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Disney is announcing a flurry of new Star Wars live-action TV projects this afternoon, among them an Obi-Wan Kenobi…

It may seem like a lifetime ago that Promising Young Woman debuted to intense buzz at the Sundance Film Festival,…

There are bad movies, and then there are the mystifyingly bad ones. These are the films that are stuck in the…

Any movie can achieve a moment of greatness. We’re talking about those few minutes that stick with you for a…

December 2020 has a lot of people thinking about Aubrey Plaza in a new way. Famous for her comedic portrayals of…

Parents, this is why you never leave your adopted magic baby unattended while he’s channeling the Force, even for a…

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

There’s a point in many gangster dramas where the wife, whether she be a shining symbol of redemption, a…

Once upon a time, movies and television were mortal enemies, and pretty easy to tell apart, too. But the lines that…

Unless the political landscape changes significantly over the next few years, the number of Americans facing an old…

It’s the final month of 2020, and we’re not much closer than we were all year to getting back to the status quo of…

You don’t have to actively hate Christmas to be a Scrooge in a Lifetime movie. All you have to say is, “It’s not my…

Next to its streaming competitors, HBO is a dinosaur. The original pay-cable network will celebrate its 50th…

Cinephiles tend to be a fragile lot to begin with, but going almost a year without seeing a movie in the theater has…

Holiday gatherings will look very different this year (they should all be virtual for obvious reasons), but trading…

Riz Ahmed has been getting positive buzz for his performance in Sound Of Metal, and rightfully so—he’s the glue…

To say that Star Wars properties have some tricky balancing acts to pull off is an understatement. There’s the…

The opening credits for FX’s latest miniseries pointedly read, “based on the novel by Rumer Godden.” Which is true: B…

It seems that the Academy Awards are still happening next year, just a little later than usual. What that means is…

Short films are an acquired taste, but once you acquire it, they can be addictive. As showcases for up-and-coming…