Josh Lezmi

From Broadway spectaculars turned into movie musicals to horror comedy sequels decades in the making, 2024 is shaping up to be quite a year for cinema.

With Christmas and New Year’s celebrations fading in our rearview mirrors, the next major (ultra-commercialized) holiday on the horizon is Valentine’s Day.

Are you a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Do super soldiers, witches, and Iron-clad egotists get your heart pumping?

Surviving against all odds. Fighting against discrimination and inequality. Confronting your past to ensure a brighter future. Selfless devotion to a cause.

From inspiring biopics to romantic comedies and mysterious dramas, Netflix has a handful of highly-anticipated originals streaming in January. It’s time to grab the popcorn, get under the covers, and start streaming as the temperatures drop.

The Exorcist, which premiered on December 26, 1973, remains one of the most influential and memorable horror movies of all time.

When it comes to adapting books into movies, there’s often a bit of controversy leading up to the film, during its run, and afterward. It’s not as good as the book. It changed too much.

When it comes to critical evaluation, film connoisseurs tend to look for certain indicators of quality cinema — narrative strength, character development, cinematography, thematic resonance, and so forth.

Netflix dropped a 24-second teaser for Spaceman on December 19.

You’ve Got Mail remains one of the most beloved rom-coms to come from a decade overflowing with genre competitors — Notting Hill, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Clueless, Pretty Woman, Shakespeare in Love, The Wedding Singer, and so on forevermore.

Wonka, penned as a prequel to the Gene Wilder-led Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, is yet another movie musical overwrought with big-budget CGI and intricately choreographed dance sequences that boast maximum dazzle yet minimal deft.

Who’s the Boss premiered on September 20, 1984, and would go on to air for eight seasons until 1992.

A live-action film adaptation of Mariko Tamaki’s graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me is in the works from 13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman, who is set to direct and produce.

Sister Act 2 swaps the focus of its predecessor from a sharp and uproarious Whoopi Goldberg to her adolescent pupils in search of their identities.

The ending to Leave the World Behind has divided viewers. Perfect or perfunctory?

The Squid Game: The Challenge finale kicked off with three players left in the game that began with 456 competitors: Mai, Phil, and Sam.

Do you swoon over a smooch under the mistletoe? Looking to dive into the romance of a blossoming relationship set to the backdrop of picture-perfect snowflakes and Mariah Carey?

A little hand-to-hand combat alongside quippy remarks. Physical comedy meets physical excellence. Bickering meets badassery. There’s something about an action comedy that never gets old. They’re lighthearted, high-octane thrill rides that offer up both suspenseful storylines and slapstick buffoonery.