One Battle's Oscar Win Wasn't Historical But Gave Us a Glimpse of the Future

Mergers and moving to YouTube stood out more than the winners.

Final Oscar Predictions (Which I Might Throw Out on the Night)

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That Harvey Weinstein Interview and Bad Men Clickbait

It was bad, but not unexpected these days.

Project Hail Mary Review: Ryan Gosling Is the Starman In a Movie About Community Beyond the Stars

Gosling, practical effects, and puppetry make for a movie that's afraid to get cynical

Watching Megalopolis Reminded Me Why Francis Ford Coppola Was Once a Genius (But That's Over Now)

Everything that was once good about him is six feet under the CGI and green screen of this movie.

Eight Must-See Films This March

We've got you covered on what to add to your watch list this month.

9 Best Things I Watched and Read in February

I didn't have a Valentine, but had a lot of good movies and books!

The Bride! Review: This Bonnie and Clyde-Esque Monster Is a Wild Ride

The script suffers from some underdevelopment, but Buckley and Bale are pure magic.

Diane Keaton, Baby Boom and '80s Backlash Feminism (Ticklish Business with Kate Hagen)

This movie is so brilliant, and so 1980s

Scream 7 Forgot Some Fundamental Elements of the Franchise, and It Needs to Bring Them Back

Remember when these movies had something to say about the horror industry?

Hoppers Review: A Delightfully Off-Beat Tale of Animal Activism

Disney and Pixar's latest isn't afraid to be weird.

Scream 7 Review: Neve Campbell Returns to a Franchise With No Gas in the Tank

I know this won't be the final nail in the coffin, but it should be.

Journalism Is F*cked...

Mourning the Lies the Movies Taught Us About Being a Journalist

Journalism just looked better back in the 2000s.

Movie Reviews

Psycho Killer Review: We Need A Better Class of Satanist

A movie that feels as if it was unearthed forty years too late.

Movie Reviews

Ella McCay Is a Movie Out of Time (and a Bad One at That)

James L. Brooks makes a movie that feels at least 30 years too late

The Trade

Faithful or Hateful: Wuthering Heights and a Marketing Conundrum

People are disappointed the movie isn't like the book but who's fault is that really?

Podcast

Ticklish Business 224: Wuthering Heights (1939 with Frances O'Connor)

The "Emily" director joins Kristen and Emily on the Moors.

Interview

Ciaran Hinds and Polly Findlay Talk Amsterdam and Taking a Midwinter Break

The pair discuss working with Lesley Manville and the nature of adaptation

Women They Warned You About

Lupe Velez: The Burning of the Mexican Spitfire

Velez's story has a lot of people that wronged her, from bad boyfriends to equally bad press

Interview

If You Aren't Watching Ponies Its Creators Explain Why Its Worth the Binge

Susanna Fogel and David Iserson lay out how much of the show they've planned and more.

Interview

Gore Verbinski and Cast Talk the Urgency of Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die: 'The World Is Screaming the Answer' [Video]

Zazie Beetz and Michael Pena also break down their own antipathy to AI

Movie Reviews

Wuthering Heights (2026) Review: Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie Get Extra With Bronte's Novel

Emerald Fennell's latest is an maximalist take for a modern audience

Best Of Lists

6 Best Things I Watched and Read in January

A pretty stellar start to the year

Podcast

Ticklish Business 223: Doctor Dolittle (1967)

Is this the worst classic film ever made?