For a long time, if you wanted to watch a movie on TV at home for free, you simply had to watch with a few commercials. Well, if you don’t feel like shelling out the money for Netflix or HBO Max, ...

Let's discuss the ending of "Avatar: Fire and Ash." Spoilers ahead! The third movie sets up sequels, but that doesn't necessarily mean a fourth or fifth film is on the way. Director James Cameron ...

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri—about the year in cinema. Dear Alison, Bilge, and Justin, For ...

Movies Anywhere was one of the unintended casualties faced during Google and Disney’s brief feud throughout October and November, but as promised, both Google Play and YouTube have returned to the ...

Anyone will tell you that these are tumultuous, borderline-apocalyptic times for the film industry. Box office is down. The threat of AI looms. Billionaires and tech giants are laying waste to what ...

YouTube’s lineup of free movies tends to drastically change from month to month, and December is no exception. However, there are times when YouTube is given access to some of the very best movies ...

We look at the finest in science fiction, horror, action and international films, all available to stream. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Erik PiepenburgRobert Daniels and Devika Girish Danny Boyle’s “28 ...

'Hedda,' the critics' pick for the third-best film of the year, received two awards: for best actress (Tessa Thompson) and best independent feature. By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast Michael B ...

Great cinema has never died, but there’s something particularly heartening about the fact that it survived 2025. Looking back at this turbulent year, rife with the usual industry concerns over the ...

Now that we’re down to the final weeks of the year—and what a long and addled year it has been—the best movies of 2025 have mostly come into focus: a textured mix of festival favorites, underseen ...

Our film critics watch a lot of movies in a year. By December, their viewing slates span international standouts, festival favorites, studio blockbusters, and plenty more in between. Below, Justin ...