Christian Bale

vulture lists July 31, 2023

Checking In on Netflix’s Original Movies: July 2023 EditionTyrone gets cloned, Ellie Kemper tries something (kind of) different, and a German flick offers a dystopian spin on “Time is money.”

By Charles Bramesco

vulture lists Jan. 7, 2023

Every Christian Bale Movie, RankedFrom iconic superheroes to smiling psychopaths, a look at the famously intense actor’s career.

By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

movie review Jan. 6, 2023

The Pale Blue Eye Is Grisly, Grim, and Surprisingly MovingChristian Bale and Harry Melling are pretty terrific in Scott Cooper’s atmospheric murder mystery.

By Bilge Ebiri

movie review Oct. 7, 2022

Amsterdam Should Feel Intoxicating, But It’s ExhaustingWhenever David O. Russell’s film is operating on an edge of uncertainty, it works. But the freewheeling freewheeling-ness grates.

By Bilge Ebiri

method Oct. 5, 2022

Christian Bale Can’t Act If He Gets to Know His Co-starsThat or he just doesn’t want to hang out with anyone in Amsterdam.

By Zoe Guy

swiftie reveal Oct. 2, 2022

Christian Bale Drowned Out Taylor Swift’s Singing on the Set of AmsterdamDavid O. Russell told him to “shut up for this one and let Taylor do it.”

By Charu Sinha

easter eggs July 9, 2022

8 Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed in Thor: Love and ThunderFrom screaming goats to familiar faces in the Hall of Legends.

By Richard Newby

trailer mix July 6, 2022

Amsterdam Trailer: Starring Everybody and Produced by DrakeLike Margot Robbie and Taylor Swift and John David Washington and Christian Bale and Robert De Niro and …

By Jason P. Frank

take your kids to work day July 4, 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder Is Apparently a Family MovieIn that the children of Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Taika Waititi all appear in it.

By Jennifer Zhan

trust fund vigilantes June 27, 2022

Christian Bale Has His Batsuit on StandbyChristian Bale promised to return as Batman if Christopher Nolan calls.

By Zoe Guy

what could have been June 22, 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder Was Also Going to Heavily Feature Kate BushAccording to Christian Bale.

By Bethy Squires

korg core May 24, 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer Blurs Chris Hemsworth’s ButtAnd introducing … Natalie Thortman!

By Rebecca Alter

vulture lists Mar. 9, 2022

Batman Chins, RankedOf all the men who have become Batman, who filled out the chin area the best?

By Nate Jones

getting riverdale’d June 9, 2021

Edgar Allan Poe Is Getting the Young Hottie Treatment With The Pale Blue EyeThe latest historical figure to get Riverdale’d, Poe will help solve a murder at West Point.

By Bethy Squires

mcu Dec. 11, 2020

Academy Award–Winner Christian Bale Is Thor’s Latest VillainAs Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder.

By Zoe Haylock

friday night movie club Apr. 22, 2020

You Can’t Say American Psycho Didn’t Warn UsPatrick Bateman told us in the starkest terms that we were living in a world of murderous greed and indifference.

By Lila Shapiro

casting call Feb. 12, 2020

Michael B. Jordan Follows Margot Robbie, Christian Bale to David O. Russell PicSolid trio.

By Jordan Crucchiola

superheroes Jan. 6, 2020

Christian Bale Reportedly Crossing the Bifrost Bridge to Thor: Love and ThunderThe role is as-yet undisclosed, but we’re all hoping villain, right?

By Halle Kiefer

q&a Dec. 23, 2019

How 1994 Little Women Director Gillian Armstrong Convinced Men to See Her FilmMale executives told her, “No man would want to be seen walking into a cinema that has a title up there saying Little Women.”

By Rachel Handler

vroom vroom Nov. 19, 2019

Ford v Ferrari Is an Incredible Movie About Sunglasses, and Other ThoughtsOscar season’s official Dad Movie contender, explained.

By Hunter Harris

everyone’s a critic Nov. 7, 2019

Dick Cheney Is Not a Fan of Christian Bale’s Portrayal of Him in ViceSorry to this man.

By Bethy Squires

oscars 2020 Oct. 22, 2019

Ford v Ferrari Stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale Both Gunning for Best ActorWho will cross the finish line, and who will spin out, flip over and careen wildly into the Oscars audience?

By Halle Kiefer

trailer mix June 2, 2019

Ford v Ferrari Trailer: Matt Damon and Christian Bale Put the Pedal to the MetalWho will win … the Game of Cars?

By Halle Kiefer

deleted scenes Mar. 11, 2019

Watch the Song-and-Dance Number Cut From Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney Biopic ViceGive ‘em the ol’ razzle-dazzle.

By Halle Kiefer

oscar futures Feb. 19, 2019

In Best Actor, Has Rami Malek’s Time Come?But Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper will keep fighting till the end.

By Nate Jones

awards season Jan. 13, 2019

Lady Gaga and Glenn Close Tie for Best Actress at 2019 Critics’ Choice AwardsMeanwhile, Roma takes home Best Picture and Alfonso Cuarón Best Director.

By Halle Kiefer

2019 golden globes Jan. 6, 2019

Christian Bale Brings Back Real Accent, Thanks Satan in Globes Acceptance SpeechHollywood’s king of playing “charisma-free assholes.”

By Jordan Crucchiola

movie review Dec. 17, 2018

Vice Is Gimmicky, But Christian Bale’s Dick Cheney Impersonation Is Spot-onAdam McKay has devised a rollicking comic style for what amounts to an anti-hagiography, a scabrous portrait of Dick Cheney the Unholy One.

By David Edelstein

i am the batman Dec. 12, 2018

Of Course Donald Trump Thought Christian Bale Was Bruce WayneAnother strange cameo.

By Hunter Harris

Dec. 6, 2018

Watch Christian Bale’s Weight Change Drastically Over 12 RolesFrom American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman to Vice’s Dick Cheney.

By Granger Willson

nurse! Nov. 29, 2018

Christian Bale’s Vice Research Saved Adam McKay From a Heart Attack“I always thought when you get a heart attack, it’s pain in the chest or the arm.”

By Jordan Crucchiola

trailer mix Oct. 3, 2018

Vice Trailer: Christian Bale Goes Full Dick CheneyJust in time for the holidays.

By Jackson McHenry

netflix July 27, 2018

Warner Bros. Sells Andy Serkis’s Live-Action Mowgli to NetflixThe Andy Serkis–directed adaptation will now premiere next year instead of this fall.

By Jordan Crucchiola

movies Jan. 4, 2018

Christian Bale Hasn’t Watched Dark Knight Rises Since the Aurora ShootingThe former Batman says he can’t watch the movie without thinking about the tragic shooting.

By Hunter Harris

batfleck Jan. 3, 2018

No, Christian Bale Hasn’t Gotten Around to Checking Out Batfleck in Action“My son seemed like he was really interested, but then I realized he just wanted to see the trailer and that was it.”

By Hunter Harris

good opinions Dec. 19, 2017

Christian Bale: Our Culture Will Be ‘Richer’ When ‘White Dudes’ Aren’t in ChargeHe’s ready for white dudes to not be in charge of everything.

By Jordan Crucchiola

Dec. 15, 2017

Hostiles Is a Well-Intentioned Downer of a WesternChristian Bale and Rosamund Pike star in this slog, which still doesn’t do right by its native characters.

By Emily Yoshida

transformations Oct. 19, 2017

Christian Bale and Amy Adams Are Unrecognizable As Dick and Lynne CheneyIt’s for Adam McKay’s upcoming biopic.

By Jackson McHenry

Oct. 2, 2017

What’s New on Amazon Prime: October 2017Now’s the time to catch up on The Americans.

By Joshua Rivera

casting couch Apr. 5, 2017

Christian Bale and Amy Adams May Hustle America Anew With Dick Cheney BiopicWith Steve Carell as a potential Donald Rumsfeld.

By Karen Brill

last night on late night Mar. 23, 2016

Henry Cavill’s Superman Ran Into Peeing ProblemsEveryone, in every superhero movie, is constantly panicking about when they can use the bathroom.

By Halle Kiefer

movie review Mar. 4, 2016

Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups Feels Like Self-ParodyThe director’s archetypes have a way of turning into abstractions or, worse, clichés.

By David Edelstein

critiques Mar. 3, 2016

Bale Wasn’t Completely Stoked With His Batman“I didn’t quite nail it.”

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

chat room Mar. 3, 2016

Christian Bale on Making Malick’s Knight of Cups“We’re not trying to be emotional, unless we’re complete frauds.”

By Kevin Lincoln

trailer mix Mar. 1, 2016

See Malick’s Latest Teaser for Knight of CupsMajor Diplo alert.

By Nate Jones and Sean Fitz-Gerald

Jan. 16, 2016

Bale Drops Out of Ferrari Due to Weight ConcernsThe hunk we deserve, but not the one we need right now.

By Jackson McHenry

chat room Nov. 29, 2015

Christian Bale on The Big Short“Not being a good guy is not the same as being a bad guy.”

By Jessica Pressler

Nov. 29, 2015

The Big Short Will Make You Furious All Over Again About 2008The pitchfork mobs didn’t quite make it to Wall Street. So seven years later, the man who brought you Anchorman decided to give it another go.

Nov. 29, 2015

Christian Bale on The Big Short“Not being a good guy is not the same as being a bad guy.”

By Jessica Pressler

trailer mix Nov. 23, 2015

Watch the New Trailer for The Big ShortMuch greed, much bad hair, much shade.

By Dee Lockett

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