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Ang Lee's 1995 movie is a classic. The new 2026 adaptation is a ball.

Everything you want to know about Whalefall and its real-life possibilities.

You can't discuss the year's wildest documentary without discussing its jaw-dropping second half, so let's discuss it.

The U.K.'s absurd anti-terrorism laws have come for Sally Rooney.

La Bola Negra has everything, including a showstopping number from Penélope Cruz, but I'm not convinced that's entirely a good thing.

Nigella Lawson is the best thing to happen to The Great British Bake Off in a good while.

The unexpected beginnings of one of the world's most quoted aphorisms, as told by its true creator.

It's the ten-year anniversary of the Pussyhat. Should we re-evaluate its legacy?

If you're going to insult an entire group of people in the name of "comedy," at least make it funny?

The Other Two, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, and more.