Film News 2026-02-18

• ‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: Glen Powell Stars in a Kill-the-Rich Satire with Absolutely No Bite
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• ‘Wuthering Heights’ Puts Emerald Fennell in the Conversation for Highest-Grossing Female Directors
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• Will Warner Bros. Discovery Opening Up Merger Talks Again Finally Bring Some Clarity to the Paramount vs. Netflix Back and Forth?
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• The Spirit Awards No Longer Define Independent Film. And That’s the Point
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• ‘My Wife Cries’ Review: Angela Schanelec’s Marriage Story Is a Moving, Mysterious Humanist Marvel
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• ‘Rose’ Review: A Gender-Bending Sandra Hüller Astounds in a 17th-Century Historical Fiction Knockout of Devastating Power
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• Oscar-Nominated ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Co-Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian Has Been Released from Iranian Prison
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• Richard Baneham and Eric Saindon on the ‘Never Easy’ Visual Effects of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
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• Mike Leigh, Adam McKay, Tilda Swinton, and More Berlin Alumni Sign Open Letter Denouncing Fest’s ‘Silence’ and ‘Censoring’ on Gaza
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• ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Is Coming for That Best Documentary Oscar
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• ‘Midwinter Break’ Review: Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds Go on One of the Most Depressing Movie Vacations Since Antonioni Made Them a Thing
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• ‘Queen at Sea’ Review: Juliette Binoche Guides Director Lance Hammer Back to Screens with a Searing Film About Dementia and Consent
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