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Regrettably, the one star of the new ANACONDA that gets the shortest shrift is the most important one: the snake. Read Mark Hanson's review. tinyurl.com/4t24ay2y
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Regrettably, the one star of the new ANACONDA that gets the shortest shrift is the most important one: the snake. Read Mark Hanson's review. tinyurl.com/4t24ay2y
Read our interview with Mona Fastvold about THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and how Ann Lee’s worldview is reflected in her directing style. tinyurl.com/yj9vz4vh
December 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Read our interview with Mona Fastvold about THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and how Ann Lee’s worldview is reflected in her directing style. tinyurl.com/yj9vz4vh
Mona Fastvold’s THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is tremulous, tricky, and intrepid, much like its pious protagonist. In theaters Christmas day. tinyurl.com/3cvefxmf
December 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Mona Fastvold’s THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is tremulous, tricky, and intrepid, much like its pious protagonist. In theaters Christmas day. tinyurl.com/3cvefxmf
Perhaps fittingly given that its focus is on a husband-and-wife duo behind a Neil Diamond tribute band, SONG SUNG BLUE is desperate to arouse our emotions. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
'Song Sung Blue' Review: A By-the-Numbers Nostalgia Trip
'Song Sung Blue' is content to pendulum-swing from triumph to tragedy and back again with all the self-control of a drunk driver.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Perhaps fittingly given that its focus is on a husband-and-wife duo behind a Neil Diamond tribute band, SONG SUNG BLUE is desperate to arouse our emotions. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
Read our interview with writer-director Charlie Polinger and actors Everett Blunck and Kayo Martin about THE PLAGUE and its chilling depiction of childhood bullying. tinyurl.com/5cuf43vd
December 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Read our interview with writer-director Charlie Polinger and actors Everett Blunck and Kayo Martin about THE PLAGUE and its chilling depiction of childhood bullying. tinyurl.com/5cuf43vd
William Golding’s influence is felt in THE PLAGUE’s exploration of teenage social hierarchy. Read @roccotthompson.bsky.social's review.
'The Plague' Review: A Chilling Look at Adolescent Bullying
The film is terrifyingly attuned to the way children create a social order that resists sensible adult influence.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
William Golding’s influence is felt in THE PLAGUE’s exploration of teenage social hierarchy. Read @roccotthompson.bsky.social's review.
In theaters this Wednesday, Jim Jarmusch’s FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is haunted by mortality and the inevitable passage of time. Read Keith Uhlich's review. tinyurl.com/h9temkyw
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In theaters this Wednesday, Jim Jarmusch’s FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is haunted by mortality and the inevitable passage of time. Read Keith Uhlich's review. tinyurl.com/h9temkyw
The first trailer for Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic Greek poem THE ODYSSEY is here.
'The Odyssey' Trailer: Christopher Nolan Action Epic
The mythic action film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, who spends a decade trying to return home after fighting in the Trojan War.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The first trailer for Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic Greek poem THE ODYSSEY is here.
Roy Ward Baker’s underrated SCARS OF DRACULA marked a turning point in Hammer’s Dracula series, and Kino has given it a revelatory 4K makeover. tinyurl.com/yeccfn6e
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Roy Ward Baker’s underrated SCARS OF DRACULA marked a turning point in Hammer’s Dracula series, and Kino has given it a revelatory 4K makeover. tinyurl.com/yeccfn6e
Season five of 'Emily in Paris' sees capitalism's final girlboss taking a hollow Roman holiday. Read our review.
‘Emily in Paris’ Season 5 Review: A Hollow Roman Holiday
I came into the show’s fifth season a curmudgeon. I left a communist.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Season five of 'Emily in Paris' sees capitalism's final girlboss taking a hollow Roman holiday. Read our review.
This year marked the 25th anniversary of Eminem's 'Marshall Mathers LP,' an album that's still soul-crushingly bleak.
Angry Blonde: Eminem’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ at 25
Color has no place anywhere on an album this soul-crushingly bleak.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This year marked the 25th anniversary of Eminem's 'Marshall Mathers LP,' an album that's still soul-crushingly bleak.
Read our interview with Kevin O'Leary about his acting debut in MARTY SUPREME, what he learned from working alongside Josh Safdie and Timothée Chalamet, and where he sees some of himself in Marty’s striving for success. tinyurl.com/yzydct2a
December 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Read our interview with Kevin O'Leary about his acting debut in MARTY SUPREME, what he learned from working alongside Josh Safdie and Timothée Chalamet, and where he sees some of himself in Marty’s striving for success. tinyurl.com/yzydct2a
Radiance’s gorgeous new Blu-ray makes Robert Altman’s anarchic O.C. AND STIGGS available for some much-needed reappraisal. tinyurl.com/paew4a7p
December 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Radiance’s gorgeous new Blu-ray makes Robert Altman’s anarchic O.C. AND STIGGS available for some much-needed reappraisal. tinyurl.com/paew4a7p
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s COVER-UP attests to a craft’s enduring importance at a time when resources for it have declined. tinyurl.com/3pxmve98
December 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s COVER-UP attests to a craft’s enduring importance at a time when resources for it have declined. tinyurl.com/3pxmve98
Just about the most surprising thing about THE HOUSEMAID is that Paul Feig, known primarily for directing comedies, didn’t have the foresight to nod to the material’s inherent camp value.
'The Housemaid' Review: A Toothless, Un-Campy Domestic Thriller
Everything in the film is uncertain, right down to Sydney Sweeney's performance as a woman trying to avoid being sent back to prison.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just about the most surprising thing about THE HOUSEMAID is that Paul Feig, known primarily for directing comedies, didn’t have the foresight to nod to the material’s inherent camp value.
In one way or another, the shows on this list were high-risk endeavors that gloriously paid off. #BestOf2025 tinyurl.com/ybpxndak
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In one way or another, the shows on this list were high-risk endeavors that gloriously paid off. #BestOf2025 tinyurl.com/ybpxndak
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS is dotted with the whacky humor and ingenious puns that fans of the series have some to expect. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants' Review
'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants' is dotted with the whacky humor and ingenious puns that fans of the series have some to expect.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS is dotted with the whacky humor and ingenious puns that fans of the series have some to expect. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH moves at a clip and looks like hundreds of millions of bucks have been spent, which isn’t the same thing as saying that its 3D visuals are particularly beautiful. tinyurl.com/52mmuu3h
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH moves at a clip and looks like hundreds of millions of bucks have been spent, which isn’t the same thing as saying that its 3D visuals are particularly beautiful. tinyurl.com/52mmuu3h
Read our chat with Will Arnett and Laura Dern about IS THIS THING ON?, why they resisted intellectualizing their characters, and what it meant for Bradly Cooper to serve as a camera operator on the film. tinyurl.com/4kyyp6va
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Read our chat with Will Arnett and Laura Dern about IS THIS THING ON?, why they resisted intellectualizing their characters, and what it meant for Bradly Cooper to serve as a camera operator on the film. tinyurl.com/4kyyp6va
Bradley Cooper’s IS THIS THING ON? is playfully fascinated with the art and psychology of performance. tinyurl.com/ysu27sr2
December 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bradley Cooper’s IS THIS THING ON? is playfully fascinated with the art and psychology of performance. tinyurl.com/ysu27sr2
When real life gets weird, art gets surreal. Check out our list of the Best Music Videos of 2025! #BestOf2025
The Best Music Videos of 2025
This year can be summed up in one word: surreal.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
When real life gets weird, art gets surreal. Check out our list of the Best Music Videos of 2025! #BestOf2025
Our list of the 21 Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century comprises modern originals and reinterpretations of holiday classics. Which is your favorite?
The 21 Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century (So Far!)
Our list comprises modern originals and reinterpretations of yuletide favorites.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our list of the 21 Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century comprises modern originals and reinterpretations of holiday classics. Which is your favorite?
Across THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, the comparisons to Paul Greengrass’s queasily forensic docudramas make themselves.
'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Review: An Uneasy Proposition
The film wants to be seen as a galvanizing force to assert Palestinian dignity, but its questionable artistic approach overshadows that goal.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Across THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, the comparisons to Paul Greengrass’s queasily forensic docudramas make themselves.
Despite its satirical undercurrent, DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA doesn’t wallow in cynicism. Available Tuesday on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/3k2krmf7
December 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Despite its satirical undercurrent, DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA doesn’t wallow in cynicism. Available Tuesday on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/3k2krmf7
Alec Guinness’s Ealing comedies remain high-water marks of British cinema, and Kino presents his four best films for the studio in glittering 4K transfers. The ALEC GUINNESS: MASTERPIECE COLLECTION is now available on 4K UHD Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/y3pkahjt
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Alec Guinness’s Ealing comedies remain high-water marks of British cinema, and Kino presents his four best films for the studio in glittering 4K transfers. The ALEC GUINNESS: MASTERPIECE COLLECTION is now available on 4K UHD Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/y3pkahjt