https://collider.com Stay up to date with new movie news, watch the latest movie trailers & get trusted reviews of upcoming movies & more from the team at Collider. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:00:08 GMT en-US hourly 60 While the film industry has become inundated with cinematic universes that studios hope will go until the end of time, it’s rare that we get to see one actually end. Sure, every once in a while, there’s a Dark Universe that ends before it even has the chance to begin, or a Fantastic Beasts, which just fizzles out of existence, but a cinematic universe rarely ends with us knowing that it’s concluding. But that’s not the case with the DC Extended Universe, which began with 2013’s Man of Steel and has sputtered along for the last decade—with the occasional bright spot along the way. With the announcement that James Gunn and Peter Safran would be restructuring DC Studios, beginning in 2025 (and with a few characters crossing over to this new vision), the much-maligned and often exhausting DCEU would finally be coming to a close.

]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:00:08 GMT https://collider.com/aquaman-2-review/ Is artificial intelligence really our enemy or is our fear of it the real problem? That is one of the moral dilemmas that The Creator attempts to address as it unpacks the very real and present threat of AI, through a heightened sci-fi lens. Seven years after the release of the critically acclaimed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, director Gareth Edwards has returned to the world of high-stakes sci-fi—and this time, it is entirely of his own design.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:35:01 GMT https://collider.com/the-creator-review/ In what was a massive year for animation between box office blockbusters like The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the critically acclaimed The Boy and the Heron, one of the genre’s last titles of 2023 is looking to take flight at the holiday box office this week. Stepping away from its usual fever-paced big-budget styles seen in previous Illumination features like Despicable Me, the wholesome new animated feature Migration embraces its big duck energy for some very heartwarming family fare this season. With this year’s Christmas Day roster not including much for kids, the animated feature starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito, and Keegan-Michael Key from Oscar-nominated filmmaker and cartoonist, Benjamin Renner, modifies that with a joyfully thoughtful and touching addition to the festive variety that is a sincere blast for all ages.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/migration-movie-review/ This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 London Film Festival.

]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:00:21 GMT https://collider.com/maestro-review/ This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:00:20 GMT https://collider.com/memory-review/ In 1985, Steven Spielberg released The Color Purple, his adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which would go on to be nominated for 11 Academy Awards. While Spielberg was an odd choice to bring this book to the screen, it was his penchant for capturing magic on screen that made this such a tremendous adaptation. In telling the story of the insular, quiet Celie Harris (played by Whoopi Goldberg) and her difficult life in Georgia, Spielberg was able to make us feel the power of the small joys in life, whether it was trying on makeup for the first time in years, or hearing a song dedicated to her in a bar. Celie almost always keeps her emotions hidden, and when that changes, that moment hits like a ton of bricks—a relief after so much built-up tension. Even though Celie keeps to herself, Spielberg and Goldberg’s performance made silence a powerful statement.

]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:01:18 GMT https://collider.com/the-color-purple-review/ For a film that originally was thought of as a subversion of the Star Wars franchise, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire feels pretty similar to an installment of it. From a lightsaber-like weapon to the narration at the beginning that feels a lot like the opening crawl, it struggles to create its own identity. The worst part is the material has plenty of potential that goes unrealized.

]]> Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:13:52 GMT https://collider.com/rebel-moon-part-one-a-child-of-fire-review/ This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2023 21:45:18 GMT https://collider.com/finestkind-review/ This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2023 21:20:17 GMT https://collider.com/the-zone-of-interest-review/ In the over sixty years since Barbie was first released, there have been many differing opinions on the incredibly popular doll. Some have seen Mattel’s creation as a sign of empowerment, an example to young girls showing that they can become anything they want to be, while others have seen it as a symbol of impossible standards and outdated ideals. Barbie could’ve easily been little more than a toy ad, but through director and co-writer Greta Gerwig, it becomes an existential look at the difficulties of being a woman, the terrifying nature of life in general, the understanding that trying to be perfect is absurd, while also encapsulating everything that Barbie has meant to people—both good and bad. But amongst all this, Gerwig makes Barbie one of the funniest comedies of the year, a delightfully strange adventure that gets weirder at every turn. Barbie has always contained multitudes and, fittingly, so does Gerwig’s excellent third film.

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