JULY 23, 2025

The 50 Best TV Shows of the 2020s (So Far) More than halfway through the decade, these exemplary offerings prove TV's artistic mettle remains intact.  By Ben Travers

Venice 2025 Wants Shorter Movies - and Other Takeaways from This Year's Lineup The 2025 Venice Film Festival lineup greatly differs from last year in a number of ways, from the influx of Netflix titles to the absence of … By Marcus Jones	John Early's Surprise Directorial Debut 'Maddie's Secret' Will Open TIFF 2025's Discovery Section The festival's forward-thinking section is dedicated to new work by first- and second-time filmmakers. Early, who also stars in his wild-sou … By Kate Erbland

Luca Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt' Will Open This Year's New York Film Festival The filmmaker's much-anticipated morality play, starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri, will celebrate its North American … By Kate Erbland	Adobe Firefly Now Lets You Sculpt Sound Effects with Your Own Voice This is a breakthrough: A new AI tool lets your voice shape the sounds to match the scene.  By Chris O'Falt

	Join IndieWire and Disney for 'Paradise' Panel at Vidiots Foundation on August 12 Sterling K. Brown and creator Dan Fogelman will join one of our editors for the event in Los Angeles's Eagle Rock neighborhood.  By Christian Blauvelt
	Francis Ford Coppola Teases a 'Megalopolis' Recut to Make the Film 'More Weird': I 'Can Do Anything I Want' The auteur is touring the country with "An Evening with Francis Ford Coppola and 'Megalopolis'" to promote his 2024 self-funded feature.  By Samantha Bergeson
	'Oh, Hi!' Review: Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman Take a Hilarious Weekend Trip Straight Into Rom-Com Hell Sophie Brooks' very funny, very wise, and very unpredictable rom-com follows a new couple on their first romantic getaway.  By Kate Erbland
	'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Review: Marvel's Most Famous Family Trips Over Itself in MCU Debut "First Steps" promises to push the MCU out of its comfort zone, but the movie quickly retreats into a tired version of the same old story.  By David Ehrlich
	Benedict Cumberbatch: Hollywood Is a 'Grossly Wasteful Industry' "We're in the 21st century," the MCU alum said of sets not being eco-friendly.