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Mouly Surya on Indonesian Period Thriller About Dutch Colonization ‘This City Is a Battlefield’ Closing Rotterdam: ‘It’s a Shared History’
It is quite an interesting choice for the largest film festival in the Netherlands to close with a film that explicitly denounces the violence of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia,...
Trump Doubles Down on CBS ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit, Now Wants $20 Billion
President Trump amended his lawsuit against CBS on Friday, doubling the amount he claims he is owed for “deceptive” editing of a Kamala Harris interview to $20 billion. Trump...
‘The Stringer’ Review: Who Took the Historic Vietnam War Photo Known as ‘Napalm Girl’? A Riveting Documentary Says the Answer Lies in a Conspiracy
Conspiracies and cover-ups are a dime a dozen in fictional movies (thrillers, political dramas, you name it). But when a documentary unravels a conspiracy, it can take on the...
“This Will Be My Last Action Movie”: Ke Huy Quan Not Only Led the Action-Packed ‘Love Hurts’ But Helped Choreograph the Fights… And He’s Exhausted!
Summary Ke Huy Quan's award-winning comeback in Everything Everywhere All At Once propelled him to lead role in Love Hurts. Jonathan Eusebio's Love Hurts follows Quan's character, Marvin Gabler,...
‘By Design’ Review: Juliette Lewis Becomes a Chair in a Bold if Baggy Body-Swap Sundance Movie
The logline for Amanda Kramer’s latest film, “By Design,” sounds both like the setup and the punchline for a winking joke. When a woman becomes envious and enamored with...
‘The Bachelorette’ Is Skipping a Summer: No New Female Lead Following Grant Ellis’ ‘Bachelor’ Season
There won’t be a new season of “The Bachelorette” this summer, Variety has learned. While ABC franchise typically airs “The Bachelor” each spring before selecting one of the contestants...
Demi Moore Embraces ‘Overlooked’ Horror Films While Accepting Best Actress at Critics’ Choice: They’re ‘Not Recognized for the Profundity They Can Hold’
Demi Moore is inching closer to winning an Oscar after picking up best actress honors at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards for her performance in “The Substance.” Moore won...
‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Jokes ‘I’m Gonna Win That Oscar’ After Academy Snub in Stunned Acceptance Speech at Critics’ Choice
“Wicked” director Jon M. Chu beat out several Oscar nominees for best director at the Critics’ Choice Awards Friday evening, taking home the prize from that body. The filmmaker...
FCC Chief Brendan Carr Says Trump ‘Has Been Right’ on Media Bias Claims Amid CBS Probe; Anna Gomez Decries ‘Chilling Effect’ and ‘Weaponization’ of Agency
The Federal Communications Commission has broken with decades of precedent for the independent regulatory agency by charging into the highly politicized debate about bias in media and the fairness...
Laverne Cox Gives Powerful Speech Against Trump Agenda at SCAD TVfest: ‘They Are Committed to Eradicating Trans People from Public Life’
Laverne Cox got the SCAD TVfest crowd to its feet on Friday evening, as the star delivered a powerful, emotional speech about the new Trump administration’s attack on trans...
New York City Pension Funds Seek to Pause Paramount-Skydance Merger
A group of New York City pension funds asked a judge in Delaware this week to issue an injunction that would pause the $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger. The litigation...
Zoe Saldaña Hails ‘Emilia Pérez’ as the ‘Little Movie That Could’ in Critics’ Choice Speech: ‘I Hope We Can All Be Curious and Open-Hearted’
Zoe Saldaña continued to cement her Oscar frontrunner status by winning best supporting actress honors at the 2025 Critics’ Choice Awards for her performance in Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez.” She...