After an extensive press tour that featured a Zoom call, custom windbreakers, blimps, a remix of “4 Raws” by EsDeeKid and even the color orange, fans and movie enthusiasts alike waited eagerly to see if Timotheé Chalamet and Josh Safdie could pull off the seemingly impossible:...
This year packed a pop culture punch, and we certainly have entertainment to thank for that. From sleeper hits to releases years in the making, the dedicated writers of The Huntington News’ Lifestyle section took their time delving into the major media moments of 2025.
To...
After a year-long intermission between parts one and two, audiences arrived with high expectations for “Wicked: For Good” — which inevitably led to the common remark about any sequel: "not as good as the first one."
Anticipation led to a $150 million box office opening...
“What do you think you inherited from your father?” a reporter asks superstar musician Jeff Buckley in an archival interview. His response is startlingly direct and tinged with melancholic inner conflict.
“People who remember my father,” he says, before turning to...
It’s been a monumental summer for superhero films, with both leading superhero entertainment companies releasing highly anticipated blockbusters during a turbulent time for the genre. After DC wowed audiences with James Gunn’s soaring “Superman,” it’s now Marvel’s...
The legacy of “Jurassic Park” is unbeatable, and the newest installation in the series, “Jurassic World Rebirth,” sets out to leave its own mark.
With the thrills, heart and story of the previous films, “Rebirth” inherits a weighted franchise, and fans were...
After making the world fall in love with the most outlandish superheroes, including an anthropomorphic raccoon and a humanoid tree, James Gunn has climbed his way to the top of the superhero universe: directing the Man of Steel.
Gunn, the superhero auteur behind Marvel’s...
With audiences tired of soulless remakes, things weren’t looking too good for the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon.” However, this new version embraces the emotional core of the original without watering down the charm of the 2010 animated hit. Through its carefully...
Capturing the magic of our world — real or imaginary — is the ultimate challenge for animators. Studio Ghibli, an award-winning Japanese animation studio, has done just that for almost 40 years.
In the confines of every hand-drawn frame, anything is possible, and I was...
“Hello, stranger / It seems so good to see you back again / How long has it been?”
It is this melody, the soulful “Hello Stranger” by Barbara Lewis, that has the power to reunite lost lovers across state borders — in a quaint diner, no less. The tension between the...
All the problems with “Captain America: Brave New World” are summarized in its title.
It isn’t “brave,” nor is it “new.” It’s one of the least inspired Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, entries to date. It’s hard to bring fresh ideas to the table after 35...
In an age of superhero trilogies and television series designed for streaming, an original story told in the span of one movie should be any cinephile’s dream. “Emilia Pérez,” however, could’ve benefited from some extra time.
The 2024 musical-drama film, directed...
