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Netflix’s new shows and movies coming in July

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[ad_1] Netflix, you’ve done it again! The streaming platform is back for another host of top shows and movies to watch in July, and we’re seriously excited about these top recommendations. From a highly anticipated Charlize Theron sequel to a gripping documentary as part of the Trainwreck series, here are our top picks… © Courtesy of Netflix Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel – 1 July Find out why a fashion brand known for it’s ethical production – and wildly popular in the early 2000s – became steeped in controversy over sexual assault allegations and financial mismanagement concerning founder and CEO Dov Charney. © ELI JOSHUA ADE/NETFLIX © 2025 The Old Guard 2 – 2 July We can’t wait for this one! The upcoming sequel sees Charlize Theron’s Andy back with her team  of immortal warriors – this time facing her own mortality for the first time – as the group face a new threat when the newly freed Quynh seeks her revenge. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Henry Golding and Uma Thurman also star. © ED MILLER/NETFLIX The …

The ’28 Years Later’ Insane Ending, Explained

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[ad_1] Huge spoilers for the end of 28 Years Later to follow. The reviews are out, and the consensus is clear. 28 Years Later is a great, daring movie; it is also exceptionally weird. Eh, works for me: I don’t know about you, but I’d rather sit through a film that takes big, risky swings than a cookie-cutter blockbuster that plays it safe. And if you allow yourself to settle into its curious rhythm, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s zombie sequel is enormously rewarding. That isn’t to say that it isn’t chock full of odd stylistic choices, provocative plot points, and whiplash tonal shifts. It certainly leaves you with lots of questions. Chiefly among them: If life in Britain came to an abrupt halt at some point in 2002, was Pierce Brosnan at least spared the ignominy of Die Another Day? Even if you were a zombie the size of an industrial fridge-freezer, would it actually be possible to rip someone’s head off? And where the hell did Ralph Fiennes get all of that iodine? …

Dyslexia Led Steven Spielberg to Make Movies

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[ad_1] This month is the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the stunningly imaginative and consummately crafted blockbuster summer movie that has had a huge effect on movie-making and popular culture. And yet Jaws might never have existed if its director, Steven Spielberg, had not suffered a certain cognitive challenge when growing up. Spielberg remembers the keen embarrassment he felt as a boy when asked to read out loud in school. As he said many years later: “I was unable to read for at least two years — I was two years behind the rest of my class. And, of course, I went through what everybody goes through — teasing. The teasing led to a lot of other problems I was having in school, but it all stemmed from the fact that I was embarrassed to stand up in front of the class and read.” Neither he nor his parents nor his teachers knew he had dyslexia. This was during a time when few people were aware of such learning disabilities, which meant that kids like Spielberg …

The Anti-Romantic Moment That Makes ‘Materialists’ Worth It

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[ad_1] This is an edition of the weekly newsletter Tap In, GQ senior associate editor Frazier Tharpe’s final word on the most heated online discourse about music, movies, and TV. Sign up here to get it free. Everyone’s talking about Coke and beer. Writer-director Celine Song and her new film Materialists—her second, following the Oscar-nominated debut Past Lives—are the main characters on Film Twitter this week, where they’re either being staunchly defended or mercilessly picked apart. I saw the film about two months ago and I’m still not entirely sure what to make of it. It’s a romantic drama that has the outward appearance of an attempt to restore the feeling of classic aughts Kate Hudson or ‘90s Julia Roberts rom-coms, but it’s really more of a deconstruction of that genre, exploring the inherent vanity behind those types of movies and those types of characters. (Specifically, how they’re always just casually super-rich.) This isn’t the “we are so back” vibes of Glen and Sydney’s Anyone But You, but something that’s at least trying to be …

Joseph Zada’s Been a Liar and the Next James Dean. Now He Has to Survive The Hunger Games

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[ad_1] Joseph Zada didn’t know he’d soon be sharing a screen with Kieran Culkin until the rest of us found out too. Weeks ago, the 19-year-old Australian actor was tapped to star in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as the younger version of Woody Harrelson’s Haymitch Abernathy. Zada was on a call with his publicity team when news broke that Culkin will play outlandish Hunger Games host Caesar Flickerman, a part originated by Stanley Tucci. “I didn’t know it was confirmed,” Zada tells Vanity Fair. “I’ve been finding this stuff out through Instagram, and I’m the lead character.” He shakes his mop of curly blonde hair. “That’s ridiculous. Give me a heads-up!” Being part of a huge franchise is new to Zada. But Sunrise on the Reaping is actually the third splashy adaptation he’s booked in the last year. Zada currently stars as tortured rich boy Johnny Sinclair Dennis in Prime Video’s We Were Liars, based on the popular YA novel about a Succession-esque family summering in Massachusetts. Next year, he’ll play Cal …

How Apple Created a Custom iPhone Camera for ‘F1’

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[ad_1] You can’t mount a cinema camera on a Formula One race car. These nimble vehicles are built to precise specs, and capturing racing footage from the driver’s point of view isn’t as simple as slapping a GoPro on and calling it a day. That’s the challenge Apple faced after Joseph Kosinski and Claudio Miranda, the director and cinematographer of the upcoming F1 Apple Original, wanted to use real POV racing footage in the film. If you’ve watched a Formula One race lately, you’ve probably seen clips that show an angle from just behind the cockpit, with the top or side of the driver’s helmet in the frame. Captured by onboard cameras embedded in the car, the resulting footage is designed for broadcast, at a lower resolution using specific color spaces and codecs. Converting it to match the look of the rest of the F1 film would be too challenging to be feasible. Instead, Apple’s engineering team replaced the broadcast module with a camera composed of iPhone parts. Custom Camera Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Photograph: Julian …

Watching Movies About Father Loss Comforts Grieving Youth

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[ad_1] This Father’s Day, many families will be celebrating their dads by having BBQ’s, giving gifts, or treating their dads to a round of golf. Hugs will be passed out, thanks and gratitude will be shared, pictures will be posted on social media, and cards will be presented. It promises to be a happy and memorable time for most families. But for some families it will look a little different. For those who have lost a father, children and teenagers might find this day incredibly challenging to navigate, especially if this is the first June without their father. Traditions shared in prior years might be too painful to experience this year. And, understandably, that’s okay. Previous posts have discussed art therapy options suitable for children and teenagers grieving the death of their parent. This Father’s Day, movie therapy might be a comforting way for children and teenagers to cope. Here are some movies that can mitigate the loneliness, as they also feature fatherless children. In Saving Mr. Banks, the real-life author of the beloved Mary …

The Best Wes Anderson Movies, Definitively Ranked

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[ad_1] Ralph Fiennes’ turn to deliver a career-best performance under Anderson’s watchful eye, as Gustave H., the concierge of a mountainside hotel in a fictional European country on the brink of fascist control during an alternate version of World War II. Maybe it was the latter angle that helped Grand Budapest along to somewhat surprising Oscar success; it was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won four (makeup, costumes, production design, and score; the most of any other 2014 movie, including Best Picture winner Birdman). You hate to hand it to the Academy, but the film’s vision of encroaching fascism does lend Grand Budapest a thematic and emotional heft unlike other Anderson movies, which Anderson then brilliantly counterbalances by making much of the movie a rollicking, screwball-ish caper. The violence that lurks at the edges, allowed to stay just this side of comic in off-camera prison fight scenes and cruel cat murder, later becomes more matter-of-fact in the film’s narration, where a lifetime of devastation for young Zero (Tony Revolori) exists outside the beauty of …

Pedro Pascal and Alexander Skarsgård: The Viral Kiss That Conquered Cannes

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[ad_1] Can anyone resist Pedro Pascal? He’s a superhero who can make a person feel safe even after the apocalypse—or following the Cannes premiere of their film, as in the case of Alexander Skarsgård. Skarsgård’s new project, Pillion—directed by Harry Lighton—follows young Colin (Harry Melling) as he engages in a sadomasochistic relationship with mysterious biker Ray (Skarsgård). The film’s debut at Cannes 2025 was followed by seven long minutes of appreciation, ovation, and applause. And to whom did Skarsgård run, without a second thought, for some extra warmth as the crowd cheered? Pascal, of course! After the hug, Skarsgård gave Pascal a kiss on the cheek as well—and needless to say, the moment went viral. Perhaps that’s because it’s refreshing to see two men show affection and mutual esteem in a way that isn’t a handshake, a fleeting pat on the back, or a nod. TikTok content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. If anyone can promote nontoxic masculinity, that person is Pascal. The actor has managed to establish …

60 Free Film Noir Movies You Can Watch Online, Including Classics by John Huston, Orson Welles & Fritz Lang

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[ad_1] Dur­ing the 1940s and 50s, Hol­ly­wood entered a “noir” peri­od, pro­duc­ing riv­et­ing films based on hard-boiled fic­tion. These films were set in dark loca­tions and shot in a black & white aes­thet­ic that fit like a glove. Hard­ened men wore fedo­ras and for­ev­er smoked cig­a­rettes. Women played the femme fatale role bril­liant­ly. Love was the surest way to death. All of these ele­ments fig­ured into what Roger Ebert calls “the most Amer­i­can film genre” in his short Guide to Film Noir. If you head over to this list of Noir Films, you can find 60 films from the noir genre, includ­ing some clas­sics by John Hus­ton, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang and Ida Lupino. The list also fea­tures some cin­e­mat­ic leg­ends like Humphrey Bog­a­rt, Peter Lorre, Bar­bara Stan­wyck, Edward G. Robin­son, and even Frank Sina­tra. Hope the col­lec­tion helps you put some noir enter­tain­ment into 2025! If you would like to sign up for Open Culture’s free email newslet­ter, please find it here. It’s a great way to see our new posts, all bun­dled in one …