The best films of 2026 (so far): experiments in big-swing cinema
You hear it all the time. Hell, you might have even said it yourself (I know I have): “Hollywood’s out ...
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Two unlikely films remind us why painful memories still matter
Across the first six months of 2026, an unusually high number of theatrically released films have seemed like paired companion ...
9 films that helped decode 2025’s absurd reality
In the heated climax of a confrontation between Alma Imhoff — Julia Roberts’ harried Yale professor in this year’s “After ...
How trans panic steals from horror films
On paper, former swimmer Riley Gaines is a puzzling choice for MAGA’s appointed “victim” of trans people. Gaines has built ...
Eat the rich films have run their course
No, please, I couldn’t eat another bite. Is it too late to ask the waiter to cancel the rest of ...
The 9 best — and most bizarre — films from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Weeks before the 2025 Sundance Film Festival was slated to begin in Park City, Utah, catastrophic wildfires broke out in ...
David Lynch’s films pull back the red curtain on our shared reality
A car drives down a road at night. As far as we can tell, it’s the only vehicle on the ...
9 of the year’s best films features powerful, unapologetic women who speak up and stand out
If you haven’t already noticed, those feelings of uncertainty and instability you’ve been experiencing all year long aren’t just the ...
Nicole Kidman swipes at Martin Scorsese’s pattern of making films that are only about men
Nicole Kidman has been making the rounds to advertise her newest movie, "Babygirl," directed by Halina Reijn and scheduled for launch ...
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