On the Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, episode of The Excerpt podcast: From "Sinners" to franchise finales, 2025's year in film showed that Hollywood still has what it takes to thrill and surprise. USA TODAY ...

After a month of major awards nominations, one thing is clear: Black cinema is having a banner year. And not only in terms of the films themselves, but in the artists, storytellers, performers, and ...

After another wild year for the industry, the women making the biggest impact across film and television reveal their predictions for Hollywood 2026, discuss the perks and pains of AI and even pitch ...

As 2025 unfolded, returning to the ritual of asking filmmakers about the films that moved them feels both fragile and necessary. This exercise appears days after yet another grotesque display of ...