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Updates and analysis on one of the most anticipated movies of the year.


America and Oz have always had a lot in common.


Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel has baboons, Colosseum sharks, Paul Mescal’s thighs, and much historical inaccuracy.


How social media and movies like Don’t Worry Darling changed how regular people view movie promo.


How entertainment, from Morgan Wallen to Twisters, predicted the MAGA pivot.


“Middlebrow” doesn’t mean bad.


In the new Netflix documentary “Martha,” her relentless drive becomes her most endearing characteristic.


In the new movie, Sebastian Stan’s Trump is built of grievance and gilding.


Francis Ford Coppola’s CGI ball of optimism, explained as best we can.


The 1988 classic shows how far Tim Burton strayed from the mischievous formula that made him great.


Is there actually beef between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni?


It Ends With Us is at the center of Hoover’s very polarizing body of work.


The controversy over Sabra, a new movie character, explained.


Get ready to hear [spoiler] saying filthy things.


4DX — and all these new movie theater formats, from IMAX to ScreenX — explained.


The Twisters actor’s career explains a lot about the state of the industry.


The musician is packing arenas and performing on The Tonight Show.


Horizon is a baffling, incoherent mess. Kevin Costner making it was probably inevitable.


They’re here. (Almost.) They’re queer. (Maybe.) They need a new joke.


Why is the search for the next big movie star so limited?


The post-strike summer was always going to be tough. There are lots of reasons not to panic.


Talking with the psychologists who brought the real science of emotion to the Pixar film.


The iconic character could have gone terribly wrong. Here’s how she survived.


Albums are too, and it has everything to do with our anxious relationship to technology.


Thanks to this new movie about Amy Winehouse, the bar for movies about musicians remains in hell.


The relationship style has been the topic of talky articles and books. Finally, it’s the sexiest element of the year’s sexiest movie.


From hit movies to viral essays, the discourse is rarely about the people inside the relationships.


An investigation into a sport of short shorts and thrown rackets.


You might think a movie about a second American civil war would be a thinly veiled Trump story. It’s not — and it’s better for it.


Soapy, super-powered, and silly, X-Men ’97 is a Marvel masterpiece.


The film’s Japan premiere renews critiques about what the movie omitted.

From Jimmy Kimmel to going to bed on time, the 2024 Oscars were a hit.


The Best Supporting Acting Oscars are always a little wacky, because … what do they mean?


Maestro’s Oscar campaign has shown us the real Bradley Cooper: He’s a try-hard.


A superfan explains Dune: Part 2 for newbies in less than 1,000 words.


The good, the bad, and the Bene Gesserit of Dune: Part Two.


Everything you need to know about this year’s Academy Awards.


Irish men are having a moment in Hollywood.


The bonkers, star-studded musical-biopic-fantasia-mess proves Jennifer Lopez can do whatever she wants.
The star of Madame Web is a charming terror.