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Friday One Sheet: THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Something that comes up in almost every entry of this column, lately, is the omission of the credit block in movie posters. As if to single-handedly compensate for this, the BLT Communications design for the latest Wes Anderson film, The Phoenician...
UNTIL DAWN Review: Far Better As a Standalone Horror Flick Than a Videogame Adaptation
Adapting videogames into other media, specifically film or television, has often proven to be a challenge many accept willingly, but few actually succeed in translating the gameplay mechanics, design, or conception into an equally immersive experience. It’s made all...
HAVOC Review: Gareth Edwards' Take on Heroic Bloodshed Reaps Bloody Rewards
Tom Hardy is Walker, a bent detective in a nondescript American city, fighting his way through the criminal underworld. Walker is turning his city inside out, searching for the son of a corrupt politician with whom he has had past...
PREDATOR: BADLANDS Teaser Trailer
The first trailer and poster for Predator: Badlands came out earlier today. We don't know why you would be waiting for us to share it with you this late in the day but if you did, bless your heart. ...
ANDOR: Season Two Review
So, are you a 'bad news first' kind of person or a 'good news first' kind of person?
STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER: Sean Levy to Direct Ryan Gosling in New Film
The first day of Star Wars Celebration in Japan started off hot. Sigourney Weaver talked about her role in the upcoming The Mandalorin & Grogu movie and Sam Witwer will reprise his role as the voice of Darth Maul in...
SINNERS Review: Ryan Coogler Doesn't Miss, Part V
When pop-culture historians write the final chapter on the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) in the not-so-distant future, filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s (Creed, Fruitvale Station) contribution, Black Panther, to said universe will stand head-and-shoulders above the rest. Black Panther both confirmed...
GOVERNMENT CHEESE Review: Bizarrely Amusing Surreal Comedy
David Oyelowo, Simone Missick, Jahi Di'Allo Winston and Evan Ellison star in the Apple TV+ series.
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE and More Sizzlers Coming to Criterion in July 2025
In 4K: Traffaut's 'The Adventures of Antoine Doinel,' Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon,' Lang's 'The Big Heat,' and Lonergan's 'You Can Count on Me.'
NIGHT MOVES Gets the Criterion Treatment, Celebrating Its Dark Noir Brilliance
A Gene Hackman classic comes to 4K UHD from Criterion, and its sad perfection only hits harder since losing him earlier this year.
YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS Review: Sad Eyes and the Ugly Rich
Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, and Lena Hall star in creator Jonathan Tropper's surly new series, debuting globally on Apple TV+.
THE AMATEUR Review: First-time Spy vs. CIA Conspiracy
Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal, and Laurence Fishburne star in director James Hawes' action thriller.
SOME LIKE IT HOT Blu-ray Review: Criterion Re-issues the Perfect Comedy
Some Like it Hot is one of those films that I can't remember not having seen; and yet, every time I watch it, it still feels fresh and funny. There is so much I learned from it for the first...
MURDERBOT Trailer: Sci-fi Comedic Thriller on Apple TV+ This May
Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for their sci-fi comedic thriller, Murderbot. The ten-episode series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, May 16, 2025 followed by new episodes every Friday through...
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING Official Trailer: Tom Cruise is Gonna Tom Cruise, One Last Time
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning..
TRON: ARES Official Trailer: Worlds Will Collide in Sci-fi Sequel
Disney has released the official trailer for TRON: Ares, the third film in the sci-fi series that started a whopping forty-three years ago. No, YOU'RE old! Well, it was just a matter of time. The end of the...
Rotterdam 2025 Review: VIDEOHEAVEN, Alex Ross Perry's Juggernaut Essay About Video-stores
Alex Ross Perry's new film is a video-essay in the style of Thom Andersen's seminal Los Angeles Plays Itself, in that it focuses on a place and location, and explores this place solely through deep analysis of footage from films...
Now Streaming: THE BONDSMAN, Diabolical Comedy Goes for the Gore with Gusto
Kevin Bacon becomes a bounty hunter for the Devil in Blumhouse Television's horror comedy series.
A MINECRAFT MOVIE Review: Blocked and Reported
Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, and Jennifer Coolidge star in Warner Bros.' long-awaited adaptation of the videogame phenomenon.
