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At the beginning of last year, it was impossible to predict just how much the moviegoing experience would change over the following months as theaters across the globe closed, many films shifted to a streaming-only release strategy, and blockbusters got punted to a year or two later in the wake of the pandemic.

The Best Movies of 2021 (So Far), Ranked

Warner Bros.

This review was originally published during the 2021 New York Film Festival.

'Dune' Is So Good, and Don't Let People Tell You Otherwise

Searchlight Pictures

To say that Wes Anderson is one of the few directors working today with a blaringly distinct style would not be a stretch, and to say that his style keeps getting more and more Wes Anderson-y as he goes would be a similarly true statement.

Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' Is Another Meticulously Styled Delight

Apple TV+ continues to kill it when it comes to fantastic science fiction TV series, and its adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation, overseen by David S. Goyer, is full of surprises, the perfect way to adapt the classic sci-fi fable of a failing galactic empire, a space opera of truly epic proportions.

The Fate of a Whole Galaxy Rests on One Person in This Exclusive 'Foundation' Clip

If you've never encountered Dune apart from listening to nerds talk about how good it is, or how weird it is, or where the film adaptations of the book succeed and fail, you are probably still aware that Dune contains a lot of words.

Brave New Words: A Pronunciation Guide to All the Terms in 'Dune'

Netflix

This article contains major spoilers for the finale of You Season 3.

An Ode to Theo, 'You' Season 3's Problematic Fave

Netflix's live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop is closer than it's ever been—ahhhhhh it's real, it's happening!!—and the closer we get to the release date, the more footage we're seeing of the show itself.

Netflix Teases a 'Cowboy Bebop' 'Lost Session' in New Footage

Noh Juhan/Netflix

Though it was only recently dethroned at the top of Netflix's Top 10 by the legitimately wild third season of You, Squid Game has hardly lost its cultural cache.

If You Loved the Cast of 'Squid Game,' Watch These Movies & TV Shows Next

Diego Araya/Netflix

If you're the sort of reader who is drawn to the weirder alleys of literary fiction, who likes a magical realist story or two, or who is attracted to writing that has some (or a lot of) darkness to it, you've probably come across the work of Samanta Schweblin, the Argentine author who exploded onto the American literary scene when the English translation of her novella Fever Dream (first published in 2014 as Distancia de rescate) hit shelves here in 2017 and promptly won that year's Shirley Jackson Award.

Netflix's 'Fever Dream' Is a Creepy Adaptation of a Darkly Terrifying Novel

This article contains major spoilers for the first episode of You Season 3.

The Season 3 Premiere of 'You' Throws a Wrench Into the Show's Formula

Sony

The entertainment world is full of franchises, from superheroes who come from other planets to regular dudes who drive cars really fast, and it seems like every single one is already filled with a ton of material.

A Starter Kit for 60 Years of James Bond Movies

Lucasfilm

There's no denying it: Boba Fett is cool.

The Best Movies of 2021 (So Far), Ranked

Here's a short list of every movie you absolutely need to see this year.

'Dune' Is So Good, and Don't Let People Tell You Otherwise

We have wormsign.

Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' Is Another Meticulously Styled Delight

Yes, his new movie IS 'New Yorker' fanfiction.

The Fate of a Whole Galaxy Rests on One Person in This Exclusive 'Foundation' Clip

Things are heating up in the Apple TV+ series.

Brave New Words: A Pronunciation Guide to All the Terms in 'Dune'

Impress your dinner party guests with your flawless pronunciation of 'Kwisatz Haderach.'

An Ode to Theo, 'You' Season 3's Problematic Fave

Whether he deserved it or not, Theo was the moral center of 'You.'

Netflix Teases a 'Cowboy Bebop' 'Lost Session' in New Footage

Time to see the trio of bounty hunters in action.

If You Loved the Cast of 'Squid Game,' Watch These Movies & TV Shows Next

The stars of the hit Netflix series have appeared in a bunch of other great projects.

Netflix's 'Fever Dream' Is a Creepy Adaptation of a Darkly Terrifying Novel

The adaptation of Samanta Schweblin's excellent book will get inside your head.

The Season 3 Premiere of 'You' Throws a Wrench Into the Show's Formula

...an axe, more specifically.

A Starter Kit for 60 Years of James Bond Movies

If you've always wanted to get into James Bond but had no idea where to begin.

Everything We Know About 'The Book of Boba Fett'

After 40 years, Boba Fett is finally getting his due in an all new Disney+ series.