The story that touched my heart the most was the story of Wu Zetian, the only Empress of China. She ruled from 660 to 705 - in total 45 years! How incredible is that! [Photo provided to chinadaily.com ...

Wu Zetian, better known as Empress Wu, was not only the first and only female emperor of China but also the richest woman to have ever lived. Her reign during the Tang Dynasty (624–705 AD ...

But sometimes you don’t want that! Sometimes you just want to escape the increasingly insane world out there into an action movie. Netflix has made a few of their own, but the bulk of the best ...

Gooodbye, 2024, you year of belated sequels, failed superhero-movie spin-offs, sci-fi extravaganzas and a hit witch musical, you! Hello, 2025, the upcoming annum that promises more, er ...

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora ...

Only one new film managed to break into the top five this weekend. Find out which new one made the grade and which ones stayed, including Sonic 3 at the top.

If you've been enjoying the holiday season the right way — relaxing on the sofa and working through what all the best streaming services have brought us this year — you'll probably be glad to ...

Set in Naples, the movie follows the titular character (played at different ages by Celeste Dalla Porta and Stefania Sandrelli) as she navigates love, youth, and family in her home city.

In Slate’s annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics—for 2024, Bilge Ebiri, K. Austin Collins, Alison Willmore, and Odie Henderson—about the year in cinema.

This month’s picks include a Malaysian war movie, an underwater plane rescue and a single-location western with gutsy gunfights. By Robert Daniels Stream it on Netflix. An invasion of militants ...