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The Rip

‘The Rip’ Review: Joe Carnathan’s Meat-and-Potatoes Actioner Delivers the Genre Goods

This action thriller, starring Matt Damon and Affleck, makes for an enjoyably retro diversion.

by Jake Cole
January 15, 2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: An Incidental Chapter in the Rage Virus Saga

by Rocco T. Thompson
Birth

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Birth’ on the Criterion Collection

by Jake Cole
The Dead

Review: John Huston’s Adaptation of James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’ on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Jake Cole
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Film

Night Patrol

‘Night Patrol’ Review: 187 on a Vampire Cop

by Justin Clark

Ryan Prows’s film comes across as just straight-up exploitative.

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Seeds

‘Seeds’ Review: Brittany Shyne’s Moving Portrait of Generational Black Farmers in the South

by Alexander Mooney

The film pays profound tribute to the perseverance of its subjects.

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A Useful Ghost

‘A Useful Ghost’ Review: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s Anti-Capitalist Ghost Story

by William Repass

Boonbunchachoke’s defense of historical memory couldn’t be more timely.

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Sound of Falling

‘Sound of Falling’ Review: A Haunting Meditation on the Reverberations of Trauma

by Pat Brown

The past comes off in Mascha Schilinski’s film as an onerous, if unseen, weight on the present.

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Music

Bruno Mars, I Just Might

Bruno Mars Drops New Single “I Just Might,” from First Solo Album in a Decade

by Alexa Camp

The midtempo track finds the singer squarely within his old-school wheelhouse.

Charli XCX

The Best Music Videos of 2025

by Sal Cinquemani Eric Mason

This year can be summed up in one word: surreal.

FKA twigs

The 50 Best Albums of 2025

by Slant Staff

While the year started off quietly, it ultimately produced a slew of albums that are at turns introspective and ambitious.

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Interviews

Albert Birney on Reclaiming the Mantle of Techno-Optimism with ‘OBEX’

Interview: Albert Birney on Reclaiming the Mantle of Techno-Optimism with ‘OBEX’

Birney discusses where he sees connective tissue between cinema and video games.

by Marshall Shaffer
January 8, 2026
Interview: Lav Diaz on Revising His Processes for the Acid Trip of ‘Magellan’

Interview: Lav Diaz on Poking Holes in Mythology with His “Acid Trip” Version of ‘Magellan’

by Marshall Shaffer
Charlie Polinger, Everett Blunck, and Kayo Martin on 'The Plague'

Interview: Charlie Polinger, Everett Blunck, and Kayo Martin on ‘The Plague’ and Bullying

by Marshall Shaffer
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TV

Industry

‘Industry’ Review: Season 4 Gets the Gang Back Together for More Delicious Scheming

by Ross McIndoe

Moments of humanity glimmer on the show’s fetid surface like stars in a dirty street puddle.

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The Pitt, Season 2

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Review: A Carefully Calibrated Tapestry of Chaos and Humanity

by Steven Scaife

Season two offers another hour-by-hour chronicle of an emergency room shift from hell.

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Stranger Things 5

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Review: Nostalgia’s Last Gasp

by Justin Clark

The show’s fifth and final season boils down to a series of “Remember when?” moments.

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Video

Captain Blood

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Michael Curtiz’s ‘Captain Blood’ on the Criterion Collection

by Nick Schager Derek Smith

This classic swashbuckler gets a stunning new 4K transfer and small yet incisive batch of extras.

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The Pink Panther

The Sophisticated Anarchy of Blake Edwards’s Iconic ‘Pink Panther’ Film Series

by Clayton Dillard

It’s hardly surprising that the series’s mysteries are rarely meant to withstand scrutiny.

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Yi Yi

Review: Edward Yang’s Epic Swan Song ‘Yi Yi’ on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Ed Gonzalez Jake Cole

Yang’s Yi Yi is a moving celebration of family and cultural identity.

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Lists

The Best Theater of 2025

The Best Theater of 2025

In one way or another, the shows on this list were high-risk endeavors that gloriously paid off.

by Dan Rubins
December 16, 2025
The 21 Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century (So Far!)

The 21 Best Christmas Songs of the 21st Century (So Far!)

by Sal Cinquemani Eric Mason
The 25 Best Films of 2025

The 25 Best Films of 2025

by Slant Staff
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Games

Pathologic 3

‘Pathologic 3’ Review: For the Bachelor of Medicine, a Plague Brings Difficult Choices

by Steven Scaife

Pathologic 3’s great achievement is its reexamination of the series from a new perspective.

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Terminator 2D: No Fate

‘Terminator 2D: No Fate’ Review: Finally, a ‘T2’ Game That Doesn’t Self-Terminate

by Justin Clark

Bitmap has sent game mechanics back in time and put them to work for good.

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

‘Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’ Review: Samus’s Latest Adventure Is Lost in the Sands

by Justin Clark

This is a Metroid game infected with elements from modern open-world titles.

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Theater

The Queen of Versailles

‘The Queen of Versailles’ Review: An Unfinished Musical About an Unfinished House

by Dan Rubins

If the pieces of The Queen of Versailles aren’t cohesive, Kristin Chenoweth’s performance is.

Waiting for Godot

‘Waiting for Godot’ Review: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Face the Music in Beckett Revival

by Dan Rubins

The Bill & Ted buddies have a tender rapport Jamie Lloyd’s revival.

Art

‘Art’ Review: The Fragile Bonds of Friendship

by Dan Rubins

This revival makes it hard to imagine its characters loving any version of each other.

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