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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Review: The Best MCU Movie In Years
My Spidey-senses are tingling. I have a good feeling about the opening of Spider-Man: Brand New Day this weekend. If the theater I attended was any indication, this is going to be a massive box office success. There was one moment, which I'll get…
Fiancee throws The Odyssey extra his own movie premiere in sweet gesture
One of the cast members of The Odyssey has opened up about how his fiancée threw him a surprise movie premiere after he didn't get invited to the official one. Lloyd Ejimbe, who plays one of the giants in Christopher Nolan 's Greek…
Who's the best movie Spider-Man? We ranked them from worst to best
' Across the Spider-Verse ' is filled with dozens of cameos of various webheads across the multiverse. Samberg's Scarlet Spider has a slightly larger-than-cameo presence, so we're including him. Samberg's version of Ben Reilly — who, in the…
Movie Meow: 'Odyssey' a stellar piece of storytelling
Well, I finally broke down and gave in, defying the masses to secure my seat in XD at Cinemark to view the epic Christopher Nolan masterpiece based on the famous 700 B.C.E. Homeric epic poem “The Odyssey.” The film is filled with a…
All 38 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies, Ranked
You could say that the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born on September 1, 2005. That's when the financially bankrupt Marvel took a risky $525 million loan from bank Merrill Lynch to finance feature films based on its characters (at least, the ones…
Quotable: An Unforgettable Movie Line
Need help? Click on the three-bar menu at top left for instructions on how to play. Sorry. That's an invalid e-mail. Thanks! We'll send you a confirmation e-mail shortly. As a Civil Beat reader, you know how important it is for journalists to have…
Netflix sued for $105 million after unreleased Nicolas Cage movie is stolen from desk in its studio
LOS ANGELES, July 30 - A movie producer is seeking $105 million in damages from Netflix after he says a copy of his unreleased Nicolas Cage movie was stolen from the streaming service's studios in Hollywood. Attorneys for producer Simon Afram said…
7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix and more this weekend (July 31) - The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and more
It's time to bid farewell to July 2026 — and, if you won't be heading out to catch Spider-Man: Brand New Day this weekend, you're going to need something to watch at home instead. Thankfully, the world's best streaming services have plenty…
Filmsaaz and Neozoon: Meet Filmmakers With Pseudonyms - and Political Movies - at Locarno
James Gray and Darren Aronofsky are among the big-name filmmakers getting honored at the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival this August. But the 2026 lineup of the Swiss festival also showcases all sorts of newer and emerging filmmakers from…
10 Slowest Movies of All Time
There's a time and a place for fast-paced movies, and honestly, it might be most of the time, and in most of the places. Fast-paced movies are great. It's almost always thrilling to sit back and, you know, be thrilled for a couple of hours, with…
The 10 Bleakest Movies of the 1970s, Ranked
The '70s are often regarded as a golden age for cinema, but the decade was also a rather pessimistic one. In the wake of Watergate and the Vietnam War, the idealism of the 1960s curdled into mistrust and malaise, with the public losing faith in…
Netflix sued for $105 million for allegedly losing 'master copy' of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie
A U.K.-based production company and a filmmaker are suing Netflix for $105 million, alleging the streaming company lost a drive containing a copy of an unreleased espionage movie, which they claim undermined its commercial prospects. The complaint…
Hollywood was too afraid to distribute this movie. So the director built her own company and did it herself
When Cherien Dabis entered the doors of Fast Company 's lower Manhattan offices, she was the picture of grace: Willowy and effervescent, she greeted me with the air of an old friend, though we had only connected once before. Dabis is an acclaimed…
The Week Unwrapped: Do we need another Ali G movie?
Is Palantir's NHS work actually doing any good? Do we need another Ali G movie? And is the AI singularity already here? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. A podcast for…
Movies to watch in August: Dystopia! Dinos! Delights!
As wildfires and record-breaking heat ravage the planet, movie theaters offer the promise of a blessedly dark, air-conditioned escape from reality. And with audiences flocking back to the theaters in numbers not seen since 2019, they have plenty to…
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