JAKE COYLE

AP Film writer

Coyle has been a film critic and covered the movie industry for The Associated Press since 2013. He is based in New York City.
This image released by Marvel Studios shows, from left, Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell and David Harbour in a scene from "Thunderbolts." (Disney-Marvel Studios via AP)
Movie Review: ‘Thunderbolts’ is Marvel, and Florence Pugh, in high gear
“Thunderbolts” is both a return to form for Marvel and something a little different for the superhero factory, writes Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review.
Yesterday
★★★★
This image released by Metrograph Pictures shows Ia Sukhitashvili in a scene from "April." (Arseni Khachaturan/Metrograph Pictures via AP)
Movie Review: ‘April’ is shattering and essential
Whatever cruelness you might assign to the month, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “April” probably has it beat.
April 25
★★★★
Cheech Marin, left, and Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong pose for a portrait on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
Cheech and Chong ride once more
Being on the road has always been the natural state for Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. No comic act has ever gotten so much mileage out of driving nowhere in particular.
April 25
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10 movies that defined the Vietnam War on the big screen
The Vietnam War cast a long shadow across not just one of the most fertile periods of American filmmaking, but has led filmmakers for the past half century to reckon with its complicated legacy.
April 24
Filmmaker Charles Burnett poses for a portrait on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
Charles Burnett on the never-ending battle of ‘Killer of Sheep’
Charles Burnett has been living with “Killer of Sheep” for more than half a century. The 81-year-old shot “Killer of Sheep” on black-and-white 16mm in the early 1970s.
April 23
This image released by Amazon shows Ben Affleck in a scene from "The Accountant 2." (Prime-Amazon Content Services via AP)
Movie Review: ‘The Accountant 2,’ with Ben Affleck, isn’t quite a write-off
On the heels of tax season arrives “The Accountant 2,” Gavin O’Connor’s sequel to the 2016 film that did not, exactly, leave audiences clamoring for another.
April 22
★★★★
Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 26, 2017. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee filmmakers
Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday announced that members will now be required to watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round of Oscar voting.
April 21
This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Michael B. Jordan, foreground from left, Michael B. Jordan and Omar Benson Miller in a scene from "Sinners." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
‘Sinners’ surges past ‘Minecraft’ to lead box office
Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” led by twin Michael B. Jordans, launched with $45.6 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates.
April 20
Han Gi-Chan, counterclockwise from left, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang and Andrew Ahn pose for a portrait to promote "The Wedding Banquet" on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP)
In ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ a queer landmark is reborn for today
Andrew Ahn’s “The Wedding Banquet” is the most personal of remakes. Starring Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang and Han Gi-chan, Ahn’s film revisits and rebuilds Ang Lee’s landmark 1993 queer comedy of errors for a new generation.
April 16
This combination of images shows Miley Cyrus, from left, Billy Joel and Eddie Vedder. (AP Photo)
Tribeca Festival sets lineup with Miley Cyrus, Billy Joel and Eddie Vedder
The 2025 Tribeca Festival will feature a medley of music stars, including Billy Joel, Miley Cyrus and Eddie Vedder, in its 24th edition.
April 16
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, from left, Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Hansen in a scene from "A Minecraft Movie." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
‘A Minecraft Movie’ is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025
After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025.
April 13
Cannes film festival president Iris Knobloch, right, and Cannes film festival delegate general Thierry Fremaux attend a press conference to announce the International Cannes film festival line up for the upcoming 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike Lee
New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
April 10
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Brandon Sklenar, left, and Meghann Fahy in a scene from "Drop." (Universal Pictures via AP)
Movie Review: ‘Drop’ doesn’t phone it in
It’s oddly comforting that a movie can still dial M when it wants to. “Drop,” a silly but suspenseful new thriller, carries on the tradition of “When a Stranger Calls” and “Phone Booth” by situating its tension around mysterious threatening phone messages.
April 9
★★★★
This image released by A24 shows a scene from "Warfare." (A24 via AP)
Movie Review: ‘Warfare,’ a forensic portrait of combat, hunts war-movie clichés
War-movie cliches have been rigorously rooted out of “Warfare,” a terse and chillingly brutal immersion in a moment of the Iraq War, writes AP Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review.
April 8
★★★★
Tom Cruise, star of the upcoming film "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," laughs during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon at Caesars Palace on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Tom Cruise to return to Cannes with ‘Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning’
Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise is returning to the Croisette with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.”
April 8
Actor Naomi Watts poses for a portrait with her Great Dane co-star Bing, to promote the film "The Friend" on Monday, March 24, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)
‘The Friend': When the star of the movie is a very good boy
The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre.
April 1
John Cena appears at the premiere of the film "Argylle"' in London on Jan. 24, 2024 , left, and Will Forte appears at the premiere of Netflix's "Kinda Pregnant" in New York on Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo)
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ finds a new home after being shelved by Warner Bros.
For once, things are working out for Wile E. Coyote. After being shelved by Warner Bros., the Looney Tunes film “Coyote vs. Acme” has found a new home.
March 31
This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Jason Statham in a scene from "A Working Man." (Dan Smith/Amazon MGM Studios via AP)
Statham’s ‘A Working Man’ upsets ‘Snow White’ to take No. 1 at the box office
In an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” has taken the No. 1 spot at the box office, besting the rapidly declining performance of “Snow White.”
March 30
Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-winning Palestinian director of "No Other Land," is released from a police station in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba a day after being detained by the Israeli army following an attack by Jewish settlers, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Film academy apologizes for not naming ‘No Other Land’ co-director in response to attack on him
The organization that bestows the Academy Awards has apologized to “No Other Land” co-director Hamdan Ballal after mounting criticism following its response to the violent attack on the Oscar winner.
March 29
This image released by Focus Features shows co-writer/actor Tom Basden, from left, director James Griffiths and actor Carey Mulligan on the set of "The Ballad of Wallis Island." (Alistair Heap/Focus Features via AP)
Can the ‘feel-good’ movie exist in 2025? ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ proves maybe it can
By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now.
March 28
The marquee of the Egyptian Theatre appears during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027
After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, keeping Sundance in the mountains but moving it out of Park City, the Utah ski town that had for decades provided the premiere independent film gathering its picturesque snowy backdrop
March 28
Chase Sui Wonders, from left, Kathryn Hahn, Seth Rogen, Ike Barinholtz and Catherine O'Hara, cast members in the Apple TV+ series "The Studio," pose together on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
‘The Studio’ is the defining portrait of modern Hollywood
The new Apple TV+ series “The Studio” may be the definitive portrait of contemporary Hollywood.
March 26
This image released by Disney shows Rachel Zegler in a scene from "Snow White." (Disney via AP)
‘Snow White’ opens with a sleepy $43 million at box office
The Walt Disney Co.’s live-action, controversy-bedeviled “Snow White” opened in theaters with a sleepy $43 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
March 23
Jonathan Majors poses for a portrait on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Jonathan Majors is on a redemption tour. For what, he won’t say
Jonathan Majors is striving for an unusually swift rebound following a precipitous downfall. But he’s also not directly addressing any of the allegations against him, including his 2023 conviction of harassment and assault of Grace Jabbari, and those of two previous girlfriends who have detailed phy
March 21
This image released by Disney shows Rachel Zegler in a scene from "Snow White." (Disney via AP)
Movie Review: ‘Snow White’ is no poisoned apple but it doesn’t whistle
Good intentions, like swirling bluebirds, flutter through the new live-action “Snow White.” But all those well-meaning efforts add up to a mishmash of a fable, caught in between now and once upon a time, writes Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review.
March 19
★★★★
This image released by Focus Features shows Cate Blanchett, left, and Michael Fassbender in a scene from "Black Bag." (Claudette Barius/Focus Features via AP)
Movie Review: Soderbergh’s sleek spy thriller ‘Black Bag’ crackles
There’s a crackling patter to “Black Bag” — Steven Soderbergh’s marital drama cloaked as a sleek spy thriller.
March 12
★★★★
This image released by Music Box Films shows, from left, Jeff Saint Dic, David Torres Jr., Theodore Bouloukos, Ethan Ward, John R. Smith Jr., and Brendan “Crash” Burt in a scene from "Eephus." (Music Box Films via AP)
Movie Review: ‘Eephus’ is the best baseball movie since ‘Moneyball’
Carson Lund’s “Eephus,” as leisurely as a late-August double header, simply unfolds along with a men’s recreational baseball game.
March 6
★★★★
Quentin Tarantino, left, presents the award for best director to Sean Baker for "Anora" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
‘Anora’ Oscar win carries Academy Awards into a new era
When Sean Baker’s “Anora” swept the 97th Academy Awards, its five wins, including best picture, heralded a different kind of Oscar winner.
March 3
Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for "Anora," poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards
“Anora,” a strip-club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize.
March 3
This image released by SRH shows a scene from the film "Hundreds of Beavers." (SRH via AP)
Best mullet? Best use of Taylor Swift? AP hands out its own movie awards ahead of the Oscars
Hollywood’s never-ending awards season can make it easy to get a little lost in the run-of-the-mill “best” categories. Actor. Actress. Director. Picture.
February 28
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