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What to Expect From Dune: Part Three, the Other Movie Opening on December 18
Denis Villeneuve closes his trilogy with Dune Messiah: a 17 year time jump, Robert Pattinson as the villain, and a head to head release against Avengers: Doomsday.
The Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Just Hit D23. Here Is Everything It Tells Us.
Marvel closed out its D23 showcase with a new look at the biggest movie of 2026: Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, a grieving villain, and an army of Sentinels.
The Biggest Movie You Didn't Argue About Is Now Streaming: Michael, Reviewed
While the summer discourse fought over The Odyssey and Spider-Man, Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic quietly became the highest-grossing music biopic ever made. It hit Starz on August 10. Here is what you actually get at home.
What to Watch This Weekend: Four New Movies, Four Completely Different Moods
A high-concept rom-com, an Eli Roth slasher, a Broken Lizard reunion, and A24's young Anthony Bourdain movie all hit theaters on the same Friday. Here's how to pick your lane.
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