Thandiwe Newton

Be Prepared, 'Mufasa: The Lion King' Circles Back to Its Classic Origins

Directed by Barry Jenkins

PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2024

From its opening tribute to the late James Earl Jones, Barry Jenkins's 'Mufasa: The Lion King' makes certain to pay care and respect to the...

'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Is Full of Fowl Fun

Directed by Sam Fell

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2023

The team behind legendary UK franchise Wallace and Gromit has returned with Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. This is not a prequel or origi...

'Westworld' Cancelled by HBO

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2022

Following a four-season run, acclaimed sci-fi drama Westworld has been cancelled by HBO. Westworld — which starred Evan Rachel Wood, Thand...

They Don't Make 'Em Like 'All the Old Knives' Anymore

Directed by Janus Metz

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2022

All the Old Knives seems almost out of time. Not so much because of its chronology — it revolves around events before, after and during a f...

​Sundance Review: 'God's Country' Tackles the Myth of American Exceptionalism

Directed by Julian Higgins

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2022

God's Country has one of the best opening scenes at this year's Sundance. Flickering lights cut to black in a classroom as a projector begi...

'Chicken Run' Sequel, New 'Wallace & Gromit' Film Announced by Netflix

PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2022

After coming together on last year's stop motion musical Robin Robin, Netflix and Aardman Animations have shared plans to bring some of the...

'Big Mouth' Ups the Sincerity While Bringing the Laughs in Season 5

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2021

Big Mouth has spent its first four seasons entertaining viewers by balancing a barrage of sexual jokes and innuendos while peppering in nos...

Thandiwe Newton Adds "W" Back to Her First Name: "I'm Taking Back What's Mine"

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2021

With a decades-long career that has included movies like Crash and Mission: Impossible II and shows like Westworld and Big Mouth, Thandie N...