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Featured
April 15, 2026
Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan Have a Generational ‘Beef’
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026
April 8, 2026
Frankie Muniz Refuses to Stay in His Lane
April 8, 2026
April 8, 2026
March 30, 2026
Sarah Shahi Plays a Therapist on ‘Paradise’ and Nearly Everywhere Else
March 30, 2026
March 30, 2026
March 23, 2026
At ‘Baywatch’ Tryouts, Hoping to Be the Next Pam Anderson or Jason Momoa
March 23, 2026
March 23, 2026
March 18, 2026
Samara Weaving Can’t Stop Screaming
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
March 13, 2026
'Virgin River': Its Own Stars Said It Was ‘Cheesy.’ Now It’s a Monster Hit.
March 13, 2026
March 13, 2026
February 28, 2026
Matthew Lillard, a Fan Favorite, Still Has to Hustle for Work
February 28, 2026
February 28, 2026
February 21, 2026
Dad, You’re (So Not) Embarrassing Me at This Concert
February 21, 2026
February 21, 2026
January 12, 2026
Unpacking ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ With Emily Henry and the Stars
January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
December 22, 2025
Josh Hutcherson Is Back. He Never Wanted to Leave.
December 22, 2025
December 22, 2025
December 7, 2025
20 Great Holiday Romance Movies
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025
December 4, 2025
Robert Irwin Is Actually That Nice
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
November 3, 2025
William Fichtner Really Is That Guy
November 3, 2025
November 3, 2025
October 24, 2025
For Devon Sawa, the '90s Never Went Away
October 24, 2025
October 24, 2025
October 16, 2025
In ‘Boots,’ a Closeted Marine Comes of Age
October 16, 2025
October 16, 2025
August 8, 2025
Chad Michael Murray Is Trying to Make Good Choices
August 8, 2025
August 8, 2025
July 29, 2025
Christopher McDonald Is Shooter McGavin. And a Whole Lot More.
July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025
June 15, 2025
The ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Star Mason Thames Is Still Freaking Out
June 15, 2025
June 15, 2025
June 14, 2025
Inside Universal’s Big Bet on ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
June 14, 2025
June 14, 2025
May 21, 2025
‘Lilo & Stitch’: How a Fuzzy Blue Alien Became a Disney Cash Cow
May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
March 31, 2025
In Sofia Carson, Netflix Finds a Go-To Streaming Star
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025
November 9, 2024
Netflix and Lifetime Ask: What if Christmas Movies Were Sexy?
November 9, 2024
November 9, 2024
Featured
July 5, 2024
‘The Lion King’ at 30: Jason Weaver Sang for Simba but Few Knew It
July 5, 2024
July 5, 2024
June 19, 2024
Erin Moriarty Is a Woman Among ‘The Boys’
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
April 25, 2024
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell on How ‘Anyone but You’ Beat the Rom-Com Odds
April 25, 2024
April 25, 2024
January 12, 2024
Tina Fey on ‘Mean Girls’ Then and Now
January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024
November 24, 2023
Disney Rejected Her a Few Times. The ‘Wish’ Director Just Kept Trying.
November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023
August 12, 2023
How ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Reimagined a BookTok Sensation
August 12, 2023
August 12, 2023
August 9, 2023
The ‘High School Musical’ Series Is Over. Tim Federle Takes a Bow.
August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023
March 13, 2023
Lukas Gage on the Audition That Went Awry, ‘You’ and Writing His Own Ticket
March 13, 2023
March 13, 2023
September 17, 2022
Sarah Michelle Gellar Returns to High School Drama — as the Headmaster
September 17, 2022
September 17, 2022
September 15, 2022
‘Do Revenge’: Paying Homage to Teen Classics by Way of Hitchcock
September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022
July 21, 2022
Daisy Edgar-Jones Would Like the Ingénue Phase of Her Career to End Now
July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022
May 25, 2022
Meet the New Class of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022
April 5, 2022
Cole Sprouse on Finding a Healthy Balance in Hollywood
April 5, 2022
April 5, 2022
March 10, 2022
Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer Lay ‘Killing Eve’ to Rest
March 10, 2022
March 10, 2022
January 22, 2022
We’re Going to Talk About ‘Bruno,’ Yes, Yes, Yes
January 22, 2022
January 22, 2022
December 2, 2021
It’s Always Sunny With Rob McElhenney
December 2, 2021
December 2, 2021
September 6, 2021
Rachael Leigh Cook Was Always Worth the Bet
September 6, 2021
September 6, 2021
August 2, 2021
The Woman Who Captured ‘Jaws,’ Then Worked to Undo the Damage
August 2, 2021
August 2, 2021
June 25, 2021
Meet the Women Who Give ‘Central Park’ Its Sunny Sound
June 25, 2021
June 25, 2021
May 31, 2021
Australians Took Over Hollywood. Their Own Box Office Had to Wait.
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2021
February 14, 2021
The Golden Globes Celebrated Sia’s ‘Music.’ Autistic Activists Wish They Hadn’t.
February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021
November 19, 2020
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, a.k.a. Mr. and Mrs. Claus
November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020
July 3, 2020
How ‘365 Days’ Became One of Netflix’s Worst-Reviewed Big Hits
July 3, 2020
July 3, 2020
May 18, 2020
When 'Valley Girl' (and Nicolas Cage) Shook Up Hollywood
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
February 27, 2020
The Curious Case of the Strangely Similar Movie Titles
February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020
February 6, 2020
'Before Sunrise': The Making of an Indie Classic
February 6, 2020
February 6, 2020
January 1, 2020
Reliving the Completely Wild and Totally Surreal 2000 Oscars
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020
November 20, 2019
As Kids, They Starred in Holiday Hits. They Moved On. Can We?
November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019
November 2, 2019
How Many Christmas Movies Is Too Many Christmas Movies?
November 2, 2019
November 2, 2019
October 4, 2019
‘Little Women’: An Oral History of the 1994 Adaptation
October 4, 2019
October 4, 2019