Movies

un-canceled

Conservative media company releases film starring 'uncanceled' actress Gina Carano

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Briefing

A short history of Disney's LGBTQ+ representation

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Brendan Morrow

Why is Jurassic World's big finale about bugs?

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Briefing

What makes a good legacy sequel?

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danger zone

Top Gun: Maverick has biggest Memorial Day opening ever

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Brendan Morrow

'The perfect summer blockbuster'

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Mark Asch

Pleasure isn't anti-porn — it's anti-work

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Brendan Morrow

Multiverse of Madness doesn't exist to make fans happy

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Briefing

Everything you need to know about the Avatar sequels

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Brendan Morrow

8 burning questions for the 2022 summer movie season

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver dissects 1997's Air Bud and its selective flouting of the rules

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Andy Crump

Petite Maman makes the arthouse film accessible to everyone

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Jesse Hassenger

An indie director plus a big budget equals The Northman

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

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A.A. Dowd

No one wants a grown up wizarding world

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Samuel Goldman

The bittersweet nostalgia of Apollo 10 ½

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Jesse Hassenger

Seeking redemption in Father Stu

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Jesse Hassenger

Pining for a Best Chris movie

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Steve Larkin

The 1951 film that explains why modern news is so bad

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Karaoke Crimes

Flash and Fantastic Beasts star Ezra Miller arrested in Hawaii bar

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Jesse Hassenger

The Oscars' greatest nail-biter

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Joshua Goodstein

Cruella's camp doesn't deserve the name

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Jesse Hassenger

Sandra Bullock's one last (rom-com) job

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Chase Hutchinson

The unfamiliarity and relatability of Drive My Car

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Jeva Lange

The Big Bad is back

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Brendan Morrow

Turning Red deserved to be Pixar's 1st movie back in theaters

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Brendan Morrow

A surprisingly hopeful Batman

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Jesse Hassenger

Colin Farrell's best comeback ever

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Noah Millman

The pictures got small — maybe that's okay

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Joel Mathis

The Day After, all over again

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David Faris

10 movies to ruin your Valentine's Day

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Vikram Murthi

Kimi, Soderbergh, and the limits of control

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Jesse Hassenger

In defense of Gal Gadot's Death on the Nile performance

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Neil J. Young

The 2021 Oscar nominees could really use the bump

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Brendan Morrow

The biggest shocks of the 2022 Oscar nominees

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Jesse Hassenger

Moonfall is a vintage big-ticket disaster movie