Sydney Sweeney’s Growing Empire
The horror movie Immaculate demonstrates just why the actor is becoming so unavoidable.
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A Civil-War Movie With No One Worth Cheering
Alex Garland’s new film imagines a United States torn asunder, and denies any easy explanations about why.
Love Lies Bleeding Is a Coen Brothers Thriller on Steroids
Kristen Stewart’s new movie is a refreshingly untraditional love story that flirts with paranormal body horror.
A Seriously Silly Oscars Moment
Ryan Gosling’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” was an irony-meets-sincerity spectacle.
A Very Normal Academy Awards. Whew.
Most of the expected favorites won, and nothing went tremendously wrong.
Jonathan Glazer’s Warning at the Oscars
The director of The Zone of Interest accepted his award with an anti-war speech that drew praise and confusion.
No More Best Supporting Actress Curse
Da’Vine Joy Randolph was grateful to win an Academy Award—and hopeful that it won’t be her last opportunity.
The Polarizing Movie That Paved the Way for Barbie-mania
Decades ago, the two fashion outlaws of Bonnie and Clyde stole the spotlight—and changed the rules of Hollywood marketing.
What Billy Crystal Knew About Hosting the Oscars
The ideal emcee needs to love movies as much as they love making fun of them.
Why Audiences Love to Laugh at History’s Monsters
In the Oscar-nominated El Conde, the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is a vampire—and part of a long tradition of villain comedy.