Wagner Moura Nineteen Times

It's weird I didn't see Wagner Moura get dragged into the brown-word brouhaha that erupted when Steven Soderbergh broke our hearts, declaring he wants to make a movie about the Spanish-American War starring Moura that would use"a lot of A.I." -- if I missed somebody asking Moura about that shit please share it in the comments! Until then I am choosing to believe that Wagner didn't know anything about the A.I. part of this and has since bolted, just so's my crush on him can remain throbbing for a little longer. Thankfully for now we't throbbing just fine thanks to this new-ish photoshoot (via) ...

... and the news that Wagner will be starring opposite two of my favorite actors -- Ralph Fiennes and Colin Farrell, A mini-In-Bruges reunion! -- in Art, a film adaptation of the 1994 play by Yasmina Reza to be directed by the great Fernando Meirelles (thx Mac). The play's about three long-term friends who debate the meaning of art when one of them buys an extremely expensive all-white painting. Okay! I suppose somehow that will be made cinematic. And I bet it will be accomplished without any A.I. too. Keep that line of thinking going, Wagner! Hit the jump for all of the photos...

Good Afternoon, World

Hey! You! It's me! I'm back from my screening I had this morning (see below), which I studiously told you of on Friday -- now let's see how posting goes...? I make no promises, but at least I have given you a little Hero Fiennes Tiffin (click to embiggen) to stare at whilst not doing so. Be back shortly! Probably! Probably? Probably.

Good Monday Morning #nowwatching

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) March 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM

Good Morning, World

I have developed such a crush on the big-donged 6'5" tall Alpha rage-zombie -- properly known as the actor Chi Lewis-Parry -- from the 28 Years Later movie, ever since 1) I really really loved The Bone Temple and 2) he came out as one of us, one of us, on his Instagram...

Ohhhhhh shit we got the big donged zombie

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) February 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM

Anyway he shared the top photo today to celebrate that The Bone Temple is now on VOD -- if you haven't seen it yet go rent it immediately! As I said in my review I consider this the best of the franchise and yes I am including the first film that kicked the entire thing off, and I'm now emotionally invested in there being a third movie. Since this one disappointed at the box office we need to show the people in charge that there's interest in contiinuing...

Good Morning, Samson

Aww big ol' Samson from the 28 Years Later movies -- aka actor Chi Lewis-Parry -- shared this picture on Instagram this morning with a message of "Memento Amoris" aka "Remember Love", what a sweetheart he is! No seriously I have an enormous crush on CLP (and yes okay Samson too, jeez) after The Bone Temple -- have you seen it yet? Have you read my review yet? As a person who was decidedly not a fan of the first movie I found this sequel leaps and bounds weirder and more moving. And gayer. So much gayer. Watch this video of CLP and Ralph Fiennes chatting and tell me they don't have chemistry for days:

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The Best Bone's Ahead

I know I will be accused of hyperbole but having seen 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple two times now I really mean it when I say that director Nia Dacosta has delivered with this, the fourth movie in the franchise, the best of the bunch. Yes I do indeed make that claim in my review which just dropped over at Pajiba, read it in full here. And I stand by it. Because, first off, as transformative as Danny Boyle's original film was and remains to the horror genre -- and I don't dispute that! -- I think we've all just accepted that it sorta somewhat falls apart in its last act. And then as for Boyle's film last year, well I wasn't a fan. (Read my review of that one here.) But this new one? Spectacular. Strange. Funny. Terrifying. Gorgeous to look at. Emotionally stirring. Kinda gay. It's got a Radiohead song in it for fuck's sake! I wrote a fuck-ton of words on the movie in my review (it's one of my longer ones) and I didn't even mention it has a Radiohead song in it! So yeah. I said what I said. And I meant it.

I Am Jack's Big Bone Temple

Heading off-line a little early today for a second viewing of The Bone Temple -- I really prefer nixing the "28 Years Later" portion of this movie's title; it's just more fun this way. Anyway that means this will be it for today, I'm afraid. Not that getting to stare at Jack O'Connell's gorgeous face above could be seen by any person with sight as a negative. You'll be okay. JFC he's pretty. Anyway if you've been paying attention you know that I've already shared the briefest of thoughts on The Bone Temple right here, which are quite a positive switch-up from my thoughts on the first 28 Years Later movie, which I reviewed right here -- but no need to pay attention to those really since my full review of The Bone Temple will be out before the end of the week. But I will say that I re-watched the first film of this new series over the weekend and it did indeed play slightly better going back after The Bone Temple. Maybe by the time this supposed trilogy's through we'll really have something proper to reckon with, as a whole. Anyway y'all stay safe out there -- I know the world's shit so I'm gonna keep trying to bring you mindless distraction for when you need a break. Case in point: 

Jack O'Connell is the most important suspenders actor we have

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM

Rage Against the Hype Machine

It is starting to feel as if I'm destined to be a curmudgeon about the horror movies people are digging this year, but really it's only actually been two at this point -- there was Dangerous Animals a couple of weeks ago and now there's Danny Boyle's long awaited zombie catch-up 28 Years Later, which hits theaters this weekend and which most other critics seem to be loving. Unfortunately I cannot in good conscience agree! Here is my review at Pajiba. I think the movie looks great and I think Ralph Fiennes is having fun and that's really almost all that worked for me? The kid's fine, I guess. My issues aren't to do with him. I just don't understand any of the people calling it "scary" or even "tense" as I found it to be neither of those things. But even more brains-boggling to me are the people thinking there's genuine emotion or any kind of profundity in this thing -- it's no deeper than a hollowed out eye-socket. I cannot fathom the people I heard around me sniffling emotionally during its last act -- I don't consider myself dead inside. I cry real easy most of the time! But not here. These are shallow unrealized duds of characters being moved around willy-nilly without a single thing of purpose to say -- I am good and truly baffled by some of the reviews I'm reading. You can only give something so much credit for trying something different when it thoroughly fails at what it's trying. Oh well! I'm a fan of the first two movies and generally Boyle as a filmmaker so here's to hoping the next one is better. At least Cillian Murphy will supposedly be back.

44 Days Til 28 Years

Really big fan of this 28 Years Later poster which somehow makes me think of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali, of Bryan Fuller's Hannibal, of Derek Jarman's set-design for The Devils, AND of a Dalek from Doctor Who all at goddamned once. That is some mad skillz yo. 

Make me think of all of these things in one image and you've won

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) May 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Oscars Remain Pointless, News At 11

Well the Oscar nominations are here and they flopped the only test I was giving them this year -- nominate Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths for giving the best performance this year, perhaps even this decade, in Best Actress. So I fully don't give a shit about the rest of the noise even if a couple of cool things happened -- I expected The Substance to get Best Actress and maybe even Best Director but scoring Best Picture seemed a stretch and they went there, which is cool. Hoping they will make it Ralph Fiennes year FINALLY; happy for Fernanda Torres, who is wonderful in I'm Still Here and I certainly don't blame her for MJB's absence -- not when two of the Best Actress nominations are straight up trash. Yura Borisov! Guy Pearce! Nosferatu nabbing several noms for its exquisite everything! But mostly in a really interesting year for movies they nominated the least interesting, basic, to downright bad things -- shocker! Conan O'Brien hosing the audience down with blood and reenacting the end of The Substance might be the only saving grace, I fear. 

Well now that that is over we can get back to talking about movies yay

— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) January 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM

Quote of the Day

There is a chat with director Luca Guadagnino and writer Justin Kuritzkes in Dazed magazine right now (thx Mac) about their latest colaboration Queer (the William S. Burroughs adaptation out in theaters now that I reviewed right here) and besides it containing several images from that film's set that I adore -- that one of him in a Carrie t-shirt above is going straight onto my mood board -- it's also got several bits of information I really enjoyed reading. Luca talks about why there's so much Nirvana in the film, and he also admits that Twin Peaks was an influence on it (but refuses to elaborate further). But it's the bit at the end that has nothing to do with Queer that has me the most excited -- and if you've seen my hemming and hawing then you know it's not about his possible American Psycho remake. 

No it's about An Even Bigger Splash, his long-gestating longer cut of his already divine 2015 film A Bigger Splash, which stars Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Dakota Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes. Luca has been mentioning this was a thing on his mind for awhile, and bless this interviewer for getting a very brief but important update:

 "Yes, for sure. 100 per cent. We’re finalising it."

Supposedly this cut has a full seventy more minutes! I don't know whether this is a good idea or not either, but Luca always proves my doubts wrong so you'd think I'd have learned my lesson at this point. And even if it does prove to be too much of a good thing -- am I going to complain about seventy more minutes of a movie where the godline Matthias Schoenaerts runs around in itty bitty shorts looking like a fucking sculpture? I don't think so. In summation here is a new photo that dropped online this week from the set of Luca's other 2024 film Challengers, with him in a spot where so many of us would love to be -- half-straddled by Mike Faist in his tennis gear:

Jack's What's For Dinner

The cast for Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later film -- the third in the 28 Days Later not-zombie universe and supposedly the start of an entirely new trilogy -- has just gotten a wee-laddy hotter with Jack O'Connell joining the already scorching cast. That means dude-wise we're going to be staring at Jack, Charlie Hunnam, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and (supposedly) Cillian Murphy -- and we're supposed to be rooting against the not-zombies? because I am finding their desire to bite into this cast tremendously relatable!  

Who Wants To Take A Bite Outta Aaron?

I didn't have a new photo of Aaron Taylor-Johnson to share so I figured it'd be nice to stare at this legendary snap from his 2015 Flaunt magazine photoshoot -- it's been awhile! It's always a treat! As is casting news when Aaron is involved. And no it's not James Bond. Yet. But it's even more exciting if you ask me -- he's been cast in Danny Boyle's upcoming zombie sequel 28 Years Later! Okay okay yes we all know, nerd -- they're not technically zombies. Also it's more than just a sequel -- it's an entire new trilogy of movies, apparently. But Boyle is (as of right now) only attached to the first one. Candyman director Nia DaCosta is supposed to do the second one; no word on the capper yet. Anyway Aaron is not the only person cast -- we already know that Cillian Murphy is returning to the role he played in Boyle's first film, and I told you two weeks back that Charlie Hunnam is also set to be in it. 

Aaron and Charlie in a movie together again! I very well might start foaming at the mouth. You may recall (as pictured above) they co-starred in Aaron's wife's adaptation of A Million Little Pieces. Or not. The only thing most people remember from that movie was Aaron swinging his great big dick around a bunch and I can't say that I blame them. Wait what was I talking about? oh right the zombie not-zombie thing. Also cast today besides Aaron was Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes -- and I know if you're Danny Boyle you can pretty much get whoever the hell you want for a movie nowadays, especially a sequel to one of his greatest. But this cast is really something isn't it? Cheers to Danny. 

How Ungentlemanly of Me

Guy Ritchie's testosterone caper The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is out in theaters today -- watch the trailer here if you missed it. Starring Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson and Henry Golding and Alex Pettyfer and Hero Fiennes Tiffin plus that lady from Ambulance the movie is basically just a beefed-up (literally -- I mean look at Alan Ritchson there) version of every men-on-a-mission war movie that Hollywood's been churning out since the 1950s at least. I suppose there are earlier examples than that but they really seemed to come into their own in the '50s, when we decided we really needed to solidify our post-WWII savoir complex. Anyway this one isn't American propoganda, given the British director and international cast -- it's sort of Winston Churchill Propoganda but really it's not anybody propoganda. It's just a goof. And as such it's fine enough, although I really think when people have been calling it "Guy Ritchie's Inglourious Basterds" they've been underselling just how thoroughly this movie is xeroxing Tarantino at times, beat for beat and character for character. Basterds actor Til Schweiger has to play the Chistoph-Waltz-ish colorful Nazi this time instead of playing the over-indulgent Nazi killer that he did previously -- it's Ritchson now who plays that part. The lady from Ambulance puts on a shiny dress for the last act a la Diane Kruger, all for the big party slash showdown. It's remixed enough to be different enough but Tarantino should still probably toss a pie at Ritchie the next time they're in the same room. Anyway yesterday I posted some photos from the movie's premiere where I also mentioned that I got violently sick from food poisoning in the middle of watching this movie so you should obviously take my opinion with a great big grain of salt! I was clearly somewhat distracted! It's a fun enough slab of muscular entertainment. Just the way Henry Cavill likes it.

28 Hunnams Later

I don't know how reliable this source is (I've never heard of them before) but since it allows me the opportunity to share a photo of Charlie Hunnam I don't care -- take it with a grain of salt until some place more legit reports it but there are rumors (via, thx Mac) that our boy Charlie is in talks to co-star in Danny Boyle's forthcoming 28 Days Later trilogy-capper 28 Years Later. Also in talks (supposedly) -- Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer. They would join the already confirmed Cillian Murphy, who is returning to the zombie franchise after not being a part of the second (and itself terrific) movie. I'm down with all of these names so let's hope this holds up. I'm surprised that Charlie's never been in a Danny Boyle movie before this honestly -- he seems a natural fit. It's easy to picture him having been in Sunshine or popping up in the Trainspotting sequel. 

Henry Cavill Gives You Ample Reason...

... to see the new Guy Ritchie movie.

Via this new clip:

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is out April 19th.

Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...

... you can learn from:

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

M. Gustave: She was dynamite in the sack, by the way.

Zero: She was 84, Monsieur Gustave.

M. Gustave: Mmm, I've had older. When you're young, it's all filet steak, but as the years go by, you have to move on to the cheap cuts. Which is fine with me, because I like those. More flavorful, or so they say.

A happy 27 to Tony Revolori today! We have come to like this fella quite a bit over the past few years. But this is a weird coincidence, it being his birthday today, because I was just talking about him on Twitter last night. Specifically his role in the opening scenes of Scream VI -- and if you haven't seen Scream VI yet you should definitely look away, as this gets spoilery! Scream VI is out on streaming now I think so go watch it and come back.

Okay so his character and his roommate -- totally gay right? I have only seen the movie the one time at the press screening beforehand but I 1000% immediately read those characters as boyfriends, and was surprised when everyone I brought it up to afterward didn't see it at all that way. I asked the question in a thread on Twitter and have gotten answers split right down the middle. But I can't do a poll on Twitter anymore (thanks, Elon) so I will do a poll here!

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Pic of the Day

(click to embiggen) Guy Ritchie has been very busy, and by "busy" I mean he has been rounding up all of the hot dudes I post about all the time and stuffing them into about half a dozen movies that he's working on all at once. That's really the only explanation for how we've gotten to the point of filming this one and checking my archives I realize I never posted about it before today. "This one" is called The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and it stars (deep breath) Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer (somebody hired him!), Alan Ritchson, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, and last but hardly hardly least Henry Golding. And despite how old-timey this photo that Henry Cavill posted looks this movie is set during World War II and is about some rogue soldiers getting gathered up to (what else) fight dem Nazis. I guess it could be less a daguerreotype like I thought it was at first and more like those famous faded photos of sexy WWII sailors like the ones gathered in this book (a personal fave). ETA here are two more photos after the jump...

Good Morning, World

I wouldn't blame you if you didn't recognize model and actor (and nephew of Ralph) Hero Tiffin Fiennes when he popped up in Gina Prince-Blythewood's The Woman King (which is now streaming on Netflix) -- he was pretty unrecognizable with the long hair and goatee; he looked a lot like his uncle actually. And we're all more used to the typical twinkishness seen on display here in the photos of him that I'm sharing this morning. Speaking of I couldn't figure out what the original source of these was; if anybody knows the magazine (and more importantly -- if there are more) please let me know! And hit the jump for what we got...

A Side of Nicky to Go, Please

Maybe you noticed that lil' Nicky Hoult in The Favourite is this week's banner pick? Nicky's been popping up all over the place for me over the past few days (unfortunately not the one place I'd love for him to pop up, ahem) and so he's on my brain, and this morning another -- the teaser trailer for The Menu, the horror movie starring him and Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes (directed by Succession's Mark Mylod) that I told you about some while back has a teaser trailer today! The film isn't out until November (the 18th to be precise) which makes sense -- seems like a Thanksgiving movie right? Also I love that, along with Peter Strickland's film Flux Gourmet, we're getting lots of skewering of foodies this year. Perhaps literally, judging by the trailer...

The Odyssey Stays Home

Weirdly I spent some time on Twitter yesterday talking about Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes and suddenly today there is new news of Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes making a new movie together -- hey if I have this sort of power let me put "Oscar Isaac and Kit Harington Erotic Thriller" energy into the world right now, while I'm at it. As for Ralph & Juliette they've previously co-starred in the 1992 version of Wuthering Heights (which is leaving Amazon Prime in a few days and which is what I was yammering about on Twitter) and then in 1996 again and more famously with the Oscar-winner The English Patient. Those two are off the top of my head -- have they done anything else together? It seems possible. 

Anyway they are definitely doing one more with today's news that they're going to star in a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, with Ralph as Odysseus and Juli as his wife Penelope -- their spin is this movie will be a drama entirely about the moment when the Big O returns home from fighting monsters and men and finds his wife besieged by suitors, everybody having thought him undeniably and reliably dead. The film will be directed by Uberto Pasolini, who apparently is not related to the director Pier Paolo, but he IS related to the director Luchino Visconti? He's Visconti's nephew? That is weird! Weird information! Anyway this sounds great, I will watch this movie, the end.

Did the 1992 version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS with Ralph Fiennes & Juliette Binoche for today's "Five Frames" post and realized -- I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS WTF??? It's leaving Prime on the 2nd if you wanna join me and watch before then! Any fans? pic.twitter.com/LF8ohc4d5j

— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) April 27, 2022