With young people increasingly fixated on social media, YouTube and short-form video, 2025 might be the year that studios panicked about the state of the film industry. But despite the palpable fear ...

Sooner or later, nearly anyone who's made a name for themselves in stand-up comedy gets at least one shot at leading a movie (it’s now Matt Rife’s turn). But there are only a select few truly ...

Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise has shared a first peek at his upcoming offbeat comedy movie Digger, which looks set to be a startling departure from the actor's typical Hollywood blockbuster fare.

Rob Reiner created some of the most memorable film comedy moments. From the band members getting lost on their way to the stage in “This Is Spinal Tap” ... ... to ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) --The overall connection between 2025's best movies is that they use stories to say something deep. Well, Naked Gun is on the list too because sometimes you just need to ...

Mainstream comedy is frankly in a bit of a lull right now. Sitcoms and theatrical comedy movie are disappearing, few comic novels are getting published, and comedy podcasts are just comedians ...

In this video, we explore the shortcomings of streaming services in categorizing comedies and examine the current state of traditional comedy films. We discuss why many modern comedies feel ...

Christmas movies are pictures set during the holiday season, with classics enduring because they speak to universal themes like the desire for connection and redemption at this time of year. They ...

As 2025 comes to a close, I keep hearing the same thing: Good riddance. This year really messed with us. Los Angeles burned, immigration raids raged, Hollywood limped, AI slop exploded, arts ...

2025 was a year that posed a lot of questions for movie lovers: Did the success of Sinners prove that there was still a mass audience hungry for original (read: non-IP) stories on a blockbuster level?

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge, Variety’s chief film critics, detail the how and the why behind their selections for Variety’s new 100 Greatest Comedy ...

One of these movies is what you should watch tonight. This weekend's choices include theatrical releases arriving on streaming like "After the Hunt" on Prime Video and "The Bad Guys 2" on Peacock.