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Now Playing: THE FURIOUS. And Some Other Movies.

Plus: 'Disclosure Day,' 'Kraken,' 'By Hook or By Crook,' 'The Devil Queen.'

THE FURIOUS Interview: Star Joe Taslim

After a career as a judo champion, Joe Taslim turned to movies, with roles in The Raid: Redemption (2011), Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond, and Mortal Kombat. In The Furious, he plays Navin, a journalist searching for his...

THE FURIOUS Interview: Star Xie Miao

The action star Xie Miao has worked in film for decades, including playing Jet Li's son in My Father Is a Hero (1995). After earning a degree in Ethnic Sports, Xie worked in television on martial arts shows. Roles in...

THE FURIOUS Review: The Action World Has Been Served Notice

A father fights fiercely against ruthless kidnappers to save his abducted daughter.

Tribeca 2026 Review: CROOKS, Film Noir Pastiche Finds Its Footing in Melora Walters' Feral Performance

Mickey Keating writes and directs the genre thriller, starring Angela Trimbur, Keith Kupferer, Joe Swanberg, and Melora Walters.

BY HOOK OR BY CROOK Interview: Harry Dodge and Silas Howard Look Back on Their Landmark Film in Advance of Restoration Tour

In the time since By Hook or by Crook premiered at the 2001 Frameline Film Festival and established itself as a landmark of queer cinema, the two writer/director/stars behind the film have gone in very different directions. Silas Howard has...

Friday One Sheet: THE FURIOUS

Today we have a rather abstract poster from Vietnam-based visual artist Khang Giate for the forthcoming mega-action picture The Furious. Given the 'dog-pile' martial arts style practically pioneered by this film (it is indeed something to behold) this poster does a bang-up...

Now Streaming: MY TWO CENTS, MURDER MINDFULLY, THE FOUR SEASONS Take Aim at Comedy Around the World

Quick thoughts on 3 new series -- animated Italian, and live-action German and U.S. -- all debuting on Netflix.

SLEEPERS 4K UHD Review: Resilience Is Spellbinding with Special Features

Barry Levinson's 1996 masterpiece stars Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, and Brad Pitt. Features in the new 4K edition present more conversations with Levinson behind the making of the film.

PSYCHO KILLER: Slasher to Stream May 29th on Hulu on Disney+

A police officer tracks a killer after her husband, a highway patrolman, becomes one of his victims.

RECKLESS Review: Maniac Magnet Scott Adkins Tears Up London

Scott Adkins just wants his money in director Elliot Montello's high-energy action thriller, also starring Nicole Deon and Vinnie Jones.

SPEED RACER on 4K UHD Is Your New Favorite Home Video Reference Disc

Plus three new 4K releases from the Criterion Collection.

Criterion in August 2026: COUP DE TORCHON, LITTLE ODESSA, SAFE

Plus two documentaries by Barbara Kopple, and five by Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi.

Opening This Week: SACCHARINE Gets Hungry, TUNER Commits Crime, PASSENGER Stalks Relentlessly

Plus: 'I Love Boosters,' 'Sick Puppy,' 'Blood Meat Feast 8,' 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.'

THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL Review: Grossly Irresponsible Slaughterfest Sets Up Family-Friendly Future

Jon Bernthal's Punisher returns, yelling, weeping and shooting his way through a repetitive revival.

10 TO MIDNIGHT's Trashy Thrills Are Now Available on 4K UHD Alongside Two More Charles Bronson Gems

Plus: William Friedkin's 'Rampage' and Dwayne Johnson in 'Walking Tall.'

Now Streaming: Baltasar Kormákur's APEX Pits Charlize Theron vs. Taron Egerton

Plus: 'No Other Choice,' 'Marty Supreme,' and 'Dolly.'

Criterion in July 2026: CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH, THE CRYING GAME, Mike Mills Trilogy

Plus: 'The Elephant Man,' 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,' 'Hud,' 'The Love That Remains.'

TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Shudder to Stream All Seven Season of 90s Horror Anthology Series

Shudder announced that it will exclusively debut all seven seasons of the '90s cult classic horror anthology series Tales From the Crypt.