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Review - Spider-man: Brand New Day (2026)
A lonelier, darker Peter Parker and the best web-swinging yet
Review - The Odyssey (2026)
Nolan goes full myth. Spectacular, grand, and almost too heavy to sit through in places.
Review - Obsession (2025)
A wish gone bad and one of the creepiest faces in recent horror
Review - The Drama (2026)
Not the rom-com the trailer sold you
Review - Superman (2025)
Gunn cooked, story wasn't my thing, the dog stole It
Review - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
A beautiful retro future with a villain problem
Review - The Naked Gun (2025)
Liam Neeson cut loose, and It's exactly the medicine you need
Review - Tron: Ares (2025)
Great visuals, bad screenplay. The music by Nine Inch Nails makes it better.
Review - Troy (2004)
Watched it to prepare for The Odyssey. Got a reminder of what's missing.
Review - Supergirl (2026)
Gorgeous, borrowed and weightless, but Milly Alcock makes it fly
Review - The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
A loud, handsome adventure that forgets to breathe
Review - Disclosure Day (2026)
Spielberg rediscovers his sense of wonder and Emily Blunt delivers the performance of her career!
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‘In Alaska’ Producer Tyler Hagan Wins CMPA’s Feature Producer Indiescreen Award at Toronto Film Festival
Tyler Hagan of Experimental Forest Films has won the Canadian Media Producers Association’s (CMPA) 2026 Feature Film Producer Indiescreen Award. The plaudit was announced Sept. 10 at the Indiescreen…
9/11 News Broadcasts: How the ‘Today’ Show, NY1, Fox News and More Covered the Attacks in Real Time
On the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, YouTube serves as a fascinating time capsule for news coverage from that day, during which shocked anchors documented the national tragedy in real time. American…
Def Leppard Documentary ‘Long Live Def Leppard’ Coming to Theaters in 2027 From Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk
Def Leppard’s epic journey from Sheffield to global rock superstardom is getting the documentary treatment from filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig (“The Devil and Daniel Johnston,” “Author: The JT LeRoy…
New Zealand Set to Unveil Tri-Nation Indigenous Co-Production Initiative at Toronto (EXCLUSIVE)
New Zealand is set to announce a first-of-its-kind Indigenous co-production initiative at the Toronto Film Festival, New Zealand Film Commission CEO Annie Murray tells Variety. The pact will bring…
3 Elite Series to Binge on Netflix This Weekend (Sep 12-13)
The Perfect Couple, Suits, and Dang! make up our list of the best Netflix shows to watch the weekend of September 12.
Glen Powell’s R-Rated Series Is Quickly Losing Steam On Streaming Despite Rotten Tomatoes Record
Glen Powell's R-rated TV series is quickly losing steam on streaming, despite the show scoring a Rotten Tomatoes record.