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

'Succession' Star Sarah Snook Breaks Down Shiv's Public Humiliation and Season 3 Pivot According to Snook, there's a difference between embarrassment and humiliation.  By Libby Hill	Halloween Proves a Treat for VOD but Tricky for Theaters "Free Guy" retains two #1 slots, but "The Addams Family 2" also thrives as a wide range of scary movies thrived in home viewing.  By Tom Brueggemann

Hollywood Armorers: 'Rust' Tragedy Was an Anomaly and Guns on Set May Not Go Away The death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" has ignited questions about how guns will be used on film and television sets in the futur … By Tyler Hersko	'Belfast': How Kenneth Branagh Crafted His First Best Picture Oscar Contender Branagh's most personal film — starring Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe — may finally earn the five-time nominee an Oscar.  By Anne Thompson

	'The Beta Test' Review: A Lynchian Hollywood Satire About an Agent Struggling to Package His Own Life Jim Cummings plays a tightly wound talent agent who begins to lose the plot after a mysterious offer for anonymous sex leads to a massive co … By David Ehrlich
	'The Harder They Fall': Inside the Very Real History of Jeymes Samuel's All-Black Western The filmmaker and star Jonathan Majors spoke to IndieWire about building a new spin on the genre around real — and often under-explore … By Aramide A Tinubu
	'No Time to Die': How the VFX Served Daniel Craig's Emotional Farewell as James Bond The Bond VFX team describe the emotional connection to the Aston Martin DB5, the sinking trawler, and the finale atop the control tower roof … By Bill Desowitz
	Mira Nair Says Remote Meetings Empower More Creatives of Color: 'My Zooms Look Different' The "Monsoon Wedding" and "Mississippi Masala" director spoke about some of the positive changes she's seen over the last 18 months during a … By Kristen Lopez
	'Oppenheimer': 13 Details to Know About Christopher Nolan's Atom Bomb Movie Christoper Nolan is scaling back his budget for his first biographical drama.  By Zack Sharf