MARCH 06, 2023

'Creed III' Starts March with a KO and Another (Jonathan) Majors Success This weekend created two box-office heroes: "Creed III" and Marvel lead Jonathan Majors, and MGM with its first release under Amazon ownersh … By Tom Brueggemann

Amid a Rising Tide of Reboots, 'Perry Mason' Season 2 Raises the Bar Matthew Rhys returns for a second season of the HBO adaptation that subtly improves on its strong initial outing.  By Ben Travers	At the Texas Film Awards, Yes to Jonathan Majors and No to Politics On the scene at the Texas Film Awards, where Red State vs. Blue State politics were almost entirely absent even as filmmaking in the state r … By Christian Blauvelt

'Star Wars' Comparisons, Work Conditions, and Corey Stoll: Inside the 'Ant-Man' VFX of 'Quantumania' Marvel tackles the Quantum Realm with smart character creation and ILM's StageCraft.  By Bill Desowitz	How the Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners Could Impact Oscar Voting Indie darling "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won seven Spirit awards heading into the final days of Oscar voting.  By Anne Thompson

	'The Last of Us' Episode 8 Is a Showcase for Another Brutal Enemy The second-to-last episode of the season introduces another villain in a brutal journey through the valley of the shadow of death.  By Steve Greene
	Chris Rock's 'Selective Outrage' Is an Hour of Buzzwords, 7 Minutes on Will Smith, and Nothing Special Netflix's first live stand-up event gave fans the one thing they knew was coming — a first-hand response to Will Smith's Oscars slap & … By Ben Travers
	Paul Mescal Wants to Keep Making Independent Films: 'Indie Cinema Is Where I Want to Live and Be' Paul Mescal wants to make more small, independent films like Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun."  By Christian Zilko and Vincent Perella
	'Everything Everywhere' Wins Original Screenplay, 'Severance' Dominates at WGA Awards (Complete Winners List) The 75th annual Writers Guild of America Awards took place via concurrent ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles tonight.  By Samantha Bergeson and Christian Zilko
	13 TV Shows to Watch in Spring 2023 Mark your calendar for these March, April, and May premieres.  By Proma Khosla