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“Superman” is super woke — on purpose

James Gunn’s Man of Steel is supercharged and ready to tackle our highly politicized moment

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“F1: The Movie” is everything wrong with Hollywood

Brad Pitt's limp sports drama is the amalgamation of this summer blockbuster season's worst qualities

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Everyone in America is a Marnie now

From "Girls" to "M3GAN," Allison Williams' roles have chronicled our culture's growing self-obsession

02.07.2025 10

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Brad Pitt’s hollow race to redemption

In his vanity project, "F1: The Movie," Pitt's cool demeanor comes off as a smug attempt to erase the past

01.07.2025 10

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Natasha Lyonne’s big AI problem

Lyonne announcing her feature directorial debut was cause for celebration, until she started defending it

30.06.2025 3

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We all have a rage virus now

In Danny Boyle's highly anticipated "28 Years Later," the zombie apocalypse is no scarier than watching the news

22.06.2025 10

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"Brokeback Mountain" broke hearts on the big screen, and it's back to do it again

20 years ago, Ang Lee's "gay cowboy film" devastated theater goers — now a new generation can share the experience

21.06.2025 3

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Dakota Johnson isn't a bad actor, she just knows how to play the game

In "Materialists," Johnson's work cleverly parallels how she's gamed the system to keep people talking

17.06.2025 4

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"The Life of Chuck" forces twee positivity in a time when we need it the least

With its feel-good banalities, Tom Hiddleston's latest film lands somewhere between sincerity and "YOLO: The Movie"

15.06.2025 10

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Don't call it a rom-com: With wit and heart, "Materialists" transcends the tired form

In the follow-up to "Past Lives," Celine Song proves she's mainstream cinema's most perceptive filmmaker

14.06.2025 20

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"Oh, Mary!" star Cole Escola manifested their Tony win the old-fashioned way

The smash-hit play "Oh, Mary!" is the result of Escola's uncompromising vision and flair for the absurdly strange

09.06.2025 5

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Bait and switch: The long hunt for a great shark movie

Finding a decent shark movie is no day at the beach. Three simple rules determine what to catch and what to release

08.06.2025 6

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In "Invention," conspiracy is the glue that holds a family together

Courtney Stephens and Callie Hernandez's "Alice in Wonderland" tale is 2025's best, most moving film yet

07.06.2025 4

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Tom Cruise’s real “Mission: Impossible”: Save the movies, save the world

In what may be the franchise's final film, "Mission: Impossible" seeks cinematic salvation

24.05.2025 4

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There's more film and television for you to watch than ever before — good luck finding it

Streaming used to be easy. Now it feels like a full-time job

22.05.2025 4

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The last great "Housewives" trip: "Scary Island" and the end of RHONY’s Golden Age

15 years later, "Scary Island" still sets the standard for "Housewives" chaos

21.05.2025 4

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"Hurry Up Tomorrow" is The Weeknd's egomaniacal cinematic disaster

The pop star's new film is a feature-length study in his stardom that will leave you counting ceiling tiles instead

19.05.2025 7

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In "Overcompensating," millennial memory is made meaningful

"Overcompensating" borrows from teen soaps to create something reverent yet new in an age of regurgitation

17.05.2025 4

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Trump’s latest tariff agenda: Make movies crap again

Trump's proposed film tariff sent Hollywood spiraling, but it's the film-loving public who should be really worried

15.05.2025 3

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In Bong Joon-ho's delicious satires, culinary provocation is the secret ingredient

The filmmaker is revered for his incisive takedowns of the elite, but food is the fuel for his most shocking ideas

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The cultural significance of the Met Gala can't be dismissed

The words “Met Gala” don’t exactly sparkle with the same sheen of glamour and mystique that they once did, at least not in 2025. Not long ago, the...

06.05.2025 3

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In "Bravo's Love Hotel," Real Housewives own up to everything in the name of romance

Bravo's new spinoff is a surprisingly deep analysis of how celebrity impacts a reality star's dating prospects

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Blake Lively’s latest crime against humanity? Having the most fun of her career

In "Another Simple Favor," the cuckoo sequel to Paul Feig's already-outrageous 2018 hit, Lively goes for broke

03.05.2025 7

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In "Bonjour Tristesse," Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInerny try to capture beauty before it slips away

The stars of Durga Chew-Bose's remake find languid, new resonance in the most beguiling film of the year

03.05.2025 4

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"Sinners" is a smash. So why is Hollywood putting an asterisk on its success?

The industry's response to Ryan Coogler's film is the latest in a trend desperate to skew the public's opinion

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"The Real Housewives" is officially reality TV's least exciting franchise

Lisa Vanderpump turned reality fatigue into an empire, one villa and valley at a time

24.04.2025 7

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The success of J.K. Rowling's transphobic fight depends on the future of "Harry Potter"

Rowling's divisive opinions make it increasingly difficult for fans to separate the art from the artist

22.04.2025 4

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With "The Shrouds," cinema's great body horror auteur goes for something a little lighter: grief

Perhaps the greatest living filmmaker, Cronenberg's latest — a flawed, dynamic look at loss – doesn't disappoint

20.04.2025 3

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"The Wedding Banquet" updates a queer cult classic for a new generation, without losing its heart

Much has changed since Ang Lee's original film moved audiences in 1993. Our desire to see ourselves onscreen hasn't

18.04.2025 3

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Lady Gaga's Coachella spectacle makes a case for beauty in an ugly world

The superstar's second headlining show in the desert is a magnificent display of artistry when we need it the most

16.04.2025 7

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Making a war film apolitical is impossible

The directors of "Warfare" claim their hyperrealistic movie has no message. That's not true at all

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In "Drop," Meghann Fahy gives new meaning to keeping your wits about you on a first date

Blumhouse's new thriller is a tense throwback to aughts genre delights, with a lead who doesn't need any saving

12.04.2025 2

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Eat the rich films have run their course

The bland satire in "Death of a Unicorn" makes its message unappetizing; there are tastier options

04.04.2025 3

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In the queer thriller "Misericordia," coming home is anything but melodramatic

Writer-director Alain Guiraudie's latest subverts the gay coming-home story without sacrificing its messiness

03.04.2025 4

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Val Kilmer, Hollywood's oddball bad boy, was the real deal until the end

Dead at 65, Kilmer spent his life in pursuit of wonderful things, even if it meant rubbing others the wrong way

03.04.2025 4

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"The Friend" gives a voice to those of us hounded by self-obsessed dog parents

For service workers, the egocentric first-time dog owner in "The Friend" will be all too familiar

30.03.2025 3

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"Adolescence" explores the dark consequences of teenage boys being radicalized online

Every parent and teen needs to see "Adolescence," a look at what happens when online misogyny bleeds into real-life

18.03.2025 5

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Watching "Real Housewives" can help us predict Trump's next moves

Trump's administration plays by the politics of friendship. We should study those who perfected the game

16.03.2025 4

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"Black Bag" makes monogamy sexy again

Steven Soderbergh's second film of 2025 is even better than the first, an espionage romp destined to be a classic

15.03.2025 10

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"Seven Veils" is the latest film to reconsider how much value we put into an artist's pain

In Atom Egoyan's new film, Amanda Seyfried refuses to be the archetypical image of a tortured woman artist

14.03.2025 7

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Sutton Stracke's poignant reconciliation with her mother was "Real Housewives" at its very best

Three friends went to Georgia and stepped into a dynamic right out of a humid, hilarious stage play

13.03.2025 3

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In "Mickey 17," Bong Joon-ho rips into Trump with a rousing, space-set satire

Two Robert Pattinsons lead the director's follow-up to "Parasite," one of the best films of the year so far

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Oscars 2025: No politics, no sparkle, no courage — until the winners spoke up

Host Conan O'Brien did an admirable job keeping the crowd entertained, but he wasn't the reason they came alive

03.03.2025 8

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In "Harriet the Spy," Michelle Trachtenberg was the sleuth who understood how hard it is to be a kid

Trachtenberg's career was filled with iconic characters, but none were as important as Harriet M. Welsch

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Salon's totally (possibly) infallible 2025 Oscar predictions: Who will win? And who should?

Salon's film critic and resident film buff are here to make sense of the most unpredictable awards season in years

28.02.2025 4

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A grisly horror movie death can be so much more than just useless carnage — if it's well-written

"The Monkey" tries its paws at reaching the heights of other gruesome franchises, but can't match their heart

27.02.2025 10

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Two major trans narrative movies were released in 2024. The wrong one's being talked about

When the 2025 Oscar nominations were announced bright and early Jan. 23, one of the most promising headlines bursting through the fog of the...

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"The Monkey" wants to remind you that death is coming for us all, as if we didn't already know that

Osgood Perkins' follow-up to "Longlegs" pivots toward comedy, but there's no fun to be had with this novelty toy

22.02.2025 10

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“No idea how risky it was”: Harry Hamlin explains why playing gay in '80s became an impactful moment

Hamlin reflects on his career leading to "Mayfair Witches," including cooking bolognese on "Real Housewives"

21.02.2025 8

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In "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," the screen icon takes on a brand new bedfellow—grief

It's a new day for the beloved rom-com heroine, and director Michael Morris says her longevity is downright radical

14.02.2025 5

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