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Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Made $3.5M This Weekend. Did You See It — and What Did You Think?

“Hope,” Na’s first film in ten years — his last one being the exemplary “The Wailing” —is a gloriously messy, blood-soaked sci-fi epic that may become a cult classic despite—or because of—its polarizing nature.

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‘Mr. Irrelevant' Trailer: David Corenswet's High-Testing Sports Biopic Got Jonathan Levine the ‘Days of Thunder 2' Job

The David Corenswet-starring "Mr. Irrelevant” is coming off strong test screenings that led Paramount to position Jonathan Levine's sports biopic for a Christmas Day wide release.

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Vertical Saves $100M ‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot! Targets Spring 2027 Release

Before practically going bankrupt, Row K had planned to release "Cliffhanger" in August 2026 on more than 3000 screens nationwide — hopefully with Vertical it hits as many theaters.

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Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Underwhelms With $29M+ Opening

Wait, what happened? Predictions had "Practical Magic 2" finishing in the $40M opening range after strong $4.7M Thursday previews and robust presales. Now it's struggling, and might not even hit $30M.

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David Fincher’s ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ FINALLY Has A Trailer! [Updated]

Netflix has finally decided to stop teasing us with cryptic teasers and has given us an actual trailer for “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” David Fincher's Quentin Tarantino-scripted 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' sequel.

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Made $3.5M This Weekend. Did You See It — and What Did You Think?

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Hope,” Na’s first film in ten years — his last one being the exemplary “The Wailing” —is a gloriously messy, blood-soaked sci-fi epic that may become a cult classic despite—or because of—its polarizing nature.

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‘Mr. Irrelevant' Trailer: David Corenswet's High-Testing Sports Biopic Got Jonathan Levine the ‘Days of Thunder 2' Job

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The David Corenswet-starring "Mr. Irrelevant” is coming off strong test screenings that led Paramount to position Jonathan Levine's sports biopic for a Christmas Day wide release.

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Vertical Saves $100M ‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot! Targets Spring 2027 Release

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Before practically going bankrupt, Row K had planned to release "Cliffhanger" in August 2026 on more than 3000 screens nationwide — hopefully with Vertical it hits as many theaters.

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Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Underwhelms With $29M+ Opening

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Wait, what happened? Predictions had "Practical Magic 2" finishing in the $40M opening range after strong $4.7M Thursday previews and robust presales. Now it's struggling, and might not even hit $30M.

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David Fincher’s ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ FINALLY Has A Trailer! [Updated]

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has finally decided to stop teasing us with cryptic teasers and has given us an actual trailer for “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” David Fincher's Quentin Tarantino-scripted 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' sequel.

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‘I Play Rocky’ Blows the Roof Off TIFF! Becomes Best Picture Contender, Critics Sharpen Knives

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

To say it blew the roof off the place would be an understatement. I don't think I've ever seen a Toronto audience — any festival audience — embrace a movie the way they did last night.

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Mahershala Ali Is Extraordinary in ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,' Strong Film With One Ending Too Many [TIFF]

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel killed “Blade,” so now here are Ali and Bassam Tariq with a small, strange, hand-made thriller in which Ali is a blade-carrying assassin. Nobody involved is pretending the timing is an accident.

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Zack Snyder Says He Still Hasn't Seen James Gunn's ‘Superman' — Months After Calling It “Amazing”

September 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier this year, Zack Snyder mentioned having seen James Gunn’s “Superman.” Heaping praise on it. Now he’s saying he actually hasn’t caught up with it yet?

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May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’ Wins the Golden Lion at Venice — Surprise!

September 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The short version: "Woman Unknown" was a compromise. The jury deadlocked over "Possible Love" and "NAZA," not able to com to terms, fell back on their #3, May el-Toukhy's film.

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Cory Finley's 'Reasonable People,' Starring Paul Rudd and Sam Rockwell, Shoots This Fall

September 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cory Finley, a talented filmmaker, has directed three films so far: "Thoroughbreds" (2017), "Bad Education” (2020), and "Landscape with Invisible Hand.”

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Bassam Tariq Says Making ‘Blade' at Marvel Was ‘“a Different Thing”: “Somebody Else Is Running This”

September 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Bassim Tariq was the first one in the chair. The "Mogul Mowgli" director spent two years building out the Mahershala Ali vehicle before exiting in 2022, and he's now letting the air out on this one.

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‘The Family Stone’ Sequel Greenlit at Searchlight, Fall Shoot, Reunites the Entire Cast — Except Diane Keaton

September 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Tyrone Giordano, Elizabeth Reaser, Paul Schneider, and Brian White will all be back.

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Critics Are Fighting About ‘Fjord’ at TIFF; Sebastian Stan: “Not A MAGA Movie”

September 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I was curious how Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" would be received this fall. The Palme d'Or winner has become a culture-war flashpoint, and critics are more split on it than you might expect.

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Sebastian Stan Thinks ‘The Batman: Part II’ Is ‘The Godfather: Part II’

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Oh, Sebastian Stan … he tells Variety that walking onto the set of "The Batman: Part II" gives him the feeling that he might be making "The Godfather: Part II." His exact words.

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Tom Six Says “Woke Is the Biggest Enemy of Art” as ‘The Onania Club' Hits 7 Years Without a Distributor

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The mystery behind ‘Onania Club’ continues. Only a handful of people have seen it. Among the few who got access was John Waters, who named it one of the best films of the year.

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Paramount and California AG Set October Settlement Talks Over $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Bid

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The timing is interesting. The settlement talks will occur nearly a month after the $7 million-per-day ticking fee start tabulating, which puts real pressure on Paramount to get this done.

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RUMOR: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Adam Wingard on Leaving ‘Godzilla x Kong’ Sequel: “The Best Decision I've Ever Made"

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Wingard confirms that after the last "Godzilla" movie, he and Legendary were deep into a third one — he'd already started filling the script with Easter eggs teasing another return. And then he bailed.

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‘The Fix,’ Starring Zachary Levi and Liam Neeson, Hits 19% on Rotten Tomatoes — Box Office Numbers Not Available

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“The Fix” might have set a record for the number of production credits: 46 producers are listed! Yeah, maybe that is a record. It’ll take half the end credits to name them all.

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Jessica Lange and Ed Harris' ‘Long Day's Journey Into Night' Lands September U.S. Release — 4 Years After It Wrapped

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Quiver, a tiny specialty distributor that makes even Vertical and Briarcliffe look behemoth, has picked up U.S. distribution of the long-delayed film from fellow micro-indie Blue Fox.

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Todd Field-Written ‘The Girls’ Sets Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic to Direct, November Shoot

Cinephiles another Todd Field movie, and although we might have to wait for his next directorial effort, “The Girls” will have to suffice for now.

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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