The Latest
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'Inside Out 2' Is Both a Major Comeback and a Bad Omen for the State of Pixar
By Jesse Hassenger •Pixar's latest sequel will further help kids process their emotions. But is it a fully formed movie, or a TED Talk? -
Stream It Or Skip It
Stream It Or Skip It: 'Six Schizophrenic Brothers' on Max, a Compelling but Chintzy Family-Tragedy Doc
By Jesse Hassenger •Six Schizophrenic Brothers is undeniably compelling material about multiple tragedies within one big family, but its treatment of mental illness doesn't dive in too deep. -
Happy Father's Day: Your New King of the "Dad Movie" Is ... Matt Damon!
By Jesse Hassenger •Is Damon the thinking man's Gerard Butler? -
Glen Powell May Be the Star of 'Hit Man,' but The Movie Wouldn't Work Without Adria Arjona
By Jesse Hassenger •Arjona's femme fatale/rom-com heroine hybrid is hard to pin down, and it makes the movie more exciting. -
Throwback
'Speed' at 30: How Keanu Reeves Sped Past Bruce Willis To Become The Perfect Action Hero For the '90s (And Beyond)
By Jesse Hassenger •In the mid-1990s, ripping off Die Hard became a genre onto its own. -
Ending Explained
Netflix's 'Eric' Ending Explained: Did Edgar Make It Home to Vincent?
By Jesse Hassenger •And how does it connect (or not) to what happened to Marlon? -
Ending Explained
'Godzilla Minus One' Ending Explained: Did They Kill Godzilla or What?!?
By Jesse Hassenger •Now that the most acclaimed Godzilla movie in years is on Netflix, it's time to talk about its ending. -
'Under Paris' Finally Puts Netflix in the Shark Movie Business
By Jesse Hassenger •If you can make it to the end, you'll be rewarded. -
Benedict Cumberbatch Pushed 'Eric' Into The Netflix Top 10 — But His "Mean Genius" Schtick Is Starting To Lose Its Luster
By Jesse Hassenger •Cumberbatch is doing his prickly-mean genius thing again in Eric, but it's the hook for a bigger story he winds up distracting from. -
Stream and Scream
'In a Violent Nature' Is the Unofficial 'Friday the 13th' Remake You've Been Waiting For
By Jesse Hassenger •Though it’s not an official remake, it often plays a voyeuristic dream of one. -
'Security,' a Mall Movie Starring Antonio Banderas, Refuses To Vacate The Netflix Top 10
By Jesse Hassenger •Antonio Banderas goes the Paul Blart route in this Netflix chart success. -
Disney Needs More Movies Like 'Young Woman and the Sea'
By Jesse Hassenger •Just a few live-action, non-franchise theatrical features can go a long way. -
Jennifer Lopez's Recent Run Of Increasingly Terrible Projects Proves She's Totally Fine Being A Fading Movie Star — But Not A Great Actress
By Jesse Hassenger •Her new movies make her look good, but not at acting. -
Zendaya will show us the way.
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The 'Mad Max' Franchise Is Ruthless About Replacing Its A-List Leads — And That's What Keeps It Vital
By Jesse Hassenger •Losing the original actors for Max and Furiosa might be a feature, not a bug. -
Does 'Babes' Offer Accidental Evidence That the Judd Apatow Era of Comedy is Officially Over?
By Jesse Hassenger •Babes has a familiar, Apatow-like mixture of raunchiness and heart. Is that no longer enough? -
The show airs live and streams on Peacock, of course, but millions also experience it on YouTube.
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Why the Ryan Reynolds Family-Friendly Rebrand Feels So Phony
By Jesse Hassenger •He comes across like a Gen-Xer trying to get people psyched about his selling out.. -
Ending Explained
'X-Men 97' Ending Explained: Who Were Those New Mutants We Meet in the Season 1 Finale?
By Jesse Hassenger •The X-Men are one big, dangerous family. -
Is 'Megalopolis' Going to Be Francis Ford Coppola's 'Phantom Menace'?
By Jesse Hassenger •Movie sickos across the globe answer: Let's hope so!