Hugh Jackman’s The Son earned a 10-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, and critics have now shared their thoughts on the actor’s new movie.

With Happy Death Day (and its even-more-bonkers sequel Happy Death Day 2 U), filmmaker Christopher Landon took a trope most closely associated with a beloved comedy (Groundhog Day), with a protagonist experiencing the same day over and over again and turned it into a brilliant horror romp. (It was wildly entertaining and offered valuable commentary on repetitiousness of soulless horror movies.) For his latest film, Landon has attempted a similar genre-blending reinvention, pairing a broad body swapping conceit (made famous in Disney’s Freaky Friday and appropriated by a stream of crude 1980s comedies) with the tropes …

The Force is most certainly with The Mandalorian, which came away with an impressive 15 nominations during the 2020 Emmy nominations on Tuesday morning. Taking place in a familiar galaxy far, far away, the Star Wars spinoff series cast is led by Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, and Carl Weathers, with guest performances from Ming-Na Wen, Taika Waititi, Nick Nolte, and Giancarlo Esposito. As previously mentioned, The Mandalorian earned 15 nominations following Tuesday's 2020 Emmys announcement. The nominations fall in some interesting categories, as well as some expected technical categories. The official category list is as follows: Outstanding Character …