“Stranger Things” Hair Designer Sarah Hindsgaul on Wigs, Grit, and Grounding Season 5’s Fantasy

"We went right into the action. The vanity has gone out of these people, even Steve." Sarah Hindsgaul, hair designer since Season 1, on how "Stranger Things" Season 5's grittier tone shaped Nancy, Steve, and the rest of Hawkins' final battle.

Editor Kirk Baxter on Syncing Three POVs Down to the Second in “A House of Dynamite” — Part 2

How do you edit the same 20-minute countdown three times without it feeling repetitive? Oscar winner Kirk Baxter breaks down the sound, pacing, and POV choices that made "A House of Dynamite" unbearably tense.

“A House of Dynamite” Editor Kirk Baxter on Sculpting Kathryn Bigelow’s Cinéma Vérité Nuclear Thriller

Editor Kirk Baxter on maintaining tension in Kathryn Bigelow's "A House of Dynamite" without exhausting the audience: "The actors slow down when the reality dawns on them, air gets sucked out of the room."

Co-Writer Emily Mortimer on Balancing Agony and Hilarity in Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly”

"Jay Kelly" co-writer Emily Mortimer shares how months of conversation became a script about aging, regret, and finding one friend who matters.

Producer Vanridee Pongsittisak on Driving Thai Film & TV’s Global Breakthrough

The past few years have marked a period of remarkable momentum for Thai producer Vanridee Pongsittisak.

While the foundations of her career were built over more than a decade, supported by the Bangkok-based GTH and GDH 559 studios, Vanridee has recently led the charge as Thai filmmakers expand their international horizons.

Most visibly, this mission has played out in real time through the runaway success of the Pat Boonnitipat-directed comedy-drama How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.

The Architect of the Upside Down: Inside “Stranger Things” Production Designer Chris Trujillo’s Epic Season 5 Builds

We’ve come a long way from a group of boys playing Dungeons & Dragons in a basement, and their chance encounter with a shy girl with massive powers shivering in the rain. With Season 5, Matt and Ross Duffer’s Stranger Things came to a close, but not without leaving audiences emotionally spent and deeply satisfied. The production of the closing chapter was wildly ambitious. The first table read took place in December 2023 under the codename “Cedar Lodge,” before shooting for 237 days,

Netflix Unveils 2026 Slate Includes “Beef” Season 2, Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia,” Charlize Theron-led “Apex”

Netflix has unveiled its 2026 film slate, including a peek at one of the streamer’s homegrown superstars, Millie Bobby Brown, first post-Stranger Things project, the third installment of the series Enola Holmes. 

Also featured in the four-minute-plus look at their 2026 slate is the Ben Affleck/Matt Damon-led film The Rip, in which Affleck and Damon play two Miami police officers who lead the squad that works “the dope game,” which includes seizing money.

Inside “Stranger Things” Season 5: DP Caleb Heymann on Will’s Visions, Vecna’s Mind-Maze, & Demogorgon Drones

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things may take place over the course of a few November days, but the Duffer Brothers’ ever-ambitious epic took almost a year to shoot. Volume 1, the season’s first four episodes, saw Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) putting her powers to work in the Upside Down, Will (Noah Schnapp) telepathically connecting with demogorgons, and the youngest Wheeler sibling, Holly (Tinsley Price), taken prisoner by Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower),

“Wake Up Dead Man” Costume Designer Jenny Eagan on Priestly Fashion and Daniel Craig’s ’70s-Inspired Suits

For her third collaboration with writer-director Rian Johnson on his Knives Out Mystery franchise, costume designer Jenny Eagan recalibrated her color palette to suit Wake Up Dead Man‘s darker tone. Daniel Craig, of course, returns as detective Benoit Blanc, but the new installment co-stars Josh O’Connor and Josh Brolin as small-town priests. Rounding out the cast of killers, victims, and innocent bystanders are Glenn Close,

“Wake Up Dead Man” Composer Nathan Johnson: From Beauty to Darkness in Benoit Blanc’s Latest Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery composer Nathan Johnson has scored all three of Rian Johnson‘s Knives Out films. Working alongside Johnson (his cousin), Nathan has created a unique sound for each film, culminating in a fantastical, orchestral finale for Benoit Blanc’s closing monologue. So how’d Johnson do? His work on Wake Up Dead Man has recently been shortlisted for an Oscar.

“Wake Up Dead Man” Cinematographer Steve Yedlin on Framing Rian Johnson’s Darkest “Knives Out” Yet

When I walked into the theater to see Wake Up Dead Man, the third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series, I wasn’t thinking about the fact that I’d soon be talking to Steve Yedlin, the cinematographer behind the film’s meticulous, moody visual world. I was just excited by the thought of revisiting a universe that has become something like comfort food to me. I’ve watched Knives Out and Glass Onion more times than I care to admit publicly,

“You Die, I Die”: “Stranger Things” Unleashes Dark New Trailer As Our Heroes Prepare to Risk Everything

The vibes are not awesome in the opening moments of the new trailer for Stranger Things‘ 5th and final season 5, volume 2, to be precise. Will (Noah Schnapp) says it as plainly as possible: “We failed. We never stood a chance.” His indefatigable mom, Joyce (Winona Ryder) won’t hear of it—this is not over, she promises her Upside Down-weary son, possibly the one person from Hawkins, Indiana,

Runtime & Theater Locations Revealed for Massive “Stranger Things” Series Finale

With Vol. 1 of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things now streaming on Netflix, the big finish, the epic finale, is within grasp—and now we know just how epic it will be, and where you can see it on the big screen.

Fans will, of course, be able to enjoy the series finale in the comfort of their homes, but for those who want to take in the Duffer Brothers’

How “Stranger Things” Revived the 1980s: From Eggo Waffles to Kate Bush

Most people who lived through the 80s remember the big hair, questionable neon fashion, and analog inconveniences with a mix of fondness and maybe some regret. And yet, somehow, Stranger Things has convinced Gen Z that physical media is cool and mullets should make a comeback. Fashion quickly followed, with people searching for vintage denim jackets and other 80s-inspired clothes.

What started as a supernatural adventure set in 1983 has grown into a cultural force that does far more than reference nostalgia.

The Boy Who Survived: Will Byers’ Journey to the “Stranger Things” Finale

Since returning from the Upside Down in the first season, Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) has never truly been the same. Haunted by possession, sensing the hive mind and the lingering presence of Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), Will moves through Hawkins with the weight of an entire other world on his shoulders. Some fans believe that Vecna was the force that first pulled Will into the darkness, setting everything in motion. 

“Stranger Things” Season 4 Recap: Getting Upside Down From Eddie’s Guitar Solo to Vecna’s Revenge

We took you through the first three seasons of all the supernatural doings in Hawkins, Indiana. It’s not often that a show surges to its peak level of popularity in the fourth season, but that’s precisely what happened with the Duffer Brothers’ juggernaut series. Stranger Things season 4 broke records and the internet. In June 2022, The Credits wrote that season 4 “smashed the record for the best premiere for an English-language series,

“Stranger Things” Seasons 1-3 Summary: What You Need to Know Ahead of Season 5

You may have watched all 35 hours of Stranger Things seasons 1-4, but with those releases spread across the past decade, many viewers are in need of a recap. Season 5 is set to be even more jam-packed and arrives at the speed of a scampering demogorgon on November 26. Volume 1 consists of the first four episodes and runs 4 hours and 31 minutes. Run times for Volume 2, which streams on Netflix on Christmas Day and consists of three episodes and the finale.

“Stranger Things” Unleashes Kinetic Final Trailer for Season 5, Vol. 1

The final trailer for Stranger Things season 5 (volume 1) has arrived, revealing our fearless Hawkins’ heroes have a plan to take the battle to Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and end his reign of terror once and for all. “I want to see Vecna’s heart on a platter,” says the always game Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and his comrades agree.

The new trailer isn’t nearly as long as the bombastic,

“Train Dreams”: Behind the Majestic Visuals of Joel Edgerton’s Pacific Northwest Epic

The Train Dreams (now in theaters; streaming on Netflix, November 21) story ends in 1968, but the film about the fictitious logger and railroad worker Robert Grainier chimes with contemporary echoes. Grainier, played by Joel Edgerton, sees a Chinese immigrant being wrestled to the ground by bigots and thrown off a train trestle. He sees a wildfire ravage lives and landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. He helps saw down centuries-old trees in the name of progress.

“You’re One of the Best Actors of All Time”: Timothée Chalamet Praises Adam Sandler at “Sandler x Chalamet” Event

Timothée Chalamet and Adam Sandler took a break from their respective schedules to spend an evening together in Fairfax High School’s gymnasium in Los Angeles. To play a game of pickup? Well, kind of, but first, they broke down their most iconic roles.   

On Saturday night, November 15, the “Sandler x Chalamet” event commenced with a packed crowd of students and other audience members. The pair gave a sneak peek of their respective upcoming films.