AUGUST 26, 2021

The Best Movies of 2021 So Far These may be strange times for the movie business, but the art form is doing just fine.  By Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich and Eric Kohn

'The Card Counter': Paul Schrader on the Ways Scorsese and 'Taxi Driver' Informed New Gambling Drama For his new Oscar Isaac drama, Schrader returns to themes that have been at the center of his work for 45 years.  By Eric Kohn	'The Other Two' Review: HBO Max Comedy Has More than Fame on Its Mind in Season 2 Still vicious and hilarious, creators Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider lock their new episodes into a gentler, more thoughtful brother-sister … By Steve Greene

'Spencer' First Trailer: Kristen Stewart Enters Oscar Season as Princess Diana Pablo Larraín is competing at the Venice Film Festival with this intimate biographical drama.  By Zack Sharf	Emmy Awards: How to Fix the Comedy Categories (Or at Least Where to Start) How do you fix a problem like the Emmy comedy categories?  By Libby Hill

	'Raiders of the Lost Ark' at 40: How Karen Allen Kept Marion Ravenwood from Ever Being a 'Damsel in Distress' As the star of the first Indiana Jones film celebrates its latest big anniversary, Allen tells IndieWire about the scenes she changed to sta … By Kate Erbland
	'Power of the Dog' Trailer: Jane Campion Returns to Filmmaking for First Feature in 12 Years Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons, the literary adaptation debuts in select theaters November 17, then Netflix … By Ryan Lattanzio
	Tom Cruise Trained for 'Mission: Impossible 7' for a Year: 13,000 Motorbike Jumps, 500 Skydives Cruise has no fear when it comes to death-defying stunts, and Paramount's CinemaCon presentation had the new footage to prove it once again.  By Ryan Lattanzio
	'Love, Death & Robots': Season 2 Anthology Offers Deeper Explorations into Adult Sci-Fi Animation The Netflix animated anthology, which was awarded four juried prizes on Wednesday, stepped out of its comfort zone in Season 2.  By Bill Desowitz
	Oscars 2022: Best Actress Predictions Upcoming Oscar biopics showcase Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker, and Lady Gaga as a murderous fashi … By Anne Thompson