The Director of ‘Thunderbolts*’ Unpacks the Movie’s Spoilers
The filmmaker Jake Schreier explains how a test of the film led to a change in the…
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‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ Review: Tom Cruise Defies All
For the eighth installment of this stunt-spectacular franchise, the star returns to fight off A.I. planetary domination,…
Robert Benton, Influential Director and Screenwriter, Dies at 92
Robert Benton, who collaborated on the screenplay for “Bonnie and Clyde,” one of the most explosive movies…
‘The Studio’ Knows the Real Reason Movies Are Bad
“The Studio,” the Hollywood satire from Seth Rogen, arrived at a moment when the declining domestic box…
Sympathy for the Devil, er Boss: In ‘The Studio,’ the Powerful Are on Defense
Seth Rogen’s cringe-y Hollywood honcho is well-intentioned but ineffectual. The actor’s awkward laugh has never been put…
Chatting in Movie Theaters Is a No-No. But What About Chatbots?
Should people be able to use their phones after the lights go down in movie theaters? Hollywood…
‘The Accountant 2’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Revenge of the Killer Nerd
Affleck returns as a brilliant C.P.A. who moonlights as a mysterious, gun-toting fixer and gets help from…
Death, Taxes and Ben Affleck: ‘The Accountant’ Gets a Sequel
In the movie class of 2016, “The Accountant” was a wild-card. It told an original story for…