It isn't good for anyone when a movie bombs its opening weekend. As franchises encourage Hollywood to focus increasingly on immediate returns rather than sustained, steady successes (the former ...

Animated kids' movies' struggle at the box office—we ask animators and animation aficionados what original animated kids ...

A terrifying opening scene can do wonders for a horror movie. For example, it can set the stage for the main narrative and ...

For decades, going to the movie theater has been a tried and true American summer tradition, making it an ideal season for the release of big-budget blockbuster films. Holiday weekends are abundant; ...

The pair of films did huge business as Thanksgiving gets underway in the United States. Globally, the movies have earned $162.5 million and $220.5 million, respectively. By Pamela McClintock Senior ...

Top Gun: Maverick, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Solo: A Star Wars Story (Paramount/Disney) For that reason, it feels like a good time to look back at the highest-grossing Memorial Day ...

In her brief tenure as the chief film critic for The New York Times from 1968 to 1969, Renata Adler carved out a memorable blip in the annals of criticism. Adler’s rebelliousness towards contemporary ...

Put bluntly, picking the best movies of 2023 was tough. The double-whammy of Barbie and Oppenheimer gave the box office a long-overdue, post-Covid-19 jolt, only to be followed by a pair of months-long ...

Listen: Bon Iver’s “SABLE, fABLE” is one of the year’s top albums—a collection of songs about devastation, self-acceptance, ...