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‘Smile 3’ Taps David Bruckner to Direct as Parker Finn Exits Franchise

The ‘Smile’ franchise has a new director. David Bruckner, who made “The Night House” and the 2022 “Hellraiser” reboot, has been hired to direct “Smile 3” for Paramount.

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‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Presales Suggest $100M+ Opening Weekend

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Ben Wheatley Replaces Rob Savage on ‘Molepeople' — LaKeith Stanfield Also Exits Blumhouse Horror Movie Due Next Summer

Major shakeup for a film that was announced just two weeks ago, and is supposed to come out next year. Was this thing in production when these changes happened?

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The 20 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century, and the Best of 2026

Halloween is on Saturday, and horror movies keep thriving at the box office. Beyond commercial success, arthouse horror remains at the forefront of American cinema.

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‘You Can See Everything' Adds 600 Screens Friday, Expanding to 3200+ Theaters in Push for #1

A24 isn't being subtle. This Friday, "You Can See Everything" will expand to roughly 600 additional theaters, bringing it to 3,243 screens nationwide. That's a studio going after the top spot at the box office.

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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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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

April 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

February 24, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

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

March 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

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

May 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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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Critics Poll: ‘The Godfather’ Named Best Movie of the 1970s

March 31, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Just six days after celebrating its 50th anniversary, Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” has been named the best movies of the 1970s by a panel of close to 150 critics, filmmakers and historians.

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Critics Poll: ‘Do the Right Thing' Named Best Movie of the 1980s

March 1, 2021 Jordan Ruimy
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After tackling the 2010s, 2000s, and 1990s, it is now time to reassess the films of a decade that brought us Reaganomics, big hair, shoulder pads, leg warmers and mullets.

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Critics Poll: ‘Mulholland Drive' Named Best Film of the 2000s

May 22, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Is “Mulholland Drive,” David Lynch’s hypnotic and surreal ode to la la land, really the best film of the aughts? According to 200 movie experts, it seems that it is. World of Reel surveyed film critics, actors, directors, academics, and curators from over a dozen countries to compile a list of the best films released between 2000-2009.

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Critics' Poll: ‘Goodfellas' Named Best Movie of the 1990s

May 14, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

“Goodfellas,” Martin Scorsese’s high-wire act of storytelling and visually masterful riff on the gangster genre, has topped our critics and industry poll as the best film of the 1990s. The survey, with 175 people from around the world voting, included directors, actors, producers, festival programmers, and historians. The closest competition to Scorsese’s film in the poll was Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 crime film, “Pulp Fiction,” which finished just 7 votes shy of “Goodfellas,” in second place.

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Critics Poll: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road' Named Best Movie of the 2010s

April 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

250 critics, programmers, academics, and distributors have spoken.

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Critics Poll: Top 75 Movies of the Decade

April 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

The full top 75.

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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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