Interestingly, several perennially acclaimed titles from the NYT list — including “Moonlight,” “Get Out,” “The Social Network,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “Children of Men” — are nowhere to be found.
Read moreBrett Ratner’s $40M Melania Trump Doc Likely to Bomb, Under $1M Weekend
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, presales are atrocious for this doc, which Amazon/MGM is giving an exclusive theatrical run on January 30.
Read moreJamie Lee Curtis to Star in ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Movie — ‘Pitch Perfect’ Director to Helm
Sure, why not? Universal and Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis seem to believe there will be an audience for this one.
Read moreGore Verbinski Thinks Modern CGI is a “A Big Step Backwards”: “The Aesthetic of Games is Leaking Into Cinema”
Remember when CGI felt like pure magic? Think T-1000 in ‘Terminator 2,’ or the dinosaurs stomping through “Jurassic Park.” Those effects knocked our socks off in the ‘90s.
Read moreWhat is Steven Spielberg’s Best Film of the Last 20 Years?
In the last 20 years, Spielberg has transitioned from an exciting, daring filmmaker to an expert craftsman producing “mature,” old-school crafted movies.
Read moreChris Pratt-Starring ‘Mercy’ Debuts to Brutal Reviews — 22% on RT
Kazakh‑Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov — perpetrator of that “Ben‑Hur” remake — is back with “Mercy,” starring Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, and hitting theaters this Friday.
Read moreLee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ Will Premiere Fall 2026
It’s been a long, silent stretch since Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning” lit up Cannes in 2018. However, the revered South Korean filmmaker is now readying his return.
Read more‘Digger’ Will Have Tom Cruise in Heavy Prosthetics — Movie Shot ‘Birdman’ Style
One of the more intriguing mysteries of the 2026 movie season has got to be Tom Cruise’s role in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Digger.” What do they have in store for us?
Read more‘Masters of the Universe’ Has A Teaser: Who Is This $200M+ Nostalgia-Driven Movie For?
I just have a bad feeling about this one, and that’s despite Travis Knight’s involvement — he’s the director behind “Kubo and the Two Strings” and “Bumblebee.”
Read moreJames Gunn’s Batman Movie Has a Writer: Christina Hodson of ‘The Flash,’ ‘Batgirl,’ and ‘Birds of Prey’
For months now, James Gunn has been trying to keep it a secret who is writing his DCU’s next iteration of Batman, “The Brave and the Bold,” but now we have a name.
Read more‘Project Hail Mary’ is Already 2026’s First Oscar Contender?
We have just started the movie year, but Deadline’s Justin Kroll is already teasing us about a major 2026 Oscar contender.
Read more‘The Rip’ Tops Netflix Charts With Impressive 41.6M Views in Just Three Days
This is an impressive launch for a film with a $100M budget and marks Netflix’s strongest movie debut since last summer’s “Happy Gilmore 2,” which drew 46.7M views in July.
Read moreTom Ford’s ‘Cry To Heaven’ Starts Production — His First Film in a Decade
Ford’s first film in over 10 years has started production in Rome. A 10-week shoot is expected, with wrap happening sometime in late March.
Read moreLéa Seydoux Joins Charlie Polinger’s ‘Red Death’ — Mikey Madison Stars in Dark Comedy of “Revenge” and “Opium-Laced Orgies”
Charlie Polinger impressed many with his debut, “The Plague,” a visually audacious and thematically unflinching descent into the psychological torture of being a bullied teenager.
Read moreFirst Look: Amy Adams Seeks Comeback with Kornél Mundruczó’s ‘At the Sea’
Amy Adams, a six-time Oscar nominee, is a talented actress — I’d go as far as to say she’s reached greatness a few times in her career, but lately she’s been in a bit of a slump.
Read moreNetflix/Warner Bros. Deal Revised to All-Cash Offer; Netflix Says It’s Serious About Theaters — Exhibitors Aren’t Fully Buying It
The transaction’s overall valuation remains $82.7 billion, and the changes are widely seen as the reason shareholders are now moving more quickly toward a vote, slated for April 2026.
Read moreTom McCarthy’s ‘The Statement’ to Star Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti and Peter Sarsgaard — Shoots in February
McCarthy, an actor-turned-director, of course helmed the 2015 Oscar winner “Spotlight,” and also directed three indie gems: “The Station Agent,” “The Visitor,” and “Win Win.”
Read moreBerlinale Competition: Karim Aïnouz, Kornél Mundruczó, Lance Hammer — and Some Cannes Rejects
The Berlin International Film Festival has announced the titles selected for the Competition of its 76th edition, running from February 12–22.
Read moreJosé Luis Alcaine to DP Brian De Palma’s ‘Sweet Vengeance’
Alcaine is best known for his long-running collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar, having shot many of the director’s most iconic films
Read more‘Crime 101' Runtime is 145 Minutes, Rated “R"
“Crime 101” was stamped with an R rating by the MPA — and more intriguingly, I’m hearing the film clocks in at a hefty 145 minutes. Considering the novella it’s based on is just 50 pages long, they’ve really stretched this story.
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