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If Pixar Must Keep Making Sequels, Make Them Like ‘Inside Out 2’
‘Inside Out 2’ expands the worlds of its characters to capture how our worlds get bigger with age. That, ideally, is what sequels can be for Pixar: a way to help guide young audiences through the turbulence of growing up.
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Netflix Is Going Live. The Networks Should Be Scared.
After Netflix secured NFL Christmas games rights, it’s clear the streamer is moving fast into the sphere of live broadcasting—a historic shift for a company that’s never made "appointment viewing" part of its business model
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How ‘Dune: Part Two’ Became the Movie Event of 2024
Three years ago it wasn’t even a guarantee that ‘Dune’ would get a Part Two, but the stars have aligned in a fascinating way since then
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The Year Netflix Ended the Streaming Wars
After a shaky 2022 in which it seemed like the competition was finally getting to Netflix, the company proved time and time again in 2023 that it has a hold on viewers like no other
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‘Blonde’ Is the First NC-17 Netflix Movie (and Probably the Last)
Streaming has changed the profitability equation for movies made for adults—but does any streaming platform want to make movies for adults?
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Viola Davis Has Entered the Action-Heroine Pantheon
With ‘The Woman King,’ the legendary actress has leveled up from a master of drama to a bona fide action star
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The Best Episodes of ‘Better Call Saul,’ Ranked
Looking back at the funniest, scariest, and most gripping hours of the show before its series finale
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We Need to Talk About Gordy
The appearance of a rampaging chimpanzee in ‘Nope’ might seem extraneous—but it’s actually a key to understanding the movie
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Jordan Peele Exists in a Space of His Own
Just three movies into his directing career, Peele has become the rarest of Hollywood anomalies: a filmmaker whose byline alone puts asses in seats
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Christian Bale: From Batman to the God Butcher
After taking off the cowl, the U.K.-born actor retreated to a version of Hollywood that hardly existed anymore. Now he’s back in a superhero movie, though he hasn’t lost any of the traits that make him one of our most visceral performers.