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Past Lives Is Tasteful, Understated, and Unconvincing

 Celine Song’s directorial debut reaches for wistful romances but ends up just feeling calculated. By Alison Willmore
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Flamin’ Hot Has an Unintentionally Grim Message

 This corporate fairy tale, directed by Eva Longoria, is resolutely feel-good in a way that starts to feel bad. By Alison Willmore
cannes 2023

Cannes Is Over. Now What?

 The 2023 film festival has come to an end. Here are the movies to watch. By Rachel Handler and Bilge Ebiri
  1. movie review
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Is Ready to Be Consumed and ForgottenFighting robots are back, but does anyone really care?
    By Bilge Ebiri
  2. movie review
    Flamin’ Hot Has an Unintentionally Grim MessageThis corporate fairy tale, directed by Eva Longoria, is resolutely feel-good in a way that starts to feel bad.
    By Alison Willmore
  3. c’mon danny let’s go party
    Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling Leave a Life in Plastic for a Life of CrimeStarring in a period Ocean’s 11 prequel in Monte Carlo (Selena Gomez not included).
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. now streaming
    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendA robot gorilla has entered the chat.
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  5. let’s go party
    Breaking: Barbie Has Entered the Real WorldAnd she’s blasting PinkPantheress.
    By Jason P. Frank and Ashley Shannon Wu
  7. sundance 2023
    A Complete List of Films Sold at Sundance 2023 (and Their Price Tags)MUBI takes on the sexy, gay “meta-comedy” Rotting in the Sun from Sebastián Silva.
    By Zoe Guy
  8. marvel cinematic calendar
    Marvel Knows What You’ll Be Watching Through 2026From Charlie Cox in She-Hulk, to Charlie Cox in Echo, to Charlie Cox in Daredevil: Born Again.
    By Savannah Salazar
  9. tribeca 2023
    Robert De Niro’s Festival Will Hold a De Niro Con This FallA proud Martin Scorsese and an event-hopping Eric Adams helped deliver the news at Tribeca Festival’s private reception.
    By Zoe Guy
  10. tribeca festival
    12 Movies and Documentaries We’re Excited to See at Tribeca FestivalFrom a Rock Hudson documentary to a serial-killer buddy comedy to a live performance from Waitress’s Sara Bareilles.
  11. go go go yorgos
    Emma Stone Is in Her Frankenstein’s Monster EraYorgos Lanthimos, always doing the most.
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. best of 2023
    The Best Movies of 2023 (So Far)This year has delivered a bounty of independent, meticulously assembled cinematic stunners along with actually good superhero movies.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién, Bilge Ebiri, and Alison Willmore
  13. trailer mix
    Megan Fox Is Willing and Able to Beat Us All UpLights. Camera. Action! Action! Action!
    By Jason P. Frank
  14. trailer mix
    Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott Start a Fight Club to ‘Get Cooch’Desperate high-schoolers take desperate measures in Bottoms.
    By Zoe Guy
  15. the last time for real
    Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? Has No Trailer“This time we were like, ‘Eh, we don’t need to do that.’”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  16. the industry
    SAG-AFTRA Votes 97.91 Percent Yes to Strike AuthorizationSAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have until June 30 to reach an agreement.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  17. the birds
    Netflix’s Bird Box Is Migrating to BarcelonaWe vote the next one is set in Thailand … Oh wait, that’s just White Lotus.
    By Jason P. Frank
  18. for miles morales stans
    Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Is Coming to Our UniverseFine, we’ll wait nine months. If we have to.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. vulture lists
    Every Stephen King Movie, RankedThere have been more than 40 film adaptations of King’s work — how does The Boogeyman stack up?
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  20. documentaries
    Louis C.K. Me Too Documentary Dropped by ShowtimeCaroline Suh directed the feature about the comedian’s return.
    By Zoe Guy
  21. fancasts
    Oscar Isaac Wants Pedro Pascal in the Spider-Verse“He should be a Spider-Person, like a cranky, old Spider-Person.”
    By Bethy Squires
  22. spidey!
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Swings to $120.5 Mil Opening WeekendThe sequel to Tom Holland’s favorite Spider-Man movie has arrived.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  23. think pink
    Wait, Did Barbie Actually Cause an International Pink-Paint Shortage?It depends on who you’re asking.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  24. poor unfortunate soul
    Jonah Hauer-King Got Too Muscly for The Little Mermaid“We are not after the Incredible Hulk; we want a strong sailor boy.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  25. layoffs
    Lightyear Director and Producer Who Saved Toy Story 2 Among Disney Pixar LayoffsThe same producer who saved Toy Story 2 by having a backup file has reportedly been laid off.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  26. movie review
    Past Lives Is Tasteful, Understated, and UnconvincingCeline Song’s directorial debut reaches for wistful romances but ends up just feeling calculated.
    By Alison Willmore
  27. endings
    Let’s Talk About the Cliffhanger Ending of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseWhat’s next for Miles Morales? Sony and Marvel Studios may be working toward a similar goal from different ends.
    By Richard Newby
  28. vulture lists
    Every Spider-Man Movie Villain, RankedMany excellent actors have tangled with Spidey, but which of these foes had you (almost) rooting for them?
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  29. rust shooting
    Rust Settlement With Halyna Hutchins’s Family ApprovedThe cinematographer died on set after being shot with a gun held by Alec Baldwin.
    By Zoe Guy
  30. now streaming
    The 8 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendThwip!
    By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar
  31. sanctuary
    Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott on Their Dominatrix ThrillerThe friends talk about their highly choreographed psychosexual farce Sanctuary and their roles in Yorgos Lanthimos’s forthcoming Poor Things.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  32. prowlin’ around
    Across the Spider-Verse’s Goofiest Cameo Was 13 Years in the MakingSpideys aren’t the only multi-versal variants that pop up in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
    By Savannah Salazar
  33. movie review
    Is a Movie Called The Boogeyman Allowed to Be This Bleak?Rob Savage’s Stephen King adaptation is visually compelling but narratively inert.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  34. cannes 2023
    Cannes Is Over. Now What?The 2023 film festival has come to an end. Here are the movies to watch.
    By Rachel Handler and Bilge Ebiri
  35. movie review
    The Joyous Spectacle of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseAside from the “to be continued” ending, the new Spider-Verse is breathtaking.
    By Alison Willmore
  36. coming soon
    Dwayne Johnson to Star in Next Fast Movie After Making Up With Vin Diesel“HOBBS IS BACK. And he just got lei’d.”
    By Zoe Guy
  37. no jost zone
    Seth Rogen’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer Is Turtally FunTurts out for the boys.
    By Rebecca Alter
  38. do it for the kens
    Ryan Gosling’s Got This Ken-ergy, ‘If You Will.’He can’t stop talking about the role he was born to play.
    By Zoe Guy
  39. my sequel sense is tingling
    Spider-Man Producers Tease Many, Many Spider-FlicksLive-action Miles Morales and Spider-Woman movies are coming.
    By Bethy Squires
  40. crime
    L.A. District Attorney Will Not Pursue Charges Against Armie Hammer“At this time, there is insufficient evidence to charge Mr. Hammer with a crime.”
    By Bethy Squires
  41. newsies energy
    SAG-AFTRA Prepares Its Troops for the FightThe stars of SAG urge members to vote “yes” on strike authorization.
    By Jason P. Frank
  42. vulture lists
    Every Melissa McCarthy Movie, RankedShe hasn’t always found material worthy of her talents, but she always tackles it with gusto.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  43. vulture lists
    8 Essential Movies About the End of High SchoolWe tip our graduation caps to these senior-year films.
    By Brian Boone
  44. coming soon
    Martin Scorsese Wants to Make Another Movie About JesusHe told the pope, so it’s pretty official.
    By Bethy Squires
  45. movie review
    Sydney Sweeney Is Unreally Great in RealityThe Euphoria star plays whistleblower Reality Winner in an HBO film that turns the actual FBI interrogation transcript into a thriller.
    By Alison Willmore
  46. vulture lists
    All of Robert De Niro’s Comedic Roles, RankedAbout My Father is just the latest in a long line of comedies for the actor.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  47. cannes 2023
    Anatomy Of A Fall Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes 2023Previous winners include Triangle of Sadness’s Ruben Östlund and Titane’s Julia Ducournau.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  48. remembrance
    Kenneth Anger Never Cooled OffBut the filmmaker’s renegade aesthetic is all over the mainstream, from Martin Scorsese to David Lynch.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  49. box office
    The Little Mermaid Splashes Its Way to the Box OfficeThe film is estimated to earn $120–130 million over Memorial Day weekend.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  50. tiktokstreet diet
    I Let TikTok Control My Viewing Habits for a WeekWhat I learned from watching every TV and movie clip that popped up on my “For You” page.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  51. vulture lists
    19 Great Movies About Terrible VacationsMaybe just stay home?
    By Marianne Eloise
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