The six years of global conflict that constituted World War II transformed the world politically, culturally, and technologically — and paved the way for some of the most provocative, engaging, and horrifying pieces of cinema ever created. From classics like Casablanca (1942) to recent Oscar winners such as Oppenheimer (2023) and The Zone of Interest (2023), the films on this list pay homage to the battles fought on land and sea and in the air.
When you think of spy movies, your mind likely envisions Daniel Craig in a tux or Tom Cruise hurling himself off something very high and dangerous. But the best espionage films run the gamut from moody procedurals to wrenching character studies, some of which interrogate the outright unglamorous lives of those secret agent types who choose covert surveillance and duty-bound betrayal over individual happiness. Don’t worry, though, even the most studious spies eventually have to engage in some action.
Do you ever crave a nostalgic tearjerker that'll fill your with heart with joy and sorrow (often during the same scenes)? Or perhaps you're in the mood for a wholesome romance that'll make you giddily kick your feet? In that case, it’s time to stream a teen romance movie, and Netflix has you covered with heartbreaking dramas like A Walk to Remember and breezy, feel-good comedies such as No Hard Feelings.
The true crime landscape is flooded with podcasts. With hundreds of choices for your listening pleasure (or terror), what’s a true crime aficionado to do? The answer: Find cold, hard proof of which shows unpack cases better and keep you hooked longer. Here, Entertainment Weekly presents our ranking of the best true crime podcasts, from twisted deep dives to ongoing comedy/crime hybrids with years of library content. Read on to solve the case of what you should listen to next!
With inventive sci-fi concepts, keen attention to social issues, and a poetic sense of irony, Rod Serling's classic anthology series The Twilight Zone has captured curious imaginations around the world since its debut in 1959. The series confronted pressing topics like Cold War paranoia, racism, and gender roles, all while delivering riveting short-form entertainment with twisty narratives about aliens, robots, astronauts, time travelers, monsters, and even living toys. The Twilight Zone has maintained a strong cult following over the years, inspiring a number of revivals from Steven Spielberg, Jordan Peele, and even Serling himself, but none have topped the staggering creative heights of the original series, which ran for five seasons up until 1964.
Even if you advocate taking the high road in real life, sometimes nothing satisfies quite like a merciless revenge movie. Revenge has stood as an everlasting motif in cinema, heightening many storylines with climactic moments where wrongdoers face their well-deserved comeuppance (a scenario we often crave in real life). Yet, while many films lean heavily on explicit violence and gore to illustrate the desire — Kill Bill has entered the chat — retribution has been a ubiquitous thread that traverses myriad genres, from psychological thriller (Promising Young Woman) to teen comedy (Do Revenge) and so on.
For better or worse, February brings a crop of articles and coverage on the romance genre. But here at EW, we love love year-round, and our latest Hot Stuff column is ready to keep the love going despite the fact that Valentine's Day has come and gone. From journeys of personal discovery aided by an unexpected love interest to historical adventures, December, January, and February brought plenty of new romance novels to turn up the heat and keep it going through those six more weeks of winter.
When EW ranked the 50 best Beatles songs ever in 2009, there was yelling. There were tears. There was one vote for "Yellow Submarine." But in the end, we agreed on these timeless tunes. Read on for the complete list. 1. "A Hard Day's Night" (1964, A Hard Day's Night) More than 50 years after this single hit the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, it's still nearly impossible to get any two people to agree on what chord that famous opening clang!
As the leaves fall and the temperature dips, there's nothing we love more than cuddling up with a good book. If you want to get cozy with a romance novel this season, here's seven of our favorite new releases — from warm-hearted, feel-good reads to deeply emotional, swoony tales. Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne HarperCollins Sally Thorne makes spooky season a year-round proposition with a quirky romance that is, in essence, Frankenstein fan-fiction.
Hattie McDaniel's long-lost Oscars award will finally be replaced by the Academy, decades after it went missing. The Academy announced Tuesday it will present the Howard University Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts with a replacement plaque, roughly 50 years after the disappearance of the Gone With the Wind star's history-making original Best Supporting Actress honor she won in 1940. Upon winning the award — which, at the time, was presented as a gilded plaque, as opposed to the Oscars statuette we know today — McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Academy Award (Sidney Poitier became the second in 1964), and would remain the only Black actress to win one until Whoopi Goldberg won in the same category for Ghost in 1991.