There are filmmakers who make spectacles, and then there are filmmakers who make myths. With The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan has delivered the largest production of his career, but its greatest achievement isn’t measured by the size of its battles, the scale of its practical effects, or the staggering number of recognizable faces that populate the screen. It lies in something far more difficult: making one of humanity’s oldest stories feel immediate without stripping away its timelessness....

For all the gallons of blood, shattered bones, and possessed grins that have defined the Evil Dead series for over forty years, the franchise has always understood one simple truth: horror works best when there’s someone worth saving. Sam Raimi knew it with Ash Williams, who evolved from a terrified everyman into one of horror’s most iconic heroes. Fede Álvarez understood it with Mia, transforming a woman battling addiction into a survivor who quite literally clawed her way out of hell. Evil...

David Wain has built an entire career on asking audiences to accept one deeply ridiculous premise and then refusing to acknowledge that anything unusual is happening. His best comedies don't escalate because the characters become aware of the insanity around them; they escalate because everyone treats the absurd as perfectly ordinary. Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass follows that same philosophy, mining an inherently juvenile idea for every ounce of comic potential until it evolves...