Unsatisfied "Star Wars" diehards are demanding the release of a rumored original J.J. Abrams cut of "The Rise of Skywalker." Unfortunately for those fans, their pleas echo futile movements behind other past cultural institutions.
In the 2010s, cinema grappled with the most tangible effects of the climate crisis.
Marvel has announced its first trans superhero, but we should concentrate on creating our own LGBTQ+ stories too.
Despite early reports, it seems Kevin Feige may have misspoken in a recent interview.
Korean cinema soared to new heights in the 2010s, becoming one of the largest film industries on the planet, responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed films of the decade.
"Cats" director Tom Hooper's team tinkered with "improved" VFX until the last minute and enlisted Lion King veterans to work on "refining" what became a $100 million bomb.
Recent awards seasons have each seen one lucky film become their season's Oscar villain. Will this year's be "Joker," "1917," "The Irishman" or something else?
Christopher Nolan is rightly renowned for his Dark Knight trilogy, but the third film is by far the most uneven. But what if it's secretly a masterpiece of camp?
On the so-garish-it's-gorgeous art, furniture and decor in the Safdie brothers' New York thriller.
In a wide-ranging interview, the director talks about his own mortality, the treatment of women in his movies, and moviemaking in the Netflix age.
A likely best actor nominee for "Marriage Story," he acknowledges that desire for validation but it's tricky: "It's not separate from who I am."
This poor family truly cannot catch a break.
With remarkable clarity, Greta Gerwig's adaptation establishes love and its complement, sacrifice, as mutually engaged emotions.
"Long Shot," starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, was the best romantic comedy of 2019. Go watch it.
"Blinded by the Light," "Late Night" and other 2019 movies that warranted more accolades and a bigger spotlight.
Examining the birth of cinema's greatest adventurer as seen in the opening scene of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."
From Midsommar to Twin Peaks to Hadestown, artists dreamed of a better world — but were stuck with the one we live in now.
A decade's worth of stellar cinematic sequences, from "The Social Network" to "Parasite."
From "Fifty Shades" to "Veronica Mars," the last decade brought major changes to fandom culture.
Netflix's "best of" content rankings reek of bullshit. And based on Netflix's own metrics for popularity, they are.
The director wanted his World War I drama to feel more like "a ticking-clock thriller" than a war movie.
Here are the 10 most glaring examples of films this past decade where critical praise became overpraise.
This animated chart is a fascinating look at which movies have stayed relevant and which movies haven't stood the test of time (see "Trainspotting," which entered the rankings at #2 in 1996 — and then immediately disappeared):
Well, for starters, you've seen the trailer, right?
Twenty years ago, "Eyes Wide Shut" hit theaters. And it was during the making of Kubrick's racy thriller that Scientology temporarily lost its top ambassador and No. 2: Tom Cruise.
Twenty years after "Galaxy Quest" hit theaters, director Dean Parisot and stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Justin Long look back at capturing lightning in a bottle, and reveal the apology Jeffrey Katzenberg issued over the film's bungled marketing campaign.
Twenty years after "Galaxy Quest" hit theaters, director Dean Parisot and stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Justin Long look back at capturing lightning in a bottle, and reveal the apology Jeffrey Katzenberg issued over the film's bungled marketing campaign.
Are we seeing the first omens of a dark future for the medium, when all films will come in GIF and JPEG form? Eh, probably not.
Steven Rinella breaks down how realistic Hollywood depicts hunting in major feature films.
"Knives Out" is a British mystery with a (fake) American accent.
"If I had a comment on my own trailer ... I sometimes felt there was too much fur covering [the actors'] own faces."
A celebration of the 24 greatest feline roles — from Milo and Otis to Austin Powers to That Darn Cat to Pet Sematary to Harry and Tonto to Breakfast at Tiffany's — with no CGI, human-cat hybrids in sight.
Posters for "Ad Astra," "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," and more took our breath away this year.
The author dismissed her famous book — the subject of a new film hitting theaters Christmas Day — as "dull" and "moral pap for the young."
Anthony Minghella's 1999 film adaptation, starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the coast of Italy, has become a cult classic (and a warning.)
The heart and soul of the Marvel machine has been the friendship between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers.
How the Safdie brothers re-created — and embellished — a very specific slice of midtown, as told by their collaborators, stars and friends.
The epic history of the biggest piece of junk in the galaxy.
The youngest sister from Louisa May Alcott's novel remains as spoiled as ever in the latest film adaptation. But she's finally afforded the depth that's missing from previous movies.
Check out Kurt Russell auditioning for Star Wars and other memorable failed tryouts for famous roles.
Universal has notified thousands of theaters they will be receiving an updated print of Tom Hooper's troubled musical with "some improved visual effects."
The cultural industry that the 1977 film spawned have ground its original charm and wonder out of existence.
The last installment of Disney's Star Wars trilogy takes a storytelling approach diametrically opposed to what made the original series good.
For months during production, Derulo slid his sinewy body into a Lycra catsuit and spent hours having motion-capture dots and sweatproof reference makeup applied. "I thought I was an attractive cat, yeah," he tells me on a recent December evening.
The comedian confirmed several famous rumors, told several stories about Prince and revealed a surreal moment he had with the "Godfather" actor.
Jack Black makes a seriously poignant reflection on his 2003 comedy.
The muted response to Todd Haynes's "Dark Waters" is depressingly similar to our culture's muted response to climate change.
On the tenth anniversary of the actress' untimely death, her legacy lives on—though not as potently as it should.
Cats is a case study in how not to adapt a musical.
Twenty years ago, Oliver Stone set out to make the sports version of "Platoon," flanked by Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx and a whole lot of brash, righteous attitude.
"We're trying to prevent World War 3." "Nuclear holocaust?" "No. Something worse."
"Orange is the New Black" felt like unprecedented victory; now, it seems like the bare minimum.
A dreary "X-Men" conclusion, a low point for Brian De Palma, an awful animated feature, two John Travolta flicks and a cat-aclysmic musical misfire — these and more were the worst movies of the year.
What is the likelihood a passenger with limited to no formal pilot training could actually land a commercial airliner safely if they were being talked through it?
Amy Adams, Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman star in a thriller about an agoraphobic woman witnessing something she shouldn't have across the street. "Woman in the Window" premieres in theaters on May 15, 2020.
How "The Mandalorian" does a better job of laying out its story than "The Last Jedi" can be summed up in the difference between showing and telling.
The repercussions of Lara Jean's letter-sending will be felt in the sequel to Netflix's "To All the Boys I've Loved Before." "To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You" premieres on Netflix on February 14.
The Trump administration, not known for its attention to detail, chalked it up to a lack of attention to detail.
The movie adaptation of the beloved musical is a disaster from start to finish.
"There is a thin line between idiocy and genius, and Cats pukes a hairball on it and rubs its ass all over it."
