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In Josh Safdie's hyperkinetic and dazzling solo directorial effort, the traditional sports movie is fundamentally reinvented. Timothée Chalamet utterly sheds any hint of self-doubt to embody Marty Mauser, a midcentury striver loosely inspired by the real Jewish American table-tennis champion, Marty Reisman. Marty Mauser, built slight with acne scars, freckles, and a thin pencil mustache, is defined by an almost absurd amount of unearned self-confidence—a blessing and a curse.

The third installment in Rian Johnson's Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man , attempts a stylistic pivot, exchanging the sprawling Greek Island opulence of Glass Onion for the contained, neo-Gothic atmosphere of a small Catholic church and rectory in upstate New York. The film initially promises a return to the tight, contained pleasures of the first entry, blending elements reminiscent of G.K. Chesterton's amateur sleuth Father Brown with the impossible crime structure of a

In his first major starring role since his Academy Award-winning turn in The Whale , actor Brendan Fraser has found a vehicle that exquisitely showcases his dramatic range. In the dramedy Rental Family , Fraser embodies an American actor grappling with professional stagnation in Tokyo, who unexpectedly finds a novel avenue for practicing his craft. The film, directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari (37 Seconds), is a delightful cinematic surprise, skillfully balancing genuine po

The highly anticipated conclusion to Universal Pictures’ two-part adaptation of the Broadway phenomenon has arrived with the release of Wicked: For Good . Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film completes the cinematic retelling of the witches of Oz, officially opening in U.S. theaters on November 21, 2025, following a festive world premiere in São Paulo earlier in the month. Reuniting the powerhouse leading duo of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the sequel adapts the darker, more

In 1982, writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, Stephen King envisioned an authoritarian America in the year 2025. This future was ruled by a monolithic Network that maintained social order through violent game shows and the suppression of the underclass. Now that the real world has caught up to King’s timeline, director Edgar Wright has delivered a new cinematic adaptation of The Running Man , attempting to bridge the gap between 80s sci-fi prophecy and modern reality.

In the latest entry into the established Predator franchise, director Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands , marks a significant and unexpectedly tender departure from the series’ traditionally grim and hyper-masculine roots. The film, which is told for the first time primarily from the perspective of the alien hunter species known as the Yautja, subverts expectations by delivering a story focused on self-confidence, finding chosen family, and the value of sensitivity. The n

Director David Michôd, known for exploring grim themes in works like the simmering crime saga Animal Kingdom, attempts to blend an inspirational sports narrative with an unflinching depiction of domestic violence in his latest film, Christy . The result is a production of uneven style, often feeling lugubrious and pedestrian until the darker, more characteristic elements of the director's sensibility surface. The film follows the rise of real-life 1990s boxing star Christy Ma

Yorgos Lanthimos, one of the 21st century's most distinctive and audacious filmmakers, returns with a work of bracing intensity: Bugonia. A chillingly funny, absurdist black comedy, the film is an English-language remake of Jang Joon-hwan's 2003 South Korean cult classic, Save the Green Planet! The plot centers on the kidnapping of Michelle Fuller (a chillingly precise Emma Stone), the high-powered CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, Auxolith. Her captor is Teddy Gatz (Jes