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‘One Minute to Midnight’ Review: A Stellar Cast Deliver Interesting but Overly Preachy Disquisitions on the Changing Nature of Male-Female Relations
Nicolas Pariser makes solid, philosophically absorbed films — like “The Great Game” and “Alice and the Mayor” — that ...
10 Movie Trilogies That Peak With Their First Chapter
From the comedy chaos of The Naked Gun to the fantasy allure of Pirates of the Caribbean, these famous trilogies all ...
Alexandra Pechman‘s TIFF Drama ‘Magazine’ Takes a Nostalgic Look at New York’s Last Gasp Before the Digital Age
Alexandra Pechman dipped into her own story for “Magazine,” a coming-of-age tale set in the early 2010s in a New York...
“Don’t Look Back in Anger” Turns Old Tension Into New Joy
In 2009, when Oasis broke up at Rock en Seine in Paris, I was there. In the throes of swine flu, I clutched a box of ...
Steven Wilson Announces New Album, Unleashes Single “Requiem for a Village”: Stream
The new album features narration by David Tennant written by XTC's Andy Partridge. Steven Wilson Announces New Album,...
20 Years Later, ’Death Note’s Most Chilling Scene Is Still Impossible To Forget
Death Note delivered its most chilling moment when Light manipulated and killed Naomi Misora, destroying any claim th...
‘SNL U.K.’ Cast on Wanting ‘Bigger Swings and Some Sex Sketches’ in Season 2, Bloody Backstage Mishaps and if Jack Shep’s Princess Diana Will Return
“SNL U.K.” returns to screens on Sep 12 for season 2, Sky’s high-profile U.S. import splashing down into Britain’s na...
Puerto Rican Trans Rapper Villano Antillano Opens Up About Leaving Her “Deeply Misogynistic” Home Island
The artist became the first trans and nonbinary artist to enter Spotify’s Global Top 50 following her breakout collab...
‘Lovers in the Blue Night’ Review: Anuparna Roy Returns with a Dreamy, Pained Drama About Desire and Displacement
Venice: Four restless migrants in Mumbai grapple with forbidden desires and lost futures in this compelling tale from...
Venice Days Winners: Argentinian Director Maria Aparicio’s ‘Sadness Sometimes, Sometimes Rebellion’ Claims Top Prize
Argentinian director Maria Aparicio’s drama “Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion” — which mixes personal and polit...
How Variety Covered 9/11 Attack and Its Aftermath 25 Years Ago
On Sept. 11, 2001, after the deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S. in history, Variety reporters and editors swung i...
‘A Bit of Light’ Review: A Life-Affirming Drama About a Suicidal Iranian Doctor
Although its story unspools on the precipice of the U.S.-Iran war, Ali Asgari’s gentle family drama “A Bit of Light” ...
‘A Bit of Light’ Review: Ali Asgari’s Iranian Answer to ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Is a Bit of a Miracle
Venice: On the eve of the current Iran war, a doctor prepares for suicide in a day-in-the-life drama that offers a mi...
‘Uptown Prep and Downtown Weirdness’ Meld in J. Crew and Ekhaus Latta’s New Limited-Edition Collection
J.Crew is heading downtown. The American retailer has teamed up with New York label Eckhaus Latta on a limited-editio...
Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2026 Vegas Shows with Criss Angel, Return of Nita Strauss
The new run of "Welcome to Our Nightmare" shows are set for November and December. Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2026 V...
My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse Unveil Neil Young Covers for Tribute Albums: Stream
Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 arrive November 6th with new covers from My Morning Jacket, ...
Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Makes $4.7 Million in Previews
After a record-breaking run at the box office, it turns out “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is no match for the witchy po...
New Folk Horror Movie Officially Turns Religious Fanaticism Into a Nightmare [Exclusive]
A new look at the folk horror film The Ones Who Grieve offers an eerie look at a man in a haunting mask in a plague-i...
Paul Greengrass Explains The Uprising's Robin Hood Ending
Director Paul Greengrass breaks down the ending of The Uprising, explaining its connection to the legend of Robin Hoo...
‘One Minute to Midnight’ Review: Melvil Poupaud Reckons with His Past in a Too-Talky Parisian Drama
Venice: Poupaud plays a former culture writer on an apology tour in a Nicolas Pariser film that could've been an arti...