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‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings Much-Needed Hope to Cinema Screens
‘Project Hail Mary’ couples Ryan Gosling’s charm with a sci-fi sense of wonder for a story about the value of connection, cooperation, and compassion.
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‘The Bride!’ a Stylish Swing that Stumbles in Storytelling
Is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ a stylish feminist remix on a classic horror character, or is it ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ by way of My Chemical Romance?
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The Best Movies of 2025
From vampires to aliens, from Tollywood to Hollywood, from indies to blockbusters, here are the best movies of 2025.
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‘Marty Supreme’ a Propulsive Story of Drive, Dreams, and Delusion
Timothée Chalamet delivers a captivating performance as a ping-pong player in relentless pursuit of greatness in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Funny, Frantic, and Fantastic
Make some room on your top 10 list because Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a frantic, funny, and heartfelt father-daughter story that feels incredibly relevant in our current political climate.
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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Is the Best Film of 2025…So Far
Sinners is simultaneously a historical drama, a popcorn horror movie, and a musical, making it a unique film that delivers a truly enjoyable theatrical experience while also giving us storytelling with deeper themes and meaning.
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Whatcha Watchin: Don’t Sleep on Chris Pine
Alexis and Kim chat about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, their favorite Hollywood Chris, Tetris, AIR, Ben Affleck as a director, and why you probably shouldn’t sing along to the needle drops in movies in the latest episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.
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‘AIR’ Gives Loving Legacy to Jordan’s Mother
AIR is a very satisfying watch for fans of Jordan-era basketball, or anyone curious about how a kid from North Carolina became the icon of such an enormous brand.
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ A Nostalgia Feast
Kids are likely to love The Super Mario Bros. Movie but adults craving cleverness over nostalgia might be a bit let down.
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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Brings Fantasy Fun
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a fantasy story more in line with Guardians of the Galaxy than Lord of the Rings. Frankly, that type of lighthearted movie is a welcome one in a landscape where every PG-13 adventure feels weighed down with franchise expectations.
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‘Tetris’ Blends Nostalgia and Political Intrigue
Tetris is not a video game movie, though it is a movie about a video game. It turns out, the international intrigue surrounding how this addictive game came into all of our lives is much more fascinating than some manufactured video game movie plot.
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Whatcha Watchin: No Oscars For You, Steven Spielberg!
Alexis and Kim talk about the Oscars, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, 65, John Wick Chapter 4, and the new Netflix series Rana Naidu on the latest episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.
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Whatcha Watchin: A Coked-up Bear Made Movies Fun Again
In the latest episode of our Whatcha Watchin podcast, Kim talks Cocaine Bear and Creed III. Meanwhile, Alexis was sick at home and rewatched the YRF Spy Universe movies.
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Whatcha Watchin: The Most Mediocre Marvel Movie Ever?
In the premiere episode of the new Whatcha Watchin podcast, Trashwire editor Alexis Gentry and Geek Girl Authority critic Kim Pierce discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantimania and why it’s starting to feel like Marvel is losing its magic.
