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Video Village

This Year’s Best Horror Movies Go Beyond Jump Scares

David Sims

October 29, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Six of the Greatest Movie Soundtracks From This Century

Rafaela Jinich

October 25, 2026

Video Village

The Limits of the Cinematic Universe

David Sims

October 22, 2026

Video Village

A Bold Era in Hollywood Ends With a Whimper

David Sims

October 15, 2026

Culture

How Digger Dug Its Own Box-Office Grave

Shirley Li

October 8, 2026

Digger Rockwell standing on metal railing holding a shovel against an ominous purple, dark sky.

Video Village

The Decade’s 10 Most Defining Movies (So Far)

David Sims

October 8, 2026

Culture

Carrie, With Kid Gloves

Emma Stefansky

October 7, 2026

Summer H. Howell as Carrie White in "Carrie," looking concerned

Culture

What Aaron Sorkin Forgot About The Social Network

David Sims

October 7, 2026

Culture

Homme Fatale

Megan Garber

October 6, 2026

Collage of Derek Zoolander, played by Ben Stiller, in various poses on a red and pink background

Culture

Movies Are Undeniably Back

David Sims

October 5, 2026

An illustration of various visuals from popular movies, including a dinosaur, a spaceship, and more

Culture

Tom Cruise’s Return to Serious Cinema Isn’t What It Looks Like

David Sims

October 2, 2026

Culture

The 14 Movies to Look Out for This Fall

Shirley Li

October 1, 2026

Collage of film stills showing people standing in groups, dining, picnicking, and walking through interiors, overlaid with vivid neon-colored light streaks.

Culture

The Show That Always Chased Ratings, No Matter the Cost

David Sims

September 25, 2026

Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen in "Primetime" staring into the camera

Culture

The Right Way to Adapt a Video Game

David Sims

September 25, 2026

Austin Abrams in a winter coat and hat with the director Zach Cregger on the "Resident Evil" set

Culture

Maybe Alex Gibney Did Elon Musk a Favor

Shirley Li

September 25, 2026

Books

Why the Bomb Is Bad for Democracy

Scott W. Stern

September 17, 2026

Illustration of a big bomb underground with silhouettes of people walking above

Culture

A Night for Actor’s Actors, Not Movie Stars

Shirley Li

September 15, 2026

Culture

How to Kill a Franchise Before It Even Starts

David Sims

September 11, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

Six Movies to Get You in the Fall Mood

Rafaela Jinich

September 6, 2026

Culture

A Movie Can’t Be Just Its Own Thing Anymore

David Sims

September 4, 2026

Three soldiers holding weapons stand in in the dark.

The Atlantic Daily

A Peaceful Detective Mystery to Watch

Lily Meyer

August 30, 2026

Culture

The Terrible Movie That Chinese Audiences Can’t Stop Watching

Shirley Li

August 29, 2026

A boy walks past a hand-drawn poster for the film.

Culture

A Wildly Popular Movie Meets the Film World’s Most Revered Label

Sophia Nguyen

August 28, 2026

Criterion Closet truck with purple background

Culture

Watching Tim Curry Have Fun Was the Most Fun Thing

Emma Stefansky

August 27, 2026

Tim Curry as Wadsworth in "Clue" standing in the billiards room

Ideas

The Absolute Pleasure of Tim Curry

Tom Nichols

August 26, 2026

Culture

Why Was This Looney Tunes Movie Almost Shelved for Good?

David Sims

August 26, 2026

Will Forte sits across a table from the cartoon Wile E. Coyote.

Culture

The Road to Nowhere

David Sims

August 21, 2026

A color still from the film "It Ends" showing a Black girl with braids sitting inside of a car with doodles on the windows.

Culture

Spidey’s Sense for Success

David Sims

August 14, 2026

A movie theater with a city skyline on the screen, overlaid with photos of Spider-Man

Culture

The Trouble With Trying to Turn Viral Videos Into Blockbusters

Shirley Li

August 13, 2026

Press Room

The Atlantic Festival announces interview with Colin Kaepernick and exclusive preview of Netflix’s East of Eden, with Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan, and Bela Bajaria

August 11, 2026

Ideas

The Dishonesty of True Crime

Elizabeth Bruenig

August 7, 2026

Grainy black-and-white photo of Taylor Parker looking pregnant with a horse in background.

Culture

One Surprising Thing About The Odyssey—Its Rating

Sophia Nguyen

August 6, 2026

Matt Damon in "The Odyssey," covered up by a warning sign

Culture

A Biopic That Ends Right When It’s Getting Started

David Sims

August 5, 2026

A photo of three men wearing white chef jackets in a restaurant kitchen

Ideas

A Trojan Horse Is Supposed to Have Humans Inside It

Emily Wilson

August 4, 2026

Black and white illustration of the Trojan Horse from Nolan's movie against an old painting of the sack of Troy

Culture

Is Gen Z Really Saving Hollywood?

Sophia Nguyen

August 2, 2026

A theater patron stands in front of a claw-machine game themed after the movie “Obsession”

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The Print Edition

What Horror Films Have to Say About God

This Year’s Best Horror Movies Go Beyond Jump Scares

Six of the Greatest Movie Soundtracks From This Century

The Limits of the Cinematic Universe

A Bold Era in Hollywood Ends With a Whimper

How Digger Dug Its Own Box-Office Grave

The Decade’s 10 Most Defining Movies (So Far)

Carrie, With Kid Gloves

What Aaron Sorkin Forgot About The Social Network

Homme Fatale

Movies Are Undeniably Back

Tom Cruise’s Return to Serious Cinema Isn’t What It Looks Like

The 14 Movies to Look Out for This Fall

The Show That Always Chased Ratings, No Matter the Cost

The Right Way to Adapt a Video Game

Maybe Alex Gibney Did Elon Musk a Favor

Why the Bomb Is Bad for Democracy

A Night for Actor’s Actors, Not Movie Stars

How to Kill a Franchise Before It Even Starts

Six Movies to Get You in the Fall Mood

A Movie Can’t Be Just Its Own Thing Anymore

A Peaceful Detective Mystery to Watch

The Terrible Movie That Chinese Audiences Can’t Stop Watching

A Wildly Popular Movie Meets the Film World’s Most Revered Label

Watching Tim Curry Have Fun Was the Most Fun Thing

The Absolute Pleasure of Tim Curry

Why Was This Looney Tunes Movie Almost Shelved for Good?

The Road to Nowhere

Spidey’s Sense for Success

The Trouble With Trying to Turn Viral Videos Into Blockbusters

The Atlantic Festival announces interview with Colin Kaepernick and exclusive preview of Netflix’s East of Eden, with Florence Pugh, Zoe Kazan, and Bela Bajaria

The Dishonesty of True Crime

One Surprising Thing About The Odyssey—Its Rating

A Biopic That Ends Right When It’s Getting Started

A Trojan Horse Is Supposed to Have Humans Inside It

Is Gen Z Really Saving Hollywood?