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Displaying all articles tagged:
Samuel L. Jackson
movie review
Feb. 2, 2024
Argylle
Delivers Twisty-Turny Tedium, But Its Action Scenes Are Great
Matthew Vaughn might not be able to tell a story, but he can choreograph some wild mayhem.
By
Bilge Ebiri
trailer mix
Nov. 13, 2023
Garfield
Reunites With His Absent Father
Gotta keep the reboots fresh.
By
Zoe Guy
trailer mix
Sept. 28, 2023
Argylle
Is
Kingsman
and
Barbie
in a Trench Coat
Starring Dua Lipa, Bryce Dallas Howard, and John Cena.
By
Zoe Guy
in conversation
July 20, 2023
‘I Can Do Things to You With My Voice’
Fifty-one years of acting. Hundreds of roles. One Samuel L. Jackson.
By
Bilge Ebiri
trailer mix
Apr. 2, 2023
Nick Fury Is Back for One Last Job in the
Secret Invasion
Trailer
Coming to Disney+ June 21.
By
Bethy Squires
theater review
Oct. 13, 2022
The Piano Lesson
Returns With Generations of Memory Laid On
Samuel L. Jackson and Danielle Brooks show off their stage mastery in this August Wilson revival.
By
Jackson McHenry
statements
Mar. 14, 2022
Taraji P. Henson and Other Celebrities Criticize Jussie Smollett’s Punishment
He was sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime.
By
Jennifer Zhan
last night on late night
Mar. 9, 2022
Samuel L. Jackson Refuses to Believe He’s Not Cinema’s Most Swearingest Man
Whoever crowned Jonah Hill clearly missed a few MF-ers.
By
Bethy Squires
movie review
Aug. 20, 2021
The Protégé
Is Uninspiring Action Movie Comfort Food. But It
Is
Comfort Food.
The fights are good, the dialogue is lousy, and it’s been a long week. No judgments.
By
Bilge Ebiri
casting
July 8, 2021
Dua Lipa to Make Her Acting Debut Alongside A-Listers Like Samuel L. Jackson
The new Matthew Vaughn spy thriller has
Knives Out
levels of star power.
By
Zoe Haylock
movie review
May 13, 2021
Chris Rock and a Game Cast Can’t Quite Save
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
It’s more a tired cops-chase-a-serial-killer movie than a tired
Saw
sequel.
By
Bilge Ebiri
trailer mix
Apr. 13, 2021
The
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
’s Trailer’s Blog Post
Can bodyguards take “sabbatical”?
By
Rebecca Alter
trailer mix
Mar. 30, 2021
Chris Rock Is Spiraling in the New
Saw
Trailer
Out May 14, 2021.
By
Rebecca Alter
trailer mix
Dec. 21, 2020
Netflix’s
Death to 2020
Mockumentary Will
Not
Be on Quibi
The trailer features Samuel L. Jackson, Leslie Jones, and more.
By
Megh Wright
trailer mix
Feb. 5, 2020
Chris Rock Is in a
Saw
Movie Because 2004 Is Retro Now
Spiral
comes out on May 15.
By
Rebecca Alter
alexa play pulp fiction
Sept. 26, 2019
Samuel L. Jackson to Invade Your Home As the New Voice of Alexa
Introducing Samuel
Alexa
Jackson.
By
Chris Murphy
oopsies
Aug. 10, 2019
Gwyneth Paltrow’s New ‘You Were in a Movie With Me?’ Victim: Samuel L. Jackson
Whoops.
By
Devon Ivie
who jigsaw this coming?
July 8, 2019
Samuel L. Jackson to Hopefully Kick Ass As Chris Rock’s Dad in New
Saw
Movie
He’s sick of this monkey-fighting puppet on this Monday-to-Friday tricycle!
By
Halle Kiefer
movie review
June 14, 2019
Shaft
Review: Another Lame, Mismatched Buddy Action Comedy
It’s so aggressively puerile and phallocentric (big swinging dicks, big guns) it could be taken as a parody.
By
David Edelstein
bffs
Apr. 6, 2019
Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson’s Unexpected Friendship: A Timeline
How the
Unicorn Store
costars fell in platonic love.
By
Charles Bramesco
trailer mix
Mar. 22, 2019
Brie Larson Is Buying What Samuel L. Jackson Is Selling in
Unicorn Store
Trailer
Their inventory might be limited, but their deals are magical.
By
Halle Kiefer
movies
Mar. 13, 2019
Captain Marvel
’s Cat Wrangler Explains How Goose Became a Flerken Hero on Set
Picture this: Ben Mendelsohn, in full Skrull makeup, trying desperately to make a cat like him.
By
April Wolfe
movie review
Mar. 6, 2019
Captain Marvel
Is Spotty, But See It for Brie Larson
Her Captain Marvel is a goddess emitting her own light — an astral version of Liberty at the battlements, sublime and terrifying.
By
David Edelstein
trailers
Feb. 7, 2019
Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, and Richard Roundtree Join Forces in
Shaft
And yes, we dig it.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
trailer mix
Jan. 8, 2019
New
Captain Marvel
Trailer Really Giving Us Carol Danvers/Nick Fury Buddy Comedy
You’ll hear no complaints from us.
By
Halle Kiefer
trailer mix
Dec. 3, 2018
New
Captain Marvel
Trailer: Searching for Her Past, Kicking Ass Into the Future
Featuring a very good cameo from Captain Marvel’s cat!
By
Halle Kiefer
sequels
Nov. 1, 2018
A
Hitman’s Bodyguard
Sequel Is Happening, So How Good of a Hit Man Can He Be?
This hit man apparently still needs protection.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
tv
Oct. 16, 2018
Samuel L. Jackson Suits Up to Host Underwater Archaeology Docuseries
Enslaved
The six-part show will examine the Atlantic slave trade by searching for artifacts and ships sunk during the Middle Passage.
By
Halle Kiefer
the kavanaugh hearings
Sept. 29, 2018
Samuel L. Jackson Approves of That
Pulp Fiction
/Brett Kavanaugh Hearing Mash-Up
Hope you and your business partner enjoyed it immensely.
By
Halle Kiefer
movies
Sept. 24, 2018
Who Makes It Out of
Life Itself
Intact?
Spoiler alert: not the women.
By
Hunter Harris
Aug. 7, 2018
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Adds Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders
The two Marvel veterans are joining Tom Holland’s web-slinger.
By
Kyle Buchanan
July 20, 2018
Comic-Con: M. Night Shyamalan Talks
Glass
and the New Shyamalanaissance
“Hey, these are my strengths, these are my weaknesses. These are the kinds of systems I do best in.”
By
Chris Lee
July 20, 2018
Glass
Trailer: M. Night Shyamalan Sequelizes
Split
and
Unbreakable
James McAvoy tangles with Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis.
By
Kyle Buchanan
June 14, 2018
Samuel L. Jackson Is in Most Movies, But He Wants Even More
The actor tells Vulture about
Incredibles 2
,
Captain Marvel
, and the long-awaited
Unbreakable
sequel.
By
Kyle Buchanan
Dec. 20, 2017
8 Things We Learned Talking to Samuel L. Jackson About His MasterClass
But not just any TV — and 7 other things we learned talking to him about his MasterClass.
By
Jada Yuan
Nov. 16, 2017
Eve’s Bayou
Remains a Beautiful Portrait of Black Identity 20 Years Later
Revisiting the film’s legacy on its 20th anniversary.
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
casting couch
Oct. 24, 2017
Ben Mendelsohn Might Be
Captain Marvel
’s Supervillain
He’s already proven his ability to wear a cape with style.
By
Tolly Wright
Aug. 18, 2017
I Think I Saw
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
, But I Can’t Be Sure
The one with Chris Pine and Tom Hardy? Or, wait …
By
Emily Yoshida
reboots
Aug. 18, 2017
Samuel L. Jackson in Talks for a
Shaft
Sequel
The movie will feature Shaft’s son, played by Jessie T. Usher.
By
Hunter Harris
vulture lists
Aug. 18, 2017
Every Samuel L. Jackson Performance, Ranked From Worst to Best
In honor of
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
, we rank every Samuel L. Jackson role, from
Shaft
to
Snakes on a Plane.
By
Will Leitch
and
Tim Grierson
inspirations
Aug. 15, 2017
Beyoncé Inspired Samuel L. Jackson’s Hair in Brie Larson’s Directorial Debut
Queen Bey’s influence knows no bounds.
By
Ethan Sapienza
san diego comic con 2017
July 22, 2017
Captain Marvel
Will Be Set in the 1990s and Feature a Pre-Eyepatch Nick Fury
Maybe we’ll finally see how Mr. Fury lost that eye.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
June 16, 2017
Jurnee Smollett-Bell Got Great Career Advice From Samuel L. Jackson
The
Underground
actress was 9 at the time.
but there will still be a twist
Apr. 26, 2017
M. Night Shyamalan Announces
Glass
, a Sequel to Both
Split
and
Unbreakable
The interconnected Shyamalan universe lives.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
great debates
Apr. 18, 2017
What the Debate Around Black American and British Actors Gets Wrong
If black American stories are seen as vital, why aren’t black American actors viewed as their ideal storytellers?
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
get out
Mar. 13, 2017
Get Out
Star Daniel Kaluuya Responds to Samuel L. Jackson’s Casting Comments
“I go to Uganda, I can’t speak the language. In India, I’m black. In the black community, I’m dark-skinned. In America, I’m British. Bro!”
By
Hunter Harris
last night on late night
Mar. 10, 2017
Allison Williams on Sex-Scene Excitement: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
“We found the one way I have more experience than Samuel L. Jackson.”
By
Karen Brill
controversies
Mar. 8, 2017
Samuel L. Jackson Critiques
Get Out
Movie And Hollywood: Hire African-Americans
The movie’s British star Daniel Kaluuya addressed this critique in his chat with Vulture.
By
Hunter Harris
nick furious
Feb. 18, 2017
Samuel L. Jackson Isn’t Pleased That Marvel Left Him Out of
Black Panther
“So you’re doing
Black Panther
and the only black character in the Marvel Universe is not showing up?”
By
Karen Brill
exclusives
Jan. 31, 2017
See a New Clip From
I Am Not Your Negro
The Oscar-nominated documentary opens February 3.
By
Nate Jones
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