Studios complain that movie-review-aggregator sites are killing the industry. But their gripes about Rotten Tomatoes are sour grapes.

ISLE OF DOGS tells the story of ATARI KOBAYASHI, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.

On any given Friday night, bars, restaurants and movie theaters tend to fill up with people spending time with friends, lovers, and family. But when the weekend comes, those who find themselves on their own are likelier to be found on the couch, at home.

With James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger involved, it's a reunion more than 25 years in the making.

Before the emergence and rapid proliferation of film editing at the dawn of the 20th century, humans had never been exposed to anything quite like film cuts: quick flashes of images as people, objects and entire settings changed in an instant. But rather than reacting with confusion to edits, early filmgoers lined up in droves to spend their money at the cinema, turning film – and eventually its close cousin, television – into the century’s defining media. It would seem that our evolutionary history did very little to prepare us for film cuts – so why don’t our brains explode when we watch movies? Adapted from an Aeon essay by the...

Collider is happy to exclusively premiere a Blade Runner 2049 prequel short film “in-world” piece that explains what happened in the world of Blade Runner between the first movie, set in 2019, and this sequel, set in 2049.

Warner Bros. took the industry by surprise last week when it announced that Martin Scorsese was teaming up with the studio to produce a standalone Joker film, telling the story of the villain's origin. Not only that, but the studio announced that Hangover director Todd Phillips would helm the film, and a new Joker actor would be cast.

The film's director, Taika Waititi, recently addressed the on-set mindset in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. As he explained, the goal was to remember that Ragnarok has pretty outlandish subject matter, even with its apocalyptic-sounding title.

The hidden price of the Gilded Age. By Charles P. Pierce.

Mr. Lewis rose to fame as Dean Martin’s comedy partner but went on to a major solo career with films like “The Bellboy” and “The Nutty Professor.”

Film Crit Hulk breaks down the massive social implications of our problem with sex in cinema.

After years in critical exile, the onetime poster boy for slacker filmmaking reinvents himself for an era of narrowcast fame.

Brett Ratner, who directed X-Men: The Last Stand and the Rush Hour film series, recently said that movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes hurts the film industry. In essence, poor reviews discourages viewers from seeing films, and that’s bad for business.

With the growth of video games as an artistic medium, increasing ease of access to cameras and other video production resources and the ever growing role of game developers in the role of interactive auteurs, it seems inevitable that video game documentaries are on the rise. As a game journalist, I've seen quite a few of these- here are the game documentaries I've seen as of August 2017, ranked from my favorite to least favorite. Bear in mind that these are all documentaries that I've actually enjoyed watching- nothing lame makes it to the list.

Finding little to scare him in most horror films, Mr. Hooper was inspired to create a low-budget movie that became an influential classic of the genre.

Industry fears more pie in face over new It film

The Emmy-winning drama Mr Robot has won praise from real-life hackers for its technical accuracy. Writer/producer Kor Adana explains how the show does it, and why others get it wrong.

Updated for July releases.

Bonnie and Clyde’s violence, especially its final shootout, busted cinematic taboos – and set the stage for how we watch films now, writes Luke Buckmaster.

The giant screen company says fans want two-dimensional films instead

What if documentary filmmaker Ken Burns directed Captain America: Civil War? What if a superhero film about The Flash were directed by Ingmar Bergman? What if Sergio Leone took on The Punisher? Filmmaker Patrick H. Willems frequently asks these odd-ball questions. He also answers them with some spot-on videos, mashups of geek culture and high-brow cinema, where the camerawork is as broad as the humor.

The mouse wants to break out on its own, including standalone ESPN and branded services.

Marvel spent something on the order of $100 million filming Thor: Ragnarok, which should give you an idea about why—now that the movie’s close to release and we’ve seen a couple of trailers—everything about the film looks incredible. But how much would it cost to shoot the trailer at home... with cardboard?

The Babadook chronicles the horror of the working single mother.

Wonder Woman is an action-packed adventure about a superhero doing her superhero best to stop Ares, the God of War. It's set near the end of World War I, a.k.a. The Great War, a.k.a. a four-year struggle that killed 17 million people and wounded 20 million more. Chris DeRosa is a military historian who teaches at Monmouth University. He is also a fan. I spoke with DeRosa and asked him if he thought the film's treatment of the past was perfect.

Mind. Blown.

Ahead of the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios, FANDOM spoke to Sony boss Amy Pascal and Marvel chief Kevin Feige to try and clear up the confusion over exactly how Sony’s Marvel Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are connected.

IBM and the Tribeca Film Festival asked a small but prestigious group of artists and scientists to help make the Watson supercomputer a better storyteller.

The reason we first sent soldiers to Afghanistan—to hunt bin Laden and al Qaeda—is long gone, yet we’re sending 4,000 more troops there. Is it time to rethink our 16-year war? By Roy Scranton.

Here's how to watch every Marvel Cinematic Universe property in the perfect order.

That 20th Century Fox produced five thoughtfully made, unusually profitable Apes pictures is something of a minor Hollywood miracle.

AWAKEN is a feature documentary film exploring humanity's relationship with technology and the natural world. Shot over a 5-year period in more than 30 countries, the film pioneers new time-lapse, time-dilation, underwater, and aerial cinematography techniques to give audiences new eyes with which to see our world. Executive produced by Terrence Malick and Godfrey Reggio, AWAKEN is a celebration of the spirit of life, an exploration of the Earth, and an ode to the Cosmos.