The cast of the new version makes a lot of sense. The original, not so much (and that’s a big part of its charm).

Movies are the great escape. “Optimistic endings, passionate romances,” sings the incarcerated dreamer of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” who looks to old Hollywood movies as an oasis of beauty and faith.

Despite awareness of taboos, two girls in a Catholic school choir are drawn to each other in this feature debut by the Slovenian director Urska Djukic. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for ...

A multilayered political thriller, a dark-comedy salute to radical resistance, a ping-pong picaresque and a bluesy vampire tale set in Jim Crow Mississippi are among THR film reviewers’ favorites of ...

Noah Baumbach’s latest film has George Clooney playing the last of the old-school movie stars. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

At Variety, we’re serious about the business of entertainment — and equally serious about our holiday rom-com viewing. We’ve diligently studied each of this year’s offerings from the major streamers, ...

Get set for Haikyuu's potential final movie with our complete guide When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Haikyuu VS The Little Giant ...

Our film critics watch a lot of movies in a year. By December, their viewing slates span international standouts, festival favorites, studio blockbusters, and plenty more in between. Below, Justin ...

Brad Pitt in "F1" (Apple), Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" (Paramount), Michelle Pfeiffer in "Oh. What. Fun." (Amazon MGM) Finally, our long international nightmare is over.

Christmas movies are pictures set during the holiday season, with classics enduring because they speak to universal themes like the desire for connection and redemption at this time of year. They ...

Urška Djukić’s debut feature centers on a shy 16-year-old’s eye-opening school trip as part of a girls’ choir. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic Taking its English-language title from a ...

From another Paul Thomas Anderson masterpiece to the thrill of seeing Timothée Chalamet's potential fulfilled, these were the best movies of 2025. The movies may never have another year as striking as ...