Action
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
It’s less fun, and that’s truly disappointing for a series that has given us some of the most fun in action history.
New Reviews
Cannes 2025: Sound of Falling, Reedland
On two challenging dramas from the first full day of Cannes.
From the blog

Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2025: Leave One Day, The Gold Rush

TV/Streaming
Tom Segura’s Got “Bad Thoughts” to Share, But Only a Few Are Worth Hearing

TV/Streaming
J.J. Abrams, Josh Holloway Reunite on Clever if Inconsistent “Duster”

Festivals & Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2025: A Look at the Cannes Classics Program

Festivals & Awards
Movies without Tariffs: A Preview of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

MZS
Remembering Jan Dawson, My Mother-in-Law (Twice)

Video Games
Explosive Action Carries “DOOM: The Dark Ages” Even as New Ideas Falter

TV/Streaming
Season 2 of Peacock’s “Poker Face” Deals Natasha Lyonne Another Hand of Devilishly Delightful Mysteries

Chaz's Journal
Wisdom of the Sages: Warren Buffet, Deborah Szekely, Buddy Guy, and Pope Francis Show Us the Way

Interviews
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Dea Kulumbegashvili on April

Short Films in Focus
Short Films in Focus: Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers

Far Flungers