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“Remake” will shift your perspective on grief

In his magnificent documentary, Ross McElwee evaluates the role of his films in the life and death of his son

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Netflix is turning your brain to mush

In reports to shareholders, Ted Sarandos disclosed that the shows you're watching may already be modified by AI

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The “Melania” movie is empty, foul and worse than we imagined

Neither insightful nor interesting, the first lady’s disgraceful doc exists only to fuel Trump’s propaganda machine

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“Obsession” hasn’t earned classic status

A true cinematic classic must meet its moment in unexpected ways. Curry Barker's smash hit merely winks at it

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Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is pointless

The blockbuster director's latest exercise in cinematic spectacle makes Homer feel hollow

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Sam Neill, king of the creature feature

Beyond "Jurassic Park," Neill's vast career showed us that humans can be as hideous as the monsters we fear most

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“Night Nurse” sexualizes the scam call

In her debut film, Georgia Bernstein twists those eerie grandparent scams into a topical, leisurely thrill

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If Letterboxd sells out to Netflix, the people lose

The film-logging platform is weighing a sale. Its users are weighing a mutiny

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“Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” is absurdism done right

David Wain's surreal spin on "The Wizard of Oz" is full of high-concept, laugh-a-minute bits when we need them most

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The sex ed icon who won’t go quietly

In "Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story," the sex-positive cable TV siren makes the case for aging loudly and proudly

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Bonnie Tyler’s anthems will live forever

During her five-decade career, Tyler's songs soundtracked both silver-screen hits and the movies of our lives

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Madonna’s irresistible contradictions

With "Confessions II," Madonna reworks her scrapped biopic into an autobiographical album worthy of the big screen

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“The Invite” debunks heteronormativity

Olivia Wilde's third film is her best yet, a mature comedy that asserts no one is exempt from romantic hang-ups.

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“Blow Out” exposes the real American way

The 45th anniversary of Brian De Palma's film meets America's 250th, proving corruption is as American as apple pie

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Of course, Elon Musk adores Armie Hammer’s terrible comeback film

Hammer's comeback film, "Citizen Vigilante," is a bigoted pile of garbage, perfect for a hungry fly like Musk

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In “Couture,” Angelina Jolie rethinks aging onscreen

Alice Winocour's film finds Jolie in peak form, wrestling with the tough decisions the actress knows all too well

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Steven Spielberg’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” foretold our solitude

Spielberg's divisive 2001 film looks far more prescient 25 years on, tackling the ChatGPT era with alarming urgency

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“Supergirl” proves Hollywood studios still don’t trust women superheroes

Milly Alcock brings a fresh energy to Superman's cousin that's snuffed out by a risk-averse studio culture

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Google’s investment in AI tools for A24 sparks backlash

With a major investment from Google's DeepMind AI initiative, the trendy studio takes a hard turn away from fans

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“Maddie’s Secret” is perfectly imperfect

In his brilliant tribute to the TV movie melodrama, comedian John Early puts on the wig and expels his inhibitions

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“Toy Story 5” can’t conquer tech

The Disney-Pixar sequel contends with the iPad kid, but refuses to disparage devices in a critical moment

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Pride Month makes me feel like an imposter

Every June, I'm forced to reckon with the parts of myself that still don't fit

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“Blue Film” is the gay indie that won’t let you look away

The controversial film is much more than its shocking premise, probing sexuality with complete candor

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“Disclosure Day” is Steven Spielberg’s last word for humanity

Cinema's great optimist returns to sci-fi with a plea for compassion. Will we listen?

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The cinema spoof will never die

"Scary Movie" and "Stop! That! Train!" revamp a bygone subgenre for a generation in need of high-concept stupidity

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The best movies of the year (so far) are experiments in big-swing cinema

Outside of "good" or "bad," 2026's finest films have enough risk-taking creativity to restore your faith in movies

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How “Cars” ruined Pixar

The for-boys movie became Pixar's first big miss. 20 years on, the studio's still feeling the repercussions

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The misplaced obsession over “Obsession”

Touting Curry Barker’s perfectly fine horror film as an instant classic reveals the depth of its flaws

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John Travolta’s directorial debut is a rare piece of spellbinding autofiction

"Propeller One-Way Night Coach" finds the seasoned actor indulging in auteur theory. It's not to be missed

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We’re trapped in “Backrooms” hell

Kane Parsons' beguiling debut leaps from YouTube to chronicle our inadvertent journey into a beige emotional void

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Jake Gyllenhaal’s masculinity crisis

With "In the Grey," Gyllenhaal performs machismo to the point of parody. What's muscling him out of better roles?

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A pair of unlikely films remind us why painful memories matter

"The Sheep Detectives" and "Blue Heron," two of the year's best films, explore the importance of remembering

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Boots Riley’s zany love letter to theft

In "I Love Boosters," Keke Palmer's brigade of bandits makes labor uprisings into next season's hottest trend

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“Is God Is” makes revenge a religion

Aleshea Harris' debut is a tale of gods and monsters, for a moment when they're hard to tell apart

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The “Devil Wears Prada 2” wake-up call

At the Met Gala and beyond, consumers must reconcile the same choices as the Miranda Priestlys of the world

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Something’s off about “Animal Farm”

Distributed by the studio behind "Sound of Freedom," this take on George Orwell's classic is uniquely insidious

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“The Devil Wears Prada 2” weighs the cost of fighting for our passions

In a legacy sequel done right, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway warn that the demise of media affects us all

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“I Shot Andy Warhol” channels our rage

30 years on, Mary Harron's groundbreaking film about Valerie Solanas blisteringly reflects a society gone awry

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“I Swear” tests our compassion

With the dust settled after February's BAFTAs incident, John Davidson's biopic is all the more timely — to a point

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The inescapable unease of the Michael Jackson biopic

Antoine Fuqua's "Michael" movie is fittingly odd, but not for the reasons you might expect

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The divine lessons of “Mother Mary”

In David Lowery's haunting quasi-ghost story, Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel initiate a biblical reconciliation

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“The Devil Wears Prada 2” feels more like a product than a movie

The massive marketing campaign for "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is degrading the film's earnest, chic legacy

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How the “SNL” sausage gets made

In the new documentary, "Lorne," director Morgan Neville reminds us why "SNL" never fails to capture our curiosity

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How Cheech & Chong lit up the film industry

Stoner buddy comedies like "Up in Smoke" and "Harold & Kumar" make the grass greener on all sides

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Steven Soderbergh’s AI contradiction

Soderbergh is "mystified" over AI backlash, but his latest film, "The Christophers," proves art needs a human touch

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With “The End of Oak Street,” dinosaur fans may finally have their movie

After years of sequels, a mysterious new film has reignited the dino fandom with something new

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Movies should make us uncomfortable

"The Drama" opened to box office success and ample controversy, but the film is far more than its discourse

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“Hag” is a Tubi movie to rule them all

The thriller is the most fun you'll have not paying for a movie all year. And it's just the tip of the Tubi iceberg

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The audacious twist of “The Drama” holds a mirror up to America

In Kristoffer Borgli's bold new film, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson claw at Western disaffection until it bleeds

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The distressing death of the mall movie

In "Forbidden Fruits," the shopping mall is a shell of its former on-screen self — maybe that's a good thing

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