Indie singer-songwriter Grace Annabella Anderson on the movies that complement her debut album.

We’re excited to be covering the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which features a great lineup of feature films, shorts, and documentaries from around the world.

Much like 28 Years Later, Nia DaCosta’s sequel is a deeply strange movie that takes a lot of risks that pay off.

Author David Guterson on the movies that complement his new novel.

In Charlie Polinger’s debut feature, a tween finds himself caught between wanting to be a lackey of a water polo camp bully or living freely as a social pariah.

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film paints a vivid portrait of life in a Brazilian dictatorship—with a dash of grindhouse, Coen Brothers, and Wes Anderson.

Educator and author Laura Danger on the movies that complement her new book.

From a Taipei night market to a rundown baseball diamond to a Mississippi juke joint, the movies of 2025 brought us unforgettable stories and characters that only humans could dream up.

Park Chan-wook’s dark-as-they-come comedy haunted me more than any horror film this year. 

Craig Brewer’s film about a Neil Diamond cover group is a beautiful representation of how making a dream come true takes a village.

Griswold’s unhinged yet somehow heroic yuletide meltdown soliloquy isn’t just madness, but American Christmas distilled to its neon, glittering core.

Like every good Christmas classic, Danny Boyle’s 2004 film points to the humanity and giving nature this season ought to draw out of us, and reminds me what this season should be about.

When a movie looks as incredible as James Cameron’s Avatar sequel does, with constantly entertaining sequences and a sheer command of every little detail on screen, the repetitive story becomes only a minor flaw.

Yes, the uncanny valley is nightmare fuel. No, we didn’t know that Hanks overload was possible. But there’s so much to recommend about Robert Zemeckis’ half classic, half bewildering holiday film.

As a former English teacher, I can confidently declare The Muppet Christmas Carol is not just the best holiday movie but the greatest damn book adaptation ever committed to celluloid. Here’s why.

Wild twists, campy writing, Amanda Seyfried’s delightfully unhinged performance—Paul Feig’s ridiculous popcorn flick is not high art by any means but still had me cackling and captivated.

No matter how you define a Christmas movie, Die Hard and Eyes Wide Shut deck the halls of all other holiday movies: But which is the best kiss under the mistletoe? Let’s find out.

Combining scripted and improvisational sequences, this fast-moving mockumentary is a welcome return to an era of more innocent 2000s internet comedy.

With just a few holly jolly adjustments, these movies would be automatic additions to my holiday watchlist every December. 

In Josh Safdie’s invigorating and powerful solo directorial debut, Timothée Chalamet plays a table tennis player who—much like Chalamet—is in pursuit of greatness.