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Robert Eggers’ Best Films Of 2023 List Includes ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Beau Is Afraid’ & More

January 2, 2024 1:54 pm

Robert Eggers, in only three feature films, has proven himself to be one of the most unique filmmakers working today. So, it’s always interesting to see what a creative person like Eggers would think about the...

What Is There To Learn From The Darkest Year In Superhero Films?

Charles Barfield

January 2, 2024 10:17 am

News

Almost one year ago, Marvel Studios, DC Studios, and all of the millions of superhero film fans were optimistic. Sure, 2022 wasn’t the best year on record for the film/TV superhero genre, but there was plenty ...

Gregory Ellwood’s Top 10 Films & Television Shows Of 2023

Gregory Ellwood

December 20, 2023 2:32 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

It's time to review our top 10 films and television shows of 2023. But first, the biggest takeaway of the past year: The business has flipped back. No, we're not talking about the end of six months of guild st...

The Best Horror Films Of 2023

Matthew Monagle

December 20, 2023 10:32 am

Features, News

Hollywood trends may come and go, but horror? Horror never slumps. While the end-of-year narratives for 2023 may be overshadowed by questions of technology and corporate shenanigans – a word chosen for The Pla...

The 23 Best Film & Television Performances Of 2023

The Playlist Staff

December 13, 2023 12:22 pm

Features, News

We often wax effusive about movies, their meaning, their craft, their intention, how they are sculpted and shaped, but sometimes we forget about the director’s mantra: that casting is everything and we arguabl...

The 21 Best Films Of 2023

The Playlist Staff

December 12, 2023 1:51 pm

Features, News

It’s been a mad, whirlwind 2023, and we can’t believe it’s almost over. Despite the tensions in our industry, the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, those linger aftereffects, and the way that box office seemed to wob...

The 20 Best TV Shows Of 2023

Brian Tallerico and Rodrigo Perez

December 6, 2023 11:56 am

Features, News, Television

Television feels like it’s at a turning point at the end of 2023. The form has said goodbye to some of its heaviest critical darlings, including losing HBO Emmy juggernauts “Succession” and “Barry,” along with...

The 25 Best Movie Trailers Of 2023

Rodrigo Perez and Charles Barfield

November 29, 2023 10:09 am

Features, News, Television, Trailers

Yes, trailers are just marketing material, and we’re not a BFD Advertising and Design class. But as any studio will tell you, a well-crafted trailer that builds hype and excitement for a movie can be a make-or...

The 20 Best Film Posters Of 2023

Rodrigo Perez

November 28, 2023 12:16 pm

Features, News

Like trailers, movie posters are marketing materials to put butts in seats for movies and one could argue—with the fragmenting nature of streaming and the downtrends of movie theatergoing—that movie posters ar...

52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2023

Lena Wilson

January 10, 2023 3:57 pm

Features, News

We just wrapped a year of some solid female-directed films: Dimee Shi’s animated explosion “Turning Red,” Sarah Polley’s Mennonite masterpiece “Women Talking,” Joanna Hogg’s exquisitely understated “The Eterna...

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