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July 15, 2026
An <em>Odyssey</em> Deserving of the Biggest Screen Possible
Christopher Nolan successfully brings the epic into the IMAX era.
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June 26, 2026
The Superhero Movie That Crashes and Burns
Supergirl is a perfect example of wasted potential.
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June 19, 2026
A Modern-Day Playtime Nightmare
Toy Story 5 confronts a problem that today’s parents are all too familiar with: screen time.
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June 17, 2026
A Robin Hood You May Not Want to Root for
A mournful new film reimagines the classic do-gooder as an antihero.
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June 9, 2026
Spielberg Hasn’t Abandoned Hope for Humanity
The director’s Disclosure Day is an alien allegory for the current moment.
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June 5, 2026
Comedy’s Biggest Stand-Up Won’t Be Hollywood’s Next Leading Man
Nate Bargatze’s big-screen experiment is a bust.
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May 30, 2026
How to Make the End of World War II Feel Like a Surprise
The new film Pressure offers a freshly suspenseful take on D-Day.
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May 27, 2026
The 20-Year-Old Director Who Found Hell in Empty Hallways
With his film debut Backrooms, the YouTuber Kane Parsons reimagines mundane spaces as hallucinatory nightmares.
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May 22, 2026
The Goodbye Stephen Colbert Wanted to Say
The late-night host ended his talk show the way he started it—with empathy, and an eye for entertainment.
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May 20, 2026
A Putin Satire That Somehow Works
In The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law flexes his character-actor muscles as the Russian president.
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May 19, 2026
A <em>Star Wars</em> Movie to Fall Asleep To
The Mandalorian and Grogu is the franchise’s least essential entry yet.
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May 15, 2026
The Classiest Late-Night Host
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert has balanced earnestness with pointed gags.
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April 29, 2026
Miranda Priestley Hangs Up Her Own Coat Now
The Devil Wears Prada 2 finds the magazine industry in a much less glamorous place.
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April 27, 2026
Even Hollywood’s Funniest People Have to Compromise
One of comedy’s best leading men returns to cinemas with … an action thriller?
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April 18, 2026
A Beguiling Film About the Downsides of Pop Stardom
Mother Mary offers a spooky spin on what it takes to stay famous.
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