Justice Smith
Critic’s Notebook: Has the Racial Satire Lost Its Bite?
The release of 'The American Society of Magical Negroes,' the success of 'American Fiction' and recent shows like 'I'm a Virgo' offer a fresh chance to appraise the state of an evolving sub-genre.
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Berlin Hidden Gem: ’90s Nostalgia, Media and Horror Collide in ‘I Saw the TV Glow’
From beefcake Calvin Klein ads to Dungeons & Dragons, 1990s pop culture is hitting peak nostalgia. But in A24’s I Saw the TV Glow, writer-director Jane Schoenbrun examines the decade with a fresh eye, weaving a trans coming-of-age tale into a suburban horror story and a tribute to ’90s teen television. Schoenbrun’s follow-up to 2021’s We’re All Going to […]
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‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Justice Smith in a Knockout Teen Drama About Art, Obsession and Identity
Smith plays an alienated adolescent who finds comfort in his friendship with a cool older girl and the television show they both love.
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AFM: Alex Wolff to Direct, Star in Psychological Thriller ‘If She Burns’ With Victoria Pedretti, Asa Butterfield, Justice Smith (Exclusive)
Alex Wolff (Oppenheimer, Hereditary, Pig), Victoria Pedretti (You, Origin, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood), Asa Butterfield (Sex Education, Ender’s Game, Hugo) and Justice Smith (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) are set to star in the “dark and sexy” psychological thriller If She Burns, which Wolff will direct from his […]
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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Heads for $40M Box Office Opening
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is on course to open to a better than expected $40 million and win the weekend box office race. The new Paramount and eOne movie grossed $15.3 million on Friday, including $5.6 million in previews this week, with $4.1 million in Thursday evening shows and the rest from special […]
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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Star Chris Pine on the “Big Budget, Old Fashioned Moviemaking” Magic Behind the Film
For Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves star Chris Pine, it all started with the story. “I have to like the script,” Pine told The Hollywood Reporter Sunday evening at the film’s Los Angeles premiere about what made him say yes to his role as the lovable, lute-playing bard Edgin. “For me, it was the […]
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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: Chris Pine Anchors a Buoyant and Accessible Adaptation
The actor stars alongside Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Regé-Jean Page and Sophia Lillis in Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley's highly anticipated adaptation of the popular game.
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‘Sharper’ Review: Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan in a Simmering Thriller That Never Reaches Full Boil
A group of people in New York deceive and connive to gain power, access and money in Benjamin Caron's tense film also starring Justice Smith and Briana Middleton.
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Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine Starring in A24 Horror Thriller ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ (Exclusive)
Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine are looking into the light. The actors are starring in I Saw the TV Glow, a horror feature from A24 and Fruit Tree, the banner run by Emma Stone. Jane Schoenbrun wrote the script and is directing the project that wrapped production a week ago and is now in post. […]
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Pride 2021: Hollywood’s 10 LGBTQ Changemakers
Featuring activists and actors, a news anchor and a rapper, The Hollywood Reporter celebrates Pride with a focus on those who pushed progress (and boundaries) by booking jobs previously reserved for cis performers, simply being themselves or, in one case, sliding down a stripper pole into Satan's lap.
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‘Generation’: TV Review
Father-daughter creative team Zelda Barnz and Daniel Barnz take a graphic, often zany, occasionally harrowing look at contemporary teenage life in this HBO Max half-hour dramedy.
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‘All the Bright Places’: Film Review
In Netflix's YA drama film 'All the Bright Places,' from director Brett Haley, a pair of sensitive teens navigate grief, mental illness and falling in love.
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