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Entertainment news, film reviews, awards, film festivals, box office, entertainment industry conferences - variety.com

· 13 hours ago

This is a Hollywood trade publication, not software — subscribe only if you work in film, TV, awards, or entertainment PR. Skip it if you wanted a tool, or neutral reviews; readers loudly allege slanted coverage.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; most were irrelevant (charities, snack packs, CVE pages) and excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing evidence found
  • Ease of useNo evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityOnly a customer-service portal found
  • Security postureNo public vulnerability data

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Entertainment industry professionals
  • Awards-season trackers
  • Box office watchers
  • PR teams monitoring coverage

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — it is a news site
  • Teams wanting neutral film reviews — bias complaints are loud
  • Studios expecting coverage to follow their narrative — backlash risk is real

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No public pricing tiers found; subscriptions and Print Plus managed only via customer-service portal

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Authoritative awards, box office, festival, and industry-event coverage
  • Hired Guy Lodge as chief film critic — serious reviews operation
  • Read alongside The Hollywood Reporter as an industry standard

Cons

  • Readers allege biased slants and campaigns against talent
  • Coverage controversies draw big backlash traction — 1.8K votes
  • Was sued over a negative film review in 2010

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x4security x1news x3

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing evidence found
  • Ease of use. No evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. News, reviews, awards, box office, festivals, conferences
  • Support quality. Only a customer-service portal found
  • Security posture. No public vulnerability data
  • 1.8K votes Reader backlash thread r/popculturechat criticism of Christy coverage
  • Mostly Free content Paid Print Plus and account products exist alongside it
  • 2010 Review lawsuit Sued over a negative film review (NYT)

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit discussion centers on alleged bias and uneven coverage rather than the quality of reporting itself.

“Variety are actively running a hate campaign against Millie…”
Reddit, r/DCU_
“The Hollywood Reporter and Variety - Are they biased?”
Reddit, r/movies
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; most were irrelevant (charities, snack packs, CVE pages) and excluded.

A Hollywood trade magazine, not software. Subscribe if you work in entertainment; everyone else can skim free.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; most were irrelevant (charities, snack packs, CVE pages) and excluded.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. official
  2. official
  3. security
  4. review
  5. review
  6. review
  7. news
  8. news
  9. review
  10. news

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