AUGUST 18, 2022

'Malcolm X' at 30: Spike Lee Reflects on Winning the Fight to Make His Masterpiece '90s Week: The filmmaker tells IndieWire how he poured everything he had learned about cinema, politics, behavior and culture into one 201-m … By Jim Hemphill

Sydney Sweeney Still Finds Herself Asking, 'Is This Real?' This TV season's breakout star talks to IndieWire about the decade of work that got her to two Emmy nominations this year, and what's next.  By Marcus Jones	The Rom-Com Boom Owed Everything to Its Leading Ladies '90s Week: From Julia Roberts to Meg Ryan, the rom-com never would have worked without the stars that brought it to life.  By Kate Erbland

'Top Gun: Maverick' Is Already #4 on iTunes, a Week Before Its PVOD Release The movie that saved the movies arrives in homes August 23, but Paramount+ is still TBD.  By Tom Brueggemann	'Reservation Dogs' Shines a Light on 'Heartfelt Comedy' of Indigenous Funerals "If we were to look at cinema and ask, 'If you can pick one project that defines white filmmaking what would it be?' You could never," K. De … By Kristen Lopez

	The 20 Best Needle Drops of the '90s '90s Week: From "Belly" to "Beau Travail," "Clueless" to "Chungking Express," these are the decade's best soundtrack cues.  By Erik Adams, David Ehrlich and Sarah Shachat
	The Devil's in the Details: The Complex Corporate Dread of 'Severance' Watch production designer Jeremy Hindle, composer Theodore Shapiro, and director Ben Stiller discuss how they built a fascinating, labyrinth … By Jim Hemphill and Sarah Shachat
	'Beast' Review: When Idris Elba Fights a Lion, You'll Root for the Lion Baltasar Kormákur's high-concept actioner pits man against beast, but fundamentally misunderstands how such a formulaic feature shoul … By Kate Erbland
	Jeff Baena Wanted 'Spin Me Round' to Be Giallo Version of 'Under the Tuscan Sun' with #MeToo Twist The filmmaker tells IndieWire about crafting the ultimate confrontation of expectation versus reality in the film starring Alison Brie and A … By Samantha Bergeson
	Jonah Hill Steps Back from Public Eye, Announces Self-Made Doc About Mental Health Struggles The actor/director said he will take a break from promotional duties on all upcoming projects due to mental health issues.  By Samantha Bergeson