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Displaying all articles tagged:
The Rock
look over there!
Nov. 6, 2024
Did
Red One
’s Election Night Gambit Work?
Nobody’s paying attention to an action movie’s reviews right now … except us.
By
Jason P. Frank
movie review
Nov. 6, 2024
Red One
Will Remind You of Other, Better Movies
Honestly, the Dwayne Johnson–Chris Evans action comedy would be more interesting if it actually were a disaster.
By
Alison Willmore
trailer mix
Aug. 9, 2024
Surprise: There’s More-ana on the Way
Moana dodges lightning in an electric new trailer.
By
Zoe Guy
coming soon
May 21, 2024
Rare Sighting of the Rock With Hair
As MMA fighter Mark Kerr in the Benny Safdie–directed biopic
The Smashing Machine
.
By
Zoe Guy
wwe
Apr. 10, 2024
Every WrestleMania Main Event, Ranked
How does the Cody Rhodes–Seth Rollins–Roman Reigns–the Rock showdown of WrestleMania 40 stack up?
By
Daniel Dockery
brewing
Nov. 14, 2023
Do You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking (Politically)?
The People’s Champ has considered becoming the People’s Presidential Candidate.
By
Alejandra Gularte
homecomings
Sept. 16, 2023
Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Cooked Up a Surprise WWE Return
Complete with a People’s Elbow and a backstage run-in with John Cena.
By
Jennifer Zhan
rock hard feelings
Aug. 5, 2023
The Rock Still Hasn’t Gotten Over
Black Adam
He thinks it didn’t get a sequel because of “a vortex of new leadership.”
By
Jennifer Zhan
coming soon
June 1, 2023
Dwayne Johnson to Star in Next
Fast
Movie After Making Up With Vin Diesel
“HOBBS IS BACK. And he just got lei’d.”
By
Zoe Guy
fan casting
May 23, 2023
Which Ex-DCEU Star Should Join the
Fast
Family Next?
Which other actors could follow in Gal Gadot’s, The Rock’s, and Jason Momoa’s speeding skid marks and
vroom
vroom
to the barbecue?
By
Roxana Hadadi
endings
May 19, 2023
Let’s Talk About the Cliffhanger Ending of
Fast X
How will our heroes get out of this scrape?!
By
Nick Allen
explainer
May 19, 2023
Fast X
’s Candy-ass Mid-Credits Scene, Explained
There’s more going on here than in your average post-film teaser.
By
Katie Rife
movie review
May 19, 2023
Fast X
Feels Like a Head Injury
I didn’t hate it!
By
Alison Willmore
trust me
Dec. 7, 2022
Black Adam
Didn’t Do That Bad, Says
Black Adam
Star the Rock
He said he confirmed with financiers that the movie will actually make a profit.
By
Jennifer Zhan
we should have a talk
Oct. 21, 2022
Black Adam
’s Mid-Credits Scene Flies Up, Up, and Away
The countdown to the inevitable throwdown begins now.
By
Richard Newby
easter eggs
Oct. 21, 2022
All the
Black Adam
Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed
Let’s break down the Easter eggs referencing Black Adam and the Justice Society’s comic-book pasts and cinematic futures.
By
Richard Newby
movie review
Oct. 21, 2022
Black Adam
Is Entertaining Rubbish
The Rock plays the DC superhero with such a stony face that we forget how charming this actor can be otherwise.
By
Bilge Ebiri
the rock but grittier
Oct. 19, 2022
When Will
Black Adam
Be Brave Enough to Release the Rated-R Cut?
The film reportedly went through four cuts in order to get it to a PG-13 rating.
By
Alejandra Gularte
trailer mix
Sept. 9, 2022
The
Black Adam
Trailer Gives Villains Representation
And Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson plays the bad guy (duh).
By
Jason P. Frank
yikes
Feb. 6, 2022
Dwayne Johnson Walks Back Joe Rogan Support After N-Word Controversy
“Learning moment for me.”
By
Charu Sinha
felliniesque
Nov. 7, 2021
Vin Diesel Asks ‘Little Brother’ Dwayne Johnson to Return for
Fast 10
“My little brother Dwayne… the time has come.”
By
Bethy Squires
first look
Oct. 16, 2021
The Rock and His V-Neck Tease First Look at DC’s
Black Adam
Entering a new era of shirtless villains.
By
Alejandra Gularte
music
Oct. 8, 2021
Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Makes What He’s Calling His ‘Historic Rap Debut’
He features alongside Joey Cool and King Iso on Tech N9ne’s track “Face Off.”
By
Jennifer Zhan
trailer mix
Sept. 2, 2021
Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson Are Art Goombahs in the
Red Notice
Trailer
Just don’t call them “work wives.”
By
Devon Ivie
the scorpion king
Aug. 5, 2021
Why Doesn’t the Rock Get to Make Out More Onscreen?
Jungle Cruise
doesn’t exactly position Dwayne Johnson as a great romantic lead. But do A-list stars even need to play love interests anymore?
By
Alison Willmore
the big hippo
Aug. 4, 2021
A Real Jungle Cruise Operator Reviews
Jungle Cruise
A former Disney World skipper compares his experience on a simulated river cruise to the Rock’s. (Spoiler: They both carried guns.)
By
Rachel Handler
box office
July 30, 2021
Possible Future Presidential Candidate Attempts to Save American Box Office
Whether
Jungle Cruise
can beat the pandemic-era record currently held by
Black Widow
will come down to The Rock’s ability to put butts in seats.
By
Chris Lee
movie review
July 30, 2021
Disney’s
Jungle Cruise
Is Murder
And not in the good way.
By
Bilge Ebiri
omens
July 11, 2021
Symbolism Interrupted Dwayne Johnson’s Workout Routine
“So it’s either my workout or his snake.”
By
Bethy Squires
trailer mix
May 27, 2021
Say
Willkommen
to German Jesse Plemons in the
Jungle Cruise
Trailer
And his bazookas.
By
Devon Ivie
casting
Apr. 19, 2021
Vin Diesel Is Doing a Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots Movie and We Have a Casting Idea
What about Dwayne “The Red Rocker” Johnson?
By
Jennifer Zhan
tv review
Feb. 16, 2021
Portrait of the Rock As a Young Man
Young Rock
is a sweet sitcom about the life of Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson that implies he may be president someday.
By
Jen Chaney
trailer mix
Jan. 17, 2021
Three Dwayne Johnsons of Varying Sizes Star in First
Young Rock
Trailer
The NBC sitcom will deliver a flying People’s Elbow through your TV screen February 16.
By
Halle Kiefer
some news
Dec. 21, 2020
Tell Your Mom That
Some Good News
Is Back and John Krasinski Is Still in It
You better watch out.
By
Rebecca Alter
casting rocks
Sept. 30, 2020
Here Are the Young Actors Stepping Into the Rock’s Gigantic Shoes
Can you smell what they’re cookin’?
By
Rebecca Alter
the coronavirus
Sept. 2, 2020
The Rock, His Wife, and Their Little Pebbles All Test Positive for COVID-19
Dwayne Johnson announced on Instagram that his entire family has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
By
Chris Murphy
at-home concerts
June 22, 2020
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Host Global Citizen Concert Special
Cities may be opening up, but people are still in need.
By
Zoe Haylock
(the) rock the vote
June 4, 2020
The Rock Asks ‘Where Is Our Leader at This Time?’ in Impassioned Video
“In this moment, we must say the words: Black Lives Matter.”
By
Rebecca Alter
rip
Jan. 15, 2020
Rocky Johnson, WWE Hall of Famer and Dwayne Johnson’s Father, Is Dead at 75
WWE described Johnson as “physically imposing” and “wildly charismatic.”
By
Chris Murphy
movie review
Dec. 11, 2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
Is a Tired, Modestly Funny Sequel
2manji
feels kind of lifeless, but there are a few twists this time around.
By
Bilge Ebiri
oscar bait?
Nov. 1, 2019
The Rock To Become a Dramatic Leading Man In Biopic About MMA Fighter Mark Kerr
We’re pretty sure he can get into the right shape for an MMA fighter.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
trailer mix
Oct. 11, 2019
Jungle Cruise
Trailer: If Anyone Can Sell a Movie Based on a Ride, It’s the Rock
Emily Blunt gets her Evelyn O’Connell moment.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
cooking lessons from the rock
Oct. 4, 2019
The Rock Returns to Offer Some Cooking Lessons on WWE’s
Friday Night SmackDown
The WWE People’s Champ returns to the ring and has the crowd chanting “STD” in no time.
By
Halle Kiefer
stats
Aug. 5, 2019
Who Gets Beat Up More in
Hobbs & Shaw
: Hobbs or Shaw?
We counted every hit, both given and taken by both Hobbs and Shaw, in an attempt to determine who won the movie.
By
Lauren Thoman
post-script
Aug. 5, 2019
Hobbs & Shaw
Leaves No Ryan Reynolds Joke Behind in Its Post-Credits Scenes
But did you stay till the very,
very
end?
By
Jordan Crucchiola
protest
Aug. 1, 2019
Jason Momoa and Dwayne Johnson Join ‘Protect Mauna Kea’ Protests
Native Hawaiian “protectors” are attempting to stop the construction of Thirty Meter Telescope on sacred land.
By
Bethy Squires
large adult sons
Aug. 1, 2019
Fast and Furious
Confirms Painstaking Efforts to Make Sure No One Loses a Fight
No candy-asses allowed.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
last night on late night
Aug. 1, 2019
Are We Sure Dwayne Johnson Isn’t Running for President Though?
Because this is a really good speech.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
last night on late night
May 17, 2019
The Rock Threw Bill Hader Through a Backdrop on
Saturday Night Live
It was an accident, or so The Rock claims.
By
Bethy Squires
party report
Apr. 24, 2019
8 Things You See on the Time 100 Gala Red Carpet
Great gowns, beautiful gowns.
By
Rachel Handler
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