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‘Weapons’ Scares Up $42.5 Million
Zach Cregger's twisty horror film about a group of missing children is lifting ticket sales as summer movie season draws to a close.
Sony Pictures has released an official behind-the-scenes vignette for 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' giving fans a look at the first day of production.
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'Freakier Friday' Is One of the Rare Studio Films to Shoot in L.A., but the Original Coleman Family House Was Lost in L.A. Fires
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Freakier Friday,” which is now in theaters. “Freakier Friday” takes place in the same sun-kissed version of…
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Will the Oscars Leave ABC? Why the Hulu-Disney+ Merger Could Prevent a Split and Benefit Both Sides
Disney’s planned 2026 integration of Hulu into Disney+ could represent more than streaming consolidation — it creates unprecedented opportunities for both Disney and the…
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‘Cruel Summer’ Season 3 in Development at Hulu and Freeform With Olivia Holt Returning (EXCLUSIVE)
Maybe it’s not such a cruel summer after all. Variety has learned exclusively from sources that a third season of “Cruel Summer” is currently in development at Hulu and…
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Now That They’ve Relaunched, How Will DC and Marvel Avoid the Same Old Downward Spiral?
'Superman' and 'The Fantastic Four' had the advantage of origin-story simplicity. But as the new universes get busy, is fatigue destined to set in?
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Reviews
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‘Weapons’
The kids are far from all right in a hypnotic horror mystery that pits parents against teachers, exploring the fear and anger that consume an American community when 17 children up and vanish.
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‘Freakier Friday’
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis in a sequel that kicks up the body-swap complications but not the comedy. The characters don't seem different enough from themselves to allow the joke to detonate.
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‘An Officer and a Spy’
Released in the U.S. six years after its Venice debut, Roman Polanski's film about the Dreyfus affair is a lavish drama that still feels lacking, maybe because Polanski thinks it's about him.
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‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’
Amy Berg's reverent documentary captures the late rocker who sang like Nina Simone crossed with Robert Plant crossed with an angel. It shows you that Buckley could have been a staggeringly huge star.
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‘Interior Chinatown’
'Interior Chinatown' Struggles to Turn an Allegorical Novel Into a Show
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‘Dune: Prophecy’
HBO Prequel Series 'Dune: Prophecy' Capably Tailors the Epic Franchise to Television
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‘Landman’
Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' Gives the West Texas Oil Fields the 'Yellowstone' Treatment
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'The Day of the Jackal’
Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch's 'The Day of the Jackal' Is an Exhilarating Assassin Thriller
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‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’
Billie Eilish and producer Finneas keep up their winning streak with a surprising and intimate third album.
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‘Atavista’
Childish Gambino's latest is a masterpiece, and a kaleidoscopic showcase for his seemingly endless talents.
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‘Dark Times’
Vince Staples searches for light on his new album, his most vulnerable project to date.
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‘Radical Optimism’
Dua Lipa's new album is a joyous blast of pop savvy.
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‘An Enemy of the People’
Sam Gold's production is an actorly face-off between Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, but the script ultimately let's the audience off the hook.
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‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
Patricia Clarkson gives a luminous performance in an otherwise uneven revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama.
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‘Tommy’
Strictly for the boomers.
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‘Water for Elephants’
The stage adaptation has escapism, enchantment and heart, all elevated to new, literal heights that blend theater and cirque.
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