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    • Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

      'Conversations With A Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes' Review: A Superficial Look at the Infamous Serial Killer

      Caroline Tsai
      April 26, 2022 3:33 pm
      News, Reviews
    Recent
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      ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Debuts This November & David Oyelowo’s ‘Bass Reeves’ Series Is Connected To ‘1883’

      Christopher Marc
      May 19, 2022 12:51 pm
    • Rodeos

      ‘Rodeo’ Review: Striking Newcomer Julie Ledru Kickstarts A Thrilling, But Sometimes Too-Conventional Debut [Cannes]

      Elena Lazic
      May 19, 2022 12:22 pm
    • Apples Venice

      ‘Apples’ Trailer: Greek Drama Explores The Beguiling Facets Of Memory And Identity On June 24

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 12:03 pm
    • The Forgiven

      ‘The Forgiven’ Trailer: Ralph Fiennes & Jessica Chastain Star In John Michael McDonagh’s Latest Drama

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 11:33 am
    • The Terminal List

      ‘The Terminal List’ Trailer: Antoine Fuqua & Chris Pratt Reunite For New Amazon Navy Seals Series

      Matthew McMillan
      May 19, 2022 11:09 am
    • Will Poulter, Adam Warlock

      Will Poulter Talks His Upcoming ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,’ Role & Wants To “Go On A Journey” As Adam Warlock

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 10:44 am
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    • Doctor strange multiverse of Madness, Michael Waldron

      ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness’: Writer Michael Waldron Talks Wanda's Twist, The Illuminati, Charlize Theron & More [The Discourse Podcast]

      Caroline Tsai
      May 12, 2022 12:40 pm
      Features, Interviews, News, Podcasts
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    • Michel HAZANAVICIUS, Z (COMME Z), Final Cut

      ‘Final Cut’ Review: Michel Hazanavicius’ Meta Filmmaking Zombie Comedy Remake Is A Depressing Dud [Cannes]

      theplaylist
      May 18, 2022 10:25 am
    • Cannes Film Festival preview

      Cannes 2022 Preview: 25 Must-See Films To Watch

      Jamie Rogers and Rodrigo Perez
      May 17, 2022 9:45 am
    • Top Gun: Maverick

      ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review: Tom Cruise Goes Supersonic In A Glorious, Triumphant, Rocket-Fueled Blockbuster

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 12, 2022 9:00 am
    • andrew dominik blonde

      Andrew Dominik Says ‘Blonde’ Is About “All The Unloved Children Of The World,” Doesn’t Deserve Its NC-17 Rating & More

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 11, 2022 4:17 pm
    • Conversation With Friends

      ‘Conversations With Friends’ Review: This ‘Normal People’ Follow-Up Is Muted, Frustrating & Bloodless

      Valerie Ettenhofer
      May 10, 2022 11:00 am
    • Men, Alex Gardland, Jessie Buckley

      ‘Men’ Review: Alex Garland Crafts A Sneaky, Speculative Work Of Cosmic Horror

      Brianna Zigler
      May 9, 2022 12:00 pm
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    • Billy Magnussen, Made For Love, Emmys 2022, The Survivor

      Billy Magnussen Teases A 'Made For Love' S2 Cliffhanger & The Humanity Of 'The Survivor' [Interview]

      Caroline Tsai
      May 5, 2022 11:30 am
      Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, Television
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      ‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Debuts This November & David Oyelowo’s ‘Bass Reeves’ Series Is Connected To ‘1883’

      Christopher Marc
      May 19, 2022 12:51 pm
    • the time traveler's wife

      ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’: Steven Moffat & David Nutter Talk Time Travel, ‘Sherlock,’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 19, 2022 12:22 pm
    • The Terminal List

      ‘The Terminal List’ Trailer: Antoine Fuqua & Chris Pratt Reunite For New Amazon Navy Seals Series

      Matthew McMillan
      May 19, 2022 11:09 am
    • Umbrella Academy

      ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3 Trailer: The Hargreeves Contend With Sparrows In The Latest Season

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 10:12 am
    • This Is Going To Hurt

      ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ Trailer: Ben Whishaw Leads A New Medical Drademy For AMC+

      Valerie Thompson
      May 19, 2022 10:10 am
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      ‘Squid Game’ Creator/Director Hwang Dong-hyuk Believes Season 2 Could Be Ready Between 2023-2024

      Christopher Marc
      May 18, 2022 3:34 pm
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    • Colman Domingo, Euphoria, Emmys 2022

      Colman Domingo: 'The Color Purple' Is Going To "Knock Your Socks Off" [Interview]

      Caroline Tsai
      May 10, 2022 8:05 am
      Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News
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    • the time traveler's wife

      ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’: Steven Moffat & David Nutter Talk Time Travel, ‘Sherlock,’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 19, 2022 12:22 pm
    • Will Poulter, Adam Warlock

      Will Poulter Talks His Upcoming ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,’ Role & Wants To “Go On A Journey” As Adam Warlock

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 10:44 am
    • Michael Waldron, Star Wars

      Michael Waldron On Kevin Feige’s Lucasfilm Movie & Says A Good ‘Star Wars’ Movie “At Its Core Is About Family”

      Ned Booth
      May 18, 2022 3:11 pm
    • Isabel May Is In On 'The Wonder Twins' Joke: "It's Not The 'Super Friends,' We're Doing A Different Thing"

      Isabel May Is In On ‘The Wonder Twins’ Joke: “It’s Not The ‘Super Friends,’ We’re Doing A Different Thing”

      Ned Booth
      May 18, 2022 1:44 pm
    • Ben Schwartz the afterparty

      Ben Schwartz Talks About Keeping Secrets For ‘The Afterparty,’ A “Bananas” ‘Sonic 3’ & More [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      May 18, 2022 1:30 pm
    • 1883, Elsa, Yellowstoners

      Isabel May Talks About Her ‘1883’ Experience, ‘Yellowstone,’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 17, 2022 12:00 pm
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      'Firestarter' Review: A Remake So Loathsome & Embarrassing It Should Be Immediately Extinguished

      Caroline Tsai
      May 13, 2022 10:31 am
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    • Rodeos

      ‘Rodeo’ Review: Striking Newcomer Julie Ledru Kickstarts A Thrilling, But Sometimes Too-Conventional Debut [Cannes]

      Elena Lazic
      May 19, 2022 12:22 pm
    • The Eight Mountains

      ‘Eight Mountains’ Review: Felix Van Groeningen Returns To Form With A Sentimental Ode To Friendship In The Alps [Cannes]

      Iana Murray
      May 19, 2022 8:50 am
    • God's Creatures, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Cannes 2022

      Emily Watson & Paul Mescal Are Uncomfortably Close In ‘God’s Creatures’ [Cannes Review]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 19, 2022 4:30 am
    • Tchaikovsky’s Wife

      ‘Tchaikovsky’s Wife’ Review: Kirill Serebrennikov’s Historical Melodrama Is a Repetitive Tale Of A Toxic Marriage [Cannes]

      Jihane Bousfiha
      May 18, 2022 6:16 pm
    • Angeylene

      ‘Angelyne’ Review: Emmy Rossum Shines In A Hot Pink World Of Celebrity & Proto-Influencer Culture

      Valerie Ettenhofer
      May 18, 2022 12:05 pm
    • SCARLET BY PIETRO MARCELLO TO OPEN THE 54TH DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT

      ‘Scarlet’ Review: Pietro Marcello’s French Drama Is A Lukewarm Exercise In Magical Realism [Cannes]

      Rafaela Sales Ross
      May 18, 2022 10:47 am
  • Podcasts
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    • 1883, Elsa, Yellowstoners

      Isabel May Talks About Her ‘1883’ Experience, 'Yellowstone,' & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Caroline Tsai
      May 17, 2022 12:00 pm
      Interviews, News, Podcasts, Television
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    • the time traveler's wife

      ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’: Steven Moffat & David Nutter Talk Time Travel, ‘Sherlock,’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 19, 2022 12:22 pm
    • Michael Waldron, Star Wars

      Michael Waldron On Kevin Feige’s Lucasfilm Movie & Says A Good ‘Star Wars’ Movie “At Its Core Is About Family”

      Ned Booth
      May 18, 2022 3:11 pm
    • Ben Schwartz the afterparty

      Ben Schwartz Talks About Keeping Secrets For ‘The Afterparty,’ A “Bananas” ‘Sonic 3’ & More [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      May 18, 2022 1:30 pm
    • Doctor strange multiverse of Madness, Michael Waldron

      ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness’: Writer Michael Waldron Talks Wanda’s Twist, The Illuminati, Charlize Theron & More [The Discourse Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez
      May 12, 2022 12:40 pm
    • ‘Candy’: Jessica Biel & Melanie Lynskey On Their True-Life Murder Series

      ‘Candy’: Jessica Biel & Melanie Lynskey On Their True-Life Murder Series & Story’s Emotional Heart [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 10, 2022 10:07 am
    • doctor strange in the multiverse of madness

      ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’: The Good, The Bad & The Sam Raimi [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      May 6, 2022 9:00 am
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    • Fire Island

      'Fire Island' Trailer: Andrew Ahn Puts A Queer-Positive Spin On 'Pride & Prejudice' For Upcoming Summer Gay Rom-Com

      Caroline Tsai
      April 25, 2022 10:12 am
      News, Trailers
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    • Apples Venice

      ‘Apples’ Trailer: Greek Drama Explores The Beguiling Facets Of Memory And Identity On June 24

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 12:03 pm
    • The Forgiven

      ‘The Forgiven’ Trailer: Ralph Fiennes & Jessica Chastain Star In John Michael McDonagh’s Latest Drama

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 11:33 am
    • The Terminal List

      ‘The Terminal List’ Trailer: Antoine Fuqua & Chris Pratt Reunite For New Amazon Navy Seals Series

      Matthew McMillan
      May 19, 2022 11:09 am
    • Umbrella Academy

      ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3 Trailer: The Hargreeves Contend With Sparrows In The Latest Season

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 10:12 am
    • This Is Going To Hurt

      ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ Trailer: Ben Whishaw Leads A New Medical Drademy For AMC+

      Valerie Thompson
      May 19, 2022 10:10 am
    • Godland

      ‘Godland’ Teaser Clip: Hlynur Pálmason’s Cannes Drama Evokes The Stark Spiritual Devotion Of Scorsese’s ‘Silence’

      Jamie Rogers
      May 19, 2022 8:00 am
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    • Billy Magnussen, Made For Love, Emmys 2022, The Survivor

      Billy Magnussen Teases A 'Made For Love' S2 Cliffhanger & The Humanity Of 'The Survivor' [Interview]

      Caroline Tsai
      May 5, 2022 11:30 am
      Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, Television
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    • God's Creatures, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Cannes 2022

      Emily Watson & Paul Mescal Are Uncomfortably Close In ‘God’s Creatures’ [Cannes Review]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 19, 2022 4:30 am
    • Tom Cruise, Top Gun Maverick

      Tom Cruise Avoids Candor & Sticks To The Process At Cannes Tribute

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 18, 2022 1:00 pm
    • Deshaun Wesley, Legendary

      ‘Legendary’: Dashaun Wesley On New Judge Keke Palmer & The New ‘Gag Flag’ [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 17, 2022 11:09 am
    • Cannes 2022

      Cannes Jury Press Conference Ends On Asghar Farhadi Plagiarism Controversy

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 17, 2022 11:02 am
    • Melanie Lynskey, Candy, Emmys 2022

      Melanie Lynskey On The Real-Life ‘Candy’ Defense Not Adding Up, ‘Yellowjackets’ & Her Love Of Awards Shows [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 16, 2022 9:35 am
    • Oscars 2022, Oscars

      Academy Announces March 2023 Oscars Date

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 13, 2022 8:49 pm
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Andrea Arnold, Cow

Filmmaker Andrea Arnold On ‘Cow’: The Beauty & Brutality Of Nature In All Is Unglamorized Truth [Interview]

Caroline Tsai
July 24, 2021 11:25 am
Festivals, Interviews, News
Andrea Arnold is aware that cows roaming the countryside is an image cut straight from the cloth of pastoral English iconography, the stuff of Victorian novels and Renaissance paintings. “ a lot of our modern ...
New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization’: Bill Murray

‘New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization’: Bill Murray-Led Classical Music Special Is An Ode to Live Music [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 18, 2021 11:49 am
Festivals, News, Reviews
“This stuff is junk, what we’re doing,” Bill Murray deadpans in the middle of “New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization.” The live audience onscreen—a strange sight after a year and a half of social distancing a...
Nitram

‘Nitram’: Caleb Landry Jones Is Chilling In Justin Kurzel’s Portrait Of An Infamous Australian Mass Shooter [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 18, 2021 11:14 am
Features, Festivals, News, Reviews
Though “Nitram” never depicts the unspoken horrific massacre that its protagonist commits, the entire film queasily pulses in the anxious anticipation of the unspeakable event. It’s not an easy film to watch, ...
Hold Me Tight

‘Hold Me Tight’: Mathieu Amalric Deconstructs Loss With Vicky Krieps in A Fractured Family Drama [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 17, 2021 10:50 am
Festivals, News, Reviews
It’s rare for the last ten minutes of a film to radically change your opinion of the movie at large, let alone your entire viewing experience, but in “Hold Me Tight” (“Serre-Moi fort”), which premiered at the ...
Memoria

‘Memoria’: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Meditates on Ecology & Time With Tilda Swinton In A Slow Burn Dream [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 16, 2021 8:12 am
Features, Festivals, News, Reviews
In one scene of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria,” Jessica (Tilda Swinton) and a friend browse refrigerated cabinets designed to preserve flowers. “In here, time stops,” the saleswoman says proudly, gestur...
Les Olympiades Paris, 13th District

‘Paris, 13th District’: Jacques Audiard Dreams Up A Millennial New Wave ‘Jules & Jim’ [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 16, 2021 7:56 am
Festivals, News, Reviews
Few films have accurately captured the definitive Millennial experience—lovelorn, cash-strapped, self-absorbed, and tech-addicted—though a few have tried, and some even succeeded. Modern love is no joke, as fi...
A Hero, Asghar Farhadi

‘A Hero’: Asghar Farhadi’s Moral Quandary Film Questions The Weight of a Good Deed [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 15, 2021 8:32 am
Features, Festivals, News, Reviews
In “A Hero” (“Ghahreman”), Asghar Farhadi blurs the line of innocence and guilt in a fraught drama about the true weight of a good deed. During a two-day reprieve from prison, Rahim Soltani (Amir Jadidi) and h...
Deception, Cannes Lea Seydoux

‘Deception’: Arnaud Desplechin’s Chatty Philip Roth Adaptation With Léa Seydoux Needs Less Talking, More Action [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 14, 2021 12:39 pm
Festivals, News, Reviews
In Arnaud Desplechin’s “Deception” (“Tromperie”), one character’s husband is described as “passionate about dazzling, interesting women.” In this adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel of the same name, one can’t h...
The Innocents

‘The Innocents’: Eskil Vogt’s Latest Is A Violent & Disturbing Nightmare Of Childhood [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 14, 2021 8:59 am
Festivals, News, Reviews
What do we really know about children? Until the Renaissance, artists were still painting them as freakish shriveled adults. Only in the last century-ish did American society decide they probably should go to ...
“Ali & Ava,” Clio Barnard

‘Ali & Ava’: Clio Barnard’s Unlikely Romance Strikes a Sweet Chord [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai
July 13, 2021 9:41 am
Festivals, News, Reviews
What do fans of Sylvan Esso dance house remixes and Bob Dylan have in common? Almost nothing, you’d imagine, and you’d probably be right. But in Clio Barnard’s sweet, unlikely romance “Ali & Ava,” which pr...
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