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Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Met With Negative Reviews: “Catastrophe”

This, I did not expect. Sure, I figured Ben Affleck's "Animals" wasn't going to contend for Oscars in any way (it completely skipped the fall festivals), but for it to be getting such toxic reviews? That's unexpected.

The Atlantic's “Most Defining Films of the 2020s” List Is a Weird One

A few readers sent me this URL today, and the reaction was mostly confusion. "A very weird list,” one wrote. Many of these are not “defining” but rather a display of taste.

What’s Tom Cruise’s Best Performance?

Tom Cruise, 64, is one of the last remaining old-school movie stars, and with “Digger” now in theatres, many outlets have been ranking his greatest performances.

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Series Greenlit by HBO; Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Constance Wu to Return

Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu Henry Golding, and Ronnie Chieng will be back for a sequel to the mega-successful and well-reviewed 2018 romcom — but it’ll be in series form, airing on HBO.

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Movie Happening at Paramount — Is Keanu Reeves Starring?

Full disclosure: I had never heard of "Cyberpunk 2077" before today. Not once. That said, judging by how fast this announcement has gone viral, I'm clearly in the minority.

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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.

August 19, 2019

‘NAZA,’ From ‘No Other Land’ Directors, Joins Venice Film Festival Competition

August 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After much theorizing, the secret title has been added to complete the Competition lineup of the 83rd Venice Film Festival. It’s not a film that was on anyone’s radar, since it was shot in secret.

The film is “NAZA,” a new work by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors of the 2025 Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” It’s produced by The Guardian, and and executive produced by Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”).

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

“NAZA” will screen at the Venice Film Festival on September 10 at 5:15 p.m. in the Sala Grande at the Palazzo del Cinema. At press time, it is the only festival to have programmed the film.

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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.

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.

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.