Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has snagged another Best Picture title. The National Board of Review named the Warner Bros. release the Best Film of 2025 after it won the same honor from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Gotham Awards earlier this week. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association will have its say on. Sunday. READ MORE: “One Battle After Another” Wins Best Feature At The 2025 Gotham Awards [Complete List] This story is still in process… A complete list of this year’s winners are as follows: Best Film: One Battle After Another Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another Best Actress: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another Best Supporting Actress: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value Best Directorial Debut: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby Breakthrough Performance: Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, Sinners Best Adapted Screenplay: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Train Dreams Best Animated Feature: Arco Best International Film: It Was Just an Accident Best Documentary: Cover-Up Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Top 10 Films (in alphabetical order) Avatar: Fire and Ash F1 Frankenstein Jay Kelly Marty Supreme Rental Family Sinners Train Dreams Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Wicked: For Good TOP 5 International Films (in alphabetical order) Left-Handed Girl The Love That Remains The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sirāt TOP 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order) 2000 Meters to Andriivka Come See Me in the Good Light My Mom Jayne Natchez Orwell: 2+2=5 TOP 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order) The Baltimorons Bring Her Back Father Mother Sister Brother Friendship Good Boy If I Had Legs I’d Kick You The Mastermind Rebuilding Sorry, Baby Urchin Continue reading ‘One Battle After Another’ Is National Board Of Review’s Best Film Of 2025 at The Playlist.

Desperate People Do Dangerous Things. Maika Monroe stars in a new neo-noir film, “In Cold Light,” from French-Canadian director Maxime Giroux, that sees the actress in a tough and gritty dramatic thriller as an ex-con who’s barely out of prison before she’s back trying to reclaim her drug empire, which co-stars “CODA” actor Troy Kotsur and Helen Hunt. Continue reading ‘In Cold Light’ Trailer: Maika Monroe Plays An Ex-Con In Drug Empire Thriller That Also Features Troy Kotsur & Helen Hunt at The Playlist.

You might remember that comedic actress/stand-up Tig Notaro (“Zootopia 2,” “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy”) stepped in last minute to replace fellow comedian Chris D’Elia (removed from the movie entirely in the wake of allegations sexual abuse and misconduct) on Zack Snyder‘s “Army of the Dead,” playing a surly helicopter pilot named Marianne Peters. It sounds like the two will be potentially reuniting for quite an interesting project, a period lesbian action flick where everyone is just “hot” called “Deviants.” Notaro revealed the tantalizing feature project and that she is co-writing a script with Snyder during a chat with Kara Swisher on the podcast “On with Kara Swisher” after bringing up the viral reaction and compliments to her role as Peters in the Netflix zombie actioner. Continue reading Tig Notaro Writing Old-Timey “Hot Lesbian Action” Movie With Zack Snyder Called ‘Deviants’ After Working Together On ‘Army Of The Dead’ at The Playlist.

Netflix is heading back into the bedroom with high society drama, developing a new erotic thriller series titled “Hancock Park” with Regé-Jean Page set to star and executive produce. The “Bridgerton” breakout returns to the streamer after melting hearts worldwide as the Duke of Hastings and later playing an unflinching CIA official in “The Gray Man,” this time stepping into Los Angeles high society as a man whose family is struggling to hold onto their status. Continue reading ‘Hancock Park’: Netflix & ‘Bridgerton’ Breakout Regé-Jean Page Reunite For Erotic Thriller Series at The Playlist.

When “Flesh of the Gods” was first announced in 2024, an 1980s vampire thriller set in Los Angeles from “Mandy” director Panos Cosmatos that has a script from veteran screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker (“The Killer,” “Se7en,” “Psycho Killer”) with actors such as Kristen Stewart (“Love Lies Bleeding”), Oscar Isaac (“Frankenstein”), and Elizabeth Olsen (“Eternity”) assembled to star in lead roles, it felt like a no-brainer that it would end up an awesome genre project that should be quickly rushed into production given the demanding schedules of the film’s high-profile main cast. Continue reading Kristen Stewart Reveals ’80s-Set Vampire Thriller ‘Flesh Of The Gods’ Co-Starring Oscar Isaac & Elizabeth Olsen Still “Looking For Financing” at The Playlist.

Netflix is pushing a fresh stack of chips into Las Vegas. The streamer announced today that it is ordering an untitled eight-episode casino drama series from longtime gambling-world storytellers Brian Koppelman and David Levien, with Martin Scorsese on board as executive producer, reuniting the minds behind “Rounders,” “Ocean’s Thirteen,” and “Casino” for another story about the money, greed, and power humming beneath the Strip’s neon glow. Continue reading Netflix Greenlights Vegas Casino Drama Series From ‘Billions’ Creators Brian Koppelman & David Levien; Martin Scorsese Exe Produces at The Playlist.

Even before he finished his own so-called final film, Quentin Tarantino had already started carving a personal canon for everyone else. After unveiling his 11–20 picks on the Bret Easton Ellis podcast — a beautifully deranged stretch that ran from “Battle Royale” to “West Side Story” — he finally rolled out the top 10, a list that put war cinema, animated heartbreak, paranoid thrillers, and down-and-dirty genre work on the same altar, with “Black Hawk Down” sitting at number one. Continue reading Quentin Tarantino’s Best-Of-The-Century Top 10 Includes ‘Black Hawk Down,’ ‘Dunkirk’ & ‘Fury Road’ at The Playlist.

Production has started on “Sunny,” a crime world thriller directed by Norwegian filmmaker Eva Sørhaug (“90 Minutes”), with Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie set to not only play the gangster matriarch of the film, but will also produce it as well, as the pic is at Gramercy Park Media, A Higher Standard, and Nickel City Pictures. A brief plot description of “Sunny” as mentioned in the original report from Deadline: “Follows a female gangster (Jolie) who fights to protect her sons, and herself, from an abusive drug kingpin. Continue reading ‘Sunny’: Angelina Jolie Plays A Protective Gangster Mother In Violent Crime Thriller From Director Eva Sørhaug at The Playlist.

The members of the New York Film Critics Circle practically telegraphed their Best Film winner for weeks. If it weren’t Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another,” we would have been concerned for the mental well-being of many NYFCC members who have championed it. That also meant there were very few surprises overall when the members became the first major critics group to make their year-end selections. READ MORE: “One Battle After Another” Wins Best Feature At The 2025 Gotham Awards [Complete List] The group sent in a different direction for Best Director, selecting Jafar Panahi for “It Was Just An Accident.” Panahi won Best Director, Original Screenplay, and International Film at the Gotham Awards less than 24 hours ago. Continue reading ‘One Battle After Another’ Is New York Film Critics Circle’s Best Film Of 2025 at The Playlist.

Today, The Ink Factory announced some big casting additions to the upcoming John le Carré series “Legacy of Spies” with Charlie Hunnam as British intelligence officer Alec Leamas, Daniel Brühl as East German spy Jens Fielder, and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu as Doris Quinz (aka, Agent Tulip) in the gestating project coming from MGM+ and the BBC. Continue reading John le Carré Series ‘Legacy Of Spies’ Adds Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl & Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu To Cast Led By Matthew Macfadyen at The Playlist.

Even with “Alien: Earth” finally giving the Xenomorph franchise a full-blown TV mythology and Predator roaring back in movies, Noah Hawley said fans shouldn’t expect an Alien vs. Predator-style mash-up on his show anytime soon. On a recent episode of SmartLess, the creator was asked point-blank if a Yautja might ever drop into his FX series — and he gently, but clearly, waved it off. The question came in bluntly: “Or Predator coming onto your show?” Hawley answered just as plainly. Continue reading ‘Alien: Earth’: Sorry, Noah Hawley Saw No ‘Predator’ Crossover With His Sci-Fi Series at The Playlist.

Actress and longtime muse of filmmaker Alex Garland, Sonoya Mizuno (“Crazy Rich Asians”), is set to make her feature film directorial debut with the mysterious film “Stages,” which is said to be drawing from her background as a skilled ballet dancer, according to the original report hailing from Variety. Sadly, further details on “Stages” are unknown (taking cues from “Black Swan” perhaps?), and whether Mizuno will be stepping in front of the camera as an actor in the film is unclear, but if she ultimately does, it wouldn’t be much of a shock. Continue reading ‘Stages’: Sonoya Mizuno Making Her Feature Directorial Debut With A24, Film4 & Alex Garland Set To Produce at The Playlist.

During last week’s special screening of “The Lost Chapter: Yuki’s Revenge” (as part of a tie-in with the popular video game “Fortnite“) at Tarantino’s own Vista Theater in Los Angeles, director Quentin Tarantino, speaking with Entertainment Weekly, teased two other potential animation ideas, including another”Kill Bill” expansion project featuring Bill’s (played by David Carradine) origin, that’s if the busy fella ever gets around to doing them (notably, many of Tarantino’s ideas don’t end up coming to fruition or ends up pivoting to something else). Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Teases Desire To Make Animated ‘Kill Bill’ Origin For Bill & Possibly ‘The Vega Brothers’ Crossover at The Playlist.

Yes, it’s time for another new season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as the Emmy-winning reality competition returns for its 18th season. Having survived the Skydance-Paramount merger – in fact, it was listed as a franchise “priority” by Paramount Television honcho George Cheeks – “Drag Race” will be back on MTV beginning on January 2nd. The first episode, titled “Reclaim! Renew! Rejoice!,” will find the queens paying tribute to the queens that came before them by using their leftover treasures from the “Drag Race” vaults to create their own signature drag look. Continue reading Meet The Queens Of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Juicy New Season 18 at The Playlist.

IFC and Shudder are gearing up for the release of “Forbidden Fruits” in 2026, as the witchy cult feature film hails from director Meredith Alloway, who co-wrote the script alongside Lily Houghton. They’ve unleashed a first-look trailer as Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) is mentioned as one of the film’s producers. Cody is no stranger to high-concept female-centric horror projects after writing “Jennifer’s Body” (sequel said to be in development stages) and “Lisa Frankenstein.” Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union (“The Inspection,” “Rif Raff”) lead the film’s impressive cast that features plenty of on-the-rise talent. Continue reading ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Trailer: Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Predretti & Alexandra Shipp Topline Diablo Cody-Produced Witchy Cult Flick at The Playlist.

Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones have been tapped to lead the new Disney+ series “Mosquito,” which hails from Tony McNamara, the creator of Hulu‘s comedic historical series “The Great.” While the new TV project is going to be released on Disney+ internationally, domestic subscribers will be able to watch the show on Hulu. Continue reading ‘Mosquito’: Nicholas Hoult & Daisy Edgar-Jones To Lead New Hulu/Disney+ Absurdist Comedy Series From ‘The Great’ Creator Tony McNamara at The Playlist.

A one-time American independent film powerhouse, relatively new rules meant the 2025 Gotham Awards winners were surprisingly dominated by International films such as “It Was Just An Accident” and expensive studio fare, including “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners.” The budget cap and relegation of international films to just their own category meant that wouldn’t be the case with the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations. And, in fact, a very independent New York-centric film, which was shut out of the Gothams, “Peter Hujar’s Day” led all films with 5 nominations. Continue reading ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ ‘Sorry, Baby,’ ‘Train Dreams’ & ‘Adolescence’ Top 2026 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations [Complete List] at The Playlist.

Some people move abroad and find themselves. Emily Cooper collects new cities like accessories, hoping the rest will sort itself out. In the latest trailer for season five of “Emily in Paris,” the American-in-Paris fantasy gets a Roman sequel, as Emily decamps to Italy for a fresh promotion, fresh chaos, and the inevitable tug back to the life she left behind. The fifth season of the Lily Collins comedy drops all 10 episodes on December 18 on Netflix. Continue reading ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 5 Trailer: Emily Swaps Paris For Rome… But Home Still Calls at The Playlist.

Here is an extremely interesting project in the works as Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night In Miami,” “Hamilton,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”) is set to both star and write a new horror film based on Alex Bhattacharji’s 2024 Rolling Stone Magazine article “Dance With The Devil” (would make a fitting title) about legendary entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. (“Ocean’s 11”) and his mostly unknown connectivity to The Church of Satan. Continue reading ‘Dance With The Devil’: Leslie Odom Jr. To Write/Star Horror Film About Sammy Davis Jr.’s Connection To The Church Of Satan at The Playlist.

TV guru Ryan Murphy (“American Horror Story,” “All’s Fair”) doesn’t sleep or slow down, it seems, as yet another one of his series is gearing up to debut next month. “The Beauty” is based on the comic book series written by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, who serves as a consultant on the show that is set in the global world of high fashion, and as you might guess, has a supernatural/sci-fi element beyond that as a sexually transmitted virus that turns ordinary people into beauties, examples of physical perfection, is a plot element. Continue reading ‘The Beauty’ First Look: Ryan Murphy’s Global High Fashion World Thriller Series Arrives Jaunary 21 On FX, Hulu & Disney+ at The Playlist.

Ahead of the film’s official launch later this month, the press screenings for James Cameron‘s third installment in his Pandora saga, “Avatar: Fire & Ash,” have led to a stream of first reactions to the epic sci-fi action event film making their way online. Many of the reactions are mostly positive, with the main highlights of the movie being the technical aspects of the visual effects and action set pieces (something expected), but a handful of those reactions point out that some are still unimpressed with the film’s story/narrative, which comes off as unsatisfying to a portion of the folks who watched the movie. Continue reading ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ First Reactions: James Cameron Brings The Heat With Third Installment, But There Are Still Issues at The Playlist.

Following a steady release schedule over the past few months, things seem to be quieting down on the television front as we near year-end. While there’s always time for playing catch-up with some of 2025’s biggest titles, there’s no doubt that it’s the release of the “Stranger Things” finale that will dominate the conversation when it returns for its final set of episodes at the end of the month.  READ MORE: Fall & Winter 2025 TV Preview: 45 Series To Watch Elsewhere, it’s time to dip into some more international titles, primarily through Netflix. Continue reading 8 December Show To Watch: ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘Fallout,’ Emily In Paris’ & More at The Playlist.

Are Poppy and Alex about to discover a surprising romance? Long-time friends are rethinking their relationship in “People We Meet on Vacation.” The pair spends summer vacation together each year, but something is different this time. Everything will lead to the question they’ve both overlooked for a decade. ‘Vacation’ is an adaptation of Emily Henry’s New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. Continue reading ‘People We Meet On Vacation’ Trailer: Netflix’s Destination Romantic Pic Starring Tom Blyth & Emily Bader Debuts January 9 at The Playlist.

The hide-and-seek from hell officially came back. “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” followed up the 2019 cult hit with a new spring 2026 date, a promised trailer on the horizon, and a batch of first-look images that reunited Samara Weaving with the blood-soaked wedding dress that made Grace an instant horror icon. Directed again by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of Radio Silence from a script by Guy Busick and R. Continue reading ‘Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come’ Trailer: Samara Weaving’s Bloody Bride Returns For A “So Unhinged, Absolutely Cooked” Sequel at The Playlist.

Between the grief-soaked cosmic drift of “A Ghost Story” and the mythic head trip of “The Green Knight,” David Lowery spent the last decade turning genre movies into existential mood pieces. With “Mother Mary,” his long-rumored pop melodrama for A24 starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, that sensibility finally collided with stadium anthems, fashion houses, and full-blown diva spectacle — and now it finally had a date and a trailer. Continue reading ‘Mother Mary’ Trailer: A24 Sets David Lowery’s Pop Melodrama With Anne Hathaway For April 2026 at The Playlist.