'It Chapter 2': Will 'It' Be Another Box Office Hit?

Variety’s chief film critic Peter Debruge breaks down the chances of the horror movie sequel becoming a second box office success for the Stephen King franchise. “It’s different from all the other horror movies that are out there. I think you’ve got a lot of really intelligent horror movies being made like what Jordan Peele [...]

Taylor Swift’s first album under her new label, Republic, had massive pre-sale numbers, nearly reaching one million sales before the album even dropped — and all signs are pointing to “Lover” being a huge success. “Lover” is also the first album from Swift to be released after her very public feud with mega music manager [...]

Warning! Do not watch unless you’re ready for “Stranger Things” season three spoilers! After nearly two years, “Stranger Things” is back on Netflix, and fans will have plenty of time to binge it over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The Hawkins kids are back to fight their biggest threat ever from the Upside Down, [...]

The real reason behind Forky’s odd name choice.

Brad Pitt returned to the big screen this year with Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Ad Astra,” while Adam Sandler took a dramatic turn in Ben and Joshua Safdie’s “Uncut Gems.” In their “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” conversation, Pitt talked about going to Tarantino’s house to read the one copy […]

Marvel stars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson are debuting their first major film roles since they saved the universe as Captain America and Black Widow in “Avengers: Endgame”; Evans with “Knives Out” and Johansson with “Marriage Story” and “Jojo Rabbit.” In their conversation on “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors,” the two talked about “Endgame” becoming […]