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IN FRAME: My most anticipated movies of 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the state of the entertainment industry, both hopeful and nervous for what's to come in the new year. Something that will likely change the landscape of Hollywood for years to come and…

Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91

Brigitte Bardot, the pouty, tousle-haired French actress who redefined mid-20th-century movie sex symbolism in films beginning with “And God Created Woman,” then gave up acting at 39 to devote her life to the welfare of animals, has…

The biggest movies, shows, and games coming in 2026

As the year's end rapidly approaches, thoughts turn to next year and the blockbuster sequels, binge-worthy TV shows, and addictive video game releases that 2026 will offer to be a landmark year for entertainment. The following movies, TV series…

The Best Action Movies of 2025

What do we do when we start making a movie? We yell “action!” because that's what this medium is all about. On a basic, primal level, we're just watching people do stuff. The cooler that stuff is, the more we cheer. So we've built…

There's No Happy Ending for Movie Theaters, No Matter Who Wins Warner

It's far from certain who will end up owning Warner Bros. It's more certain that, whoever does, the outlook for theatrical movies is dimming. The battle to acquire the fabled Hollywood studio has cast another cloud over an industry still recovering…

The 6 Worst Movie Adaptations of 2025

It's become tradition for some of your favorite books, video games, musicals, podcasts, and more to inspire big-screen adaptations. With a built-in audience already enjoying the source material, Hollywood tends to rely on these projects to get…

Two of Our Most Lovable Stars Made a Delightful Movie This Year. Then It Disappeared.

In Slate's annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri—about the year in cinema. While trying to process this month's seismically awful…

I Ranked All 'Final Destination' Movies, And Now I'm Terrified Of Everyday Objects

12 Best Techno Thriller Movies Of All Time, Ranked

There's an obvious reason techno-thriller movies continually resonate within an ever-evolving society: they directly speak to that very notion of change. The type of sci-fi and cyberpunk movies that become enduring objects, however, further…

26 massive movies you need to see in 2026

Strap in for the quickfire follow-up to a Danny Boyle threequel that left everyone's jaws on the floor with a final scene intro for Jack O'Connell's Jimmy Savile-alike cult leader Sir Jimmy Crystal. Boyle passes the torch to Candyman ' s Nia…

The 7 Best Movie Scenes of 2025

2025 was a year filled with cinematic moments, thrilling and devastating, cathartic and hilarious. Many of the year's best films delivered scenes that have since proven hard to forget. Some, like Paul Thomas Anderson's “One Battle After…

9 Best Horror Video Game Movies, Ranked

Adapting the most popular horror video games into movies is no easy feat, and only a handful have actually been worth watching. Though video game movies are in something of a golden era right now, that hasn't always been the case. Despite their…

The 10 Greatest War Movies of the 1960s, Ranked

The 1960s were an exceptionally transformative decade for movies. While groundbreaking artistic movements like the French New Wave were being experienced around the world, Hollywood was seeing its transition out of its Golden Age and into an…

Rare Movie Ads From 120 Years of Variety: 'Star Wars,' 'Chinatown,' 'Clueless,' 'The Matrix' and More

The original “It” girl brought home the box office for Paramount with 1929's “The Wild Party,” directed by Dorothy Arzner. Appropriate for its title, “The Wild Party” was one of the movies that spurred the…

The 10 Worst Sci-Fi Movies of 2025, Ranked

Science fiction as a genre has the potential to be rife with limitless creativity and impactful storytelling. The vast possibilities of scientific concepts, space, and technology make for a staple of cinematic storytelling, both blockbusters and…