Category Archives: Variety

Asif Kapadia sees a future vision of the world where "chairwoman" Ivanka Trump is celebrating her 30th year as leader of a nightmarish fascist police state that was once America, a land mostly re...

Netflix's "Unfinished Beef," a live competitive-eating special follows in the plodding footsteps set forth by the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, the July 4 spectacular on Coney Island. But wh...

Joey Chestnut defeated Takeru Kobayashi in Netflix’s hot dog-eating contest in Las Vegas, Nev., on Monday. Chestnut and Kobayashi, two of the world's most famous competitive eaters, faced each o...

Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton stunned Venice Film Festival on Monday night with the premiere of Pedro Almodvar’s “The Room Next Door,” which received a 17-minute standing ovation,...

People are falling in love with “Anora.” Sean Baker has made his mark on indie cinema with notable features such as “The Florida Project” and “Red Rocket.” His late...

“The Piano Lesson” seems to be hitting all the right Oscar notes. With Black excellence, impeccable filmmaking, and towering performances, Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson” hi...

Angelina Jolie received a thunderous, eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival following the world premiere of Pablo Larran’s “Maria.” The reception moved the Oscar-...

Giulio Donato’s “Labyrinths,” which plays in an Out of Competition slot at Venice Days, an independent sidebar to the Venice Film Festival, has debuted a first clip (below). Open Ree...

you might say that the movies, in some grand collective way, are nothing less than a rehearsal for death. Yet it's still rare to encounter a big-screen drama that grabs death by the horns, that looks ...

J.K. Rowling is among a number of voices including former Olympic athletes decrying the inclusion of a trans sprinter in the women's sprinting category at the Paris Paralympics. 51-year-old Petrillo V...