‘The Whale’: Brendan Fraser is great, the movie not so much The actor’s smart, humane and vulnerable central performance is weighed down by Darren Aronofsky’s mawkish adaptation of Samuel ...

The Whale looks at another kind of eating disorder – binge eating – which is a difficult one to tackle visually, mostly due to society’s ongoing fatphobia as perpetuated by the media.

Brendan Fraser's weight gain has sparked conversation among fans. So, did he gain weight for his role in The Whale? Learn more about the actor's weight changes here.

Photo by Colin Davey/Getty Images Free Willy is a classic film even today and features an orphan trying to reunite a killer whale, Willy, with its pod and save it from captivity. Well, sometimes ...

The Whale, the new movie starring Brendan Fraser, is fatphobic, thanks to its use of a fat suit and its plot that trades on harmful stereotypes.

For Fraser, "The Whale" is a confident leap forward into the movie-star status that he rightfully deserves.

Speaking of which, Charlie is not the only whale in “The Whale.” His most prized possession is a student paper on “Moby-Dick,” the authorship of which is revealed at the movie’s end.

Charlotte Rampling and Richard Harris are the heavy-hitting Oscar nominees facing off with a big plastic whale.

The center of gravity of “The Whale” is obviously the 600-pound man at its center. Look closely, though, and he’s the one with a soul as light as a feather. Charlie is a reclusive, morbidly ...

About The Good Whale In the summer of 1993, the movie “Free Willy” — about a captive killer whale that’s heroically set free — was an unexpected hit.

I’m of two minds about “The Whale.” I don’t like it; that’s one mind. Yet I love what it has done for its star, Brendan Fraser, a highly likely Oscar nominee come earl… ...