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  1. movie review
    Sing Sing Doesn’t Need a Movie Star’s TouchThe prison theater drama can’t square its naturalistic urges with its need to be an awardsy acting vehicle.
    By Alison Willmore
  2. remembrance
    Shelley Duvall Stood OutNo one looked like her. No one sounded like her. No one thought like her. And everyone in Hollywood knew it.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  3. rip
    Shelley Duvall, Terrified Mom in The Shining, Dead at 75Beyond Kubrick’s horror, the unforgettable actor starred in seven Robert Altman films.
    By Zoe Guy
  4. deep dives
    The Discomforting Legacy of Wendy TorranceShelley Duvall’s performance in The Shining is just one of the many bold, perplexing aspects of Stanley Kubrick’s beloved adaptation.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  5. super
    Inside Out 2 Flies Past Incredibles 2’s Box-Office RecordTo become Pixar’s new highest-grossing film of all time.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  7. coming soon?
    Horizon 2 Is Holding Its HorsesKevin Costner’s sequel is no longer releasing in theaters on August 16 as planned.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  8. the law
    Alec Baldwin’s Lawyer Plays Footage From Rust During Opening StatementsAlec Baldwin “played make-believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety,” the prosecution alleged.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  9. the law
    What’s Going on With Alec Baldwin’s Rust Manslaughter Trial?The second trial in the Rust-tragedy saga kicked off with opening statements today.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  10. carole cast
    Daisy Edgar-Jones Is Moving So Far Away From the Carole King BiopicBut the Beautiful musical adaptation is reportedly still going ahead.
    By Jason P. Frank
  11. trailer mix
    Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Have a Car-Accident Meet-CuteThe trailer for We Live in Time is sweet before it turns sad.
    By Zoe Guy
  12. from the archives
    From the Archives: Mickey Mouse Time at DisneyAfter a long hot streak, the studio looks goofy at the box office.
    By Jeanie Kasindorf
  13. sequelitis
    The Conjuring 4 Will Be Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Last CasePossessing theaters September 5.
    By Bethy Squires
  14. trailer mix
    Denzel Washington Gives Us a Giggle in Gladiator IIFor a trailer full of visual spectacle, two words from Denzel Washington steal the show.
    By Jason P. Frank
  15. coming soon
    Lena Dunham Is No Longer Making the Polly Pocket MovieEverything we know about this entry in Mattel’s toy cinematic universe.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. come on barney let’s go party
    What Else Is In the Mattel Films Toy Box?The Lena Dunham-directed Polly Pocket movie is no more.
    By Bella Arnold
  17. self-care
    Movie Masturbation Scenes, RankedIt’s been 25 years since Paul Weitz showed one of the goofiest ways to beat off in American Pie.
    By Caroline Madden
  18. finally by cece peniston
    Paramount Will, Ultimately, Dance in the SkyDavid Ellison’s Skydance is buying Redstone’s National Amusements and merging with Paramount Global.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. role call
    Anna Faris Answers Every Question We Have About Smiley Face“I couldn’t believe that this role was for a woman.”
    By Matthew Jacobs
  20. trailer mix
    Brad Pitt Is Zoomin’ Through the F1 TrailerIn the A Knight’s Tale school of “We Will Rock You” needle drops.
    By Bethy Squires
  21. celeb babies
    Margot Robbie Reportedly Adding to her Barbie DreamhouseShe’s gone from Barbie to Midge.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. obits
    Jon Landau, Avatar and Titanic Producer, Dead at 63He was remembered fondly by James Cameron, Kate Winslet, and more.
    By Bethy Squires
  23. going bananas
    Despicable Me 4 Turned the Box Office Red, White, and GruEarning the Minions franchise’s second-best July 4 performance.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  24. stories from the frontline
    What It’s Like to Work With Madonna on a Movie SetSpike Lee and eight other collaborators look back on the highs and lows of the queen of pop’s Hollywood career.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  25. at the box office
    Kids’ Movies Are Saving the Summer Box OfficeAfter a slow start to the season, Despicable Me 4 looks set to capitalize on the If-Garfield-Inside Out 2 family-film momentum.
    By Chris Lee
  26. what’s my motivation?
    Cate Blanchett Attributes Signing on for Borderlands to ‘COVID Madness’Like how some people made sourdough.
    By Bethy Squires
  27. coming soon
    It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s (Everything We Know About James Gunn’s) SupermanWill Reeve, son of OG Supes Christopher Reeve, will cameo.
    By Zoe Guy
  28. franchising
    Beyond the Trilogy: The 17 Best Part-Four MoviesFor some franchises, a fourth film is a jump-start that reminds us all why we loved these movies in the first place.
    By Matthew Jackson
  29. movie review
    The New Beverly Hills Cop Is a Predictable Retread, and I Don’t CareYou can (justifiably) complain about its flaws, or you can relax and groove on its recycled rhythms.
    By Jen Chaney
  30. remembrance
    No One Could Tee Up a Bullfrog Like Bill CobbsHe built a career on wise, one-shot characters, and he made everything from Demolition Man to The Sopranos better because of it.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  31. legacy crafting
    Eddie Murphy ‘Forced’ Himself to Change Beverly Hills Cop Laugh“In the ’80s, I was like, ‘I don’t want to be known for a laugh.’”
    By Zoe Guy
  32. best of 2024
    The Best Movies of 2024 (So Far)A sprawling western, a thrilling prequel, and a nonagenarian who finally gets a starring role worthy of her talents.
    By Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore
  33. from the archives
    From the Archives: David Denby on Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)“The original idea of the Axel Foley character … has been completely lost.”
    By David Denby
  34. from the archives
    From the Archives: David Denby on Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)“… The excruciatingly pragmatic Tony Scott, the director of Beverly Hills Cop II, is interested only in whipped-up excitement …”
    By David Denby
  35. from the archives
    Bewitched, Bored, and Bewildered: ‘Notes on Beverly Hills Cop II’From 1985: David Denby on the bad lessons Hollywood is learning from the success of Beverly Hills Cop II.
    By David Denby
  36. from the archives
    From the Archives: David Denby on Beverly Hills Cop (1984)“Murphy overwhelms everyone, even himself, with his gift of gab. He wants the world to be a faster place…”
    By David Denby
  37. health
    Jamie Foxx’s 2023 Hospitalization Happened After a ‘Bad Headache’“I was gone for 20 days,” he recalled.
    By Bethy Squires
  38. rip
    Chinatown Screenwriter Robert Towne Dead at 89He won an Oscar for his screenplay for the 1974 film.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  39. cameos
    RRR Fans Will Appreciate One Big Cameo in Kalki 2898 ADThe Telugu-language mythological sci-fi epic has a little something for everyone.
    By Siddhant Adlakha
  40. boston voice: wicked!
    Everything We Know About Wicked, If You Dare to Find OutWhat are you wearing to the Gladiator II–Wicked Part One double feature?
    By Jason P. Frank
  41. movie review
    Fancy Dance Expands the Lily Gladstone Heartbreak CanonErica Tremblay’s portrait of Indigenous womanhood is as idyllic as it is bristling.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  42. core memory
    Inside Out 2 Grows a Money Island After $1 Billion GloballyIt’s also the fastest animation movie to reach the milestone after 19 days.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  43. from the archives
    The Couple That Has Everything. Is Everything Enough?From 1973: Egon and Diane von und zu Fürstenberg are a contemporary version of the American Dream.
    By Linda Francke
    Photographs by Jill Krementz
  44. coming soon
    Paul Mescal Is ‘Big and Strong’ in Gladiator IIMovie-theater employees keep saying it’s “not November yet,” but we’re simply too seated.
    By Zoe Guy
  45. splits
    The Accountant 2 Better Be GoodBen Affleck sources continue to say he isn’t drifting apart from his wife — he’s just working.
    By Justin Curto
  46. vulture lists
    Every Kevin Costner Movie, RankedThe actor’s career is full of peaks, valleys, and Waterworlds.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  47. box office
    How Did A Quiet Place: Day One and Horizon: An American Saga Do at Box Office?Spoiler alert: both movies couldn’t catch up to Inside Out 2.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  48. movie review
    Catherine Breillat Is Back, BabyThe transgressive French filmmaker is in fine, fucked-up form with Last Summer, about a middle-age lawyer who starts sleeping with her stepson.
    By Alison Willmore
  49. movie review
    Welcome to the New Quiet Place, Same As the Old Quiet PlaceThe prequel A Quiet Place: Day One is being sold as an expansion of the horror franchise, but in many ways it’s merely a reiteration.
    By A.A. Dowd
  50. movie review
    I Never Want to See This Movie AgainThe Devil’s Bath, a twisted horror drama from the directors of Goodnight Mommy, is both deeply captivating and deeply upsetting.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  51. cowboys don’t cry
    You Cannot Make Kevin Costner Do Therapy on TVHe just wants to talk about his movie!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
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