Strangelovian satire? Show business farce? Dystopian romance between art and the apocalypse?

The animated series sees our heroes navigating a brave new world of alien visitors and advanced technology.

Podcast Episode · Fools Who Dream Movies · 1 October · 40min

Before Garfield’s latest tech-bro turn, Greengrass places him amid the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.

Qualley will play Adele Astaire, while Carpenter will star as Ginger Rogers.

Recently, I returned from the Toronto International Film Festival. What follows is a record of the films I saw—and the things I experienced.

A film made not only for people who like movies, but for people who like bikes.

These are the movies I watched this season, presented in order of preference.

Of all the bleak futures Ridley Scott has manifested, this one may be the bleakest

Chloé Zhao defends 'Eternals' and comic-book movies, arguing that popular storytelling shouldn’t be dismissed because it isn’t “high art.”

Podcast Episode · Fools Who Dream Movies · 1 September · 58min

A useful pantheon for anyone who wants to understand the movies of the moment.

Like “Super 8,” “Oak Street” is a throwback to peak Spielberg set in the suburban Midwest.

Michael Showalter (“The Big Sick”) is teaming up with Amazon/MGM to direct a “modern retelling” of the 2001 romantic comedy “Serendipity.” Marc Klein, who wrote the original film, is writing the scrip...

James Cameron's sequel is a cinematic cousin of his 1989 film “The Abyss," which confronted (and nearly drowned in) divine endlessness.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton plunges us into the soul of a superhero who protects a city he’s barely part of.

Christopher Nolan molds Homer’s epic poem into an epic film about a flawed hero “chasing the escaping sun.”

Gillespie has carved a niche directing films with ungovernable leading ladies, and each narrative is more fantastical than the last.

Steven Spielberg's latest is about a future that echoes transformative moments from the past.

As long as nothing WORSE comes out....

Kane Parsons directed multiple Backrooms videos, fleshing out a retro sci-fi conspiracy thriller universe that enticed arthouse distributor A24.

'The Odyssey' has made AMC's app pause with as ticket buyers scramble to get seats for Christopher Nolan's epic.

Echoing “Intolerance” and “Resurrection," “Silent Friend” extends through eras in search of the high of one life brushing up against another.

“Animal Farm” is difficult to adapt, as the cynical tale and bleak ending seem out of place in a genre ostensibly meant for children.

Kenneth Lonergan returns with ‘Tomorrow Is a Drag,’ a New York-set drama starring Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Vanessa Kirby, and more.

Movie critic Bennett Campbell Ferguson tells us what to watch for

This week, we're reviewing books about a "Titanic" producer, a "Bourne" director, and a movie franchise all about (insert Vin Diesel growl) "family!"

The 'Leaving Neverland' subject's civil trial against the Michael Jackson estate is set to proceed next year.

Neon has picked up North American rights for the crime drama from the 'Armageddon Time' director starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller.

Soderbergh! Riz Ahmed! Liminal space! A24 nonsense!

Kristen Stewart distills Lidia Yuknavitch's life one texture at a time: water, blood, flesh, fury.