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“If we know we need a different future, then what are the texts that help us get there?”
The queer canon should point us toward the future. We made a list of new, vibrant queer stories helping us get there.
Baz Luhrmann’s movie about The King belly-flops, but in an interesting way.
On screen, an armed hero saves the day. But reality is different.
In Chungking Express and Rebels of the Neon God, the vibes are melancholy but incredibly aesthetic.
Jurassic World Dominion is the latest nostalgic reboot that will make a billion dollars, no matter what critics say.
Help, I can’t stop rewatching this 11-year-old corporate thriller nobody saw in theaters.
Why the Irish legend of the selkie endures in cinematic form.
The films that scandalized and enchanted audiences at the world’s most prestigious film festival — and how to watch them soon.
The Disney+ show is scored by subversive Egyptian rap of the Arab Spring.
For the Pentagon, films like Top Gun: Maverick are more than just a movie.
From John Cena to Jason Momoa, our most muscular movie stars are increasingly our most vulnerable too.
The world’s most glamorous film festival lingers in the tension between celebrating the rich and eating them.
“Bright Star” manages to bottle the fleeting feeling of spring bliss.
The filmmaker’s new movie continues his penchant for ancient iconography and spoiled paradise.
The infinite potential of the multiverse opens the door for Marvel’s merry mutants
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, superheroes are great at saving the world but rotten at saving each other
Warning: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness spoilers within.
The 2004 film, directed by Alice Wu, attempts to give equal weight to the foibles and fantasies of an Asian mother and daughter.
The Paramount+ show is less about the making of The Godfather than the miracle that movies ever get made.
Everything Everywhere All at Once and Turning Red are part of a burgeoning subgenre: the millennial parental apology fantasy.
That’s why it’s great.
The pandemic took away my weak ties. I’m so glad they’re back.
The director of the new Netflix documentary says the clothes are only half the story.
The Fallout and Mass look at school shootings in a new way.
Reed Hastings used to have streaming to himself. That’s over now.
After three years, “Donbass” is finally hitting American theaters. Its portrait of misinformation and institutional failure is all too timely.
Today you can see superheroes in the theaters and lots of everything else at home. But in the future ...
Is it all just part of a capitalist plot? Well?? Is it???
A chat with Jason Kilar on his two-year tenure, the future of movies, and more.
The internet has changed since 1983. Films show us how we’ve changed with it.
Jared Leto’s latest asks, “What if vampires just wanted to study all the time?”
Marvel’s newest Disney+ series operates as a metaphor about mental illness.
Figure out what the Academy Awards are for before you do another one.
An openly queer woman of color, a deaf actor, and a streaming service all celebrate Oscar wins.
The family drama is a hugely unlikely Best Picture winner. But it sort of makes sense.
Denzel Washington’s performance in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” is one of his least typical — and one of his best.
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy explores the startling role of pure luck in our lives.
The Licorice Pizza director has made beautiful loners out of Haim, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, and more.
Deep Water asks the deep moral question: Can a drone engineer be sexy?