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Festivals & Awards
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2026: The Seoul Guardians, Tycoon, Genevieve’s Garden
Video Games
Legendary Game Returns in Remake of Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”
Tributes
A Special Kind of Tough Guy: Stacy Keach (1941-2026)
Interviews
The Fluidity of Grief: Sophie Okonedo on “Clarissa” and “Mouse”
TV/Streaming
Season 3 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Feels Like Butter Scraped Over Too Much Bread
Features
Radio on the TV: The Best Films and Series About Life on the Airwaves
Festivals & Awards
Tokyo International Film Festival 2026: Weaving Cultural Threads
Festivals & Awards
A Preview of the 27th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival
TV/Streaming
Season 2 Proves That “Black Doves” Might Be Netflix’s Best Show
Interviews
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson on “Mouse”
Festivals & Awards
Highlights of the 2026 London Film Festival
TV/Streaming
Paramount+’s “It Gets Worse” Couldn’t Get Better at Capturing Gen-Z Angst
Tributes
But I’ve Seen Everything: Patrick Stewart (1940-2026)
Interviews
A Gorgeous Man of Basketry: Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer on “Wicker”
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide October 2026: Frankenstein, Masters of the Universe, Little Shop of Horrors, More
TV/Streaming
Brian Cox, Dan Stevens Join “Dexter: Resurrection” for Promising Second Season
Festivals & Awards
CIFF 2026: Corpus, No Rest for the Wicked, castration movie iii.ii; a fragmentary passage
Festivals & Awards
CIFF 2026: Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors, A Bit of Light and Love is the Monster
Festivals & Awards
CIFF 2026: Liz Here Now, Three Colors: Pan-African
TV/Streaming
Sexy, Gripping Folk Horror Series “Yaga” Is a Surefire Hit
Features
A Very Strange Love Affair: Hitchcock’s “Notorious” Turns 80
Festivals & Awards
Busan 2026: Midday Meal, Ibuku, Beach Fictions
Interviews
One Guy We Need to Investigate and Hold to Account: Director Alex Gibney on “Musk”
Festivals & Awards
Busan 2026: Zogsool, Full Moon, Beyond Love’s Horizon
TV/Streaming
“Tulsa King,” and Stallone, Start to Show Their Age in Season 4
Interviews
Editing As Music: An Interview with “The English Patient” Craftsman Walter Murch
TV/Streaming
“The Lowdown” Darkens and Deepens in a Terrific Second Season
Features
The Revolution Is My Boyfriend: On the Queercore Provocations of Bruce LaBruce
TV/Streaming
Jason Voorhees Gets Stuck in the Mud of Atrocious “Crystal Lake”
Video Games
“Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse” Whips Landmark Franchise Back into Shape
Interviews
Devotion is Deeply Human: Bassam Tariq and John Cho on “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother”
TV/Streaming
“Cupertino” is a Smart Big Tech Procedural
Tributes
Lit from Within: Eva Marie Saint (1924-2026)
Interviews
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Paloma Schneideman on “Big Girls Don’t Cry”
Video Games
“Star Wars: Galactic Racer” May Not Be Podracing (Mostly), But It’s Pretty Close
TV/Streaming
Mike Flanagan Finds New Power in Story of “Carrie”
Festivals & Awards
2026 Busan Preview: 10 Films We Can’t Wait to See
Interviews
The Possibility of Forgiveness: Reed Van Dyk, Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, and Kenneth Branagh on “Atonement”
TV/Streaming
If AMC+’s “Kill Jackie” is a Question, We’ll Take a Stab at It
Festivals & Awards
NYFF 2026: Bardi, Heil Jupiter!
Video Games
Formative Action Series Comes Roaring Back with “Gears of War: E-Day”
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide September 2026: Disclosure Day, The Secret Agent, Backrooms, Toy Story 5, More
Interviews
Enshrouded in Darkness: Lance Oppenheim, Merritt Wever, and Skyler Gisondo on “Primetime”
Video Games
“Silent Hill: Townfall” Gets Fogged in by Frustrating Gameplay
Features
Lucas Museum Opens in Los Angeles
TV/Streaming
HBO’s “War” Bares Its Teeth, But Lacks a Considerable Bite
Interviews
The Death of Civic Space: John Wilson on “The History of Concrete”
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: A Canadian Critic Looks At This Year’s Fest
Interviews
The Heart at the Center Of It: Domhnall Gleeson on “The Incomer”
Festivals & Awards
Fantastic Fest 2026: In a Violent Nature Part 2, The Glorious Dead, Godmother
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Arrested Memory, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, Vintage Violence
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: The Spiral, Half, Anchors Aweigh
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been, Edward Said: Between Worlds, The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs
TV/Streaming
‘Youth” is a Portrait of Midlife That’s Anything But Mid
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: The Debut, Elsinore, Closing Night
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Evil Genius, Prima Facie, The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
TV/Streaming
“MobLand” Shoots Its Way Through A Vulgar, Invigorating Second Season
TV/Streaming
In Its Second Season, “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” Is Still Peak Romance
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Wild Wild East, Our Loves, The Violinist
Tributes
Making Fashion Fun: Bob Mackie (1939-2026)
Interviews
A Dog with a Bone: Maria Sten on “Neagley”
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: Woman Unknown, Lemonade, The Julia Set
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: River, Stuffed, The Housewife
Festivals & Awards
Telluride 2026: Illusion of an Everlasting Summer, Burgundy, Rehearsals for a Revolution
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2026: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See This Year
Festivals & Awards
Telluride 2026: Alpha Gang, The Liberation, The Idiots
TV/Streaming
Sixth Season of “Slow Horses” Stands Out in Crowded TV Season
Interviews
Enslaved Spirits: Maya Annik Bedward on “Black Zombie”
Festivals & Awards
Venice Film Festival 2026: Ink, Moragheb, Too Much Sugar
Tributes
The Places Underneath Words: Cassandra Wilson (1955-2026)
Interviews
It’s Time to Grow Up: Joe Swanberg and Cory Michael Smith on “The Sun Never Sets”
Tributes
Visible and Powerful: Gloria Steinem (1934-2026)
TV/Streaming
Peacock’s “The Paper” Starts To Run Out Of Ink In Season 2
Features
“Chad Powers” Remains a Ludicrous, Warm-Hearted Show in Season 2
TV/Streaming
FX’s Exhilarating “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga” Is a Spin-off For the Ages
Short Films in Focus
Short Films in Focus: Bouncy Brothers (with Nicholas J. Santore)
Video Games
“The Blood of Dawnwalker” Captivates Gamers with Immersive Storytelling
Video Games
“Onimusha: Way of the Sword” is a Drawn-Out Samurai Epic
MZS
A Coat of Many Colors: How Dolly Parton Helped Me Appreciate My Mother
Features
Jane Schoenbrun’s Queer Horror Cinema of Requiem and Revelation
Interviews
Be Smart About the Way You Change: Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice on “Finding Emily”
TV/Streaming
“Dark Matter” Reinvents Itself With an Outstanding Second Season
Tributes
Don’t Dream It, Be It: Tim Curry (1946-2026)
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide August 2026: “Project Hail Mary,” “The Sheep Detectives,” “Power Ballad,” More
Video Games
“Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy” Shifts Tone of Cinematic Franchise
Tributes
I Will Always Love You: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
Interviews
Shabana Amzi on Her Career, Vulnerability, and “Batwara 1947”
Interviews
