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Best movies of 2025, ranked

December 15, 2025 Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle

Here are The Associated Press’ Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle’s picks for the best movies of 2025: Lindsey Bahr’s top movies of 2025 1.”One Battle After Another” Paul Thomas Anderson took us on […]

‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ opens to $70M, biggest anime debut to claim top box-office spot

September 18, 2025 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” carved out a place in box-office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 — outpacing the horror sequel […]

‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ returns to theaters for 50th anniversary

July 21, 2025 Dan Reeves

Milos Forman’s film adaptation of Ken Kesey’s 1962 countercultural novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest swept the Academy Awards the year following its 1975 theatrical release. The movie won “the big five,” as they […]

‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ swaps stars, stays stuck in the past

July 14, 2025 Bob Garver

After three “Jurassic Park” movies and three “Jurassic World” movies, it seems the time has come to kickstart the “Jurassic” franchise again with “Jurassic World: Rebirth.” I’ll give the franchise credit for recognizing that there […]

Movie review: “Final Destination: Bloodlines”

June 16, 2025 Bob Garver

It’s hard to believe that we went over a decade without a new “Final Destination” movie. Fans love this series and its “slasher-movie-without-a-slasher” gimmick. The “killer” here is the concept of Death itself, which takes […]

Film festival showcases AI capabilities on big screen

June 12, 2025 Wyatte Grantham-Philips

NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence’s use in movie making is exploding, and a young film festival — now in its junior year — is showcasing what this technology can do on screen today. The annual […]

Netflix lands ‘Knives Out’ sequels in high-priced deal

April 1, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Detective Benoit Blanc’s next cases will be for Netflix. The streaming company said Wednesday it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson’s acclaimed 2019 whodunit, “Knives Out.” Netflix declined […]

‘Green Book’ takes top honor at the Producers Guild Awards

January 20, 2019 North State Journal Staff

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Oscars race may have gotten a little clearer Saturday night as the race-themed road trip drama “Green Book” drove off with the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards, winning […]

Jared Leto’s Joker is getting his own movie

June 7, 2018 admin

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. is looking to expand on Jared Leto’s version of the Joker, which debuted in 2016’s “Suicide Squad,” with a movie of his own. Sources tell Variety that Leto is set […]

Box Office: ‘Jumanji’ dominates MLK weekend, ‘The Post’ leads newcomers

January 17, 2018 admin

Sony’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is dominating the North American box office to easily win the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend with about $33.4 million at 3,849 sites, estimates showed Sunday. Fox’s “The […]