“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” upends the conventions of the modern biopic. There’s no rise and fall, no decades-spanning journey, no career retrospective. Instead,...

Halloween is the one time of the year when blood-curdling screeches are a good thing, especially in media. Brought to us by horror icons like Jamie Lee Curtis and Neve Campbell...

“The House in the Cerulean Sea” by T.J. Klune If you were sucked into the magical worlds of “The Land of Stories” and “Harry Potter” books as a kid, then...

The movie poster is a sacred art. After all, it’s often the first thing you see that grabs your attention. Posters have the tough job of being aesthetically pleasing...

In a sweeping departure from his work for the past 23 years, Paul Thomas Anderson sets his latest film in the present. In fact, “One Battle After Another” feels so impeccably...

When you hear “film festival,” the first cities that spring to mind might be Cannes, Venice or Toronto. But rest assured, New Yorkers, there’s no place like home. Since its...

Some of the greatest soundtracks of all time consist of songs with an identity outside of the film itself — “Goodfellas,” “Pulp Fiction” and “Dirty Dancing”...

To say Martin Scorsese is a great filmmaker is nothing new. To say Scorsese was already a great filmmaker by his early twenties — when he wrote and directed three short films...

Consuming egregious amounts of media over the summer means optimized first-day-of-class icebreakers. If your hometown characters, family vacation quarrels or that investment banking...

Since their days on the sound waves of Disney Channel with the sibling band R5, brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch have known how to craft a catchy tune. R5 was known for its fun, youthful...

“A god from a machine.” That’s the translation for the iconic phrase “deus ex machina,” which the title for Alex Garland’s 2015 science fiction film “Ex Machina”...

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This National Poetry Month, if you are looking to be inspired,...

At this point, we’ve made it through the lion’s share of April showers, but the rainy season is far from over. There’s something about the gloomy weather that makes us somber,...

Some movies should be sure-fire hits. With the right cast and crew working together in perfect harmony, it’s hard not to make a good movie. “The Alto Knights,” the latest...

Nowadays, it seems like more and more acclaimed film stars are jumping ship to the world of streaming. Just take a look at the cast of Netflix’s new political-thriller limited...

At the Oscars, category fraud is nothing new. When it comes to award shows, movies often campaign their actors in the wrong category just for a better chance of winning. Look no...

This Black History Month and beyond, it’s important to spotlight the work of Black female directors, a historically underrepresented group in Hollywood — only 5.3% of directors...

When it comes to certain songs, we're grateful earbuds — and the private listening experience they offer — exist. However, these occasionally cringeworthy picks have earned...

When it premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, “The Brutalist” was hailed as the next great American epic. Even before A24 acquired Brady Corbet’s sprawling...

In trying times, political films are nothing new. One of cinema’s most essential functions is to inform its audience — to share the intricacies of another culture, another...

The 2025 Academy Awards are approaching, and with them come the inevitability that most people will only be talking about a handful of movies released in 2024. However, it’s...

“To the justice system. It ain’t perfect. But it’s the best we got.” So proclaims a defense attorney in Clint Eastwood’s latest courtroom drama “Juror #2.” At 94...

Tackling religion in a film is never an easy task. With centuries of context and an array of audiences both critical and staunchly supportive of religious institutions, someone’s...

The boxing film genre has been a staple of cinema since its inception — each filmmaker tackling these movies bringing a new perspective to the genre. John G. Avildsen gave us...

Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for “Transformers One.” It’s no secret that the trailer for “Transformers One” sucked. The teaser for the newest installment...