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The Descent’s OG Ending Is ‘The Only Ending There Is’, Says Neil Marshall
In the pantheon of British horror, The Descent looms immense. 20 years ago, filmmaker Neil Marshall sent six women spelunking in the Appalachian mou [...]
Amanda Seyfried Sings—and Screams—in ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’
Ann Lee, whose father was a blacksmith by day and a tailor by night, grew up destitute and illiterate in Manchester, England. She immigrated to New Y [...]
What Jake Schreier Has Learned For ‘Very Exciting’ X-Men Movie
For years now, Marvel Studios has been working in the background setting the stage for the X-Men to arrive. Ever since Disney acquired Fox, wheels h [...]
When Steven Spielberg Met John Williams, “Everything Changed”
In the fall of 1972, John Williams—40 years elderly, the father of three teenagers, a earnest, old-soul musician with nearly 20 years in the business [...]
The Smashing Machine Is A UFC Movie About ‘Radical Empathy’
Inner turmoil is something of a Safdie Brothers specialty. In Good Time, they depicted a brotherly relationship bubbling over with anxiety, protecti [...]
The Bon Vivant: Michael Caine’s Pursuit of the Good Life
“I was once asked in an interview: ‘How would you sum up your life in one line?’” Michael Caine writes in his 1992 autobiography, What’s It All About [...]
Ariana Grande’s Glinda Will Make Courageous Choices In Wicked: For Good
The end of Wicked sent both Elphaba and Glinda on diverging (yellow brick) roads. The final moments of Jon M. Chu’s musical epic – covering Act One [...]
Woody Allen Takes Part in Russian Film Festival, Infuriating Ukraine: “A Disgrace and an Insult”
Woody Allen is in warm water after taking part in an interview for Moscow’s International Film Week. Allen appeared virtually and was interviewed by [...]
Paul Mescal’s Shakespeare Faces Grief, Art, And Love
It’s been a while since we’ve had a Chloé Zhao film, let alone one of her peaceful, meditative gems such as the Oscar-winning Nomadland or the seren [...]
The 20 Most Promising Movies at the 2025 Fall Film Festivals
We’re just one day away from the kickoff of fall-film-festival season—considered the most wonderful time of year for Oscar obsessives like us.This ye [...]