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Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" is a tormented romance not only between a woman and a man, but between wildness and civilization.
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“Hamnet” Review: All Things in Heaven and Earth Are Dreamt of in Chloe Zhao’s Cinema - Fools Who Dream Movies

Zhao's latest is not only in a tormented romance between a woman and a man, but between wildness and civilization.

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December 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM

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Today, I woke up to learn that one of my worst nightmares had become reality: Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros.

December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM

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With the world waiting to see “Wake Up Dead Man,” now is the perfect time for a retrospective ranking of Rian Johnson’s films. Great article by Eric Ash!
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Before the Dead Man Wakes: A Rian Johnson Retrospective Ranking - Fools Who Dream Movies

With the world waiting to see “Wake Up Dead Man,” now is the perfect time for a retrospective ranking of Johnson’s films.

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November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM

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This trailer for "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is waaaayy better than the US one.
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『アバター：ファイヤー・アンド・アッシュ』日本版予告｜かつてない炎の決戦が始まる―｜12月19日（金）日米同時公開！

YouTube video by 20世紀スタジオ公式チャンネル

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November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM

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Cinema is uniquely suited to dramatize politics. Here are three lessons from the careers of movie politicians.
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Last Flag Acting: What Democrats Can Learn From Movie Politicians - Fools Who Dream Movies

Cinema is uniquely suited to dramatize politics. Here are three lessons from the careers of movie politicians.

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November 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM

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Congrats to Angus MacLane on his new gig!
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Dakota Johnson Led Sci-Fi Android Pic ‘Trudy Blue’ Launching Sales At AFM

Dakota Johnson 'Trudy Blue' launches sales at AFM

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November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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Boo! Celebrate Halloween by reading Eric Ash's spooky review of Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein."
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“Frankenstein” Review: Guillermo del Toro Beautifully Revivifies His Literary Favorite - Fools Who Dream Movies

Del Toro immerses himself in every facet of creation: the before, the during, and the after.

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October 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM

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It's game over for movies if Netflix buys Warner Bros. If you don't want that to happen, unsubscribe from Netflix. Deny them every dollar possible. They are an existential threat to cinema. The fate of film hangs in the balance.

October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM

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Annihilating violence rages through Kathryn Bigelow’s oeuvre, making “A House of Dynamite”—a cinematic countdown to a nuclear strike on Chicago—seem like the fulfillment of a promise as inescapable as a burning fuse.
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“A House of Dynamite” Review: On Kathryn Bigelow’s Command, Unleash Hellfire - Fools Who Dream Movies

Annihilating violence rages through Bigelow’s oeuvre, making “A House of Dynamite” seem like the inevitable fulfillment of a promise.

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October 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM

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@chancesp.bsky.social analyzes the ups and downs of Benny Safdie's "The Smashing Machine," starring Dwayne Johnson.
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“The Smashing Machine” Review: Dwayne Johnson Learns To Lose in Benny Safdie’s MMA Biopic - Fools Who Dream Movies

After shattering the world record for unmemorable performances in passionless blockbusters, Johnson has surrendered himself to Safdie.

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October 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM

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Paul Thomas Anderson knows that while fascism and racism are no joke, laughter can be a lethal weapon against authoritarians and bigots.
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“One Battle After Another” Review: Times Are Hard, Cinema Is Brave - Fools Who Dream Movies

Paul Thomas Anderson knows that while fascism and racism are no joke, laughter can be a lethal weapon against authoritarians and bigots.

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October 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM

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Eric Ash guest hosts the FWD podcast, interviewing me about my oral history of the first "X-Men" film. Thanks Eric!
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The Secret History of

Eric Ash guest hosts the Fools Who Dream Movies Podcast, interviewing Bennett Campbell Ferguson about his recently published oral history of the first

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September 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM

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I liked this movie way more than most people. I wish I liked it more.
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“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” Review: Cosmic Romantics, You Have Reached Your Destination - Fools Who Dream Movies

Kogonada, director of "Columbus" and "After Yang," returns with a beguiling and frustrating fantasy.

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September 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM

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"Caught Stealing" is frisky fun from Darren Aronofsky, a director who’s at his most exuberant when he’s frolicking in the dark.
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“Caught Stealing” Review: The Dispassion of Darren Aronofsky - Fools Who Dream Movies

Frisky fun from a director who’s at his most exuberant when he’s frolicking in the dark.

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September 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM

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So long, summer 2025!
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Bennett’s Summer 2025 Best-to-Worst Movie List - Fools Who Dream Movies

These are the movies I watched this season, presented in order of preference.

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September 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM

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Twenty-five years ago, "X-Men" was released. This is the story of its chaotic origin.
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Astonishing, Uncanny, Extreme: An Oral History of “X-Men” (2000) - Fools Who Dream Movies

A chronicle of the 25-year-old film's chaotic origin, based on more than 30 accounts.

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September 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM

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Why do so many film festival reviews say that the lead actor "steals the show"? Only a supporting actor can steal the show 😅

August 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM

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Satoshi Kon revealed the effect the internet would have on our psyches, with his predictions coming to pass in horrific ways. Learn more in this excellent piece by @marinermo.bsky.social...
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How History Fulfilled the Prophecies of Satoshi Kon - Fools Who Dream Movies

Kon revealed the effect the internet would have on our psyches, with his predictions coming to pass in horrific ways.

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August 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM

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New "Superman" podcast....
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What Makes a Great Superman Movie w/ Ray Gill Jr. and Morgan Shaunette

What makes a great Superman movie? Over the decades, filmmakers as different as Richard Donner, Richard Lester, Bryan Singer, and Zack Snyder have struggled to answer that question (to varying degrees

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August 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM

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A new Bourne movie is coming to the perfect ending can be ruined again 😜

August 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM

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Yes! Tell it like it is, Celine. This needed to be said. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

‘Materialists’ Director Celine Song Says It’s “Very Cruel” to Call Film “Broke Man Propaganda”

"It makes me feel very concerned that anybody would talk about my movie and my characters and to really think about it in such classist terms," the filmmaker says.

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August 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM

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Btw, this is James Mangold's first film not at Fox or Disney since "3:10 to Yuma." The end of an era...for now.

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James Mangold’s ‘HIGH SIDE’ starring Timothée Chalamet has landed at Paramount.

The film is described as “Heat” meets “Hell or High Water.” Chalamet will play a former Motocross racer, haunted by a career-ending crash and a long history of abandonment in a broken family.