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The Stranger looking at the bartender in High Plains Drifter

A Clint Eastwood Western Has An Easter Egg Paying Homage To His Two Best Directors

By Quinn Bilodeau 1 hour ago

Clint Eastwood loves movies and proudly pays homage to those who helped him build his career as an actor in the films he now directs.

Willem Dafoe's unnamed character from Antichrist

The Reason Willem Dafoe Needed A Body Double On Antichrist Might Surprise You

By Witney Seibold 21 hours ago

While Antichrist features graphic sex scenes, Willem Dafoe's reason for using a body double in the film has nothing to do with him being embarrassed.

Kathy Bates as Dolores Claiborne looking concerned in Dolores Claiborne

Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Wrote The Most Underrated Stephen King Adaptation

By Pauli Poisuo 1 day ago

Andor creator Tony Gilroy also wrote this acclaimed Stephen King movie, which has somewhat fallen into obscurity (likely in part due to its complex premise).

The Thing and H.E.R.B.I.E. making dinner in the kitchen in The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Why The Summer 2025 Movie Season Was A Success, According To Rotten Tomatoes

By Witney Seibold 2 days ago

The 2025 summer box office might not have brought in the big bucks studios hoped for, but it was a critical success by Rotten Tomatoes' standards.

Frankenstein, Frankenstein's monster covered in dark winter clothing

Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein Makes One Major Change That Improves The Book [TIFF 2025]

By Michael Boyle 2 days ago

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is one of the most anticipated horror releases of the year and the director has finally explained the method to his monster.

A composite image of book covers for 1984, The Hunger Games, Brave New World, The Stand, and The Handmaid's Tale

The 15 Best Dystopian Novels Of All Time, Ranked

By Mike Bedard 2 days ago

From The Hunger Games to Brave New World, these are the best dystopian novels of all time, and many of them have been turned into movies and TV shows.

Joseph Cotten and Dolores Costello staring intensely at Dolores Costello as Isabel Amberson Minafer in The Magnificent Ambersons

An Orson Welles Classic Is Getting Destroyed Footage Remade In The Worst Way Possible

By Jeremy Smith 2 days ago

Just when you thought Orson Welles' classic film, The Magnificent Ambersons, had suffered enough, in comes the AI company Showrunner to inflict more harm.

Hamnet, Agnes watching the play Hamlet in a crowd filled with moved viewers

Chloé Zhao's Shattering New Film Proves Her Divisive Marvel Movie Was A Fluke [TIFF 2025]

By Michael Boyle 3 days ago

Marvel Studios' Eternals has its defenders, but it was not particularly well-received. Thankfully, Chloé Zhao's new film suggests Eternals was an outlier.

John Wayne as Sean Thornton sitting near a lake in The Quiet man

John Wayne Felt This '50s Rom-Com Was One Of His Best Movies

By Lee Adams 3 days ago

John Wayne and director John Ford made a lot of famous Westerns together, but Wayne felt that this romantic dramedy was one of their strongest collaborations.

5 Movies & TV Shows To Watch If You Enjoy The Paper

By Kieran Fisher 4 days ago

From a classic screwball comedy to a modern superhero show, here are five things to watch if you enjoy Peacock's The Paper, the spin-off of NBC's The Office.

Will thinking intensely in Good Will Hunting

Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting Featured A Cameo From A Controversial Director

By Witney Seibold 4 days ago

Good Will Hunting features a scene where Matt Damon briefly shares the screen with a controversial filmmaker who came to fame (make that infamy) in the 1990s.

Sebastian Stan in A Different Man, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Apprentice, Fresh, and Logan Lucky

The 15 Best Sebastian Stan Movies Ranked

By Audrey Fox 4 days ago

Sebastian Stan has crafted and developed quite the impressive filmography over the years. Let's check out his 15 greatest movies.

Clint Eastwood as Steve Everett looking distraught in True Crime

One Of Clint Eastwood's Biggest Box Office Flops Is An Underrated Mystery Gem

By Lee Adams 4 days ago

This Clint Eastwood vehicle was a major box office flop and part of a trend of glossy 1990s death penalty thrillers, but it's an interesting watch all the same.

Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko, Song Kang-ho in Parasite, Rachel McAdams in Red Eye, Alison Brie in Horse Girl, and Aubrey Plaza in Emily the Criminal in a composite image

The 15 Best Psychological Thrillers On Netflix

By Gregory Lawrence 4 days ago

For anyone with a Netflix subscription looking to binge a few incredible psychological thrillers, here are 15 movies that are simply must watch.

George Clooney as Michael looking at his son in his car in Michael Clayton

George Clooney Starred In An Oscar-Winning Movie From The Creator Of Andor

By Debopriyaa Dutta 5 days ago

In addition to creating Andor, Tony Gilroy was also responsible for writing and directing this Oscar-winning legal thriller starring George Clooney.

John David Washington as The Protagonist with the mask on his face in Tenet

5 Years Ago, Director Christopher Nolan Clashed With Warner Bros. Trying To Save The Box Office

By Ryan Scott 5 days ago

5 years ago, Tenet completely changed the trajectory of Christopher Nolan's career and the future of two different Hollywood studios.

David King in a blue suit in Highest 2 Lowest

Apple TV+ Users Have One Major Complaint About Spike Lee's New Movie With Denzel Washington

By Witney Seibold 5 days ago

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's new film, Highest 2 Lowest, has been mostly well-received, but there's one part of the Apple TV+ film that's baffling people.

Andy Dufresne, Moonlight Man, Pennywise, Annie Wilkes, Jack Torrance, and Danny Torrance

The 10 Best Stephen King Movies Ranked, According To Rotten Tomatoes

By BJ Colangelo 5 days ago

If you think you can guess the exact order of the 10 best Stephen King movies according to Rotten Tomatoes, think again.

The Box Office Flop That Nearly Ended Francis Ford Coppola's Career (But Is Actually Great)

By Jeremy Smith 6 days ago

This Francis Ford Coppola musical (undeservedly) flopped so hard at the box office that it nearly brought the revered filmmaker's career to a premature end.

Rebecca Ferguson deals with a nuclear missile attack as Captain Olivia Walker in A House of Dynamite

Kathryn Bigelow's Netflix Thriller Heralds The Distressing Return Of A Long-Dormant Hollywood Genre

By Jeremy Smith 7 days ago

Kathryn Bigelow's Netflix thriller A House of Dynamite promises to be an unbearably tense drama that revives a long-dormant genre from the Cold War era.

The Batman (2022) - Jim Gordon and Batman in Gotham police interrogation room together

The Batman's Jeffrey Wright Has The Perfect Response To Racist Jim Gordon Criticism

By Devin Meenan 8 days ago

Jeffrey Wright's performance as Jim Gordon in The Batman was one of the best in the film, and he rightfully has no patience for racists who won't get on board.

Channing Tatum grins as Mike Lane in Magic Mike's Last Dance

Channing Tatum Has One Big Regret About Magic Mike

By Jeremy Smith 8 days ago

Magic Mike's Last Dance was more of a whimper than a show-stopper, and Channing Tatum has one regret about how the film went down.

Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam with an angry look on his face in Black Adam (2022)

How Chasing The Box Office Damaged The Rock's Acting Career - And Why That's Changing

By Ryan Scott 9 days ago

Dwayne Johnson has discussed how focusing too much on the box office hurt his career and how he's taking a new approach, starting with The Smashing Machine.

A collage of Rhee Su-hwa (Jung Jae-young) in Welcome to Dongmakgol flanked by Park Moo-rang (Cha Seung-won) in 71: Into the Fire, Lee Jin-tae (Jang Dong-gun) in Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War, Tom Hudner (Glen Powell) in Devotion (2022), and Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland) in M*A*S*H

The 12 Best Korean War Movies Ranked

By Samuel Stone 9 days ago

From early depictions like The Steel Helmet to more recent releases like Devotion, here are the 12 best movies about the Korean War, ranked.

Al Pacino looking upwards as Tony Montana in Scarface (1983)

Al Pacino's Scarface Is A Remake Of This Banned '30s Crime Movie

By Lee Adams 9 days ago

The controversy around Brian De Palma's Scarface shouldn't have been surprising, seeing as the Al Pacino film was a remake of a banned 1930s crime classic.

John Wayne's John T. Chance is seen in closeup against a blue sky in Rio Bravo

John Wayne Suffered A Life-Long Injury Shooting This Forgotten Western

By Joe Roberts 10 days ago

While shooting one of his many Westerns, John Wayne suffered an injury that would end up bothering him for the rest of his life.

Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon smiling in The Lovely Bones

Steven Spielberg Produced A Mark Wahlberg Drama That Fired Ryan Gosling

By Witney Seibold 10 days ago

Steven Spielberg quietly produced this drama, in which Mark Wahlberg replaced Ryan Gosling after the latter was fired shortly before filming got underway.