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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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‘One Battle After Another’ Tops Film Comment’s 2025 Critics Poll

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

As various critics continue to reveal their top films of the year, I’m trying to post only about the ones worth mentioning — and this latest poll certainly fits that category.

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Report: Tom Cruise’s SpaceX NASA Movie Scrapped

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 2020, Deadline broke a wild story that had Tom Cruise in early talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA to shoot a movie in space.

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Ethan Hawke: “I Don’t Think Paul Dano Ever Knew So Many People Loved Him"

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While a guest on The Joe Rogan Podcast, Ethan Hawke also framed the situation as a glass-half-full scenario, emphasizing how much “love” Dano has received over the last few weeks.

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‘Sinners’ Mob Targets More Critics; Pushback Over Variety’s Year-End List Snub

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The “Sinners” mob is attacking yet another outlet’s top-movies-of-the-year lists.

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‘47 Ronin’ Director Carl Rinsch Found Guilty of Scamming Netflix Out of $11M

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The trial lasted less than two weeks, and Rinsch now faces a potential sentence of up to 90 years on wire-fraud and related charges.

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Scarlett Johansson Plays A “Rookie Detective” in Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The current title, I can confirm, is “The Exorcist: Martyrs,” and Johansson is set to play a small-town “rookie detective” who takes on a case involving “inconceivable darkness.”

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‘Supergirl' Trailer is Released

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Craig Gillespie’s “Supergirl” has unveiled a two-minute teaser. What do we think?

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Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’ Starts Shooting in August — DP is Dion Beebe

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Beebe worked with Mann near the start of the filmmaker’s digital phase, on “Collateral” and “Miami Vice.” Those are the two Manns Beebe has shot. More recently, he worked on Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael.”

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Martin Scorsese Confirms ‘What Happens At Night’ Shoots in February

December 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In a joint interview for Time Magazine, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are saying they plan to start shooting “What Happens at Night” in February.

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Global Online Dating Communities: How They Work, Who They Serve, and How to Use Them Well [SPONSORED]

December 11, 2025 John Torre

“Online dating” used to mean a simple thing: you made a profile, you matched with someone nearby, and you tried to turn a chat into a date.

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How Sound Design Plays on Emotion in Ways the Eye Can’t See [SPONSORED]

December 11, 2025 John Torre

Sound often reaches a person before the mind has time to decide how to interpret anything.

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LGBT Movies and Series That Actually Stick With You [SPONSORED]

December 11, 2025 John Torre

If you’ve ever sat down to look for a good LGBT movie or show and ended up scrolling for half an hour, this list is for you.

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Lol Crawley to DP Damien Chazelle’s Untitled Prison Movie — Shoots in March 2026

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Damien Chazelle’s untitled prison movie is indeed moving forward. A March 2026 shoot in Greece has been set up for the film — Daniel Craig and Cillian Murphy are still attached to star.

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Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson to Return For ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are returning for Lionsgate’s next prequel, “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” which is set to hit theaters on Nov. 20, 2026.

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‘28 Years Later III' Moving Forward At Sony: Cillian Murphy to Star

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Well, would you look at that. Less than 24 hours after “The Bone Temple” surprise-screened in NYC and LA, Sony has decided to move forward on “28 Years Later III,” which is set to star Cillian Murphy.

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Spielberg Poster Teases Mysterious New UFO Movie: “All Will Be Disclosed”

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The first billboards in LA and NYC are starting to appear, and as you can see from the snapshot below, the filmmaker might be going for a darker tone than, say, E.T.

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Warner Bros. to Reject Paramount’s $108 Billion Bid and Stick With Netflix — Bidding War Inevitable

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros. is expected to reject Paramount’s $108 billion offer and stick with Netflix, for now. Paramount is expected to either sue or increase its offer, which could set off another bidding war.

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Sundance 2026: New Films From Gregg Araki, Kogonada, Andrew Stanton, Cathy Yan, Macon Blair, Olivia Wilde and More

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Sundance Film Festival has announced its lineup, featuring new films by Gregg Araki, Macon Blair, Olivia Wilde, Andrew Stanton, Cathy Yan, Kogonada, Jay Duplass and John Wilson.

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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s 2’ Has Wild Critic-Audience Score

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The single highest critic-audience divide that could be found is a 65% split for “The Boondock Saints.” “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” just overtook it.

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Kevin Smith to Shoot ‘Jay and Silent Bob' Sequel Next Year

December 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In the ‘90s, Smith became the spokesman for a misfit generation of geeky basement dwellers with his films “Clerks,” “Chasing Amy,” “Mallrats,” and “Dogma.”

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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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