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‘Other Mommy’ Scares Up $3.5M+ in Thursday Previews; ‘Social Reckoning’ Flops With $600K+

“Other Mommy” has a budget of just $19M. Even if it craters next weekend and limps to, say, a $60M domestic total, Universal and Blumhouse/Atomic Monster will make money on this one.

Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Met With Negative Reviews: “Catastrophe”

This, I did not expect. Sure, I figured Ben Affleck's "Animals" wasn't going to contend for Oscars in any way (it completely skipped the fall festivals), but for it to be getting such toxic reviews? That's unexpected.

The Atlantic's “Most Defining Films of the 2020s” List Is a Weird One

A few readers sent me this URL today, and the reaction was mostly confusion. "A very weird list,” one wrote. Many of these are not “defining” but rather a display of taste.

What’s Tom Cruise’s Best Performance?

Tom Cruise, 64, is one of the last remaining old-school movie stars, and with “Digger” now in theatres, many outlets have been ranking his greatest performances.

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Series Greenlit by HBO; Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Constance Wu to Return

Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu Henry Golding, and Ronnie Chieng will be back for a sequel to the mega-successful and well-reviewed 2018 romcom — but it’ll be in series form, airing on HBO.

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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.

August 19, 2019

The Most Important Movie of the Quentin Tarantino's Career?

May 1, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

I will be at Cannes next week, but they still haven't announced Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood," despite the fact that, from what I've heard, it will indeed premiere there. I'm just thinking they are taking their sweet-ass time to announce it because this will be such a game-changer for them, in terms of much-needed EXPOSURE in the States. So sad, how American interest in Cannes is waning, to the point where people are complaining there aren't enough movies from the U.S. premiering there -- I mean, how culturally ignorant a nation? Has it stooped that low since Marvel/Disney took over the entire industry?

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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.

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.

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.