Film News 2026-08-17

• ‘Lanterns’ Review: Episode 1 Lights Up Small-Town America with Big Mysteries and a Massive Twist — Spoilers
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• Marvel Builds Out Its ‘X-Men’ with Adam Driver, Inde Naverette, Christopher Abbott, and More
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• Ralph Bakshi’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Remains the Best Spiritual Sequel Ever Made
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• Top of the Line: We Are We Going, Where Have We Been?
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• As Superhero Movies Get Blander, Animated Comic Book Adaptations Have Gotten More Interesting 
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• About That ‘Super Bowl Moment’ in the Middle of ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’
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• ‘Abbott Elementary’ Is Always in the Right Ballpark — Literally So, for One Very Special Episode
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• Film Independent Scores Its Biggest Grant Ever — Exclusive
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• TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey Teases Toronto 2026 and How the New Market Will Stand Out from the Crowd
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• Why the Podracing Sequence in ‘The Phantom Menace’ Epitomizes the Very Best of What Prequels Can Be
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• Are the DGA and IATSE’s Conditions for a Paramount Settlement Realistic? We Weigh All 9
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• ‘American Doctor’ Review: Three Doctors Travel to Gaza in a Bracing and Essential Documentary About Treating the Despair of an Ongoing Genocide
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