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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How we built our top 100 movie rankings
With so many movies coming out each week on so many different platforms, picking one to watch is harder than ever. Should you listen to what the critics say or opt for audience favorites? Should you watch what everyone's talking about or check out the one with the A-list cast? We devised a formula to assign a score to each movie that considers all these factors simultaneously. Every day, we update our top 100 ranking as new releases hit both big and small screens, so keep checking back for more recommendations here. Which movies are included? If you count every movie in the world, there were over 19,000 films released last year alone. That's too many for even the most devoted cinephile to watch — believe us, we've tried — so we set a few requirements for consideration. First, a movie has to have been released widely in U.S. theaters or premiered on streaming services in 2025. That means films that were briefly screened at 2025 festivals or to exclusive audiences aren't included in our ranking. It also means that you might see something listed as a 2025 release, like Oscar winner I'm Still Here, that you remember as a 2024 movie. This is because it didn't reach U.S. theaters until 2025. Second, a movie has to have a minimum number of critic and audience reviews to make the cut. If a movie has a perfect 100% rating from audiences based on two reviews, we're sorry, but we'll need a bit more convincing to know for sure that it's worth your while! So how do we rank them? You'll see films ranked according to their score. Let's break down how we calculate that, from our most important to our least important metric: 1. Audience score What's most important to us is determining whether or not people actually like the film. Our ranking uses audience ratings provided by JustWatch, with a couple adjustments. Movies get credit for having more reviews. You'd probably rather eat at a restaurant with 4.7 stars and 1,000 reviews than 4.9 stars and 50 reviews, right? Films that aren't brand-new releases get a little extra weight from the more recent audience scores. If a movie sees a sudden surge in positive or negative reactions within the past week, you'll see that reflected in the store. 2. Interest score One of the great joys of movie-watching is being able to check out something that you've heard a lot about, and then read and talk about it afterward. The tricky part is balancing what people are talking about with what they're actually watching. In years past, box office performance would have been the best way to measure that, but the domination of streaming services makes it harder to track what has people tuning in. Instead, we used data unique to Yahoo, combing through thousands of movie-related Yahoo News articles and analyzing how many page views those articles get. We do the same thing for Yahoo Search queries, but sometimes movie titles make this a bit tricky. For instance, if you name your movie Stream, it's not easy to tell if that's what people are looking for when they search 'stream movie.' We also use a bit of JustWatch data here too. We're checking how many new audience reviews the movie got in the past week, as a signal of how many people are actually watching it. 3. Cast score If you've ever taken a chance on a movie to see if an actor you like is any good in it, you'll get why we think star power is an important metric. We calculate that by taking the director and top three billed cast members for each movie, and then checking to see if they've won or been nominated for an Oscar. A win is worth twice as much as a nod. Of course, you can be an acting powerhouse without ever winning an Oscar, so we also consider page views on Yahoo News articles about those individuals to get a sense of who our audience is most interested in. Sorry, animated movies, but your voice actors don't count. Star power just hits differently when you can't see someone's face. The 2024 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis and Bryan Cranston had an absolutely stacked cast, but it wasn't a prestige drama — it was Kung Fu Panda 4. The same goes for documentaries: There's no extra credit for being about or featuring famous people. 4. Recency To help keep the ranking fresh, we add a little weight to new releases. Which movies get badges? Badges mean that a film is in the top 15% of all movies for one of our metrics. Right now, our three badges are 'Audience Choice' (audience score), 'Trending' (interest score), and 'Buzzy Cast' (cast score). The only metric we don't give a badge for is recency. Don't forget to check out our ranking here.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How we built our top 100 movie rankings
With so many movies coming out each week on so many different platforms, picking one to watch is harder than ever. Should you listen to what the critics say or opt for audience favorites? Should you watch what everyone's talking about or check out the one with the A-list cast? We devised a formula to assign a score to each movie that considers all these factors simultaneously. Every day, we update our top 100 ranking as new releases hit both big and small screens, so keep checking back for more recommendations here. Which movies are included? If you count every movie in the world, there were over 19,000 films released last year alone. That's too many for even the most devoted cinephile to watch — believe us, we've tried — so we set a few requirements for consideration. First, a movie has to have been released widely in U.S. theaters or premiered on streaming services in 2025. That means films that were briefly screened at 2025 festivals or to exclusive audiences aren't included in our ranking. It also means that you might see something listed as a 2025 release, like Oscar winner I'm Still Here, that you remember as a 2024 movie. This is because it didn't reach U.S. theaters until 2025. Second, a movie has to have a minimum number of critic and audience reviews to make the cut. If a movie has a perfect 100% rating from audiences based on two reviews, we're sorry, but we'll need a bit more convincing to know for sure that it's worth your while! So how do we rank them? You'll see films ranked according to their score. Let's break down how we calculate that, from our most important to our least important metric: 1. Audience score What's most important to us is determining whether or not people actually like the film. Our ranking uses audience ratings provided by JustWatch, with a couple adjustments. Movies get credit for having more reviews. You'd probably rather eat at a restaurant with 4.7 stars and 1,000 reviews than 4.9 stars and 50 reviews, right? Films that aren't brand-new releases get a little extra weight from the more recent audience scores. If a movie sees a sudden surge in positive or negative reactions within the past week, you'll see that reflected in the store. 2. Interest score One of the great joys of movie-watching is being able to check out something that you've heard a lot about, and then read and talk about it afterward. The tricky part is balancing what people are talking about with what they're actually watching. In years past, box office performance would have been the best way to measure that, but the domination of streaming services makes it harder to track what has people tuning in. Instead, we used data unique to Yahoo, combing through thousands of movie-related Yahoo News articles and analyzing how many page views those articles get. We do the same thing for Yahoo Search queries, but sometimes movie titles make this a bit tricky. For instance, if you name your movie Stream, it's not easy to tell if that's what people are looking for when they search 'stream movie.' We also use a bit of JustWatch data here too. We're checking how many new audience reviews the movie got in the past week, as a signal of how many people are actually watching it. 3. Cast score If you've ever taken a chance on a movie to see if an actor you like is any good in it, you'll get why we think star power is an important metric. We calculate that by taking the director and top three billed cast members for each movie, and then checking to see if they've won or been nominated for an Oscar. A win is worth twice as much as a nod. Of course, you can be an acting powerhouse without ever winning an Oscar, so we also consider page views on Yahoo News articles about those individuals to get a sense of who our audience is most interested in. Sorry, animated movies, but your voice actors don't count. Star power just hits differently when you can't see someone's face. The 2024 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis and Bryan Cranston had an absolutely stacked cast, but it wasn't a prestige drama — it was Kung Fu Panda 4. The same goes for documentaries: There's no extra credit for being about or featuring famous people. 4. Recency To help keep the ranking fresh, we add a little weight to new releases. Which movies get badges? Badges mean that a film is in the top 15% of all movies for one of our metrics. Right now, our three badges are 'Audience Choice' (audience score), 'Trending' (interest score), and 'Buzzy Cast' (cast score). The only metric we don't give a badge for is recency. Don't forget to check out our ranking here.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘I'm Still Here's' Fernanda Torres to Star in ‘Os Corretores,' Which She Wrote, With Conspiraçao and Globo Filmes Producing (EXCLUSIVE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil's Fernanda Torres, a Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for 'I'm Still Here,' will star in and has written the screenplay of 'Os Corretores,' a feature from Brazilian production powerhouse Conspiraçao that is scheduled to go into production by the end of this year. Andrucha Waddington ('House of Sand'), a partner at Conspiracao and Torres' husband, will helm the pic. Globo Filmes, the theatrical arm of Globo Group, will co-produce. More from Variety Spanish Mart-Meet Iberseries & Platino Industria Looks to Europe, Aims to Boost Spanish-Language International Distribution '3%' Producer Boutique Filmes Teams With Ukbar, Diego Freitas on 'Mistério do Cinco Estrellas' (EXCLUSIVE) RioFilme Wants to Find the 'Gagacabana of Audiovisual,' Is Currently in Talks to Attract Netflix's 'Boys From Brazil' and MipTV to Rio Manuel Belmar, Globo's director of digital products, will announce 'Os Corretores' during the company's panel today at Rio2C, Latin America's largest creativity event that unspools in Rio de Janeiro from May 27 to June 1. 'Os Corretores' is described as a real estate tragic comedy. The plot is centers on a couple of real estate agents. Torres play the female lead, and male leading role has yet to be cast. For her internationally acclaimed performance as Eunice Paiva in 'I'm Still Here,' Torres was the first Brazilian to receive a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a motion picture-drama, granted. She was also nominated this year for a best actress Academy Award. Torres is also a writer of newspaper columns and has published two novels. Her debut novel, 'The End,' sold over 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into seven languages and adapted into a 10-episode series. Torres wrote the screenplay of the series that bowed on streamer Globoplay in Oct. 2023. Torres' considerable writing career also takes in the plot for 'The Others,' one of streamer Globoplay's most successful original series to date. Waddington directed 'Me You Them,' selected for Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto. Starring Torres and mother Fernanda Montenegro and co-written and directed by Waddington, 'House of Sand,' a successful Sony Pictures Classics release in the U.S., won Sundance's Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Script and Alfred Sloan awards. Best of Variety 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
The Secret Agent review: Kleber Mendonça Filho's 'stylish and vibrant political thriller' could be an Oscars contender
Set in the military dictatorship of 1970s Brazil, this buzzy crime drama, which has premiered in Cannes, "makes up in pulpy excitement what it lacks in subtlety", and "bursts with sex, shoot-outs and sleazy hitmen". One of the biggest sensations of this year's awards season was I'm Still Here, an Oscar-nominated drama about the cruelty of the military dictatorship in 1970s Brazil. Now there's another film with the same subject matter – and it, too, could make a splash when awards season rolls around again. That's not to say that The Secret Agent is quite as sensitive as I'm Still Here, but Kleber Mendonça Filho's stylish and vibrant political thriller makes up in pulpy excitement what it lacks in subtlety. Set in the northeastern city of Recife during the raucous week of carnival celebrations, it bursts with sex and shoot-outs, sleazy hitmen and vintage cars – and it features a severed human leg which is found in the belly of a shark. You'd have to assume that Quentin Tarantino is already the film's number-one fan. Still, for all its brightly coloured, grindhouse flashiness, The Secret Agent is rooted in the real anxieties and tragedies of ordinary citizens. Indeed, its hero isn't a secret agent at all, even if Wagner Moura (Civil War, Narcos) is as tall, dark and handsome as any of cinema's super-spies. He plays the mild-mannered Marcelo, who is first seen driving into Recife in his yellow Volkswagen Beetle. It's about an hour before his identity and back story are revealed – The Secret Agent doesn't go anywhere in a hurry – but we eventually learn that he is a widowed academic who objected to a government grandee's attempts to steal his patented research. A big mistake. Marcelo now plans to reunite with his young son, who has been living with his in-laws, and to obtain the documents he needs to leave the country. In the meantime, he works undercover in a public records office, where he hopes to find even a shred of official evidence of his late mother's existence, and he stays in a dissidents' safe house overseen by a wonderfully chatty seventy-something mother hen (Tânia Maria). Even before he reaches Recife, Marcelo happens upon a corpse on a petrol station forecourt, which no one has got around to removing, so he isn't naïve about life in what an opening caption waspishly calls "a period of great mischief". But he is shocked when he hears that his old adversary has hired two assassins to track him down, and he is appalled by the amorality of the local police chief (Robério Diógenes). Filho and his cast have a gift for creating characters who are either movingly honourable or grotesquely evil. The police chief falls into the latter category. When he reads a newspaper headline stating that 91 people have died during the carnival, he cheerily bets that the total will soon reach triple figures. Despite all the danger and corruption in the humid air, Marcelo has an amused tourist's eye for Recife's eccentric goings on. He laughs in disbelief at a cat with two faces, at his son's obsession with seeing Jaws at the cinema, at the number of people having sex in public places, and at a surreal urban legend about the aforementioned severed leg hopping back to life and kicking the men in a cruising ground. For some viewers, The Secret Agent will have a few of these humorous detours too many. Running at more than two-and-a-half hours, it rambles here and there, hanging out with the numerous characters who dream of escaping from Brazil, like the patrons of Rick's Café in Casablanca. More like this:• Revenge thriller is favourite for top Cannes prize• Gay romance The History of Sound is 'too polite'• The 'dazzling centre' of Wes Anderson's new film But one of the film's key themes is the question of what is remembered and what is forgotten, and Filho, who grew up in Recife, seems intent on putting all sorts of quirky details on celluloid lest they be erased forever. As well as imbuing his hardboiled espionage yarn with richness and comedy, these lovingly realised period details add to the quiet melancholy that Moura radiates: one way or another, Marcelo won't be in Brazil to enjoy these sights for much longer. Anyway, just when The Secret Agent seems to be drifting too far from its central plot, it jolts back into focus, as the hitmen dump a body off a bridge, or an enigmatic contact promises to forge Marcelo's passport. An expertly choreographed chase through the city streets makes for a superb, bloody climax, but, as in I'm Still Here, there are still haunting questions to be answered and mysteries to be solved. For one thing, whose leg was that in the shark's belly, anyway? ★★★★☆ -- For more Culture stories from the BBC, follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram.
Glasgow Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Abolishing culture, media and sport department would be ‘madness'
When pressed on recent reports that DCMS is in the firing line, Sir Chris branded these 'daft rumours', adding: 'Honestly, the department is not going to be abolished.' Lisa Nandy's absence at DCMS questions on Thursday was also pointed out by the chairwoman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage. Speaking in the Commons, the Conservative MP for Gosport, said: 'While the Secretary of State is awol today, rumours abound that the whole DCMS is for the chop. He must see that this sends out a terrible message to those sectors about how their Government values the power of those industries. 'So, I wondered if he'd take the opportunity today to, first of all, put that rumour to bed and, if he can't, perhaps he'd like to take the chance to put on record that this would be a horrible idea.' Sir Chris said the Culture Secretary is 'doing a very important job of building our relationship with Japan', as she attends the World Expo Conference in Osaka. He added: 'One of the worst things if we were to get rid of the department is that we'd have to get rid of the select committee as well, and for that matter the whole of the front bench – oh hang on, maybe it's a good idea.' 'I'm not going to put this rumour to bed – I'm going to bury it, because in the words of Stephen Sondheim, I'm absolutely certain that in a year's time we will be able to sing as in the musical Follies, I'm Still Here,' Sir Chris said. Liberal Democrat culture spokesperson Max Wilkinson said: 'He says he's burying the rumour about the abolition of DCMS, so why does he think that so many people here think it's going to happen, and why is it being briefed out to the press so often?' Conservative MP for Gosport Dame Caroline Dinenage (Andrew Matthews/PA) Sir Chris replied: 'Why on Earth is he perpetuating daft rumours? That's the question I want to ask myself. Honestly, the department is not going to be abolished. It would be absolutely madness. 'This department touches the lives of nearly everybody in the country every single day of the week, whether it's through sport, football, rugby, cricket, tennis, or it's through broadcasting or it's through our wonderful creative industries – so many different aspects of what we do touch everybody. 'I cannot see any way in which this department is going to be abolished.' Shadow culture minister Stuart Andrew said: 'I know that (Sir Chris) has been on a long audition for the role of Secretary of State for the department, so his comments about the rumours about the abolishing of DCMS are reassuring. 'But can I gently point out that most of these briefings seem to be coming from number 10? So will the minister speak to people in number 10 to give reassurance to all of those sectors that this department will remain for the years ahead?' Culture minister Stephanie Peacock replied: 'I think my colleague has very much dismissed those rumours. Let's not believe everything we read in the papers.' Shadow culture minister Stuart Andrew (Aaron Chown/PA) Mr Andrew also raised concerns about the appointment of David Kogan as chair of English football's new independent regulator. He said: 'The nominee for the chair of the football regulator continues to raise serious questions, during the hearing of the select committee, it was revealed the candidate had also donated to both the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister's leadership campaigns, something I don't recall being declared during second reading. 'The Secretary of State has now, rightly, been forced to recuse herself from the process. Given the appointment will likely have a prime ministerial interest, will the Prime Minister be doing the same?' Ms Peacock replied: 'There is no suggestion of wrongdoing and, indeed, David Kogan was approached under his government for the role. We have got full confidence, he was endorsed by the cross-party select committee.' Mr Andrew said Mr Kogan was approached by the Permanent Secretary, not by 'political ministers'. Ms Peacock replied: 'David Kogan was appointed to the board of Channel 4 under the previous Conservative government. He has been welcomed across this House and across the media and footballing world.'
