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Your fall movie lineup is packed with Silicon Valley drama
This fall, Hollywood is taking on another California industry: Silicon Valley. A fresh crop of movies and documentaries about some of the biggest figures in tech is slated to hit screens starting in October, with many of them already being teed up…
As Hollywood courts influencers, movie critics are getting squeezed out
Modern-day movie publicity has changed significantly over the last several years. The standard routes of press interviews on shows like “Access Hollywood” and “Entertainment Tonight” are still around, but they're far…
'He goes to the dark side': behind the scenes on the Shaun the Sheep horror movie
The Aztec West industrial estate in Bristol was opened by Margaret Thatcher in December 1989. One hundred and sixty acres of breeze block and mirrored glass, it is home to about 7,000 employees and 100 companies, including EDF, EE, HSBC, Co-op…
A Veteran Critic's Indictment of the Movies
It's hard to keep loving the movies when we realize how much damage they've done. In A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies, longtime critic David Thomson takes a far warier approach than previously to a medium he has adored in…
One of the Most Delightful Shows of the 2010s Is Finally Back With a New Movie. C'est Très Bon.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The arrival of a straight-to-Netflix movie based on a TV show that ended five years ago might seem like a less-than-festive…
How an IMAX movie sparked an award-winning Antarctic history book
When eight-year-old Rohan Howitt watched an Ernest Shackleton documentary at a Sydney IMAX theatre in 2001, he became hooked on the frozen continent. Twenty-five years later, his exploration of Australia's forgotten Antarctic land-grab has netted…
The 10 Darkest Animated Movies of All Time, Ranked
Animated movies are usually associated with family-friendly entertainment aimed at kids because the use of color and creativity appeals to children with heartwarming stories. However, animation is a medium for all ages and can address many topics.
3 new to Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (Sept. 11-13)
Hulu is an excellent choice for building your next weekend movie marathon. The streaming service regularly adds both originals and classics to its library. Plus, because it's owned by Disney, it's the home for new releases from several Disney-owned…
Sam Altman biopic teaser is a 77-second horror movie
Days after a long-rumored Nathan Fielder project featuring medical technology founder and convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes made its rounds on the internet, another creepy Silicon Valley movie teaser is making headlines. Neon released the first…
NY sports hero and horror movie star named as SNL hosts for upcoming season
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson, fresh off an NBA championship win, will host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live later this month, leading a roster of future guests that includes Inde Navarrette, Gracie Abrams, and Katseye. Brunson, who…
The 15 Greatest Fantasy Movies of the 2010s, Ranked
From 2000 to 2003, The Lord of the Rings topped the box office and proved that fantasy movies could be successful blockbusters. 2001 saw Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone hit theatres, as well as Shrek, which caught audiences with its…
The 15 Most Expensive MCU Movies, Ranked
Being one of the most popular film franchises in history — with some of the highest-grossing movies in history — it only makes sense that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would put some major budget into its movies as the company grows…
12 Actors Who Almost Played Gandalf In The Lord Of The Rings Movies
It's hard to imagine the Fellowship of the Ring in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies being anything other than Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, and, of…
10 Best Transformers Movie Character Entrances, Ranked
It's hard not to love the Transformers franchise. These robots in disguise are beloved all across the world; almost every character is someone's favorite. These robotic heroes and villains from Cybertron have been present in film for decades, and…
15 Movies That Accidentally Predicted Things That Actually Happened
Some movies get the future so strangely right that the coincidence feels almost uncomfortable. A fictional scene can suddenly resemble a real headline, a piece of technology can appear years before anyone expects it, or an absurd idea can become…
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