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A man looks into his iPhone in TikTok, Boom.

TikTok, Boom director on showcasing the pleasures and pitfalls of TikTok

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Shalini Kantayya talks about how her documentary TikTok, Boom. probes the dangers of TikTok's growing influence.
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V/H/S/99 review: A mixed-bag horror anthology that has more treats than tricks

The horror anthology V/H/S/99 has just enough good parts, and genuine scares, to outweigh some of its weaker elements.
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John Lee Hancock on directing Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and the enduring appeal of Stephen King

In an interview with Digital Trends, director John Lee Hancock talks about adapting Stephen King and working with actors Jaeden Martell and Donald Sutherland.
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Jaeden Martell on Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, Stephen King, and the horrors of technology

In an interview with Digital Trends, Knives Out actor Jaeden Martell talks about his role as Craig in the Netflix Stephen King adaptation Mr. Harrigan's Phone.
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Hero Fiennes Tiffin on After Ever Happy, The Woman King, and wearing too-tight jeans

In an interview with Digital Trends, actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin talks about the fourth installment of the popular After franchise and starring in The Woman King.
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House of Darkness’ Neil LaBute on revitalizing the Dracula myth with his latest movie

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Neil LaBute and actress Gia Crovatin talk about their post #MeToo Dracula horror film, House of Darkness.
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Speak No Evil director on making a horror movie about being too damn nice

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Christian Tafdrup talks about his new Shudder horror film Speak No Evil.
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The cast and crew of See How They Run on the art of the murder mystery

In an interview with Digital Trends, the cast and crew of See How They Run talk how their film honors the English murder mystery genre.
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Heardle today, September 11: Answer, hints and help for song of the day (Sunday)

Are you struggling to guess the Heardle for September 11? Would you like an assist? Read our clues to help guess today's song.
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Director Petr Jákl on making Medieval, a Czech Braveheart with Michael Caine

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Petr Jákl talks about making the Czech version of Braveheart with Medieval, which depicts the life of Jan Žižka.
Maverick flies a jet in Top Gun: Maverick.

Mark Ellis on summer 2022 movies, Top Gun: Maverick’s success, and the state of comic book films

Rotten Tomatoes' Mark Ellis talks with Digital Trends about the success story of Top Gun: Maverick, the state of comic book movies, and other summer '22 events.
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Simon Pegg on leaving comedy behind (for now) with The Undeclared War

In an interview with Digital Trends, Mission: Impossible's Simon Pegg and newcomer Hannah Khalique-Brown talk about their Peacock thriller The Undeclared War.
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The cast of Bad Sisters on creating a believable family and the appeal of nasty characters

In an interview with Digital Trends, the cast of the new Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters talk about playing a family of nasty characters.
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The Undeclared War’s creator on cyberwarfare and choosing Simon Pegg

In an interview with Digital Trends, The Undeclared War's Peter Kosminsky talks about fictionalizing a real Russian threat in the Simon Pegg thriller series.
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Collide director on making a modern Magnolia about love and loss

In an interview with Digital Trends, the director of Collide talks about the film's similarities to Magnolia and Crash and how his film deals with past trauma.
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Patton Oswalt on mastering the art of cringe comedy in I Love My Dad

The Sandman's Patton Oswalt and the cast of I Love My Dad talk about their favorite moments making the cringe comedy and why it's ideal to see in a theater.
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Kevin Bacon on playing villains and returning to horror in They/Them

In an interview with Digital Trends, Kevin Bacon and Carrie Preston talk about their new Peacock film They/Them and the appeal of the horror genre.
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Writer/director John Logan on honoring and subverting the horror genre in They/Them

In a conversation with Digital Trends, writer/director John Logan talks about his new film, the Peacock horror slasher They/Them with Kevin Bacon.
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How do you film what isn’t real? Joe Hunting on his documentary We Met in Virtual Reality

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Joe Hunting talks about documenting virtual reality during COVID in the HBO Max movie We Met in Virtual Reality.
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The Office star B.J. Novak on how Vengeance is more than just a crime thriller

In an interview with Digital Trends, B.J. Novak talks about his new film, the murder mystery Vengeance.
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Vengeance review: a mystery with more on its mind than just murder

B.J. Novak's smart and funny Vengeance is a murder mystery with a heart and a brain.
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That Dirty Black Bag’s Douglas Booth on playing a killer and his love for spaghetti Westerns

In an interview with Digital Trends, Douglas Booth talks about his latest project, the AMC+ series That Dirty Black Bag, and his love for spaghetti Westerns.
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Marvel reveals new Avengers movies, Black Panther 2 trailer, and more

At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel unveiled trailers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and announced two new Avengers films.
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DC debuts new Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods trailers

At San Diego Comic-Con, DC showed off the latest trailers to Shazam! Fury of the Gods with Zachary Levi and Black Adam with Dwayne The Rock Johnson.
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My Old School’s Alan Cumming and Jono McLeod on the power of memory and ’90s nostalgia

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Jono McLeod and X-Men star Alan Cumming discuss the stranger-than-fiction true crime documentary My Old School.
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How the Winona Ryder film Gone in the Night tackles fears of aging and Airbnbs

In an interview with Digital Trends, Gone in the Night's director Eli Horowitz talks about working with Winona Ryder and the emergence of the Airbnb horror film.
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris review: a sweet film with too much sugar

In the slight period comedy Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, the charming cast can't overcome the stale plot and disappointing third act.
Tom Cruise flys a plane in Top Gun: Maverick.

Hollywood is abandoning movie theaters at the wrong time

With Top Gun: Maverick and Thor: Love and Thunder, audiences are finally back in movie theaters. So why is Hollywood blowing it with a desolate fall film slate?
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Dreaming Walls review: A haunting ode to the Chelsea Hotel

Get to know the last remaining residents of the Chelsea Hotel in Dreaming Walls, a haunting ode to one of New York City's last remaining bohemian landmarks.
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Mr. Malcolm’s List review: A wicked comedy of manners for Bridgerton fans

Mr. Malcolm's List is a wickedly playful comedy of manners that evokes comparisons to Jane Austen and Netflix's hit show Bridgerton.
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How George Michael’s new biographer uncovered the turmoil behind the pop persona

Digital Trends talks to author James Gavin about George Michael: A Life and how the biography sheds a new light on the 1980s pop star.
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Director Patrick Hughes on The Man from Toronto and working with Kevin Hart

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Patrick Hughes talks about his latest film, the Kevin Hart/Woody Harrelson action-comedy The Man from Toronto.
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How Press Play deftly mixes romance, time travel, and surfing

In an interview with Digital Trends, director Greg Björkman and actress Clara Rugaard talk about making the time-travel love story Press Play.
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Gay Pride & Prejudice creators on updating Jane Austen for the podcast age

In an interview with Digital Trends, the creator and cast of Gay Pride & Prejudice discuss updating the classic novel to a narrative podcast with an LGBTQ twist.