Movies can mean so many things to us, depending on the weather outside, the political climate, our mood on any given day. Sometimes, especially in an age where it's often more convenient just to stay at home and stream,

In troubling times we may seek entertainment to escape and, perhaps, make sense of the chaos. This year was no different. The best in movies, TV, books, comedy, music and arts became part of our survival kit.

Search for SquarePants is an upcoming animated adventure comedy based on the SpongeBob SquarePants series. Directed by Derek Drymon, it features the original voice cast alongside Mark Hamill, Regina Hall,

Stephen King is a fan of this critically lambasted 2010 action-thriller, which features a cast full of big names like Idris Elba and Paul Walker.

Need a good movie? Watch these 10 at home now, from "Oh, Hi!" to "The Conjuring: Last Rites." All are free on your streaming services.

Here are The Associated Press’ Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle's picks for the best movies of 2025:

EXCLUSIVE: Producers Andrea Bucko (Deadman's Wire) and Motoko Kimura (LDK) have launched film and TV production and finance company Yume Entertainment, which will look to bridge the Hollywood and Asian film industries.

From ‘Fackham Hall’ to ‘Spaceballs’ and ‘Scary Movie,’ the once moribund comedy subgenre improbably is finding its way back to theaters.

A few films have the potential to leave your head spinning, like that totem in the Christopher Nolan film Inception (2010).

The best movies of 2024 include "Sinners," "Hedda," "One Battle After Another," "Eddington" and "The Naked Gun," according to our critic Amy Nicholson.

"Everyone's just like, 'how is David Zaslav going to make so much money when he ran the company into the ground?'" says a studio executive. "The unjustness of that, when all these people are going to be out of work—it should be illegal.