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How I became Mr. Pitt’s emotional support rooster.
Nonnas and Summer of 69, two somewhat slight movies out this week.
Cinematographers give us trees. Lots of backlit trees.
The President goes deeper into movies and reassures Hollywood “I want you to be happy.”
On Fight or Flight and Friendship.
Fight or Flight is a lot of fun. || Noah Berlatsky
Atom Egoyan's Exotica (1994), a carefully coordinated film of people in motion.
The devolution of the “kids movie” from The Bad News Bears (1976) to The Goonies (1985).
Havoc won’t inspire in the same way that The Raid did, but there isn’t much to complain about.
David Cronenberg’s overlong The Shrouds is sustained by its meta textual dead-wife scenes.
Another Simple Favor will go directly to Prime Video. This is a mistake.
People want to go to movie theaters, but they have no idea what’s coming out or when.
Did Disney’s expensive failure pave the way for a stronger vision of Dune?
While the Thunderbolts have amusing angst, superhero fans still have doubts.
Tarantino’s fanbase is divided.
De Palma and Cage are a gaudy carny dream team.
Looking back on the iconic LGBTQ film 20 years later.
Thirty years ago, Clueless offered an exciting future for high school comedies through literary allusions and cultural specificity.
De Palma’s masterpiece of incoherent sleaze.
It’s a mismatch of the director and the material.
Despite backlash against Emilia Pérez, director Jacques Audiard proved he’s one of cinema’s modern giants with his crime epic A Prophet.
The filmmaker talks about Trey Parker and Matt Stone's 2004 marionette masterpiece.
The filmmaker and actor talk about their iconic collaboration on the Stephen King adaptation.
The author of Red Carpet talks about the history of Hollywood caving to pressure from China for voluntary censorship and more.
The filmmaker and playwright talks about his new film Henry Johnson and the sorry state of Hollywood today.
The filmmaker gives advice to young filmmakers and talks about shooting his first feature for only $7,000.
Quentin Tarantino and the cast of Reservoir Dogs answer questions about the film near the beginning of the writer-director's career.
The cinematographer talks about his work with Wes Anderson on the 2014 film.
Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker talk about their work on 1980's Raging Bull.
The late actor talks about Tim Burton's 2005 Willy Wonka remake, Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein, and more.