David Sims
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Universal A Rare Slasher-Movie Sequel That’s Both Cerebral and Fun
The loopy and meta Happy Death Day 2U follows in the footsteps of its 2017 predecessor by being a surprisingly subversive work of horror.
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Fox Alita: Battle Angel Is a Living Cartoon of a Film
If you can get past the massive eyes of its robot heroine, Robert Rodriguez’s new action epic is a lot of dizzying, postapocalyptic fun.
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Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters / Cineberg / Shutterstock ... Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Crackpot Theories’ on How Moviegoing Has Changed
The director discusses his newest film, High Flying Bird, the allure of Netflix, and why his version of the Oscars wouldn’t be televised.
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Eric Charbonneau / Invision / AP Bryan Singer’s Next Project Collapses
Despite renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and unprofessional on-set behavior, the Bohemian Rhapsody filmmaker was slated to direct a new movie—that now appears to have fallen through.
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Netflix The Low-Budget Netflix Film Where NBA Players Overturn the System
Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird, which is shot entirely on iPhones, tells a fascinating story about upending the business of professional basketball.
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Lionsgate Liam Neeson’s Cold Pursuit Is Like Taken, but With Insight
The star’s new revenge thriller presents its pulpy violence with a degree of introspection that’s unusual for the genre.
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Warner Bros. The Lego Movie 2 Skewers Modern Pop Culture—And Chris Pratt’s Career
While not quite a masterpiece like the original, this delightfully chaotic follow-up pokes fun at the kinds of big-budget action movies and brooding-hero roles its star has embraced.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Oscars Is Prepared to Sell Its Soul for Better Ratings
The Academy has shown its willingness to diminish its stature as an institution that honors filmmaking in order to reach more viewers.
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Netflix Velvet Buzzsaw Is Pure, Absurd, Soulless Fun
The director of Nightcrawler reunites with Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo for a gleefully gory parody of the fine-art world.
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Amazon 6 Movies That Show How Sundance Could Save Hollywood
Several promising festival films—in genres that major studios tend to ignore—are getting snatched up by the likes of Amazon and Apple.
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Amazon How The Report Turned a 6,700-Page Torture Investigation Into a Political Thriller
“In the War on Terror, we slipped,” said Daniel J. Jones, whose inquiry into the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” program is the subject of a powerful new film.
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Automatik The Sundance Movies People Will Be Talking About for the Rest of 2019
First impressions of some of the festival’s buzziest films so far, including The Farewell, The Report, Late Night, and more
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Aviron Pictures Serenity Is a Film That Will Make You Question Reality
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway star in this baffling tale involving a giant tuna, a murder plot, and a twist that’s literally too silly to imagine.
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Fox In The Kid Who Would Be King, Arthurian Legend Meets Harry Potter
Joe Cornish’s fantasy-adventure film is a delightful, modern take on the popular “chosen one” narratives that have long dominated storytelling.
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Netflix Breaking Down the 2019 Oscar Nominations
Roma and The Favourite tied for the most nods in a year when a clear Best Picture front-runner never quite emerged.
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Big Beach What to Expect at This Year’s Sundance Film Festival
Independent cinema’s biggest event starts this week in Utah, kicking off the 2019 movie season.
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NBC The Lackluster Return of Saturday Night Live Had One Real Standout Moment
A delightful “Weekend Update” appearance from John Mulaney and Pete Davidson gave a jolt of energy to an otherwise uninspired episode.
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Netflix Why People Paid Thousands of Dollars to Attend a Doomed Music Festival
Two new documentaries—Netflix’s Fyre and Hulu’s Fyre Fraud—investigate the origins of a nightmarish event that went viral in 2017.
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Jonathan Wenk / Focus Features / Everett Collection What It’s Like Making Your First Film After 18 Years in ‘Movie Jail’
Mimi Leder, best known as one of the great TV directors, talks about her new Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic and why it took so long to return to the big screen.
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Netflix What Netflix Is Learning From the Massive Success of Bird Box
The streaming service’s surprise hit connected with audiences despite middling reviews and a glut of Christmas content to compete with.
