Sundance Film Festival 2025 Is at a Crossroads
While the Sundance Film Festival still uplifts under-the-radar films in an increasingly challenging market, its future may be in doubt.
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‘The Greatest Showman’ Is a Spectacular Show But Ignores Some Uncomfortable Truths
With all the glitz and glamor, it's easy to enjoy the ride—so long as you don't catch a whiff of the manure piling up behind the tent.
Ian McKellen Unravels the Mystery of the Literary Icon in ‘Mr. Holmes’
In Mr. Holmes, Ian McKellen presents three different Sherlocks: the brilliant detective he once was, the 93-year-old man in mental decline, and the inescapable character created by John Watson.
Courting Controversy? Or Not? Bill Condon’s ‘The Fifth Estate’
WikiLeaks and Julian Assange changed our world. Yet the story put on film, The Fifth Estate, is not nearly controversial enough.