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‘VisionQuest’ Review: Paul Bettany & James Spader Find Something Beautiful Beneath Marvel’s Overwrought Machinery

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Sebastian Stan On ‘Fjord’: “If I Didn’t Have Marvel, Maybe I Wouldn’t Have Been Taking These Risks” [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood - 4 days ago

News

Greta Gerwig’s Super-Sincere ‘Narnia’ Fantasia Goes Big On Faith, Wonder & Spectacle: “If It’s In The Heart, It Can Be Huge And Small”

Rodrigo Perez - 5 days ago

Essays

‘Lanterns’ Puts Genre TV To Shame With A Poignant Story About Fear, Legacy, & Breaking The Cycles [The Take]

Rodrigo Perez - October 11, 2026 12:21 pm

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‘Blade Runner 2099’ Trailer: Michelle Yeoh & Hunter Schafer Navigate A New Replicant Future In Prime Video’s Sci-Fi Sequel

Rodrigo Perez - October 10, 2026 7:45 pm

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Coen Brothers Tease A Reunion Film After Eight Years Apart, Dismiss Rumors Of A “Schism”: “It’s Not Anything Like That”

Edward Davis - 7 hours ago

After nearly a decade of pursuing separate projects, Joel and Ethan Coen are finally looking to get the band back together. The Oscar-winning filmmaking...

Joe Manganiello Reveals Ben Affleck’s Scrapped ‘Batman’ Movie Would Have Killed Commissioner Gordon & Nearly Killed Batgirl

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Quentin Tarantino Says He’s Written A Script For His 10th & Final Film, But Wants To “Live A Little” Before Deciding What’s Next

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‘Sicario 3’: Josh Brolin Says Steven Knight’s “Undeniable” Script Finally Won Over The Cast After Years Of Development

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‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts & Christopher Ford Developed Secret Western Series For Disney+, But It May Have Been Sidelined [Report]

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Reviews

‘Street Fighter’ Review: Too Busy Congratulating Itself On Its Own Absurdity To Tell A Worthwhile Story

‘The Diplomat’ Season 4 Review: Keri Russell’s Exhilarating Performance Hits New Emotional Beats In The Propulsive Political Thriller

‘Whalefall’ Review: Brian Duffield’s Thrilling Survival Nightmare Delivers An Unexpectedly Powerful Father-Son Story

Features

‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts & Christopher Ford Developed Secret Western Series For Disney+, But It May Have Been Sidelined [Report]

‘Musk’: Alex Gibney On Elon Musk’s Legal Threats, His Disturbing Errol Musk Interview & Ashley St. Clair’s Allegations

Ken Russell Essentials: From ‘The Devils’ To ‘Altered States,’ ‘Tommy’ & Beyond

‘Sense And Sensibility’ Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones & Esmé Creed-Miles Bring Jane Austen’s Classic Down To Earth

Television

‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts & Christopher Ford Developed Secret Western Series For Disney+, But It May Have Been Sidelined [Report]

‘True Detective’ Season 5: Nicolas Cage & Antonio Banderas Set To Lead HBO Crime Anthology, Production Begins In 2027

Marvel TV Boss Says He “Fought For” ‘Wonder Man’ Season 2, But Didn’t Have The Leverage To Save It

Marvel Says ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 3 Was Always Planned As An Ending; Already Teasing What Comes Next

Interviews

Karen Gillan & Zoë Chao On The Complicated Nature Of Friendship & Motherhood In ‘Let’s Have Kids!’ [Interview]

Abbie Cornish On Playing Anna Nicole Smith, Finding Her Vulnerability & Feeling A Spiritual Connection In ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’ [Interview]

‘Street Fighter’ Director Kitao Sakurai On His Wild, Gonzo Cast, Kinky Villain & Embracing The Absurd [Interview]

‘East of Eden’: Garth Davis On Directing “A Treasure Trove Of Gorgeous Complexity And Emotions” [Interview]

Podcasts

Interviews

‘Street Fighter’ Director Kitao Sakurai On His Wild, Gonzo Cast, Kinky Villain & Embracing The Absurd [Interview]

Features

Mackenzie Davis Talks Netflix’s ‘Below,’ Says ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Got A “Bad Rap,” & Wants To Do Comedy [Bingeworthy Podcast]

Interviews

Giovanni Ribisi On ‘American Hostage,’ Playing Tony Kiritsis & Why Audiences Can See The Difference Between Film & Digital [Interview]

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Mark Hamill Was Not Used At All For Luke Skywalker’s Recent ‘Boba Fett’ Appearance

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David Fincher Walked Away From Netflix After Clashing With Dan Lin Over ‘Cliff Booth’ [Report]

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Christopher Nolan Talks “Bleak Future” Of Cinema & How Studios Will “Relearn” The Value Of The Theatrical Experience

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‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Trailer: Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Powers Greta Gerwig’s Epic Fantasy Adventure

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‘The Batman Part II’: Steven Soderbergh Steps In To Help Matt Reeves Finish Filming Amid Family Emergency

TRAILERS

‘Nuisance Bear’ Trailer: Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner Turns The Nature Documentary On Its Head

‘In A Holidaze’ Trailer: Maddie Ziegler Gets Stuck In A Christmas Time Loop With Rob Lowe, Patton Oswalt & Jackie Sandler

‘The Beekeeper 2’ Trailer: Jason Statham Returns For More Outrageous Violence With New Director Timo Tjahjanto

‘Steps’ Trailer: A New Take On The Cinderella Story Featuring Ali Wong, Stephanie Hsu, Amanda Seyfried & More Debuts On Netflix On November 20

Awards

‘East of Eden’: Garth Davis On Directing “A Treasure Trove Of Gorgeous Complexity And Emotions” [Interview]

Awards

Garth Davis' television resume is currently short, sweet, and critically acclaimed. The director of the 2017 Best Picture nominee "Lion" has the celebrated "Top...

Sebastian Stan On ‘Fjord’: “If I Didn’t Have Marvel, Maybe I Wouldn’t Have Been Taking These Risks” [Interview]

Awards

Before the advent of streaming, during the two-plus decades that independent cinema ruled a burgeoning art house marketplace, major movie stars used to have...

‘Artificial,’ ‘Digger,’ & ‘Behemoth!’ Enter The Oscar Season Spotlight [Contender Countdown]

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The third wave of Oscar contenders is here. And beyond three upcoming films that have not screened publicly, the field is close to being...

Prime Video Is The New Home For The Emmy Awards For The Next Six Years

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In a day of monumental change in Hollywood, one piece of news may have slipped under your radar. Rumored for weeks, Amazon and the...

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’: Bassam Tariq On ‘Ghost Dog’s’ Influence, Wong Kar-wai & Mahershala Ali As His Buster Keaton [Interview]

Awards

The best-reviewed world premiere out of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival may surprise you. It wasn't the latest films from Academy Award winners...