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March 17, 2016
Elaine Teng
The best part of the new Ben-Hur trailer is Morgan Freeman’s hair.
March 15, 2016
PodcastWill Leitch, Tim Grierson
Grierson & Leitch Episode 8: 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Brothers Grimsby
March 11, 2016
Elaine Teng
Christopher Nolan goes One Direction.
March 10, 2016
Adam Peck
The Lonely Island is giving this whole Hollywood thing another shot.
March 9, 2016
PodcastWill Leitch, Tim Grierson
Grierson & Leitch Episode 7: Knight of Cups, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, London Has Fallen, and Film Fest Favorites
March 2, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 6: Oscars Recap, Triple 9, and Gods of Egypt
February 28, 2016
Elaine Teng
The Oscars are today. Here are all the movies you should know.
February 28, 2016
Alex Shephard, Elaine Teng
Which Films Will Win at Tonight’s Academy Awards?
February 26, 2016
Clio Chang
Apparently Gods of Egypt is really, really bad.
February 25, 2016
Tim Grierson
Triple 9: A Defiant, Stripped-Down, Neo-Noir Action Flick
John Hillcoat's latest film is a fun, nihilistic romp through genre cliché.
February 24, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 5: The Witch and the Oscars
February 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Jordan’s First-Ever Oscar Nominee Reimagines Lawrence of Arabia
"Theeb" remembers World War I from the Arab perspective.
February 18, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 4: Deadpool, Zoolander 2, and Where to Invade Next
February 18, 2016
Elaine Teng
Mustang: All the Real Girls
France's Oscar nominee is an intimate exploration of the lives of five sisters in a remote, conservative town on the Black Sea.
February 17, 2016
Elaine Teng
Saoirse Ronan is taking on another Ian McEwan adaptation.
February 12, 2016
Will Leitch
Deadpool: A Superhero Who Makes Fun of Himself
As Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds is an entitled, smarmy, and immature superhero—and he knows it.
February 11, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 3: Hail, Caesar! and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
February 4, 2016
Elaine Teng
The boardinghouse in Brooklyn is getting its own spinoff.
February 4, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 2: Sundance’s Highs and Lows
The best movies from the festival, and the film everybody's talking about.
January 29, 2016
Elaine Teng
Jacques Rivette, one of the last directors of the French New Wave, has died.

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