Tom Cruise Gives a Fitting Conclusion to One of the Greatest Action Franchises Ever Made
Early on in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, a character says of Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt that “You never followed orders, but you never let us down.” That’s absolutely true of Hunt, and of what Cruise has done with…
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Brand New Day’ Casts ‘The Bear’ Star Liza Colón-Zayas in MCU Sequel
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has added another prominent television actor to the cast of the MCU sequel, which will feature Tom Holland and Sadie Sink. Directed by Shang-Chi's Destin Daniel Cretton, Brand New Day will usher in a new era…
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The Body Keeps The Score In Mascha Schilinski’s Hotly Anticipated Competition Contender [Cannes]
CANNES – As experiential as it is cerebral, by turns contemplative and full of bluster, juxtaposing ethereal beauty with brutal violence — Mascha Schilinski’s “Sound of Falling” refuses to be pinned down. This mercurial quality sometimes feels like a sign…
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Laurent Cantet’s Final Film Is A Subtly Complex Exploration Of Queer Desire That Captivated Me
Teenage rebellion takes many forms but rarely does it involve wanting to actually work. Instead of getting into trouble with his friends or lazing about his parents’ glass-walled villa, 16-year-old Enzo (Eloy Pohu) spends his days mixing concrete and laying…
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Sunrise on the Reaping’ Finds Its Wiress in a ‘Stranger Things’ Star
Maya Hawke is officially stepping into the arena — but this time, as a mentor. The Stranger Things star has joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Wiress, the eccentric and brilliant former victor from…
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Nick Kroll Joins Fans for the Big Mouth Farewell Tour
“It really is awesome to get out into the country and see people who love to watch the show,” he said. “Big Mouth has been on Netflix. It’s not like it’s in movie theaters. So the idea that people are…
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Benito Skinner’s Must-See Coming-of-Age Comedy Series Is So Much More Than Its Charli XCX Cameo
Benito Skinner — known online by his stage name “Benny Drama” — came into my life when I needed him most. Amidst the COVID pandemic, the world, and therefore, the cultural conversation, had never felt so fragmented. TikTok wasn’t the…
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How Nikhil Koparkar’s Musical Love Letter to ‘The Wheel of Time’ Led to Season 3’s Smash Hit “The Hills of Tanchico”
Three seasons in, Prime Video's adaptation of The Wheel of Time has only become more expansive — not just through the story itself, but the world. While Season 2 introduces certain cultures like the Aiel and the ruthless Seanchan empire,…
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This Cannes Opener Is One of the Most Grim Films About the Female Experience I’ve Ever Seen
The competition for Cannes’ Palme d’Or commences with Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling, the first of 22 films that will screen in contention for the festival’s top prize. The only solely German production (six others are co-productions with other nations),…
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Watch 2-Hour Unlisted Video for Zach Cregger Horror Film
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlFuKPjc1E0[/embed] Warner Bros. is going the creepy viral route to promote Weapons, the new child horror film from Barbarian writer-director Zack Cregger: A new two-hour, unlisted video features two hours of supposed surveillance video, mostly of children running through the…
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Isabelle Fuhrman Anchors a Slick Survival Thriller
Unit 234 is a taut, small-scale action thriller that finds its strength in atmosphere, pace, and Isabelle Fuhrman’s committed central performance. Best known for romantic fare like Hitch and Sweet Home Alabama, director Andy Tennant makes a surprising pivot into…
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Director Alexander Payne Talks Best Classic Westerns, Classic Movie Eras, and ‘Election 2’ Updates
One of the great humanist directors of all time, Alexander Payne, discusses his approach to 'Election 2' (based on the book 'Tracy Flick Can't Win'), what he believes are the best classic western movies of all time, what makes a…
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