Roar puts a darkly whimsical spin on modern women’s problems
Nicole Kidman executive produces a star-studded adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s short story collection that rarely misses
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“The Undoing” is an intriguing drama about a rich family shaken by tragedy
David E. Kelley’s latest for HBO features Nicole Kidman in another excellent turn as a therapist who’s pulled into a murder investigation.
Ambition is the eighth deadly sin in “To Die For”
Gus Van Sant and Buck Henry’s darkly funny satire about toxic self-obsession features a memorably villainous turn by Nicole Kidman.
10 films to grab during Criterion’s February 2024 flash sale
From martial arts classics to 4Ks of acclaimed indies, here are a few options from the imprint’s latest sale.
The 45 most anticipated TV shows of 2024
New Boys? New Star Trek/Wars? A Succession successor? Color us interested.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a silly, shallow bow for the DCEU
A decade’s worth of superhero movies goes out with a big, stupid grin on its face.
How to Watch Faraway Downs Season 1
If you’ve seen teasers of Faraway Downs and think you’re being gaslit into thinking it’s 2008, don’t worry, you’re not crazy. The upcoming limited series from Hulu isn’t new, but rather a reimagining of Baz Luhrmann’s 15-year-old wartime epic, Australia. It still follows Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), an Englishwoman who inherits a sprawling cattle … How to Watch Faraway Downs Season 1
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in October 2023
Barbie, Freaks, ALF, and much more!
Interview: Park Chan-wook on the lingering colors of ‘Stoker’
The renowned director looks back at his unsettling yet stylish coming-of-age tale 10 years later.
Come to the Moulin Rouge! where artifice reveals authenticity
Baz Luhrmann’s mashup musical piles on the spectacle on its way to embracing true love.
Filmmaker of the Month: Baz Luhrmann
Australia’s wild blockbuster king claims May as The Spool’s Filmmaker of the Month. Join us all you, Children of the Revolution!
The 25 Best Films of 2022
From After Yang to Top Gun, we break down our favorite movies of the year.
Top of the Lake sees Campion go deep but narrow
Jane Campion’s first television work in decades boasts masterful character work and a frustratingly blinkered perspective.
The Portrait of a Lady sees Jane Campion paint agency, control, and desire
Campion followed The Piano with a Henry James adaptation dedicated to the magnificently fraught question of desire or duty.
Daniel Pemberton on capturing the Golden Age sweep of Being the Ricardos
The Oscar-nominated composer goes old-school symphonic for his latest collaboration with Aaron Sorkin.
The best movie of 2021 was any you got to see in a theater
On a year that let us come back to the theaters, and what that meant for the movies we saw.
Being the Ricardos is a dull, talky affair
Aaron Sorkin just can’t help telling the story of the beloved 1950s sitcom duo through a modern lens.
Marco Beltrami and Miles Hankins on the psychedelia of Nine Perfect Strangers
On Right on Cue, Editor-in-Chief Clint Worthington talks to film, TV, and video game composers about the origins and nuances of their latest works, along with commentaries on the score’s most important tracks. What lengths would you traverse to let go of your traumas? That’s one of many premises swimming around in the hazy ether … Marco Beltrami and Miles Hankins on the psychedelia of Nine Perfect Strangers
Jonathan Levine on “Nine Perfect Strangers” and our desperation for wellness
The director of Hulu’s latest talks about juggling such a large, prestigious cast and deconstructing our ideas of wellness.
Nine Perfect Strangers coasts past a weak script with a stellar cast
Nicole Kidman leads a capable, all-star ensemble through David E. Kelley’s take on wellness culture, even as it struggles to keep your attention. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Big Little Lies and The Undoing creator David E. Kelley returns to the small screen for another collaboration with Nicole Kidman with Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, an … Nine Perfect Strangers coasts past a weak script with a stellar cast
Inside the uncomfortably small world of “Panic Room”
One of David Fincher’s more straightforward suspense thrillers, Panic Room finds that greed always levels the playing ground.