One Movie's Box Office Success Points To The Sad State Of Affairs Right Now
Illumination's Migration is still in the top five at the domestic box office. But the film's success speaks to a larger issue the industry is facing.
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One Of 2024's Scariest Movies Isn't Horror – And It's Ripped From The Headlines
A scary Sundance doc called War Game looks ahead to another possible post-election insurrection – this time involving members of the active duty military.
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Netflix's Head Of Film Is Leaving, And The Streamer's Movies May Never Be The Same
Scott Stuber, who has overseen Netflix's original films since 2017, is on his way out. Will Netflix's strategy undergo a drastic shift after his exit?
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Disney Got Shut Out For Best Animated Feature At The 2024 Oscars – And This Is Awesome For Animation
If Disney stops seeing their animated movies become award winners, it might finally get the studio to change its tired formula.
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The 2024 Box Office Is Off To A Rough Start – And It Won't Get Better Any Time Soon
Holdovers from 2023 are barely keeping theaters afloat, but the early days of 2024 have not provided the hits the entertainment industry needs to thrive.
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Yes, You Should Be Worried About Beetlejuice 2
In the David Zaslav era, no Warner Bros. movie is safe. But even beyond that, Beetlejuice 2 has an uphill climb to greatness.
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The Best Jump Scare In Recent Memory Was Strategic Perfection
The toy phone jump scare in Kyle Edward Ball's Skinamarink was terrifying for the same reason the Bilbo Baggins scare in The Fellowship of the Ring shocked me.
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Terrible Marketing Ruined One Of The Most Astonishing Movie Moments Of The Year
Tom Cruise's cliff jump in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One should have been a triumphant, fist-pumping moment. Instead, it was met with a shrug.
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The Best Bumblebee Scene In Rise Of The Beasts Was Pure Transformers Magic
The "Mama Said Knock You Out" moment from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts represents everything a Transformers movie can and should be. (Bumblebee rules.)
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After Mean Girls, Seven Other 2004 Films Need The Musical Treatment
With the new Mean Girls musical in theaters now, let's take a look at some different films from 2004 that might make for fun movie musicals.
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Lucasfilm Might Have Made A Huge Mistake With The Mandalorian Movie
With the The Mandalorian and Grogu film, Lucasfilm is betting mainstream audiences will be interested enough in these characters to show up to theaters.
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Everyone Is Ignoring A Great Ben Affleck Movie As We Head Into Oscar Season, And I'm Sick Of It
Ben Affleck's Air is ostensibly about how Nike courted Michael Jordan with the Air Jordan sneaker, a shoe that became a sensation. But it's about much more.
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How Barbie And Bottoms Fought The Patriarchy, Literally
Barbie and Bottoms are two of the best movies of 2023, and they both took unique approaches to fighting the patriarchy. Here's how they did it.
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The Most Devastating Scene In The Iron Claw Mirrors One Of The Sopranos' Secret Strengths
The wrestling drama The Iron Claw and the TV classic The Sopranos share one thing in common: the supernatural exists.
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2023's Domestic Box Office Topped $9 Billion – Here's What That Means For 2024
Industry analysts expect 2024 to be a down year compared to 2023. But here's what last year's successes tell Hollywood about how to try to recreate those gains.
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U2's Bono Worked On One Of The Year's Most Unexpectedly Beautiful Films
The short film Peter and the Wolf, an adaptation of the Sergei Prokofiev symphony, features artwork based on Bono's illustrations.
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The Taste Of Things Is One Of The All-Time Best Films About Food
Director Trần Anh Hùn's fantastic French drama The Taste of Things has instantly catapulted into the pantheon of the all-time best food movies.
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Netflix Might Be Making A Huge Mistake With Its Wednesday Spin-Off
After the success of Wednesday, Netflix is expanding its Addams Family universe of shows. But is centering the next one on Fred Armisen the right move?
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Poor Things Just Cracked The Box Office Top 10 In A Remarkable Way
Yorgos Lanthimos' dark science-fiction comedy Poor Things broke into the weekend box office top 10 despite showing in fewer than 100 theaters.
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Tom Cruise Should Take This Lesson From Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson made a decision this week that could completely alter the trajectory of his career. Will Tom Cruise ever make a similar decision? (He should!)
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The Purge Series Is The Most Political Horror Franchise In History (Really)
The Purge movies are the most overtly political film franchise in American history. These films are not afraid to get in your face with their messages.
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The New Mr. And Mrs. Smith TV Series Makes A Big, Smart Change From The Movie
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine lead Prime Video's Mr. and Mrs. Smith show, which makes a smart conceptual change from the 2005 Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie film.
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Studio Ghibli's The Boy And The Heron Just Made History At The Box Office
Hayao Miyazaki's first film in 10 years, The Boy and the Heron, just became the first original Japanese animated movie to top the U.S. box office charts ever.
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Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé Has A Major, Oscar-Worthy Element
Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé has the most impressive editing you'll see in 2023, and you won't believe the number of editors required to make it happen.
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The Classic (& Not-So-Classic) Movies Disney Needs To Re-Release Next
On today's /Film Daily podcast, Ben and Brad talk about Wonka and list films Disney could put back in theaters in 2024 to help bolster the release calendar.
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Why Godzilla Minus One's Box Office Makes It Such A Surprising Hit
On today's episode of the /Film Daily podcast, Ryan and Ben talk about Godzilla Minus One's box office performance and look ahead to the first half of 2024.
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Bob Iger's 'Supervision' Comment About The Marvels Crossed A Line
On today's episode of the /Film Daily podcast, Ben and BJ talk about Bob Iger's absurd comment about The Marvels and whether the Disney CEO is losing his touch.
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