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Sam Raimi’s Send Help Hits Digital With Alternate Ending and Deleted Scenes

Exclusive home extras aim to extend the film's momentum.

Tow Opens to Praise for Rose Byrne and Critiques of an Uneven Script

‘Heel’ Debuts to Divided Reviews as Komasa’s Dark Family Study Hits Theaters and VOD

Ethan Hawke Earns First Best Actor Oscar Nod for ‘Blue Moon’

A Private Life Opens to Praise for Jodie Foster’s French-Language Performance, Questions on Uneven Plot

‘The Family Stone’ at 20: Tributes to Diane Keaton as Director Works on a Potential Sequel

‘Jay Kelly’ Climbs Netflix Charts as Awards Buzz Builds

‘The Things You Kill’ Draws Strong Notices for a Controlled, Surreal Descent Into Identity and Retribution

Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind Opens, Turning the Heist Genre Inside Out

The Mastermind Earns Early Praise for Josh O’Connor and Rob Mazurek’s Jazzy Score

Harris Dickinson’s Directorial Debut 'Urchin' Opens in Theaters After Cannes Acclaim

A24’s ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Begins Theatrical Run as Rose Byrne Draws Raves

‘Easy’s Waltz’ Debuts at TIFF to Mixed Reviews, Distribution Deal Still Sought

TIFF Review: Roofman Entertains but Plays It Safe

TIFF Review Elevates Ethan Hawke in Linklater’s Blue Moon

Late Fame Wins Warm Venice Reception, With Willem Dafoe Drawing Notice

‘Honey Don’t!’ Opens Friday as Reviews Split on Ethan Coen’s Queer Noir