Being Heumann Review: The Disability Representation We've Been Waiting For

We finally broke the Tod Browning "Freaks" record for most disabled cast members!

Thomasin McKenzie Reveals the Dark Backstory She Created for The Uprising [Video]

McKenzie also discusses becoming Audrey Hepburn and recreating her iconic voice

Practical Magic 2 Review: There's Little Magic Left in This Spell Book, And It's a Shame

Despite the return of almost the entire original cast this one dull, overlong endurance test

7 Best Things I Watched and Read in August

All the books and movie I recommend from the last month.

Is Hollywood's Nostalgia Train Headed for a Crash?

More signs modern culture might be dying on the vine.

How Steve McQueen Fought for Bullitt’s Legendary Car Chase, and Why the Studio Nearly Killed It

The most famous element of Steve McQueen's 1968 actioner almost didn't make it in

Another Year Around the Sun (This Time on Ghost)

My hopes for the future as I celebrate another year of The Film Maven.

Casper Kelly Reveals the Surprising Reason Buddy Had to Look Warm and Cuddly

And the classic film Kelly deliberately homaged in the movie.

The Dog Stars Review: Ridley Scott's Apocalyptic Drama Can't Find Its Way Home

Jacob Elordi can't do much more than be sad in this story of a boy and his dog.

Linda Fiorentino: Hollywood's Real Life Femme Fatale

This '90s indie darling is the prototype for "difficult," but is it deserved?

Ticklish Business Breaks Down the Top 3 Robert Redford Movies

The actor, who passed in September, never had any misses.

Popcorn Disabilities: I Love The Greatest Showman, But Do We Need a Broadway Show?

Disney's doing a stage musical and I'm still cringe about the whole thing.

Movie Reviews

It Ends Review: Alex Ullom's Directorial Debut Processes Gen Z Trauma In Haunting Thriller

Existenial dread dominates on this endless road

Journalism Is F*cked...

The State of Entertainment Journalism in 2026

Yes, it's still very much f***ed and we're all doomed.

Movie Reviews

The End of Oak Street Review: Anne Hathaway Battles Dinos In This Oddly Toned Spielberg Rip-Off

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but the movie works best when it throws that away

Theme Park

Bringing Obsession's Nikki to Halloween Horror Nights Is a Gross Idea, Here's Why

If this isn't proof most people don't care what the movie's about....

Publishing

Promoting a Book on a Budget, How-Tos and Suggestions

If "on a budget" means none.

Best Of Lists

6 Best Things I Watched in July

Last month had me seeing a lot of great things in a theater.

Podcast

How Audrey Hepburn Became a '60s Mod Icon (Ticklish Business Podcast)

William Wyler's "How to Steal a Million" tried to redo the heist film.

Movie Reviews

One Night Only Review: Will Gluck's Latest Rom-Com Is a Bit of a Cringe Fest

Dubbed "the sex Purge movie" this one certainly struggles with the foreplay.

The Trade

On Movie Moguls and Why Hollywood's A**holes Don't Deserve a Comeback

There's a reason Joseph Kahn ain't making movies, and it's not for a lack of douchebags

Movie Reviews

Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma Review: Jane Schoenbrun's Trippy Tribute to '80s Horror is a Winner

A wild, thought-provoking ride (complete with Counting Crows).

Interview

How Nicolas Winding Refn and Crew Crafted a Modern-Day Giallo With Her Private Hell

From the clothes to the hair, everything is impeccable

Movie Reviews

Tony Review: An Off-Beat Quasi-Bourdain Biopic

There's little Kitchen Confidential in this weird character study