Is This Thing On?: Bradley Cooper’s Dramedy, Starring Oscar Winner Laura Dern, Set as Closing Night of 2025 N.Y. Film Fest

“Is This Thing On?” is Cooper’s third directorial effort after “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro.”

Odyssey, The: Chris Nolan, Criticized for Filming in Occupied Western Sahara, ‘Unknowingly Contributes to Morocco’s Repression of Sahrawi People’

Home to Indigenous Sahrawi people, the last remaining African colonial state to achieve independence; Morocco still claims control over majority of land.

No Other Land: Activist Working on Oscar-Winning Docu Killed in West Bank

Prominent Palestinian activist who had worked on the 2024 Oscar-winning documentary was killed July 28, 2025, during attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank.

No (2012): Pablo Larraín’s Political Satire, Starring Gael García Bernal

One of the Best Films of the 21St Century.

Happy Gilmore 2: Adam Sandler’s Sequel Comedy, Biggest Netflix U.S. Film Opening Ever

Adam Sandler’s long-gestating sequel Happy Gilmore 2 premiered with big viewership numbers, ranking at No. 1 on the Netflix list of top 10 English-language movies.