This Promising Thriller Goes Completely Off the Rails After a Promising Start

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This Promising Thriller Goes Completely Off the Rails After a Promising Start

Neighbors from hell. We've all had them at one point or another in life. And when the main complaint is noise in an urban (or suburban) area, the situation is just as common as it is stressful. Whether it's a…

This Vividly Realized Take On The Beloved Animated Classic Is Disney’s Best Live-Action Remake Yet

Beginning as almost a shot-for-shot remake and soon evolving into a more nuanced approach to its themes, Lilo & Stitch doesn't prove to be wholly necessary, but it does distinguish itself from the original. Starring Maia Kealoha as Lilo, Sydney…

Paul Mescal And Josh O’Connor Are Heartbreaking Enough [Cannes]

CANNES – Some films are so affecting, so arresting, they will stop you in your tracks. They will remind you of the joy of meeting your one true love for the first time. Movies so masterful they will make you…

The Raunchiest Show on TV Goes for the Heart at the Very End

Foul-mouthed animated TV series are nothing new. Shows like South Park and Family Guy have a lot to say in their more adult-oriented comedies, but Big Mouth is something different. The animated series debuted on Netflix in 2017 as the…

FX’s Chaotic Twenty-Somethings Comedy Has Trouble Finding Itself

Ah, to be a young adult on your own for perhaps the first time, finding your chosen family, and building the person you'll become. FX's Adults (originally called Snowflakes), executive produced by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw alongside a bevy…

Alexander Skarsgård Has Never Been Better Than In Harry Lighton’s Sexy Feature Debut Centering BDSM

Alexander Skarsgård has never been better (or hotter) than in his latest movie Pillion , an ultra-horny movie about a biker dom and his BDSM relationship with an eager young submissive, Colin (Harry Melling). Colin is the definition of a…

Jafar Panahi Crafts A Sublimely Layered Revenge Tale [Cannes]

In its original title, Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” calls its titular mishap “simple.” But his films observe no such thing as mere happenstance. It is late at night, and Eghbal (Ebrahim Azizi) is driving his wife (Afssaneh…

Guy Ritchie’s Latest Wants To Be the Next ‘Mummy’ but Settles on Being John Krasinski’s ‘Jungle Cruise’

When you first think of a Guy Ritchie movie, you probably think of foul-mouthed English gangsters, kinetic editing, and an array of quips thrown around simultaneously with all the carnage. Yes, Ritchie has branched out before; such was the case…

Nothing Good Comes From Mixing LSD and Baseball

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Poker Face Season 2 Episode 5. Season 2 Episode 5 of Poker Face is a return to basics if there ever was one. While last week's chapter of the beloved Peacock series…

Body Horror Meets Family Strife In Julia Ducournau’s Bleak & Brilliant Titane Follow-Up

Four years ago, French director Julia Ducournau won the Palme d’Or for her delightfully shocking film Titane with its story about grinding metal and gyrating bodies. Now, she returns to the Cannes with Competition film Alpha, a much more personal…

June Squibb’s Fibs Cross A Line In Scarlett Johansson’s Earnest Directorial Debut [Cannes]

CANNES – A little over a year since her breakout as a comedy action star in the 2024 art house hit “Thelma,” June Squibb’s late career renaissance continues. Her latest leading role? That of “Eleanor the Great” in Scarlett Johansson‘s…

Spencer Reid Finally Returns in J.J.’s Hour of Need

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3 Episode 3.Anyone who thought that last week's Criminal Minds: Evolution episode was a gut punch should have known that this week was going to hurt even more.…

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