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‘I Love Boosters’ Is a Likable Mess With Lots to Say

May 28, 2026June 1, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments 2026 movies, American cinema, anti capitalism, Boots Riley, cult cinema, Demi Moore, dialectical materialism, Don Cheadle, Eiza Gonzalez, Eric Andre, fashion industry satire, film criticism, heist comedy, I Love Boosters, Keke Palmer, Lakeith Stanfield, movie review, Naomi Ackie, Poppy Liu, satire, science fiction comedy, shoplifting comedy, Sorry To Bother You, Spike Lee, stylized filmmaking, Taylour Paige, The Coup, visual storytelling, Will Poulter

Boots Riley presents Keke Palmer, Don Cheadle, Demi Moore and others in a movie he’d love you to steal

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Winners and Losers of Cannes 2026

May 24, 2026May 28, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Andrey Zvyagintsev, art house cinema, Cannes 2026, Cannes Film Festival, Cristian Mungiu, European film, Federico Garcia Lorca, Film Awards, Fjord, Glenn Close, international cinema, Ira Sachs, James Gray, Los Javis, Miles Teller, Minotaur, Neon, Netflix, Oscar buzz, Palme D'Or, Paper Tiger, Park Chan-Wook, Paweł Pawlikowski, Penelope Cruz, Rami Malek, Renata Reinsve, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, The Black Ball, world cinema

A jury including Park Chan-wook, Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, and Stellen Skarsgård choose a worthy slate

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‘Obsession’ Is Everything You Might Wish For — And More

May 22, 2026May 26, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments Andy Richter, Barbarian, Cooper Tomlinson, creepy movies, Curry Barker, Faustian bargains, film review, Goosebumps, horror comedy, horror fans, horror movies, horror tropes, Inde Navarrette, Indie Horror, Megan Lawless, Michael Johnston, Misery, monkeys paw stories, monster movies, movie review, OBSESSION, psychological horror, Smile, supernatural horror, teen horror, Twilight Zone influences, Weapons

Curry Barker plays with classic trope that won’t ever die — unlike many victims

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ the best Stephen King adaptation not actually based on his work?

May 21, 2026May 24, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, Atlanta FX, Castle Rock, Dale Dickey, Genre Television, Halloween, Hiro Murai, horror comedy, It, Jaws, Jeff Hiller, John Carpenter, Kate OFlynn, Katie Dippold, Kevin Carroll, Lovecraft Country, Matthew Rhys, modern horror, New England horror, Parks and Recreation, prestige TV, serial television, Stephen King, Stephen King adaptations, Stephen Root, Stranger Things, streaming culture, Television Criticism, Television Review, The Fog, Toby Huss, Twin Peaks, Welcome to Derry, Widow's Bay

Apple’s creepy comedy benefits from excellent showrunners

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Tom Brady Returns for ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’

May 20, 2026May 24, 2026 Jon Hart 1 Comment American comedy, celebrity culture, celebrity roasts, Chelsea Handler, comedians, comedy criticism, comedy specials, entertainment reviews, Hollywood satire, Jeff Ross, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart, Live Comedy, Netflix comedy, Netflix events, Netflix originals, Netflix specials, Nikki Glaser, political incorrectness, pop culture criticism, Regina Hall, roast comedy, Rob Gronkowski, Serena Williams, Shane Gillis, sports and entertainment, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming Television, The Roast of Kevin Hart, The Rock, Tom Brady, Tom Brady roast, Tony Hinchcliffe, TV reviews, Venus Williams, viral comedy

Maybe the Williams sisters should have declined the producers four times

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‘Diamonds’ Are a Costume Shop’s Best Friend

May 18, 2026May 20, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments 1970s fashion, art house cinema, cinema craft, costume design, costume designers, Diamonds, dressmaking, ensemble cast, European cinema, fashion in film, Ferzan Ozpetek, film industry, foreign films, Italian cinema, Italian movies, Jasmine Trinca, Luisa Ranieri, movie reviews, period dramas, Stefano Accorsi, tailoring, women at work, women filmmakers, workplace drama

Surprise hit from Italy depicts women in the ’70s making movie dresses

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I Wish ‘Rooster’ Would Never End

May 17, 2026May 20, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 2026 television, academic satire, Bill Lawrence, Charly Clive, college comedy, comedy series, creative writing, Danielle Deadwyler, dramedy, Family Drama, HBO comedy, HBO Max, John C. McGinley, Matt Tarses, modern relationships, Phil Dunster, Rooster, Scrubs, Steve Carell, Television, TV creators, TV review, workplace comedy, writer protagonists, writer’s life

Steve Carell and Bill Lawrence are my dream team

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‘Stolen Kingdom’: The Movie Disney Doesn’t Want You To See

May 17, 2026May 19, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Big Sky Film Festival, Buzzy animatronic, Cranium Command, Disney, Disney collectors, Disney fandom, Disney nostalgia, documentary films, Epcot, Five Nights At Freddy's, Joshua Bailey, police interrogations, pop culture preservation, Slamdance Film Festival, Stolen Kingdom, theme parks, true crime documentaries, urban exploration, Walt Disney World, YouTube culture

In his ode to nostalgia, Joshua Bailey shows the entertainment giant’s neglect and abuse

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Should We Be Flocking To See ‘The Sheep Detectives’?

May 15, 2026May 19, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments adaptations from novels, Agatha Christie, animated animals, Babe, British cinema, Bryan Cranston, cgi animals, Charlotte's Web, children’s movies, Chris O'Dowd, comedy drama, cozy mystery, Craig Mazin, detective stories, Emma Thompson, family films, film criticism, Hugh Jackman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Knives Out, Kyle Balda, leonie swan, Molly Gordon, murder mystery films, Nicholas Braun, quirky british towns, Succession, talking animal movies, The Bear, Three Bags Full, whodunnit

Hugh Jackman and ‘Cousin Greg’ star in this cinematic hybrid of ‘Babe’ and ‘Knives Out’

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She Is Not a Robot

May 11, 2026May 19, 2026 Elaine Margolin 0 Comments AI, AI and family life, AI and intimacy, AI and journalism, AI and medicine, AI anxiety, AI assistants, AI books, AI ethics, AI parenting, AI relationships, AI therapy, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, automation, book reviews, deep learning, future of AI, generative AI, Google AI, Harper Books, human creativity, Joanna Stern, machine learning, Meta AI, nonfiction books, NotebookLM, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, tech journalism, technology culture, Wall Street Journal, waymo, wearable technology, xAI

Joanna Stern’s book about AI is a fascinating, approachable glimpse of the future

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A School of Magic That Does Not Patronize the Viewers

May 4, 2026May 11, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments anime 2026, anime worldbuilding, Coco Witch Hat Atelier, coming of age anime, dark fantasy anime, ethical themes in fantasy, fantasy anime, Harry Potter comparisons, J.K. Rowling, Japanese animation, Kamome Shirahama, magic school genre, manga adaptations, Qifrey character

‘Witch Hat Atelier’ represents an evolution for a genre mired in Harry Potter

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The Devil Barely Cares About Prada

May 1, 2026May 11, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Aline Brosh McKenna, Anne Hathaway, Cucinelli, David Frankel, Emily Blunt, fashion industry films, Fendi, Heidi Klum, Kara Swisher, luxury fashion culture, Madonna, media industry decline, Meryl Streep, print journalism crisis, Runway magazine, sequel films 2026, Stanley Tucci, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Tina Brown, Vogue, workplace dramas

The crew is all back for this 20th anniversary sequel, but the world has moved on

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Robots, Soccer, King Arthur and More : 10 Books To Read in May

May 1, 2026May 5, 2026 Art McPhail 0 Comments AI and society, Ann Leckie, Arthurian literature, Backtalker, business and psychology books, creativity and constraints, David Epstein, Elizabeth Strout, Galahad and the Grail, Geoffrey Cain, I Am Not a Robot, imperial Radch, Inside the Box, Joanna Stern, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Leander Schaerlaeckens, literary fiction 2026, Malcolm Guite, new books May 2026, nonfiction books 2026, Radiant Star, Relegated, science fiction books, Silicon Valley history, soccer books, Steve Jobs in Exile, The Long Game, The Things We Never Say, Todd Smith, World Cup reading

Steve Jobs, Joanna Stern, Kimberlé Crenshaw, the USMNT and more on new covers this month

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Everything That’s Streaming in May 2026

April 30, 2026May 5, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments Good Omens season 3, May 2026 streaming, new on Apple TV Plus May 2026, new on Disney Plus May 2026, new on HBO Max May 2026, new on Hulu May 2026, new on Netflix May 2026, new on Peacock May 2026, new on Prime Video May 2026, new on Shudder May 2026, Remarkably Bright Creatures adaptation, Spider Noir Nicolas Cage, Tales from the Crypt streaming, The Punisher One Last Kill, Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch

Nic Cage, Sally Field, Taylor Sheridan, and the whole USMNT are coming to a small screen near you

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Boodled by the Art and Artists of ‘The Christophers’

April 29, 2026May 13, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments art world films, British actors, contemporary cinema, Ed Solomon, film review, Ian McKellen, indie cinema 2026, James Corden, Jessica Gunning, Michaela Coel, Steven Soderbergh, The Christophers

Steven Soderbergh comes out of retirement yet again to direct Sir Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel

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