
When James Cameron released the first Avatar film in 2009, it was a brand new way of watching movies. A decade and a half later, that's no longer the case.

When James Cameron released the first Avatar film in 2009, it was a brand new way of watching movies. A decade and a half later, that's no longer the case.

Reiner had a great ear for what was funny, but an equally sterling gift for knowing how a line could pierce straight to the heart.

Josh O'Connor as a beatific priest is the chief reason to watch the latest installment in the Knives Out series

From Paul Mescal in 'Hamnet' to Jennifer Lawrence in 'Die My Love'

Movie by movie, the actor has crafted a Hollywood career that’s built to last—even in an industry defined by change.
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From 'Blue Moon' to 'Sinners,' TIME's critic names the top films of the year.

Timothée Chalamet plays a rising 1950s table-tennis star, who’s so driven to succeed he doesn’t care who gets trampled in his upward climb.

Chloe Zhao’s 'Hamnet' sees a surprise stealth performance from Paul Mescal in a story about inescapable grief

Adapted from Denis Johnson's novella, Train Dreams is a vision of hardscrabble Americana that's also arrestingly modern

Jon M. Chu's follow-up to 'Wicked' is so bloated and padded that there’s no way for them to take flight.
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Edgar Wright's dystopian adaptation of Stephen King's novel is bleak, obvious, and cartoony in an exhausting way.

Sentimental Value is the most stunning of several fall movies that find new depth in family drama.

Ira Sachs' Peter Hujar’s Day captures that elusive feeling of the past catching up with the present, in a city alive with whispering ghosts

Colin Farrell plays a compulsive gambler on a bad losing streak in Edward Berger's drama

Ethan Hawke captures the spirit of broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart in 'Blue Moon'
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