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From absurdist metafictions involving doppelgängers to a documentary about a slain music star that utilizes never-before-seen home footage, these were the best Latino films of 2025.

With the help of the VFX experts at Wēta FX, the filmmaker turned his focus to the physics of fire for 'Avatar 3' — and forged a villain alliance like no other.

The filmmakers behind the French animated sci-fi epic discuss the creation of two distinct futures for the story, one beset by fire and the other after the flood.

'I locked myself away,' the actor says of his preparation for Ryan Coogler's horror blockbuster. He emerged with twins whose distinct qualities animate an awards-worthy dual performance.

From their first Zoom call to a 58-minute voice note, Maggie O'Farrell details how she and Chloé Zhao came to co-write the screenplay for 'Hamnet' across continents and time zones.

Grammy-nominated Christian artist Phil Wickham makes his acting debut voicing Biblical hero David in an animated musical film released today.

On our Oscar Directors Roundtable, Jon M. Chu, Nia DaCosta, Guillermo del Toro, Mona Fastvold, Rian Johnson, Benny Safdie discuss the challenges, and delights, of making movies.

After 'A Star Is Born' and 'Maestro,' director Bradley Cooper relaxes into a dramedy starring Will Arnett as a separated husband finding new purpose as a stand-up.

Dramatizing a real-life incident with a tense one-location framework, the movie deploys a horrifying audio recording and the well-meaning efforts of actors.

Co-starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, both exploring shades of over-the-top crazy, the movie supplies the juicy empty calories you may be craving.

Filmmakers, fans and executives explain the growing enthusiasm for the half-century-old format — and why 2026 looks to be its biggest year yet.

For the two cable networks, tapping into niches, hobbies and sports teams allows the them to invite new audiences in, while keeping loyal viewers satisfied with a break in formula.

In this week's episode of The Envelope, 'Frankenstein's' Oscar Isaac and 'Sinners'' Wunmi Mosaku talk about making personal connections to their hit horror epics.

These songs made their scenes indelible, from classic rock and dance pop to old-timey blues and thrash. There's even a former Beatle on here.

Gil Gerard, an actor best known for his title roles in 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century' on screens big and small, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 82.