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Best Movies of the Year So Far

'Obsession,' 'Is God Is,' 'Toy Story 5' and 'The Invite' are some of the best films of 2026 so far.

By Owen Gleiberman, Guy Lodge

Tom Hardy Returning for ‘MobLand’ Season 3 Following Spat With Producers

Tom Hardy is not leaving "MobLand" behind after all.

By Joe Otterson

(L-R): Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton and Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, episode 4, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+.

‘Dutton Ranch’ Taps ‘SEAL Team’ Creator Benjamin Cavell as Season 2 Showrunner

“Dutton Ranch” has found its new showrunner. Benjamin Cavell has joined the “Yellowstone” spinoff series to helm Season 2. Cavell takes over from Season 1…

By Joe Otterson

Nemesis. (L to R) Y’lan Noel as Coltrane Wilder, Matthew Law as Isaiah Stiles in episode 105 of Nemesis. Cr. Saeed Adyani/Netflix © 2026

‘Nemesis’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

Netflix has renewed the crime drama “Nemesis” for Season 2, Variety has learned. The series originally debuted on the streamer in May. It spent five weeks in the…

By Joe Otterson

Blake Lively at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)

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Blake Lively Seeks $8 Million in Attorney Fees From Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios

Blake Lively has asked a judge to award her $8 million in attorneys’ fees and costs for having to defend against Justin Baldoni’s defamation suit against…

By Gene Maddaus

MILAN, ITALY - APRIL 13: Luca Guadagnino attends the "Che Tempo Che Fa" TV show at Nove Studios on April 13, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)

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Neon Closing in on Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman Open AI Movie ‘Artificial’ After Amazon Drops Controversial Film

Amazon's decision came just months after the company signed a major partnership with OpenAI.

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‘Jackass: Best and Last’

Mixing greatest-hits clips with some cheerfully stupid new stunts, this (supposedly) final outing for Johnny Knoxville and the gang is oddly poignant as it reluctantly accepts middle age.

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Guy Ritchie delivers a perfect origin story for Sherlock Holmes.
‘Marshals’

The 'Yellowstone' spinoff turns the Taylor Sheridan franchise into a workman-like CBS procedural.
‘DTF St. Louis’

The HBO series is a perversely hilarious spin on an erotic thriller.
‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’

The NBC sitcom Tracy Morgan's best star vehicle since '30 Rock.'

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