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5 hours ago

We Need Old Filmmakers, but Why Are So Many of Them Obsessed with AI? - Opinion

A24 released Kane Parsons’ viral analog horror “Backrooms,” while Paul Schrader’s keynote promoted ChatGPT’s creative potential in Hollywood.
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fromArs Technica
7 hours ago

Reassessing 1986's SpaceCamp

SpaceCamp was released after Challenger, earned about $9.6M on a $25M budget, and is now often mocked despite its kid-focused 1980s space-program appeal.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
14 hours ago

Secrets, UFOs, and smokescreens: Why Washington is obsessed with extraterrestrials

Disclosure Day centers on officials stealing government UFO and extraterrestrial information and a system trying to stop its revelation.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
12 hours ago

Ethan Hawke reveals what career achievement 'The Lowdown' helped him reach

Ethan Hawke balances late-night Tulsa filming with Emmy promotion while starring as Lee Raybon in a second season raising personal and professional stakes.
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fromIndieWire
1 day ago

Raphael Bob-Waksberg Wants You to Know 'Long Story Short' Is 'Not a Tough Watch' - in Fact, It's Highly Rewatchable

IndieWire Honors Spring 2026 will celebrate TV creators, artisans, and performers, while BoJack Horseman is recognized for blending depression with dark comedy.
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fromInverse
1 day ago

48 Years Later, The Most Notorious Shockumentary of All Time Just Got A Huge Upgrade

Faces of Death is a faux-scientific compilation of real and staged death clips that provoked controversy, censorship, and box-office success.
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fromKotaku
1 day ago

Minecraft Movie 2 Reveals New Name And Kirsten Dunst As Alex

Minecraft Movie Squared is set for July 23, 2027, with returning cast, new characters, and a fan build challenge. Kirsten Dunst plays Alex.
#cannes-film-festival
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fromRoger Ebert
4 days ago

Cannes 2026: La Gradiva, Dora, Gabin

La Gradiva uses naturalistic performances and tender direction to revive past conflicts and map desire across time through misunderstanding.
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fromVulture
4 days ago

Cannes Is in Its Flop Era

Thelma & Louise combined daring themes with commercial success, and its Cannes-era imagery contrasts with later mainstream film risk aversion.
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fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

All the Films in Competition at Cannes 2026, Ranked from Best to Worst

Palme d'Or went to Fjord, a Romanian social drama set in a remote Norwegian town, amid a mixed Cannes lineup with notable thematic pairings.
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fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

The Kids Are Not All Right at Cannes

La Gradiva follows unruly French high-school seniors on a Naples and Pompeii trip, using identity crises and coming-of-age dynamics to drive character-driven drama.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Cannes closes without a big American Hollywood presence

Cannes ended with Park Chan-wook awarding the top prize to Romania’s “Fjord,” while standout films included Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma.”
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica's outlawed obeah belief system

Stew Peas portrays obeah-based spiritual healing and relationship binding through a detective’s unraveling as her maid uses menstrual blood in stew peas to control her husband.
#horror
fromInverse
3 days ago
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The Delirious 'Victorian Psycho' Gives Maika Monroe Her Best Role Yet

fromInverse
4 days ago
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The Most Experimental Thriller Of The Year Is About To Change The Genre For Good

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma follows a filmmaker remaking a slasher while confronting pleasure, sensuality, and death through a camp mystery.
fromInverse
1 week ago
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40 Years Later, A Maligned Sequel To A Horror Classic Is Better Than You Remember

Freeling family horror continued with Poltergeist II, matching the original’s themes while facing sequel comparisons and mixed reception despite strong box-office results.
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fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 days ago

Widow's Bay and the Genre Jump Scare

Sketch comedy creators increasingly succeed in horror by building anticipation and delivering either laughs or scares through ambitious, stylistically reverent storytelling.
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fromInverse
3 days ago

The Delirious 'Victorian Psycho' Gives Maika Monroe Her Best Role Yet

Maika Monroe delivers a twitchy, unsettling governess performance in Victorian Psycho, where propriety masks a psychotic, unreliable first-person narrator.
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fromInverse
4 days ago

The Most Experimental Thriller Of The Year Is About To Change The Genre For Good

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma follows a filmmaker remaking a slasher while confronting pleasure, sensuality, and death through a camp mystery.
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fromInverse
1 week ago

40 Years Later, A Maligned Sequel To A Horror Classic Is Better Than You Remember

Freeling family horror continued with Poltergeist II, matching the original’s themes while facing sequel comparisons and mixed reception despite strong box-office results.
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from48 hills
2 days ago

Screen Grabs: Feting a visionary film noir genius - 48 hills

SF DocFest and multiple overlapping film series continue to position San Francisco as a major cineaste hub.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu: I know about US culture. They don't know a damn thing about Mexican culture'

Alejandro González Iñárritu joined Mexico’s Colegio Nacional de México, becoming its first filmmaker member and linking cinema’s human reflection to education and cultural understanding.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

Cities paved with concrete: filmmaker John Wilson delves into the cracks of capitalism

Concrete dominates contemporary cities, shaping landscapes and politics while requiring constant renewal as it wears, cracks, and decays.
#ai-generated-film
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fromPetaPixel
1 day ago

A Feature-Length AI-Generated 'Live Action' Movie Is Premiering at Tribeca for Some Reason

A feature-length live-action film entirely generated by AI will premiere at Tribeca, costing $2,000 and using no cameras, actors, or sets.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

No cast, crew or cameras: AI-generated film set to premiere at Tribeca Festival | CBC News

Tribeca defends a low-cost AI-generated feature, citing boundary-pushing storytelling and emotional urgency despite widespread backlash over AI use.
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fromTheWrap
3 days ago

First Trailer for Fully AI-Generated Movie 'Dreams of Violets,' Premiering at Tribeca

A fully AI-generated live-action film, Dreams of Violets, will premiere at Tribeca, portraying Tehran protests through five strangers’ perspectives.
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fromConsequence
4 days ago

AI-Generated Iran Protest Film Dreams of Violets to Premiere at Tribeca Festival

Dreams of Violets, a fully AI-generated docudrama about January protests in Iran, premieres June 10 at the 2026 Tribeca Festival.
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fromPetaPixel
1 day ago

A Feature-Length AI-Generated 'Live Action' Movie Is Premiering at Tribeca for Some Reason

A feature-length live-action film entirely generated by AI will premiere at Tribeca, costing $2,000 and using no cameras, actors, or sets.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

No cast, crew or cameras: AI-generated film set to premiere at Tribeca Festival | CBC News

Tribeca defends a low-cost AI-generated feature, citing boundary-pushing storytelling and emotional urgency despite widespread backlash over AI use.
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fromTheWrap
3 days ago

First Trailer for Fully AI-Generated Movie 'Dreams of Violets,' Premiering at Tribeca

A fully AI-generated live-action film, Dreams of Violets, will premiere at Tribeca, portraying Tehran protests through five strangers’ perspectives.
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fromConsequence
4 days ago

AI-Generated Iran Protest Film Dreams of Violets to Premiere at Tribeca Festival

Dreams of Violets, a fully AI-generated docudrama about January protests in Iran, premieres June 10 at the 2026 Tribeca Festival.
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fromInverse
2 days ago

'Saw II' Director Reveals The One Way The Franchise Can Survive

Saw XI stalled at a managerial level, and Blumhouse’s acquisition of Saw rights may restore creative control to original creators.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

I found a place': how Backrooms captures the horror of sinister architecture

A portal to liminal backrooms turns everyday spaces into architectural horror, using dead-mall imagery and non-place concepts to create unsettling thriller visuals.
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fromPortland Mercury
2 days ago

Horrors of the Northwest - Portland Mercury

Richard Lyford created 1930s Seattle silent horror and sci-fi shorts using special effects, later restored and scored by Ed Hartman for modern screenings.
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fromIndieWire
2 days ago

Three Sequences in the 'Hacks' Finale Define Its Great Cinematography

Cinematography in the final episode uses intentional Paris locations, controlled lighting, and a carefully executed final shot to complete the series visually and narratively.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
1 day ago

Video: Opinion | What This Pixar Film Gets Wrong About Boys

Male characters are portrayed as emotionally incompetent, raising concerns about sexist stereotypes in mainstream animated storytelling.
#documentary
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fromThe Jewish Chronicle
2 days ago

Marvellous tale of a tough Jew from the Lower East Side who conquered the world - The Jewish Chronicle

Jack Kirby created Marvel’s iconic character lineup through a bold graphic style and fought for recognition against gangs, Nazis, and royalty and credit theft.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

The 20 best corridors in film ranked!

Corridors in film create dread and tension through forced perspective, claustrophobia, and suspenseful staging, often turning ordinary passageways into deadly or uncanny spaces.
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fromInverse
3 days ago

68 Years Later, A Shocking Horror Classic Will Finally Be Seen As It's Meant To Be

Repertory re-releases of classic films are drawing audiences, with Hammer preparing an uncut 1958 Dracula theatrical return for Halloween.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days ago

Camila Morrone takes center stage, free from the shadow of her past relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio

Camila Morrone’s acclaimed Netflix horror drama is driving major career momentum, with strong viewership and Emmy buzz building on prior awards recognition.
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fromFast Company
3 days ago

Like 'having sex and then they hand you the baby': A beloved animator on using AI

Punky Duck will use an Amazon AI production pipeline to accelerate animated series creation while keeping artists in control.
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fromIndieWire
3 days ago

Indie Film Needs a Better Operating System

A better operating layer across film phases removes bottlenecks and shifts value capture so indie filmmakers aren’t squeezed by dominant studios and streamers.
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fromKotaku
4 days ago

Hideo Kojima Collaborates With Prada On AI Slop Short Film

Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn are collaborating with Prada on an AI-generated short film for a New York fashion event.
fromInverse
4 days ago

63 Years Later, An Incredibly Influential Horror Movie Just Got A Long-Overdue Upgrade

The film keeps its scares both unseen and ambiguous (are the ghosts real, or is the doomed Eleanor having a complete mental collapse?), and confirms that the most terrifying things are often the ones we can't see.
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fromTime Out New York
4 days ago

You can step inside a real-life episode of 'Black Mirror' at The Shed this summer

An immersive attraction debuts in the U.S., placing visitors inside an original Black Mirror universe story featuring AI, virtual reality, and escalating malfunction.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
4 days ago

'Jaws @ 50' explores how the blockbuster changed movies, pop culture and shark science

“It's also archetypal characters, those three guys on the boat. We know them. And each of them represents a different aspect of mankind, if you will," he said. "And we don't know which one is going to survive.”
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#artificial-intelligence
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fromenglish.elpais.com
4 days ago

The contradiction of AI in cinema: Creators fear it, but the market and the industry embrace it

Cannes restricts AI use and warns of risks, while the Cannes Market accelerates AI-driven Chinese film production and promotion for sales.
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fromThe Village Voice
6 days ago

Ryan Kavanaugh and Acme AI & FX Bets on Artificial Intelligence to Reinvent Film Production Economics - The Village Voice

A production model using proprietary AI and grey-stage performance capture aims to cut below-the-line costs and shorten shooting schedules without replacing creative labor.
Independent films
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 days ago

The contradiction of AI in cinema: Creators fear it, but the market and the industry embrace it

Cannes restricts AI use and warns of risks, while the Cannes Market accelerates AI-driven Chinese film production and promotion for sales.
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fromThe Village Voice
6 days ago

Ryan Kavanaugh and Acme AI & FX Bets on Artificial Intelligence to Reinvent Film Production Economics - The Village Voice

A production model using proprietary AI and grey-stage performance capture aims to cut below-the-line costs and shorten shooting schedules without replacing creative labor.
fromInverse
4 days ago

Exclusive: 'Fuze' Clip Reveals What Happens When A Diamond Heist Goes Wrong

Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation. Amid the escalating tension and chaos, a daring criminal operation is set in motion-one that uses the evacuation as cover for a meticulously planned heist. As authorities race against time to contain the crisis, alliances blur and moral boundaries are crossed, the film deftly propels audiences through a series of calculated twists delivering a wildly entertaining ride
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Argentina needs to end its fantasy of being a European country': Lucrecia Martel on the story of a killing

A documentary links a church painting and tour guide claims to the erasure of Indigenous people, then centers on the 2009 killing of Diaguita leader Javier Chocobar.
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fromAnOther
4 days ago

Poison Girl Friend on the Love Story at the Heart of Her Favourite Film

Mauvais Sang captures youth love as urgent, destructive, and isolating while still showing the need for someone.
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fromKqed
5 days ago

This Summer's Best Movies, According to NPR | KQED

Multiple films release in June, including alien-themed conspiracy, a darker Robin Hood, Toy Story 5’s toys-versus-tech premise, a conversion-therapy horror, and time-displacement at sea.
#streaming
fromWIRED
1 month ago
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The 9 Best Movies to Stream This Month

Streaming releases this May offer varied travel-inspired settings and horror, action, and thriller stories across multiple platforms.
fromVulture
1 week ago
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The 8 Must-Watch Movies on Hulu This Month

Hulu offers a strong lineup of recent award-winning films and major blockbusters, with the Raimi movie as the top must-watch pick.
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fromWIRED
1 month ago

The 9 Best Movies to Stream This Month

Streaming releases this May offer varied travel-inspired settings and horror, action, and thriller stories across multiple platforms.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

The 8 Must-Watch Movies on Hulu This Month

Hulu offers a strong lineup of recent award-winning films and major blockbusters, with the Raimi movie as the top must-watch pick.
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fromIndieWire
5 days ago

'Backrooms' Director Kane Parsons Had to Choose Between College Apps and an A24 Deal

A young filmmaker adapted a viral liminal-horror IP into a Hollywood-polished horror film while keeping the DIY mystery of the original videos.
#star-wars
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu: streaming, strikes and Baby Yoda discuss with spoilers

The story reframes Star Wars from mythic fate to episodic frontier odd jobs, following freelance bounty work tied to criminal syndicates.
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fromThe Independent
5 days ago

The critics are wrong: The Mandalorian and Grogu is secretly a success

Grogu is a flawed film, but Star Wars’ broader franchise crisis drives its weak reception and box-office performance.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Mandalorian and Grogu shows Star Wars is a cursed franchise on the big screen at least

Star Wars remains commercially viable and creatively functional, but big-screen releases face criticism for feeling like expanded television content.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu: streaming, strikes and Baby Yoda discuss with spoilers

The story reframes Star Wars from mythic fate to episodic frontier odd jobs, following freelance bounty work tied to criminal syndicates.
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fromThe Independent
5 days ago

The critics are wrong: The Mandalorian and Grogu is secretly a success

Grogu is a flawed film, but Star Wars’ broader franchise crisis drives its weak reception and box-office performance.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Mandalorian and Grogu shows Star Wars is a cursed franchise on the big screen at least

Star Wars remains commercially viable and creatively functional, but big-screen releases face criticism for feeling like expanded television content.
fromFuturism
5 days ago

OpenAI's Attempt at an AI-Generated Pixar-Style Movie Is in Shambles

The film, “Critterz,” was intended to debut at this year's Cannes Film Festival, but missed out on that deadline after OpenAI shuttered its Sora AI video generator, Bloomberg reports. With OpenAI's “Toy Story” moment sounding like yet another shuttered dream, the film's creators are now looking for a new AI partner to continue making the film. In an interview with Bloomberg, co-producers Chad Nelson, an OpenAI creative strategist, and James Richardson said that they're now aiming to release “Critterz” in the first quarter of next year.
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fromScary Mommy
5 days ago

'Sinners' Halloween Horror Nights House Announced At Universal Orlando

Sinners will become a Universal Halloween Horror Nights 35 house set in 1930s Mississippi with vampires, juke-joint scenes, and immersive sensory scares.
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fromAnOther
5 days ago

An Interview With Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan's Master of Existential Cinema

A philosophical, process-driven samurai mystery centers on two Sengoku-era strategists trapped in a dungeon amid siege, murders, and deception.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

No Place for Football review battling ice and snow to play the beautiful game in Greenland

Greenland’s football playoff features underfunded teams facing harsh climate and travel barriers that limit matches and official support.
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fromRoger Ebert
5 days ago

Cannes 2026: Low Expectations, Death Has No Master, The Station

A musician’s depression intensifies under stardom pressure, leading to a quieter life with family support and part-time work.
#box-office
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

The Mandalorian and Grogu has lowest box office opening for a Star Wars film in Disney era

The Mandalorian and Grogu opened with the lowest Star Wars opening weekend since Disney took over, earning $102m domestic and $165m global.
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fromThe Independent
1 week ago

Star Wars spin-off tops box office as horror Obsession achieves incredibly rare feat

The Mandalorian and Grogu opened with $33 million in the U.S., is projected for $80–$100 million, and is expected to match Star Wars’ lowest openings.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

The Mandalorian and Grogu has lowest box office opening for a Star Wars film in Disney era

The Mandalorian and Grogu opened with the lowest Star Wars opening weekend since Disney took over, earning $102m domestic and $165m global.
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fromThe Independent
1 week ago

Star Wars spin-off tops box office as horror Obsession achieves incredibly rare feat

The Mandalorian and Grogu opened with $33 million in the U.S., is projected for $80–$100 million, and is expected to match Star Wars’ lowest openings.
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fromInverse
4 days ago

'Mandalorian And Grogu's Box Office Is A Historic Star Wars First - But Not For The Reason You Think

Solo’s weak opening and failure to reach $1 billion worldwide became a cautionary example for Star Wars’ survival.
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fromOpen Culture
6 days ago

Revisit Daily Life in China in 1917 Through Footage Enhanced and Colorized by AI

American audiences had limited, mediated views of China until World War I, when documentaries like A Trip Through China expanded access to information.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Kraken review fjord-based rampage is monster movie with environmental message

Marine researcher Johanne (Sara Khorami, cementing her Norwegian creature-feature credentials after Troll 2) is summoned to the Sognefjord after reports of mass salmon strandings. Her first port of call is the local fish farm run by Erik (Mikkel Bratt Silset), an old flame with whom she developed sonic delousing pods now used to keep the pens clean. But in a bid to impress Japanese investors, owner Avaldsnes (yvind Brandtzg) has cranked the tech up to the max, harshing the vibe not just for the wild salmon but the fjord's deep denizen too.
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fromInverse
1 week ago

32 Years Later, The Most Experimental Sci-Fi Film You've Never Heard Of Just Got A Huge Upgrade

A red haze from a landfill and corporate pollution drives a family’s fight for justice after their daughter is contaminated and disappears.
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fromInverse
6 days ago

The Best Part Of 'The Mandalorian And Grogu' Has Nothing To Do With Visuals

Ludwig Göransson’s score is the strongest element of Mando and Grogu, elevating tone and compensating for weak stakes and character growth.
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fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

Cannes 2026: The Birthday Party, When the Night Falls

A home invasion thriller centers on a family’s hidden deadly secret, revealed through prolonged threats and a charismatic antagonist.
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fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

Cannes 2026: The Dreamed Adventure, Too Many Beasts, Women on Trial, Che Guevara: The Last Companions

A slow, border-set drama in Bulgaria uses shifting loyalties, memory, and lawlessness to examine trust and regional history.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Stream On This Week: Two Very Bloody Brides and AARP Stranger Things

New streaming picks include The Boroughs and The Bride!, offering supernatural retirement intrigue and a meta Frankenstein remix with standout performances.
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fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

Cannes 2026: Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean, Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

Cannes Classics pairs David Lean and Bruce Dern bio-docs that connect career peaks with personal details, showing how admiration and risk shape filmmaking legacies.
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fromInverse
1 week ago

45 Years Ago, A Forgotten Sci-Fi Gem Revived A Long-Dead Genre

Outland adapts classic frontier western hardship into a claustrophobic sci-fi mining colony, where a performance-enhancing drug drives worker breakdowns.
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