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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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Jim Caviezel Returns to Studio Movies with Sony's ‘Ghost Soldier' — His First Hollywood Movie Since 2014

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Caviezel hasn't led a major studio release since TriStar's "When the Game Stands Tall" in 2014. That changes in November with Sony's "Ghost Soldier."

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‘River': Horror Movie Sells to Universal and Blumhouse for $10M+ TIFF 2026’s First Big Deal

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Still no distributor for "Bucking Fastard," "Alpha Gang," "The Last Photograph," "Closing Night," and "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd." The issue seems to be quality more than a lack of willingness to buy.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

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‘Minotaur' Trailer: Andrey Zvyagintsev's Cannes Grand Prix Winner Gets November Release from MUBI

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Minotaur" won the Grand Prix at Cannes. A two-time Oscar nominee who already has the Golden Lion for "The Return," Best Screenplay at Cannes for "Leviathan," and the Jury Prize in 2017 for "Loveless.

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‘Cosmic Motors,' John Lasseter's First Film in 15 Years, Moves from Netflix to Paramount Theatrical Release

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix and Skydance Animation have also called it quits. The two sides announced Monday that they're ending the animated film deal struck back in 2023, framing it as a mutual decision.

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Edward Berger’s Lance Armstrong Biopic, Starring Austin Butler, Starts Production in January

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Edward Berger seems to have settled on what comes next. His Lance Armstrong biopic, starring Austin Butler, is now holding casting calls, with production eyed for January.

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Ramin Bahrani’s ‘Last Meals’ to Star Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Michael Shannon, and Tessa Thompson

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In "Last Meals," Mikkelsen stars as Walter Karat, a disgraced former White House chef now preparing final meals for death row inmates at a maximum security prison.

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‘NAZA’: Israel Moves to Strip Citizenship From Oscar-Winning Filmmakers Behind Gaza Doc

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After its much-reported Venice premiere, Israel's culture minister is vowing to strip citizenship from the two Israeli filmmakers behind "NAZA."

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Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’ Premieres, Rosalind Eleazar Stuns — 71 on Metacritic [TIFF]

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I wouldn't call this film great — it stops short of that because of how neatly it resolves itself — but I'll give Rock his due here: this is much better than his previous directorial effort, "Top Five."

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Zack Snyder's ‘The Last Photograph’ Is Getting Destroyed at TIFF: “Unabashedly Sh*t On Every Level”

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.

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‘The Uprising’ Bombs With $3M

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Greengrass’ "The Uprising," starring Andrew Garfield, opened to $3.2M from 2,068 theaters this weekend. Yikes. The budget hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to be in the $20-$30M range.

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Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Made $3.5M This Weekend. Did You See It — and What Did You Think?

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Hope,” Na’s first film in ten years — his last one being the exemplary “The Wailing” —is a gloriously messy, blood-soaked sci-fi epic that may become a cult classic despite—or because of—its polarizing nature.

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‘Mr. Irrelevant' Trailer: David Corenswet's High-Testing Sports Biopic Got Jonathan Levine the ‘Days of Thunder 2' Job

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The David Corenswet-starring "Mr. Irrelevant” is coming off strong test screenings that led Paramount to position Jonathan Levine's sports biopic for a Christmas Day wide release.

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Vertical Saves $100M ‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot! Targets Spring 2027 Release

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Before practically going bankrupt, Row K had planned to release "Cliffhanger" in August 2026 on more than 3000 screens nationwide — hopefully with Vertical it hits as many theaters.

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Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Underwhelms With $29M+ Opening

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Wait, what happened? Predictions had "Practical Magic 2" finishing in the $40M opening range after strong $4.7M Thursday previews and robust presales. Now it's struggling, and might not even hit $30M.

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‘I Play Rocky’ Blows the Roof Off TIFF! Becomes Best Picture Contender, Critics Sharpen Knives

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

To say it blew the roof off the place would be an understatement. I don't think I've ever seen a Toronto audience — any festival audience — embrace a movie the way they did last night.

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Mahershala Ali Is Extraordinary in ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,' Strong Film With One Ending Too Many [TIFF]

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel killed “Blade,” so now here are Ali and Bassam Tariq with a small, strange, hand-made thriller in which Ali is a blade-carrying assassin. Nobody involved is pretending the timing is an accident.

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Zack Snyder Says He Still Hasn't Seen James Gunn's ‘Superman' — Months After Calling It “Amazing”

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier this year, Zack Snyder mentioned having seen James Gunn’s “Superman.” Heaping praise on it. Now he’s saying he actually hasn’t caught up with it yet?

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May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’ Wins the Golden Lion at Venice — Surprise!

September 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The short version: "Woman Unknown" was a compromise. The jury deadlocked over "Possible Love" and "NAZA," not able to com to terms, fell back on their #3, May el-Toukhy's film.

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Cory Finley's 'Reasonable People,' Starring Paul Rudd and Sam Rockwell, Shoots This Fall

September 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cory Finley, a talented filmmaker, has directed three films so far: "Thoroughbreds" (2017), "Bad Education” (2020), and "Landscape with Invisible Hand.”

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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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Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

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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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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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