Fresh off the sale of his AI post-production and visual effects startup, InterPositive, to Netflix for over $500 million in cash, Ben Affleck steps into the roles of both director and lead actor for Animals. Originally intended as a vehicle for his frequent collaborator Matt Damon, who had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, …
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Directed by Aaron SorkinStarring: Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Bill Burr I’m a self-kidder. I told myself multiple times over the years that social media would not control my life, that I don’t have an addiction, that I’m not a doom-scroller, and that I don’t spend hours staring at feeds on any given …
Directed by Michael ShowalterStarring: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett Colleen Hoover has been on a roll of late with five big-screen adaptations of her literary work since the 2010s. The biggest so far has been the film It Ends with Us (2024), infamous for its behind-the-scenes troubles playing out in the tabloids as well …
Directed by Susanne Bier Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing In 1998, Practical Magic debuted on the screen, later extending its life on video shelves across the country and eventually coexisting among the millions of popular titles on the streaming platforms. Then, in 2026, comes …
Despite an uneven box office record in recent years, Ridley Scott can still command a massive budget. His latest film, an adaptation of Peter Heller’s 2012 novel The Dog Stars, is a post-apocalyptic thriller that starts as a meditative study of survival and loss before collapsing into familiar dystopian violence. Set in 2035, after a …
Directed by Jean-Francois RichetStarring: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller, Adrian Lester, Ramon Tikaram International action star Jason Statham once again graces the silver screen in director Richet’s latest action thriller, Mutiny. Now there’s nothing about this film that immediately differentiates it from my biased expectations—after all, it is a Jason Statham film. You know …
Director Sam Raimi first established his career with the 1981 low-budget horror classic, Evil Dead, launching a franchise that even saw a new theatrical installment this year. Unlike many directors whose roots are in horror, Raimi successfully expanded into other genres, most notably helming the blockbuster Spider-Man trilogy in the 2000s. My most recent experience …