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34 movies and shows to watch on a plane — or trapped at the airport — this holiday season
In-flight viewing is a specific, and sometimes unintentionally communal, viewing experience.
The 12 best needle drops of 2025
Tunes — well-chosen ones — turn normal movie scenes into electric ones.
The best movies of 2025, ranked by AP film writers
The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies.
‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ advance in Oscars shortlists
The lists will narrow to five when final nominations are announced on Jan. 22.
‘Popcorn Disabilities’ author Kristen Lopez looks at disability portrayals in movies
Hollywood has done its fair share of creating misperceptions around disability.
What Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies
One of the remaining 'big five' studios, Warner Bros. is an essential part of movie...
New holiday movie features the off-season charms of Door County, Wisconsin
Katie LeClerc and Ryan Carnes star in "A Wisconsin Christmas Pie."
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
The acquisition, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry’s biggest players in film and...
Winter movie preview: Holiday fare, this, that, the other — and an ‘Avatar’
This holiday season, remember to save room for dessert — and movies. The coming months...
What to stream: Start readying for awards seasons with these movies
There are plenty of opportunities now to catch up with awards season movies at home.
The 12 movies we’re most looking forward to this holiday season
Leave room in your movie diet for candy that’s semi-bad for you.
Watch these 22 TV specials, movies and cultural events this holiday season
Here are some ideas for streaming holiday films for (almost) everyone.
See Al Pacino’s ‘Scarface’ shirt, Tom Hanks’ ‘Apollo 13’ spacesuit in new exhibit
A century-spanning chronology, the show features 25 artifacts, iconic props and movie costumes.
Movie Review: Sorry, my pretty, ‘Wicked: For Good’ doesn’t delight
For most “Wicked” fans, more is good.
This gift guide for movie lovers ranges from candles and pj’s to books for babies and adults
Here are a few of our favorite finds this holiday season.
A ‘Call of Duty’ movie is in the works with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan
One of the most successful video game franchises of all time is set to become...
Top 13 horror movies of 2025: Do you agree with our No. 1 pick?
"Good Boy," "Weapons," "Sinners" are some of the films that make the list.
The 5 worst horror movies of 2025: ’28 Years Later’ tops our list
"Death of a Unicorn," "The Long Walk" also among the worst horror movies of 2025.
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest plot twist? Teaming with Nicholas Sparks on a novel and upcoming film
This collab is different in that Shyamalan had written the screenplay and Sparks agreed to...
‘Black Phone 2’ review: Sequel different from, not better than first flick
As evidenced by 2012’s “Sinister” and 2021’s “The Black Phone,” director Scott Derrickson has a...
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ review: Loving portrait predictable but potent
An interview with Bill Murray opens “John Candy: I Like Me,” director Colin Hanks’ formulaic...
‘Tron: Ares’ review: Dazzling looks meet so-so story in series’ third entry
Light Cycles take to the real world, and Jeff Bridges adds flavor to yet another...
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party of a Show Girl’ debuts at No. 1 with $33 million
The AMC Theatres release features music videos and behind-the-scenes footage.
‘Steve’ review: Cillian Murphy impresses in uneven kinetic drama
We meet Cillian Murphy’s titular character in “Steve” as he’s about to be interviewed on...
Why many young adults turn on TV or movie subtitles, according to a new poll
About 4 in 10 adults under 45 use subtitles at least “often” when watching TV...
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films
It's unclear what legal basis Trump would claim for imposing the tariffs.
‘Dead of Winter’ review: Harsh environment helps elevate kidnapping drama
Like a virus, desperation thrives in the unforgiving cold of Northern Minnesota in “Dead of...
Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll finds
American moviegoers are more likely to stream a film than see it in the theaters.
Robert Redford influenced Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut, ‘Eleanor the Great’
The stars June Squibb as a feisty 94-year-old who returns to New York City after...
Decades after the hit horror film, demand for exorcists on the rise
"Objects do get thrown across the room; people do vomit up strange objects; they do...
Retro movies are hitting big at the box office. Why cinephiles and theaters are going back in time
The box office shows there’s a demand to be met from classic titles.
Movie Review: ‘Him’ fumbles a potent premise
“Him” has a decent point to make about QB hero worship: These are modern gladiators.
Movie review: Matthew McConaughey steers a white-knuckle wildfire drama in ‘The Lost Bus’
McConaughey plays a bus driver who transported 22 kids to safety during the 2018 Camp...
Movie Review: A suburban comedy of errors unspools in the darkly excellent ‘Adulthood’
With standout performances by Josh Gad and Kaya Scodelario, “Adulthood” balances tension and humor.
Movie Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ is an American masterpiece
Political struggles never die in “One Battle After Another,” they just repeat.
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning director, actor and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, died Tuesday at 89.
Fall films 2025: Here are 44 reasons to get excited
From thrillers and blockbusters to movies that make you think, fall is the best season...
Rian Johnson takes Glenn Close to church in ‘Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
The film's religious backdrop runs deep for Close.
Trump celebrates West Point alumni group canceling award ceremony to honor Tom Hanks
The president called the famous actor “destructive” and “WOKE" in his social media posts.
Look out, Hollywood. Video game franchises dominate Gen Alpha’s attention
Studios have started to catch on.
Column: Teen movies used to be a genre Hollywood took seriously, young audiences too. But good luck finding them in theaters today
Teen movies are a fascinating segment of cinema history.
After high hopes, Hollywood’s summer box office falls flat again
The softer summer shows cracks in the movie business that have been growing for years.
Fall movie guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas
Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big...
10 years in, and ‘Hamilton’ is still downright revolutionary
A filmed version smash hit musical hits movie theaters nationwide on Sept. 5.
‘The Roses’ review: The war is lost with this cautionary marriage tale
It’s a reasonably different movie, but “The Roses” — an adaptation of Warren Adler’s 1981...
‘Night Always Comes’ review: Vanessa Kirby can’t save bleak crime drama
The crime drama attempts to shine a light on the economic disparity in this country.
‘Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan’ review: How the TV variety show boosted Black talent when segregation was the norm
Watching his talents more closely here, I have a real appreciation for what he was...
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ review: Spike Lee and Denzel Washington re-team for a heist movie that pays off
A lot like the 1963 Akira Kurosawa film "High and Low," but a lot not,...
‘Freakier Friday’ review: A multiplied Disney reboot for the age of anxiety
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are two of many repeat players in "Freakier Friday,"...
‘The Walking Dead’ star dead at 33 after battling illness
Kelley Mack, known for her role as Addy in the "The Walking Dead" and in...
‘The Naked Gun’ review: Liam Neeson brings a ‘Taken’-or-leave-it air to a rougher reboot
Liam Neeson brings a surly, disgruntled air to the coarse, moderately funny "Naked Gun" reboot.
‘Together’ review: Codependency gets a little sticky in clever horror parable with Alison Brie and Dave Franco
One couple's codependency comes to a head in this clever body horror feature.
At 70, Godzilla keeps on smashing expectations, buildings
Steve Ryfle, co-author with Ed Godziszewski of 'Godzilla: The First 70 Years,' discusses the monster...
‘The Fantastic Four’ review: In a jet age dream of Manhattan, Marvel’s world-savers take care of business
Is the new "Fantastic Four" movie fantastic? No, and not everyone will love the amount...
‘Eddington’ review: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, once upon an early COVID time in the West
Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone take on early 2020 pandemic crises of every...
Dean Cain honored to have played Superman
People still approach him to this day and say, “Hey, Superman!”
‘Superman’ review: James Gunn gets DCU off to rocky, overstuffed start
Corenswet proves to be fine Superman, but movie bites off more than it can chew
Review: ‘Sorry, Baby’ is a witty, moving portrait of life in the aftermath of a college assault
A college assault shadows the present-day life of a literature professor in "Sorry, Baby."