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Kevin Smith's Wild Story About Meeting His Wife Involves Ben Affleck, Chris Rock & Good Will Hunting

I certainly didn't have Chris Rock, hookers and Oscar manipulation on my bingo card.

Cinemablend · Aug 13

Worst Neighbor Ever review – this shocking look at real-life deaths just feels exploitative

All of these tales of murdered residents are horrifying. But the lack of attempt to really grapple with them makes this feel little other than filler TV

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

‘I still think it’s one of the great films of all time’: All the President’s Men turns 50

In April 1976, the flawless Watergate film premiered in Washington – cast members and reporters share their memories of ‘the granddaddy of journalism movies’

The Guardian - US · Apr 5

Rob Reiner, comedy legend who directed ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and ‘Spinal Tap,’ dead at 78

Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Fortune · Dec 15, 2025

Rob Reiner’s five best films

We remember the key films of the great Hollywood director, who has died, alongside his wife

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2025

Rob Reiner death: When Harry Met Sally director and son of comedy legend, dies aged 78

Rob Reiner, the son of comedy great Carl Reiner, was one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, creating classics like ‘This is Spinal Tap’ and ‘A Few Good Men’

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

I studied the evidence behind theories of Oscar success – here’s what I found

When Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman was asked whether it was possible to predict a hit film, he responded with three words that have become a Hollywood maxim: “Nobody knows anything.” He went on to explain that “not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s…

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2025

50 Years Ago, One Shocking Sci-Fi Film Quietly Changed Two Genres At Once

The 'Stepford Wives' is just as relevant today as it was in 1975. Maybe even more so.

Inverse · Feb 12, 2025

11 brilliant writers on the books that made them who they are today

Anne Enright, Rory Stewart, Adam Kay and more authors from the Hay Festival lineup tell Ellie Harrison about the books that they’ve loved and felt inspired by

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Holiday Movie Preview 2023: 10 movies Roeper can’t wait to see

Will you spend your multiplex time with wrestlers, rowers, Ferrari or Beyoncé?

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2023