JAKE COYLE

Film writer and critic

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‘Furiosa,’ the follow-up to ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ will premiere at Cannes Film Festival

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” George Miller’s eagerly awaited follow-up to “Mad Max: Fury Road,” will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

This image released by Columbia Pictures shows, from left, Celeste O'Connor, Kumail Nanjiani, Finn Wolfhard and James Acaster in a scene from "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire." (Jaap Buitendijk/Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)

Movie Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ clears a low bar

Forty years after “Ghostbusters” and following a string of sequels that never measured up to the original it’s fair to wonder, well, who else ought we to call?

Kirsten Dunst arrives for the world premiere of "Civil War," at the Paramount Theatre during the South by Southwest Film Festival, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

‘Civil War,’ an election-year provocation, premieres at SXSW film festival

“Civil War,” Alex Garland’s election-year provocation, debuted at the SXSW Film and TV Festival, unveiling a violent vision of a near-future America at war with itself.

Ryan Gosling arrives for the world premiere of "The Fall Guy" at the Paramount Theatre during the South by Southwest Film Festival on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

‘The Fall Guy,’ a love letter to stunt performers, premieres at SXSW

Coming nearly straight from the Oscars with a truck full of Kenergy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt rolled into South By Southwest to premiere “The Fall Guy,” an affectionate, action-fueled ode to stunt work and the dedicated professionals that throw their bodies into filmmaking.

Lily Gladstone arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Emma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn’t lose

The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy predictions. That puts even more focus on the category that was hardest to call: best actress.

This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters Shifu, voiced by Dustin Hoffman, left, and Po, voiced by Jack Black in a scene from DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda 4." (DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures via AP)

‘Kung Fu Panda 4' opens No. 1, while ‘Dune: Part Two’ stays strong

As Universal Pictures prepared for a big night at the Academy Awards with “Oppenheimer,” the studio also celebrated the No. 1 debut of “Kung Fu Panda 4,” which collected $58.3 million in domestic theaters over the weekend.

Emma Thomas, left, and Christopher Nolan accept the award for best picture for "Oppenheimer" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war

“Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowed best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.

People walk by an Oscars statue on the red carpet ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Who will win at the Oscars? See full predictions from AP’s film writers

Ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr are offering their complete list of predictions.

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Who will win at the Oscars? See full predictions from AP’s film writers

Ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr are offering their complete list of predictions.

The Oscars haven’t done this in a long time

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Movie Review: ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is peak Kristen Stewart

Muscles ripple, veins pop and electronic music throbs in “Love Lies Bleeding,” a heaving, hyper-sexy neo-noir drenched in sweat, blood and bug guts, writes Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review.

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Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of the Oscars, AP hands out its own awards

The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important. Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars, AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle make selections for their own awards.

FILE - Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks at the Oscars on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Kimmel will host the 96th Oscars on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it’s an election year

Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards.

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Movie Review: The colossal melancholy of Ceylan’s ‘About Dry Grasses’

Nuri Bilge Ceylan makes long films, by movie standards, but short ones by Russian literature standards.

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What will win at the Oscars? AP’s film writers set their predictions

It’s been a stellar year in film, and not just because of the convergence of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” and their release dates.

U.S. director Martin Scorsese, left, and Wim Wenders attend the presentation of the Honorary Golden Bear at this year's Berlinale, in Berlin, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. Scorsese received the award for his life's work. The 74th Berlin International Film Festival runs through Feb. 25. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP)

We may be living in the golden age of older filmmakers. This year’s Oscars are evidence

Old age may be debated as a liability on the presidential campaign trail, but it’s not at this year’s Oscars.

Benny Safdie, from left, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Hartnett, Alden Ehrenreich, Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt, and Kenneth Branagh, winners of the award for the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Oppenheimer," pose in the press room during the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘Oppenheimer’ wins the top prize at 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards

“Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Lily Gladstone, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "Killers of the Flower Moon." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Apple TV+ via AP)

Inside the enduring movie homes of Jack Fisk, production design legend

The legendary production designer Jack Fisk has for half a century been building some of the most indelible homes and structures of movies.

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Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ sustains the dystopian dream of ‘Part One’

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part II” is almost as intoxicating as “Part One.” Like its predecessor, “Part Two” thrums with an intoxicating big-screen expressionism of monoliths and mosquitos, fevered visions and messianic fervor.

This image released by Focus Features shows Geraldine Viswanathan, left, Margaret Qualley and Beanie Feldstein, right, in a scene from "Drive-Away Girls." (Wilson Webb/Focus Features via AP)

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in ‘Drive-Away Dolls’

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s “Drive-Away Dolls” signifies both the much-awaited return of Coen to narrative filmmaking and the giddy revival of a long-dormant spirit of ’70s B-movie filmmaking.

FILE - The Beatles address the media in the press room of Kennedy International Airport on their arrival, Feb. 7, 1964 in New York. The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film, all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes. (AP Photo, File)

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo

The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film. All are to be directed by Sam Mendes.

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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ stirs up $27.7M weekend and ‘Madame Web’ flops

Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend.

Takashi Yamazaki poses for a portrait during the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Godzilla, Oscar newbie, stomps into the Academy Awards

Godzilla has been to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, San Francisco, Boston, Moscow, London and Hawaii. But before now, he’s never been to the Oscars.

Sean Wang, from left, Yi Yan Fuei, Sam Davis, and Zhang Li Hua pose for a portrait during the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars

The 29-year-old filmmaker Sean Wang can’t believe it, himself, but he’s going to the Oscars with his grandmothers.

Former NASA astronaut Ed Dwight poses for a portrait to promote the National Geographic documentary film "The Space Race" during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due

It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space. But two decades earlier, Ed Dwight found himself at a fulcrum of 20th Century American history, where the space race and the struggle for social justice converged.

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Kingsley Ben-Adir in "Bob Marley: One Love." (Chiabella James/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Review: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ doesn’t stir

“Bob Marley: One Love” is a noble but uninspired attempt to capture some of the essence of a monumental musical force.

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Catering to the food movie, ‘The Taste of Things’ serves up a mouthwatering feast

Since before Charlie Chaplin made bread rolls dance in “The Gold Rush,” cinema and cuisine have been as intertwined as the spaghetti of “The Lady and the Tramp.”

This image released by Neon shows Kôji Yakusho, left, and Arisa Nakano in a scene from "Perfect Days." (Neon via AP)

Movie Review: Wim Wenders’ ‘Perfect Days’ is sublime

Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is set among the crowded skyscrapers of Tokyo and the quiet urban parks that Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) traverses daily in his job cleaning public toilets.

This image released by Apple shows Dua Lipa, left, and Henry Cavill in a scene from "Argylle." (Peter Mountain/Apple via AP)

‘Argylle,’ with checkered reviews, flops with $18M for the big-budget Apple release

Apple has had its first box office flop. “Argylle,” the $200-million star-studded spy thriller from Apple Studios, debuted with $18 million in ticket sales.

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Movie Review: ‘Argylle’ won’t blow your socks off

Criss-crossing patterns of ridiculousness and self-satisfaction run through “Argylle,” a tiresome meta movie that puts an awful lot of zest into an awfully empty high-concept story, writes AP Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review.