Films

Matt Damon

'The Odyssey' Is Christopher Nolan's Most Haunting Epic About Being Seen

Jul 19, 2026

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4 min read

'The Odyssey' Is Christopher Nolan's Most Haunting Epic About Being Seen

Homer's poem becomes the most human film Nolan has made yet

JP Mangalindan

Bill Pullman

Thirty Years Later, 'Independence Day' Is Still the Ultimate Disaster Movie

Jul 4, 2026

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5 min read

Thirty Years Later, 'Independence Day' Is Still the Ultimate Disaster Movie

Director Roland Emmerich’s 1996 blockbuster is remembered for blowing up the White House, but its real staying power comes from the people standing beneath the wreckage

JP Mangalindan

Cary Elwes

May 10, 2026

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6 min read

Dispatch • Cary Elwes on 'The Princess Bride' and the Film’s Long Road Home

At Netflix Is a Joke Fest on May 4, the actor reflected on the late Rob Reiner, making the film, and the VHS-era magic that helped a modest theatrical release become a beloved classic

JP Mangalindan

La La Land

May 6, 2026

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3 min read

Needle Drop: 'La La Land’s' Ending Still Softly Hurts Nearly 10 Years Later

How a single melody turned the film’s tender, bittersweet ending into something you couldn’t quite leave behind

JP Mangalindan

Nicole Kidman

Apr 27, 2026

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4 min read

Sliding Doors: Nicole Kidman, 'To Die For,' and the Phone Call That Redefined Her Career

Meg Ryan and Patricia Arquette both passed. Then Nicole Kidman made a phone call to the director and made her case

JP Mangalindan

The Silence of the Lambs

Feb 8, 2026

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5 min read

At 35, 'The Silence of the Lambs' Still Knows Where Fear Lives

Clarice Starling’s journey reveals a more enduring truth: fear doesn’t roar. It waits. It listens. It watches

JP Mangalindan

Paul Mescal

Take Two: In 'All of Us Strangers,' Andrew Scott Comes Out to Claire Foy

Jan 28, 2026

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3 min read

Take Two: In 'All of Us Strangers,' Andrew Scott Comes Out to Claire Foy

A cinematic moment shaped by patience, uncertainty, and imperfect love

JP Mangalindan

Romance

Needle Drop: Timothée Chalamet’s Most Powerful Moment in 'Call Me By Your Name'

Jan 6, 2026

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3 min read

Needle Drop: Timothée Chalamet’s Most Powerful Moment in 'Call Me By Your Name'

A look at how Sufjan Stevens’s “Visions of Gideon” transforms the film’s final scene into an act of private mourning

JP Mangalindan

Lucy Liu

Jan 5, 2026

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4 min read

Dispatch • Lucy Liu Asks How Far Love Should Go in 'Rosemead'

During a screening in Los Angeles on Dec. 14, Liu and the filmmakers discussed the movie's devastating questions about love, responsibility, and moral limits

JP Mangalindan

Best Of

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As 2025 Ends: A Thank You—and One More for the Road

Dec 31, 2025

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6 min read

As 2025 Ends: A Thank You—and One More for the Road

With the year winding down, reflections and a haunting film that won't let go

JP Mangalindan

Movie

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Dispatch • Kate Hudson on 'Song Sung Blue' and Trusting Her Own Voice

Dec 22, 2025

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Dispatch • Kate Hudson on 'Song Sung Blue' and Trusting Her Own Voice

During a screening in Los Angeles on Dec. 20, the actress reflected on creative risk, music, and what it means to say yes to the right role

JP Mangalindan

Stephen King

Weekend Watch: 'The Shining' in IMAX, a Descent into Winter Madness

Dec 12, 2025

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Weekend Watch: 'The Shining' in IMAX, a Descent into Winter Madness

'The Shining' returns to theaters as a winter-bound study of isolation, paired with 'The Night House,' a quieter horror about what remains when the storm has passed

JP Mangalindan

Movie

Weekend Watch: Quentin Tarantino's Epic 'Kill Bill,' Uncut

Dec 5, 2025

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3 min read

Weekend Watch: Quentin Tarantino's Epic 'Kill Bill,' Uncut

A once-two-part saga now restored as one unrelenting ride: equal parts bloody vengeance and emotional reckoning

JP Mangalindan

Audrey Hepburn

Needle Drop: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and the Enduring Spell of 'Moon River'

Dec 4, 2025

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3 min read

Needle Drop: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and the Enduring Spell of 'Moon River'

How Audrey Hepburn’s gentle rendition turned a modest melody into an iconic screen moment and a classic song that shaped film music for decades

JP Mangalindan

Films

'Brokeback Mountain' at 20: A Love Story Ahead of Its Time

Dec 3, 2025

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5 min read

'Brokeback Mountain' at 20: A Love Story Ahead of Its Time

A look back at how a single summer on a mountainside defined two men’s lives and why their story still speaks with such force today

JP Mangalindan

Musicals

Weekend Watch: 'Wicked's' Spell, Then and Now

Nov 21, 2025

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3 min read

Weekend Watch: 'Wicked's' Spell, Then and Now

With 'Wicked: For Good' in theaters now, we look at both chapters of a story about friendship, power, and becoming

JP Mangalindan

Meryl Streep

First Impressions: How 'The Devil Wears Prada' Introduced Its Most Powerful Character

Nov 20, 2025

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3 min read

First Impressions: How 'The Devil Wears Prada' Introduced Its Most Powerful Character

The magazine editor’s first moments onscreen reveal everything the film wants to say about ambition, authority, and the cost of excellence

JP Mangalindan

Romance

20 Years Later, Keira Knightley Still Bewitches in 'Pride & Prejudice'

Nov 12, 2025

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6 min read

20 Years Later, Keira Knightley Still Bewitches in 'Pride & Prejudice'

Released in 2005, Joe Wright’s 'Pride & Prejudice' reimagined a literary classic with raw emotion and natural light, reminding audiences that love isn’t about performance so much as recognition

JP Mangalindan

Films

Plot Twist: 'Conclave' and Cardinal Benítez's secret

Oct 23, 2025

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2 min read

Plot Twist: 'Conclave' and Cardinal Benítez's secret

A locked-door election, a room full of secrets, and Ralph Fiennes caught between duty and doubt. In 'Conclave,' faith meets its most human test

JP Mangalindan

Films

Oct 15, 2025

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5 min read

Why Dog Movies Break Us

Dog movies don’t just make us cry, they remind us what love looks like when it stays

JP Mangalindan

Films

Oct 12, 2025

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4 min read

Diane Keaton’s Special Grace

The screen icon, who died on Oct. 11, was magnetic, disarming, and funny—making vulnerability feel like strength and turning simply being into a kind of art

JP Mangalindan

Kathy Bates

Oct 10, 2025

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4 min read

Weekend Watch: Kathy Bates, Now and Then

Two roles, 35 years apart, one lesson: Kathy Bates doesn’t need special effects or grand gestures to hold the screen. She just needs a camera that’s paying attention.

JP Mangalindan

Nicole Kidman

Oct 7, 2025

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5 min read

Deep Cut: Nicole Kidman and the Last Great Gothic

Before horror became loud and ironic, 'The Others' whispered through the fog as a ghost story built on empathy and denial, where silence carried more power than screams

JP Mangalindan

Animation

'Toy Story' at 30: Growing Up and Letting Go

Oct 5, 2025

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5 min read

'Toy Story' at 30: Growing Up and Letting Go

Three decades later, the film that changed animation reminds us that storytelling is still about heart, not hardware

JP Mangalindan

Movie

Sep 30, 2025

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2 min read

Off Script: Ryan Gosling in 'Barbie'

Gosling’s improvised cry of 'Sublime!' wasn’t in the script, but it captured Ken’s lovesick spirit so perfectly it became one of Barbie’s unforgettable moments

JP Mangalindan