I keep waiting to become more cynical about movies as a film critic. Every week I read one think piece after the next about how cinema is dying and no good movies are made anymore, but 2025 was packed ...

“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...

An original I.B. Technicolor print of "The Godfather Part II," Hitchcock's "The Birds" in 35mm and an in-person tribute to ...

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2023’s Mars Express is not only one of the best and most underrated sci-fi movies of the decade; it is also one of the best ...

We have arrived. The calendar has turned to January 2026, and the industry is holding its breath. Following a half-decade ...

When I came down with a cold the day after I saw the third and latest “Avatar” film, “Fire and Ash,” I half-wondered if I had ...

Even as the best films of 2025 linger in memory — it truly was a good year — we’re not sorry to flip the calendar page. Bring ...

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The acclaimed sci-fi film District 9, directed by Neill Blomkamp, is now available to stream on Netflix as part of the ...