<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13335964" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kodi-smit-mcphee" source="Orion">Kodi Smit-McPhee</keyword> has reacted to <keyword id="13284841" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sam-elliott" source="Orion">Sam Elliott</keyword>'s recent criticism of "<keyword id="12054868" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-power-of-the-dog" source="Orion">The Power of the Dog</keyword>."</li><li>Elliott commented negatively on the film's homosexual themes in a recent podcast appearance.</li></ul><p>Kodi Smit-McPhee has responded to Sam Elliott's <a href="https://www.insider.com/sam-elliott-power-of-the-dog-homosexuality-2022-3">recent criticism of "The Power of the Dog."</a></p><p>Smit-McPhee was asked by <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1501001570883751936">Variety</a> if he had anything to say in response to Elliott, who cast aspersions on the movie's themes of homosexuality.</p><p>"Nothing," Smit-McPhee replied. "'Cause I'm a mature being and I'm passionate about what I do. And I don't really give energy to anything outside of that. Good luck to him."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Variety  (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1501001570883751936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2022</a></blockquote><p>Elliott described <keyword id="12011775" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jane-campion" source="Orion">Jane Campion</keyword>'s Oscar-nominated Western, which stars Smit-McPhee as a teen living on a ranch in 1920s Montana, as a "piece of shit."</p><p>Speaking to Marc Maron on his podcast "<a href="http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1309-sam-elliott">WTF</a>," Elliott compared the cowboys in "The Power of the Dog" to Chippendales dancers who "wear bow ties and not much else."</p><p>"That's what all these fucking cowboys in that movie looked like," he said. "They're running around in chaps and no shirts. There's all these allusions of homosexuality throughout the movie."</p><p>He complimented Campion as a "brilliant director" but criticized her depiction of the American West.</p><p>"What the fuck does this woman from down there [New Zealand] know about the American West?" he said.</p><p>"Why the fuck did she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana? And say this is the way it was? That fucking rubbed me the wrong way."</p><p>Smit-McPhee's co-star <keyword id="11935005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="benedict-cumberbatch" source="Orion">Benedict Cumberbatch</keyword> <a href="https://www.insider.com/benedict-cumberbatch-sam-elliott-power-of-the-dog-criticism-2022">responded to Elliott's criticism last week</a>.</p><div type="image" title="Benedict Cumberbatch in &quot;The Power of the Dog&quot;" height="856" width="1142" msid="90078548" hostid="261"></div><p>"I'm trying very hard not to say anything about a very odd reaction that happened the other day on a radio podcast over here," he said during a BAFTA event on Friday.</p><p>"Without meaning to sort of stir over the ashes of that ... someone really took offense to — I haven't heard it, so it's unfair, really, for me to comment in detail on it — but really took offense to the West being portrayed in this way."</p><p>Referring to his character, an emotionally repressed gay man, Cumberbatch said, "These people still exist in our world."</p><p>"Whether it's on our doorstep or whether it's down the road or whether it's someone we meet in a bar or a pub or, I don't know, on the sports field, there is aggression and anger and frustration and an inability to control or know who you are in that moment that causes damage to that person and, as we know far more openly now, as I was saying, damage to others around them."</p><p>He said there was "no harm" in "looking at a character to try and get to the root causes of that."</p>

Kodi Smit-McPhee's response to Sam Elliott's criticism of 'The Power Of The Dog': 'Nothing. 'Cause I'm a mature being'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11935005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="benedict-cumberbatch" source="Orion">Benedict Cumberbatch</keyword> responded to <keyword id="13284841" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sam-elliott" source="Orion">Sam Elliott</keyword>'s criticism of "<keyword id="12054868" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-power-of-the-dog" source="Orion">The Power of the Dog</keyword>."</li><li>Elliott criticized the film's "allusions of homosexuality" on Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast last week.</li></ul><p>Benedict Cumberbatch on Friday responded to <a href="https://www.insider.com/sam-elliott-power-of-the-dog-homosexuality-2022-3">Sam Elliott's criticism of "The Power of the Dog."</a></p><p>Elliott, a veteran <keyword id="13327780" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="western" source="Orion">Western</keyword> actor, appeared on Marc Maron's "<a href="http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1309-sam-elliott">WTF</a>" podcast last week and described <keyword id="12011775" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jane-campion" source="Orion">Jane Campion</keyword>'s Oscar-nominated movie as a "<a href="https://www.insider.com/sam-elliott-power-of-the-dog-homosexuality-2022-3">piece of shit</a>."</p><p>He compared the cowboy characters, played by Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee, among others, to Chippendales dancers who "wear bow ties and not much else."</p><p>"That's what all these fucking cowboys in that movie looked like," he said. "They're running around in chaps and no shirts. There's all these allusions of homosexuality throughout the movie."</p><p>Elliott described Campion, who's from New Zealand, as a "brilliant director" but criticized her knowledge of the source material. "What the fuck does this woman from down there know about the American West?" he said.</p><div type="image" title="An image of Benedict Cumberbatch in &quot;The Power of The Dog.&quot;" height="5304" width="7952" msid="90053693" hostid="261"></div><p>During a BAFTA event on Friday, Cumberbatch alluded to Elliott's criticism. "I'm trying very hard not to say anything about a very odd reaction that happened the other day on a radio podcast over here," he said.</p><p>"Without meaning to sort of stir over the ashes of that ... someone really took offense to — I haven't heard it, so it's unfair, really, for me to comment in detail on it — but really took offense to the West being portrayed in this way."</p><p>Referring to his character in the movie, Phil Burbank, an emotionally repressed gay man, Cumberbatch added, "These people still exist in our world.</p><p>"Whether it's on our doorstep or whether it's down the road or whether it's someone we meet in a bar or a pub or, I don't know, on the sports field, there is aggression and anger and frustration and an inability to control or know who you are in that moment that causes damage to that person and, as we know far more openly now, as I was saying, damage to others around them."</p><p>He said there was "no harm" in "looking at a character to try and get to the root causes of that."</p><p>"This is a very specific case of repression, but also due to an intolerance, a societal intolerance, for that true identity that Phil is, that Phil has, that he can't fully be," he said.</p>

Benedict Cumberbatch responds to Sam Elliott's 'very odd' criticism of 'The Power of the Dog'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11935005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="benedict-cumberbatch" source="Orion">Benedict Cumberbatch</keyword> stars in <keyword id="12011775" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jane-campion" source="Orion">Jane Campion</keyword>'s new film "<keyword id="12054868" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-power-of-the-dog" source="Orion">The Power of The Dog</keyword>" as a cruel rancher.</li><li>The actor stayed in character for the film's entire 12-week shoot.</li><li>Cumberbatch told The Hollywood Reporter that also meant he didn't wash for up to six days.</li></ul><p>Benedict Cumberbatch stayed in character for the entire 12-week production for <a href="https://www.insider.com/benedict-cumberbatch-the-power-of-the-dog-2021-9">his upcoming film, "The Power of The Dog,"</a> which included him not washing for up to six days. </p><p>In "The Power of The Dog," which was directed by Kiwi filmmaker Jane Campion, Cumberbatch plays a roughneck ranch handler called Phil Burbank.</p><p>Cumberbatch <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/benedict-cumberbatch-the-power-of-the-dog-movie-doctor-strange-spider-man-no-way-home-1235008551/">told The Hollywood Reporter</a> during a recent profile that Campion asked him to remain in character for the entire shoot to perfect his depiction of Burbank. </p><p>"[Jane Campion] introduced me to the crew as Phil and said, 'You'll meet Benedict at the end. Benedict's really nice. Phil is Phil,'" Cumberbatch recalled. </p><p>While Cumberbatch did admit that he did return to himself with his family in the evenings, he revealed that he also spent periods of up to six days without washing, just as his character does in the film. He also exclusively listened to the music of Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on his way to set. (Greenwood wrote the film's score.)</p><p>Later Cumberbatch told the publication that he found it hard to shake Burbank's presence when production concluded and was forced to "grieve him."</p><div type="image" title="A picture of Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons in &quot;The Power of the Dog.&quot;" height="2000" width="3000" msid="86044663" hostid="261"></div><p>"The Power of The Dog" premiered at the Venice Film Festival last week. The film, which is Campion's first in over a decade, is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Thomas Savage. It follows Cumberbatch's Phil Burbank who is a handsome, intelligent yet often cruel rancher in 1920s Montana whose desires, secrets, and fears are painfully challenged and exposed.</p><p>It happens when his brother George (Jesse Plemons) brings home a new wife Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who becomes a subject of ridicule and then attraction over the course of a summer break. </p><p>In a <a href="https://www.insider.com/benedict-cumberbatch-the-power-of-the-dog-2021-9">rave review of the film</a>, Insider praised Cumberbatch as the standout performer. </p><p>"His performance is commanding and brave: to put it simply, Cumberbatch has never been this good," the review said. </p><p>Jessie Plemons and Kirsten Dunst also star. Netflix is set to give the film a limited theatrical release on November 17, 2021, prior to making it available to stream on December 1.</p>

Benedict Cumberbatch went about 6 days without washing during his 12-week shoot for 'The Power of The Dog'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11932133" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tom-holland" source="Orion">Tom Holland</keyword> praised <keyword id="11935005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="benedict-cumberbatch" source="Orion">Benedict Cumberbatch</keyword>'s performance in "<keyword id="12054868" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-power-of-the-dog" source="Orion">The Power of the Dog</keyword>." </li><li>"For the first time in knowing you, I really hated you," Holland said of his costar's portrayal.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/tom-holland-facts">Tom Holland</a> said that <a href="https://www.insider.com/benedict-cumberbath-power-of-the-dog-banjo-sherlock-violin-2022-1">Benedict Cumberbatch's performance</a> in the critically acclaimed drama titled "<a href="https://www.insider.com/jesse-plemons-benedict-cumberbatch-acting-pissed-off-power-of-dog-2022-1">The Power of the Dog</a>" was so convincing that he "hated" his <a href="https://www.insider.com/benedict-cumberbatch-avengers-improvised-insult-robert-downey-jr-tom-holland-2021-9">Marvel costar</a>.</p><p>"The film is so shocking and it's so gut-wrenching and the intricacies of your character — I've never seen a character arc quite like it," Holland said while moderating a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDvqexbkss0">conversation</a> with Cumberbatch for Netflix Film Club. </p><p>Holland and Cumberbatch have known each other for years, through their roles as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Dr. Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange, respectively, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). </p><p>They've costarred in "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame," and most recently, "<a href="https://www.insider.com/spider-man-no-way-home-details-you-missed-breakdown-references-2021-12">Spider-Man: No Way Home</a>."</p><p>Holland said that Cumberbatch's role as a fear-inducing rancher named Phil Burbank was a sharp contrast to the actor's real-life personality.</p><div type="image" title="Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee in &quot;The Power of the Dog.&quot;" height="2783" width="3712" msid="89168082" hostid="261"></div><p>"Because I know you so well, I think I come from a very privileged standpoint where, when I meet you in the beginning of the film, I'm like, 'Whoa, that's not the Benedict that I know. What on earth is going on here?'" Holland said. </p><p>He continued: "For the first time in knowing you, I really hated you. I thought you were horrible and so grotesque and awful. As the film progresses, what I loved about it was that it has these themes of toxic masculinity and gaslighting but it explores the problem rather than the problem just being present. Not that his actions are justified in any way, but you understand why he is the way he is."</p><p>Cumberbatch wasn't surprised by Holland's response and described his character's behavior as "repugnant," to the point that some people told him, "I can't watch all of your film. You're so awful."</p><p>"I then get the reaction of people that they go back to it, maybe a second time through, or even like you, start off in this position of being repelled and then lean in and see him as what he is really, which is a tragic figure," he said. </p><div type="image" title="Benedict Cumberbatch in &quot;The Power of the Dog.&quot;" height="3142" width="4190" msid="89168084" hostid="261"></div><p>"The Power of the Dog," directed by Jane Campion, is set in Montana in 1925 and centers on Cumberbatch's cruel ranch owner. The film is based on Thomas Savage's 1967 book of the same name and stars Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Jesse Plemons. </p><p>Since its release on Netflix in November, the film has received <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/power-of-the-dog-review-1235005112/">positive</a> <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-power-of-the-dog-review-jane-campion-benedict-cumberbatch-kirsten-dunst-jesse-plemons-1235054229/">reviews</a> and awards show recognition.</p><p>At the recent Golden Globes, "The Power of the Dog" won awards for best drama motion picture, best director, and best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture (Smit-McPhee).</p><p>Cumberbatch, Dunst, and Smit-McPhee are up for acting awards at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will take place on February 27.</p><p>In past interviews, Cumberbatch detailed surprising details about the lengths he went through for his performance. </p><p>He told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/benedict-cumberbatch-the-power-of-the-dog-movie-doctor-strange-spider-man-no-way-home-1235008551/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> that he stayed in character for the entire film shoot and <a href="https://www.insider.com/benedict-cumberbatch-washing-the-power-of-the-dog-2021-9">spent periods of approximately six days without washing</a>, just as his character does in the <keyword id="11897475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="movie" source="Orion">movie</keyword>. </p><p>In an interview with <a href="https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a38145013/benedict-cumberbatch-interview/">Esquire</a>, the actor said that he <a href="https://www.insider.com/benedict-cumberbatch-nicotine-poisoning-the-power-of-the-dog-2021-11">gave himself nicotine poisoning</a> from smoking so many cigarettes during the duration of filming. </p><p>In his interview with Holland, Cumberbatch said that he spent several weeks in Montana — even though the movie was filmed in New Zealand — to prepare for his role. </p><p>"The dirt, the feeling of sweat, and smell, and stench, and blood, and sinew and shit, all of that stuff just had to be real," he said.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DDvqexbkss0" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Tom Holland says Benedict Cumberbatch's performance in 'The Power of the Dog' was so convincing that he 'hated' him

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11935005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="benedict-cumberbatch" source="Orion">Benedict Cumberbatch</keyword> gives a towering performance in <keyword id="11892922" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="netflix" source="Orion">Netflix</keyword>'s "The Power of The Dog."</li><li><keyword id="12011773" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kirsten-dunst" source="Orion">Kirsten Dunst</keyword> and Jessie Plemons also star. </li><li>"The Power of The Dog" is New Zealander filmmaker <keyword id="12011775" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jane-campion" source="Orion">Jane Campion</keyword>'s first film in over a decade. </li></ul><p>New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion — who was the first woman to win the Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Palme d'Or, and the second-ever nominated for the best-director Oscar — has mostly fallen off the cinematic grid and it's largely by her own design.</p><p>In an interview with <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/08/awards-insider-first-look-jane-campion-power-of-the-dog">Vanity Fair earlier this month</a>, Campion said cinema had become complicated and was less "daring" than making television. (Her Emmy-winning TV drama "Top of the Lake" was her sole directing credit of the 2010s.)</p><p>This is a damning statement from a director whose groundbreaking work shaped contemporary filmmaking at the turn of the century. Campion's new film, "The Power of Dog," however, suggests that she might just have found a new spirit for filmmaking. </p><p>The film, which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Thomas Savage, follows Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch), a handsome, intelligent but often cruel rancher in 1920s Montana whose desires, secrets, and fears are painfully challenged and exposed. It happens when his brother George (<keyword id="12011774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jesse-plemons" source="Orion">Jesse Plemons</keyword>) brings home a new wife Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and her son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who becomes a subject of ridicule and then attraction over the course of a summer break.</p><p>"The Power of Dog" is a startling return to cinema by Campion, who's an artist in complete control of the cinematic form and the issues that plague human existence. </p><h2>What's hot: Benedict Cumberbatch is a commanding lead in 'The Power of The Dog' </h2><h2></h2><p>When we first see Cumberbatch's Phil Burbank in action, he gallops into the frame on a stag. He's beguiling, but mean. He's also crass often referring to his brother as "fatso," and he takes great pleasure in torturing his brother's wife. But he is also mysterious.</p><p>Beyond the familiar male Western bravado, there are no real signs as to why he's such a bully. Although we do know that he holds Bronco Henry, a now-deceased rancher, in extremely high regard. He speaks about Henry constantly, remarking about his world-leading riding skills, his innovative weaving techniques, and the influence this has had on his life.</p><p>These constant reflections on Henry are frustratingly abstract until, suddenly, they aren't. At the turn of a dime, it becomes clear that their relationship was not only educational but emotional — and, possibly, sexual.</p><p>But we are not told this through a voice-over, flashback, or one of Burbank's stories, but through the subtleties of Cumberbatch's performance. And it is here that the film moves from being merely intriguing to deeply affecting and moving. </p><p>As the film moves deeper into Burbank's world and we slowly watch him initiate a companionship with his brother's step-son, Peter, it's hard to believe that it's Cumberbatch — who has made his name playing nice guys and, in recent years, a neurotic superhero — onscreen. His performance is commanding and brave: to put it simply, Cumberbatch has never been this good. </p><h2>Bottom Line: 'The Power of the Dog' is set to be a big awards favorite</h2><div type="image" title="A picture of Kirsten Dunst as Rose Gordon in &quot;The Power of The Dog.&quot;" height="2001" width="3000" msid="85870583" hostid="261"></div><p>With a towering theatrical performance from Cumberbatch as well as fine supporting performances from Dunst and Jesse Plemons, "The Power of The Dog" will undoubtedly play big with awards audiences come fall.</p><p>It also signals Netflix is still intent on trying to nab an elusive best picture Oscar — the film is scheduled to be given a limited theatrical release on November 17, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on December 1.</p><p>But at the core of "The Power of The Dog" is all the magic and sensuality of Campion's previous work. She's often been interested in how and why we love. With "The Power of The Dog" she shifts her gaze specifically to men (for the first time in her career) and asks a similar question — a question asked by James Baldwin in "Giovanni's Room" and E.M. Forster in "Maurice": What happens when you can't love or you're afraid to love?</p><p>Without spoiling a brilliant third act, all I can say is that Campion's answer is definitive.  </p><p>"The Power of the Dog" is set to stream on Netflix December 1. </p><h2>Grade A+</h2><iframe width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ELvKuuXdfCU" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Benedict Cumberbatch is a mean, mumbling cowboy in 'The Power of The Dog'

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5744115552bcd026008c4b0b-843-632/x men apocalypse fox.jpg" alt="x men apocalypse fox" data-mce-source="20th Century Fox" /><p class="source"><span>20th Century Fox</span></p><p class="caption">"X-Men: Apocalypse."</p></div><p></p></div></div>Hollywood is expecting some <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-x-men-897186" target="_blank">big box office numbers</a> this Memorial Day weekend as "Alice Through the Looking Glass" and "X-Men: Apocalypse" hit theaters.</p><p>But with many critics writing off "Alice" as an unworthy sequel to the hit 2010 "Alice In Wonderland," with only a <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alice_in_wonderland_through_the_looking_glass/" target="_blank">28% rating</a> on Rotten Tomatoes, let's shift our focus to the new X-Men movie where critics are essentially split down the middle on if it's good or not, with a <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x_men_apocalypse/" target="_blank">49% rating</a>.</p><p>Here we break down what the critics like and dislike about the movie, which sees the old guard mutants (Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Michael Fassbender") teaming up with the newbies (Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee) to save the world from the first-ever mutant, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac).</p>

Critics are split on the new 'X-Men' movie - here's why

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a40e7b2acae72d5f8b6030-4153-2076/gettyimages-480459932.jpg" alt="Kodi Smit-McPhee" data-mce-source="Getty Images" /><p class="source"><span>Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Some new mutants will join the X-Men in "Apocalypse."</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>This weekend at Comic-Con, the first trailer for the upcoming "X-Men: Apocalypse" debuted. While the trailer has not officially been released to anyone outside of San Diego, the footage recently leaked online and it gives an exciting, detailed look at the latest movie.</p><p>It also gave us a look at some brand new mutants, good and evil. A few of them were seen in the original X-Men trilogy, while one has never been captured on film before. </p><p>Here are the new mutants that we'll meet in the latest X-Men reboot:</p><p><strong>Jean Grey (Sophie Turner)</strong></p><p> </p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a40db22acae7a6098b67fe-2560-1280/game-of-thrones-sansa-stark.png" alt="game of thrones sansa stark" data-mce-source="HBO" /><p class="source"><span>HBO</span></p><p class="caption">Sophie Turner rose to fame for her portrayal of Sansa Stark in "Game of Thrones."</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>The telepathic Jean Grey is a force to be reckoned with. In the original "X-Men" trilogy, Grey was played by Famke Janssen, who was trying to figure out the full extent of her abilities. In "Apocalypse," Grey will be portrayed by Sophie Turner, who is seen in the trailer having visions of an imminent and terrifying apocalypse.</p><p>This will mark Turner's first major cinematic role. Her current claim to fame is her portrayal of Sansa Stark in "Game of Thrones."</p><p><strong>Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee)</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a4108a2acae78b0e8b677d-3000-1500/gettyimages-470254978.jpg" alt="Kodi Smit-McPhee" data-mce-source="Getty Images" /><p class="source"><span>Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Kodi Smit-McPhee recently starred in "Slow West."</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Nightcrawler was first introduced to the cinematic X-Men universe in 2003's "X2: X-Men United." There, he was played as a quiet outsider by Alan Cumming. The new, younger Nightcrawler will be back in "Apocalyse." As always, he can be seen lurking in the shadows.</p><p><strong>Storm (Alexandra Shipp)</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a416192acae710008b6a93-1861-931/gettyimages-457007734.jpg" alt="Alexandra Shipp" data-mce-source="Getty Images" /><p class="source"><span>Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Alexandra Shipp steps into Halle Berry's shoes to play Storm.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>It actually hasn't been too long since we've last seen Storm. The original Storm, played by Halle Berry, appeared in the future scenes in "Days of Future Past."</p><p>The time travel and new timelines created in the latest "X-Men" installments have allowed for a young Storm to enter the picture. She is played by a silver-haired Alexandra Shipp.</p><p><strong>Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac)</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55a412a82acae72d5f8b6047-2929-1464/gettyimages-480454736.jpg" alt="Oscar Isaac" data-mce-source="Getty Images" /><p class="source"><span>Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Oscar Isaac plays the mysterious, all-powerful Apocalypse.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>And finally, the latest villain to pose a challenge to Professor X's team is Apocalypse, who gives this sequel its title. Apocalypse is supposedly an ancient mutant who is nearly unstoppable. </p><p>The world got their first glimpse of a hooded Apocalypse during the closing credits of "Days of Future Past." During this trailer, the terrifying Apocalypse finally takes his hood off. If you don't know who Oscar Isaac is, he has had a busy year. In April, he starred in "Ex Machina" and later this year he will star in the latest "Star Wars" sequel, "The Force Awakens."</p><p>"X-Men: Apocalypse" will be out in theaters on May 27, 2016. </p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/comedians-in-cars-season-6-trailer-2015-5">The star-studded trailer for the next season of 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' shows off the best cars yet</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="hxanlhdTpvL93QdSOftOzW2HtAbcixDG" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'hxanlhdTpvL93QdSOftOzW2HtAbcixDG',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

Here are all the new characters introduced in the leaked 'X-Men' trailer

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5cf6c2ad11e20548196b6fa8-1400/dark phoenix fox.jpg" border="0" alt="Dark Phoenix Fox" data-mce-source="Fox" /><p class="source"><span>Fox</span></p><p class="caption">"Dark Phoenix" is proof that we need a break from these Marvel characters.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li>"Dark Phoenix" is the latest movie in the "X-Men" franchise, which after nine movies in 20 years has finally worn out its welcome.</li><li>It's time to hit the pause button on the franchise.</li><li>The movie is nothing but a build-up that doesn't have a payoff, and even the actors who have been part of these movies for a while seem to just be going through the motions in this one.</li><li>The most disappointing aspect of the movie is that the talents of its lead, Sophie Turner, are wasted as she's relegated to just giving sinister stares.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p> </p><p>For almost 20 years now we have had X-Men movies in our lives. We have seen them grow old, turn young again, and have even seen Wolverine die. But all things must end. And if "Dark Phoenix" (opening in theaters Friday) makes anything abundantly clear from its just-shy-of-two-hour running time, it's that we all need a break from the X-Men.</p><p>"Dark Phoenix" takes place in 1992, a decade after the events of the last movie, 2016's "X-Men: Apocalypse." The X-Men are national treasures, and are seen as protectors of the world and living proof that mutants and humans can live together happily. Professor Xavier (James McAvoy) even has a direct line to the president. But things turn bad when Xavier calls on Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), and Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) to assist in saving the NASA space shuttle Endeavour after it has complications following its launch.</p><p>The X-Men fly to space on the X-Jet and find Endeavour spinning like a top. Next to it is a giant anomaly they think is a solar flare. The team works on rescuing the crew inside the Endeavour but learns that the captain is still inside. With the solar flare getting closer to the ship, Xavier tells Jean to go into the ship and protect it using her powers so Nightcrawler has enough time to find the captain. The captain is saved, but at the same moment Nightcrawler brings him back to the X-Jet, Jean absorbs the entire solar flare. They all return home as heroes, including Jean, who says she's fine. But in actuality, she's anything but fine.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5cf6c3d511e2054aa1619e87-1230/dark phoenix 2 fox.jpg" border="0" alt="dark phoenix 2 Fox" data-mce-source="Fox" /><p class="source"><span>Fox</span></p><p class="caption">(L-R) Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain in "Dark Phoenix."</p></div><p></p></div></div>It's revealed that the force Jean took inside her is actually an energy source that can kill worlds as well as build them. An alien race, led by Vuk (Jessica Chastain), comes to Earth in search of Jean so they can obtain the energy source. But Jean is kind of going through some things. Her new powers have unlocked her troubled childhood, which Xavier kept blocked deep in her mind years ago. The new memories maker her revolt against the X-Men and in the process come right into the welcoming arms of Vuk, which causes a rift in the X-Men, and destroys all the goodwill Xavier had made with humans about mutants.</p><p>Directed by the franchise's longtime writer/producer Simon Kinberg, the movie is a lot of build-up with no payoff. Turner is an incredibly talented actor, but outside of a lot of sinister stares and CGI-generated powers, she's not given much to do. And when your superhero movie hinges on a finale set on a train, you kind of know you're doomed. (Though it must be said that the movie is better at exploring Jean's new powers than 2006's "X-Men: The Last Stand," when Famke Janssen played the role.)</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong></em>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-hart-hartbeat-productions-is-growing-as-a-hitmaker-2019-6"><em>Inside Kevin Hart's 10-year journey to make his production company into a Hollywood hit maker</em></a></p><p>Even the characters who have been around since "X-Men: First Class" can't keep things exciting.</p><p>Lawrence as Mystique looks like she'd rather be somewhere else (and her character actually wants to be somewhere else, as Mystique tries to convince Beast they should leave the X-Men). Michael Fassbender returns to play Magneto, and outside of a battle of minds with Jean Grey over the control of a helicopter (both of their faces hilariously distorted by the wind coming off the helicopter blades - the wind machine budget on this movie must have been insane) he too is just going through the motions. At least we get to see the patented Fassbender single tear. McAvoy is still great as Xavier. But maybe a few of those scenes of him pondering the state of the X-Men could have gone to more screen time for Turner - you know, the person playing the title character.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5c928bae69e11c6c7900d9fb-1179/screen shot 2018-09-28 at 35012 pm.png" border="0" alt="xmen dark phoenix" data-mce-source="Fox" /><p class="source"><span>Fox</span></p><p class="caption">The wind machine budget on this movie must have been insane.</p></div><p></p></div></div>"Dark Phoenix" marks the final X-Men movie made at Fox before Disney bought the studio, so you can expect a whole new look at these Marvel characters going forward. And that's a good thing. Nine movies (three of them focused on Hugh Jackman as Wolverine) is a lot for a franchise, especially one that has a history filled with ups and downs at the box office.</p><p>But what has been consistent throughout (and perhaps why the X-Men movies never stopped) is their performance overseas. Outside of 2000's "X-Men" and "X2: X-Men United" three years later, every other movie in the franchise has performed better internationally than it did domestically. If "Dark Phoenix" continues that trend, it's possible Disney will have to move up when it wants to release more X-Men movies.</p><p>Who knows, Disney may even have to actually put the long-delayed "The New Mutants" movie into theaters.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-pokemon-detective-pikachu-was-animated-ryan-reynolds-vfx-2019-5">How 'Pokémon Detective Pikachu' was animated</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/OskugRPC-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

'Dark Phoenix' proves it's time for a big break from the X-Men franchise, but the international box office could make that a tough decision for Disney

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Entertainment Weekly" title_caption="Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, and Michael Fassbender will be part of team Apocalypse in next year's " X-Men:="" Apocalypse.="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55ad2172371d2278018b7c9e-960/entertainment-weekly-x-men-apocalypse.png"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55ad2172371d2278018b7c9e-740-995/entertainment-weekly-x-men-apocalypse.png" border="0" alt="entertainment weekly x men apocalypse.PNG" /></a><p class="source"><span>Entertainment Weekly</span></p><p class="caption">Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, and Michael Fassbender will be part of team Apocalypse in next year's "X-Men: Apocalypse."</p></div><p></p></div></div>The next installment in the "X-Men" franchise isn't out until next May.</p><p>While we've seen some <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/x-men-apocalypse-bryan-singer-teases-morlocks-2015-5">photos</a> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/x-men-apocalypse-teases-quicksilver-2015-6">teased</a> from the upcoming film, we haven't known much about the film until now.</p><p><a href="http://backissues.ew.com/storefront/2015/X-Men/prodEW20150724.html?tcmid=Ted+2+&amp;link=1030988&amp;fpa_oc=EW+Back+Issue+Store">Entertainment Weekly's latest issue</a> has a first look at "X-Men: Apocalypse," and dives into what we can expect from the mutants next summer. </p><p>According to EW, the film will take place 10 years after "Days of Future Past" in 1983. Since Wolverine changed the course of history in the last film, we're now dealing with an entirely alternate timeline for the X-Men. </p><p>That may have unleashed something much worse. </p><p>As teased at the end of "X-Men: Days of Future Past," the film will revolve around a 5,000-year-old Egyptian mutant named Apocalypse who is believed to be the first mutant.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/x-men-days-of-future-past-end-credits-2014-5">We've mentioned this before</a>, but Apocalypse is known for leading a team called the Horsemen of the Apocalypse which has consisted of a rotating group of four mutants over the years. The big secret was that we didn't know which four mutants would be working with Apocalypse in the next X-Men film, and now we finally do. Apocalypse will have a young Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Angel (Ben Hardy), Psylocke (Olivia Munn), and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) at his side. </p><p>In "Apocalypse," the ancient mutant is after Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) to join his ranks and to help destroy the world. </p><p>Unsurprisingly, Xavier isn't down to down to join the dark side.</p><p><a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/15/x-men-apocalypse-first-look-new-generation-ew?ew">Via EW</a>:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">As <em>Apocalypse </em>opens, 10 years have passed and Raven, Charles, and Erik are still estranged, but not for much longer. The Big A [Apocalypse] awakens from his Egyptian tomb, sizes up the global '80s vibe, and decides he's not down with the Reagan era ...</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;">He finds teenage Storm living on the streets in Cairo, Angel duking it out in a fight club in Berlin, and Psylocke working behind the Iron Curtain for the mutant-broker Caliban. But his big get is Erik, who has been attempting to live a "normal" life in Poland.</p><p>EW reports Jennifer Lawrence's character Raven (aka Mystique) will hear about Magneto working with Apocalypse and will team up with Charles to put a stop to the Horsemen in a big mutant fight before they can destroy the world. </p><p>We'll see a bunch of other mutants including a young Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Jean Grey (played by "Game of Thrones" actress Sophie Turner), too.</p><p><a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/15/x-men-apocalypse-first-look-new-generation-ew?ew">You can check out a preview to the EW article here</a>.</p><p>"X-Men: Apocalypse" is in theaters May 27, 2016.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/x-men-directed-by-wes-anderson-film-trailer-2015-3">Here's what X-Men would look like if Wes Anderson directed it</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="tjYmdzczqdbQXskSfnC_ON_tO0jOaL5f" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'tjYmdzczqdbQXskSfnC_ON_tO0jOaL5f',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

We finally have a good idea of what the next 'X-Men' movie will be about

<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552680b0ecad048e79f831ee-1200-800/slow-west-dsc_0008_rgb.jpg" border="0" alt="slow west gun fassbender"><p class="source"><span>A24</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>"Slow West" is a modern Western clearly made by people that love and respect the genre, though it has more in common with a mismatched buddy comedy than a John Wayne film.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">The premise is simple - a young Scottish boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) travels across late 19th-century West in pursuit of the woman he loves. </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">The boy is incredibly naive and knows not of the unspeakable horrors that lie in the desolate countryside. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Lucky for him, he crosses paths with an outlaw drifter (Michael Fassbender) that offers to help guide and protect him along the way for a small fee. Little does he know the drifter may have a motive of his own.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Fassbender likely says more in voiceover narration than he does to the boy, and the difference in candor between these two mediums reveals there may be more to him than his brutish exterior would indicate. As more characters are introduced, </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Fassbender's value to the boy becomes clearer, and his charming demeanor becomes more sinister. The chemistry between the two is always lively and fun, and since the audience knows Fassbender is up to something, the tension only continues to rise until all hell breaks loose.</span></p><p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552680af6bb3f7b02a40d7bb-1200-858/slow-west-dsc_0516_rgb.jpg" border="0" alt="slow west shave fassbender"><p class="source"><span>A24</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>Besides the actual leads, the real star of the show here is the gorgeous, seemingly endless, wide-open spaces of the old West. The photography does a great job of isolating our heroes - as they go deeper and deeper into unchartered territory, they appear even more alone amongst the sweeping New Zealand backdrops, which themselves are a bit more confined by the director's decision to shoot 1.66:1. </span></p><p><span>Westerns are usually the perfect vehicle for a fuller, wider "scope" aspect ratio of 2.35:1, but the smaller, tighter frames work well here, restricting the view and keeping the audience in the same space as the characters.</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> The string-filled score does a great job of accenting the action and feels like a solid mix of old-school and contemporary influences.  </span></p><p><span>The most surprising thing about "Slow West" is how genuinely funny it is in spite of the fact that it's <span>steeped in Shakespearean level tragedy</span>. There are a number of hilarious gags weaved throughout, and even when things get incredibly dark, there's a big punchline a second later to ease the pain. It's not a comedy in the traditional sense, but rather a dark, sad and contemplative story made that much more effective through genuinely funny moments. <span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552680afecad045578f831eb-1200-800/slow-west-dsc_4049_rgb.jpg" border="0" alt="slow west horse"><p class="source"><span>A24</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>By the time "Slow West" reaches its frantic, mayhem-ridden, "Straw Dogs"-esque third act, it's firing on all cylinders, and is a total blast. It's masterfully paced, impeccably shot, occasionally violent, often funny, and always a joy to behold.</span></p><p><iframe width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nRQFlVoHU2g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0"></iframe></p><p><em>"Slow West" plays the <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/slow-west-2015">Tribeca Film Festival </a>Saturday 4/18,  Wednesday 4/22 &amp; Friday 4/24. </em></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/marvels-new-ant-man-trailer-movie-paul-rudd-michael-douglas-2015-4">Marvel's new 'Ant-Man' trailer looks even better than 'Guardians of the Galaxy'</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="t1YmJpdDpchDuEiMEFxaSJ7cMLleB9P8" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 't1YmJpdDpchDuEiMEFxaSJ7cMLleB9P8',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

This Western starring Michael Fassbender is hilarious, violent, and awesome

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552558f76da811b159fef10c-1200-800/tribecafilmfestival_taxi.jpg" border="0" alt="TribecaFilmFestival_taxi"><p class="source"><span>Tribeca Film Festival</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival kicks off Thursday with 11 days filled with flashy red carpet premieres and under-the-radar indie gems.</span></p><p>But what if you're not in the New York area to take part?</p><p>The good news is a handful of titles from this year's fest will be coming to a theater near you in the coming months.</p><p>Let's take a look.</p><p><strong>1. "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck"</strong></p><p><strong><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552555f569bedd520c3a96f2-1200-858/kurtcobain_hbodocumentaryfilms.jpg" border="0" alt="KurtCobain_HBODocumentaryFilms"><p class="source"><span>HBO Documentary Films/"Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck"</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div></strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Though there have been a few films about the life and music of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Brett Morgen's documentary is being touted as the first authorized film on the iconic musician. Morgen uses home movies, recordings, photography, artwork, and journals to chronicle the face behind 90s grudge rock.</span></p><p><strong>Why you should see it:</strong> Brett Morgen has wowed audiences for years with his fresh approach to docs. Just look at the dazzling effects in "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303353/?ref_=nv_sr_1">The Kid Stays in the Picture</a>" or the animated doc "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905979/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Chicago 10.</a>" It's safe to say his look at Cobain will be full of originality.</p><p><strong>In Theaters:</strong> April 24 (on HBO May 4)</p><p>Festival <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/kurt-cobain-montage-of-heck-2015">movie times</a>. </p><p><strong>2. "Good Kill"</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55254f32eab8ea526136e70f-1200-800/goodkill_voltagepictures.jpg" border="0" alt="GoodKill_VoltagePictures"><p class="source"><span>Voltage Pictures/"Good Kill"</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/?ref_=nv_sr_1">"Gattaca"</a> director Andrew Niccol reteams with Ethan Hawke to make a different kind of war movie. In "Good Kill" Hawke plays Major Tommy Egan, a veteran of air combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan who now is a drone pilot. Egan does missions daily from inside a trailer in Nevada and spends his evenings at home arguing with his wife (January Jones) and pondering the ethics of his current role in the military.</span></p><p><strong><strong>Why you should see it</strong>:</strong> Hawke is tailor made for these kinds of roles and the film sheds light on the anxiety drone pilots endure.</p><p><strong>In Theaters:</strong> May 15</p><p>Festival <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/good-kill-2015">movie times</a>. </p><p><strong>3. "Angry Sky"</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5527f81cecad040735d0374a-1200-600/angryskyravenindustries.jpg" border="0" alt="AngrySky_RavenIndustries"><p class="source"><span>Raven Industries/"Angry Sky"</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Long before <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/felix-baumgartner">Felix Baumgartner</a> skydived from space, a pet store owner from New Jersey had dreams of breaking the world record for highest parachute jump. At the height of the cold war, Nick Piantanida convinced investors, engineers and even the US Army to let him attempt this insane stunt. "Angry Sky" chronicles this bizzare moment in history.</span></p><p><strong><strong>Why you should see it</strong>:</strong> Since the director of this documentary is Jeff Tremaine, one of the creators of "Jackass," you know you're in store for a gonzo trip.</p><p><strong>Airs On:</strong> ESPN's 30 for 30 series June 8</p><p>Festival <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/angry-sky-2015">movie times</a>. </p><p><strong>4. "Grandma"</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55254f6fecad043f1591955f-1200-800/grandma_sonypicturesclassics.jpg" border="0" alt="Grandma_SonyPicturesClassics"><p class="source"><span>Sony Pictures Classics/"Grandma"</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Lily Tomlin is known best for her comedic work, which is what makes her performance in this grandmother/granddaughter road trip dramedy so great. In it she plays Elle Reid, an aging poet mourning the loss of her longtime partner. But when her teen granddaughter (Julie Garner) shows up unannounced and asks for $600 and a ride, the two embark on a powerfully emotional journey.</span></p><p><strong><strong>Why you should see it</strong>:</strong> If Tomlin's performance isn't enough, the film is directed by Paul Weitz ("About A Boy") and has a great supporting cast that includes Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, and Sam Elliott.</p><p><strong>In Theaters:</strong> TBA 2015</p><p>Festival <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/grandma-2015">movie times</a>. </p><p><strong>5. "Hungry Hearts"</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55254f996da811952afef10b-1200-800/hunryhearts_christiemullen.jpg" border="0" alt="HunryHearts_ChristieMullen"><p class="source"><span>Christie Mullen</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Mina (Alba Rohrwacher) and Jude (Adam Driver) quickly fell in love after meeting in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant, and soon after Mina became pregnant with their child. Juggling a relationship, family, and being pregnant leads Mina to go to a psychic. What she's told quickly changes her relationship with Jude and the child they're about to have.</span></p><p><strong><strong>Why you should see it</strong>:</strong> The gripping performances by Rohrwacher and Driver led them to receive Best Actor awards at the Venice Film Festival.</p><p><strong>In Theaters:</strong> June 5</p><p>Festival <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/hungry-hearts-2015">movie times</a>. </p><p><strong>6. "Maggie"</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5527f6da69bedd7a5240432f-1200-600/maggielukasettlin-1.jpg" border="0" alt="MAGGIE_LukasEttlin"><p class="source"><span>Lukas Ettlin/"Maggie"</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">One of the most anticipated movies at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, this look at family loyalty during a zombie outbreak has all the makings of a cult hit. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a father who tracks down his teen daughter (Abigail Breslin) at a hospital and learns she's been infected. He takes her home but her progression into a zombie soon makes things very challenging for family life.</span></p><p><strong><strong>Why you should see it</strong>:</strong> Schwarzenegger delivers one of his first dramatic performances. This could be a turning point for the actor who has been trying to make a comeback on screen unsuccessfully in action-centric films.</p><p><strong>In Theaters:</strong> May 8</p><p>Festival <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/maggie-2015">movie times</a>. </p><p><strong>7. "Sleeping With Other People"</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552556a2ecad04d32e919566-1200-800/sleepingwithotherpeople_linda källérus.jpg" border="0" alt="SleepingWithOtherPeople_Linda Ka¨lle´rus"><p class="source"><span>Linda Ka¨lle´rus/"Sleeping With Other People"</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Jake (Jason Sudeikis) and Lainey (Alison Brie) lost their virginity to each other many years ago and since then have each gone through disastrous relationships. In a chance encounter at a counseling group, they decide to reconnect, but just as friends. Will this lead to a new path in finding "the one?"</span></p><p><strong><strong>Why you should see it</strong>:</strong> It will be filled with raunchy humor from director Leslye Headland, who brought us "Bachelorette."</p><p><strong>In Theaters:</strong> TBA 2015</p><p>Festival <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/sleeping-with-other-people-2015">movie times</a>. </p><p><strong>8. "Slow West"</strong></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/552557436bb3f73568345b6b-1200-858/slowwest_robbieryan.jpg" border="0" alt="SlowWest_RobbieRyan"><p class="source"><span>Robbie Ryan/"Slow West"</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Set in the American West of the 1800s, this period piece follows Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a Scottish aristocrat who sets off to the brutal Colorado frontier in search for his love. 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