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Here Are the Sundance 2022 Films You’re Going to Want to See
We pick 16 favorites from this year’s all virtual event. Even better: Many already have distribution, some with release dates.
From 'WeCrashed' to 'The Dropout,' Why Is Grifter TV the Trend of the Moment?
There’s now a desire to go beyond the headlines and show these characters in a way that feels authentic.
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'Elvis' Review: Baz Luhrmann's Deliriously Awful Biopic Is 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at 4,000 M.P.H.
Cannes: Austin Butler gives a performance worthy of the King, but he’s buried alive under a rhinestone rollercoaster of weak biopic tropes.
Werner Herzog Is 80 and Loving It: ‘Time Is on My Side’
The filmmaker celebrates his birthday this week at Telluride with many new projects and even more ideas about cinema, civilization, and his long-term legacy, which he shared with IndieWire.
The 100 Best Movies of the '90s
’90s Week: From “Close-Up” to “Clueless,” and from “The Thin Red Line” to “Perfect Blue,” these timeless movies prove that the ’90s never…
Why HBO Max Removed 6 Streaming-Exclusive Movies, with More to Come
Warner Bros. Discovery leader David Zaslav takes no prisoners, but he will take tax breaks.
Godard's 12 Best Films: A Beginner's Guide to the Great Filmmaker's Work
The late director not only helped kick off the New Wave, he changed the language of cinema forever.
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