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From scrappy indie to messy studio movie, "Shelby Oaks" just made mediocre history.
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Thomps TV
The much-loved thespian sticks to what she does best in another darkly comic espionage tale from the writer of "Slow Horses."
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Physical Media
Cinématographe's new physical media release of the 1997 noir "Gang Related" showcases career-best work from Shakur, James Belushi, and writer/director Jim Kouf.
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Tougher Than the Rest
Scott Cooper's biopic focuses on a particularly tough period in The Boss' life and career. So why is the marketing trying to make it look like a raucous, rockin' joint?
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"Charles Chaplin's 'The Freak': The Story of an Unfinished Film" collects hundreds of storyboards, production memos, and script pages to give the reader a vivid picture of how the master director's final dream project might have looked and sounded.
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Scary good
Outliers like "The Substance" and "Get Out" aside, the Oscars tend to ignore the horror genre — but some of 2025's best performances can be found in the year's scariest movies.
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In Memoriam
This was where Jimmy Carter watched "Apocalypse Now" with Coppola pre-Cannes and Ronald Reagan lamented that "Reds" didn't have a happy ending.
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Hit the road
Festivals like the Woodstock Film Festival and Middleburg Film Festival are based in rural towns, but their rise in prominence show it's not just the big cities that have a large influence over the awards race anymore.
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Retrospective
That year, Boris Karloff and James Whale teamed up to create an iconic monster whose influence would be felt in Hollywood for nearly a hundred years to come.
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First person
CASA PIP, a free residency, is open to anyone who works in any field of the film industry: writers, directors, actors, production designers, script supervisors, all are welcome.
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Tecca Chairs Is a Scam
With "The Chair Company," the minds who brought us Corncob TV and Stanzo Brand Fedoras have a new canvas to fill with fake corporations.
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OORAH
Exploring Marine life in the Bush era from the viewpoint of a closeted teen, "Boots" has plenty of heart, but it’s not necessarily always in the right place. Â
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