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The Future Is Female: How 'Blade Runner 2049’ Uses Gender
It doesn't pass the Bechdel Test, but the 'Blade Runner' sequel is unfortunately very honest about how gender could drift further from equality due to technology—unless we change its course.
Willem Dafoe on 'The Florida Project' and Why Horror Directors Make Good Superhero Films
Dafoe is currently on course for a Best Supporting Actor nomination.
The 18 Best Horror Movies of the 1960s
'Psycho' is amazing, but the 60s gave us many other great horror films—from psychological terrors to cheap exploitations to the very first slashers.
'Lucky' Review: A Fitting Swan Song for Harry Dean Stanton
Character actor John Caroll Lynch ('Zodiac') delivers much more than a simple ode to one of the greatest character actors of all time.
The 20 Best Film Noir Movies of All Time, Ranked
On the 20-year anniversary of 'L.A. Confidential' we put together a film noir list that'll hopefully create new fans of the genre, just like 'Confidential' did for us.
'mother!' Review: Resting WTF Face
Darren Aronofsky does his best Ingmar Bergman impression. And though it's repetitious and heavy-handed it's often bewitching and audacious.
'Downsizing' Review: The Future Has Some Heart (For a Change) | Venice 2017
Alexander Payne's sci-fi comedy is more akin to live-action Pixar than 'Black Mirror'.
'Columbus' Review: Haley Lu Richardson Lends Immense Heart to Architecture Porn
John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson co-star with some beautiful architecture in this visual essay that's slightly akin to 'Lost in Translation'.
‘Deliverance’ Has an Infamous Rape Scene, and Men Keep Failing to Understand It
45 years later and the subtext of John Boorman’s thriller is still widely misunderstood.
David Lowery on When He Felt Confident that People Wouldn't Laugh at 'A Ghost Story'
The 'Pete's Dragon' director discusses why he made the Casey-Aflleck-in-a-bed-sheet film in secret, hints at a very low production cost and the reward of having magicians on set.
Bong Joon Ho on Why He Chose a Pig for 'Okja', Working with Netflix
The 'Snowpiercer' director had much more freedom for his second (primarily) English-language film.
'Okja': Tilda Swinton and Giancarlo Esposito on Formative Pets, Netflix in Theaters
Mr. Puppy has a heroic story.
'Okja': Paul Dano, Lily Collins and Steven Yeun on the Power of Flatulence
The 'Swiss Army Man' star seems to always be around some unusual propulsion.
John Lithgow on How His Character Differs from Trump in 'Beatriz at Dinner'
The actor discusses Mike White's brilliance, Brian De Palma's courage, and playing Will Ferrell's dad in 'Daddy's Home 2'.
Teresa Palmer on Mommy "Murderinos", the Psychology of 'Berlin Syndrome'
The 'Hacksaw Ridge' actress talks candidly about her (and other mother's) obsession with true crime, why those serials weirdly make her feel safer, and offers an update on 'Lights Out 2'.
Salma Hayek on How 'Beatriz at Dinner', Her Dog's Death Unveiled "A Whole New America"
Things from Mike White's script keep coming true in both her personal life and in global politics.
'War Machine' Review: Brad Pitt Gets the Job Done
'War Machine' should please both sides of the aisle. This is a thoughtful and often hilarious anti-work war satire.
Exclusive: 20 Images from Xavier Dolan's 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan'
The first English-language film from the director of 'Mommy' includes an impressive cast of Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Jessica Chastain, Thandie Newton, Susan Sarandon and so many more.