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The Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2018

January 11, 2018 1:19 pm

Now it's time for TV. Back at the start of December, we ran down the 100 films that we’re most looking forward to across 2018, and we picked out some festival favorites that we’ve already seen and know are wort...

We’ve Fallen Hard For ‘Phantom Thread’ [Adjust Your Tracking Podcast]

Erik McClanahan

January 11, 2018 12:31 pm

Features, Podcasts

There's nothing quite like falling in love... On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and I fall head over heels for the new PTA joint, "Phantom Thread." We may as well be Cher from "Clueless," that is,...

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists Name ‘The Shape Of Water’ Best Film Of 2017

Kevin Jagernauth

January 9, 2018 4:03 pm

News

We may be rolling toward the middle of January, but 2017 remains close in the rearview. It was a tumultuous year no matter where you looked, but when it comes to Hollywood, women came together, made their voice...

The Best Films Of 2018…We’ve Already Seen

Ally Johnson and Rodrigo Perez

January 9, 2018 1:09 pm

Features, News

We've done just about as much coverage of the 2017 year as we can and, while we've already managed to hit some bumps in the one week of 2018 we've plowed through, we're ready to look ahead. Over the course of t...

Kimber Myers’ Top 10 Films Of 2017

Kimber Myers

January 5, 2018 4:04 pm

News

At its best, cinema is a medium of visual poetry, and the challenge of a critic is to express thoughts and feelings about those works of art through words...and numbered lists. I’ve somehow managed to make the ...

The Best Films Of 2017 You Didn’t See

The Playlist Staff

January 4, 2018 12:54 pm

Features, News

2017 might be done with us, but we’re not exactly done with it. In traditional Playlist form, it’s never quite clear if the world has moved on from the last year during the early days of January, but regardless...

The Best Documentaries Of 2017

Jessica Kiang and The Playlist Staff

January 3, 2018 1:11 pm

Features, News

There was a time when documentary filmmaking felt a little bit like the red-headed stepchild of the film industry, and, to be sure, they still tend not to challenge fiction features at the box office unless the...

Best Animated Movies & TV Shows Of 2017

Drew Taylor

January 2, 2018 12:13 pm

Features, News

This was, by all accounts, an absolutely miserable year for animated films. The major animated features were mostly drab, uninspired affairs that promoted products more than anything else (let us introduce you ...

Denis Villeneuve’s Top 8 Films Of 2017

Kevin Jagernauth

December 29, 2017 3:59 pm

News

Given the amount of work that was required to get "Blade Runner 2049" over the finish line, not to mention the extensive press rounds, it's hard to believe Denis Villeneuve had time to watch anything. However, ...

Xavier Dolan’s Top 8 Films Of 2017

Kevin Jagernauth

December 29, 2017 3:41 pm

News

While Xavier Dolan fans are waiting patiently for the director's upcoming "The Death and Life Of John F. Donovan," he's giving them some ideas of other movies to watch in the meantime. The filmmaker has shared ...

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