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Tom Ley

A super cute dog from the pet sematary:bloodlines trailer

This Is So Stupid

Apologies To The Makers Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Prequel, But I Would Call This Dog “My Little Sweetie Baby” And Rub Its Belly

Israel Daramola

Martin Scorsese and Michael Mann hanging out in 2004

The Boys Are Back In Movie Town

‘Bottoms’ Turns High School Into A Violent, Absurdist Playground

Soraya Roberts

Have You Seen Skyler Gisondo?

20 Years Later, ‘Oldboy’ Still Lives Up To The Hype

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


Nicholas Russell

Hey It's That Guy

Can Benny Safdie Just Make Himself Into A Character Actor?

William Friedkin attends the La Lecon De Cinema photocall during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2016 in Cannes, France.

In An Era Of Gnarly Filmmakers, William Friedkin Aimed To Be The Gnarliest

Ray Ratto

Barbenheimer: The Ratto Review

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the film Barbie

‘Barbie’ Was Born Out Of The Anxiety Of Modern Filmmaking

Hayley Atwell and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

‘Dead Reckoning’ Knows Exactly Who We Need Behind The Wheel

‘The Flash’ Resurrecting Christopher Reeve Is Nothing But Bad News

<div>Adam Charles Hart is an author, curator, and archivist who lives in Pittsburgh. His second book, &#8216;<i>Raising the Dead: The Work of George A. Romero, </i>will be out in early 2024 from Oxford University Press.</div>
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Adam Charles Hart

The Most Important Sports Movie Ever Made


<p>Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.</p>


Corey Atad

‘Across The Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Animation’s Pioneering Spirit

In Honor Of Cormac McCarthy, Let’s Reconsider ‘The Counselor’

It’s Good When Action Movies Remember To Be A Little Silly

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

Movies Have A Reality Disease. ‘Sisu’ Is The Cure

17 February 2023, Berlin: Matt Johnson, director, arrives for the photocall of the film "BlackBerry". Berlinale is one of the major film festivals and lasts until February 26, 2023.

‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Is Not Wearing An Outfit

Kelly Reichardt directing Michelle Williams on Showing Up

Indie Cinema Is Now Genre Cinema

An evil zombie poking its head up from behind a black wall, and at the bottom it says DIRECTED BY GEORGE A. ROMERO. And zombie has baseball stitches on his head. And then above there are comic word bubbles that say things like "OJ SIMPSON" and "BRUNO SAMMARTINO" and "REGGIE JACKSON" and "FRANCO HARRIS"