‘Resident Evil’ Fans Will Regret Driving Away Zach Cregger

As the latest big-screen adaptation of the zombie video game series Resident Evil gears up for release next week, the film’s writer-director is dealing with a rabid horde of his own. While promoting t...

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This ’80s Movie Formula Is Still Hollywood Gold

The new Warner Bros. science-fiction thriller, The End of Oak Street, imagines a suburban neighborhood mysteriously transported to prehistoric times, where the unfortunate inhabitants try (and mostly ...

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Hollywood Directors — and Creativity — Aren’t Disposable

For the next stage of its evolution, the Jurassic World franchise will have to find a way with a new director. News recently broke that Jurassic World Rebirth director Gareth Edwards won’t be returnin...

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David Ellison’s 30-Movie Pledge Sounds Like Make-Believe

As Paramount waits for the antitrust trial over its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to start in March 2027, its chief executive, David Ellison, is bringing his perspective to the court of ...

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AI-Obsessed Filmmakers Are Making a Crucial Miscalculation

Established filmmakers haven’t minced words about their opposition to AI: Guillermo del Toro said he’d “rather die” than use generative AI, while James Cameron has called AI actors “horrifying.” Indus...

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'The Odyssey' Shows Studios When to Ignore Critics

Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster, The Odyssey, had a suitably epic opening weekend. The film grossed $264.1 million, becoming the biggest global launch in Nolan’s career. With such overwhelming ...

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Tennis.com Lived And Died With The Internet | Defector

A day after the French Open ended in May, the website tennis.com shut down its editorial operation. The brand dates back to the founding of Tennis magazine in 1965, and though the mag folded in 2022, ...

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Hollywood's Guaranteed Paydays for Stars Are Bad Bets Now

Rather than making a summer splash, Disney’s live-action Moana remake floundered at the box office. Opening with $43 million domestically against a $250 million production budget, the film is already ...

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The ‘Supergirl’ Flop Is Being Misread

Contrary to its title character, Supergirl did not take flight. The film grossed $38 million domestically in its opening weekend, less than one-third of what Superman earned in its debut last summer o...

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What ‘Widow’s Bay’ Can — and Can’t — Do for Apple TV

The island of Widow’s Bay may be cursed, but for Apple TV, the horror-comedy’s debut has only been a blessing. Since its premiere in April, the show has emerged as a genuine word-of-mouth hit, earning...

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‘Disclosure Day’ Underscores a Hollywood Marketing Dilemma

From Close Encounters of the Third Kind to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and War of the Worlds, a UFO-themed blockbuster from Steven Spielberg has long been a can’t-miss event, and this weekend was no ex...

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‘Scary Movie’ Cements Hollywood’s Spoof Comedy Renaissance

When Scream 7 arrived in theaters in February, the Ghostface turning heads wasn’t from the horror hit itself but from Scary Movie. The trailer for the long-running parody series’ sixth installment pla...

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YouTube as a Hollywood Talent Pipeline Comes With Caveats

A horror film performing well at the box office doesn’t turn heads on its own — the genre has become one of Hollywood’s surest bets in an uncertain theatrical landscape. What is surprising is how deci...

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‘Backrooms’ Is the Year’s Buzziest Horror Movie. Its Internet Origins Might Blow Your Mind.

What began as a creepy message board post has now become an A24 horror movie with a pair of Academy Award-nominated stars and a 20-year-old director. Here’s how we got here.

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Dear Disney, There’s Such a Thing as Too Much ‘Star Wars’

Memorial Day marks the official start to summer blockbuster season, and while a $100 million opening weekend would be a success for just about any franchise, Star Wars is saddled with Death Star-sized...

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‘Survivor’ Is Forgetting What Made It Survive

Three events helped define modern reality television: the O.J. Simpson murder trial, The Real World, and, of course, Survivor. When the latter premiered in 2000, it was like nothing else on American a...

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Hollywood Is Trading Cannes’ Uncertainty for Controlled Hype

With superyachts lining the harbor and strict dress codes for gala screenings, the Cannes Film Festival is a traditionally glitzy affair — and for decades, Hollywood has been its most glamorous tenant...

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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Delivers a Chic Eulogy for Print

In The Devil Wears Prada 2, the most striking update isn’t the fashion. It’s the collapse of the glossy world of fashion journalism that its characters inhabited in the original film. But the sequel d...

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Karl Urban’s 15 Coolest Roles, Ranked

The star of ‘The Boys’ and ‘Mortal Kombat II’ has been ripping one-liners as the go-to hardass on TV and in movies for more than 20 years. We ranked his very best work.

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30 years later, Mads Mikkelsen's crime-thriller trilogy hits even harder for its provocative director

Polygon goes deep with Nicolas Winding Refn on Pusher and more

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‘DTF St. Louis’ Has a Lot to Say About Male Friendship. Creator Steven Conrad Broke It All Down.

As HBO’s limited series reaches its unexpected ending, the man in charge adds some extra perspective on what it all means and what you should take away.

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‘Foundation’ Isn’t Homework—It’s a Deep, Fascinating Universe Worth Exploring

Apple TV+’s dense sci-fi series, which just concluded its third season, rewards attentive viewers and never forgets to entertain amid all the lore. But with shake-ups behind the scenes, what will the ...

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The 21st-Century That Guy Hall of Fame

You know them only as “that guy from that thing,” but make no mistake: Their on-screen presence is as unmistakable as it is essential.

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A U.S. Open Guide to the Americans’ Attempt to End a Men’s Grand Slam Drought

It’s been 22 years since Andy Roddick last brought home a Grand Slam title for American men’s tennis. These are the players best poised to break the curse.

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‘Waterworld’ Deserved Better

Thirty years since its release, the oft-derided Kevin Costner blockbuster has a surprising amount of longevity

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