“Top Gun: Maverick” was not the first “legacy-quel” — a nostalgia play sequel years or decades after the original that effectively remakes the original for […]
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It Ends With This: Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively Settle Lawsuit
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have reached a settlement in the epic legal battle of retaliation and sexual harassment that was scheduled to go to […]
Bleak Week 2026 Lineup: Isabelle Huppert, Ari Aster, and More
Misery has always loved company, but it took the brilliant programmers at the American Cinematheque to turn communal wallowing at the movies into an annual […]
‘Departures’ Review: Gay British Comedy About Distant Lives
“Departures” is “inspired by all the dickheads that fucked us over.” How do I know this? Because co-directors Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan open the […]
‘Lord of the Flies’ Review: Netflix Series Is Eerie but Inessential
Boys Are Boring When Girls Have “Yellowjackets” The four-part series, inspired by William Golding’s 1954 novel and adapted by “Adolescence” co-creator Jack Thorne, frames childhood’s […]
Swapped Review: Michael B. Jordan Stars in Cute Netflix Animated Film
A shooting star arching over the Disney castle. Luxo Jr. hopping into frame and jumping on the “i” in “Pixar.” Totoro standing in profile against […]
Robert Altman’s ‘Come Back to the 5 and Dime’ Comes to Physical Media
The 1982 stage adaptation initiated a series of low-budget independent productions that have been largely ignored in favor of the more famous Altman classics that […]
Milky Way Trailer: Short Film Palme d’Or Winner Vasilis Kekatos Series
After winning both the Palme d’Or and the Queer Palm for best short film with his 2019 gem “The Distance Between Us and the Sky,” […]
‘Wishful Thinking,’ SXSW Prize Winner, Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
The top jury prize winner from this year’s SXSW Film & TV festival has found a home. Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to […]
‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ and the State of Journalism
Most audiences will settle into “The Devil Wears Prada 2” this weekend for a splashy, starry comfort watch with familiar favorites from the original, fabulous […]