Salon: Movie
- Netflix's current Christmas slate has left us cold. What went wrong after its promising start?
Saturday - 12/21/2024 - 01:30 PMThe Netflix Christmas Universe has graduated from silly to insipid, and we won't stand for it one moment longer
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lesley Manville had the best year of her career. Her varied roles suggest it's only the beginning
Monday - 12/16/2024 - 01:30 PMThe veteran actor's range of performances stole scenes and made entire movies. Let it continue in 2025
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Carry-On," Taron Egerton: There'll be peace when you are done (with this TSA "Die Hard" wannabe)
Friday - 12/13/2024 - 09:45 AMTurn off your electronic devices and brain to enjoy Netflix's mindless airport thriller
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Breaking down those Beatles biopic casting rumors, from Paul Mescal to Barry Keoghan
Wednesday - 12/11/2024 - 04:33 PMSam Mendes' four-part biopic is set to drop in 2027, and some of Hollywood's buzziest stars could play the Fab Four
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Golden Globes snubbed Jonathan Bailey for his scene-stealing "Wicked" performance
Monday - 12/09/2024 - 05:03 PMThe triple threat has been treating us to his performances in "Bridgerton," "Fellow Travelers" and now "Wicked"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amy Adams thrives in movies like "Nightbitch," even if they don't win her an Oscar
Friday - 12/06/2024 - 12:00 PMThe actress soars in increasingly rare mid-budget films, but the conversation around her work misses the point
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How "Queer" writer Justin Kuritzkes told a love story through "the language of addiction"
Sunday - 12/01/2024 - 01:30 PMKuritzkes spoke to Salon about reteaming with Luca Guadagnino, adapting Burroughs, Lesley Manville and centipedes
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" explores the ideology of Iranian family members who "submit to power"
Wednesday - 11/27/2024 - 12:30 PMMohammad Rasoulof's provocative film has been banned in Iran, but Germany has submitted it for Oscar consideration
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The elusive history of the gladiatrix and why you don't see her in "Gladiator II"
Tuesday - 11/26/2024 - 01:29 PMRegarded by historians with either denial or disdain, these women warriors have always had to fight for recognition
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Conclave" is just "Mean Girls" with priests
Friday - 11/22/2024 - 01:29 PMUpon further study, a comparison that began as a punchy meme turns out to be super accurate. Shut up, it's true
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- "Dirty Dancing," "The Social Network" and many more inducted into the National Film Registry
Tuesday - 12/17/2024 - 03:18 PMEvery year, the Library of Congress spotlights 25 of cinema's most important movies for preservation
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A stunning achievement in filmmaking, "Nickel Boys" shatters expectations at every turn
Friday - 12/13/2024 - 01:29 PMAdapting Colson Whitehead's Pultizer-winning novel, director RaMell Ross favors earthly beauty over anguish
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "I need the money": Why Jim Carrey came out of retirement for "Sonic 3"
Thursday - 12/12/2024 - 11:52 AMIn 2022, the comedian had said, "I have enough. I've done enough. I am enough"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 9 of the year's best films features powerful, unapologetic women who speak up and stand out
Tuesday - 12/10/2024 - 01:30 PMNo sex cults or bloodthirsty inner saboteurs could stop the women in 2024's most memorable movies
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Gladiator II" and the missed opportunity of history far more riveting than Ridley Scott's fiction
Saturday - 12/07/2024 - 10:00 AMReal-life rebellions aren't overnight awakenings, and the actual Caracalla wasn't a sickly fop with a monkey
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lindsay Lohan's renaissance should be bigger than Netflix original movies
Tuesday - 12/03/2024 - 01:30 PMWe're not saying she's the next Meryl Streep, but we're not NOT saying it either
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From “Mad Men” to “Sweethearts,” Kiernan Shipka says there's no such thing as "just friends"
Thursday - 11/28/2024 - 01:30 PMThe actress discusses her rom-com about strategic college breakups and her longtime friendship with January Jones
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In "Queer," Daniel Craig is blisteringly beautiful as he falls for love's devastating power
Wednesday - 11/27/2024 - 01:30 PMLuca Guadagnino's follow-up to "Challengers" is a worthwhile if occasionally unsettling dive into raw emotion
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The evolution of Rosemarie DeWitt's career, from "Sex and the City" to "deeply flawed" Disney mom
Friday - 11/22/2024 - 01:30 PMThe "Out of My Mind" and "Smile 2" actress also discusses Post-It breakups and the joy of horror movies
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warning to "Wicked" theatergoers issued by AMC Theaters: Nobody wants to hear you sing
Thursday - 11/21/2024 - 04:10 PMThe theater chain is putting an end to this drama nerd carrying on with a new 30-second advisory before screenings
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- "Elton John: Never Too Late" moves at a snail's pace until it throws a punch right at your gut
Thursday - 12/19/2024 - 04:44 PMR.J. Cutler's film doesn't reveal much, but it contends with the artist's legacy in unexpected ways
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The worst performances of 2024
Friday - 12/13/2024 - 01:30 PMThis year, Henry Cavill was not a super man, and Adam Driver once again graces our list
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" is another barrel-scraping twist on Tolkien
Thursday - 12/12/2024 - 01:30 PMThe feature-length anime is a bold and admirable new direction for "LOTR," but it's not enough to stand alone
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The "Deadpool & Wolverine" Golden Globe nomination category says a lot about the state of movies now
Monday - 12/09/2024 - 05:57 PMTop award races nod at originality, but the Globes' newest category shows we're still hooked on reboots and sequels
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tilda Swinton brings stunning heart to "The End," an apocalyptic movie musical for our time
Saturday - 12/07/2024 - 10:30 AMOscar nominee Joshua Oppenheimer's latest film isn't as stressful as it sounds, but it'll break your heart anyway
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Wicked" reminds us we'd all better be ready to defy gravity. Especially Black women
Monday - 12/02/2024 - 01:30 PMThe full musical may be tough to stomach right now but Cynthia Erivo's triumphant film flight is the uplift we need
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Lightning in a bottle": How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love story inspired a Hallmark movie
Saturday - 11/30/2024 - 01:30 PMThe stars of "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" discuss superstitions, Swifties and meeting Donna Kelce
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"
Tuesday - 11/26/2024 - 01:30 PM"You never know [spyware] was there. It copies everything on your phone and it leaves"
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "She guided him in his activism": Film shows how Lauren Bacall made Humphrey Bogart a Democrat
Saturday - 11/23/2024 - 01:30 PMStephen Bogart discusses the doc "Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes," his famous parents, director John Huston and more
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - "Wicked" is a bewitching spectacle that smartly probes who has power in a beloved fairy tale
Tuesday - 11/19/2024 - 03:00 PMCynthia Erivo is moving while Ariana Grande delights in an entertaining holiday event film that defies expectations
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