A “best of” movies list devoted to the first half of the year raises an implicit question: Is there a substantive difference between the first half of the year and the second half? We all know the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The National Board of Review named Leonardo DiCaprio’s “One Battle After Another” the Best ...

(KTLA) — Cinephiles were well-fed in 2025, with an impressive slate of original and interesting new films getting to shine in the absence of oxygen-hogging superhero films and major franchise releases ...

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. 2025 got off to a bang early with a ...

Our film critics watch a lot of movies in a year. By December, their viewing slates span international standouts, festival favorites, studio blockbusters, and plenty more in between. Below, Justin ...

Your 2026 movie-going calendar is already filling up, and fast. Over the course of a calendar year, we here at IndieWire watch hundreds of new films. Some of those titles make it to our best of the ...

2025 was a year that posed a lot of questions for movie lovers: Did the success of Sinners prove that there was still a mass audience hungry for original (read: non-IP) stories on a blockbuster level?