“The idea of scale difference is one that most film crews haven’t encountered much in the other things they’ve done,” executive producer Lindsey Weber said. “It’s also one that’s inherent to Tolkien. It’s part of the property. So we knew we had to get it right.” Depending on how you look at it, it can be a headache or a “delightful challenge.” “It can be slow and tedious at times to make it all work, but hopefully the final product and magic trick feels really worth it and very Tolkienian,” Weber said....

The worst thing about “Ron’s Gone Wrong,” the debut feature from Locksmith Animation, is that it came out right under the heels of the superb Netflix effort “The Mitchells vs. the Machines.” Don’t let that stop you from watching this film, however, because even without experimental visuals, this film packs enough heart and ideas about the social connections and friendship in the Extremely Online era to become a fun film for the whole family....

The movie’s cold and clammy opening sequence in a greenly lit hospital immediately conjure visions of another hot Sarah Paulson project at the moment, Netflix’s “Ratched,” in which she stars as a demented nurse. In “Run” as Diane Sherman, Paulson is the patient here, wheeled through the hospital to meet a baby, shriveled and underweight and in critical condition, that apparently belongs to her. Never one to buck a challenge, Diane is overjoyed to welcome her bouncing ball of joy into her world....

“You want to talk about that piece of shit?” Elliott started out. “You didn’t like that one?” Maron asked. “Fuck no. Why? I’ll tell you why I didn’t like it anyway,” Elliott said. “I looked at when I was down there in Texas doing ‘1883’ and what really brought it home to me the other day when I said, ‘Do you want to fucking talk about it?’ There was a fucking full-page ad out in the LA Times and there was a review, not a review, but a clip, and it talked about the ‘evisceration of the American myth....

The official synopsis for “And Just Like That…” reads: “[The series] follows Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.” Michael Patrick King, the executive producer of the series, said in a statement, “Everyone at ‘And Just Like That…’ is beyond thrilled that a dynamically talented actor such as Sara Ramírez has joined the ‘Sex and the City’ family....

That’s because he’s toxic again. But Hollywood forgives and forgets when recovery is found. After a long struggle with addiction, when Robert Downey, Jr. returned from prison and eventually found sobriety, the entertainment industry welcomed him back. LaBeouf, in a statement to the New York Times regarding the lawsuit, said “I am not cured of my PTSD and alcoholism,” but added he was a “sober member of a 12-step program.”...

It’s also the kind of show that would be a no-brainer hit with even the slightest push from a streaming service in need of one right now. For a corner of the viewing audience looking for a show to take the TV crime show mantle, “Snabba Cash” has all the tension, patience, and craft that have run through all comparable recent faves. A cross-generational look at big business in Stockholm, drenched in danger and laser-focused on everyone caught in its wake, it’s the kind of show that grabs hold tight and doesn’t let go....