• Yearly Top Tens
  • Interviews
Menu

World of Reel

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Home
IMG_1656.jpeg
DC Studios Boss Jeremy Latcham Wants More Faith-Inspired, Family-Friendly Movies

Now that Jeremy Latchman has replaced James Gunn and Peter Safran as DC Studios CCO, the guy’s past will now be scrutinized ad nauseam by online hordes, and it’s already started.

Read more →
IMG_1654.jpeg
Sebastián Lelio's Final Film ‘Chilean Poet' Was One Week From Wrapping When He Died

Lelio had been shooting his adaptation of Alejandro Zambra's acclaimed 2020 novel since September in Santiago. Production reportedly continued on November 5, the day before his death.

Read more →
IMG_1651.jpeg
James Gray: “You Don't Win Jacksh*t” at Cannes “If You're an American”

James Gray has never been one to bite his tongue, especially about Cannes, a festival he's had a love-hate relationship with for decades, and he’s certainly not about to start now.

Read more →
IMG_1648.jpeg
Alex Proyas Directing Antonio Banderas in ‘Cortés’, an “AI-Enabled” Epic, and His First Film in 10 Years

Alex Proyas, who directed “The Crow” and “Dark City,” and a full decade after “Gods of Egypt,” is currently shooting “Cortés” with Antonion Banderas in Paris.

Read more →
IMG_1644.jpeg
James Gunn Is “Incredibly Relieved" to Be Fired After “Trying” Four Years, Forgets ‘Supergirl’ Ever Existed

Hours after being shown the door at DC Studios, James Gunn has posted his farewell on Instagram. The gist? He never really liked the job anyway.

Read more →
Featured
Capture.PNG
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.

Read more →
August 19, 2019

World of Reel

  • Yearly Top Tens
  • Interviews

Brainiac Confirmed as Villain in ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been confirmed by The Wrap that James Gunn’s “Superman: Man of Tomorrow” will have Brainiac as its main antagonist.

Read more
Comment

‘Hamnet' FYC Ad Mocked for Over-the-Top “Greatest Film Ever Made" Quote

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Focus Features is getting roasted online for a bit of marketing hubris that’s gone hilariously off the rails. An FYC ad for Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” has been making the rounds on social media — and not for the reasons the studio hoped.

Read more
Comment

‘Wuthering Heights’ Trailer Is All Sex, Madness, and Linus Sandgren’s Mesmerizing Cinematography

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Emerald Fennell has described her upcoming adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” as “sexual” and “primal.” The latest trailer, released a few minutes ago, certainly hints at that.

Read more
Comment

Osgood Perkins’ ‘Keeper’ Earns Mixed Reviews From Critics: “His Worst Movie Yet”

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

You have to wonder how much longer Osgood Perkins will remain in Neon’s good graces. The indie studio has backed his last four films, but there’s been a noticeable downward trajectory along the way.

Read more
Comment

First Look: ‘The Odyssey’ Has Striking New Images — Christopher Nolan Shot Over Two Million Feet of Film

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I googled how many hours of footage two million feet of IMAX film would yield, and the answer I got was 139 hours. Yeah, this movie will probably end up being over three hours.

Read more
Comment

‘The Social Network’ DP Jeff Cronenweth is Shooting Aaron Sorkin’s Sequel

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s encouraging to hear that Jeff Cronenweth is back shooting “The Social Reckoning”—he was the cinematographer on the first film with Fincher.

Read more
Comment

John Woo Set to Direct ‘Gambino’ With Nicolas Cage Starring as NY Mob Boss

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Almost thirty years after “Face/Off,” John Woo and Nicolas Cage are set to reunite on the crime biopic “Gambino,” which tackles infamous NYC mob boss Carlo Gambino.

Read more
Comment

‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ is Actually 4 Hours 41 Minutes?

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I assumed it was the unified 248-minute cut combining Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, with an intermission — a version previously screened at Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema — but it looks like it might be an even lengthier cut.

Read more
Comment

Miles Teller Blames Josh Trank for ‘Fantastic Four’ Disaster: “One Important Person F*cked it All Up”

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not hard to read between the lines when it comes to Miles Teller’s recent comments about who’s to blame for 2015’s “Fantastic Four” reboot.

Read more
Comment

Oscars: Best Picture Race Heats Up With ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Marty Supreme’ Leading the Pack

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I haven’t done one of these in a while. Let’s tackle the latest odds in the Best Picture race. Hard to believe, but we’re only three months away from Oscar nominations being announced.

Read more
Comment

First Look: Eli Roth’s ‘Ice Cream Man’

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Oh, boy. Here comes Eli Roth — a director best known for his contributions to the torture-porn genre, and a filmmaker whose name should come with a trigger warning anytime it’s mentioned on Twitter.

Read more
Comment

Lars von Trier Tries to Finish Final Film Amidst Health Struggles: “He’s Been Much Worse”

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Our thoughts and prayers are going out to Lars von Trier, who revolutionized cinema in the ‘90s and aughts. He’s been struggling with Parkinson’s and living part-time at a nursing home.

Read more
Comment

First Look: Alberta Serra’s ‘Out of This World’ — Over 800 Hours of Footage Shot!

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Shot over four weeks this summer in Latvia with Forma Pro, Variety adds that Serra captured as much as 800 hours of footage — a Malickian move on his part.

Read more
Comment

‘Frankenstein’ Nabs 29M Views in Three Days — Fifth Biggest Netflix Movie Debut of 2025

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Following a limited three-week theatrical run, the R-rated, 2.5-hour film arrives on Netflix with positive reviews and Oscar buzz. It’s #5 among English-language debuts this year.

Read more
Comment

Matthew Orton Wrote Latest Draft for Ridley Scott’s ‘Battle of Britain’

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Following “Napoleon” and “Gladiator II,” this is set to be another Scott-directed epic on a massive scale. There’s really no chance he’d make an intimate affair. Scott describes it as a “war movie.”

Read more
Comment

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Teaser Drops: Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway Return to the Fashion World

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” has a trailer. Meryl Streep is set to reprise her role as Miranda Priestly in the follow-up to the 2006 film. Also returning? Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci.

Read more
Comment

Gore Verbinski Returns With Wild Trailer for ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die!’

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In September, “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die!” surprise-screened at Fantastic Fest—well over four months before its January 2026 release. A sign of confidence on the part of Briarcliff?

Read more
Comment

Joe Cornish’s ‘Attack the Block’ Sequel Planning 2026 Shoot

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Remember “Attack the Block”? If you saw it back in 2011, you probably do. A sequel has been in the works for over a decade, but it looks like it’s finally going to happen.

Read more
Comment

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Runtime is 3 Hours 15 Minutes

November 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After receiving its MPA-approved PG-13 rating, the runtime for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” has been confirmed: 3 hours and 15 minutes. It’s the longest major studio movie of 2025.

Read more
Comment

‘Dune: Part 3’ Wraps Production

November 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three,” which started shooting in July, has officially wrapped production. That’s four months of filming for the final chapter.

Read more
Comment
← Newer Posts Older Posts →

FOLLOW US!

Newsletter Block
This newsletter signup form needs a storage option. Edit the block and enter a storage location via the Storage tab.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Enjoying World of Reel?

Get film news, rumors and industry stories delivered straight to your inbox.

Thank you!
No results found

Trending

Featured
IMG_1593.jpeg
Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.

Read more →
IMG_1581.jpeg
James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

Read more →
IMG_1467.jpeg
Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

Read more →
IMG_1454.webp
Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Has Started Shooting in New York City

Darius Khondji is back behind the camera as DP. That's a pairing that should give this thing Aster’s usual very specific, unnerving texture. Bobby Krlic is back to compose his fourth straight Aster movie.

Read more →

Critics Polls

Featured
IMG_4965.jpeg
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.

Read more →
Capture.PNG
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.

Read more →
Capture.PNG
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.

Read more →
B16BAC21-5652-44F6-9E83-A1A5C5DF61D7.jpeg
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.

Read more →
 

SEND NEWS TIPS

Summary Block
This block is invalid. Please check the block settings and try again.
Featured
Aenean eu leo Quam
Aenean eu leo Quam

Quisque iaculis facilisis lacinia. Mauris euismod pellentesque tellus sit amet mollis.

Read more →
World of Reel tagline.PNG
 

Content

Contribute

Subscribe

 

Support

Advertise

Donate

 

About

Team

Contact

Privacy Policy

Site designed by Jordan Ruimy © 2026