Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Hughes is an entertainment writer covering cinema and genre TV. This article is more than 2 years old. 2023 was a harsh year ...

The study has found that 2022 was a better year for female characters, particularly from diverse backgrounds, among top-grossing films than 2023, despite the massive success of 'Barbie.' By Tatiana ...

ReFrame and IMDbPro Award the ReFrame Stamp to 29 Feature Films Released in 2023, Including Academy Award Nominees Barbie and Past Lives; Report Finds More Popular Films Were Directed by Women, but ...

When it comes to cinema, 2023 has been a year of extremes. Barbenheimer. Industry strikes. Cancelled projects. Rallying audiences. Political censorship. To spend it writing about the industry and its ...

2023 had its fill of popular action movies (“John Wick: Chapter 4”), kid movies (“Elemental”) and science fiction (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”). While releasing less movies compared to 2019, per ...

Bill Hader, Lulu Wang, Robert Eggers, Daniel Scheinert, Andrew Haigh, Ira Sachs, and more reflect on their favorite films of 2023. After a pandemic pause, IndieWire has brought back our directors’ ...

It’s wild that we don’t have more recognition for the art of casting. Casting directors have a guild with an Academy branch, but not their own Oscar category. While the work can often seem alchemical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sweta Kaushal writes about Bollywood and Indian films. Dec 31, 2023, 11:55am EST This article is more than 2 years old. Indian ...

In 2023, Rex Reed reviewed over 60 movies for Observer. Regardless of the rating, the instant his reviews hit our inbox (even when they’re late), the day is better. Nobody writes like Rex, and it’s ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to supporters of Pennsylvania Democratic candidate for Senate John Fetterman at Schenley Plaza Former president Barack Obama released his annual list of ...

After a year of slight gains, the percentage of female characters portrayed in the 100 top-grossing films domestically fell in 2023, a new study finds. Titled “It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World,” a ...

ReFrame and IMDbPro have announced that 29 out of the 100 most popular films of 2023 have received the ReFrame “stamp” for gender-balanced productions. Some of these titles include “Barbie,” “Anyone ...