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newsweek.com - Tom Rogers - Apocalypse Now for the movie industry | Opinion
Apocalypse Now for the movie industry | Opinion
Newsweek

When the enormously impactful and celebrated movie Apocalypse Now was produced in 1979, its budget was about $31.5 million. In today's money, that's about $140 million. While certainly not cheap, production budgets for major theatrical releases…

newsweek.com - Griff Griffin - New on Netflix: full list of shows, movies in May 2026
New on Netflix: full list of shows, movies in May 2026
Newsweek

A pair of unmissable live events set Netflix apart in May 2026. The first is “The Roast of Kevin Hart,” which brings comedians and A-listers together with one purpose: take brutal shots at Hart in front of a live audience. That airs…

mentalfloss.com - Suhaib Adeel - The Best Horror Movie From Every Year in the 2000s
The Best Horror Movie From Every Year in the 2000s
Mental Floss

The 2000s were a wild time for horror because the genre was being pulled in multiple different directions at once. You had the rise of movies like the Saw and Final Destination franchises, which pushed gore to its limit, but you also had this wave…

mirror.co.uk - Joshua Boyles - Here's when you can watch The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at home
Here's when you can watch The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at home
The Mirror

After spending just over a month in theatres, The Super Mario Galaxy movie will soon be available to watch from the comfort of your own home. As reported by When To Stream, Nintendo and Illumination Studio's latest video game flick will be…

thesun.co.uk - Dulcie Pearce - Hokum is a jumpy horror movie that provides plenty to make your heart race
Hokum is a jumpy horror movie that provides plenty to make your heart race
The Sun

A DECENT horror movie is a rare and beautiful thing. Yet so few truly manage to get under the skin or make the back of the neck feel chilly. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news…

esquire.com - Sirena He - The Best Horror Movies of 2026 (So Far)
The Best Horror Movies of 2026 (So Far)
Esquire

Watching horror movies is good for your health. At least according to some psychological studies, scary stories can assuage people's real-life anxieties. Toss that Lexapro in the trash—your new tranquilizer is going to the movies. Until…

kpbs.org - Beth Accomando - Midday Movies marks America's 250th with films that define the nation
Midday Movies marks America's 250th with films that define the nation
KPBS Public Media

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States. It promised unalienable rights, including 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.' To celebrate this…

collider.com - William  Smith - 15 Good Movies With Bad Titles, Ranked
15 Good Movies With Bad Titles, Ranked
Collider

Sometimes a movie can get almost everything right. Solid script, good director, talented cast, etc. When those elements come together, there's a high probability that the resulting movie is going to be memorable. Even great movies can sometimes…

collider.com - Robert Lee III - 10 Best Thriller Movie Climaxes, Ranked
10 Best Thriller Movie Climaxes, Ranked
Collider

There is something so intoxicating and invigorating about the thriller genre that has continued to make it one of the most striking and versatile genres of filmmaking ever since the early days and the Golden era of Hollywood. Cinema has this…

hollywoodreporter.com - Michael Pressman - My Movie With Richard Pryor - and How Hollywood Racism Ruined It
My Movie With Richard Pryor - and How Hollywood Racism Ruined It
The Hollywood Reporter

In 1980, I was offered the opportunity to direct Richard Pryor in a dramatic movie based on a James Kirkwood novel called Some Kind of Hero about a returning Vietnam veteran re-adjusting to society, but first I had to be interviewed by Mr. Pryor…

collider.com - Safwan Azeem - 10 Disney Movies That Are Perfectly Written
10 Disney Movies That Are Perfectly Written
Collider

Perfect writing in a Disney movie is not about being the darkest, the most prestigious, or the one adults most loudly defend in essays. It is about structural grace. Character desire locking cleanly into plot. Emotional beats arriving exactly when…

vulture.com - Brian Tallerico - 5 New Movies You Can Finally Watch at Home This Month
5 New Movies You Can Finally Watch at Home This Month
Vulture

Including The Plague and Hoppers. It's awfully quiet out there on the PVOD front, reflecting the lack of interesting movies to hit the multiplexes in January and February. The truth is that we're largely caught up on 2025 theatrical releases…

collider.com - Erielle Sudario - DreamWorks Dominates Streaming With 5 Fan-Favorite Movies
DreamWorks Dominates Streaming With 5 Fan-Favorite Movies
Collider

If there is an animation company that could compete with Disney, one could argue that it is DreamWorks. The animation studio not only created iconic franchises that now have a chokehold on pop culture, but was also the first to win 'Best Animated…

slashfilm.com - Witney Seibold - One Of 2026's Most Unhinged Horror Movies Is Taking Over Paramount Plus
One Of 2026's Most Unhinged Horror Movies Is Taking Over Paramount Plus
SlashFilm

It's kind of wild that Johannes Roberts' 'Primate' opened in theaters about three months before the release of the predictably overly-sanitized Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael.' Roberts' film, of course, is a silly but enjoyable horror movie about…

movieweb.com - Patrick Cavanaugh - 27 Years Later, the Original 'Blair Witch' Actors & Directors Are Returning for a New Movie
27 Years Later, the Original 'Blair Witch' Actors & Directors Are Returning for a New Movie
MovieWeb

The industry-changing success of the original The Blair Witch Project was a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, being a team of indie actors and filmmakers making an incredible impact on the entire movie industry is something to be proud…

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