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Robert Eggers Wants a “Break" From Horror, So He's Making ‘Romeo & Juliet'

At a post-trailer Q&A for “Werwulf,” which opens Christmas Day, Eggers explained why his next movie is Shakespeare’s teen tragedy rather than another gloomy medieval tale.

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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ First Reviews Are Mostly Positive: 78 on MC, 93% on RT

Reviews are out: 78 on Metacritic and 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's not as good as the first one, which had a ridiculous 99% on RT and an 81 on MC, but it's a good start nonetheless.

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CONFIRMED: Jon Watts Set to Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode X,’ Written by Simon Kinberg

The timing is interesting. Just days ago, on September 21, journalist Caleb Williams posted on X that a director had been found for the Kinberg trilogy. Turns out, Watts might be the guy.

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Mike Leigh's ‘Tender Loving Care’ Wins Top Prize at San Sebastián

“Tender Loving Care," Mike Leigh’s final film, took the Golden Shell, plus two more prizes: a Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance for Kate O'Flynn and the Best Screenplay award for Leigh himself.

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James Gray Doesn't “Want to Preach” Politics in His Movies, Sets David Lean-Style Epic After 'Paper Tiger'

James Gray is hinting at a return to the kind of sweeping, outward-looking, David Lean-inspired filmmaking he last attempted ten years ago — and it won’t be preaching politics.

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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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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Blasted for Having “Wokest Content in the World” at Senate Hearings

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Gosh, I just had the Netflix Senate hearing on in the background and this was quite the spectacle. Now you don’t have to watch all the viral clips that’ll surely come out of this clown show.

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Edward Berger to Direct ‘Stradivarius’ for Netflix — 18th Century Italian Tale Tackling Rival Violin Makers

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Edward Berger has started production on his next film, “The Riders,” starring Brad Pitt, set up over at A24, and he’s already lined up what might be his next project after that one.

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Jonah Hill’s Much-Delayed ‘Outcome’ Hits Apple TV on April 10 — No Theaters

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Outcome” will be sent straight to streaming with an April 10 debut on Apple TV. Curiously, that’s three months before Hill’s other directorial effort, the Warner Bros. comedy “Cut Off,” hits theaters.

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David Lynch’s Daughter Says His ‘Unrecorded Night’ Scripts Will Be Published

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The story goes that Lynch had pitched Netflix “Unrecorded Night,” which might have been the closest the late filmmaker would ever get to making another movie or series.

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First Look: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s 3-Hour ‘All of a Sudden,’ Starring Virginie Efira — Destined for Cannes

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ryusuke Hamaguchi has shot a film in France, titled “All of the Sudden,” which will feature female lead duo Virginie Efira (“Benedetta”) and Tao Okamoto (“The Wolverine”).

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Christopher Nolan Skeptical About Netflix’s 45-Day Theatrical Promise for Warner Bros. Movies

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Since September, Christopher Nolan has been serving as president of the Directors Guild of America, placing him squarely at the center of Hollywood’s most important existential threats.

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First Look: Javier Bardem as Max Cady in ‘Cape Fear’ Remake

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Javier Bardem stars as Max Cady in “Cape Fear,” a series remake of the classic 1962 and 1991 films. Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson co-star as the couple Cady terrorizes.

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First Look: Kristen Stewart and Woody Harrelson in Quentin Dupieux’s ‘Full Phil’

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Above we have our first look at K-Stew and Harrelson in the film — a Paris-set surreal comedy that Dupieux describes as “Emily in Paris” in hell — a fever dream, a nightmare version of it.”

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‘The Drama' Trailer: Zendaya, Pattinson, and a Secret A24 Doesn’t Want You to Know

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer has been released for Kristoffer Borgli’s “The Drama.” There’s a lot going on in the footage shown, but the twist is only hinted at: she has a dark secret, and it freaks everyone out, including her fiancé.

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Adam Driver “Committed” to Star in Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This means Driver joins an ever-evolving cast that already included Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Stephen Graham.

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Nancy Meyers' $100M+ Rom-Com Sets December 2027 Release via Warner Bros

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The previous iteration of the cast had Penélope Cruz and Owen Wilson attached, and they’ll remain aboard, but added in are Kieran Culkin, Jude Law, and Emma Mackey.

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The Best Sundance Films of All-Time, According to 500+ Critics, Filmmakers

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a flashback to a critics and filmmakers poll, conducted by the Sundance Film Festival, which just had its final edition in Park City end last night.

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Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine to Star in #MeToo Movie That Sounds Like After the Hunt 2.0

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been announced that Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine will star in “This is Pleasure,” directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (“American Splendor”).

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John Turturro Has Never Been Oscar-Nominated — Could ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Finally Change That?

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Last week, “The Only Pickpocket in New York” premiered at Sundance to very good reviews — it currently has an impressive 85 on Metacritic.

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Meryl Streep Confirmed to Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe-Directed Biopic

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Crowe’s biopic is a deeply personal project for him, a former Rolling Stone journalist in the ‘70s, who famously interviewed Mitchell in 1979 and has remained close friends with the singer

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‘Michael’ Trailer Released: Glossy Biopic Looks Like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on Steroids — Does Fuqua Have A Good Movie in Him?

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A full length trailer has finally been released for “Michael,” which is set to hit theaters on April 24, 2026. It’s as glossy as you would expect it to be.

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Report: Majority of Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I just finished reading The Atlantic’s recent report on film-studies professors and, I won’t lie, a sense of dread set in almost immediately.

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Elon Musk Says Christopher Nolan Has “Lost His Integrity” Over Casting Black Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) as Helen of Troy in ‘The Odyssey’

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Helen has historically been described as “fair-skinned” and “blonde,” and is famously invoked through the oft-quoted phrase “the face that launched a thousand ships.”

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Géza Röhrig Says Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way of the Wind’ Might “Come Out in May” — Described as “His Final Film”

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I know, we’ve been here before—too many times. Terrence Malick’s long-gestating biblical epic “The Way of the Wind” remains in post-production, and that’s seven years after shooting wrapped.

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Box-Office: ‘Send Help’ Overperforms, Hits #1 With $20M+ Opening — Readers’ Thoughts?

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I gather many of our readers went out to catch “Send Help” over the weekend—what did you think? I previously wrote that it’s Raimi’s best film since “Drag Me to Hell,” released nearly 17 years ago.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

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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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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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