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/ By James Franco

James Franco’s Movie Column: The Best Movies of 2015

James Franco’s Movie Column: The Best Movies of 2015

Dec 31, 2015 11:30 am /

Features

/ By Indiewire

The 17 Best Films of 2016 We’ve Already Seen

The 17 Best Films of 2016 We’ve Already Seen

Dec 31, 2015 10:00 am /

Features

/ By Emily Buder

The 7 Boldest Risks Directors Took in Cinema This Year

The 7 Boldest Risks Directors Took in Cinema This Year

Dec 30, 2015 3:31 pm /

Features

/ By Eric Kohn

7 Recurring Themes in Some of the Year’s Best Movies

7 Recurring Themes in Some of the Year’s Best Movies

Dec 30, 2015 10:30 am /

Features

/ By Zack Sharf and Kate Erbland

The Biggest Breakouts of 2015

The Biggest Breakouts of 2015

Dec 29, 2015 10:00 am /

Features

/ By Indiewire

Indiewire’s Top Stories of 2015

Indiewire’s Top Stories of 2015

Dec 28, 2015 2:00 pm /

Features

/ By Kate Erbland

The Best Things Said to Indiewire in 2015

The Best Things Said to Indiewire in 2015

Dec 25, 2015 11:00 am /

Features

/ By Emily Buder

The Best Scenes of 2015

The Best Scenes of 2015

Dec 21, 2015 5:36 pm /

Features

/ By Kate Erbland

The 16 Best Film Characters of the Year

The 16 Best Film Characters of the Year

Dec 20, 2015 1:00 pm /

Features

/ By Emily Buder and Zack Sharf

The 13 Most Criminally Overlooked Indies and Foreign Films of 2015

The 13 Most Criminally Overlooked Indies and Foreign Films of 2015

Dec 19, 2015 1:54 pm /

Television

/ By Liz Shannon Miller and Ben Travers

The Top 10 TV Shows of 2015, According to Indiewire’s TV Team

IndieWire’s TV team picks the best of the year that was, with a sweet goodbye to “Mad Men” and a welcome hello to a few new series.

Dec 18, 2015 11:57 am /

News

/ By Jon Fusco

Watch: #TBT Why ‘The Revenant’ is the Most Enticing Trailer of 2015

Watch: #TBT Why ‘The Revenant’ is the Most Enticing Trailer of 2015

Dec 17, 2015 1:06 pm /

‘Portlandia’ Star Carrie Brownstein on How ‘Six Feet Under’ Inspired Her To Take Risks on TV — Turn It On Podcast

Also: The story behind her favorite “Portlandia” episode of all time, “The Story of Toni and Candace,” and whether she and Fred Armisen will ever revisit the show.

Emmys: Will ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Triumph Over ‘Game of Thrones,’ and ‘Atlanta’ Over ‘Mrs. Maisel’? — Screen Talk Emmy Edition

Episode 13: The outstanding drama, comedy, and limited series Emmy races may appear to have their frontrunners, but surprises are possible at next month’s ceremony.

Oscar Season is Imminent, But Don’t Forget About These Smaller Films — IndieWire’s Movie Podcast

There are many exciting movies around the corner, but we already have much to celebrate.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Producer Bruce Miller On How the ‘ER’ Pilot Changed the Way He Writes — Turn It On Podcast

The Emmy-nominated showrunner discusses how 1994’s two-hour “ER” premiere “24 Hours” changed TV. Plus: His favorite “The Handmaid’s Tale” episode.

Criterion’s ‘The Tree of Life’ Is Not a Director’s Cut, but a New Movie From Terrence Malick

Malick says that the new, 188-minute edit of his 2011 drama starring Brad Pitt is another version altogether.

Spike Lee’s Longtime Editor: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Was His Quickest Cut Since ‘Do the Right Thing’

Barry Alexander Brown tells IndieWire about the pair's long-time working relationship, the important lesson he took from “Malcolm X,” and discovering that the actual David Duke was in Charlottesville.

‘Madeline’s Madeline’: Why the Dreamy Movie’s Surreal Imagery Took Six Years and Many Experiments to Get Right

How the melding of Josephine Decker and Ashley Connor’s bold visions and experimental backgrounds resulted in one of the year’s most visually astounding films.

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