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Netflix Will Learn the Wrong Lessons from 'Emilia Pérez'
Laying the campaign's problems at the feet of Karla Sofía Gascón misses the larger issues affecting the company's Oscar woes.
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'The Monkey': Cheap Laughs for Sickos Like Me
Why yes, I will watch people die in gruesomely comic ways for 98 minutes.
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A Bond Villain Now Owns James Bond
Amazon's creative takeover means the iconic franchise will likely become thin gruel for "content."
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‘Bad Shabbos’ Kicks off a Good Opening Night at the 2025 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Kyra Sedgwick, Method Man, and more walked the red carpet at Atlanta’s biggest film festival.
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The New 'Bridget Jones' Deserved Better than Peacock
The fourth installment is the best since the original. Streaming will reduce its reach.
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Stalemate in the Culture War
A brief corollary to my previous newsletter.
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Ariana DeBose Should Know Her Worth
The Oscar-winning actor doesn't need to play second fiddle in bad action movies.
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'Companion': No Such Thing as Making Love to Order
Drew Hancock's terrific debut feature highlights tech's inherent misogyny.
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What Is 'Star Trek' Supposed to Be Now?
The new movie 'Section 31' is the latest attempt to chase other franchises rather than embrace a distinct personality.
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Brute and Brutalist
Ugliness cloaks beauty and beauty cloaks ugliness in Brady Corbet's American epic.
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Great Animation Is Its Own Reward
Although 'Dog Man' will not earn the same box office as 'Moana 2' or 'Despicable Me 4', it looks much better than either sequel.
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‘Flight Risk’ Has Wahlberg and Gibson in Movie Purgatory
The former A-listers are now flying economy.