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‘Eddington’ Review

Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal square off in Ari Aster's brazenly provocative Western thriller.

By Owen Gleiberman

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Kristen Stewart's ‘The Chronology of Water’ Earns 4-Minute Cannes Ovation

The unflinching portrait of abuse and addiction marks the star's directorial debut.

By Ellise Shafer, Zack Sharf

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: Ralph Fiennes attends "The Return" Preview Screening at The British Museum on April 09, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Casts Ralph Fiennes as President Snow

The Oscar-nominated actor will play President Snow in 'Sunrise on the Reaping.'

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Charter, Cox Strike $34.5 Billion Merger Deal to Create Cable Behemoth

The move comes at a time when traditional cable companies face an exodus of subscribers who are more interested in streaming video.

By Brian Steinberg

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 04: (L-R) Executive Producers Rob Worsoff, Jack Osbourne, Ken Licklider, Owner of Vohne Liche Kennels, and Danny Parker, Head of police training, Vohne Liche Kennels, Bobby Roettger, Head of Military Operations, Vohne Liche Kennels, K.C.Licklider, Trainer, Vohne Liche Kennels, and Luther McDonald, TEDD Lead Instructor, Vohne Liche Kennels speak onstage during the "Alpha Dogs" panel discussion at the National Geographic Channels portion of the 2013 Winter TCA Tour - Day 1 at Langham Hotel on January 4, 2013 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

No, Homeland Security Has Not Backed a Reality Show Awarding U.S. Citizenship — But It Could Still Happen

The Department of Homeland Security is criticizing a report by the Daily Mail that suggests it might take part in a reality show that would offer immigrants a chance to…

By Michael Schneider

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Morgan Wallen performs onstage during Morgan Wallen's Dangerous Tour, Night 2 at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on September 25, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)

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Why the country bad boy's music Is Trump-coded.

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A silly but satisfying homicidal series of unfortunate events. The franchise gets resurrected for a sixth installment, whose doomed characters learn that Death's design runs generations deep.
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Florence Pugh leads a motley team of D-list antiheroes in a film that mixes self-deprecating jokes and mental health concerns, relying on deep knowledge of obscure characters to make sense of the MCU.
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Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!