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Friendship Review: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd Buddy up in A24’s Acidic Riff on Male Affinity
Friendship is one of the more unique comedies of 2025—a weird, squirm-inducing, unexpectedly affecting film that feels true to its...
The Phoenician Scheme Review: Wes Anderson’s Most Direct, Immediately Gratifying Work Since ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Is The Phoenician Scheme Wes Anderson’s best movie in years? Possibly. It’s certainly his most rewarding on a first watch...
Dangerous Animals Review: Vicious Sharks in Endless Waters
Dangerous Animals (2025) is an effective piece of genre filmmaking that doesn’t overreach and knows exactly what it wants to...
The Woman in the Yard Review: Jaume Collet-Serra’s Return to Horror Doesn’t Get Too Bogged Down in Grief and Trauma
In a time when many horror films try to be either thinkpieces or thrill rides and fail to be either,...
Babygirl Review: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Give the Erotic Thriller Genre a Shot in the Arm
In 1999, Nicole Kidman starred alongside Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick's haunting final masterpiece—a Christmas(ish?) tale exploring...
Thunderbolts* Movie Review: Marvel Reshuffles the Deck With a Band of Down-On-Their-Luck Misfits
What separates Thunderbolts* (2025) from recent MCU offerings is that it doesn’t waste its runtime setting up future Marvel projects...
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The Criterion Channel July 2025 Lineup: Miami Neonoir, Summer Romances, and More
Summer rolls along with The Criterion Channel's recent announcement of streaming options for July 2025. This July, their offerings include...
The Criterion Collection September 2025 Releases: Flow, Wes Anderson, High and Low, and More
The French Dispatch (2021) September 2025 is headlined by some heavy hitters from The Criterion Collection, many of which had...
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ is Divisive Among Critics at 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Eddington (2025) The first reviews for Eddington, the latest film from Ari Aster, have arrived following its premiere at the...
The Criterion Collection Announces August 2025 Releases
Cairo Station (1958) This August, The Criterion Collection is putting an emphasis on classic foreign language pictures, many of which...
The Criterion Channel Announces June 2025 Lineup
The start of summer and the beginning of Pride Month provide inspiration for June's set of streaming options on The...
‘Echo Valley’ Trailer: Sydney Sweeney and Julianne Moore Cover Up a Murder in New Apple TV+ Thriller
Echo Valley (2025) The first trailer for Echo Valley has arrived, teasing a tense, emotional thriller led by Sydney Sweeney...
‘Honey Don’t!’ Trailer: Margaret Qualley Is a Small Town Investigator in Ethan Coen’s New Film
Honey Don't! (2025) The first trailer for Honey Don’t! has arrived, offering a stylish and chaotic glimpse into Ethan Coen’s...
‘Eddington’ Poster and First Image Teases Ari Aster’s Follow-up to ‘Beau Is Afraid’
Ari Aster’s next film, Eddington, is set to premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and with that announcement comes...
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10 Animated Movies Like ‘Isle of Dogs’
Isle of Dogs (2018) Here are Cinephile Corner’s 10 recommendations for animated movies like Isle of Dogs: The Wild Robot The...
10 Movies Like ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Here are Cinephile Corner’s 10 recommendations for movies like The Grand Budapest Hotel: Barbie Greta Gerwig and Margot...
10 Movies Like ’28 Years Later’
28 Years Later (2025) Here are Cinephile Corner’s 10 recommendations for movies like 28 Years Later: Train to Busan Yeon...
10 Animated Movies Like ‘Elio’
Elio (2025) Here are Cinephile Corner’s 10 recommendations for animated movies like Elio: Lightyear There’s a lack of interesting, personable...
Every Joseph Kosinski Movie Ranked from Worst to Best (Including F1)
Joseph Kosinski may not have the same household name recognition and notoriety as some of the industry’s most revered directors,...
10 Movies Like ‘F1’
F1 The Movie (2025) Here are Cinephile Corner’s 10 recommendations for movies like F1: Gran Turismo Despite a few nitpicks in...