DARREN ARONOFSKY

A force of raw vulnerability, “The Whale” submerges audiences in a tale of a man’s struggles with grief and regret. A powerhouse cast, led by Brendan Fraser as Charlie, guides us through the deep, emotionally-charged and unfortunately, grotesque depths of this adaptation of the stage play. “The Whale” is a powerful film that expertly adapts the stage play to the big screen. His performance is both powerful and nuanced, evoking empathy and understanding in the audience as they witness Charlie’s struggles. Overall, “The Whale” is a powerful, moving film that is anchored — or rather carried — by outstanding performances from its cast and expert direction from Aronofsky, especially Fraser’s masterful performance.

Brendan Fraser gave a heartfelt speech and took home top prize for "The Whale" at the Critics Choice Awards Sunday in Los Angeles.

The seemingly limitless range of Hong Chau is on display in three films this year, in roles so different that they hardly seem the work of one actor.

The actor’s smart, humane and vulnerable central performance is weighed down by Darren Aronofsky’s mawkish adaptation of Samuel D. Hunter’s play.

In a darkened hotel room in New York's Soho neighborhood, Brendan Fraser kindly greets a reporter with an open plastic bag in his hand. Fraser, the 54-year-old actor, is in many ways an extremely familiar face to encounter. If Fraser seems both as he was once was but also someone markedly different, that’s appropriate.

Brendan Fraser, whose performance in “The Whale” has made him a likely awards candidate this year, says he won’t attend the Golden Globes in January if he’s nominated.

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album by Neil Young & Crazy Horse, a documentary about how Mickey Mouse became beloved by children and adults and a cash machine for Disney’s growing entertainment empire, and Chris Hemsworth puts himself and his body to the test in National Geographic’s “Limitless.”.

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras’s epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family and their art connections has been awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

The actor is charting what could be a major comeback, starting with his transformative role in Darren Aronofsky's "The Whale."

Martin McDonagh has returned to the Venice International Film Festival with “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which is having its world premiere Monday night in competition.

Brendan Fraser is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival.

Brendan Fraser is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival. The once ubiquitous movie star of “The Mummy” franchise and “George of the Jungle” had, in the last decade, backed away from the spotlight. But Fraser is charting what could be a major comeback starting with his transformative role in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” which has its world premiere Sunday night at the festival. Fraser plays Charlie, a reclusive English teacher with a kind soul who weighs 600 pounds (270 kilograms).

For director and actor Olivia Wilde, the dream of the Venice International Film Festival was woven into the fabric of her new film, “Don’t Worry Darling.”.

Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” the Marilyn Monroe drama “Blonde,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” and Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” with Timothée Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.

Will Smith rappelled into a live volcano and kayaked down an Icelandic whitewater river for his latest project.

This week’s new entertainment releases include a double album from Alicia Keys and a posthumous one from Juice Wrld, Sandra Bullock playing an ex-con in the Netflix film “The Unforgivable” and Will Smith testing himself in a wildlife documentary series.

Director Darren Aronofsky on controversial new film “Noah” Film director Darren Aronofsky joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss his controversial new film about one of the best known tales from the Bible’s book of Genesis, “Noah.”