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Give Jennifer Lopez An Oscar For Hustlers, You Cowards

So, Is Netflix’s Tall Girl Really That Problematic

If You Loved Lady Bird, Get Ready To Fall Hard For Minhal Baig’s ...

Director Lorene Scafaria On What Kim Kardashian & The Ladies Of <...

At first glance, Hustlers doesn’t seem like your traditional awards contender. It’s a movie written, directed, and produced by women about a group of f

The Downton Abbey Movie Proves This Was Always A Story A...

Warning: Minor spoilers for the Downton Abbey movie ahead. The pilot episode of Downton Abbey opened with a crucial telegram being delivered to the ho

There’s Never Been A Movie Quite Like Hustlers B...

Jennifer Lopez’s entrance in Hustlers is the movie embodiment of the “run me over” celebrity meme. Wearing a spangly silver, fringed thong bodysuit,

Beanie Feldstein’s How To Build A Girl Is A Sweet Celebr...

My first ever viewing of Almost Famous in my parents’ basement as a teen sparked a rich tapestry of fantasies involving me running off to become a groupi

Constance Wu Wants You To Pay Attention To This One Subtle Detail...

The first time we see Constance Wu in the Hustlers trailer, she’s staring up at Jennifer Lopez, who’s giving her a lesson in the basics of pole dancing

IT Chapter Two Forgets What Made Pennywise So Scary

Warning: This review contains spoilers for IT Chapter Two. The thing about monsters is that they derive their power from the unknown. That shadow you can b

The Most Exciting Movies Directed By Women Premiering At TIFF 2019

It’s A Crucial Time To Hear From Harvey Weinstein’s Survivors — <...

The timing for Untouchable, Hulu’s latest documentary about Harvey Weinstein out September 2, is impeccable. The former Hollywood producer’s trial, for

Devon Sawa Whispering “Can I Keep You?” Isn’t The Only Reason To ...

According to a recent study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, film criticism is a field overwhelmingly dominated by (surprise, surprise) white men

J. Lo Is The Only Latinx Actress Over 45 To Hold A Lead Role In T...

You knew J. Lo was unique, but a new study puts her on a whole new level. In over 1,200 top-grossing box office films between 2007 and 2018, only two Latin

Keira Knightley’s Latest Period Piece Takes Us All The Way Back T...

It’s initially jarring to see Keira Knightley wearing sweatpants, casually watching TV. The actress is now almost exclusively associated with corsets and

Timothée Chalamet & His Bowl Cut Rule England In First Poster For...

Are you ready to bend the knee to Timothée Chalamet? Netflix's highly anticipated The King will make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival o

What The Best Movies Of 2019 (So Far) Reveal About Our Current Mo...

Scarlett Johansson & Adam Driver Share What They Love About Each ...

Noah Baumbach’s latest film, Marriage Story, is really a misnomer. There is no one story of marriage — each person brings their own thoughts, issues, q

Ready Or Not Is The Most Fun (& Bloody) Movie Of The Summer

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a nightmarish game of hide and seek with your eccentric and massively rich in-laws. Or, at least, that’

Meet The Real Star Of Where’d You Go Bernadette (It’s No...

Emma Nelson was 12 years old when she walked into an audition callback in New York City for her first-ever film, and found Cate Blanchett ready to read wit

From Hustlers To Harriet, Here Are The Movies T...

If You Watch One Movie To Branch Out Of Your Rom-Com Rut, Let It ...

Who is the “parasite” of Bong Joon-ho's (The Host; Okja) latest film, Parasite? Is it the cockroach killed in the very first seconds of th

Did The Last Song Doom Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Real...

Were it not for the romance that blossomed behind-the-scenes, The Last Song would be an entirely forgettable movie. Inching towards its 10th anniversary, i

Saoirse Ronan & Timothée Chalamet Are Here To Emotionally Wreck Y...

Gather your hooped skirts and too-small silk slippers because the first trailer for Little Women is finally here, and you'll want to look your very be

Succession V. Billions: Two Super Fans Debate T...

Every Friday this summer, Refinery29 explores the passionate, rollicking world of fandom. We’ll take a look at how we organize, create, debate and show o

The Secret Story Behind That Geena Davis Costume In ...

Warning: Spoilers for GLOW season 3 ahead. The climax of the penultimate episode of season 3 Netflix’s GLOW has Geena Davis sashaying onto a Las Vegas st

by Anne Cohen

Movie Reviews
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Will Bring Back All Yo...
In 1999, the seminal film The Mummy bestowed great wisdom on an entire generation: “You must not read from the book.” It’s sound advice. Bad things h
by Anne Cohen

Movie Trailers
Shia LaBeouf Is Barely Recognizable As His Dad In New Biopic Trailer
You probably are already vaguely aware of Honey Boy, even if the title doesn't quite ring a bell. Written by Shia LaBeouf, the loose biopic focuses on
by Anne Cohen

Movies
Tiffany Haddish Couldn't Look In The Mirror While Filming The...
Tiffany Haddish may be one of the funniest women in Hollywood but don't expect too many laughs from her latest role. Haddish stars in The Kitchen, an
by Anne Cohen

Movies
Melissa McCarthy & Tiffany Haddish’s Mob Movie Is So Much More Vi...
Our first hint that The Kitchen is more Widows than Ocean’s 8 comes fairly early on in the action, when we watch our three protagonists learn how to dism
by Anne Cohen

Movies
How Andrea Berloff Turned Tiffany Haddish & Melissa McCarthy Into...
Warning: This interview contains mild spoilers for The Kitchen. If you’re heading into The Kitchen with the idea that you’ll be in for a light but raun
by Anne Cohen