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    • About Dry Grasses

      ‘About Dry Grasses’ Review: An Assured, Strong Cannes Comeback for Nuri Bilge Ceylan [Cannes]

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 20, 2023 12:40 pm
      Festivals, News, Reviews
    Recent
    • Rob Savage The Boogeyman

      ‘The Boogeyman’: Director Rob Savage Talks His New Horror Film, Earning Stephen King’s Approval & More [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      June 2, 2023 10:56 pm
    • Tom Hanks, Coronavirus

      Tom Hanks On His Filmography: “I Have Been In Some Movies That I Hate”

      Ned Booth
      June 2, 2023 3:00 pm
    • Ferris Bueller's Day Off

      Matthew Broderick Talks About His Testy Relationship With John Hughes While Making ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’

      Ned Booth
      June 2, 2023 2:18 pm
    • Sasha Calle Supergirl

      ‘The Flash’: Sasha Calle On Getting Henry Cavill’s Approval Of Her As Supergirl: “It Meant The World”

      Ned Booth
      June 2, 2023 1:00 pm
    • ‘The Crowded Room’ Trailer: Tom Holland & Amanda Seyfried Star In The Kornél Mundruczó-Directed Apple Thriller Series

      ‘The Crowded Room’ Review: Tom Holland And Amanda Seyfried Shine In An Uneven Psychological Thriller

      Emma Fraser
      June 2, 2023 12:05 pm
    • Blood Meridian John Hillcoat

      ‘Blood Meridian’: John Hillcoat Says Cormac McCarthy Is Writing The Adaptation Of The Bloody, Bleak Western

      Ned Booth and Joe Scott
      June 2, 2023 11:30 am
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    • Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une Chute)

      ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Wins Palme d’Or At 2023 Cannes Film Festival

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 27, 2023 3:23 pm
      Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News
    Recent
    • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

      ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: Spectacular Splash Page Sequel Delivers With Deeper Emotion & Next-Level Comic Book Visuals

      Rodrigo Perez
      June 1, 2023 4:36 pm
    • John Hillcoat, George & Tammy

      Director John Hillcoat Talks ‘George & Tammy,’ Working With Jessica Chastain & Michael Shannon

      Joe Scott
      June 1, 2023 11:56 am
    • The Flash, Ezra Miller

      ‘The Flash’: Director Andy Muschietti Says No One Else Can Replace Ezra Miller If There’s A Sequel

      Charles Barfield
      May 30, 2023 12:30 pm
    • La Chimera

      ‘La Chimera’ Is Another Enchanting Modern Myth From Alice Rohrwacher [Cannes]

      Farah Cheded
      May 27, 2023 5:36 pm
    • Asteroid City, review, cannes

      ‘Asteroid City’ Review: Wes Anderson Explores The Loneliness Of The Cosmos & Our Place In It Through Creation & Grief [Cannes]

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 23, 2023 1:15 pm
    • The Idol, HBO, Sam Levinson,

      ‘The Idol’ Review: Sam Levinson’s Crude Provocation With The Weeknd & Lily-Rose Depp Is Gross & Sexist [Cannes]

      Robert Daniels
      May 23, 2023 7:38 am
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    • Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

      Janelle James Recognizes Ava's "Hustle" On 'Abbott Elementary' [Interview]

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 30, 2023 1:33 pm
      Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television
    Recent
    • ‘The Crowded Room’ Trailer: Tom Holland & Amanda Seyfried Star In The Kornél Mundruczó-Directed Apple Thriller Series

      ‘The Crowded Room’ Review: Tom Holland And Amanda Seyfried Shine In An Uneven Psychological Thriller

      Emma Fraser
      June 2, 2023 12:05 pm
    • And Just Like That S2

      ‘And Just Like That…’ Season 2 Trailer: The ‘Sex And The City’ Revival Series Returns To Max On June 22

      Ned Booth
      June 1, 2023 11:37 am
    • emily tosta mayans mc

      Emily Tosta Discusses ‘Mayans’ Season 5, Playing A Multi-Layered Woman In A Male-Dominated Series & More [Templo Talk]

      Charles Barfield
      June 1, 2023 11:11 am
    • Miracle Workers End Times

      ‘Miracle Workers: End Times’ Trailer: Season 4 Of The TBS Comedy Heads To A Dystopian Future On July 10

      Ned Booth
      June 1, 2023 10:37 am
    • Kim Cattrall And Just Like That...

      ‘And Just Like That…’: Kim Cattrall Filmed Her Return As Samantha Jones Without Seeing The Other ‘Sex And The City’ Stars

      Ned Booth
      June 1, 2023 10:07 am
    • Lost ABC TV Series

      ‘Lost’: Damon Lindelof Says He Has “Profound Regrets” In Light Of Allegations Of Racism & Sexism During Production

      Charles Barfield
      May 31, 2023 3:39 pm
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    • The Starling Girl

      Eliza Scanlen Talks Character, Community, And Coming-of-Age In “The Starling Girl” [Interview]

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 12, 2023 2:49 pm
      Interviews, News
    Recent
    • Rob Savage The Boogeyman

      ‘The Boogeyman’: Director Rob Savage Talks His New Horror Film, Earning Stephen King’s Approval & More [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      June 2, 2023 10:56 pm
    • John Hillcoat, George & Tammy

      Director John Hillcoat Talks ‘George & Tammy,’ Working With Jessica Chastain & Michael Shannon

      Joe Scott
      June 1, 2023 11:56 am
    • emily tosta mayans mc

      Emily Tosta Discusses ‘Mayans’ Season 5, Playing A Multi-Layered Woman In A Male-Dominated Series & More [Templo Talk]

      Charles Barfield
      June 1, 2023 11:11 am
    • Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales, Emmys 2023, The Last of Us

      Murray Bartlett Is Ready For Another Emmy Moment (Or Two) [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 31, 2023 3:15 pm
    • Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

      Janelle James Recognizes Ava’s “Hustle” On ‘Abbott Elementary’ [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 30, 2023 1:33 pm
    • Bryan Cranston, Asteroid City

      Bryan Cranston on Wes Anderson, ‘Asteroid City’ &, Oh Yeah, Cannes

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 26, 2023 2:11 am
  • Reviews
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    • The Goldman Case

      ‘The Goldman Case’ Review: A Refreshingly Unfussy Procedural That Could Still Go Deeper [Cannes]

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 17, 2023 9:57 am
      Festivals, News, Reviews
    Recent
    • ‘The Crowded Room’ Trailer: Tom Holland & Amanda Seyfried Star In The Kornél Mundruczó-Directed Apple Thriller Series

      ‘The Crowded Room’ Review: Tom Holland And Amanda Seyfried Shine In An Uneven Psychological Thriller

      Emma Fraser
      June 2, 2023 12:05 pm
    • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

      ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: Spectacular Splash Page Sequel Delivers With Deeper Emotion & Next-Level Comic Book Visuals

      Rodrigo Perez
      June 1, 2023 4:36 pm
    • Last Summer

      ‘Last Summer’ Review: Catherine Breillat’s Devastating Drama Exposes Bourgeois Amorality [Cannes]

      Elena Lazic
      May 28, 2023 6:16 pm
    • ‘Only The River Flows’ Review: Wei Shujun Adapts A Bleak, Inscrutable Noir [Cannes]

      ‘Only The River Flows’ Review: Wei Shujun Adapts A Bleak, Inscrutable Noir [Cannes]

      Jeffrey Zhang
      May 27, 2023 5:50 pm
    • La Chimera

      ‘La Chimera’ Is Another Enchanting Modern Myth From Alice Rohrwacher [Cannes]

      Farah Cheded
      May 27, 2023 5:36 pm
    • Perfect Days

      ‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Latest Is A Moving Yet Not Unflawed Return To Form [Cannes]

      Rafaela Sales Ross
      May 26, 2023 4:09 pm
  • Podcasts
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    • fast and furious 7

      ‘Fast & Furious’: The Best & Worst Of Vin Diesel’s Ridiculous, NOS-Fueled Franchise [The Playlist Podcast]

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 19, 2023 4:18 pm
      News, Podcasts
    Recent
    • Rob Savage The Boogeyman

      ‘The Boogeyman’: Director Rob Savage Talks His New Horror Film, Earning Stephen King’s Approval & More [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      June 2, 2023 10:56 pm
    • John Hillcoat, George & Tammy

      Director John Hillcoat Talks ‘George & Tammy,’ Working With Jessica Chastain & Michael Shannon

      Joe Scott
      June 1, 2023 11:56 am
    • emily tosta mayans mc

      Emily Tosta Discusses ‘Mayans’ Season 5, Playing A Multi-Layered Woman In A Male-Dominated Series & More [Templo Talk]

      Charles Barfield
      June 1, 2023 11:11 am
    • mayans jr Bourne

      JR Bourne Talks The Final Season Of ‘Mayans’ & Playing A Villain Who Is A “Festering Open Wound Of Trauma” [Templo Talk]

      Charles Barfield
      May 25, 2023 1:33 pm
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      ‘Master Gardener’: Joel Edgerton On Working With Paul Schrader, Returning To ‘Star Wars’ & More [The Discourse Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 22, 2023 1:42 pm
    • Mayans Emilio Rivera

      Emilio Rivera Talks ‘Mayans,’ The Evolution Of Marcus Alvarez & What To Expect In Season 5 [Templo Talk]

      Charles Barfield
      May 18, 2023 4:26 pm
  • Trailers
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    • Biosphere

      ‘Biosphere’ Trailer: Sterling K. Brown & Mark Duplass Are BFFs & Also The Last Two Men On Earth

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 31, 2023 1:00 pm
      News, Trailers
    Recent
    • Jagged Mind

      ‘Jagged Mind’ Trailer: A Woman Gets Caught In A Series Of Time Loop In Thriller Coming To Hulu On June 15

      Ned Booth
      June 1, 2023 1:28 pm
    • And Just Like That S2

      ‘And Just Like That…’ Season 2 Trailer: The ‘Sex And The City’ Revival Series Returns To Max On June 22

      Ned Booth
      June 1, 2023 11:37 am
    • Miracle Workers End Times

      ‘Miracle Workers: End Times’ Trailer: Season 4 Of The TBS Comedy Heads To A Dystopian Future On July 10

      Ned Booth
      June 1, 2023 10:37 am
    • justified city primeval

      ‘Justified: City Primeval’ Trailer: Timothy Olyphant & Boyd Holbrook Star In FX’s Crime Drama Revival

      Charles Barfield
      May 31, 2023 2:21 pm
    • Righteous Gemstones, season three,

      ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 3 Trailer: Danny McBride’s Televangelist Family Comedy Prepares For A Righteous Reckoning

      Edward Davis
      May 31, 2023 1:23 pm
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      ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Trailer: Seth Rogen’s Take On The Franchise Arrives In August

      Christopher Marc
      May 31, 2023 9:44 am
  • Awards
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    • Brie Larson

      Brie Larson & Paul Dano Join Ruben Ostlünd On The 2023 Cannes Jury

      Rafael Motamayor
      May 4, 2023 12:56 am
      Awards, Awards Campaign, News
    Recent
    • Murray Bartlett, Welcome to Chippendales, Emmys 2023, The Last of Us

      Murray Bartlett Is Ready For Another Emmy Moment (Or Two) [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 31, 2023 3:15 pm
    • Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

      Janelle James Recognizes Ava’s “Hustle” On ‘Abbott Elementary’ [Interview]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 30, 2023 1:33 pm
    • Oscars 2024, Cannes 2023

      Did The 2024 Oscars Get A Cannes Boost?

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 28, 2023 9:32 am
    • Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une Chute)

      ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Wins Palme d’Or At 2023 Cannes Film Festival

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 27, 2023 3:23 pm
    • Bryan Cranston, Asteroid City

      Bryan Cranston on Wes Anderson, ‘Asteroid City’ &, Oh Yeah, Cannes

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 26, 2023 2:11 am
    • Four Daughters, Cannes 2023

      ‘Four Daughters’ Cannes Review: A Tunisian Mother Loses Her Daughters To Wolves

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 25, 2023 8:55 am
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Star Wars The Bad Batch Season 1

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Debuts With An Action-Heavy Premiere That Explores The Existential Crisis Of Clones [Review]

Rafael Motamayor
May 4, 2021 1:13 pm
News, Reviews, Television
After having spent six seasons knowing several of the clones that make up the Grand Army of the Republic, Season 7 of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" introduced us to The Bad Batch, or Clone Force 99, a squad of c...
Game of Thrones

Emilia Clarke Gives Her Blessing To The Many ‘Game Of Thrones’ Spin-Offs, “You Go, Glenn Coco!”

Rafael Motamayor
April 17, 2021 3:41 pm
News, Television
It's been 10 years since "Game of Thrones" aired its very first episode, so there are plenty of retrospectives out there, including some interviews. While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Emilia Clarke look...
Batman Gotham Central

‘The Batman’ TV Spin-Off Will Focus On James Gordon, It Isn’t A ‘Gotham Central’ Adaptation

Rafael Motamayor
April 17, 2021 1:43 pm
News
Fans hoping to finally get a live-action adaptation of the award-winning comic "Gotham Central" may be disappointed to know that the upcoming spin-off TV show of "The Batman" on HBO Max is not adapting the pop...
hbo max warner media

WarnerMedia CEO Says There Some Movies Will Still Stream On HBO Max And Theaters Simultaneously In 2022

Rafael Motamayor
April 10, 2021 4:55 pm
News
A few months ago WarnerMedia shook Hollywood by announcing every movie would screen in both theaters and HBO Max simultaneously in 2021, and now they seem to want to keep some version of that model going forwa...
Zack Sndyer Justice League

‘Justice League’ Cinematographer Says He Was “Devastated” After Watching Whedon’s Cut

Rafael Motamayor
April 10, 2021 3:57 pm
News
Now that "Zack Snyder's Justice League" is out in the open, audiences are free to compare it to the theatrical cut and find all the ways Snyder's vision was changed. It is fair to say that much of what is bein...
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Charlyne Yi Says She Tried To Quit ‘The Disaster Artist’ Over James Franco Allegations

Rafael Motamayor
April 10, 2021 3:01 pm
News
Actress Charlyne Yi has spoken out about her experiences working on the 2017 film "The Disaster Artist," which James Franco directed and Yi says she tried to quit because of the accusations of sexual misconduc...
Josh O'Connor and Francis Lee

‘God’s Own Country’ Star Josh O’Connor Reuniting With Director Francis Lee For His Upcoming Horror Film

Rafael Motamayor
April 10, 2021 1:54 pm
News
It's been a while since we've heard any updates on Francis Lee's untitled horror film, which he's said will explore "some fundamentals about being queer." Well, we finally have a bit of casting news, as Josh O...
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Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin Reportedly Making An Appearance In ‘The Book Of Boba Fett’

Rafael Motamayor
April 10, 2021 1:02 pm
News, Television
In today's take-in-with-a-big-spoonful-of-salt news, there's a report that Din Djarin, Pedro Pascal's stoic masked protagonist in "The Mandalorian," will make an appearance in the upcoming "Star Wars" show "Th...
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Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In New Limited Series Adaptation Of ‘The 39 Steps’ For Netflix

Rafael Motamayor
April 10, 2021 12:10 pm
News, Television
It seems Netflix continues to be in the business of making new adaptations of books that were turned into classic thriller movies by Alfred Hitchcock. Last year saw the release of the disappointing new adaptat...
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‘The Falcon And The Winter Soldier’ Episode 5 Will Have A Surprise Marvel Cameo, Says Showrunner

Rafael Motamayor
April 10, 2021 10:30 am
News, Television
In a big case of déjà vu, another Marvel Disney+ series is preparing audiences for what could be a surprise Marvel cameo, as the showrunner behind "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" keeps teasing some excitin...
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