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Taika Waititi Calls Critics “Sad Lost Souls” in Unhinged Rant Over ‘Klara and the Sun’: “Irrelevant. Out of Touch. Obsolete”

Firing back at critics is nothing new, but calling an entire profession “failed artists” who belong "in the bin" is hilarious, and wildly unhinged.

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Bill Burr Says ‘Digger' Critics Are “Out of Their Minds," and Their Bad Reviews “Won’t Age Well”

Is Burr right? Will “Digger” be the ‘Big Lebowski’ of 2026, a misunderstood bomb that finds its audience on home video? ‘Lebowski’ is hardly alone: “Blade Runner,” “The Shining” and “Fight Club” all followed the same path.

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The 20 Greatest Horror Movies of All-Time; Is ‘The Exorcist' Still The King?

Is “The Exorcist” truly the greatest horror film ever made, or has time crowned a new champion of fear? Maybe it’s “The Shining,” ‘Texas Chainsaw,’ “Psycho,” or something entirely unexpected that still keeps you up at night.

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Matthew Libatique Says Darren Aronofsky’s Next Film Will “Experiment” With AI

Here we have Darren Aronofsky's longtime DP, Matthew Libatique, confirming the two are running AI tests before shooting their next feature together.

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Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything' ($2M), ‘Clayface' ($1.9M), ‘Wildwood' ($1.3M) Lead a Quiet Thursday

Thursday numbers are in, and they hint at a quiet weekend, especially with no big wide release, unless you count "Christmas at the Kringles" as one. It managed $200K in previews from around 1800 screens.

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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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Oscars: ‘Zootopia 2’ Might Be Animation Oscar Frontrunner, Based on Early Reactions

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The last great hope to find a front-runner comes to us via Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” which premiered last night with a select few press in attendance.

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Neon Acquires Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It looks like Neon is already preparing for that seventh straight Palme d’Or. They have just added to their 2026 sandbox a film that will quite possibly be in Cannes competition next year.

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Wong Kar-Wai Faces Career-Ending Backlash in China as ‘Blossoms’ Scandal Explodes

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The slow-burning disaster surrounding “Blossoms Shanghai,” which is supposed to have its North American premiere next month, has now reached a point where it’s hard to see how he recovers from this.

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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.

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‘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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.”

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‘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.

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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?

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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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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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