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Film remains one of the most influential forms of storytelling in contemporary culture, shaping how audiences around the world experience narratives and ideas. From major studio releases to independent productions, the industry continues to evolve with new technologies, business models and creative voices challenging traditional conventions. This topic covers the full spectrum of cinema—the blockbusters that dominate box offices, the intimate character studies that premiere at festivals, and everything in between.

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Beyond the screen, the film industry itself generates significant headlines. Studio mergers reshape the competitive landscape, streaming platforms alter how films reach audiences, and casting announcements provoke cultural conversations. Critics and audiences alike engage in passionate debates about artistic merit, representation and the direction of cinema itself.

Whether you're interested in reviews of the latest releases, industry news that affects which films get made and distributed, or the ongoing cultural conversations about what film means today, this topic brings together coverage that matters to film enthusiasts and those curious about the forces shaping entertainment and storytelling.

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The 2002 Angelina Jolie movie Roger Ebert hated: “Elbows sticking out where the knees should be”

  • Ebert strongly disliked Jolie’s 2002 film *Life or Something Like It*
  • The article treats it as a notable career misfire
  • The film was both critically panned and commercially weak

The article revisits Roger Ebert’s strong dislike of *Life or Something Like It*, the 2002 Angelina Jolie film he reportedly singled out for especially harsh criticism. It frames the film as a notable misfire in Jolie’s career, showing how even a major star vehicle could be undone by…

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Tom Cruise unveils remarkable transformation in Digger trailer: ‘I’ve never had something that could challenge me in this way’

  • Digger’s first trailer reveals Tom Cruise’s dramatic transformation
  • Cruise plays an oil baron amid an ecological disaster
  • Iñárritu says the film took 10 years to realise

The Guardian reports that Warner Bros has released the first full trailer for Digger, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new comedy-drama starring Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell, an oil baron trying to avert a global ecological catastrophe. The trailer highlights a major physical transformation for Cruise, with prosthetics, a pot…

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Catherine Cohen Had Hailey Bieber’s Stroke. Now She’s Staging a One-Woman Show About It With Broadway Royalty.

  • Catherine Cohen made a stroke-inspired off-Broadway show.
  • The show turns trauma into autobiographical comedy and music.
  • It runs in New York from 14 July to 5 September.

Catherine Cohen has turned a frightening health crisis into an off-Broadway one-woman show, *Broad Strokes*, after suffering a small stroke at 31 and learning she had a hole in her heart that required surgery. The article matters because it shows how a personal medical emergency reshaped Cohen’s creative…

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Sitges, SWSW & Fantasia Entry ‘Bagworm’, Starring Peter Falls, Michelle Ortiz & Robbie Arnett‍, Gets North America Deal

  • Oscilloscope bought North American rights to *Bagworm*.
  • The film won an audience award at Sitges 2025.
  • A North American cinema release is planned for winter 2026.

Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to *Bagworm*, a genre film marking director Oliver Bernsen’s feature debut and written by Henry Bernsen. The deal matters because it gives the film a confirmed route to cinemas in North America after festival exposure and early acclaim, signalling growing distributor…

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‘Digger’ Trailer: Tom Cruise Spent Days Listening to Alejandro G. Iñárritu Read Him the Script

  • Cruise says Iñárritu read him the full Digger script aloud
  • First Digger trailer shows Cruise unrecognisable under prosthetics
  • Film seen as Cruise's return to serious, awards-focused acting

Tom Cruise has revealed that Alejandro G. Iñárritu spent several days personally reading him the entire script for their new film Digger, a technique Cruise says he uses with directors to fully absorb their creative vision before contributing his own ideas. The revelation, shared at a Warner Bros.…

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Ladies First has been panned. It’s still an essential watch | Anna Smith

  • Review says flawed film still powerfully illustrates sexism
  • Role reversal is used to expose everyday gender bias
  • Audience response has been warmer than critics’ reviews

Anna Smith argues that despite poor reviews, Netflix’s gender-swap comedy *Ladies First* remains worth watching because it exposes sexism by reversing traditional power dynamics. In the film, Sacha Baron Cohen’s chauvinistic character wakes up in a world where women hold social and professional power and men face the…

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Michael Jackson movie becomes first biopic to cross $1 billion at global box office

  • Michael is the first biopic to earn $1 billion worldwide
  • The film broke records for Lionsgate and music biopics
  • Its release also boosted Michael Jackson’s streaming audience

The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has become the first biographical film to pass $1 billion at the global box office, setting a new commercial benchmark for the genre. The milestone matters not only because it breaks records previously held by films such as Bohemian Rhapsody and Oppenheimer, but…

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The Batman 2’s big new villain rumor may have been teased a year ago by the movie’s co-writer

  • Poison Ivy is the latest rumoured villain for *The Batman 2*
  • An old Mattson Tomlin post has fuelled the speculation
  • Nothing has been officially confirmed beyond the 2027 release date

GamesRadar reports on fan speculation that Poison Ivy could be a major villain in *The Batman 2*, linking a recent casting rumour to an older social media post by the film’s co-writer, Mattson Tomlin. The article matters mainly as an indication of how closely fans are scrutinising the…

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Live-action Moana sinks at the box office, and it’s almost doing as badly as the Snow White remake

  • Live-action *Moana* is reportedly underperforming in cinemas.
  • Its box office is compared negatively with *Snow White*.
  • The report adds to concerns over Disney remake fatigue.

The article says Disney’s live-action *Moana* is performing weakly at the box office and is being compared unfavourably with the live-action *Snow White*. That matters because it suggests continued audience fatigue or scepticism towards Disney’s strategy of remaking popular animated films in live action, especially when those projects…

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Valérie Donzelli, Carolina Cavalli to Chair Venice’s Horizons, Luigi De Laurentiis Juries

  • Venice named juries for Horizons and debut film awards
  • Valérie Donzelli and Carolina Cavalli will chair them
  • Debut prize includes a $100,000 award

La Biennale di Venezia has announced the juries for two of the 83rd Venice Film Festival’s key strands: Horizons and the Luigi De Laurentiis award for a debut film. French filmmaker Valérie Donzelli will chair the Horizons jury, while Italian writer-director Carolina Cavalli will lead the jury for…

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