‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Takes a New Tack to Combat an Old Prequel Problem
As a prequel series approaching its predetermined endpoint, Season 4 faces familiar struggles. But as a return to the franchise's fun, curious, episodic storytelling, it's also making the most of the time it has left.
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-review-prequel-problem-1235206620/
As a prequel series approaching its predetermined endpoint, Season 4 faces familiar struggles. But as a return to the franchise's fun, curious, episodic storytelling, it's also making the most of the time it has left.
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-review-prequel-problem-1235206620/
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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Takes a New Tack to Combat an Old Prequel Problem
As a prequel approaching its end, Season 4 struggles. But as a return to fun, episodic 'Star Trek,' 'Strange New Worlds' makes the most of its time.
Is Skipping Film Festivals Really the ‘Safe’ Option?
It's always a risk to send an awards prospect to a festival, but right now it feels like the majority of studios are looking at the glass half-empty.
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It's always a risk to send an awards prospect to a festival, but right now it feels like the majority of studios are looking at the glass half-empty.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/venice-film-festival-analysis-oscars-season-1235206882/
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Is Skipping Film Festivals Really the ‘Safe’ Option?
It's always a risk to send an awards prospect to a festival, but right now it feels like the majority of studios are looking at the glass half-empty.
Olivia Wilde’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ Character Is Madonna Meets Mapplethorpe
Director Gregg Araki tells IndieWire about working with Wilde on one of the summer's most entertaining and provocative movies.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/olivia-wilde-i-want-your-sex-character-gregg-araki-1235205577/
Director Gregg Araki tells IndieWire about working with Wilde on one of the summer's most entertaining and provocative movies.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/olivia-wilde-i-want-your-sex-character-gregg-araki-1235205577/
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Olivia Wilde’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ Character Is Madonna Meets Mapplethorpe
'I Want Your Sex' director Gregg Araki talks about how Olivia Wilde's Erika Tracy expresses his ideas about sex and power.
Hollywood Doesn’t Need Another Warning Label for LGBTQ Stories — Opinion
We've all seen ratings kill a film, which is why the FCC's latest proposal to create new warnings for queer content worries Outfest executive director Christopher Racster.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/hollywood-doesnt-need-warning-label-lgbtq-stories-1235206868/
We've all seen ratings kill a film, which is why the FCC's latest proposal to create new warnings for queer content worries Outfest executive director Christopher Racster.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/hollywood-doesnt-need-warning-label-lgbtq-stories-1235206868/
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Hollywood Doesn’t Need Another Warning Label for LGBTQ Stories — Opinion
We've all seen ratings kill a film, which is why the FCC's proposal to create new warnings for queer content worries Outfest's Christopher Racster.
Production in LA Is Still Down. Maybe Next Quarter?
FilmLA reported a 12.7 percent decrease in shoot days from the same period in 2025, but the majority of the 170 film and TV projects awarded tax credits under the expanded funds should show up soon.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/production-los-angeles-still-down-maybe-next-quarter-1235206892/
FilmLA reported a 12.7 percent decrease in shoot days from the same period in 2025, but the majority of the 170 film and TV projects awarded tax credits under the expanded funds should show up soon.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/production-los-angeles-still-down-maybe-next-quarter-1235206892/
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Production in LA Is Still Down. Maybe Next Quarter?
FilmLA reported a 12.7 percent decrease in shoot days from 2025, but the majority of the 170 film projects granted tax credits should show up soon.
Karina Longworth’s ‘You Must Remember This’ Returns with a Dishy Deep Dive on Bisexual Black Widow Libby Holman
The best classic Hollywood podcast going will now turn to forgotten singer/actress Holman, once an on-and-off lover of another bisexual, the tragically fated Montgomery Clift.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/you-must-remember-this-new-season-bisexual-libby-holman-1235206901/
The best classic Hollywood podcast going will now turn to forgotten singer/actress Holman, once an on-and-off lover of another bisexual, the tragically fated Montgomery Clift.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/you-must-remember-this-new-season-bisexual-libby-holman-1235206901/
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Karina Longworth’s ‘You Must Remember This’ Returns with a Dishy Deep Dive on Bisexual Black Widow Libby Holman
Karina Longworth's 'You Must Remember This' will focus on Hollywood bisexual Libby Holman for the latest season of the podcast.
VFX Spectacle ‘Ramayana’ Adaptation with $500 Million Budget to Be Released by Sony
Producer Namit Malhotra teased footage from the epic film based on the Hindu poem at San Diego Comic Con.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/ramayana-adaptation-500-million-budget-sony-release-1235206903/
Producer Namit Malhotra teased footage from the epic film based on the Hindu poem at San Diego Comic Con.
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VFX Spectacle ‘Ramayana’ Adaptation with $500 Million Budget to Be Released by Sony
The VFX spectacle adaptation of the Hindu epic 'Ramayana' with a $500 million budget will be released globally by Sony outside of India.
‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Releases First Trailer and Sets Premiere Date
The third animated series in the "Avatar" franchise, taking place after an apocalyptic incident, will debut on Paramount+ this October
https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/avatar-seven-havens-trailer-premiere-date-1235206937/
The third animated series in the "Avatar" franchise, taking place after an apocalyptic incident, will debut on Paramount+ this October
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‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Releases First Trailer and Sets Premiere Date
From San Diego Comic-Con, the trailer and premiere date for "Avatar: Seven Havens," the latest series in the Avatar franchise, has been released.
Audiences Expecting an AI Dystopia in ‘Sheep in the Box’ Get Something Much Stranger from Hirokazu Koreeda
The "Shoplifters" Palme d'Or-winner spoke to IndieWire about his new film during a Cannes Film Festival heavy on Japanese cinema.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/hirokazu-koreeda-sheep-in-the-box-cannes-interview-1235195862/
The "Shoplifters" Palme d'Or-winner spoke to IndieWire about his new film during a Cannes Film Festival heavy on Japanese cinema.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/hirokazu-koreeda-sheep-in-the-box-cannes-interview-1235195862/
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Audiences Expecting an AI Dystopia in ‘Sheep in the Box’ Get Something Much Stranger from Hirokazu Koreeda
Hirokazu Koreeda talks his new film 'Sheep in the Box' at the Cannes Film Festival, which has divided critics.
Steve James Should Have Been One of Cinema’s Biggest Action Heroes — A New Restoration Shows Why
James' career was cut tragically short when he died of cancer at 41, but the 6K restoration of "Riverbend" gives a new life to his greatest performance.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/steve-james-best-role-riverbend-restored-1235206537/
James' career was cut tragically short when he died of cancer at 41, but the 6K restoration of "Riverbend" gives a new life to his greatest performance.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/steve-james-best-role-riverbend-restored-1235206537/
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Steve James Should Have Been One of Cinema’s Biggest Action Heroes — A New Restoration Shows Why
The Sam Firstenberg-directed film was barely released in 1990, but Reelblack Renaissance has restored it in 6K and given it the Blu-ray it deserves.
‘Ferine’ Review: Andrea Corsini Introduces Himself as the Next Truly Terrifying Italian Auteur to Watch
Carolyn Bracken ("Oddity") and Caroline Goodall ("Schindler's List") star in this mesmerizing debut about monsters on the loose.
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/ferine-review-andrea-corsini-1235206950/
Carolyn Bracken ("Oddity") and Caroline Goodall ("Schindler's List") star in this mesmerizing debut about monsters on the loose.
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/ferine-review-andrea-corsini-1235206950/
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‘Ferine’ Review: Andrea Corsini Introduces Himself as the Next Truly Terrifying Italian Auteur to Watch
Carolyn Bracken and Caroline Goodall lead Andrea Corsini's 'Ferine,' a brutal, emotionally rich nightmare that revitalizes Italian horror. Review.
Critic David Thomson Asks: Have Movies Made Our Culture Worse?
The author of "A Sudden Flicker of Light" breaks down his provocative new book on this week's edition of IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast. Elsewhere in the episode, we break down the lukewarm Venice Film Festival lineup and what it portends for Telluride.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/podcast/david-thomson-a-sudden-flicker-of-light-podcast-interview-1235206980/
The author of "A Sudden Flicker of Light" breaks down his provocative new book on this week's edition of IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast. Elsewhere in the episode, we break down the lukewarm Venice Film Festival lineup and what it portends for Telluride.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/podcast/david-thomson-a-sudden-flicker-of-light-podcast-interview-1235206980/
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Critic David Thomson Asks: Have Movies Made Our Culture Worse?
Critic David Thomson joins IndieWire's Screen Talk podcast to discuss his provocative new book, 'A Sudden Flicker of Light.'
‘Blade Runner 2099’ Teaser: Michelle Yeoh Goes Cyberpunk in New TV Spinoff
The trailer for the highly anticipated Amazon Prime show premiered at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday.
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The trailer for the highly anticipated Amazon Prime show premiered at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday.
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‘Blade Runner 2099’ Teaser: Michelle Yeoh Goes Cyberpunk in New TV Spinoff
Watch the trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a sequel series starring Michelle Yeoh, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con.
‘Motor City’ Review: Alan Ritchson Kills His Way Through a Dialogue-Free Crime Pastiche with Nothing to Say and Little to Look at
The "Reacher" star plays an ex-con with a score to settle in a gimmicky action movie from the director of "Old Henry."
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/motor-city-movie-review-alan-ritchson-1235206987/
The "Reacher" star plays an ex-con with a score to settle in a gimmicky action movie from the director of "Old Henry."
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‘Motor City’ Review: Alan Ritchson Kills His Way Through a Dialogue-Free Crime Pastiche with Nothing to Say and Little to Look…
Alan Ritchson plays an ex-con with a score to settle in the gimmicky action movie 'Motor City' from the director of 'Old Henry.'
Before Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ the 1997 TV Miniseries Was the Ultimate (and Very Much Unserious) Homer Adaptation
Those mixed on Nolan's IMAX epic — especially obsessive Homer classicists — will find much to love in Andrei Konchalovsky’s two-part TV version starring Armand Assante, Bernadette Peters, Vanessa Williams, and Isabella Rossellini.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/the-odyssey-1997-miniseries-1235207003/
Those mixed on Nolan's IMAX epic — especially obsessive Homer classicists — will find much to love in Andrei Konchalovsky’s two-part TV version starring Armand Assante, Bernadette Peters, Vanessa Williams, and Isabella Rossellini.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/the-odyssey-1997-miniseries-1235207003/
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Before Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ the 1997 TV Miniseries Was the Ultimate (and Very Much Unserious) Homer Adaptation
Those mixed on Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' will find much to love in Andrei Konchalovsky’s two-part TV version
’72 Hours’ Review: Kevin Hart Crashes a Bachelor Party in Netflix’s Convoluted Attempt at Generational Satire
If you've ever dreamed of seeing Hart inexplicably turn into a Spanish-speaking drug lord whenever he does cocaine, here's the movie for you.
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/72-hours-review-kevin-hart-marcello-hernandez-1235206943/
If you've ever dreamed of seeing Hart inexplicably turn into a Spanish-speaking drug lord whenever he does cocaine, here's the movie for you.
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/72-hours-review-kevin-hart-marcello-hernandez-1235206943/
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’72 Hours’ Review: Kevin Hart Crashes a Bachelor Party in Netflix’s Convoluted Attempt at Generational Satire
Kevin Hart and Marcello Hernandez co-star in the new Netflix movie '72 Hours.' Read our review.
The Best Disney Remake of the Year Is an Anime ‘Little Mermaid’ Retelling
A retelling and sequel of the classic fairy tale, "Goodbye, Lara" provokes nostalgia while telling something new.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/goodbye-lara-little-mermaid-anime-1235206895/
A retelling and sequel of the classic fairy tale, "Goodbye, Lara" provokes nostalgia while telling something new.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/goodbye-lara-little-mermaid-anime-1235206895/
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The Best Disney Remake of the Year Is an Anime ‘Little Mermaid’ Retelling
Watch Goodbye, Lara, a new original anime series based on the Little Mermaid fairy tale.
I Saw Both Cuts of ‘Hope.’ Na Hong-jin Turned a Cannes Letdown into an Action-Movie Triumph
Director Na Hong-jin tells IndieWire about the re-edits, sound, and CGI work done after the massive South Korean genre film rocked (and polarized) Cannes.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/hope-re-edit-how-na-hong-jin-movie-changed-since-cannes-1235206972/
Director Na Hong-jin tells IndieWire about the re-edits, sound, and CGI work done after the massive South Korean genre film rocked (and polarized) Cannes.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/hope-re-edit-how-na-hong-jin-movie-changed-since-cannes-1235206972/
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I Saw Both Cuts of ‘Hope.’ Na Hong-jin Turned a Cannes Letdown into an Action-Movie Triumph
Director Na Hong-jin discusses the re-edits, sound, and CGI work done after massive South Korean genre movie 'Hoped' rocked (and polarized) Cannes.
‘Lanterns’ Trailer: Green Lantern Gets the ‘True Detective’ Treatment in DC Studios HBO Series
At San Diego Comic-Con, DC Studios unveiled the biggest trailer yet for the highly anticipated series.
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At San Diego Comic-Con, DC Studios unveiled the biggest trailer yet for the highly anticipated series.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/lanterns-trailer-dc-hbo-show-1235206936/
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‘Lanterns’ Trailer: Green Lantern Gets the ‘True Detective’ Treatment in DC Studios HBO Series
Watch the trailer for the DC Comics HBO show 'Lanterns.'
You’ve Never Met a Horror Host Like 2017’s Cryptina: The Luminous Ghost of Short Films Past
The Twyford-Rigleys helped resurrect a genre character close to their hearts for this week's After Dark.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/best-of/cryptina-spook-time-variety-show-after-dark-1235207069/
The Twyford-Rigleys helped resurrect a genre character close to their hearts for this week's After Dark.
https://www.indiewire.com/features/best-of/cryptina-spook-time-variety-show-after-dark-1235207069/
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You’ve Never Met a Horror Host Like 2017’s Cryptina: The Luminous Ghost of Short Films Past
Steph and Ryan Twyford-Rigley's Cryptina proves forgotten genre creations leave lasting marks on filmmakers, fans, and festival culture. After Dark.