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The twist in Twisters: for a film that doesn’t mention climate change, the latest disaster flick is both nuanced and effective

For decades, the “disaster” film genre has been critically overlooked yet perennially popular.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024

I Saw the TV Glow review – 90s telly-addict chiller set to be future classic

Jane Schoenbrun confirms their place as a superbly gifted film-maker with the weirdly wonderful story of two misfits finding solace in a creepy TV show

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Time Bandits on Apple TV+ review: Lisa Kudrow's funniest role since Friends

This reboot of the classic children’s film is Horrible Histories with a mega-budget: aka, a delight

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2024

In Sean Wang's 'Dìdi,' a portrait of an artist as a young skater kid

Within the span of five days in January, Sean Wang’s life changed about as dramatically as is possible for a young filmmaker

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Guadagnino, Almodóvar, Larraín: this year’s Venice film festival already looks exceptional

A lineup for the senses includes Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel, Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux and Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. How nutritious it will prove remains to be seen

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

5 Facts ‘Twisters’ Got Right About Tornadoes

Tornado experts are impressed at much of the scientific accuracy of the blockbuster movie, 'Twisters' — for the most part.

Inverse · Jul 23, 2024

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more

The Angelina Jolie-directed war film “Without Blood,” a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh’s contemporary tragicomedy “Hard Truths” will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Netflix has ideal warm-hearted Kelsey Grammer movie for fans waiting for Frasier season 2

Grammer's 2018 comedy, Like Father, is available on Netflix now

WhatToWatch · Jul 23, 2024

Cocaine sharks: why sea creatures are swimming in drug-tainted waters

Waste from illegal labs and untreated sewage laced with pharmaceuticals is contaminating the seas off Rio de Janeiro. It’s far from the only place to be affected

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

Joe Biden’s trajectory is like a Shakespearean tragedy

George Clooney could star as Biden in a rich adaptation of the pathos, tragedy and triumph of the president’s life in politics

The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2024