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Quentin Tarantino’s Best Film? Critics Poll Is Deadlocked Between Two Movies

Quentin Tarantino has released ten films, but which one is his masterpiece? A critics’ poll I started back in 2024, and left sitting in my drafts ever since, is currently deadlocked between two films.

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‘Girls' Is Coming Back to HBO, Minus Adam Driver — Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, and Zosia Mamet to Return

Surprise?! HBO has ordered a five-episode limited revival of “Girls,” ten years after the show ended. Lena Dunham is back, so are Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, and Zosia Mamet.

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‘Narnia: The Magician's Nephew’ Trailer: Greta Gerwig Turns C.S. Lewis into $280M CGI-Fest Rock Opera

Here, finally, is the first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew,” which will get movie fans talking, and debating all day. What do you think?

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Haley Lu Richardson Joins ‘Miami Vice ‘85' as the Cast Keeps Growing

Yet another casting addition to Joseph Kosinski's "Miami Vice '85." Is this just going to be a daily thing now? How many more are to come?

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‘Confession’ Trailer: Ben Shapiro Wrote a Soviet Prison Drama Starring James Franco, Rob Lowe, and Nick Nolte for ‘The Painted Bird’ Director

The cast is the starriest the Daily Wire has ever assembled: Rob Lowe, James Franco, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nick Nolte, Emile Hirsch, Dean Norris, Richard Brake, and Brad Dourif.

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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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Robert Eggers to Direct ‘Romeo and Juliet’ for Focus Features — Will Be His Next Film

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Robert Eggers, who has already taken on witches, vikings, a vampire, and now werewolves, is turning to two teenagers in love. He's lined up a “Romeo and Juliet” adaptation at Focus Features.

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Michel Hazanavicius Used AI to Shoot His WWI-Set ‘The Third Hand’: “Without AI, it's 10 Days of Shooting. With It, it's Two Days."

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Michel Hazanavicius, the Oscar-winning director of "The Artist" and a Cannes competition regular, has just wrapped production on his latest film, "The Third Hand."

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‘La Gradiva’ Trailer: One of 2026’s Best Debuts Sets December U.S. Release

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

1-2 Special, a small-ish indie boutique, snapped up the U.S. distribution rights and set a December 18, 2026 release, which now has a trailer. It will screen at the New York Film Festival on September 28.

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Crosses $100 Million Worldwide, Hits VOD September 29 — Qualifies for Best Animated Oscar?

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Coyote vs. Acme," the movie Warner Bros. decided wasn't worth releasing, has now topped $100M at the global box office. It might soon surpass the totals of “Supergirl” and “Masters of the Universe.”

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Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling Are Reuniting for a Comedy After ‘Drive’ and ‘Only God Forgives’

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

When pressed for a production date or a concrete plan for this reunion with Gosling, Refn played coy. He compared the mystery of the project to a Christmas present.

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‘Paper Tiger' Trailer: Neon Believes James Gray's Latest Can Finally Land Him an Oscar Nom

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to THR, Neon is going all in on Gray's latest and will mount a full awards campaign this fall for "Paper Tiger," which opens the New York Film Festival this Friday.

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‘Heart of the Beast’ Is David Ayer's Best-Reviewed Movie Ever, Topping ‘End of Watch,’ and ‘Fury’

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With the review embargo now lifted, the reviews are pretty good, or at least much better than a David Ayer movie has any right to be. The film currently sits at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 70 on Metacritic.

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David Robert Mitchell’s ‘They Follow’ Wraps Filming

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“They Follow,” which stars Maika Monroe, Jackie Earle Haley, Justine Lupe, Michael Gandolfini, and Naomi Ackie, is no doubt eyeing 2027 release.

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George Lucas Admits He Walked Away From Three More ‘Star Wars' Movies

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The man who built the most popular mythology in movie history says he retired with three more "Star Wars" films still on his plate, and he let them go, selling Lucasfilm to Disney.

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Includes 30+ Theatrical Releases a Year — “The Opposite of Disney-Fox”

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Now that a settlement has been reached and the 12 AGs are allowing Paramount to swallow Warner Bros. Discovery in a $111 billion deal, we need details. Here they are.

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‘Ray Gunn’ Photos: Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Waits Lead Brad Bird’s Animated Sci-Fi Noir

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We now have seven new images from Brad Bird’s “Ray Gunn.” The film still doesn’t have a trailer, let alone a teaser, so we’ll take what we can get.

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Duncan Jones Says Netflix's Auteur Era Is Dead and “It's About to Get Worse”

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The prime catalyst for Netflix's risk-free shift may have been new content chief Dan Lin, who said two years ago that the company would greenlight films "more about audience, and less about auteurs."

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Do We Really Need Another ‘Sense and Sensibility'? Critics Say Georgia Oakley's 2026 Version Mostly Works

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Apparently, we haven’t had enough of “Sense & Sensibility.” Georgia Oakley, coming off the quiet indie success of “Blue Jean,” is taking a swing at Jane Austen’s oft-adapted classic, with Daisy Edgar-Jones.

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BREAKING: Paramount Settles With 12 State AGs, Clearing Path to $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Well, that didn't take long. Paramount has struck a deal with the 12 state attorneys general who sued to block its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Slayground’ Teaser Is a Total Misdirection, but Is It Really Coming “This Fall"?

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I should warn you: based on everything I’ve heard, this teaser is a total misdirection. The movie is not at all what it’s being portrayed as here. In fact, most of the footage in the teaser comes from the first few minutes of the film.

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David Fincher’s ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ FINALLY Has A Trailer!

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netrflix finally decided to stop teasing us with cryptic teasers and given us an actual trailer for David Fincher's Quentin Tarantino-scripted 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' sequel.

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

September 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

September 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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”

September 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

September 20, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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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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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