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‘The Runner,’ Starring Gal Gadot, Is One of 2026’s Worsty-Reviewed Films With a 9% on Rotten Tomatoes

“The Runner,” which is basically another riff on “Run Lola Run,” a movie centered on characters moving through a city, is getting some of the worst reviews of the year.

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Ridley Scott Says “I Didn’t Say That” After Calling ‘The Dog Stars’ His Best Movie Since ‘The Martian’

In June 2026, Scott told The Buyer that “The Dog Stars” is “probably the best movie I’ve done since The Martian.” He’s now denying he ever said that.

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The Russos Defend Shooting ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Without a Finished Script: “We’re Improvisation-Based Directors”

Yes, ‘Doomsday’ was shot without a finalized script. It was being written as production rolled on. The screenplay was still under development on set, with daily rewrites and updates in progress.

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Paul Schrader’s ‘Three Guns at Dawn’ Is Now an AI Movie, Antoine Fuqua No Longer Involved

Schrader has been open to AI in filmmaking. He frequently posts AI-generated images of himself on Facebook and has admitted to using AI for script ideas. Did it come up with this new version of “Three Guns at Dawn”?

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‘Ink’: Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic Starts Electric, Then Loses Steam [Review]

The film is at its best when it’s simply being loud and messy — which isn’t enough of the time. And it’s fitting that a movie about The Sun should feel exactly that way.

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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‘Blonde’ Includes a Vaginal POV Shot

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The more I read about Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” the more insane it sounds.

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Sundance 2023 Will Be Both In-Person and Online

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The Sundance Film Festival has set its key dates for the 2023 edition of the fest.

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Jordan Peele Teases ‘Nope’ Sequel

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Dear heavens, no! Jordan Peele is teasing more “Nope” in our future. We really don’t need this talented writer-director to embark on his own cinematic universe.

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‘The Son’ Teaser Released …

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: The trailer, more of a teaser, has been released.

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Critics Poll: The Best Movies of Summer 2022

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This was a bad, very bad, summer movie season.

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Netflix Dates “Bardo”, “White Noise”, “The Good Nurse” and More …

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has announced a few key release dates for the fall season. The below titles chosen are their top awards season contenders. I’m sure I’m missing some under-the-radar films …

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Damien Chazelle Will Present ‘Babylon’ Footage at TIFF

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out, that not only will Damien Chazelle be having an “In Conversation With …” at TIFF, but he will also be presenting exclusive footage of his upcoming “Babylon.”

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Neil Jordan’s ‘Marlowe’ Sets December Release Date

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We were wondering what was going on with this one. We can now scratch it off our “What’s Left?” piece.

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87-Year-Old William Friedkin Set to Direct First Movie in Over a Decade

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve always thought of William Friedkin as one of the more important, and underrated, US auteurs of the ‘70s.

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‘Bardo’ Spans Multiple Time Periods, Including a Historic 19th Century Battle Sequence

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu produced, wrote, directed, edited and composed “Bardo.” Who are we kidding here? It’s his “Roma,” or at least that’s what he’s aiming for.

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IndieWire Praises Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Un Couple’

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Known for his lengthy 3+ hour documentaries, the legendary Frederick Wiseman is back in fiction, directing a 64-minute movie about a long term relationship between a man and a woman.

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Venice Boss Defends Roman Polanski

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The Venice Film Festival launches on Wednesday with Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise.” Venezia boss Alberto Barbera is making the rounds with some interviews, including one with THR where he is asked about “canceled” directors.

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Andrew Dominik’s ‘Blonde’ Will Be Theatrically Released on September 16th

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Oddly enough, one of the most recurrent questions I get via email is whether Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” will be theatrically released.

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Confirmed: Shia LaBeouf Cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Last month, we reported the rumor that Shia LaBeouf had joined Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” This casting news surprised many, given that Laboeuf has been persona non grata in Tinseltown for over a year now.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘What Happens’ Scheduled to Shoot This Fall

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev had a serious bout with COVID last year.

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‘The Whale’ is Set Entirely Inside an Apartment

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

When Darren Aronofsky was adapting Samuel D. Hunter’s divisive play I figured there was a chance it would be a “bottle” movie.

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Quentin Tarantino Slams Truffaut, Comparing Him to Ed Wood

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

In the September issue of Sight & Sound, Quentin Tarantino and his “Video Archives Podcast” co-host Roger Avary discussed the films of French heir to Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol.

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‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Bombs at the Box-Office

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

After its mixed response at Cannes, George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing“ was obviously going to underperform at the box-office. Wasn’t this the movie Variety’s Clayton Davis swore could be a Best Picture contender after seeing it on the Croisette?

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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Screeners Have Been Sent Out For Oscar Consideration

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A total of eight titles have been sent over to Academy voters for Oscar consideration.

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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Inching Closer to $700 Million Mark, and Oscar Nominations

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The miserablist in me really wants to dislike how the simple-minded “Top Gun: Maverick” could have become such a phenomenal success at the box-office.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

Today, “Dune: Part Three” tickets went on sale, this time non-premium formats were made available, and it was all accompanied by a brand-new teaser—and the footage is stunning.

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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