It Ends with Us (2024)Director: Justin BaldoniScreenwriter: Christy HallStarring: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar BookTok—the reading-focused community that flourished on TikTok during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic—has reshaped both reader habits and the publishing industry. What began as a way for people to connect over books during lockdowns … Read more

Trap (2024) — Review Trap (2024)Director: M. Night ShyamalanScreenwriter: M. Night ShyamalanStarring: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Alison Pill, Hayley Mills, Jonathan Langdon M. Night Shyamalan remains one of the most recognizable contemporary studio auteurs, a filmmaker whose work is often built around high-concept premises that studios can easily market. His films typically hinge … Read more

The penultimate sequence of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) culminates with Miles Morales outwitting and overpowering an entire army of Spider-People. Pinned beneath Miguel O’Hara (Spider-Man 2099), the leader of the Spider Society, Miles absorbs Miguel’s electric assault, frees himself with a surge of venom energy, turns invisible, and escapes the pursuing force. This moment … Read more

Every film enthusiast can point to moments that changed cinema forever: the shift to Technicolor in The Wizard of Oz, the rebellious spirit of Easy Rider, and the decisive legal battle of United States v. Paramount Pictures. That 1948 Supreme Court ruling reshaped how films are produced, distributed, and shown, with consequences that still echo … Read more

British cinema chain Cineworld — one of the world’s leading film exhibition companies — has announced the planned closure of several UK cinemas as part of a major restructuring effort. Cineworld Group PLC, the second-largest cinema exhibitor globally, has confirmed it will close multiple UK locations this summer in a bid to reduce debt and … Read more

The Dead Don’t Hurt (2024)Director: Viggo MortensenScreenwriter: Viggo MortensenStarring: Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen, Solly McLeod, Garret Dillahunt, Danny Huston Viggo Mortensen’s The Dead Don’t Hurt is a Western that wears its influences openly while staking out its own emotional territory. The film recalls the visual and thematic sensibilities of classic directors such as John Ford … Read more

The Iron Giant (1999)Director: Brad BirdScreenwriters: Tim McCanlies, Brad BirdStarring: Eli Merienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, Cloris Leachman, M. Emmet Walsh, James Gammon Brad Bird’s feature directorial debut deserves to be mentioned alongside the great achievements in animation. Even after more than two decades of technological advances, The … Read more

Who doesn’t enjoy watching a great comic-book movie villain do their worst? Put your hand down, Captain America. Over more than a decade and dozens of films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has subjected its heroes to apocalyptic threats and impossible odds. Its villains—crazed scientists, treacherous agents, ruthless warlords, amoral industrialists, gods and monsters—have driven those … Read more

It might feel predictable to begin a countdown of every entry in the biggest movie franchise in history with an oft-used line from that very universe. Still, we’ll do it anyway. Take it away, Nick Fury: “There was an idea…” That idea was a departure from earlier superhero movies: instead of each costumed protagonist existing … Read more

Twisters (2024)Director: Lee Isaac ChungScreenwriter: Mark L. SmithStarring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane Blockbusters often invite criticism: massive budgets, glossy surfaces, and an emphasis on spectacle over substance. Many of them feel formulaic, prioritizing effects and marketing over character and story. Yet Twisters (2024), produced by Amblin Entertainment … Read more