest boasts an A-list cast—Christian Bale! Margot Robbie! John David Washington! Taylor Swift!—who look completely lost in this meandering mess. Nick Schager
BIG NAMES BE DAMNEDNo One’s Happy About the Return of David O. RussellThe cast includes big names like Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, and Taylor Swift. But that won't make us forget about Russell's sexual assault allegations. Fletcher Peters