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kryptonite Sept. 18, 2023

Tim Burton Is in a ‘Quiet Revolt’ Over a Cameo in The FlashThe cameo referenced Burton’s lost Superman Lives movie from 1998.

By Alejandra Gularte

screen time Sept. 6, 2023

The Decomposition of Rotten TomatoesThe most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip.

By Lane Brown

explainer Aug. 25, 2023

The Flash Leaves Behind a Mystery Even Three Batmans Can’t SolveWho killed Nora Allen? The Flash is potentially saving the answer for a sequel that’ll never get made, but we can look to the comics for answers.

By Eric Francisco

trailer mix Aug. 24, 2023

Everything We Know About How Dune 2 Is Doin’From its new release date to Austin Butler lookin’ like a worm in the trailer.

By Rebecca Alter

we live in a society (it’s pink) Aug. 16, 2023

Barbie Wins Box-Office Beach-Off Against The Dark KnightSublime! Barbie is now the biggest domestic Warner Bros. release.

By Bella Arnold

apologies Aug. 1, 2023

Warner Bros US Apologizes for Barbenheimer MemesAfter their Japan division released a statement calling it “extremely regrettable.”

By Alejandra Gularte

close read July 28, 2023

What Is Greta Gerwig Trying to Tell Us?From Barnard to Barbie, the director has always been interested in female ambition, including her own.

By Allison P. Davis

box office beatdown June 21, 2023

The Flash Flops at the Box OfficeNeither Ezra Miller nor anthropomorphized water hit with audiences.

By Jason P. Frank

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A Ranking of the Ridiculous, and Real, Characters in How To With John WilsonWe ranked the ridiculous — and very real — characters throughout the series so far.

By Rayna Rossitto

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Succession Was Anti-Wealth In a Rare and Beautiful WayIt flies in the face of the notion that wealth is everything.

cannes 2023 May 25, 2023

In the Bathroom Lines at the Super-Parties of CannesDescending into the festival darkness with Harrison Ford, The Idol’s cast, Leo, Marty, and more.

By Rachel Handler

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The Poem That Could Explain Succession’s EndgameThere is one thing connecting all of the Succession finales to date.

By Helen Murphy

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5 Essential Episodes of Clone HighThe animated cult classic is back for a reboot on Max.

By Paul Schrodt

cinemacon 2023 Apr. 26, 2023

The Flash Gets Praise (and Backhanded Compliments) After First Screening“Audiences want nostalgia, and they want feel-good. Execution is less important,” said an executive from a competing studio.

By Chris Lee

oscars 2023 Mar. 13, 2023

Now, That Wasn’t So Hard, Was It?These back-to-basics Oscars rebuked not just last year’s disaster but the whole concept of “fixing” the Oscars.

By Bilge Ebiri

drawing conclusions Mar. 13, 2023

Every Oscar Winner for Best Animated Short Film, RankedFrom its earliest honorees to the present, the Best Animated Short category doubles as a history of the ever-changing medium.

By Jeremy Fassler

adventures of davey zazz Feb. 23, 2023

Warner Bros. and New Line to Forge More Lord of the RingsWhy not turn The Hobbit into five movies? or ten?

By Rebecca Alter

truce Feb. 13, 2023

Leslie Grace and Brendan Fraser Bonded Over the Batgirl CancellationFraser immediately called Grace once they learned of the cancellation alongside everyone else.

By Alejandra Gularte

crime Jan. 24, 2023

Adult Swim Ends Relationship With Justin Roiland of Rick and MortyAfter the co-creator and voice actor was charged with two counts of felony domestic violence.

By Hershal Pandya

imagine no possessions Dec. 14, 2022

Patty Jenkins Says She ‘Never Walked Away’ From Wonder Woman 3Jenkins says that she was “open to considering anything asked of me” to make the project work after her original treatment was rejected.

By Rebecca Alter

hollywood hirings Oct. 25, 2022

James Gunn and Peter Safran to Co-Lead the Newly Named DC StudiosGunn continues to play for both teams (Marvel and DC).

By Jason P. Frank

again with this guy! Oct. 12, 2022

More Layoffs Hit the Animation Group at Warner Bros.Cartoon Network Studios and WB Animation feel the squeeze.

By Rebecca Alter

lawsuits Sept. 27, 2022

Warner Bros. Sued for Allegedly Embellishing Subscriber NumbersReportedly overestimating by “as many as 10 million subscribers.”

By Alejandra Gularte

hbo axe’d Sept. 13, 2022

Warner Bros. Discovery Isn’t Done With Layoffs YetWith every high (winning the most Emmys) comes low lows (losing a chunk of your ad-sales team).

By Savannah Salazar

trailer mix Sept. 9, 2022

The Black Adam Trailer Gives Villains RepresentationAnd Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson plays the bad guy (duh).

By Jason P. Frank

bat news Aug. 23, 2022

Batgirl Directors Say Warner Bros. ‘Blocked’ the Unfinished FootageAnd would need a lot of work to be the next Snyder Cut.

By Jason P. Frank

oz-ish Aug. 15, 2022

Kenya Barris Is Off to See the (Reimagined) Wizard of OzThe Black-ish creator will write and direct a new take on the 1939 musical movie.

By Jennifer Zhan

long-term goals Aug. 4, 2022

DC Will ‘Reset’ With a Marvel-esque 10-Year Plan“And as part of that, we’re going to focus on quality,” said Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

By Jennifer Zhan

san diego comic con 2022 July 21, 2022

The 5 Biggest Storylines to Follow at This Year’s San Diego Comic-ConSeveral major Hollywood studios that sat out the convention even before the mask era (including Marvel) are headed back down Highway 5 to San Diego.

By Chris Lee

the industry July 19, 2022

Warner Claims Push for Snyder Cut Was Amplified by Fake AccountsAnd insiders allege that Zack Snyder helped manipulate the social-media movement, though the director denies it.

By Jennifer Zhan

today in conglomerates Apr. 26, 2022

TBS and TNT Scripted-Show Development Killed by Warner Bros. DiscoveryNot very funny.

By Rebecca Alter

deleted scenes Mar. 25, 2022

Hear Barry Keoghan’s Joker Laugh in This Deleted Scene From The BatmanWhat’s so funny?

By Jennifer Zhan

resurrections Mar. 4, 2022

Will Smith Somehow Returning for I Am Legend Sequel With Michael B. JordanWe’ll have to see how Warner Bros. brings his character back.

By Jennifer Zhan

a painted smile Mar. 4, 2022

About That Cameo at the End of The Batman“Gotham loves a comeback story.” Does it, though?

By Roxana Hadadi

movies Mar. 2, 2022

Several Major Studios Pause Releases in Russia Due to Invasion of UkraineAffected titles include The Batman, Turning Red, Belfast, and Morbius.

By Jennifer Zhan

lawsuits Feb. 8, 2022

Warner Bros. Is Being Sued for Releasing The Matrix Resurrections on HBO MaxVillage Roadshow, the film’s co-producer, is in its Scarlett Johansson era.

By Jennifer Zhan

egot it all! Oct. 26, 2021

Billy Porter Looks Camp Right in the Eye As Director for HBO Max FilmFuture EGOT winner Porter is ready to shine behind the camera.

By Alejandra Gularte

allegations Oct. 20, 2021

Ruby Rose Alleges Dangerous Conditions, Injuries, ‘Bullying’ on Batwoman SetWarner Bros. TV calls Rose’s allegations “revisionist history” in a new statement.

By Rebecca Alter

industry goss Sept. 14, 2021

Christopher Nolan Takes His Next Film to Universal PicturesFriendship over with Warner Bros., now Universal is his best friend.

By Zoe Haylock

disney Aug. 3, 2021

What Does the Black Widow Lawsuit Mean for COVID-Era Movies?Scarlett Johansson’s complaint against Disney is a reaction to a rescaling of studio ambitions during the streaming wars.

By Chris Lee

based on a true story July 28, 2021

Will Smith Is Venus and Serena’s Undeterred Father in King Richard BiopicRichard Williams raised two of the greatest athletes of all time.

By Cydney Lee

ip freely July 26, 2021

The Future of Entertainment Is Just More and More and More of ThisTwo critics wonder if Space Jam 2–style IP mining is a brief trend or something that could alter the entertainment timeline for good.

By Alison Willmore and Jen Chaney

the dc universe May 30, 2021