Watching a 7.5-Hour Movie in Theaters Made Me More Hopeful About Our Collective Brain Rot

Sátántango is considered a holy rite for hardcore cinephiles. It also helped me confront my dwindling attention span.

A New AI Documentary Puts CEOs in the Hot Seat—but Goes Too Easy on Them

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist seeks the middle ground on a polarizing technology—and ends up letting tech execs like Sam Altman off the hook.

How to Watch the Oscars (2026)

The 98th Annual Academy Awards will happen on Sunday, March 15. Here’s how to make sure you catch every speech, joke, dress, and song.

Louis Theroux on the Manosphere: ‘It’s Highly Profitable to Be a Dick on the Internet’

With the release of his Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere, the director talked to WIRED about why so many young men are drawn to toxic influencers.

Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue

Entertainment about or made with artificial intelligence has been missing the mark with viewers over the past year.

‘She Has a Presence’: The ‘Melania’ Superfans Who Turned Up for Opening Weekend

WIRED attended two documentary screening parties—one on each coast—for the First Lady’s film. What a time.

5 Movies You Must Watch Before the 2026 Winter Olympics

Want to get warmed up to watch a bunch of cold competition? Here are five films you should watch right now, from I, Tonya to Cool Runnings.

We Found Two Theaters With Sold-Out ‘Melania’ Opening Day Screenings

A WIRED analysis of nearly 1,400 Friday showtimes of Melania found only two with no tickets available. Both are before 3 pm.

Sorry MAGA, Turns Out People Still Like ‘Woke’ Art

From Black vampires gobbling up Oscar nominations to gay pro hockey players dominating the culture, diverse stories broke through in an environment that’s increasingly hostile to them.

The 45 Best Movies on Hulu, WIRED’s Picks (January 2026)

Together, The Toxic Avenger, and Heat are just a few of the movies you need to watch on Hulu right now.