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October 27, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend

Stephanie Bai

October 26, 2025

Ideas

Tilly Norwood Is Not Ready for Its Closeup

Sharon Waxman

October 25, 2025

Illustration of a robot standing behind the illuminated Hollywood sign at night

Culture

The Worst Art Thief in America

Shirley Li

October 23, 2025

Global

What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison

Arash Azizi

October 22, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Jafar Panahi overlayed onto a green scribble above a yellow diagonal-striped background

Culture

When One Word Changes an Entire Film

Shirley Li

October 22, 2025

Culture

A Surprisingly Endearing True-Crime Movie

Shirley Li

October 15, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

A Foreign-Film Starter Pack

Stephanie Bai

October 12, 2025

A still from Argentina, 1985, featuring a lawyer wearing big glasses and smoking a cigarette

Culture

The Movie That Doesn’t Belong in the Real World

David Sims

October 10, 2025

Culture

The Director Who Fell in Love With Losers

David Sims

October 9, 2025

A color photograph of Benny Safdie seated in front of a red backdrop

Global

The Reason Not to Boycott Israeli Films

Gershom Gorenberg

October 3, 2025

Color photograph of a young boy wearing a backpack walking down the aisle of a bus as sitting children stare at him.

The Atlantic Daily

A Deceptively Peaceful Coming-of-Age Movie

Stephanie Bai

September 28, 2025

Culture

The 14 Movies to Watch Out for This Fall

Shirley Li

September 20, 2025

Culture

Robert Redford Knew That Winning Corrupts

Sally Jenkins

September 19, 2025

A photo of Robert Redford holding a baseball bat

Culture

A Movie That Touches One Raw Nerve After Another

David Sims

September 18, 2025

Books

A Book That Doesn’t Seek to Explain Itself

Lily Meyer

September 5, 2025

abstract collage portrait of Lee Chang-dong

The Atlantic Daily

A Devastating Sci-Fi Movie

Stephanie Bai

August 31, 2025

A still from Melancholia showing Kirsten Dunst in a wedding dress floating in a river

Culture

Austin Butler Is Too Charming for This

David Sims

August 29, 2025

Culture

Why a Chinese Animated Film Has Made More Money Than Any Star Wars Sequel

Shirley Li

August 27, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

Four Perfect Airplane Movies

Stephanie Bai

August 22, 2025

Culture

A Movie About Losing—And Reclaiming—Your Edge

David Sims

August 19, 2025

Culture

A Famed Director Tried to Build a Fan Base for His Movie. It Was Awkward.

Shirley Li

August 18, 2025

Culture

The Feel-Bad, Feel-Good Movie of the Year

David Sims

August 15, 2025

a child runs through a street at night, his arms outstretched

Culture

Nothing Is Scarier Than an Unmarried Woman

Beatrice Loayza

August 13, 2025

Culture

An Action Movie That’s a Total Joke

David Sims

August 1, 2025

Culture

All End-of-the-World Menace, All the Time

David Sims

July 25, 2025

A scene from Fantastic Four: The First Steps, in which Reed Richards demonstrates science for a crowd.

Culture

When It Feels Good to Root for a Bad Guy

David Sims

July 23, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

Six Films Better Than the Books They’re Based On

Stephanie Bai

July 20, 2025

Culture

A Nasty, Cynical, and Eerily Accurate Look at All-Too-Recent History

Shirley Li

July 18, 2025

Culture

What Pixar Should Learn From Its Elio Disaster

David Sims

July 15, 2025

The Wonder Reader

How to Decide What to Watch

Isabel Fattal

July 12, 2025

An image of a filmstrip shaped like a check mark

Culture

She Was More Than the Next Marilyn Monroe

Mayukh Sen

July 9, 2025

September 25, 1957; London, England, U.K. Jayne Mansfield signing autographs when she arrived at the Dorchester Hotel.

Culture

What’s Brilliant About the New Superman Movie

David Sims

July 8, 2025

A color photograph of Superman in a cavelike room, with a zigzagged door open behind him.

Culture

Christian Kids Deserve Better Than The King of Kings

Chris DeVille

July 6, 2025

Culture

An AI That Couldn’t Care Less About Humans

Emma Stefansky

July 5, 2025

Culture

This Summer’s Most Pointless Sequel Is Here

David Sims

July 4, 2025

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What Leni Riefenstahl’s Work Reveals About Fascism

Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend

Tilly Norwood Is Not Ready for Its Closeup

The Worst Art Thief in America

What an Iranian Filmmaker Learned In Prison

When One Word Changes an Entire Film

A Surprisingly Endearing True-Crime Movie

A Foreign-Film Starter Pack

The Movie That Doesn’t Belong in the Real World

The Director Who Fell in Love With Losers

The Reason Not to Boycott Israeli Films

A Deceptively Peaceful Coming-of-Age Movie

The 14 Movies to Watch Out for This Fall

Robert Redford Knew That Winning Corrupts

A Movie That Touches One Raw Nerve After Another

A Book That Doesn’t Seek to Explain Itself

A Devastating Sci-Fi Movie

Austin Butler Is Too Charming for This

Why a Chinese Animated Film Has Made More Money Than Any Star Wars Sequel

Four Perfect Airplane Movies

A Movie About Losing—And Reclaiming—Your Edge

A Famed Director Tried to Build a Fan Base for His Movie. It Was Awkward.

The Feel-Bad, Feel-Good Movie of the Year

Nothing Is Scarier Than an Unmarried Woman

An Action Movie That’s a Total Joke

All End-of-the-World Menace, All the Time

When It Feels Good to Root for a Bad Guy

Six Films Better Than the Books They’re Based On

A Nasty, Cynical, and Eerily Accurate Look at All-Too-Recent History

What Pixar Should Learn From Its Elio Disaster

How to Decide What to Watch

She Was More Than the Next Marilyn Monroe

What’s Brilliant About the New Superman Movie

Christian Kids Deserve Better Than The King of Kings

An AI That Couldn’t Care Less About Humans

This Summer’s Most Pointless Sequel Is Here