Movie news
Tatiana Santos
August 27, 2026 4:28 pm
A John Wayne western from 1948 still sits at No. 5 of the greatest ever — and it's not for the shootouts
Seventy-eight years ago, a cattle-drive movie premiered, and it is still parked at [No. 5 on the American Film Institute's list](https://www.afi.com/afis-10-top-10/) of the greatest American westerns. Ahead of it: only *The Searchers*, *High Noon*, *Shane*, and *Unforgiven*.
Crush of the day
Julia Talakh
August 27, 2026 2:00 pm
5 Book-To-Screen Projects That Fans Are Desperately Waiting For – and You Should Too
It's time to mark your calendars.
Tatiana Santos
August 27, 2026 1:47 pm
Dolly Parton had one reason to mail books to millions of kids — it wasn't PR, and it wasn't the money: it was her father
Dolly Parton has sold everything sellable, built a theme park, and written more hits than most labels' entire rosters. And the achievement she treasures most involves zero rhinestones.
Julia Talakh
August 27, 2026 1:00 pm
Benny Safdie's Favorite Movie? It's Not Some Deep Drama, but a Cheesy Comedy: "It Just Was on Repeat"
And we bet you love this one, too.
Tatiana Santos
August 27, 2026 12:30 pm
Still working at 96, Clint Eastwood named the real perk of getting older — and it's not wisdom
Clint Eastwood is 96 and still clocking in, which is objectively unhinged behavior and also, somehow, the most Clint Eastwood thing possible.
Julia Talakh
August 27, 2026 11:00 am
Jesse Eisenberg Was Forced to Reshoot This Wes Craven Movie – and It Still Only Got 16% on RT
Even acclaimed directors' productions sometimes go awry.
Julia Talakh
August 27, 2026 10:00 am
Wes Craven Created Nightmares, but This Little-Known Drama With 2 Oscar Nods Is His True Surprise
This movie proves that Craven's talent extended far beyond gory slashers.
Tatiana Santos
August 27, 2026 9:13 am
The Biggest Box Office Bomb Every Year Since 1990
There is no schadenfreude quite like box office schadenfreude. A studio spends the GDP of a small island nation on a movie, executives high-five over tracking numbers, and then opening weekend arrives and the phrase "soft debut" starts doing a lot of heavy lifting in the trades.
Tatiana Santos
August 27, 2026 8:51 am
Bruno Mars just set the worst debut of his career: his duet with Karol G opened second-to-last on the chart
Bruno Mars does not do flops. The man has ten Hot 100 No. 1s, a duet with Lady Gaga that ruled for five weeks, and a general aura of being chart-proof.
Tatiana Santos
August 27, 2026 7:58 am
She gave the same advice to everyone who asked, for 50 years: the line Dolly Parton lived by
Ask Dolly Parton for life advice — and everyone does, constantly, for decades — and you will get the same answer she's been handing out since the wigs were smaller.