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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...
Sinners Review: Michael B. Jordan Plays Twin Gangsters in Ryan Coogler’s Ode to Blues Music and Vampires
Ryan Coogler has made something rare with Sinners: a horror film with bite, brains, and soul. It’s a film that’s...
Latest Movie News
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...
Recent Movie Rankings and Lists
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...
Every Star Wars Movie Ranked from Worst to Best
Star Wars (1977) Here is Cinephile Corner’s ranking of every Star Wars movie from worst to best: 11. Star Wars:...
Every Harry Potter Movie Ranked from Worst to Best
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) Here is Cinephile Corner’s ranking of every Harry Potter movie from worst to...
10 Movies Like ‘The Life of Chuck’
The Life of Chuck (2025) Here are Cinephile Corner’s 10 recommendations for movies like The Life of Chuck: The Fabelmans...
Every Movie in Pixar’s Cars Franchise Ranked from Worst to Best
Cars (2006) Here is Cinephile Corner’s ranking of every Cars movie from worst to best: 3. Cars 3 (2017) 2....