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Mr. and Mrs. Smith Is a Straight Shot of Movie Star Charisma

 This week’s Friday Night Movie Club is a testament to star power. By Angelica Jade Bastién
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The Agony of Liam Neeson, Action Star

 Action movies often put their heroes’ families in danger, but Neeson’s efforts over the past decade have taken things to nightmarish levels. By Bilge Ebiri
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Behind the Fantasy of the 1997 Movie Cop Land

 “It was about a world in which everyone’s so tribalized and traumatized,” says director James Mangold, “no one has the emotional space to exist.” By Bilge Ebiri
  1. now streaming
    The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right NowDa 5 Bloods, Lady Bird, Uncut Gems, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  2. milk!
    Jason Derulo, a Curious Man, Thought Cats Would ‘Change the World’He also loves the pandemic.
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. the movie
    Unhinged Is Still Hell-bent on Becoming the First Post-Lockdown Movie in AmericaThe Russell Crowe thriller wants to “ride the notoriety” of arriving in theaters at a time when moviegoers aren’t guaranteed to show up.
    By Chris Lee
  4. friday night movie club
    Mr. and Mrs. Smith Is a Straight Shot of Movie Star CharismaThis week’s Friday Night Movie Club is a testament to star power.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  5. lingering questions
    Every Question I Had While Watching the Netflix Teen Movie Work ItI had to learn what a dance belt was the hard way, and now you do, too.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. grief
    The Agony of Liam Neeson, Action StarAction movies often put their heroes’ families in danger, but Neeson’s efforts over the past decade have taken things to nightmarish levels.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  8. now streaming
    The 100 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right NowMoonstruck, The Natural, Sunset Boulevard, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  9. movies
    A Full 2020 On-Demand Rental CalendarA guide to when you can rent Cut Throat City, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Tesla, and other new releases.
    By Brian Tallerico
  10. trailer mix
    Netflix’s Away Trailer: Mars Needs Moms, But Dammit, So Do WeHilary Swank stars in the upcoming sci-fi drama series, which premieres on September 4.
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. now streaming
    The 30 Best Movies for Kids on HuluFree Willy, Antz, Abominable, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  14. movies
    Behind the Fantasy of the 1997 Movie Cop Land“It was about a world in which everyone’s so tribalized and traumatized,” says director James Mangold, “no one has the emotional space to exist.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  15. remakes
    Zac Efron Will Star As One of Three Men or a Baby in Three Men and a Baby RebootCould go either way, really.
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. reunions
    Selena Gomez and David Henrie Conjure Up a ReunionGomez is an executive producer of his new movie.
    By Justin Curto
  17. movies
    Here Are All the Movies Scheduled to Hit Theaters in 2020An ever-evolving guide to the year’s major theatrical release dates.
    By Brian Tallerico
  18. da da da da da da da da
    Robert Pattinson Couldn’t Outsmart Christopher Nolan for His Batman Audition“I said I had a family emergency.”
    By Devon Ivie
  19. not time travel
    What is Tenet About, Anyway?A few theories about Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie, which is definitely not about time travel.
    By Hunter Harris
  20. cryptozoology
    Netflix Gives Your Favorite Cryptid Its Due With Jonas Cuarón’s Chupacabra MovieThe upcoming Netflix movie features a sweeter, gentler blood-sucking monster.
    By Halle Kiefer
  21. hmm...
    Madonna Is Apparently Collaborating With Diablo Cody on a ScreenplaySure, why not?
    By Charu Sinha
  22. now streaming
    The 50 Best Comedies on Netflix Right NowNew additions include Spaceballs, The Death of Stalin, Eurovision, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  23. coronavirus
    All the Live Events, Movie Releases, and Productions Affected by the CoronavirusWho’s next?
    By Vulture Editors
  26. movies about movies
    Ben Affleck to Remind You It’s Chinatown With Adaptation of The Big GoodbyeThe actor will write and direct a movie adaptation of behind-the-scenes account The Big Goodbye.
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. tv about movies
    Ava DuVernay Is Making an HBO Max Show Based on One Perfect Shot Twitter AccountEach episode will take a deep dive into a director’s “most iconic shot,” as well as a seminal cinematic image that influenced their career.
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. movies
    A New BTS Movie Is Coming to a Theater Near YouThat is, if it’s open.
    By Zoe Haylock
  29. movie review
    The Burnt Orange Heresy Is Light on Thrills, Heavy on Beautiful ThingsClaes Bang and Elizabeth Debicki star in a suspenseless noir that’s worth watching mainly for how luxurious everyone and everything in it is.
    By Alison Willmore
  30. dear god it's good
    The Lost World Is Steven Spielberg’s Nastiest Film, and I Love ItIt’s a truly demented series of mostly wordless action and horror setpieces whose technical proficiency is matched only by their cruelty.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  31. keanews
    John Wick 4 Isn’t Even Out Yet, But John Wick 5 Is Already ConfirmedThe poor guy needs a vacation.
    By Rebecca Alter
  32. the industry
    Judge Reverses Decades-Old Antitrust Rules Governing Movie TheatersWhile you were sleeping.
    By Hunter Harris
  33. no. 1
    A Candid Conversation With the (Fake) Jurassic Park Social-Media Manager“I think it’s just such a dumb time to be alive. I think people are bored.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  34. role call
    Kate Maberly Answers Every Question We Have About 1993’s The Secret GardenThe actress remembers stalking Roger Deakins on set, squaring off with Maggie Smith, and receiving letters (still) from young fans of the dark film.
    By Rachel Handler
  35. rebecca
    Lily James Is Going to Manderley Again in Netflix’s Rebecca RemakeWith Kristin Scott Thomas as a stern Mrs. Danvers.
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. trailer mix
    Daniel Kaluuya is Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah TrailerThe film reunites Kaluuya with his Get Out co-star LaKeith Stanfield.
    By Chris Murphy
  39. coronavirus
    Here Are All the Movies Delayed Because of the CoronavirusWith updated release dates where available.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  40. genuine classics
    Agnieszka Holland Poured Her Own Bedridden Childhood Into The Secret GardenThe 1993 adaptation is one of the best children’s movies ever made. We don’t talk about it, or director Agnieszka Holland, enough.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  41. our streaming future
    Will a Comedy Ever Play at a Movie Theater Again?Three writers wonder: Is 2020 the end of the end of laughing out loud at the cinema?
    By Alison Willmore, Bilge Ebiri, and Jesse David Fox
  42. trailer mix
    Taylour Paige Has a Wild Story for You in Zola TeaserComing … soon.
    By Justin Curto
  43. chat room
    Simon Rich Is Sure His Ancestors Would Beat Him Up If They Met Him TodayTalking humor writing and American Pickle with the SNL alum.
    By Ian Goldstein
  44. friday night movie club
    The Movie of This Quarantine Summer Is Jurassic ParkRunning from dinosaurs, stress-eating ice cream, filing into a theme park even though it means putting lives at risk — who can’t relate?
    By Alison Willmore
  45. directors
    Candyman’s Nia DaCosta Set to Direct Captain Marvel 2She’s the first Black woman to direct a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
    By Chris Murphy
  46. casting
    Tom Hanks Circling the Role of Geppetto In Disney’s Live Action Pinocchio The film would see Hanks reuniting with his Forrest Gump director, Robert Zemeckis.
    By Chris Murphy
  47. now streaming
    The 30 Best Comedies on Amazon PrimeHot Rod, Spaceballs, Moonstruck, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  50. now streaming
    The 100 Best Movies on HBO MaxContact, Magnolia, Raising Arizona, and 97 more great films on the new streaming service.
    By Brian Tallerico
  51. the streaming wars
    Harry Potter Movies Apparate Over to PeacockBut you may have to watch with commercials.
    By Josef Adalian
  52. down to business
    Get Ready to Watch Disney’s Mulan From the Comfort of Your CouchThe live-action remake will be available to stream on Disney+ this September — for a fee.
    By Chris Lee
  53. movie review
    An American Pickle Is a Two-Man Show, and Both Men Are Seth RogenSeth Rogen stars opposite himself in this HBO Max original movie about a Brooklyn man united with his pickled great-grandfather.
    By Alison Willmore
  54. movie review
    She Dies Tomorrow Is One of the Scariest Films I’ve Seen in a Long WhileIt’s about more than a pandemic, but it is also about a pandemic.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  55. obits
    Reni Santoni, Dirty Harry Actor and Seinfeld’s Poppie, Dead at 81The actor had his first starring role in the 1967 Carl Reiner comedy Enter Laughing.
    By Halle Kiefer
  56. the industry
    Bradley Cooper May Be Joining Paul Thomas Anderson’s ’70s Child-Actor DramaPresumably as an adult of some kind.
    By Halle Kiefer
  57. now streaming
    The 30 Best Comedies on Hulu Right NowBest in Show, Waiting for Guffman, Booksmart, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  58. visual album review
    Beyoncé’s Black Is King Does Everything It Needs ToThe richness of the Black experience is the point. There’s almost too much excellence to keep track of.
    By Craig Jenkins
  59. streaming
    What, Exactly, Is Hiding in the Disney+ Movie Archives?Remember Fuzzbucket? Neither do we.
    By Matt Prigge
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