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David Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth' Gets a Poster, and Reznor and Ross Are Back, but Where’s the Marketing?

We're about seven weeks out, and there's been barely any buzz. The rollout has been weak, especially for a movie built around Tarantino, Fincher, and Pitt.

Bong Joon Ho's ‘Ally' Gets July 2027 Release in France, Pointing to Cannes Premiere

“Ally” is reportedly the most expensive production in Korean film history, with costs—translated into USD—estimated at around $60M. Neon is distributing the film in the United States.

‘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.

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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

Kevin Costner Says All Four ‘Horizon’ Films Will Be Around 3 Hours Each

May 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

While speaking to Collider about his four-part ‘Horizon’ saga, Kevin Costner said the next three movies in ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ will also be around three hours in length. This means that the final product will come in at around 12 hours long in total. I ask again, why wasn’t this just made as a limited TV series?

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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.