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The body-swap comedy is a durable fixture in Hollywood, boasting a long lineage that includes genre touchstones such as Heaven Can Wait, All of Me, Big, and even the more regrettable, albeit enjoyable, Switch. Among the numerous screen adaptations of Mary Rodgers' 1972 kid-lit classic, the 2003 version of Freaky Friday —starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan—remains the pinnacle. That Mark Waters-directed feature elevated the material with zesty dialogue (courtesy of wri

In a move suggesting Marvel has absorbed critical feedback from recent box office underperformers, The Fantastic Four: First Steps embraces a pleasing back-to-basics ethos. The film exhibits a refreshing willingness to prioritize character development over the studio's typically overwhelming barrage of interchangeable computer-generated action sequences. Crucially, the filmmakers ensure the audience is presented with relatable individuals worth investing in. This installment

As the new co-chair of DC Studios, alongside producer Peter Safran, James Gunn makes his directorial debut for the studio with Superman , a film that carries his signature mission: to inject irreverent humor and unabashed, exhilarating genre geekdom into the often-oppressive darkness of contemporary superhero cinema. The result is a comic-book action-adventure grounded by a genuinely warm human heart. The movie clearly stems from a deep affection for Richard Donner’s 1978 eve

A little over two decades after director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland redefined the zombie apocalypse genre with the kinetic and politically charged 28 Days Later , the duo returns with the highly anticipated sequel, 28 Years Later . The 2002 original remains one of the most influential horror films of the 21st century, renowned for its high-intensity suspense and sharp allegory, notably discarding George A. Romero’s slow-moving undead in favor of fast-moving, sw

The global popularity of Formula 1 racing, significantly bolstered by the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive (which premiered in 2019 and gained traction during the pandemic, introducing terms like Grand Prix, brands like Ferrari and Red Bull, and drivers such as Lewis Hamilton to a wider American audience), has paved the way for a major cinematic exploration of the sport. Director Joseph Kosinski's F1: The Movie , which is scheduled for a theatrical release on June 27 befo

I’ll be honest. I’d all but written film off, except for the few rolls that live in my Pen-F and my Mamiya RB67. In the days of the original RED, the Viper and VariCam, sure, video was a compromise. Those Kodak ads made sense. But now shooting a movie or a commercial on an ALEXA Mini shooting in ARRIRAW — I don’t feel that way anymore. The images are great. Better than great — they’re hard to break, and they grade well. And as film has faded from the independent-moviemaking s

The enduring Mission: Impossible spy franchise, now spanning nearly three decades, reaches new heights in it's eighth entry Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning , boasting two extended set pieces that rival the most audacious feats in the series' history. These sequences, which demand a high degree of physical risk, stand alongside the indelible images of Tom Cruise’s agent Ethan Hunt riding a motorcycle off a four-thousand-foot precipice into a BASE jump and the breath