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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.

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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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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.

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‘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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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Movie Happening at Paramount — Is Keanu Reeves Starring?

Full disclosure: I had never heard of "Cyberpunk 2077" before today. Not once. That said, judging by how fast this announcement has gone viral, I'm clearly in the minority.

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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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First Look: Colin Firth in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’

January 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Things just got more confusing in this first look at Colin Firth in Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” (via USA Today). What’s attached to his head? Electrodes?

The trailer was released last month, which left us with more questions than answers. Emily Blunt delivers a weather forecast and suddenly begins speaking in strange clicking or groaning voices during a live broadcast — a moment many online interpreted as non-human communication or possession.

We also see various animals: deer, cardinals, goats, raccoons, and others appear repeatedly and act unnaturally, often staring directly at humans on screen.

There are also scenes showing rows of screens and people in black suits — imagery widely interpreted as surveillance or secret-agency symbolism, or a callback to UFO conspiracy tropes (like “Men in Black”).

Here’s Universal’s tease so far: “If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.”

“People have a right to know the truth—it belongs to seven billion people,” Josh O’Connor’s character declares in the teaser, which, fair warning, offers no actual glimpses of aliens or UFOs, though it hints at them in numerous ways. Another character adds, “Why would [God] create such a vast universe, only to save it for us?”

The ensemble cast includes Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo, Wyatt Russell, and Henry Lloyd-Hughes, with Steven Spielberg crafting the film’s original sci-fi concept alongside longtime collaborator and screenwriter David Koepp.

“Disclosure Day” hits theaters on June 12.

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