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Ben Wheatley to Direct ‘Fear The Reaper’ With James McAvoy

Here's a small scoop for Sunday night. Nothing too exciting, since it concerns the once-promising Ben Wheatley, a filmmaker who broke out with the cult-horror gut-punch of "Kill List" and "A Field in England.”

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The Debut’ Was the Toast of Telluride. Then the Rest of Us Saw It at TIFF — Moore Is Great, Movie Is Good

Eisenberg has made a surreal nightmare of a comedy, one that's a step up in polish. It helps that Moore is wildly unhinged here — this performance is something to see, and some of her strongest work in years.

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Jeremy Strong Went Full Zuckerberg on ‘The Social Reckoning' Set: “He Did Not Speak in His Own Voice”

Jeremy Strong is at it again. During the ‘Social Reckoning’ shoot he treated his co-stars "the way he imagined" Mark Zuckerberg would treat them. Strong, of course, plays the Meta CEO in the film.

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‘La Bola Negra' Wins TIFF 2026 People's Choice Award — Netflix's Best Shot at Best Picture Oscar

The 51st Toronto International Film Festival has handed its People's Choice Award to "La Bola Negra," the Los Javis film that premiered at Cannes and has been quietly building steam ever since.

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Zach Cregger Does It Again: ‘Resident Evil' Is a Total Blast — and a Hit With a $60M Box Office Opening — Post Your Review!

Cregger has pulled off another box office hit. His reboot of "Resident Evil" opened to $60M — well past the $40–50M tracking and, by a wide margin, the biggest debut the franchise has ever seen.

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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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Mike Mills Confirms Fall Shoot for New Film, Says It Shares DNA with ‘Beginners’ and ‘20th Century Women’

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Mills confirms that he plans to begin shooting his still-unannounced feature this fall and that it will exist in the same creative territory as his last three films.

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Karyn Kusama’s ‘Jennifer’s Body 2’ To Shoot in October, With Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Although it had been hinted at for over six years now, the sequel was never actually confirmed to be in development, but a new listing now has it set up to shoot in October.

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Sydney Sweeney to Star in Sony’s Erotic Thriller Take on ‘Sleepy Hollow’

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sony Pictures has snatched up “Hollow,” a new retelling of “Sleepy Hollow” that will star none other than Sydney Sweeney, based on Lindsey Anderson Beer’s debut novel.

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Pilot Was Shot on 65mm Film and Could Become a Movie

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The pilot for Ryan Coogler’s reboot of The X-Files officially wrapped earlier this month, and I’ve been hearing fascinating things about the behind-the-scenes developments on this project.

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Kane Parsons in Talks With A24 on Three-Year $65M Deal That Would Include a ‘Backrooms’ Sequel

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Parsons is currently in negotiations with A24 for a three-year first-look deal. One of the projects being discussed is a sequel to “Backrooms,” which Parsons already has an idea for.

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Matt Damon Says the Next ‘Bourne’ Movie Is Finally Taking Shape With Director Edward Berger

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you can believe it, Matt Damon has not given up on Bourne. He’s now saying that he might be close to cracking a worthy story for the next instalment.

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Netflix Says 300 Movies and Shows Have Used Generative AI, Raising Questions About the “Netflix Look”

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s something that should surprise absolutely nobody: Netflix has revealed that roughly 300 titles on its platform have used generative AI.

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‘Tony’: Matt Johnson’s Anthony Bourdain Movie From A24 Draws Positive Early Reactions

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Dominic Sessa, who gained attention for his lead role in “The Holdovers,” is playing the late Anthony Bourdain in “Tony,” an upcoming film produced by A24.

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Christopher Nolan’s Best Films, According to 180+ Critics — ‘The Dark Knight’ (#1), ‘Memento’ (#2)

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

On the occasion of “The Odyssey,” which has resulted in a slew of published lists this week ranking all of his films, I’ve decided to update this poll, adding more lists, with now almost 200 tallied.

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Sam Neill Shot Four Movies “Back-to-Back” Before His Unexpected Passing

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Neill “had filmed four projects back-to-back during the past year, all of which will be released within the coming months,” according to his rep.

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Alma Har’el Sets First Feature Since ‘Honey Boy’ With Javier Bardem Circling Family Drama ‘Wet’

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been seven years since Israeli-American director Alma Har’el’s feature debut, “Honey Boy,” which was written by and starred Shia LaBeouf.

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After ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ Mary Bronstein Sets Next Film ‘Nasty’ With Rose Byrne and Jenna Ortega — Warner Bros. Sets 2027 Release

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you loved Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” starring Rose Byrne, as much as I did — then this news should put a smile on your face.

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Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Uprising’ Trailer Turns a 14th-Century Rebellion Into a Shaky-Cam War Movie

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Written and directed by Greengrass himself, the film centers on the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, one of England’s most significant uprisings, sparked by economic hardship, political unrest, heavy taxation.

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Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught’ Receives ‘R’ Rating for "Strong Bloody Violence, Some Gore, Sexual Material/Nudity”

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With its incoming world premiere at Comic-Con San Diego later this month, “Onslaught” has now been stamped by the MPA with a hard ‘R’ rating.

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James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ to Open 64th New York Film Festival

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is Gray’s fourth film to be selected for NYFF, following “The Immigrant” (2013), “The Lost City of Z” (2016), and “Armageddon Time” (2022).

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First Look: Zellner Brothers’ ‘Alpha Gang’ Heads to TIFF — Stars Cate Blanchett, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Chris Pine and Riley Keough

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s TIFF with five more titles announced, including David and Nathan Zellner’s “Alpha Gang,” Rachel Morrison’s “Love of Your Life,” and Bassam Tariq’s “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.”

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Ava DuVernay Returns to Netflix With ‘14th,’ a Sequel to Oscar-Nominated ‘13th,’ Set to Release This Fall

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ten years ago, Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated documentary “13th” debuted on Netflix, and now the filmmaker has decided to make a sequel.

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Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ to Open 83rd Venice Film Festival

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Danny Boyle’s “Ink” will open the 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 3. It will be playing in competition, vying for the Golden Lion.

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Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Has 95-Minute Runtime

July 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The official runtime for “Resident Evil” is now set at 1 hour and 35 minutes, according to AMC. The screenplay was only about 95 pages long, with relatively little dialogue, so this checks out.

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Box-Office Is on Track for Its First $10 Billion Year Since 2019

July 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

For years, every box office story centered on decline, and existential questions about whether cinemas had a future. Was “cinema dying,” as Scorsese famously suggested? Apparently not.

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

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