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Coleman Spilde

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

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

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Eat the rich films have run their course

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

In the queer thriller

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

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 3

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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 3

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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

02.03.2025 10

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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 3

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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...

24.02.2025 8

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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 5

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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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"Real Housewives of New York" is darker now than the show's ever been. Can it survive?

The stars of the rebooted series want to be iconic fan favorites, but it's the franchise that's paying the price

13.02.2025 7

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Super Bowl LIX was a mere shadow of what the Big Game once was

Kendrick Lamar injected some much-needed life into the night, where unity was stressed amid division outside

11.02.2025 9

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In "Severance," everything means something—and the meticulous detail has revived the TV fan theory

In an age where streaming shows are made to dull your mind, "Severance" actively encourages its viewers to think

09.02.2025 9

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The 9 best — and most bizarre — films from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

From J.Lo to J.Lew (that's Juliette Lewis, who turns into a chair in "By Design"), these are the cream of the crop

06.02.2025 10

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The public's renewed love for all things Lady Gaga is a sign that we're stronger than we think

Many weren't ready for Gaga's brand of in-your-face progressivism 15 years ago, but they're embracing it now

06.02.2025 10

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Kanye West and Bianca Censori shock the Grammys red carpet before departing the event

West and Censori are no strangers to stunts, but it's what happened after they arrived that has everyone confused

03.02.2025 10

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars surprise the Grammys stage to raise money for California wildfire relief

The duo's performance was among many efforts from the Recording Academy to give back to L.A. communities

03.02.2025 10

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"Companion" exudes exactly the kind of self-important arrogance it desperately tries to parody

Neither a horror nor a comedy, this future-tinged tale settles for being a reductive collection of better movies

01.02.2025 10

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Wigs, masks and the Black Eyed Peas: How Timothée Chalamet is making Oscar campaigning fun again

Chalamet has charmed the world this awards season, but his canvassing is much smarter than it initially appears

29.01.2025 5

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David Lynch's films pull back the red curtain on our shared reality

Though surreal and sometimes impenetrable, Lynch's films lead us down dark roads to curious, new possibilities

26.01.2025 5

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Steven Soderbergh's "Presence" is a ghost story unlike anything you've seen before

Flipping the perspective of a standard haunt, Soderbergh unravels truths about our disconnected world

25.01.2025 9

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Oscar nom snubs and surprises: Despite some exciting nods, this tight race looks even more uncertain

A history-making nomination. A nod that will get Trump riled up. A film no one can agree on. Yep, it's Oscar season

23.01.2025 4

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Trump's inauguration went so far beyond terrifying that it landed on hilariously absurd

Big, ugly hats! An improvised a cappella! Entirely inappropriate ensembles! That's . . . entertainment?

21.01.2025 10

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In "Hard Truths," a director and his muse reunite in a world that is far angrier than they left it

Mike Leigh and his longtime collaborator Marianne Jean-Baptiste search for answers in their latest tour de force

11.01.2025 10

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Without Hoda Kotb, daytime television has a seismic hole in its heart

Kotb's 17-year run as a "Today" anchor may be over, but her empathetic spirit will be impossible to recreate

10.01.2025 5

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Pamela Anderson returns in "The Last Showgirl," a sublime, timely comeback in a changing world

Anderson's long-awaited return to the silver screen is a subtle middle finger to those trying to destroy artistry

09.01.2025 6

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Death to "the big light": Our current concept of "good" lighting needs a whole lot of illumination

Without fail, every time I step into an elevator, I am immediately consumed by two dark thoughts. The first intrusive idea that pops into my head...

07.01.2025 6

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By awarding unexpected films and championing new voices, the Golden Globes got their groove back

It’s January, and that means awards season has officially kicked off with Hollywood’s…fourth biggest night!  It had put up a good fight, but the...

06.01.2025 10

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Aubrey Plaza skips Golden Globes ceremony one day after husband Jeff Baena's death

After news of filmmaker Jeff Baena’s death broke, it seemed unlikely that Baena’s wife, Aubrey Plaza, would attend Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony....

06.01.2025 10

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Three sequels worth watching in 2025—and three to avoid at all costs

Benjamin Franklin once said that, in this life, nothing can be certain except death, taxes and sequels. Alright, I’m paraphrasing, but it’s true: A...

03.01.2025 3

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5 critical, yet easy guidelines for better movie theater etiquette in the new year

Two years ago, I attended an especially raucous screening of “TÁR” that almost broke me. If you’ve seen “TÁR” — a quiet movie, painted...

02.01.2025 4

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The centerpiece scene of "Babygirl" cleverly redefines how we see sex and pleasure onscreen

There’s nothing subtle about a movie where Nicole Kidman crawls on her knees to lick milk out of a saucer. And yet, Halina Reijn’s “Babygirl” is...

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"A huge net positive": Controversial "Squid Game" character challenges Western representation ideals

When the second season of Netflix’s massively popular death games drama “Squid Game” was announced, die-hard fans were desperate to get their...

31.12.2024 6

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Why the thrilling, yet frustrating "Squid Game 2" finale puts the series back at square one

It feels a bit like being a human pinball to go from celebrating Christmas, arguably the most commercial global holiday, to binge-watching a show...

28.12.2024 5

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In a bleakly exquisite "Nosferatu," Lily-Rose Depp has more bite than the titular vamp

Just a few months after the release of his gripping, gothic feature film debut “The Witch” in 2016, director Robert Eggers balked at the immensity...

26.12.2024 4

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Nicole Kidman is a force of nature in "Babygirl," the most mind-blowing erotic thriller in years

In the opening scene of Halina Reijn’s delightfully lascivious “Babygirl,” the high-powered shipping industry CEO Romy Mathis (Nicole Kidman) is...

24.12.2024 5

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Netflix's current Christmas slate has left us cold. What went wrong after its promising start?

It may seem unimaginable now that we’ve once again found ourselves covered in cheap tinsel and fake snow every time we hear the tu-dum! sound, but...

22.12.2024 7

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"Elton John: Never Too Late" moves at a snail's pace until it throws a punch right at your gut

Recently, I’d been trying to understand why the news that Elton John had lost his eyesight — at least temporarily — due to an infection felt like a...

20.12.2024 10

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Watch: "Superman" returns more colorful than ever with classic friends, enemies and dog Krypto!

When James Gunn was tapped to lead DC Studios’ “soft reboot” of the DC Extended Universe — now called the DC Universe or DCU — fans of the studio’s...

19.12.2024 10

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Lesley Manville had the best year of her career. Her varied roles suggest it's only the beginning

Unless you’re Kim Kardashian playing a high-powered publicist/devil-worshipping witch, hilariously named Siobhan Corbyn, it’s hard to stand out in...

17.12.2024 10

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A stunning achievement in filmmaking, "Nickel Boys" shatters expectations at every turn

Without fail, there is at least one big movie every year that falls prey to the adage “style over substance,” a film that postures as an opus, but...

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