CONCLAVESection: Special PresentationsDirector: Edward BergerLogline: Conclave unfolds over a tension-riddled 72 hours, depicting a gripping confrontation between tradition, politics, and faith. Featuring brilliant supporting performances — most notably from Isabella Rossellini as the silent yet formidable Sister Agnes — it focuses on the all-too-human aspects of a hallowed procedure, one that speculates on the role of
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Universal and Blumhouse will release The Black Phone 2 in theaters on October 17, 2025, and Deadline reports tonight that Demián Bichir (The Nun) has joined the cast. Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill will be writing and producing the upcoming sequel, with Derrickson directing. The first movie was based on Joe Hill’s short story. Ethan Hawke will be
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The Weeknd‘s high-profile new album rollout continues with the release of the music video for “Dancing in the Flames,” which was shot entirely on the just-released iPhone 16 Pro. On Saturday, the artist debuted “Dancing” and several other unreleased cuts from his forthcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, during a massive YouTube livestream concert from Sao
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Two days after rambling incoherently about pets being eaten and babies being executed after they’re born, Donald Trump announced that he would not debate Kamala Harris for a second time, claiming, absurdly, that he was the victor of Tuesday night’s proceedings. In a post on Truth Social, the GOP nominee told his followers: “When a
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It is a deceptively simple premise for a two-hour feature film. A married couple who had planned their retirement in a B&B are, due to dire financial circumstances and bum luck, forced out of their home at a point that is, on the surface at least, completely devastating. With their kids now off at school,
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon The central data point in this piece on the rise of
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Dolly Parton has your wine needs covered for after you clock out of that 9 to 5. The American icon has launched her new Dolly Wines collection across major US retailers including Total Wine & More, Kroger, and H-E-B. Produced in collaboration with Parton Family Cellars and Accolade Wines, the collection consists of three varietals:
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While each product featured is independently selected by our editors, we may include paid promotion. If you buy something through our links, we may earn commission. Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. Sometimes when products skyrocket in popularity on social media, I steer clear of them. I try to resist the urge to
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The Toronto International Film Festival said Thursday it is suspending upcoming screenings of the controversial documentary Russians At War due to “significant threats to festival operations and public safety.” The announcement came a day after TIFF stood by the film, which is helmed by a Russian-Canadian director and received Canadian public funding, amid growing backlash
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I’ve been writing for Book Riot since 2015, which means I’m rapidly approaching ten years of writing about books. During that time, I’ve written a post every week or two pretty consistently — until I was hired full-time
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Audiences hungry for David Cronenberg’s infamous brand of body horror may have hoped that 2022’s Crimes of the Future marked his return to the genre. That film, which formed an unofficial trilogy that began with 1983’s Videodrome and continued in 1999’s eXistenZ, featured several callbacks to the Canadian director’s recurring visual and thematic interests. The
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Sky Wraps Deal For ‘Wynonna Earp: Vengeance‘ Sky’s UK arm has acquired Wynonna Earp: Vengeance, the latest special in the Wynonna Earp franchise, which follows the exploits of Wyatt Earp’s great-great granddaughter as she battles demons and other supernatural beings. Cineflix Rights sell the 90-minute special, which is set to launch on Tubi in the
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Max Richter – In a LandscapeDecca Records Max Richter, the German-born British composer, has never shied away from a concept.  For The Blue Notebooks, his 2003 breakthrough, Richter mediated on violence as the U.S. geared up to invade Iraq. Meanwhile, on 2015’s Sleep, Richter composed an eight-and-a-half-hour piece patterned after human sleep cycles. He has
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If you like your progressive politics with a side of Millennial nostalgia, has Kamala Harris got just the Thursday plans for you. Sophia Bush and Busy Philipps will be on board Harris’s Reproductive Freedom Bus for an event in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the planning. Bush and Philipps
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A+E Networks EMEA will be known as Hearst Networks EMEA going forwards. The rebrand at the international broadcaster will see A+E’s international division divided into four units: Hearst Networks UK, A+E’s long-standing joint venture with Sky operating across the UK, Nordics, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; Hearst Networks Germany; Hearst
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Tuesday, we covered the announcement of the 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature. Since then, this year’s National Book Awards Longlist for Translated Literature has also been released. The ten titles on the longlist were translated from six different languages—Danish, Arabic, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, and Swedish. They explore everything from “disorienting
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Sean “Diddy” Combs is reacting to a new lawsuit brought against him. Former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard is suing the 54-year-old rapper and producer, with claims of brutality, sexual abuse and manipulation. Through his lawyer, Diddy responds to the new lawsuit, calling the claims false and an attempt to rewrite history. Keep reading to
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