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On episode 281 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Josh Parham to review Death of a Unicorn from A24,

The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) announced today that it will hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at TAO

You know when someone smells the rotten milk and says “Oh god, this is horrible, smell this.” And then you smell it, knowing it will

A huge week of trailer releases including the latest in the Final Destination and John Wick franchises, Viola Davis as action president, a charming cross-cultural

As the new gay comedy series Mid-Century Modern hits Hulu today (see my review here), I talked to stars Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane about

Today, the Palm Springs International Film Society announced dates for its 2026 Palm Springs International Film Awards and Festival program.  The 2026 Palm Springs International Film Awards will take

It’s been said that war does not determine who is right, only who is left. Those with the moral high ground do not always win,

Baby Reindeer led the nominations for the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards announced today with eight. The Emmy Award-winning limited series snagged nods for limited series,

After a thoughtful and thorough process to identify the future location of the Sundance Film Festival, today the nonprofit Sundance Institute’s Board of Trustees is

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of

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For years, the phrase “OnlyFans girl” has been tossed around with a mix of scorn and condescension, a shorthand for dismissing women who leverage their sexuality online. It’s a label often used to diminish rather than to describe, rooted in outdated ideas about work, respectability, and who gets to profit from desire. But let’s be […]

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Angel Destroyer, Cringe Angel Destroyer is the solo project of experimental rock artist Jordan William Clark Kimpel, a California transplant who previously made music as Prisoners of Skin. They describe their debut as Angel Destroyer as “kind of a Frankenstein’s monster” built from previously unreleased compositions and repurposed fragments of material. With its mix of […]

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Death of a Unicorn in wide release in theaters

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Holland streaming on Prime

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Julie Keeps Quiet in limited release in theaters

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Warfare in wide release in theaters

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A Working Man in wide release in theaters

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Of course, my fascination with Geneva and its ghosts began with a girl. “There’s this cemetery,” my friend Logan texted me, “in the middle of a subdivision.” The Atlas Obscura article she sent me showed pictures of gray headstones stained by moss, wet with yellow autumn leaves. A chain-link fence snaked around the background of […]

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The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. What does a week without moviegoing look like for a moviegoer?  Well, for one, bleak. And frustrating. It wasn’t by choice that last week was void of any moviegoing. (Though, of […]

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I was lucky to catch Dayneeia Thrash and Cat Sanchez, cofounders of Chicago-based creative agency 3V, for an interview. They only had a short window for a Zoom sit-down, between the February 28 installment of TheGr8Cypher at Never Have I Ever Bar and their trip to South by Southwest in Texas. Their agency oversees the […]

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In the 1980s, when he was still a teenager, Englewood native Taigo Onez got involved in Chicago music by joining what’s now the city’s oldest hip-hop community group, Chi-ROCK Nation. He dabbled in every hip-hop element—breaking, DJing, MCing, and graffiti writing—but he’d adopt music as his calling card. He made beats for emerging local MCs […]

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Tapping microphone . . . is this thing on? Welcome to the first Ghost Light column of 2025. Yes, I realize it’s almost the end of March. But time is a flat tire, and this year has already been a lot to deal with. (The rise of fascism and some unexpected struggles for the Reader […]

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I first ate at this 43-year-old South Indian standby during an informal Devon Avenue food crawl with my friends. We started there with paratha, pani puri, and chai; shopped around Patel Brothers; nibbled on masala dosa, idli, and sambar vada at Udupi Palace, plus coffee and a long break to digest; enjoyed rose falooda and other […]

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“I ’m going to jump out the window and run away tonight,” one teenage girl confessed to another. It was May 20, 1903. In a collection of stone cottages 50 miles west of Chicago, approximately 500 girls, ages ten to 20, were baking bread, washing laundry, and doing what they could to avoid the cruel […]

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Chicago Reader Volume 54, No. 25. March 27, 2025.

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In my defense Illinois is facing a public defense crisis. That was the message from lawyers, lawmakers, policy advocates, and organizers who converged at the Northwestern Pritzker Law’s downtown campus on March 24 for a daylong summit on the future of public defense. The event, hosted by Northwestern’s Children and Family Justice Center and the […]

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Last year, my friend Katie invited me to a burlesque student showcase she was in at the Newport Theater. I’d only been to the Wrigleyville fringe theater a handful of times, but I knew it was a big deal because of the kind of talent they host. So, of course, I said yes. Her beginner […]

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I’ve been hoarding Nemanja Milunovic’s bread for more than three years. It was just last fall that I was spelunking the dark, forgotten recesses of my freezer when I came across my very last somun. That’s the pillowy, tortoise shell–shaped, steroidal flatbread that was a defining feature of Kiosk Balkan Street Food, the chef’s late, […]

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“Guardian Threads" through 5/17 at Epiphany Center for the Arts

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In an era where digital connection is abundant but genuine intimacy can feel increasingly elusive, AI generated porn and interactive AI companions offer a new and intriguing avenue for emotional fulfillment. These artificial relationships, powered by advanced language models and image generators, provide comfort, conversation, and even a sense of closeness to those who seek […]

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Splash Hatch on the E Going Down, through 4/13 at Definition Theatre

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it's been ten years since everybody died, through 4/19 at Open Space Arts.

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Dom Kennedy Sat 4/5 at Bottom Lounge

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Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas Mon 4/7 at Thalia Hall

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Mac Ayers Tue 4/8 at Thalia Hall

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Los Pirañas Wed 4/9 at Empty Bottle

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Yagódy Wed 4/9 at Old Town School of Folk Music

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Mabe Fratti Sat 4/5 at Empty Bottle

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Ra Bishop Fri 4/4 at Constellation

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Sex Mex Thu 4/3 at Fallen Log

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Jules ReidySun 3/30 at Constellation

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In the grand digital bazaar of human interaction, where algorithms play matchmaker and pixels replace pheromones, adult video chat sites stand as the wild frontier of virtual rendezvous. Whether you’re seeking a fleeting moment of visual chemistry, a playful exchange of wits, or something a little more risqué, these platforms offer an immediate, unfiltered gateway […]

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Shemekia Copeland Sun 3/30 at SPACE

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Bubble Tea and Cigarettes Sun 3/30 at Sleeping Village

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Forever Deaf Fest Sat 3/29 at Sleeping Village

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Donzii Sat 3/29 at Schubas

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Sonido Gallo Negro Fri 3/28 at Empty Bottle

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A printing press took three fingers off Chrissy Richards’s left hand when she was 18. That was her fretting hand, which meant that her days playing guitar for the southwest side’s hardcore Turkey Sandwich Sound Machine were over. “It absolutely sucked,” she says. “But the saving grace was I was so deep into the music, […]

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Content note: this story mentions suicidal ideation and discusses a police homicide.  This story is published in cooperation with Sunshine Week, a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government, and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records and open government. Sunshine Week is coordinated by the Joseph […]

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In the project 60 wrd/min art critic, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artists—including those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for a secret hobby. For this iteration, Waxman reviewed work made by Chorong Yang. Chorong Yang Those completely spaced-out […]

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As we adjust to daylight saving time and deal with the fire hose of news and anxiety pointed at us every day, it can be hard to get the energy to get up and about sometimes. (Or maybe that’s just me.) But warmer weather also brings more reasons to break out of the gray Chicago […]

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The Alto Knights in wide release in theaters

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Black Bag in wide release in theaters

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Eephus opens Fri 3/21 at the Music Box Theatre

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Occasionally the Secret History of Chicago Music is a tale of two cities. Soul singer Bobby McClure worked mostly out of Chicago and Saint Louis, but he didn’t get the recognition he should have in either place. He recorded for some of the greatest soul labels of all time (including Hi Records and the Chess/Checker […]

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Editor’s Note: This essay originally ran February 25, 2025, as part of the Theatre Futures series published by American Theatre magazine and Theatre Communications Group (TCG). It is reprinted here with permission from TCG. As I write this essay, the Chicago Reader, the venerable alt-weekly where I have been theater and dance editor for over […]

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When I debuted as my drag persona Vicious Mockery in the variety show Glamorama at My Buddy’s earlier this year, I was lucky to be on a bill of mostly other drag kings. Celebrated kings Switch the Boi Wonder and Bubba Boom made up the bill, as well as my drag brother Jest Kidding. Partially […]

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The Pillowman, through 4/12, Concrete Content at AfriCaribe Cultural Center

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“What they said" through 5/9 at Arts of Life

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Tell Me on a Sunday, through 4/20, Theo at Howard Street Theatre

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Chicago Reader Volume 54, No. 24. March 20, 2025. Spring Theater & Arts.

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Though snow is again on the forecast for Chicago this week, spring was definitely in the air the day I visited Arts of Life (AoL) for my Spring Theater and Arts feature story. Birds were chirping, plenty of people were out in T-shirts and shorts, and the colorful artwork being made in the studio was […]

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The School for Scandal, through 4/12, Idle Muse Theatre Company at the Edge Off Broadway

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On March 8, Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student of Palestinian descent, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and taken, as we now know, to a detention center in Louisiana. A lawful permanent resident, Khalil nevertheless faces deportation for what the Department of Homeland Security posted on X (formerly Twitter) were “activities […]

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Leaf, through 4/20 at Lifeline Theatre

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Trump’s assault on higher ed Donald Trump and his cronies are continuing their fascist assault on higher education. In recent weeks, the federal government has announced multiple probes into Chicago-area universities intended to stifle dissent and expel immigrants and other marginalized students. The Department of Justice, under former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, notified the […]

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Go Dog Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve!, through 5/18 at Chicago Children's Theatre

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There is a relatively small crop of Chicago food and drink books this spring (unlike last year). And only two of these new titles are available through the usual retail corridors. If they strike a fancy, please don’t reward the sniveling anticipatory obedience of the oligarchy by shopping online. Visit your local brick-and-mortar bookstore. For […]

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Hamlet, through 3/23 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

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The Winter's Tale, through 4/20, Invictus Theatre at Windy City Playhouse

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Funny, Like an Abortion, through 3/30 at Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble

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The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. Unsurprisingly, experimental animation is my favorite kind. The potential is limitless—truly, anything is possible in this realm. Thus the highlight of my moviegoing week was the third program in the Picture […]

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La Bohème through 4/12 at Lyric Opera

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The City of Chicago has quietly authorized a six-figure payment for an expansive “law enforcement search engine and information platform” from SoundThinking, maker of the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter, according to public records. The payment caps off a six-month pilot for the software, called CrimeTracer, that ran in 2024, though the program’s future is not […]

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Finding the best AI sex chat sites can feel like stepping into a whole new world, a customizable one, made for steamy conversations, intimate roleplay, or flirtatious escapism. AI companions have come a long way in recent years and they’re now capable of creating engaging and immersive experiences with humans just like us. With advanced […]

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Novocaine in wide release in theaters

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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl in limited release in theaters

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I know. There are a thousand places you’d rather exist than in this corrupted reality, where armies of malignant goons strive to force-feed you gobs of steaming ordure at every instant. Here are nine of mine: Ireland, Brazil, Serbia, Sicily, northern Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Nigeria. Hell, Wicker Park in 2014 would be preferable to […]

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This spring, the Illinois House is set to take up a bill that would make all prisons in the state paperless. This legislation is sponsored by Republican lawmakers and supported by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31, the public-sector employee union that represents corrections officers. If it passes, new rules will […]

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Before First Ascent opened its Avondale location in 2015, there were few if any dedicated climbing gyms in Chicago. The climbing scene was less accessible; it was difficult to break into if you weren’t already traveling and climbing outdoors on your own. Now with four Chicago gyms, First Ascent has built a reputation as a […]

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On Thursday, February 27, Lucy Salgado, mom of two students at Rufino Tamayo Acero School, a charter elementary school in Gage Park, knelt before the Chicago Board of Education and asked them not to close her children’s school. “I am begging you, hear me! . . .  Don’t take their education away,” she told the […]

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By Nathan Marshall

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Pussy Sludge, through 4/19 at Facility Theatre

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Chicago Reader Volume 54, No. 23. March 13, 2025.

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Guys and Dolls, through 3/30, Music Theater Works at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie

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The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. I rarely fall asleep during movies, but this International Women’s Day, I treated myself to a little nap during Jean-Luc Godard’s A Woman Is a Woman (1961) at the Gene Siskel […]

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Flesh of Fruit Fri 3/21 at Constellation

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Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe, through 4/20 at Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center

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Dummy in Diaspora, through 3/23, Jackalope Theatre at the Broadway Armory

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BbyMutha Fri 3/21 at Sleeping Village

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“At the opera, we are used to drama,” says Michael Solomon, director of media relations at Lyric Opera of Chicago. And drama is what many audience members serve with their attire, be it classic, modern, casual, or formal.  “I have [received] quite the fashion education by going to the opera,” says Solomon. “Because the opera […]

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Multimedia artist Glamhag chose a name that shaped their identity. When they moved to Chicago for art school in 2010, they started learning about feminism and became enamored with the histories of glamour and the hag archetype. The tension between enchantment and undesirability felt like everything they wanted to explore. As they got involved in […]

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In the project 60 wrd/min art critic, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artists—including those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for a secret hobby. For this iteration, Waxman reviewed work made by artist jinseok choi. jinseok choi Most of […]

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Chicago artist Gretchen Hasseʼs work stretches over many media, including video, animation, comics, painting and drawing, kinetic sculptures, robotics, and public murals. She’s also a cofounder of the Logan Square collective gallery space Agitator. But her latest creative obsession, The Dinosaur Opera, is perhaps the simplest to explain. “People will ask, ‘Well, what got you […]

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Hello again These days, there’s simply too much news. (Seriously, can someone make it stop?) As a small but freaky weekly newspaper, we’ve struggled to keep up with the fire hose of information drowning media organizations ten times our size. That inspired a short-lived online news column that ran from late 2023 to last June. […]

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“D . . . DJ . . . DJ Elmoe . . . El,” announces a laid-back, distorted voice in the first moments of Bangs & Works Vol. 1, a classic compilation of Chicago footwork released in 2010 by UK label Planet Mu. The comp’s opening track, DJ Elmoe’s “Whea Yo Ghost At, Whea Yo Dead Man,” is an oddly mellow hybrid, layering rapid […]

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You’ve been here before. It’s 10 PM and you’ve been tossed from Darkey Kelly’s for acting the maggot with your mates. The street is spinning, your head is throbbing, and you’ve lost count of the pints o’ Beamish you’ve poured into your gob. You need something fast, hot, and greasy to quiet the churn in […]

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Feel like going back to a more cheerful time? It seems to drive many of us in our current climate, and Jackalope Coffee & Tea House certainly has my number in this regard. Personally, one of my favorite early memories remains the pleasing taste of an orange push-up ice cream treat, and Jackalope’s Orange Dream […]

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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie in wide release in theaters

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Opus in wide release in theaters

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“Auto Alejaimento" through 4/12 at Andrew Rafacz

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In the last decade or so, the dating world has really evolved beyond traditional connections, making it easier for a more diverse slice of society to get together and get it on. No matter the relationship goals, finding a site that will facilitate the connection you’re looking for is essential. But for those interested in […]

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Once upon a time, just a few short decades ago, chat rooms were the wild frontier of the internet, digital watering holes where people gathered to discuss everything from niche fandoms to teenage angst, all while aggressively lying about their age. Fast forward to today, and while some corners of the internet have moved on […]

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The world of online swinging has never been more accessible, with an array of platforms catering to couples and singles looking for exciting, open-minded connections. Whether you’re a seasoned swinger, a curious newcomer, or somewhere in between, finding the right site can make all the difference in your experience. In 2025, the best swinger sites […]

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Refused Tue 3/25 at Salt Shed

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Quest Master Sat 3/22 at Empty Bottle

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Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly Sat 3/22 at Sleeping Village

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Following a theatrical Rick and Morty production for April Fool's Day, Adult Swim revealed a release date and first look at Season 8.

For Rick and Morty fans, this April Fool's Day is leaving them feeling anything but foolish. Adult Swim commemorated the day of pranks with a special midnight live stream recreating some of the adult animated series's greatest moments, like Pickle Rick and the iconic intro, through a 22-minute comedic anthology stage production. However, that was only the beginning of the surprise, as the event ended with an official release date and first look at Season 8, teasing some of the zany new adventures the titular duo will go on next. New episodes will begin airing on May 25 at 11 p.m. ET/PT before the entire run arrives on streaming in the U.S. on September 1.

The villainous Monica Stevens made her big return last week on The Rookie, and her role in a bus heist hints that something much worse is coming.

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Rookie Season 7, Episode 11.The diabolically sinister Monica Stevens (Bridget Regan) made her long-awaited return to The Rookie in the latest episode, the aptly titled "Speed." She was revealed as the mastermind behind a harrowing heist on a bus, where the undercover officers, John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez), deal with two brothers, Joel (Jacob Pitts) and Tommy Howser (Josh Pafchek), who hijack a Metro bus with a bomb. The reveal of Monica as the true culprit of the bus heist has grave implications for the officers in the Mid-Wilshire Division and, perhaps, additional victims. It's time to unpack the blockbuster return of Monica Stevens in The Rookie.

April features new and returning shows, including The Last of Us, The Handmaid's Tale, Andor, Lazarus, Black Mirror, Hacks, and more.

A slew of television's biggest titles are on their way faster than you can say "surprise!", and I promise, this is no April Fools' Day prank. Netflix's Black Mirror returns for Season 7, Disney+'s Andor returns for Season 2, and something tells me Hacks' award-winning domination will continue once Season 4 of Max's hit comedy drops. As for The Last of Us' second season, we don't have to wait too much longer before we can catch up with Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). And if you're viewing palette craves more video game adaptations, you're in luck: an animated version of Capcom's franchise Devil May Cryarrives courtesy of Adi Shankar, a producer of Netflix's Castlevania series.

Sam Mendes and the cast of his four Beatles biopics just confirmed an incredible new release plan for all four movies.

Get ready to meet The Beatles. The four stars of Sam Mendes' ambitious The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event were unveiled at CinemaCon tonight, and they are Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Not only do we now have the cast for the four interlinked movies, but we now know they'll have a uniquely audacious release strategy. You might have to hit the theater eight days a week because Sony Pictures will release all four movies in April 2028.

Tom Holland's next Spider-Man film has a title, a release date, and vague plot details.

Last week, all eyes were on a lineup of chairs, and this week, all eyes are on the stage at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, where CinemaCon 2025 is underway. Kicking off the event tonight, Sony one-upped the folks behind Avengers: Doomsday, by giving attendees an update about the untitled fourth installment in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man series. Director Destin Daniel Cretton took to the stage to share some brief details, but a video message from Tom Holland confirmed the fourth film will officially be titled Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Not only that, but the film is now set to release on July 31, 2026.

28 Years Later got a new trailer at CinemaCon, find out what was shown and learn what Danny Boyle had to say.

Danny Boyle and Nia DaCosta reminded the audience at CinemaCon’s opening night that what is dead can never die with fresh looks at the upcoming films, 28 Years Later and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. First, Boyle spoke to the crowd filling the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, cracking jokes about the years he’s spent in the post-apocalyptic world. “I still love blowing shit up,” the filmmaker said to the attendees, before offering a brand-new, never-before-seen trailer for the feature.

Across the Spider-Verse got a new sneak peek at CinemaCon. Find out what the footage showed.

We finally. know when we’ll be heading back to the Spider-Verse. This evening in Las Vegas, during the opening night festivities of CinemaCon, Sony took to the stage to deliver an update on their upcoming slate. Among the titles was mention of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the long-awaited and wished-for third installment in the celebrated animated film series. Thanks to this evening’s event, we now know that the film will hit theaters on June 4, 2027. Attendees were also treated to a brief sneak peek: The scene opens soaring through a visually stunning journey through a technological cosmos. All the main characters are here, including Miles, Gwen, and Hobie. Miles says, “I’m gonna do my own thing,” and the scene cuts to black. For audiences at home, the studio also revealed several new images, which you can see below.

From "I do's" to "I don't's," Netflix's Love Is Blind has taken viewers on an emotional journey.

Over the course of 8 seasons, Love Is Blindhas taken viewers on a journey through arguably the most fascinating dating experiment to ever grace our screens. When it comes to Love Is Blind, one might expect to experience a wild rollercoaster of emotions. Between high-stakes reveals, emotional decisions, and the utter joy of seeing a couple say, "I Do," Love Is Blind delivers in ways unimaginable.

American Idol has talent, but it didn't present it in the best way possible.

The stress of Hollywood week is already at a high for the 144 American Idol hopefuls, but the return of the Idol Arena makes it far worse. The Idol Arena is essentially a day-long talent show featuring the best of the best, featuring anxiety-ridden teens and twenty-somethings hoping they can make their dreams come true. The setup features the singers sitting face-to-face inside the Orpheum Theatre as they painstakingly await to sing. Listening to their competition. Analyzing who is moving forward based on the brief judges' feedback. Agonizing over whether they're good enough to be there.

Baylee Littrell and Lola Bonfiglio were lumped together on American Idol because of who they were. Was it fair or just reality television?

In the first few episodes of American IdolSeason 23, we were introduced to two legacy hopefuls: Baylee Littrell, son of a Backstreet Boy, and Lola Bonfiglio, daughter of Wilson Phillips and granddaughter of a Beach Boy. Separated into two different audition episodes, both legacy singers brought very different vibes to their time in front of the judges. For Baylee, he walked in, did his thing, and then had his famous father, Brian Littrell, come in and sing a duet with him. Lola did things quite differently. She walked in with her dad, then her mom and aunt, Wendy Wilson, showed up, so they could sing "Hold On." When Lola got to sing solo, it showcased that she may not have had the best voice, but the judges were willing to give her a second chance.

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How can President Donald Trump swerve the U.S. Constitution in order to remain as Commander-in-Chief for a third term? Jon Stewart believes the answer might lie in classic ‘90s action flick Face/Off, which starred Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. After showing news footage of the story that Trump is genuinely considering remaining in office despite […]

Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio took the stage at CinemaCon in Las Vegas with an extended look at Karate Kid: Legends from Sony Pictures, out May 30. The film features young Wang with the legendary Jackie Chan and Macchio, the original Karate Kid. After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Wang) is uprooted from his […]

Glengarry Glen Ross Opening night: March 31, 2025Venue: Broadway’s The Palace TheatreWritten by: David MametDirected by: Patrick MarberCast: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, Michael McKean, Donald Webber, Jr., Howard W. Overshown, John PirruccelloRunning time: 1 hr 45 min (one intermission)Deadline’s takeaway: It should strike more than one visitor to Broadway’s latest revival of Glengarry Glen Ross that much – make […]

CinemaCon attendees got a first look at a trailer for the Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell-starring event pic A Big Bold Beautiful Journey during Sony’s presentation on Monday evening here in Las Vegas. The romance drama is billed as an original tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them. The footage […]

Sam Mendes showed up toward the end of Sony’s CinemaCon presentation to reveal details of how his four Beatles movies will go down. All four will come out in April 2028 in what is the first “bingeable moment in cinema” said Mendes (Sony Motion Pictures Boss Tom Rothman’s words). Mendes also confirmed the cast, which […]

Destin Daniel Cretton made his first appearance at CinemaCon. He shared stories about his toddler’s first words being ‘Spider-Man’ and how he lost some money at roulette. But what the Shang-Chi filmmaker and upcoming Spider-Man movie director was here to chat up was the new title. “Everyday right now, I’m exploring the next stage of […]

A sexy high-gloss sizzle reel for the new I Know What You Did Last Summer movie turned up the heat during Sony’s CinemaCon show in Las Vegas this evening. The follow-up to the 1997 hit features returning cast members as well as new players. Jennifer Love Hewitt is back alongside former co-star Freddie Prinze Jr. while […]

Sony showed off the second trailer for its highly anticipated horror sequel 28 Years Later at CinemaCon today — a tense few minutes that focus largely on Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s character, who leaves a pristine island to head to a zombie-infested mainland. “Once you walk onto the mainland, there’s no rescues,” we hear as zombies are […]

Nothing has been shot yet, but Zach Cregger stopped by the Las Vegas-hosted CinemaCon to get exhibitors excited about his rendition of Resident Evil, teasing that his version is “unlike any of the previous films” and a “wild ride.” “There’s a moment that comes in every moment of every Resident Evil game where you find […]

Sony Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the third in their animation trilogy, is finally returning to the release date schedule. Audiences can expect the film to bow in theaters June 4, 2027. The movie, which originally had a theatrical release date of March 29, 2024, was pushed back in July 2023 due to the strikes. […]

Leave it to Tom Rothman to tee up CinemaCon, ever the philosopher, with the ultimate sermon that waves the flag for moviegoing. Acknowledging the elephant in the room at this year’s confab — windows — Rothman told the Caesars Palace full of exhibs, “Cost and windows can work for us or against us. Theatrical needs […]

Amber Ruffin appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to mock the reason given by the White House Correspondents’ Association for dropping her from their upcoming dinner on April 26. “I would have been so terrifically mean,” she told Meyers. The WHCA’s president, Eugene Daniels, announced on Saturday that the board had decided to drop […]

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If you weren't wise enough to stay up watching Adult Swim into the early morning of April Fool's Day, you missed an incredible Rick & Morty stage anthology.

If you weren't wise enough to stay up watching Adult Swim into the early morning of April Fool's Day, you missed an incredible Rick & Morty stage anthology.

Between theatrical features and one-off holiday specials featuring the Merc with the Mouth, we've ranked all of the Marvel Deadpool movies.

Between theatrical features and one-off holiday specials featuring the Merc with the Mouth, we've ranked all of the Marvel Deadpool movies.

Some Star Trek fans have theorized that the impish character Q was responsible for creating the Mirror Universe. But does that theory hold water?

Some Star Trek fans have theorized that the impish character Q was responsible for creating the Mirror Universe. But does that theory hold water?

Vinyl was a Martin Scorsese prestige series that scored an early renewal before HBO reversed its decision and cancelled it after one season. What happened?

Vinyl was a Martin Scorsese prestige series that scored an early renewal before HBO reversed its decision and cancelled it after one season. What happened?

Disney is going to lose a whole lot of money on its live-action Snow White remake for reasons that, it bears repeating, are not Rachel Zegler's fault.

Disney is going to lose a whole lot of money on its live-action Snow White remake for reasons that, it bears repeating, are not Rachel Zegler's fault.

Denzel Washington has only appeared in one Western during his acclaimed career, and that film is now a big hit on Prime Video.

Denzel Washington has only appeared in one Western during his acclaimed career, and that film is now a big hit on Prime Video.

Tim Blake Nelson finally returned as The Leader in Captain America: Brave New World, but the Marvel villain almost looked very different.

Tim Blake Nelson finally returned as The Leader in Captain America: Brave New World, but the Marvel villain almost looked very different.

Nathan Fillion's Green Lantern character Guy Gardner is confirmed to appear on an upcoming TV series after debuting in James Gunn's Superman.

Nathan Fillion's Green Lantern character Guy Gardner is confirmed to appear on an upcoming TV series after debuting in James Gunn's Superman.

Tom Hardy is offering new insight into why his Venom never really crossed paths with Tom Holland's Spider-Man on the big screen.

Tom Hardy is offering new insight into why his Venom never really crossed paths with Tom Holland's Spider-Man on the big screen.

Once upon a time, the legendary Three Stooges made a weird Western comedy movie that featured Adam "Batman" West in the lead.

Once upon a time, the legendary Three Stooges made a weird Western comedy movie that featured Adam "Batman" West in the lead.

Hollywood might look at the box office performance of A24's Death of a Unicorn and conclude they should stop making movies like it, but the opposite is true.

Hollywood might look at the box office performance of A24's Death of a Unicorn and conclude they should stop making movies like it, but the opposite is true.

The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin doesn't plan to extend the show beyond the events of the original games, but he's more flexible when it comes to spinoffs.

The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin doesn't plan to extend the show beyond the events of the original games, but he's more flexible when it comes to spinoffs.

Plenty of K-dramas from Korea feature mind-blowing plot twists, and these are some of the wildest turns that K-dramas have taken.

Plenty of K-dramas from Korea feature mind-blowing plot twists, and these are some of the wildest turns that K-dramas have taken.

What's in a name? Well, according to this lawsuit between a trivia book author and Trivial Pursuit, hundreds of millions of dollars are in the name 'Columbo.'

What's in a name? Well, according to this lawsuit between a trivia book author and Trivial Pursuit, hundreds of millions of dollars are in the name 'Columbo.'

Joel saving Ellie in HBO's The Last of Us continues to be hotly debated. Now, the season 2 cast and crew have weighed in with their own thoughts.

Joel saving Ellie in HBO's The Last of Us continues to be hotly debated. Now, the season 2 cast and crew have weighed in with their own thoughts.

James Gunn made some beloved Marvel movies and is now spearheading the DC Universe, but his superhero movie career got off to a rough start.

James Gunn made some beloved Marvel movies and is now spearheading the DC Universe, but his superhero movie career got off to a rough start.

House of the Dragon season 3 will cover several major events from its source material, including the massive battle teased near the end of season 2.

House of the Dragon season 3 will cover several major events from its source material, including the massive battle teased near the end of season 2.

House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal has weighed in on George R.R. Martin's very public criticisms of the HBO series.

House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal has weighed in on George R.R. Martin's very public criticisms of the HBO series.

The season 2 finale of Arcane on Netflix made it seem like Jinx had died, but hardcore fans aren't convinced she didn't make it out alive.

The season 2 finale of Arcane on Netflix made it seem like Jinx had died, but hardcore fans aren't convinced she didn't make it out alive.

Fans of the original Cowboy Bebop are definitely going to want to check out the new Adult Swim sci-fi anime series Lazarus.

Fans of the original Cowboy Bebop are definitely going to want to check out the new Adult Swim sci-fi anime series Lazarus.

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Plus 10 more new releases to watch at home this week on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD!

Plus 12 more new releases to watch at home this week on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD!

Plus 4 more new releases to watch at home this week on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD!

Give this film your complete attention (phones off!), and you won't be disappointed.

And it's also the bloodiest, goriest, gnarliest entry in the Christmas horror subgenre, yet.

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You don't come here for the fishing.

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“Rick and Morty,” will return for an eighth season Sunday, May 25 at 11:00pm ET/PT. Adult Swim announced the premiere date and released a first look at 'Rick and Morty' Season Eight as part of today’s traditional April Fools’ Day broadcast special. The network also surprised fans with a 22-minute anthology special featuring fan favorite 'Rick and Morty' moments re-told through an Adult Swim lens of absurd, live-action, theater-based genres. Fans who missed the surprise broadcast can watch online here or through the link below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvNnwHPubiA&feature=youtu.be“We hope you enjoyed our theater interpretations of ‘Rick and Morty,’ especially if you are well-off/impulsive and now want to back a Broadway version of the show,” said Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen. “For the rest of you, we’re glad you now know when Season Eight is starting so you have time to stretch and get loose because the team has yet again made a totally great season of television.”

“Rick and Morty,” will return for an eighth season Sunday, May 25 at 11:00pm ET/PT.

Adult Swim’s #1 series that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe, 'Rick and Morty, will return for an eighth season Sunday, May 25 at 11:00pm ET/PT.  Adult Swim announced the premiere date and released this new teaser for 'Rick and Morty' Season Eight as part of today’s traditional April Fools’ Day broadcast special. The official “Rick and Morty” Season Eight description is below: Rick and Morty is back for Season Eight! Life has meaning again! Anything is possible! Look out for adventures with Summer, Jerry, Beth, and the other Beth. Maybe Butter Bot will get a new task? Whatever happens, you can’t keep Rick and Morty down for long. People have tried!

Adult Swim’s #1 series that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe, 'Rick and Morty, will return for an eighth season Sunday, May 25 at 11:00pm ET/PT.

Four Sam Mendes movies about The Beatles are coming in April 2028.

Wait, what? Sony Pictures has announced the cast of The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, directed by Sam Mendes, and it's impressive. Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr), and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison) will star in four interconnected movies, all coming to theaters in April 2028. It's being called the first "bingeable" movie experience. The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. The logline is simple:

Kevin Costner leads this highly suspenseful football flick that's a must-watch for any NFL fan, and it hits Netflix on April 1, 2025.

Director Ivan Reitman, known primarily for his comedies like Stripes, Twins, and Ghostbusters, ventured into new territory with his 2014 sports drama, Draft Day. The movie, Reitman's final directorial project prior to his death in 2022, focuses on the NFL's Draft Day, when professional American football teams pick the best new players to join their franchises through a dramatic drafting process.

Sony has finally unveiled the official title for 'Spider-Man 4,' and it seemingly references a new era for the web-slinger.

Marvel icon Spider-Man swings into CinemaCon thanks to Sony Pictures and Spider-Man 4. The ongoing deal between Sony and Marvel Studios puts the beloved web-slinger in something of a limbo state in which Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is part of the MCU...and a little separate.

Tom Hardy's 'MobLand' is finally here, and it's a must-watch on Paramount+.

It started off as a planned prequel to the hit Showtime series Ray Donovan. However, as time went on, it became clear that MobLandhad to be a standalone series. The new gangster drama series starring Tom Hardy was already picking up a ton of hype and traction on social media long before it premiered at the end of March. The little teasers and fan-made reels that flooded virtually all corners of the Internet had pretty much created a viral sensation to precede it. The fact that it seemed to be a hard show that pulled no punches only added to this mystique.

The long-waited sequel, 'Beyond the Spider-Verse,' will hit theaters several years after the 2023 film.

Sony has finally offered an update on the highly anticipated Marvel animated sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, at CinemaCon.

Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff charm in a pleasurable queer romance about a timid Indian American doctor and a sincere photographer.

A Nice Indian Boyhas all the ingredients for a stellar rom-com. There’s a guarded protagonist, a quirky meet-cute, over-protective parents, and challenging sibling and family dynamics. The film also has two brilliant leads, Karan Soni (Miracle Workers, Deadpool) and Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Glee). They elevate director Roshan Sethi's queer love story about a cautious Indian-American doctor and a charming white photographer who happen to share the same culture and similar backgrounds.

Hulu's 'Paradise' welcomes another talented actress to its already stellar cast.

Big Little Lies' Shailene Woodley is headed to Paradise for its anticipated second season. According to Deadline, Woodley will join the cast of the Hulu thriller in a major recurring role, rumored to be "tied to Agent Xavier Collins' (Sterling K. Brown) mission teed off at the end of the Season 1 finale, with Woodley playing a prominent survivor." Hulu's Paradise intrigued audiences and garnered critical acclaim with its debut season, setting the stage for an eagerly anticipated second season that will likely build on its success.

Rob Edwards, one of the writers on the latest 'Captain America' film, thinks critics were wrong in their reviews of the film.

One of the writers onCaptain America: Brave New World is pushing back against some of the negative reviews the movie has received. Captain America: Brave New World opened in theaters on Feb. 14, 2025 and was certainly not the big start to 2025 that Marvel Studios was likely hoping for, as it garnered a 48% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes — making it only the third MCU film to get a rotten rating alongside 2021's Eternals (47%) and 2023's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (46%). For what it's worth, the audience's reaction was mixed with positivity.

After breaking out in Disney Channel’s “Descendants,” the actress has made a habit of starring in popular streaming films.

Want your living space a stone’s throw from the Aéropostale and Hot Topic? A new documentary, “Secret Mall Apartment,” will show you the way.

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The Sundance Institute chose the new location for the movie festival because it had outgrown Park City, Utah, its home for the past 40 years.

“The Ballad of Wallis Island” came together after a long wait and a little help from Carey Mulligan.

The standup, who’s the subject of a new documentary, expanded the ambition of comedy. These videos show how far ahead of his time he was.

An update to ChatGPT made it easy to simulate Hayao Miyazaki’s style of animation, which has flooded social media with memes.

Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings.

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega play a father and daughter who run down a mystical beast and end up running amok with a monstrous brood.

Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk star in a bumpy revival of David Mamet’s play about salesmen with nothing worth selling.

Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that easy to call.

One of the first to write seriously about a fraught subject, she also played a major role in developing the field of film studies and feminist film theory.

A few popular franchises are leaving this month for U.S. subscribers, including the first three “Karate Kid” movies. Catch these before they leave.

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Rudin stepped away from show business four years ago amid reports that he had bullied assistants. He says he has “a lot more self-control” now.

Across television, film and podcasting, here are five stories of child abductions that left Americans shaken.

His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that would be a mainstay of the franchise for decades.

Many entertainment industry workers have been jobless for months, leading state officials to consider increasing subsidies to keep film and television production in California.

Jason Statham plays a construction worker who’s as deft at breaking bones as he is at building high-rises.

Steve Coogan plays Tom Michell, an English teacher in 1970s Argentina, whose small new friend makes his class a hit.

A teenage regional tennis star moves on at her own pace after her ex-coach is dismissed under a cloud of suspicion.

The Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes’s black-and-white film follows a colonial official on a 20th-century odyssey across Asia, with his fiancée in pursuit.

Set in a Michigan town designed to evoke the Netherlands, this thriller has red herring on the menu.

Truong Minh Quy’s haunting romance between two Vietnamese coal miners contemplates war and loss with pained elegance.

Louise Courvoisier’s debut feature follows a teenager in the French Alps who, when thrust into caring for his sister, forges a path in cheese making.

Naomi Watts plays a writer in mourning who is given a formidable gift from a friend in this adaptation of the Sigrid Nunez novel.

Carey Mulligan briefly warms this damp, downbeat comedy about two lonely men and their musical obsession.

Thomas Kinkade turned himself into a ubiquitous brand — but there was more to him than that, a new documentary shows.

Of all the “Buena Vista Social Club” songs, the beloved “Chan Chan” is the most recognizable. But figuring out where in the musical to put it became a challenge.

The Oscar-winning documentary has surpassed $2 million at the box office despite the lack of a traditional distribution deal.

In this month’s picks, sheep, shirkers and coup d’état soundtracks.

“Being Maria” uses the actress’s own words to show how the star’s frank discussion of the experience was an early salvo in the #MeToo movement.

Starring Anamaria Vartolomei and Matt Dillon, this French drama chronicles the life of the actress Maria Schneider after her traumatic experience on the set of “Last Tango in Paris.”

A new documentary shows how Andy Kaufman’s upside-down world of anti-comedy prefigured our own.

Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM continues to make significant strides on the international stage following its trio of nominations at the Banff Rockie Awards 2025, which further cement its position as a global content juggernaut. The Banff World Media Festival has named Korea as its inaugural Country of Honor for the 2025 edition. Building on the momentum created by […]

Pakistan superstar Fawad Khan and Bollywood star Vaani Kapoor‘s romantic comedy “Abir Gulaal” has set a release date and unveiled a teaser. “This heartwarming tale unfolds in the picturesque streets of London, weaving a love story filled with unexpected turns, tender moments, and pure magic. Audiences can expect a delightful blend of laughter, tender moments, and the undeniable […]

“Las Culturistas” hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers and “Saturday Night Live’s” Ego Nwodim were among the winners of the fifth annual Ambies, the kudos handed out by The Podcast Academy to recognize audio entertainment. Wondery, Audible, iHeart Media, Audacy, NPR, the CBC, Pineapple Street Studios, Higher Ground Productions and Crooked Media led the platforms […]

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart went after President Donald Trump for flirting with the possibility of running for a third term. Stewart opened the segment by saying he wanted to “check in on our good friend Democracy,” which itself has become a political buzz word as Trump looks to increase […]

More “Rick and Morty”! The eighth season of the Adult Swim animated space comedy will debut on the network on May 25. The premiere date was announced at the end of the “Rick and Morty” April Fools’ Day surprise broadcast special, a predictably bizarre reenactment of fan-favorite moments through the lens of live-action theater. “Rick […]

Bob Odenkirk has, in recent years, been best-known for the role of Jimmy McGill, a desperate lawyer constantly attempting to find an advantage — ethics be damned — on TV’s “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.” Little wonder, then, that he is among the actors doing excellent work in Broadway’s new revival of “Glengarry Glen […]

Get ready for lots of moptop in a short period of time. Sam Mendes is making four Beatles movies — and all four will be released theatrically in April 2028. The filmmaker, who announced the news at CinemaCon, also confirmed the much-speculated casting. Paul Mescal is playing Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn will portray George Harrison, […]

Ralph Macchio and Ben Wang, the stars of “Karate Kid: Legends,” brought the art of “wax on, wax off” to Las Vegas. Sony rolled a new trailer of the sequel at CinemaCon, the movie theater trade show that’s currently unfolding at Caesars Palace. Macchio, whose performance in the original film continues to inspire and prove […]

Peter Parker’s next cinematic outing is officially titled “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” The fourquel will begin filming this summer, according to director Destin Daniel Cretton, who announced the production timeline at CinemaCon. Though Tom Holland wasn’t on hand at the annual convention for movie theater owners, which is currently taking place in Las Vegas, the […]

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are back at the scene of the crime. The ’90s icons — and stars of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” — returned in the blood-soaked trailer for the sequel to the 1997 slasher. Now, the hook-wielding fisherman has found a new generation to torture. Attendees of CinemaCon […]

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Actress Gina Gershon speaks with McEric about new film HIGH ROLLERS with John Travolta and cult classics SHOWGIRLS and KILLER JOE.

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When I received an email asking me if I wanted to watch a brand new independent film starring John Travolta, Gina Gershon, and Lukas Haas, my first instinct was to say no. When I was told I might be able to interview Gina Gershon, I said sure, and watched Ives’ HIGH ROLLERS. What follows was my experience:

This film isn’t good, you guys, but I did watch the whole thing, not only because I had to. It’s a caper, and once I get into a caper, I can’t walk away. I’ve got to know if and how they’ll pull it off. I think that’s universal. That said, this is not a good caper. 
 
The film opens with Travolta as Mason with Gershon as Amy on a beautiful beach, looking out at the crystal blue water. They are gathered with their friends and team to watch two of their own tie the knot, but before they can both conclude their “I dos,” attack helicopters descend, accompanied by SUVS filled with masked mercenaries. They are held at gunpoint and Amy is taken. In a blink, the baddies are gone and the team is unharmed - you know, like mercenaries are wont to do. Next, Mason is giving chase in his muscle car in a poorly edited road piece, concluding in a crash that likely accounts for the film’s entire budget.This is followed by the team grouped around a table while Mason exposition dumps their accolades for the sake of the audience.

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McEric reviews (new) releases RAGING MIDLIFE and AMERICAN DREAMER.

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Hello all! McEric here with a quick review of two (new) releases hitting the market this St. Patrick's Day Weekend, both of which I actually enjoyed.
RAGING MIDLIFE
First was RAGING MIDLIFE, a movie that was pitched to me as starring Paula Abdul (I'm a massive fan), Eddie Griffin (DOUBLE TAKE), Walter Koenig (STAR TREK), and Motch O. Mann, the world's foremost Macho Man Randy Savage impersonator. Yeah, I hear it, too. Luckily, I didn't read any further. I saw Paula Abdul's name and shouted "I'm in!" Going in to this film blind is the best way to see it. As I'm furnishing you with a review, however, I must speak further to the film. If you want to skip down to AMERICAN DREAMER and go in blind, I do suggest it. Otherwise, here we go.

The film, written by Nic Costa and Rob Taylor, and directed by the latter, follows childhood friends Alex and Mark, now in their midlives (see that?) who are chasing their dragon - a purple tanktop once worn by their favorite wrestler, Raging Abe. Raging Abe is a Macho Man Randy Savage-type character who wears a stove pipe hat and chin beard and lives by five "proclamations," all meant to help his young fans navigate life and walk as better people. The film opens with grainy footage of a talk show appearance (think Arsenio Hall) from Raging Abe and his handler, Mary Todd, played by Abdul. The action opens in the eighties with young Alex and Mark ringside

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Barbarella Chats with BLOAT actors Malcolm Fuller and Sawyer Jones

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Hey friends! Barbarella here to chat about feeling bloated. Wait that’s not right. I’m here to chat a bit about Bloat, which will be in Theaters, On Demand and On Digital March 7, 2025. It’s a new horror thriller in which Ben McKenzie (“Gotham,” “The O.C.”) plays Jack, a man stuck working while his family vacations in Japan. As if the FOMO isn’t bad enough, one of his sons starts behaving strangely after almost drowning, and his wife, played by Bojana Novakovic (Edge of Darkness, Drag Me to Hell), must grapple with everything essentially alone, while Jack grows increasingly frustrated with his inability to do anything more than bear witness and offer recommendations and theories. 

Bloat proves to be pretty fun, generating some tension from the fact that poor Jack is stuck in front of a screen in another country, balancing work and family drama from afar. His sense of powerlessness and the increasing frustration that develops as he video-chats with his family and hears increasingly more unsettling news makes him relatable and really heightens the unease I feel while watching. While the final act doesn't engage me as much as the setup leading up to it, I enjoy enough of the concepts within the story that overall, I like the movie. 
I got the opportunity to chat with the actors who play the two sons, Malcolm Fuller and Sawyer Jones. Check it out!
Barbara: Would you guys tell me about the casting process. Did you get sent the script or did you have to audition? What was that like

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Director Simon West and star Lucy Liu talk OLD GUY, starring Christoph Waltz, now streaming everywhere!

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Director Simon West should be a household name; his first film was a little picture from 1997 called CON AIR. Perhaps you've heard of it? He went on to helm similar big budget action extravaganzas, such as 2001's LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER and 2012's THE EXPENDABLES 2. Eventually, however, time and changing tastes caught up with West, and now he's directing smaller budget flicks, from action to drama, that move at a slightly slower pace and appeal to a different audience. 
The same could be said for Danny Dolinski, the titular OLD GUY of West's latest feature, played by Academy-Award Winner Christoph Waltz (INGLORIOUS BASTERDS, THE GREEN HORNET). Danny's a wetworks expert in a field saturated with hot young assassins, desperately trying to prove he's still relevant, often to his detriment. After recovering from a wrist injury that found him relegated to a cleaner role at a local bakery, Danny is itching to get back in the field. When he's told the only role available is support for young assassing Wihlborg (Cooper Hoffman), he is understandably unenthused. He invites his longtime friend Anata (Lucy Liu) along for their job since it'll take them to some charming locations around Europe, and once underway, tries to take point on every hit. Things don't go as planned.

As you can probably already divine, there are so many parallels between Waltz's OLD GUY and West's career. Danny was once the best, the biggest game in town, and his name still opens doors... but the game has

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Julianna Margulies and Gretchen Mol Talk MILLERS IN MARRIAGE, Edward Burns' latest with Eric McClanahan

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Edward Burns made quite the impression after winning the Best Picture prize at the Sundance Film Festival with his 1995 masterpiece THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN, signifying the emergence of a new and singular voice. The plot synopsis for the film was "Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity." Now, thirty years later, Burns has returned with a new vision, MILLERS IN MARRIAGE, with the plot synopsis sounding vaguely familiar - "Three Irish Catholic siblings from New York struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity." What can I say? Dude's got range.


However, I'm not here to say that Edward Burns is a one-trick pony or that MILLERS IN MARRIAGE is recycled and tired. Truth is, I really liked this movie. The cast is impeccable and the narrative kept me interested, even when I thought some plot points were a bit contrived or predictable. Burns crafts characters that we want to care about, even if they're narcissistic, self-destructive, manipulative, or just plain wrong. Burns' gift of character and dialogue is that we are drawn into the maw of the devouring devils of his narratives. 

This film is no different. Following the Miller siblings, Andy (Burns), Maggie (Julianna Margulies), and Eve (Gretchen Mol), and their orbiting cadre of lovers. Andy is a painter, fresh off a separation from his wife Tina (Morena Baccarin) and now dating one of her former colleagues Renee (Minnie Driver). Maggie is an active novelist married to inert novelist Nick (Campbell Scott),

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Writer/Director Spider One and star Krsy Fox speak with McEric about their new film LITTLE BITES, releasing on physical media Tuesday 2/18 and streaming on SHUDDER Friday 2/21.

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Parenthood is sacrifice, and that is the message behind the latest horror film from filmmaker Michael Cummings, aka Spider One of Powerman 5000, aka Rob Zombie's brother. As he puts it in his director's statement:
"In the film, Mindy’s relationship with her monster, Agyar, is clearly my allegory for parenthood. His bites are her pain. His words are her insecurities. His intentions are to prove Mindy’s failure as a parent. We are in solidarity with Mindy, even if, at times we are frustrated and baffled by her actions. And that is exactly the point. She doesn’t know what to do. None of us do. Framing this movie in horror was a natural choice."

LITTLE BITES tells the story of Mindy Vogel (Krsy Fox, TERRIFIER 3), who is inexplicably saddled with a demon, Agyar (Jon Skarloff, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER) that demands to feast upon her daughter, Alice. Unwilling to acquiesce, Mindy sends Alice to stay with her mother (Bonnie Arons, THE NUN) while she placates the monster with bites of her own flesh, spinning a plan to rid of her the burden once and for all. 
I had the opportunity to speak with writer/director Spider One and lead actress Krsy Fox, neither of whom I felt comfortable addressing by name because I didn't feel entirely sure if Krsy was just pronounced "Krissy" and I couldn't rightly look a man in the face and call him "Spider".

I really wanted to like this feature when I sat down to watch it, and a lot about it is quite

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McEric talks to director Greg Kohs and producer Gary Krieg about the new documentary THE THINKING GAME

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It’s apparent that we’re living in the future, but how did we get here? Moreover, who shepherded us into this bold new world. Director Greg Kohrs and producer Gary Krieg sought this very answer and it brought them to Demis Hassabis.
 
Demis Hassabis began his journey as a young chess prodigy before shifting gears toward changing the world. He was drawn to the game as a “A fun thinking game,” but after a particularly long battle at a world tournament, he saw a futility in wasting his brain on games when there were real challenges to which he could apply his talents. 
 
During a gap year between high school and college, Demis got an internship at Bullfrog games, where he implemented rudimentary AI into a PC game called Theme Park. His innovation allowed the NPCs to react to each other as well as the gamers’ intervention and create a more interconnected and immersive experience. This caught the eye of Electronic Arts and changed the trajectory of video games for years to come. Despite this transformative influence, Demis focused on college and after graduation sought to tackle the issue of Artificial General Intelligence.
 
For the uninitiated, Artificial General Intelligence refers to a true thinking creation. Inspired to a point by the AI Deep Blue defeating Chess master Kasparov in 1997, Demis was duly impressed by the victory but saw the limitation of an innovation that could ONLY play chess. As admirable as that was, Demis saw an imminent future where an AI could beat

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McEric chats with the writer/director and stars of the Sundance Midnight Selection TOUCH ME

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The Sundance Film Festival is preparing to hit Park City, Utah once again this Thursday, January 23rd through February 2nd, boasting 88 feature films and a slew of shorts and industry panels. One of the highlights of the festival each year is the Midnight Program, which screens genre pictures late at night. Just last year this program brought us I SAW THE TV GLOW, IN A VIOLENT NATURE, and LOVE LIES BLEEDING, to give you an idea of the type of fare one might find. One particular title in this year's program caught my interest when I read the synopsis and stood out as something that would assuredly be unique. The film is called TOUCH ME by writer/director Addison Heimann, and its synopsis reads:
Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world.

TOUCH ME is a brilliant meditation on addiction, codependency, and the universal search for acceptance and peace in an ever-increasingly chaotic world. The film's use of color is exquisite, and the four lead actors who propel the story turn in some amazing work. I knew the film would be weird but it exceeded my expectations, and if you like your allegories laugh-out-loud funny and interspersed with tentacle sex, you will love this film, too.
I was able to talk to writer/director Addison Heimann, stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris, and Marlene Forte about the film, some of the technical wizardry

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Eric McClanahan reviews Robert Eggers's latest film, NOSFERATU.

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Wouldst thou like to live immortally?
Robert Eggers is back in theaters with his latest vision, NOSFERATU, a remake of the 1922 film of the same name, which was itself an unlicensed retelling of Bram Stoker's DRACULA. For those who don't know, Eggers is the visionary behind such standout films as THE VVITCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE, and THE NORTHMAN. His films have earned him a fiercely dedicated fanbase and heavy auteur status in Hollywood, essentially giving him carte blanche when it comes to making his films. NOSFERATU is the culmination of that legacy and that power, for better or worse.

I saw NOSFERATU last night in a packed theater, my second choice theater as the first had already sold out by the time I arrived. It was preceded by trailers for THE WOLF MAN and THE MONKEY, tailored to its audience of artistic horror hounds. The movie begins with simple white text over black backgrounds, and the first thing the audience hears is a woman crying the darkness. From there, the film is two plus hours of atmosphere and mood, stretched to its near breaking point before the final fade out. Eggers is a master of tone, an Edgar Allan Poe of the visual form, and his legacy as a visual storyteller receives no tarnish with this entry into his oeuvre. So much is explored with a muted color palette and expert use of light and shadow. The camera pulls into darkness, pulls the bodies onscreen into rooms into which they cannot see,

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Filmmaker James Fox discusses his new documentary THE PROGRAM which examines the United States government's pre-existing relationship with UAPs.

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In a new AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SEGMENT, I will do something terrifically similar to what I did the last time I did this segment, and now that I'm reading that out loud I realize how ridiculous it sounds. Regardless, I once again enter the realm of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena and speak with a specialist about what the United States knows, what it doesn't, and the barriers that are preventing it from disclosing its full knowledge to the public.
Let's get one thing established right away: the conversation around alien visitation has changed. When I chatted with Disclosure Activist Stephen Bassett back in 2021, we weren't discussing if these visitations were real but rather why we weren't being told about them. Even the classification has changed - they're no longer Unidentified Flying Objects but Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon, or UAPs. Our government has come clean about their interest in UAPs, largely due to military concerns, and they take sightings seriously. The Defense Department's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office was created to investigate unidentified anomalies to determine if they're foreign or domestic, dangerous or innocuous, earthbound or alien. That part is transparent, but THE PROGRAM's findings aren't, and that is the subject of filmmaker James Fox's new documentary, THE PROGRAM.

I chatted with James Fox, filmmaker of The Phenomenon, Moment of Contact, and I Know What I Saw, to discuss THE PROGRAM after viewing it, and though we were able to talk for quite a while, I didn't really have that many questions. Not because the

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McEric chats with produced Hilarie Burton Morgan and star Molly Brown about the new SHUDDER exclusive BLOODY AXE WOUND, a coming-of-age slasher comedy with heart(s) to spare.

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Everything about film has changed, and while some lambast this brave new world, it does have its silver linings. Streaming services took over channels and then became their own studios. For every Netflix dud there's a great horror film championed by SHUDDER, Bloody Disgusting, or Fangoria that would go otherwise unproduced. SHUDDER, specifically, has been picking up amazing films, from last year's LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL to this year's IN A VIOLENT NATURE. The studio is ending the year strong with a meta take on the coming-of-age slasher rom-com called BLOODY AXE WOUND, releasing in limited theaters before landing on the streamer in early 2025. The synopsis is as follows:
Abbie Bladecut (Sari Arambulo, "A.P. Bio") is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family’s bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush (Molly Brown, "Dexter: Original Sin"). In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie’s father, Roger Bladecut (Billy Burke, TWILIGHT), has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it’s time to take the family tradition in a new direction. 

The conceit of the film is surprisingly fresh in a genre that finds new ways to reinvent itself with shocking regularity. Set within the confines of a horror film, we see what it might be like to grow up in a family where the patriarch is a serial killer/slasher who rises from the grave

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Barbarella Dives into Conversation with FREEDIVER Director Michael John Warren!

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Hey friends! Barbarella here. Michael John Warren’s latest documentary Freediver is available on Prime Video, or buy or rent on Digital starting December 7, 2024. The film plunges viewers into the world of competitive freediving as it chronicles Alexey Molchanov’s unprecedented attempt to set world records in multiple categories of the sport. Opening with some explanations about diving’s impact on the body, the film draws me back to memories of getting certified to scuba. Prior to those classes, the risks about which I knew were drowning, underwater predators (e.g. sharks), and the bends. Yet, those first days in the classroom, we learned a whole horde of other damaging or fatal consequences of diving that I had never previously considered. Once we were all sufficiently terrified of the consequences of our planned endeavor, it was time to don our gear and plunge into the depths. And we did, despite the inherent risks of injury and death. 
Although risk-free to myself, witnessing Alexey move gracefully deeper into peril in Freediver proves almost as nerve-wracking as my first open-water dive and leaves me pondering questions, like “How long could I hold my breath?” - the answer is not long at all - or “Would I ever consider free diving?” The answer is maybe, but absolutely not competitively. Those people are insane, superhuman, or both!
Whether they are insane or not, I spend much of the film in awe of these people who have trained their bodies to perform skills the human body was never meant to experience.

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Tim Sheridan chats about Alan Scott: Green Lantern, Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Batman: The Long Halloween, and adapting legacy stories to small and large screens.

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When I got into this racket over six years ago, I did so as a fan. In fact, it was a passing text exchange with a friend about the movie A QUIET PLACE that ended with “Hey, do you want to write about movies for a website?” Flash forward, here I am, having interviewed over a hundred creatives in my time with this site and others. Typically, I’ll get an email from a PR firm asking if I want to screen a film and speak with attached talent or read a book and speak with the author. I rarely say no as I firmly believe that everyone is worth talking to and every person you come in contact with can teach you something that you might not learn in your own sphere of social contacts or experiences.
 
This interview is different. This subject I hunted down. I saw that he was going to be at New York Comic Con this year signing books in Artist Alley, and I’d already interacted with him briefly on Twitter (back when it was Twitter) so I felt I could swing over and say hello. I did, and of course he had some fans in front of him when I arrived so I decided to hang back and let them have their moment. Watching him interact with these fans confirmed everything I believed about this writer - he couldn’t be any nicer, any more accommodating, or any more grateful for the people who celebrate his art.

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McEric chats with reality star Jenni "JWoww" Farley on her feature-film debut as writer/director of the found-footage horror film DEVON.

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Found footage horror. Do you love it? Do you hate it? Do you think it is its own genre or do you lump it in with its overarching tone - slasher, supernatural, monster, etc. Love it or hate it, the convention is here to stay, as it offers a realistic, relatable approach to horror that blurs the lines between reality, film, empathy, and voyeurism.
 
So, when I got an email asking if I wanted to screen the feature DEVON, written and directed by Jenni “JWoww” Farley, I said “of course I do!” My wife is a fan of “Jersey Shore” and has been since day one, so I mostly did it for her, but I was also very curious what the singular star would bring to the horror pantheon. The logline read:
 
Devon's parents never stopped searching for answers after her disappearance from a notorious asylum. Years after the incident, a mysterious website draws five adventurers to the abandoned asylum where she was last seen. Armed with cameras, they plunge into the darkness, unaware they’re filming their own descent into horror—never meant to return.
 

 
I got the chance to chat with writer/director/producer Jenni “JWoww” Farley about jumping into a feature-length film, the serendipitous location, and her crew. 
 

 
Eric McClanahan: Hey, Jenni! How are you?
 
Jenni “JWoww” Farley: Good. Nervous. 
 
EM: Nervous? Why are you nervous?
 
JJF: I feel like this is [me] kind of starting my career over. It’s a different world, a different element. I am a superfan of horror films; I have been since I

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HIPPO'S Writer/Director Mark Rapaport Chats Video Games, Sex Talks, and Black-and-White Filmmaking

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Hey, friends! Barbarella here to talk about dark comedy Hippo, or more accurately to share the conversation I had with Hippo’s director and writer Mark Rapaport. Genuinely funny, this incredible film has the potential to achieve cult status, so long as people take a chance on this black-and-white gem and actually see it. I recommend that they do. Hippo stars Kimball Farley, Lilla Kizlinger, Eliza Roberts, and Eric Roberts as the narrator. It tells the story of two exceptionally different teens being raised by their mother in a somewhat isolated existence. At times, it reminds me of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth, in the way that the children in Hippo are sheltered, while not in the same extreme way they were in the Greek film, both films make strong points about the detriment of isolation. The two would make a great double-feature, but if you want to jump on this one first, Hippo will be in select theaters November 8. 

At any rate, after a night of minimal sleep due to staying out late at the Pink concert, I caught up with Mark Rapaport, and we had a fun chat about the movie. Check it out!
Barbara: Why go black and white with this? 
Mark: I've always loved classic movies, but I never thought I would make a movie in black and white until my cinematographer started taking photos of black and white, and I was like, “These are so cool and good, why don't more people shoot in black and white? Maybe we should do something like that.” He was very into that. When

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McEric highlights a few spooky films for your Halloween night, including DIE ALONE and HOLD YOUR BREATH.

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‘Tis the season, for a few more hours, before Mariah Carey breaks through her ice-cocoon and heralds in the winter holidays. If you need a couple of thrillers to hold back the tide of the inevitable, I’ve got you covered with a couple of brand new features released this very month: HOLD YOUR BREATH and DIE ALONE.
 
DIE ALONE stars Carrie-Anne Moss (THE MATRIX, “The Acolyte”), Frank Grillo (CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, ONE DAY AS A LION), Douglas Smith (HBO’s “Big Love”), and Kimberly-Sue Murray (Netflix’s “V-Wars”). The film is written and directed by Lowell Dean (WOLFCOP, SUPERGRID) and released by Quiver Distribution. After an outbreak turns the majority of the population into plant-based zombies, a young man (Smith) with amnesia searches for his lost love and stumbles across a rugged survivalist (Moss). Check out the trailer:
 

 
If you’re getting “The Last of Us” vibes, you’re on the right track. The film features some pretty great creature effects, apt desolation to sell the apocalypse, and a surprisingly original story. Moss is the star of the show, by far, and carries her scenes with a deadpan humor that keeps the heavy subject matter from swallowing the viewer in despair. The budget limitations are clear but the film that emerges is certainly a smart, fun ride that hits all the points of an apocalyptic thriller with a (predictable) plot twist and great performances.
 
I got the chance to chat with Carrie-Anne Moss about the production of the film, her bicycle-riding skills, and dream roles.

Carrie-Anne

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Snake Plotzkin Reviews THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE

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Snake Plotzkin, reporting from Fantastic Fest 2024, where I got to see the biographical documentary, The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee. I’m a big fan of Hammer horror, and I will watch literally any Hammer film with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in it. One of my favorite Hammer films is Rasputin the Mad Monk, which, if you haven’t seen it, is one of Lee’s best performances. The gigantically tall Lee stalks around St. Peterburg as the mad monk, hypnotizing women, seducing them, and then yelling at them to get out of his room and leave their money on the bed. It’s amazing. 

If The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee had been made up completely of anecdotes about Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing on the Hammer films, I would honestly have been very satisfied with it. But the movie unexpectedly goes much further, revealing not just another side of the actor, but multiple facets. For instance, did you know that Christopher Lee fought Nazis? That he may have been the inspiration for James Bond (which was written by his cousin)? That he released two heavy metal albums? Well, this movie goes where no marionette-narrated biopic has gone before, using a mix of interviews, animation, and puppetry to bring Christopher Lee to life (the man himself passed away in 2015).
Yes, I said puppetry. The movie is narrated by a marionette of Christopher Lee – who, in an uncanny imitation of Lee’s sonorous voice (played by Peter Szymon Serafinowicz, an English actor

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STRANGE HARVEST: THE OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE Premieres at Fantastic Fest 2024!

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Hey friends. Barbarella here. Strange Harvest: The Occult Murder in the Inland Empire is a long title for a great narrative utilizing the true-crime documentary format. The format proves so effective at tricking my brain into thinking I’m watching actual footage of crime scenes and caught-on-tape moments that I had to occasionally remind myself to relax, it’s only a movie. 
It made its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2024 on September 22, 2024 at 11:50 p.m. CT, and I had the delightful opportunity to sit down with genre director Stuart Ortiz, and actors Peter Zisso and Terri Apple in Austin last week. Check it out!

Barbara: I'm one of these people that I can watch the most gruesome stuff in movies, and it doesn't bother me, heads getting drilled and stuff.
Peter: Bless You. 
Barbara: But it really upsets me to see people getting hurt, even these skateboarding videos and such, and this movie messed with my brain because I knew it’s fictional, but my brain got tricked into thinking it was real at times because the way it was done. I'm very impressed with the effectiveness of that. 
Stuart: Thank you.  
Barbara: Why do this in a true crime format? What were you going for? 
Stuart: I just think it's a really interesting way to tell a story, and in particular to tell a horror story because it just allows you to have this vantage point that you don't normally have with horror, to investigate certain details or aspects of a horror story that you wouldn't focus on necessarily in a more conventional story. I

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Kevin Smith Talks to McEric about THE 4:30 MOVIE

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Kevin Smith’s THE 4:30 MOVIE is coming home today, available on digital through all major retailers. The film tells the story of young Brian David, an avatar of Kevin Smith, and his adventures at the local Atlantic Cinema where he watches films with his friends Burny and Belly in 1986. It’s a departure from the View Askewniverse that Smith started thirty years ago, which admittedly stretched to its possible breaking point as the characters within encountered rebel angels, demons, Hollywood, jewel thieves, terrorists, and a monkey. THE 4:30 MOVIE offers a much more grounded story of a simpler time when the cinema and video store ruled the weekend, and the lives on the silver screen either mirrored our own or showed us worlds we could only imagine. 

I had the opportunity to chat with Kevin Smith yesterday in support of the film’s digital release and it went exactly as I thought it would: we were given six minutes, I asked one question, and he talked for eight. What I got in that response, though, was a good deal of wisdom about what the filmmaker attempts when he puts his memories to screen for our amusement, how he’s remained relevant, and where his ideas originate. Prior to the interview’s start, my cat Bennie decided she needed to be part of it all, as well, and leapt onto the seat behind me. 
 
Eric McClanahan - Hi Kevin!
 
Kevin Smith - Hello, Eric! How are you?
 
EM - I’m well, thank you!
 
KS - Look at that cat!

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McEric chats with David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown) and Lauren Lavera (Sienna Shaw) ahead of Damien Leone's TERRIFIER 3

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Time to crawl out from under your bridges, ghouls, because Damien Leone’s Art the Clown is back in TERRIFIER 3, hitting theaters October 11th. This time the terror is set against the backdrop of Christmas, with Art (David Howard Thornton) returning to hunt down Sienna (Lauren Lavera) after she cut his head off in the last installment. The film picks up right at the end of Part 2 before allowing Art to take a five year siesta while Sienna spends time in facilities piecing her psyche back together. Young Jonathan Shaw (Elliott Fullam) isn’t so young anymore, attending college near his Aunt and Uncle, Jessica and Mark (Margaret Anne Florence and Alex Ross), with whom Sienna stays after being checked out of the latest facility. 

The film opens with Art dispatching a family while dressed in a Santa Claus suit, letting the audience know right away that no one is safe. The entire film plays out as a supercut of gory kills and dark humor, with occasional moments of genuine world-building that allows the supporting cast to really stretch their acting muscles. Plotwise, the film seems to be more focused on showcasing creative kills than telling a cohesive story, and the end seems somewhat rushed, as though the filmmakers had almost forgotten that they had to end the thing. 
 
What a TERRIFIER fan is looking for, however, is exactly what they’ll find in 3: inventive kills, stomach-turning sound design, laughs that’ll make you question your own morality, and surprises. When I got

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Barbarella Talks AI With SUBSERVIENCE Director S.K. Dale

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Hi friends, Barbarella here. Sci-fi film Subservience, starring Megan Fox, Michele Morrone  (his name’s Italian so the “ch” is pronounced like a “k”), Madeline Zima, and Matilda Firth, just came out on Demand and Digital, so let’s talk about AI. Do you think artificial intelligence will bring about major medical advancements, or do you envision more of a Terminator situation evolving? I tend to think it’s not the AI itself but whoever’s behind it that should be on whom we focus our concern. When it comes to cinema, filmmakers always hold technology responsible, because let’s face it, that makes for a more entertaining movie. I would argue Will Honley and April Maguire’s screenplay puts at least some of the onus on the humans. Maybe don’t say certain things to a Sim that’s constantly evolving and learning; that’s all I’m saying. If it weren’t for one comment made to Alice (Megan Fox), the attractive Sim acquired to help out around the house, perhaps a lot of mayhem could have been avoided. 
 
I appreciate that the conflict in Subservience primarily occurs within the family unit, as this makes it more believable to me. Favoring older technologies, Nick (Michele Morrone) isn’t the biggest fan of artificial intelligence, but when he and his sick wife (Madeline Zima) can’t keep up with managing the household and children, he caves and gets Alice, the best new Sim on the market, to help out, and you know that’s not going to work out quite how everyone expects, well, at least how everyone

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McEric chats with the cast of Kevin Smith's THE 4:30 MOVIE

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Writer/Director Kevin Smith began his View Askewniverse in 1994 with his breakout hit CLERKS. The film tells the story of a couple of slackers working dead-end jobs in New Jersey in the 1990s and the conversations and misadventures they dabble in along the way. The film paved the way for countless stories, and so far nine films by Smith have rounded out its canon, along with several animated adventures and more in the pages of comic books. Before Dante and Randall ever sat around the Quik Stop and chatted about JAWS, STAR WARS, or even NAVY SEALS, young Kevin Smith was a New Jersey native soaking up inspiration on the silver screen at his local movie theater, the Atlantic Highlands Cinema. Flash forward to today and he owns that theater, rebranded as the Smodcastle, where he showcases new releases, repertory classics, film festivals, and even special screenings of “Movies With Kev,” where he screens a classic and participates in a Q&A following the screening.
 
Finally the formative experiences of young Kev are getting their own film treatment, with Kevin Smith’s newest release, THE 4:30 MOVIE, premiering tomorrow in cinemas around the country. The film, not set within the View Askewniverse, tells the story of a young man named Brian David, a not-even-thinly-veiled stand-in for Kevin Smith, played by Austin Zajur, who one day in the late spring of 1986 asks his crush Melody Barnegat (Siena Agudong) to meet him at the movies. This is much to the chagrin of his two

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Shiloh Fernandez Discusses Working With Nadine Crocker on CONTINUE

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Hey, friends! Barbarella here. It feels a little wrong that I have a ton of pep today while I’m covering a movie about the very serious topic of suicide, but here we are. Continue makes a personal and powerful statement from writer, director, and star Nadine Crocker, who survived her own suicide attempt in her twenties. In Theaters, On Demand and Digital September 6, 2024, Continue escorts viewers through Dean’s struggles as she experience life after a suicide attempt. Beautifully shot, the film also includes an unexpected love story, albeit, I’m not sure I believe that two people would be that flirtatious while discussing their past traumas, but just because I wouldn’t flirt while sharing horrific things from the past doesn’t mean it’s not possible that some people might. Anyway, before I veer too far off-topic, the movie stars an actor of whom I’ve been a fan since first seeing him about fifteen years ago in an independent film at Fantastic Fest called Deadgirl, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to chat with that actor, Shiloh Fernandez, about the film. 
Right out of the gate, I share my love of Deadgirl and Shiloh’s performance in it. Check out his response and the rest of our conversation! 
Shiloh: That is so sweet. It’s still one of my favorite movies. I loved doing a small movie like that, and all these years later, to do Continue, I think it was maybe the 2nd smallest. It is really neat having these small movies make an impact. 
Barbara: I don’t know what it says about me, but Deadgirl was one

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Barbarella and Director Audrey Cummings Discuss Western PLACE OF BONES!

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Hey, friends. Barbarella here. A new Western, Place of Bones, rides into theaters and on digital Friday, August 23, 2024. Unlike the Westerns of yesteryear, this one is female-led, with Audrey Cummings in the director’s chair and Heather Graham shining in the lead role as a mother who, along with her daughter (Brielle Robillard), must fight for survival when a gang of outlaws, led by Tom Hopper, arrives in the area.   
I’ve been a Tom Hopper fan ever since he won me over with his enticing portrayal of Billy Bones in Black Sails. He earns additional adoration from me through the way he injects subtle humor as villain Bear John in this film. I find myself laughing at moments that I’m fairly certain weren’t intended to be funny, yet he fires wit like a true sharp-shooter with a faint exasperation about him that’s just funny. However, he’s not the only one who offers something more than just delivering what’s written on the page. Corin Nemec, Brielle Robillard, and Heather Graham also add an extra something that gives insight into their characters and adds a bit of snark to the exchanges.
 
I had the opportunity to speak with Audrey Cummings, and I sometimes like to break the ice with a question about Muppet-casting on remakes. While she placed Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzy Bear in the lead roles of Calhoun (Corin Nemec), Pandora (Heather Graham), and Hester (Brielle Robillard), I took a completely different approach, thinking it would be fun to have Statler and

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#ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD director Marcus Dunstan and star Jade Pettyjohn talk to McEric about the new slasher comedy!

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There was every manner of film at this year’s Tribeca Festival, and I managed to take in thirteen features, four shorts, and an episodic premiere by the time the whole thing wrapped this past June. One of the highlights was the opportunity to interview two of the lead talents behind the new slasher ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD: director Marcus Dunstan and star Jade Pettyjohn. We met at the Roxy Hotel bar and restaurant, a favorite meetup spot of mine, on a Saturday morning. I was, admittedly, running late, but they were so patient and gracious with me and I always appreciate that from stars and filmmakers, whose lives are probably ten times as cluttered as mine. 
Its logline says of the film: “A group of college friends rents an airbnb for the biggest music festival of the year. However, their weekend of partying soon takes a deadly turn as a masked killer murders them one by one according to their sins.”

The film, though familiar in synopsis, finds a way to inject new life into a tired formula. The design of the killer is unique, the kills are creative, the victims are fighters rather than training dummies, for the most part, and the twist(s) are welcome.
 
Marcus Dunstan is perpetually smiling, speaking in a small voice from a large, gentle face. Jade Pettyjohn is excitable, clearly enjoying being at the festival and also talking about this joyous diversion in her filmography. We couldn’t help but jump right in. Unfortunately, I recorded this

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Check Out This Trailer for Psychological Thriller SLINGSHOT!!

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Hey friends, Barbarella here. It seems like ages since we’ve had a really cool psychological thriller that takes place in space, but it appears that Slingshot may fill that void. When a trio of elite astronauts set to undertake a risky slingshot maneuver, potential issues with both the ship and a crew member add to the dangers of the mission. Starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey, the film hits theaters nationwide August 30th.
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Robert Downey Jr is back but not as we know it!

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In perhaps the most shocking story to come out of this year's otherwise short-on news panel from Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr is returning to the MCU. It has just been announced that he has been cast as none other than the great green dictator Doctor Doom. Taking to the stage Downey Jr had this to say:
"New mask, same task...What can I tell ya, I like playing complicated characters."
Whether or not he’ll be the genuine Earth 616 version or the Doom from the alternate Universe Fantastic Four: First Steps seems to be set in remains to be seen. Either way, welcome back to the fold RDJ.
The panel revealed that Downey Jr’s Doom would make his presence known in the freshly titled Avengers: Doomsday which has a release date of May 2026 with Avengers: Secret Wars following in May 2027.
 Let us know what you think of this curveball in the comments down below!

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The Max panel from HBO has just unveiled the second trailer for its forthcoming original limited series!

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 Tear down the empire from the inside out.
The Max panel from HBO has just unveiled the second trailer for its forthcoming original limited series The Penguin starring Academy Award Nominee Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzi Feliz and Clancy Brown.
Set directly after the events of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, the series follows crime boss Oswald Cobblepot as he makes a bid to control Gotham cities underworld after the death of Carmine Falcone.
Created by showrunner Lauren LeFranc and Directed by Craig Zobel, The Penguin premiers on September 19 exclusively on Max.
I personally still can't get my head around Farrell’s insane transformation for this role. When you see him introduce the trailer, it makes that stunning metamorphosis all the more unreal.
Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think in the comments below.

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All the action from the Star Trek panel at San Diego Comic-Con!

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The Star Trek panel at SDCC just hit and boy did Paramount + bring the good stuff!
Not only did they give us our first look at Strange New Worlds Season 3 and Lower Decks Season 5 but we were also treated to our first look at section 31, a Paramount+ Original Movie, starring Academy Award® winner Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou who joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with some of the shadier work that comes with protecting the United Federation of Planets.
Also revealed was a little bit of casting news regarding the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series, which is bringing back Star Trek: Discovery alum Tig Notaro, Oded Fehr and Mary Wiseman and get this, Robert Picardo of Voyager and Prodigy!
It would seem that the next few years will be a great time to be a Star Trek fan and I can't wait for more.
Let us know what you think of the footage in the comments section below and as always, Live Long and Prosper…

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Nicola Coughlan introduces the first look at the new Doctor Who Christmas Special!

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Hello Doctor Who fans, House of Macleod here with some very special news!
SDCC 2024 has well and truly kicked off and this year promises to be full of all the geeky joy that keeps us going through these long summer months and Honey, are we here for fun!
Speaking of Joy, Doctor Who’s YouTube channel just released a first look at the 2024 Christmas special, complete with an introduction from Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls, Barbie).
This year's special is called “Joy to the World” and is written by Steven Moffat and happens to be the 50th script he’s written for the series in total.
Doctor Who is available now to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK and Disney+ in the rest of the world.
Check out the clip straight from Hall H below and as usual, let us know what you think in the comments section!
Allons-y!

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Chainsaw Man's Reze Arc anime movie gets a major reveal with the release date finally announced for its U.S. run, courtesy of Sony Pictures.

Nearly three years after the first season of the series concluded in December 2022, international Chainsaw Man fans will finally get to see more of the anime as Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc comes to theaters worldwide.

Dragon Ball pulls a hilarious joke on fans by presenting "the world's most notorious assassin" as a playable new character in Dragon Ball Legends.

One of Dragon Ball's greatest strengths as a franchise is its sense of humor. Leaning into the series' comedic spirit, the free-to-play mobile title, Dragon Balls Legends, whipped up a hilarious gag for April Fools' Day.

Eärien became one of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's most hateable characters, but could she find redemption in the upcoming third season?

Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novel, so despite the series making some major divergences from canon, the fates of certain characters are set in stone. The stories of Galadriel, Elrond, and any other familiar figures from Middle-earth's history need to end in ways that can lead to the main events of The Lord of the Rings. However, several of The Rings of Power's characters were created specifically for the series, so the writers can take their plotlines in any direction they wish. This is the case for Isildur's sister, Eärien. In Tolkien's legendarium, Isildur's only sibling was his younger brother, Anárion, so Eärien's destiny is a mystery even to die-hard The Lord of the Rings fans.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse finally gets put back onto the release calendar.

Production has been slow-moving on the third installment of the Spider-Verse movie series, with multiple delays affecting the release of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. One year after the movie's original release date, it has been announced the sequel will finally be hitting movie theaters.

Spring is in the air, and with it comes the desire to see comics about nature and life, such as the best The Far Side comics about flowers.

Daily comic strips have been a popular form of entertainment for decades, with series such as The Far Side lasting longer than fans may realize. As such, Gary Larson's stories have had plenty of opportunities to get pretty niche at times, ranging from stories about working life, urban legends, and even the seasons. Since spring is officially in the air, now seems like the perfect time to reflect on his comics about flowers and nature.

Steven DeKnight provides a simple rationale for Daredevil's enhanced move set in Daredevil: Born Again and other MCU shows compared to Daredevil.

A little extra cash helped Matt Murdock be a little extra acrobatic in Daredevil: Born Again.

One of the strongest Sailor Guardians ended up breaking a crucial rule in the series, but it may have been needed to keep Crystal Tokyo safe.

One of the strongest Sailor Guardians in all of Sailor Moon is Setsuna Meiou, Sailor Pluto. As the guardian of the Door of Space and Time, Pluto holds remarkable power at her fingertips, but she is also bound by strict rules to keep the universe safe and not to meddle with the natural flow of things.

Dragon Ball has crossed over with many anime during its run, but where some crossovers are obvious & expected, others are out of left field.

Dragon Ballis one of the most influential manga and anime series ever made. Not only was the franchise the de facto face of the medium for several years (and remains so in the eyes of many), Akira Toriyama's magnum opus also influenced hundreds of other artists and creators, meaning its DNA can be found in numerous modern works.

The 1980s produced many hilarious sitcoms that featured popular Black families.

At the start of the '70s, the concept of making television shows that either starred Black actors or had a predominantly Black cast was uncommon at best. After a decade of hits like Sanford and Son, Good Times and The Jeffersons, though, networks were all too happy to greenlight more series about Black characters and families.

It's not a common rating, but the NC-17 designation began with Philip Kaufman's Henry and June.

For all its intricacies and complexities, the MPAA system is fairly stable. Everyone knows what the ratings mean, and there’s enough flexibility for films to experiment. Nonetheless, there have been a few edits. In 1990, Philip Kaufman released Henry & June, a film that forced the MPAA to create the NC-17 rating.

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SWAT Season 8 Episode 16 is just around the corner, and fans are eager to find out the exact release date and time, as well as where they can stream it online. In the previous episode, S.W.A.T.’s anti-terror operation at a bus station spirals into chaos when criminals, escaping from the police, storm in and […]

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Photo Credit: CBS SWAT Season 8 Episode 16 is just around the corner, and fans are eager to find out the exact release date and time, as well as where they can stream it online. In the previous episode, S.W.A.T.’s anti-terror operation at a bus station spirals into chaos when criminals, escaping from the police, storm in and take the station hostage. Meanwhile, the storyline progresses with Bennett intensifying her efforts to push Hicks out of his position as S.W.A.T.’s commander. So, here is everything you need to know about when and where you can watch the upcoming episode of Season 8. When is the SWAT Season 8 Episode 16 release date & time? The episode’s release date is Friday, April 4, 2025, and its release time is 10 PM ET and 7 PM PT. Here are its release times in the U.S.: Timezone Release Date Release Time Eastern Time April 4, 2025 10:00 PM Pacific Time April 4, 2025 7:00 PM The eighth and final season of SWAT premiered on October 18, 2024. This installment is slated to feature 22 episodes, all released on a weekly release schedule, i.e., every Friday. However, the season went on a second break after Episode 15 aired on March 14, 2025, returning with the next episode on April 4, 2025. As of this writing, this season will mark the conclusion of the series. Where to watch SWAT Season 8 Episode 16 You can watch SWAT Season 8 Episode 16 via CBS and Paramount Plus the next day. CBS is a broadcasting network that hosts a variety of content. Meanwhile, Paramount Plus is a subscription-based streaming platform owned by Paramount Global. It offers a wide range of CBS content, along with the latest movies, TV shows, and all kinds of entertainment. Some of the popular titles you can watch on Paramount Plus are Mayor of Kingstown, Dexter: Original Sin, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Yellowjackets. What is SWAT Season 8 about? The official synopsis for SWAT is as follows: “A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he’s tasked to run a highly-trained unit that’s the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles.” The post SWAT Season 8 Episode 16 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Discover Michael Richards' net worth in 2025 and his legacy from Seinfeld to a memoir. Explore his journey now!

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Photo Credit: John McCoy | MediaNews Group | Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Image Michael Richards’ net worth in 2025 reflects the long-lasting impact of a single legendary role, a career marked by sharp comedic talent, and a complicated public legacy. Best known as the eccentric Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld, Richards became a defining figure in ‘90s television, earning critical acclaim and household-name status. Let’s take a closer look at the sources of Michael Richards’s wealth and how he’s managed his success over the years. What is Michael Richards’ net worth in 2025? Michael Richards has an estimated net worth of $30 million in 2025. Michael Richards’s net worth in 2025 consists of earnings from television acting, particularly his role on Seinfeld, producing, writing, voiceover work, and limited royalties from DVD and syndication deals. He also owns valuable real estate. Michael Richards is most famous for playing Cosmo Kramer on the hit sitcom Seinfeld, where his iconic physical comedy and eccentric character won him three Emmy Awards and made Kramer one of the most beloved TV characters of all time. What does Michael Richards do for a living? Michael Richards is an actor and comedian, best known for his work in television and film. He primarily earned his income from acting roles, most notably his work on Seinfeld, and later from producing and writing. Most recently, Richards released a memoir titled Entrances and Exits, where he reflected on his rise to fame, his post-Seinfeld fallout, and his 2018 battle with prostate cancer. Although he has stated he’s “not looking for a comeback,” his book has drawn renewed public interest in his career and personal journey. Michael Richards’ earnings explained — how does he make money? Michael Richards earns money through: Television acting – Especially his work on Seinfeld, where he eventually earned $600,000 per episode. Residuals – While not earning backend syndication points, he still receives royalties from reruns. DVD profit-sharing – Richards negotiated a share of Seinfeld DVD sales. Writing – Through his recently released memoir. Voiceover and guest appearances – Including roles in animation and live-action shows. Real estate investments – Including a multi-million dollar Pacific Palisades home. While he has no announced acting projects in 2025, the release of his memoir Entrances and Exits has led to media appearances and interviews, signaling a potential shift into reflective and literary endeavors rather than a return to mainstream Hollywood. The post Michael Richards Net Worth 2025: How Much Money Does He Make? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

The release date and time for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16 is right around the corner, and fans are keen to know the details regarding when and where to watch the same. Titled “Dirty Money,” the episode will follow the investigation led by Bode and his aunt, Sheriff Mickey Fox. The duo looks into […]

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Photo Credit: CBS The release date and time for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16 is right around the corner, and fans are keen to know the details regarding when and where to watch the same. Titled “Dirty Money,” the episode will follow the investigation led by Bode and his aunt, Sheriff Mickey Fox. The duo looks into the attempted murder of her estranged father, Wes Fox. Here is all the information regarding the release date and time for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16, along with where to watch it. When is the Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16 release date & time? The episode’s release date is April 4, 2025, and its release time is 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT. Check out its release times in the U.S. below: Timezone Release Date Release Time Eastern Time April 4, 2025 9 p.m. Pacific Time April 4, 2025 6 p.m. Where to watch Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16 You can watch Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16 via CBS and Paramount Plus. New episodes of Fire Country Season 3 can be viewed on CBS. Moreover, viewers can watch them the day after their official release on Paramount Plus as well. The streaming service offers access to thousands of popular movies and television series, all conveniently available on one platform, along with a free trial period of up to seven days. Notable titles available on Paramount Plus include Dexter: Original Sin, Yellowjackets, FBI, NCIS, and The Stand, among many others. What is Fire Country about? The official synopsis for Fire Country is as follows: “Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region.” The post Fire Country Season 3 Episode 16 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Rumors are swirling that Sydney Sweeney’s split from longtime fiance Jonathan Davino was driven by her skyrocketing Hollywood career. After seven years together, the couple reportedly quietly went their separate ways earlier this year, leaving fans to wonder if her booming career played a major role in their breakup. Here are all the details and […]

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Photo Credit: TheStewartofNY | GC Images via Getty Images Rumors are swirling that Sydney Sweeney’s split from longtime fiance Jonathan Davino was driven by her skyrocketing Hollywood career. After seven years together, the couple reportedly quietly went their separate ways earlier this year, leaving fans to wonder if her booming career played a major role in their breakup. Here are all the details and more. Why did Sydney Sweeney call off her wedding? Sydney Sweeney and Jonathan Davino had been engaged since 2022, but they recently called off their wedding. Insiders say their relationship had been struggling for a while. Reports suggest they were living apart before their split, with sources describing the romance as “rocky for a long time.” According to an insider, Sydney Sweeney is fully focused on her career. “She’s exactly where she wants to be. Most people would feel overwhelmed by her working schedule this year, but not Syd. She’s all about working right now,” a source told PEOPLE. With multiple high-profile projects on her plate—including a new Euphoria season, The Housemaid film adaptation, and biopics about boxer Christy Martin and actress Kim Novak—Sweeney’s focus appears firmly on her craft. The insider added, “What did make her overwhelmed though was her relationship and her wedding. She didn’t feel right about it.” Though Sydney Sweeney and Jonathan Davino’s breakup wasn’t reportedly due to a lack of love, the former’s career ambitions took priority. “They split because she just wants to focus on her career right now,” the source explained. Sydney Sweeney has long kept her personal life under wraps. In a previous interview, she quipped, “Everyone is always so curious about who I’m with and what’s that like, but I think it’s important to have something for me.” (via Glamour U.K.) Despite deleting one Instagram photo with Davino earlier this year, it seems she has kept other posts up, maintaining her usual discretion. The post Fans Think Sydney Sweeney Split From Jonathan Davino For Her Career appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Sydney Sweeney reunited with her Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell amid ongoing speculation about her relationship with longtime fiancé Jonathan Davino. The sighting follows growing rumors that Sweeney and Davino ended their engagement after several years together. Here’s what we know about the reunion and the developments surrounding Sweeney’s personal life. Sydney Sweeney spotted […]

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Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Sydney Sweeney reunited with her Anyone But You co-star Glen Powell amid ongoing speculation about her relationship with longtime fiancé Jonathan Davino. The sighting follows growing rumors that Sweeney and Davino ended their engagement after several years together. Here’s what we know about the reunion and the developments surrounding Sweeney’s personal life. Sydney Sweeney spotted with Glen Powell amid breakup rumors Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell were seen dining together in Dallas amid reports that Sweeney has ended her engagement to Jonathan Davino. The pair were spotted at Joe Leo Fine Tex-Mex and Hudson House, according to The Dallas Morning News, while in town for Powell’s sister Leslie’s wedding. Sweeney and Powell, who co-starred in Anyone But You, have faced romantic speculation in the past but maintain they are just friends. “There is nothing going on romantically between Glen and Sydney. They are just friends,” a source told Us Weekly. Photos posted by Deuxmoi show Sweeney and Powell together at the restaurant, and Leslie Powell tagged her wedding photographer on Instagram, confirming the actress’s attendance. Actor John Stamos joined the Anyone But You co-stars, who reunited during the wedding weekend. According to Us Weekly, Sweeney brought a female friend as her guest and had RSVP’d months in advance. Rumors of Sweeney’s split from Davino began after she deleted a kissing photo from her Instagram post. She was also seen without her engagement ring and has reportedly been staying at a hotel without him. A source told PEOPLE, “Things have been rocky for a long time.” Another source added, “What did make her overwhelmed though was her relationship and her wedding. She didn’t feel right about it.” Sweeney and Davino had been dating since 2018 and got engaged in 2022. In an October 2023 interview with Glamour, Sweeney said, “I’m a very successful, independent woman who’s worked really hard… You can be in a healthy relationship with someone and also be very successful without needing the man.” The post Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell Reunite Amid Her Breakup Rumors appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

The recent leaked on-set images from 911 have made viewers wonder if Peter Krause’s Bobby Nash is about to die. Introduced in Season 1, he is a key character who initially was a fire captain at the St. Paul Fire Department. However, after a family tragedy, he moved to Los Angeles. There, he became the […]

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Photo Credit: Christopher Willard/Disney/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images The recent leaked on-set images from 911 have made viewers wonder if Peter Krause’s Bobby Nash is about to die. Introduced in Season 1, he is a key character who initially was a fire captain at the St. Paul Fire Department. However, after a family tragedy, he moved to Los Angeles. There, he became the Captain of Station 118 in the fire department. With recent season photos hinting at his possible demise, fans are eager to know whether Krause is leaving the beloved series. Here are all the details. Will Bobby die and could Peter Krause be leaving 911? There is no confirmation of Bobby Nash’s demise on 9-1-1. Fans began to speculate about his departure, following the latest on-set photos leak. SCREAMING. CRYING. THROWING UP. https://t.co/lzg2oiCUuv pic.twitter.com/b7U7qBlAFo — court (@stllakidd) March 30, 2025 The on-set images featured the crew of Firehouse 118 dressed up in black. They can be seen attending a funeral, which many suspect to be Bobby’s. Robert “Bobby” Nash has been married to Athena, played by Angella Bassett. She also appeared to be a part of the funeral and was standing beside their daughter, May Grant. The rumors about Bobby’s fate grew stronger when fans noticed May holding his hat, a gesture of honoring the deceased and paying last respects. Additionally, Nash’s colleagues Eddie Diaz, Ravi Panikkar, and Captain Vincent Gerrard were present at the scene. Since Nash was nowhere to be spotted in the leaked images, fans began to wonder if it was his funeral. corinne holding bobby’s hat THAT’S MAY’S DAD. pic.twitter.com/VlEFqZMJjT — court (@stllakidd) March 31, 2025 Another video also showcased the family paying their final tribute to Nash, further solidifying the speculations. However, there is a possibility that this scene could have been a dream sequence, as it’s unlikely the series would openly spoil such a major character’s death publicly. In addition, Nash has had a history of surviving numerous potentially fatal incidents. So, it’s unlikely that he will die at this point. The post Why Fans Think Peter Krause’s Bobby Is Leaving 911 appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Wondering who didn’t make it through the first Knockouts on The Voice Season 27? A high-stakes episode on March 31 marked a major turning point as the competition intensified and the Coaches were forced to make tough decisions—with no Saves available this round. For the first time this season, eliminations were final, and several Artists […]

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Photo Credit: NBC Wondering who didn’t make it through the first Knockouts on The Voice Season 27? A high-stakes episode on March 31 marked a major turning point as the competition intensified and the Coaches were forced to make tough decisions—with no Saves available this round. For the first time this season, eliminations were final, and several Artists saw their journey end. Here’s who was eliminated, how each decision played out, and what it means for the teams moving forward. Everyone who went home on The Voice this week (March 31) On March 31, 2025, the first round of Knockouts aired on The Voice Season 27, marking the end of the line for several contestants. With no Saves available, only winning Knockout performances advanced. John Legend’s team remained intact after the first Knockouts, as BD.ii won his round and Kolby Cordell moved to Team Adam. Team Kelsea lost Dan Kiernan after he competed against Tinika Wyatt. Kiernan earned chair turns during his Blind Audition, but Kelsea Ballerini only brought him onto her team using a Coach Replay. Wyatt, who didn’t receive any chair turns initially, performed an original song that earned her a Replay from Adam Levine. Ballerini later stole her for her team. She declared Wyatt the winner of their Knockout and eliminated Kiernan, though she gave him her phone number before he left. Team Adam lost both Grace-Miller Moody and Trevon Dawson. Dawson, 17 years old and the only country artist on Adam Levine’s team exited early in the Knockouts. Neither Dawson nor Moody advanced past their performances, leaving Levine without two of his team members. Team Bublé saw Simone Marijic leave after she performed against Barry Jean Fontenot. Michael Bublé chose to continue with Fontenot, citing his instrumental talent as a key factor. He gave Marijic his contact information after eliminating her, following a similar gesture made earlier by Ballerini. Reflecting on the process, Bublé stated to NBC Insider, “My favorite part about it, was when I had to let people go for the first time, I was upset about it. Until I realized that their lives had changed. Until I realized that their careers had started. They started to create a business that could go on.” The post Who Went Home on The Voice on March 31? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Hollywood’s new couple, Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona, turned heads at the premiere of A Minecraft Movie in London on March 30, not just with their affectionate red carpet moments but also with their coordinated outfits. Here are all the details about it and more. Jason Momoa matches his scrunchie with Adria Arjona’s outfit Jason […]

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Photo Credit: Samir Hussein | WireImage via Getty Images Hollywood’s new couple, Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona, turned heads at the premiere of A Minecraft Movie in London on March 30, not just with their affectionate red carpet moments but also with their coordinated outfits. Here are all the details about it and more. Jason Momoa matches his scrunchie with Adria Arjona’s outfit Jason Momoa and his girlfriend, Hit Man actress Adria Arjona, embraced a stylish purple theme for the event. The Aquaman star rocked a deep purple velvet suit paired with what seemed like a light lavender or white button-down shirt, brown sunglasses, and sleek dress shoes. But what stood out the most was his braided hair, tied together with a lavender scrunchie that perfectly matched Arjona’s elegant, sleeveless lavender dress. Arjona’s gown featured a plunging neckline and ruffled shoulders, complementing Momoa’s purple look. The couple shared sweet laughs and exchanged warm smiles on the carpet, making their chemistry undeniable. They even posed for photos with Momoa’s mother, Coni Momoa. The couple went public with their relationship in May 2024 when Jason Momoa affectionately called Adria Arjona “mi amor” in an Instagram post about their Japan trip. The two first met on the set of Sweet Girl in 2021, but they reportedly started dating after both had moved on from previous marriages. Momoa and Lisa Bonet’s divorce was finalized in early 2024, and Arjona and Edgardo Canales parted ways in 2023. Since then, their romance has been going strong. Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona walked the red carpet together for the first time on Valentine’s Day 2025 at the SNL50 concert. Thereafter, they have been inseparable at events, including the A Minecraft Movie premiere. For those curious about A Minecraft Movie, here’s the official synopsis: “Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.” The Jason Momoa-led movie is scheduled to come out on April 4, 2025. The post Jason Momoa & Adria Arjona Get Cozy at Minecraft Movie Premiere appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Wondering if Hailey Bieber really unfollowed Justin Bieber on Instagram after his latest livestream raised eyebrows? A sudden change in her following list sent fans into a frenzy, with many speculating about possible tension between the couple. Theories spread quickly online, fueled by Justin’s strange social media behavior and a temporary disappearance from Instagram. Here’s […]

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Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images Wondering if Hailey Bieber really unfollowed Justin Bieber on Instagram after his latest livestream raised eyebrows? A sudden change in her following list sent fans into a frenzy, with many speculating about possible tension between the couple. Theories spread quickly online, fueled by Justin’s strange social media behavior and a temporary disappearance from Instagram. Here’s what sparked the rumors, how Hailey responded, and what we know so far about the glitch that fueled the speculation. Hailey Bieber speaks up on unfollowing Justin Bieber on Instagram Hailey Bieber has denied rumors that she unfollowed her husband Justin Bieber on Instagram following his unusual online activity. “Didn’t unfollow him. Hope this helps!” Hailey wrote in response to a TikTok video discussing the speculation. The Rhode founder attributed the apparent unfollow to a “glitch” caused by Justin briefly deactivating his account the day before. @michelletok Replying to @Sofia sofia Has Hailey Biebe unfollowed husband, Justin Bieber on IG following his crash out? ♬ original sound – michelle As of Monday morning, Justin was not appearing under several users’ following lists, suggesting a broader issue. A source told Page Six that a “Meta glitch” occurred after Justin deactivated and then reactivated his Instagram account. Meta, which owns Instagram, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Justin’s social media behavior has drawn attention, especially after a shirtless livestream where he rapped lyrics like “You just a little bitty bitch, for sure.” In the video, he appeared to sway with droopy eyes before deactivating his account. He returned shortly after, posting a series of mirror selfies to which Hailey responded with a heart-eye emoji. Back in January, Justin reportedly unfollowed Hailey, but later claimed on his Instagram Story that “someone went on [his] account and unfollowed [his] wife,” adding, “S–t is getting suss out here.” Around that time, the couple was seen out together on Valentine’s Day and again at a Rhode skincare pop-up in Los Angeles, where Justin’s behavior raised concerns. In February, a source told Page Six that Hailey was “really concerned” about Justin’s mental state and wasn’t “sure how to manage things.” Justin has since posted cryptic content, including memes and captions about feeling unworthy and having anger issues. The couple, who married in 2018, welcomed their son Jack in 2024. The post Hailey Bieber Denies Unfollowing Justin Bieber on Instagram appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Reign Disick debunks rumors of Justin Bieber as his father on Instagram Live. Watch the viral moment now!

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Photo Credit: Raymond Hall | GC Images Reign Disick’s Instagram Live appearance has quickly caught attention as he directly confronted a long-running internet rumor about his parentage. While fans have speculated for years about a possible connection to pop star Justin Bieber, the 10-year-old son of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick shut down the theory with a clear and confident response. Here’s what Reign Disick said during the livestream, and the context behind the viral paternity rumor involving Justin Bieber. Reign Disick addresses Justin Bieber is his dad rumors Reign Disick, the 10-year-old son of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick, publicly denied rumors that Justin Bieber is his biological father. During an Instagram Live hosted by his stepsister Alabama Barker’s boyfriend, Scooter Jackson, Reign responded to a viewer’s comment, saying, “No, he’s not. Bro, I swear, Justin Bieber is not my dad. Scotty…Scotty…Scotty is my dad.” He also remarked, “I think Justin Bieber was 16 when I got born. I don’t think my mom would do that” (via People). Reign was born in December 2014, which would have made Bieber around 20 years old at the time. Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick share three children together: Mason, 15, Penelope, 12, and Reign. Kardashian also has a son, Rocky, with her husband Travis Barker. Reign’s comments followed online speculation about his paternity, which has circulated for years. In 2016, multiple sources confirmed to People that Justin Bieber, then 22, and Kardashian, then 36, had “hooked up a few times.” One source stated, “They have hooked up a few times, including recently… It’s on nights when she has help and is able to go out.” The source added, “She is very easygoing and just makes it fun for him to be around her.” Kardashian has previously commented on Reign’s resemblance to his father. During an episode of The Kardashians, she said in a confessional, “I’m starting to get a lot of vibes, like his dad,” referring to Disick. In January 2024, Disick posted photos of Reign on Instagram, calling him “rayman the king of the wild” and describing him as a “funny little guy.” Reign’s older brother Mason was also recently the subject of internet rumors. The post Kourtney Kardashian’s Son Reign Denies Justin Bieber Is His Dad appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Sam Mendes‘ four separate biographical features on the members of The Beatles now have a release date window. The filmmaker, who won the Best Director Oscar for his 1999 movie American Dreams, revealed the news while appearing alongside the four actors who would play John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr at Sony‘s […]

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Photo Credit: Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage via Getty Images Sam Mendes‘ four separate biographical features on the members of The Beatles now have a release date window. The filmmaker, who won the Best Director Oscar for his 1999 movie American Dreams, revealed the news while appearing alongside the four actors who would play John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr at Sony‘s CinemaCon presentation. The Beatles’ four movies get April 2028 release date window Sam Mendes appeared at CinemaCon, an annual event hosted for Hollywood at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday night and announced that all four Beatles biopics would release in theaters in April 2028. The four stars of the movies — Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan — were also present at the event, confirming the reports of their casting. Dickinson has been cast as Lennon, Mescal as McCartney, Quinn as Harrison, and Keoghan as Starr. While Mendes didn’t disclose the release order of the movies, he did say that the production for all four movies would last more than a year. The official longline for The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event reads, “Each man has his own story, but together they are legendary” (via Deadline). Mendes’ Neal Street Productions will produce the features in association with Apple Corps for Sony Pictures. The filmmaker will serve as producer along with Pippa Harris and Julie Pastor, also representing Neal Street, and Alexandra Derbyshire. According to Mendes, The Beatles “redefined the culture and stayed with you for a lifetime” and was perhaps “the most significant band of all time.” He explained that he’d been trying to do a film on the band “for years” but “gave up” after coming to the conclusion that the “story was too big for one film.” He didn’t want to turn it into a TV show either. Eventually, he decided to make four separate movies instead. “There had to be a way to tell the epic story for a new generation … I can assure you there is still plenty left to explore and I think we found a way to do that,” the Skyfall director elaborated (via The Guardian). The post The Beatles’ Movies Release Date Window Revealed for Unique 4-Film Event appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Paul Stanley is once again dominating the headlines, causing fans to raise questions regarding his net worth. The 73-year-old musician has established himself as one of the most iconic faces in the music industry through his fruitful career as the co-founder of the rock band Kiss. As such, the general public has showcased a heightened […]

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Photo Credit: Unique Nicole | Getty Images Paul Stanley is once again dominating the headlines, causing fans to raise questions regarding his net worth. The 73-year-old musician has established himself as one of the most iconic faces in the music industry through his fruitful career as the co-founder of the rock band Kiss. As such, the general public has showcased a heightened interest in knowing about his earnings. So, let’s take a deep dive into Paul Stanley’s net worth in 2025. What is Paul Stanley’s net worth in 2025? Paul Stanley has an estimated net worth of $200 million in 2025. Stanley’s net worth in 2025 consists of earnings from his music career and other artistic ventures. He is most famous for being the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of Kiss. He co-created the band with Gene Simmons, with Peter Criss and Ace Frehley becoming the first additional members of the group. What does Paul Stanley do for a living? Stanley is a renowned musician who performed with the rock band Kiss until their retirement in 2023. Paul Stanley’s earnings explained — how does he make money? Paul Stanley earns money from his prolonged music career and other artistic projects. Music career: After forming Kiss alongside Gene Simmons, Stanley and the group released their first studio album in 1974. The band’s popularity reached its summit in the 1980s, launching Stanley and his mates into superstardom. Despite being a rhythm guitarist and a vocalist, Paul Stanley also served as a songwriter for Kiss, conceptualizing several of the band’s greatest hits. In 2024, Simmons and Stanley decided to trade in the rights of Kiss’ catalog, name, image, and likeness to a Swedish music investment company named Pophouse for $300 million. In addition to his collaborative contributions to the industry, Stanley also has several solo hits under his belt. Having released a self-titled debut studio album in 1978, he premiered his second solo album, Live to Win, after twenty-eight years. He also released a solo track in 1989 for the Wes Craven-helmed Shocker. Artistic ventures: Paul Stanley made his musical debut with a 1999 Toronto production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, portraying Phantom in the said play. Stanley has also served as a music producer, doing so for the debut album of the rock band New England. The musician then dipped his toes into the field of painting, exhibiting and selling his original pieces in 2006. The post Paul Stanley Net Worth 2025: How Much Money Does He Make? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Discover Mike Myers' 2025 net worth from comedy classics and new projects. Explore his dynamic career now!

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Photo Credit: Amanda Edwards | Getty Images Mike Myers’ net worth in 2025 reflects a dynamic career built on iconic characters, box office hits, and creative versatility. From Saturday Night Live to Shrek and Austin Powers, Myers has left a lasting mark on comedy and pop culture. Now, with a renewed presence in entertainment and political satire, his legacy continues to evolve. Let’s explore the sources of Mike Myers’ wealth and reveal how he continues to stay relevant through decades of Hollywood success. What is Mike Myers’ net worth in 2025? Mike Myers has an estimated net worth of $200 million in 2025. Mike Myers’s net worth in 2025 consists of earnings from acting, voice acting, writing, producing, directing, and royalties from major film franchises such as Shrek and Austin Powers. He also earns from book sales and endorsements. Myers is most famous for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for creating and starring in hit comedies like Wayne’s World, the Austin Powers trilogy, and voicing the titular character in the Shrek film series. What does Mike Myers do for a living? Mike Myers is a comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He primarily earns a living through film and television projects, including voice work and producing. Most recently, Myers made headlines for returning to political satire with his surprise Saturday Night Live cameo impersonating Elon Musk. He also joined Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a pro-Canada ad campaign in response to controversial U.S. remarks. In 2022, he created and starred in the Netflix comedy series The Pentaverate, in which he played multiple roles. Mike Myers’ earnings explained — how does he make money? Mike Myers earns money from: Film and TV acting, including multi-role performances (Austin Powers, The Pentaverate) Voice acting, especially from DreamWorks’ Shrek franchise Writing and producing, as seen with Austin Powers, The Love Guru, and The Pentaverate Book sales, including his memoir Canada Syndication and residuals from long-running and high-grossing franchises Live appearances and endorsements, including political campaigns and comedy specials ooking ahead, there’s renewed interest in a fourth Austin Powers film. With Myers’ recent SNL cameo and political appearances, more TV or streaming projects are likely. He also continues voice work and appears at comedy and awards events.. The post Mike Myers Net Worth 2025: How Much Money Does He Make? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day received its official logo reveal at the 2025 CinemaCon, generating buzz ahead of its 2026 release. The reveal included a video announcement from Tom Holland and comments from director Destin Daniel Cretton. Together, they set the stage for what Marvel calls a “fresh start” for the character. While plot details remain […]

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Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing / Marvel Studios / Pascal Pictures / Columbia Pictures Spider-Man: Brand New Day received its official logo reveal at the 2025 CinemaCon, generating buzz ahead of its 2026 release. The reveal included a video announcement from Tom Holland and comments from director Destin Daniel Cretton. Together, they set the stage for what Marvel calls a “fresh start” for the character. While plot details remain under wraps, the film’s branding suggests a narrative shift after the events of No Way Home. Spider-Man 4’s logo revealed for Tom Holland-led Brand New Day The design features a classic red and blue color scheme with bold, angled lettering that echoes traditional comic book aesthetics. The subtitle “Brand New Day” appears in yellow beneath the iconic Spider-Man title, and the image confirms the film’s release date: “Exclusively in movie theatres July 31, 2026.” Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing / Marvel Studios / Pascal Pictures / Columbia Pictures Tom Holland announced the title in a pre-recorded video, stating, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a fresh start. It is exactly that” (via Variety). Holland is currently filming The Odyssey with director Christopher Nolan and was unable to attend CinemaCon in person. Director Destin Daniel Cretton, who appeared on stage, said, “I’m spending my time exploring the next stage of this amazing character with a team of the most incredible artists in the world.” The title Brand New Day originates from a 2008 Marvel Comics storyline that reboots Peter Parker’s life following a timeline reset. The storyline followed the One More Day arc, in which Peter makes a deal that results in everyone forgetting his identity, a plot that aligns with the ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Cretton announced that the team will begin filming in summer 2025. The new logo reflects a refreshed chapter in the Spider-Man narrative through both its visual style and story direction. Zendaya and Jacob Batalon plan to return to their roles, while Sadie Sink has joined the cast. Holland stated, “That’s all I’ve been allowed to say,” and assured fans he would not reveal any spoilers. Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype. The post Spider-Man 4 Logo Revealed With Brand New Day Title appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Curious about whether Rebecca Herbst is leaving General Hospital? The show’s recent episode took a shocking turn for Elizabeth Webber, played by Herbst, leading to speculation among fans that she’s departing the show. So, what happened to Webber in General Hospital, and is Herbst exiting the series? Here is everything you need to know about […]

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Photo Credit: ABC Curious about whether Rebecca Herbst is leaving General Hospital? The show’s recent episode took a shocking turn for Elizabeth Webber, played by Herbst, leading to speculation among fans that she’s departing the show. So, what happened to Webber in General Hospital, and is Herbst exiting the series? Here is everything you need to know about whether Rebecca Herbst is leaving General Hospital. Is Rebecca Herbst’s Elizabeth Webber leaving General Hospital? It’s not confirmed whether Rebecca Herbst’s Elizabeth Webber will be leaving General Hospital. It all started due to Kristina’s grudges against Ava. She blames Ava for the death of her unborn child and wishes to seek revenge. As such, Kristina decided to kill Ava in a car accident by cutting off her brakes. However, things took a terrifying turn when Elizabeth and Ric got into the car instead of Ava. Thus, the duo meets with an accident and are critically injured. The paramedics rush to the rescue while Kristina decides to investigate the situation. A blood-soaked and unconscious Ric is taken out of the car while Elizabeth remains unresponsive. Further, Lucky shows up and enquires about the situation from Kristina. Kristina is shocked and utters, “It was supposed to be Ava!” She also confesses to Lucky that the accident was meant for Ava. Lucky asked Kristina to return to Charlie’s while Elizabeth is taken away on a stretcher. Further, Lucky cares for Elizabeth and requests her to wake up. Soon, she flutters her eyes, leaving Lucky content. Elizabeth’s present condition made fans speculate about her death and Herbst’s exit from the series. Many characters have been untimely killed off the show in the past, leading to the actor’s exit. Thus, fans were expecting a similar fate for Elizabeth Webber. However, as of now, she appears stable, so Herbst doesn’t seem to be leaving ABC’s General Hospital. The post Why Fans Think Rebecca Herbst’s Elizabeth Is Leaving General Hospital appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

The latest General Hospital cliffhanger has fans in a panic—could Rick Hearst be leaving the show as Ric Lansing? After a shocking car crash left the character fighting for his life, viewers are bracing for a potential exit. But is he leaving the show? Here are all the details and more.  Is Rick Hearst’s Ric […]

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Photo Credit: @GeneralHospitalOfficial/YouTube via ABC The latest General Hospital cliffhanger has fans in a panic—could Rick Hearst be leaving the show as Ric Lansing? After a shocking car crash left the character fighting for his life, viewers are bracing for a potential exit. But is he leaving the show? Here are all the details and more. Is Rick Hearst’s Ric Lansing leaving General Hospital? Rick Hearst’s exit as Ric Lansing from General Hospital currently remains uncertain. The latest episode of General Hospital left fans reeling as Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) and Ric Lansing were caught in a horrific car accident. While Liz escaped with a broken leg, Ric wasn’t as lucky; he suffered head trauma and was rushed into emergency surgery. Doctors remained uncertain about his survival, hinting that even if he pulls through, he could end up in a coma. For soap opera veterans, a coma often signals a character’s exit, either temporarily or permanently. With Ric’s fate hanging in the balance, fans are speculating whether this could be a signal that Rick Hearst is leaving General Hospital. The crash wasn’t an accident—it was an act of revenge gone wrong. Kristina, seeking payback against Ava, tampered with the wrong car. Instead of Ava, Ric and Liz become victims of her scheme. Hence, if Ric dies in General Hospital, the fallout would be explosive. Not only would Kristina have to live with the guilt, but it could shatter her bond with Molly, who has already suffered unbearable losses. While the situation looks dire, there’s still hope for Ric’s survival. Killing him off would create irreparable damage between Kristina and Molly, possibly pushing their feud too far. So, could Ric pull through, only to face a long recovery? Or is General Hospital setting up the story for Rick Hearst’s leaving General Hospital? Fans will have to keep watching to find out whether this will come true or not. The post Why Fans Think Rick Hearst’s Ric Is Leaving General Hospital appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Viewers are curious to know why Wesley Eure, who played Mike Horton, left the hit soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Introduced in 1974, Mike is a doctor and the biological son of Bill and Laura Horton, initially believing Mickey to be his father. Eure’s time on the show lasted seven years before he officially […]

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Photo Credit- @wesleyeure | Instagram Viewers are curious to know why Wesley Eure, who played Mike Horton, left the hit soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Introduced in 1974, Mike is a doctor and the biological son of Bill and Laura Horton, initially believing Mickey to be his father. Eure’s time on the show lasted seven years before he officially departed, after which he was replaced by Paul Coufus. This has led many to wonder about the reason behind his exit. So, here’s all you need to know. Why did Wesley Eure leave Days of Our Lives and when? Eure departed Days of Our Lives in 1981. He initially believed his contract wasn’t renewed. Additionally, at that time, the Daily Mail reported that he left the show due to the “tiring workload”. However, Eure later claimed that he had been dismissed from the show due to his sexual orientation. Hollywood journalist Craig Bennett wrote True Confessions of a Shameless Gossip, where he detailed his friendship with Eure and mentioned the reason for his friend’s departure from the NBC show. He mentioned that he was allegedly sacked from the show for his sexuality. When doing Days of Our Lives, he was reportedly dating Richard Chamberlain. He was ultimately let go when rumors about his sexuality took a rise. In 2009, in an interview with New Now Next, Eure confirmed that he was fired for being gay. He discovered the truth about his exit from makeup artists and friends in production. He noted that the real reason for his exit was kept under wraps as it could have led to lawsuits. “No one would ever say [I was sacked for being gay] because that would be a lawsuit. It was all kept under the table, but through the makeup artists who worked on Days of Our Lives, I’m still in touch with a lot of the people from the show. The real reason was because I was gay,” he said. Moreover, he was with his mother, who was battling cancer in the hospital, when he received a call about being fired from the show. Nevertheless, he let the truth out in front of his mother. She appreciated his efforts in not keeping her in the dark. The post Why & When Did Wesley Eure Leave Days of Our Lives? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

With Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse back in active development, Sony has confirmed a new release date and shared key updates at CinemaCon 2025. The final chapter in the animated trilogy will hit theaters in 2027. Voice work is underway, with Shameik Moore returning as Miles Morales and Jharrel Jerome joining as Miles G. Morales, also […]

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Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Animation / Columbia Pictures With Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse back in active development, Sony has confirmed a new release date and shared key updates at CinemaCon 2025. The final chapter in the animated trilogy will hit theaters in 2027. Voice work is underway, with Shameik Moore returning as Miles Morales and Jharrel Jerome joining as Miles G. Morales, also known as the Prowler. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse gets pushed to 2027 Sony Pictures has confirmed it will release Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse on June 4, 2027. The studio originally planned the release for March 29, 2024, but removed it from the calendar in July 2023 due to delays from the writers and actors strikes. During its CinemaCon 2025 panel, Sony revealed the new release date as filmmakers Bob Persichetti and Justin K. Thompson called the movie a “massive finale to the trilogy meant for the biggest screens” (via Entertainment Weekly). Phil Lord stated the story “picks up the moment [the second movie] ended” and will again “break the boundaries with animation.” Shameik Moore will reprise his role as Miles Morales, with Hailee Steinfeld returning as Gwen Stacy (via ComicBookMovie.com). Sony screened a teaser that featured scenes from the earlier films and closed with Miles Morales declaring, “Nah, I’m gonna do my own thing.” Lord confirmed the film will introduce entirely new animation, while Thompson emphasized its design for large-format screens. New photos of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse revealed at CinemaCon CinemaCon revealed new images and footage from Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, showcasing Miles Morales and his alternate counterpart Miles G. Morales, also known as the Prowler. Jharrel Jerome voices the Earth-42 version of Miles, who dons full Prowler gear and confronts Shameik Moore’s Miles. https://twitter.com/SpiderVerse/status/1906901156879863944 The film follows the cliffhanger ending of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, where Miles finds himself on Earth-42, a universe without a Spider-Man, where his father is dead and his alternate self is a vigilante. In the teaser footage, Miles declares, “You can’t ask me… not to save my father.” https://twitter.com/SpiderVerse/status/1906903958586896594 The movie continues immediately from the last installment, with the directors, in an interview with Deadline in December 2024, emphasizing it is “a very satisfying ending” crafted with new animation styles. Originally reported by Anubhav Chauhry on SuperHeroHype. The post Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Gets New Release Date, Photos Revealed appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Viewers are wondering how many episodes are in Devil May Cry and when each new episode comes out. This Japanese animated series, inspired by Capcom’s video game franchise, tells the story of a charming demon hunter who may be humanity’s greatest chance for salvation as a mysterious antagonist seeks to unleash the gates of Hell. […]

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Photo Credit- Netflix Viewers are wondering how many episodes are in Devil May Cry and when each new episode comes out. This Japanese animated series, inspired by Capcom’s video game franchise, tells the story of a charming demon hunter who may be humanity’s greatest chance for salvation as a mysterious antagonist seeks to unleash the gates of Hell. Here’s all you need to know about the number of episodes in the show. How many episodes are in Devil May Cry? Devil May Cry will have 8 episodes. The eagerly awaited debut of Devil May Cry is set for April 3, 2025, on Netflix. Its installment will consist of a total of 8 episodes. This adult-animated urban fantasy action series is crafted by the skilled Adi Shankar and produced by Studio Mir. The cast of Devil May Cry includes Johnny Yong Bosch, Scout Taylor-Compton, Hoon Lee, Chris Coppola, Kevin Conroy, Robbie Daymond, Tony Todd, and others. When do new Devil May Cry episodes come out? All the episodes of Devil May Cry will come out at once. Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 3, 2025, when the show will officially launch. All episodes will be available at once, so you won’t have to wait to dive back into the adventures of Dante and his iconic weapons, Ebony and Ivory. How to watch Devil May Cry’s new episodes You can watch Devil May Cry via Netflix. Netflix has gained a reputation for its successful original content, offering a global streaming service that features a vast array of movies, TV shows, and unique original programming. The official synopsis for the series reads: “When a mysterious villain threatens to open the gates of Hell, a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world’s best hope for salvation.” The post How Many Episodes Are in Devil May Cry & When Do They Come Out? appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

It is time to kickstart the day by solving the NYT Connections puzzle for April 1, 2025. Yesterday’s clues featured hints about eating food, addition, ATM options, and fill-in-the-blanks with a common word. While the first three hints appeared easy, the last one required little effort. As such, it’s time to find out what’s in […]

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Photo Credit: Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images It is time to kickstart the day by solving the NYT Connections puzzle for April 1, 2025. Yesterday’s clues featured hints about eating food, addition, ATM options, and fill-in-the-blanks with a common word. While the first three hints appeared easy, the last one required little effort. As such, it’s time to find out what’s in store for today’s puzzle. Here are the hints and answers for Connections of April 1, 2025. Connections hint for April 1 Below are the hints for today’s connections, April 1, 2025. Today’s game is quite different but interesting from the previous ones. There are sixteen different symbols instead of words, and one needs to arrange them in four groups according to the common thread. Yellow Group It is related to money Green Group A combination of grammar and mathematics Blue Group It is related to emoticons Purple Group You are correct What are the Connections answers for today, April 1? Here are the answers for the NYT Connections for April 1, 2025. As mentioned above, the words will be found in four different groups. Yellow Group Answer: Currency symbols $, £, ¥, € Green Group Answer: and/together with &, +, N, X Blue Group Answer: Emoticon mouths (, ), O, P Purple Group Answer: “Right” R, →, ⊾, Today’s game was the most interesting one in the history of NYT Connections. The first group was relatively easy as it was connected with currency symbols. Further, the green group was a little twisted with a combination of grammar and mathematics. The blue group also appeared tricky, being connected with the emoticon mouths. However, the last, aka the purple group, turned out to be the easiest. Players would not have found it that difficult to guess symbols related to the word right. The post Connections Help, Hints & Clues for Today, April 1 appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

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"We have the ability to give the experience of 35mm, 70mm, 16mm... We care about it." Theater association Cinema United has revealed the first of their 2025 videos in their Behind the Screens series, taking a quick look at some iconic movie theaters around the US. This video was launched at the CinemaCon expo for movie theaters in Las Vegas this week. "This series shines a long overdue light on people who embody what is really special about theatrical exhibition," states Michael O’Leary, President and CEO of Cinema United. "[The series] puts a human face on why going to the theatre is an incredible experience. Their passion and commitment to movie fans shines through in every video. It is no wonder that people from across the [film] industry have reacted so positively to their stories." The first of their new videos highlights the landmark Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. A world famous cinema, the Music Box has been showing movies for the last three decades - though it was originally built in 1929. Eventually restored as a two-screen cinema in Lakeview, Chicago. You'll hear more from general manager Ryan Oestreich in the video below - enjoy. Cinema United will […]

"We have the ability to give the experience of 35mm, 70mm, 16mm... We care about it." Theater association Cinema United has revealed the first of their 2025 videos in their Behind the Screens series, taking a quick look at some iconic movie theaters around the US. This video was launched at the CinemaCon expo for movie theaters in Las Vegas this week. "This series shines a long overdue light on people who embody what is really special about theatrical exhibition," states Michael O’Leary, President and CEO of Cinema United. "[The series] puts a human face on why going to the theatre is an incredible experience. Their passion and commitment to movie fans shines through in every video. It is no wonder that people from across the [film] industry have reacted so positively to their stories." The first of their new videos highlights the landmark Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. A world famous cinema, the Music Box has been showing movies for the last three decades - though it was originally built in 1929. Eventually restored as a two-screen cinema in Lakeview, Chicago. You'll hear more from general manager Ryan Oestreich in the video below - enjoy. // Continue Reading ›

"Doesn't an artist have a special responsibility?" Madman Films in Australia has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film titled Riefenstahl, yes indeed a look back at the controversial and iconic German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. This premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival that year and earned great reviews at this fest, before playing at many others including at Zurich & Stockholm. A real, meaningful doc. The film explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities. "A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will but kept denying any closer ties to the regime." The doc asks: How could Riefenstahl rise to become the Reich’s leading filmmaker while persistently denying any close ties to Hitler and Goebbels? It turns out that maybe she really was a Nazi, despite her denials, or at least looked the other way when her "friend" Hitler ruled over the Third Reich for years. I saw this in Venice (here's my review) and it's pretty clear this doc is to show us yep - she was […]

"Doesn't an artist have a special responsibility?" Madman Films in Australia has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film titled Riefenstahl, yes indeed a look back at the controversial and iconic German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. This premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival that year and earned great reviews at this fest, before playing at many others including at Zurich & Stockholm. A real, meaningful doc. The film explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities. "A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will but kept denying any closer ties to the regime." The doc asks: How could Riefenstahl rise to become the Reich’s leading filmmaker while persistently denying any close ties to Hitler and Goebbels? It turns out that maybe she really was a Nazi, despite her denials, or at least looked the other way when her "friend" Hitler ruled over the Third Reich for years. I saw this in Venice (here's my review) and it's pretty clear this doc is to show us yep - she was a Nazi, but was also a brilliant filmmaker. Both, unfortunately, can be (and are) true. // Continue Reading ›

"You no longer know who I am." Vertigo Releasing has debuted a new re-release trailer for I Am Love, the 2009 Italian drama from award-winning filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Before making Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria, before he brought us Challengers and Queer and Bones & All, this was his big break-out feature film. It premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, then it also played at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Tilda Swinton stars as Emma, who left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef & her son's friend, makes her senses twinge and she can't resist him. When Edoardo discovers the affair of his mother there is a tragedy that will affect the Recchi family. Described as "skin-tingly sexy." Starring Swinton with Flavio Parenti, Alba Rohrwacher, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Gabriele Ferzetti. Reviews are mixed-to-positive, praising Swinton above all: "[she] is magnificent in this passionate character study of a trapped housewife and her complex family." All of Guadagnino's movies should be playing again. Here's the official re-release trailer (+ poster) for Luca Guadagnino's I […]

"You no longer know who I am." Vertigo Releasing has debuted a new re-release trailer for I Am Love, the 2009 Italian drama from award-winning filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Before making Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria, before he brought us Challengers and Queer and Bones & All, this was his big break-out feature film. It premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, then it also played at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Tilda Swinton stars as Emma, who left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef & her son's friend, makes her senses twinge and she can't resist him. When Edoardo discovers the affair of his mother there is a tragedy that will affect the Recchi family. Described as "skin-tingly sexy." Starring Swinton with Flavio Parenti, Alba Rohrwacher, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Gabriele Ferzetti. Reviews are mixed-to-positive, praising Swinton above all: "[she] is magnificent in this passionate character study of a trapped housewife and her complex family." All of Guadagnino's movies should be playing again. // Continue Reading ›

"None of this is real!" "I'm as real as you are." Netflix has revealed the second trailer for Black Mirror - Season 7, the next offering of new episodes in Charlie Brooker's iconic sci-fi anthology series. This trailer highlights each of the six episodes and reveals more info on them: Common People (#701) directed by Ally Pankiw; Bête Noire (#702) directed by Toby Haynes, Hotel Reverie (#703) directed by Haolu Wang; Plaything (#704) directed by David Slade; Eulogy (#705) directed by Chris Barrett & Luke Taylor; USS Callister: Into Infinity (#706) directed by Toby Haynes. Coming up this April, six more episodes will be available to watch all over the world. Brooker states: "You can expect a mix of genres and styles... Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional." This next season is "a little bit OG Black Mirror. It's back to basics in many ways. They're all sci-fi stories." The casts in these episodes have Michele Austin, Ben Bailey Smith, Asim Chaudhry, Josh Finan, Will Poulter, Jay Simpson, Awkwafina, Milanka Brooks, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin, Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti (!!), Lewis Gribben, Osy Ikhile, Rashida Jones, Siena Kelly, Billy Magnussen, Rosy McEwen, […]

"None of this is real!" "I'm as real as you are." Netflix has revealed the second trailer for Black Mirror - Season 7, the next offering of new episodes in Charlie Brooker's iconic sci-fi anthology series. This trailer highlights each of the six episodes and reveals more info on them: Common People (#701) directed by Ally Pankiw; Bête Noire (#702) directed by Toby Haynes, Hotel Reverie (#703) directed by Haolu Wang; Plaything (#704) directed by David Slade; Eulogy (#705) directed by Chris Barrett & Luke Taylor; USS Callister: Into Infinity (#706) directed by Toby Haynes. Coming up this April, six more episodes will be available to watch all over the world. Brooker states: "You can expect a mix of genres and styles... Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional." This next season is "a little bit OG Black Mirror. It's back to basics in many ways. They're all sci-fi stories." The casts in these episodes have Michele Austin, Ben Bailey Smith, Asim Chaudhry, Josh Finan, Will Poulter, Jay Simpson, Awkwafina, Milanka Brooks, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin, Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti (!!), Lewis Gribben, Osy Ikhile, Rashida Jones, Siena Kelly, Billy Magnussen, Rosy McEwen, Cristin Milioti, Chris O'Dowd, Issa Rae, Paul G. Raymond, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jimmi Simpson, Harriet Walter. This looks like some of these may be winners again! I always, always love diving into new Black Mirror - always some fun ideas to mess with your minds. // Continue Reading ›

"It's not about surviving. It's about taking our home back." Netflix debuted an intense full-length official trailer for the sci-fi thriller series The Eternaut, arriving to watch at the end of April in one month (here's the teaser). Based on the acclaimed Argentinian sci-fi graphic novel of the same name - The Eternaut, or El Eternauta, is set in Buenos Aires. The story follows Juan Salvo along with a group of survivors as they battle an alien threat that is under the direction of an invisible force after a horrific fatal snowfall claims the lives of millions of people. This snow kills anyone it touches, but they don't know why or what is causing it. This band of humans tries to figure out what's going on before they're all gone. Starring Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto, Claudio Martínez Bel, Orianna Cárdenas, & Mora Fisz. It doesn't look like it's about climate change causing this or even just a rogue snowstorm, it's really about aliens?! Some bug creatures and a snowy apocalypse - check it out. Here's the full official trailer (+ two posters) for Netflix's sci-fi series The Eternaut, direct from YouTube: You […]

"It's not about surviving. It's about taking our home back." Netflix debuted an intense full-length official trailer for the sci-fi thriller series The Eternaut, arriving to watch at the end of April in one month (here's the teaser). Based on the acclaimed Argentinian sci-fi graphic novel of the same name - The Eternaut, or El Eternauta, is set in Buenos Aires. The story follows Juan Salvo along with a group of survivors as they battle an alien threat that is under the direction of an invisible force after a horrific fatal snowfall claims the lives of millions of people. This snow kills anyone it touches, but they don't know why or what is causing it. This band of humans tries to figure out what's going on before they're all gone. Starring Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto, Claudio Martínez Bel, Orianna Cárdenas, & Mora Fisz. It doesn't look like it's about climate change causing this or even just a rogue snowstorm, it's really about aliens?! Some bug creatures and a snowy apocalypse - check it out. // Continue Reading ›

"A simmering family drama that crackles in the Texas heat." An official trailer is available for an indie film titled The Big Bend, set in West Texas following two families reconnecting. This film actually premiered back in 2021 at the Hawaii Film Festival, and played at a few other festivals in 2022, but is only now getting a proper release nearly 4 years later. From writer & director Brett Wagner. The Big Bend follows the Prices and the Talbotts, two families that meet in the remote Texas desert, as they test the boundaries of marriage, friendship, and parenthood, doing their best to survive, while exploring one of the wildest places in the US. Starring Jason Butler Harner, Virginia Kull, Erica Ash, David Sullivan, Nick Masciangelo, plus Gavin Mathews & Grae Carter Mathews / Delilah Wagner & Zoe Wagner as the four kids. There's some really nice shots in this trailer, there's a vision behind it – looks as good as any worthwhile indie film. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Brett Wagner's film The Big Bend, direct from YouTube: Two families meet for a long overdue reunion in the remote West Texas desert—where events quickly don’t go as planned. […]

"A simmering family drama that crackles in the Texas heat." An official trailer is available for an indie film titled The Big Bend, set in West Texas following two families reconnecting. This film actually premiered back in 2021 at the Hawaii Film Festival, and played at a few other festivals in 2022, but is only now getting a proper release nearly 4 years later. From writer & director Brett Wagner. The Big Bend follows the Prices and the Talbotts, two families that meet in the remote Texas desert, as they test the boundaries of marriage, friendship, and parenthood, doing their best to survive, while exploring one of the wildest places in the US. Starring Jason Butler Harner, Virginia Kull, Erica Ash, David Sullivan, Nick Masciangelo, plus Gavin Mathews & Grae Carter Mathews / Delilah Wagner & Zoe Wagner as the four kids. There's some really nice shots in this trailer, there's a vision behind it – looks as good as any worthwhile indie film. // Continue Reading ›

"They go all night, every night..." 🔊 Quiver Distribution has debuted their official trailer for an indie film titled Restless from the UK, made by filmmaker Jed Hart as his feature directorial debut. This premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival last year, and it will be out to watch on VOD in the US starting in May this year. Described as a "psychological thriller with shades of dark humor." Restless is the disquieting story of an empty nester whose quiet life is turned upside down when hard-partying – and potentially dangerous – new neighbors move in next door. A mild-mannered care worker's peaceful life shatters when a wild party animal moves in next door. As sleepless nights pile up, she finds herself in a battle of wills that tests her sanity. Will she reclaim her life, or will chaos consume her? Starring Lyndsey Marsha as Nicky and Aston McAuley as Deano, with Barry Ward, Kate Robbins, Denzel Baidoo, and Ciara Ford. Holy hell, this looks intense! I would freak out, too! I hope she figures out hot to get proper revenge on these raucous boys. Here's the official trailer (+ two posters) for Jed Hart's indie thriller Restless, direct from […]

"They go all night, every night..." 🔊 Quiver Distribution has debuted their official trailer for an indie film titled Restless from the UK, made by filmmaker Jed Hart as his feature directorial debut. This premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival last year, and it will be out to watch on VOD in the US starting in May this year. Described as a "psychological thriller with shades of dark humor." Restless is the disquieting story of an empty nester whose quiet life is turned upside down when hard-partying – and potentially dangerous – new neighbors move in next door. A mild-mannered care worker's peaceful life shatters when a wild party animal moves in next door. As sleepless nights pile up, she finds herself in a battle of wills that tests her sanity. Will she reclaim her life, or will chaos consume her? Starring Lyndsey Marsha as Nicky and Aston McAuley as Deano, with Barry Ward, Kate Robbins, Denzel Baidoo, and Ciara Ford. Holy hell, this looks intense! I would freak out, too! I hope she figures out hot to get proper revenge on these raucous boys. // Continue Reading ›

"Tell me what delights you..." Shudder has revealed their official trailer for the wacky, grainy indie horror film titled Dead Mail, created by Midwest filmmakers Joe DeBoer & Kyle McConaghy. This first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival a year ago (here's the festival teaser), and it also played at TIFF, FrightFest, Screamfest, Grimmfest, Night Visions, and the Splat!FilmFest last year. After a great fest run, it's ready for streaming on Shudder later in April. An ominous, bloody help note finds its way to the desk of a seasoned dead letter investigator at a 1980’s midwestern post office. As he begins to piece together the letter’s origins, it leads him down a violent, unforeseen path to a kidnapped keyboard engineer and his eccentric business associate. The film features Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Tomas Boykin, and Nick Heyman. Reviews from fests have been quite positive: "a gripping script and a fictional story that feels ripped from a viral Netflix doc [make] Dead Mail definitely worth hunting down." Worth a look based on this kind of effusive praise and also because it looks as totally crazy as a Park Chan-wook film. Here's the official trailer (+ […]

"Tell me what delights you..." Shudder has revealed their official trailer for the wacky, grainy indie horror film titled Dead Mail, created by Midwest filmmakers Joe DeBoer & Kyle McConaghy. This first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival a year ago (here's the festival teaser), and it also played at TIFF, FrightFest, Screamfest, Grimmfest, Night Visions, and the Splat!FilmFest last year. After a great fest run, it's ready for streaming on Shudder later in April. An ominous, bloody help note finds its way to the desk of a seasoned dead letter investigator at a 1980’s midwestern post office. As he begins to piece together the letter’s origins, it leads him down a violent, unforeseen path to a kidnapped keyboard engineer and his eccentric business associate. The film features Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Tomas Boykin, and Nick Heyman. Reviews from fests have been quite positive: "a gripping script and a fictional story that feels ripped from a viral Netflix doc [make] Dead Mail definitely worth hunting down." Worth a look based on this kind of effusive praise and also because it looks as totally crazy as a Park Chan-wook film. // Continue Reading ›

"I can't sleep! What do I do?" Take a voyage into the strange, chaotic, clever mind of an insomniac named PJ. This animated short titled Snooze Quest is presented in the "Adult Swim Smalls" collection of short films. (They're helping fund & produce any kind of wacky, weird, crazy short creations - watch more here.) Snooze Quest is a 9-minute short film created by the LA-based animation filmmaker Victoria Vincent aka "vewn" online, who's already known for making many other animated shorts. With additional animation by Lewis Tarver, featuring glitch FX by Trevor Mac. This is the only intro you need before clicking play: PJ goes on a sleepless quest to stop a sniper attack. The film is a wild dive into a peculiar plot involving a mysterious sniper and a girl who just can't get any sleep. But it's also about mental health and how hard it is to keep your mind healthy in this overloaded, digital-noise-filled world we're in. Enjoy your time with PJ & friends. Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this short. Here's the brief intro via Vimeo: "PJ spends a sleepless night getting roped into a sniper revenge plot." Snooze Quest is […]

"I can't sleep! What do I do?" Take a voyage into the strange, chaotic, clever mind of an insomniac named PJ. This animated short titled Snooze Quest is presented in the "Adult Swim Smalls" collection of short films. (They're helping fund & produce any kind of wacky, weird, crazy short creations - watch more here.) Snooze Quest is a 9-minute short film created by the LA-based animation filmmaker Victoria Vincent aka "vewn" online, who's already known for making many other animated shorts. With additional animation by Lewis Tarver, featuring glitch FX by Trevor Mac. This is the only intro you need before clicking play: PJ goes on a sleepless quest to stop a sniper attack. The film is a wild dive into a peculiar plot involving a mysterious sniper and a girl who just can't get any sleep. But it's also about mental health and how hard it is to keep your mind healthy in this overloaded, digital-noise-filled world we're in. Enjoy your time with PJ & friends. // Continue Reading ›

They've finally made an official announcement: the world famous Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, Colorado starting in 2027. I have been attending the Sundance Film Festival longer than any other festival – next year it will be the 20th year in a row that FirstShowing has covered Sundance. It was the first festival I attended as a member of the press, and I've been going non-stop ever since 2007. I feel a deep connection to Sundance, not only because of the mountains & snow, but I sort of grew up going to this festival every year since I was 20 years old. I originally grew up in Colorado Springs, CO before moving away to Los Angeles and New York and Berlin – but I still fly back to Utah year after year. For the last 44 years, Sundance has been based in Park City, Utah, a ski resort town outside of Salt Lake City. The fest started out as the US Film Festival in SLC in 1978, moved to Park City in 1981, only becoming known as "Sundance" in 1984. The rest is history, as they say – Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kelly Reichardt all launched their […]

They've finally made an official announcement: the world famous Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, Colorado starting in 2027. I have been attending the Sundance Film Festival longer than any other festival – next year it will be the 20th year in a row that FirstShowing has covered Sundance. It was the first festival I attended as a member of the press, and I've been going non-stop ever since 2007. I feel a deep connection to Sundance, not only because of the mountains & snow, but I sort of grew up going to this festival every year since I was 20 years old. I originally grew up in Colorado Springs, CO before moving away to Los Angeles and New York and Berlin – but I still fly back to Utah year after year. For the last 44 years, Sundance has been based in Park City, Utah, a ski resort town outside of Salt Lake City. The fest started out as the US Film Festival in SLC in 1978, moved to Park City in 1981, only becoming known as "Sundance" in 1984. The rest is history, as they say – Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kelly Reichardt all launched their careers to Sundance. Now it's time for a whole new era as they move to Colorado in 2027. // Continue Reading ›

"What is this, a mid-life crisis?" An early trailer has debuted for an Italian indie film titled Zoe, which is premiering at the 2025 Miami Film Festival next week. The film is co-directed by actress Emanuela Galliussi & filmmaker Dean Ronalds. It's the creation of Galliussi, an Italian actress who wrote the screenplay, stars in the film, and also co-produced it with Dean. It also sounds a bit like an autobiographical tale. Zoe seems to have everything she could ever want but still isn't happy. On Mardi Gras, she meets a wizard who grants her three chances to live the life she's always yearned for. On returning home from her magical adventure of “what if”, this Zoe begins to live anew. She, once again, meets the little wizard only to discover his magic was much more than she could've imagined. Starring Emanuela Galliussi, Michel Rodriguez Carmona, Jaspal Binning, Chanel Victor, Daniele Natali, and Francesca Olivi. "With Zoe, I wanted to touch the inner child in us all, to help audiences dream and believe that anything is possible. Zoe was a true labor of love. All the artists involved made it for the joy of bringing this magical story to life." […]

"What is this, a mid-life crisis?" An early trailer has debuted for an Italian indie film titled Zoe, which is premiering at the 2025 Miami Film Festival next week. The film is co-directed by actress Emanuela Galliussi & filmmaker Dean Ronalds. It's the creation of Galliussi, an Italian actress who wrote the screenplay, stars in the film, and also co-produced it with Dean. It also sounds a bit like an autobiographical tale. Zoe seems to have everything she could ever want but still isn't happy. On Mardi Gras, she meets a wizard who grants her three chances to live the life she's always yearned for. On returning home from her magical adventure of “what if”, this Zoe begins to live anew. She, once again, meets the little wizard only to discover his magic was much more than she could've imagined. Starring Emanuela Galliussi, Michel Rodriguez Carmona, Jaspal Binning, Chanel Victor, Daniele Natali, and Francesca Olivi. "With Zoe, I wanted to touch the inner child in us all, to help audiences dream and believe that anything is possible. Zoe was a true labor of love. All the artists involved made it for the joy of bringing this magical story to life." Looks like a fun one. // Continue Reading ›

There's an ongoing battle to save a part of this planet from destructive mining that most people don't know about. Not only do they not know about the battle, they also don't even know much about the area greedy corporations want to mine. This new documentary titled How Deep is Your Love shines a light on both of these aspects. The film just premiered at the CPH:DOX Film Festival in Copenhagen this month, playing in their Science section, after first premiering at the True/False Film Fest in the US earlier this year. How Deep is Your Love is yet another urgent, meaningful, entirely captivating modern documentary film about environmental issues that most people need to be informed of right now. We cannot wait on this issue. We cannot clean things up and replant and reseed this part of the world once it's destroyed - even if it's far away from us. The doc focuses on deep sea mining of underwater rocks called manganese nodules - containing precious minerals which manufacturing industries are desperate to get their hands on. But which creatures and deep sea animals live down there? That's what the scientists in this film are sent to find out […]

There's an ongoing battle to save a part of this planet from destructive mining that most people don't know about. Not only do they not know about the battle, they also don't even know much about the area greedy corporations want to mine. This new documentary titled How Deep is Your Love shines a light on both of these aspects. The film just premiered at the CPH:DOX Film Festival in Copenhagen this month, playing in their Science section, after first premiering at the True/False Film Fest in the US earlier this year. How Deep is Your Love is yet another urgent, meaningful, entirely captivating modern documentary film about environmental issues that most people need to be informed of right now. We cannot wait on this issue. We cannot clean things up and replant and reseed this part of the world once it's destroyed - even if it's far away from us. The doc focuses on deep sea mining of underwater rocks called manganese nodules - containing precious minerals which manufacturing industries are desperate to get their hands on. But which creatures and deep sea animals live down there? That's what the scientists in this film are sent to find out and study... // Continue Reading ›

Meet Chao! Toei Animation has revealed the first look teaser trailer for the new anime movie called ChaO, arriving to watch in Japanese theaters this August. ChaO is one of many new projects in the works from the animation house called Studio 4°C in Japan. They also made Children of the Sea a few years ago, and have the upcoming All You Need Is Kill movie in the work as well. This summer, you can meet a new generation of mermaid princesses you have never seen before! ChaO is a kind of a funny spin on The Little Mermaid, with quite a few anime twists. A love story between a mermaid and a human, directed by animation veteran Yasuhiro Aoki. The film will star two actors Osamu Suzuka and Anna Yamada. Suzuka voices the role of Stefan, an ordinary businessman who falls for her, and Yamada will play the role of Chao, the princess of the mermaid kingdom who experiences everything on land. This is a hilarious teaser showing the Chao mermaid going wild - watch a movie, trying land food, and everything else. Keep an eye out for this one - it'll probably show up at many international genre […]

Meet Chao! Toei Animation has revealed the first look teaser trailer for the new anime movie called ChaO, arriving to watch in Japanese theaters this August. ChaO is one of many new projects in the works from the animation house called Studio 4°C in Japan. They also made Children of the Sea a few years ago, and have the upcoming All You Need Is Kill movie in the work as well. This summer, you can meet a new generation of mermaid princesses you have never seen before! ChaO is a kind of a funny spin on The Little Mermaid, with quite a few anime twists. A love story between a mermaid and a human, directed by animation veteran Yasuhiro Aoki. The film will star two actors Osamu Suzuka and Anna Yamada. Suzuka voices the role of Stefan, an ordinary businessman who falls for her, and Yamada will play the role of Chao, the princess of the mermaid kingdom who experiences everything on land. This is a hilarious teaser showing the Chao mermaid going wild - watch a movie, trying land food, and everything else. Keep an eye out for this one - it'll probably show up at many international genre festivals in the fall after opening first in Japan. Should be tons of fun. // Continue Reading ›

"We have a chance... if we can get out." Epic Pictures has unveiled an official US trailer for an indie thriller from Canada called All the Lost Ones, made by filmmaker Mackenzie Donaldson. This premiered at a few film festivals up in Canada last year, and it will be out to watch on VOD in the US later in April - if anyone is curious to watch. "The fight for tomorrow begins..." A future civil war (in dystopian America 🇺🇸) is sparked by government-imposed measures due to climate change. Nia, her sister Penny, and her boyfriend Ethan are hiding out when a militia leader and his followers arrive on their doorstep. A group hiding out in a remote cabin is hunted by a rebel militia, forced into a brutal fight for survival. Starring Jasmine Mathews as Nia, Vinessa Antoine as Penny, with Devon Sawa, Steven Ogg, Douglas Smith, Sheila McCarthy, Lochlyn Munro, and Anthony Grant. This ain't Alex Garland's Civil War, but it does look like it has just as much brutal violence and shootouts anyway. For better or worse... Not sure this is good enough to watch. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Mackenzie Donaldson's film All the […]

"We have a chance... if we can get out." Epic Pictures has unveiled an official US trailer for an indie thriller from Canada called All the Lost Ones, made by filmmaker Mackenzie Donaldson. This premiered at a few film festivals up in Canada last year, and it will be out to watch on VOD in the US later in April - if anyone is curious to watch. "The fight for tomorrow begins..." A future civil war (in dystopian America 🇺🇸) is sparked by government-imposed measures due to climate change. Nia, her sister Penny, and her boyfriend Ethan are hiding out when a militia leader and his followers arrive on their doorstep. A group hiding out in a remote cabin is hunted by a rebel militia, forced into a brutal fight for survival. Starring Jasmine Mathews as Nia, Vinessa Antoine as Penny, with Devon Sawa, Steven Ogg, Douglas Smith, Sheila McCarthy, Lochlyn Munro, and Anthony Grant. This ain't Alex Garland's Civil War, but it does look like it has just as much brutal violence and shootouts anyway. For better or worse... Not sure this is good enough to watch. // Continue Reading ›

"You see much more than what you see with your eyes open..." An official trailer is out for this abstract, experimental indie film titled Invention, made by filmmakers Callie Hernandez and Courtney Stephens as a collaborative effort. This initially premiered at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival last year and won an award there, and it will also screen at the 2025 New Directors/New Films at MoMA next, with a theatrical release set for April. In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father's sudden death, his daughter inherits his patent for an experimental healing device. Starring Callie Hernandez, Sahm McGlynn, Tony Torn, Lucy Kaminsky, and Joe Swanberg. The film fictionalizes the aftermath of Hernandez's father's death using a real archive of varied TV appearances he made as an alternative health doctor in the late 90s through 2020. The storyline also revolves around the patent of an experimental healing device that becomes his daughter's (played by Hernandez as the character of 'Carrie Fernandez') sole inheritance. Featuring other independent filmmakers in acting roles, Invention serves as a portrait of America in its late period, a country in which widespread disappointment infuses the culture with hopeful fictions & toxic nostalgia. For cinephiles only... Here's the […]

"You see much more than what you see with your eyes open..." An official trailer is out for this abstract, experimental indie film titled Invention, made by filmmakers Callie Hernandez and Courtney Stephens as a collaborative effort. This initially premiered at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival last year and won an award there, and it will also screen at the 2025 New Directors/New Films at MoMA next, with a theatrical release set for April. In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father's sudden death, his daughter inherits his patent for an experimental healing device. Starring Callie Hernandez, Sahm McGlynn, Tony Torn, Lucy Kaminsky, and Joe Swanberg. The film fictionalizes the aftermath of Hernandez's father's death using a real archive of varied TV appearances he made as an alternative health doctor in the late 90s through 2020. The storyline also revolves around the patent of an experimental healing device that becomes his daughter's (played by Hernandez as the character of 'Carrie Fernandez') sole inheritance. Featuring other independent filmmakers in acting roles, Invention serves as a portrait of America in its late period, a country in which widespread disappointment infuses the culture with hopeful fictions & toxic nostalgia. For cinephiles only... // Continue Reading ›

"It starts with love, it gets into trouble because of love, and ends for love." Bleecker Street has debuted a charming featurette for the ensemble comedy The Wedding Banquet, a brand new modern day remake of the 1993 Ang Lee movie of the same name. Arriving in theaters this April! Go watch it! This time the story features four people living together in one house: two gay men and two lesbian women in relationships. Korean Min makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a green-card marriage for him, in exchange for costly IVF treatments for her. But their plans to quietly elope are upended when Min's skeptical grandmother flies in right from Korea unannounced, insisting on an all-out wedding extravaganza. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Bobo Le, Joan Chen, and Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung, this fresh reimagining of Ang Lee’s beloved, rom-com teems with humor & heart in a poignant reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept & forgive. This premiered at the 2025 Sundance Festival in January earlier this year. In my glowing review I wrote that "I laughed, I cried, I smile, I cheered, I wiped away […]

"It starts with love, it gets into trouble because of love, and ends for love." Bleecker Street has debuted a charming featurette for the ensemble comedy The Wedding Banquet, a brand new modern day remake of the 1993 Ang Lee movie of the same name. Arriving in theaters this April! Go watch it! This time the story features four people living together in one house: two gay men and two lesbian women in relationships. Korean Min makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a green-card marriage for him, in exchange for costly IVF treatments for her. But their plans to quietly elope are upended when Min's skeptical grandmother flies in right from Korea unannounced, insisting on an all-out wedding extravaganza. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Bobo Le, Joan Chen, and Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung, this fresh reimagining of Ang Lee’s beloved, rom-com teems with humor & heart in a poignant reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept & forgive. This premiered at the 2025 Sundance Festival in January earlier this year. In my glowing review I wrote that "I laughed, I cried, I smile, I cheered, I wiped away tears." I will supporting this one all the way through its debut in April. It's the best. // Continue Reading ›

"I did it for Rome." Freestyle Digital Media has debuted their official trailer for the film Seneca, made by director Robert Schwentke who worked in Hollywood for years (he last made Snake Eyes before this). The full title is actually Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes - this first premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival a few years ago and opened in Germany that year. But most critics hated it and reviews have been harsh. It's about the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination. The plot revolves around Nero telling him to kill himself and Seneca's response to this directive. "Schwentke has made a pyrotechnic display of a film that is almost peerless in its use of over-the-top punchlines, splatter-sarcasm, love of verbal precocity. Stunning & incredibly topical, Seneca asks: is the educated elite a victim of tyranny or an opportunistic collaborator? The time is indeed ripe for political allegories." John Malkovich stars as the intellectual Italian stoic philosopher in Ancient Rome, with a cast including Tom Xander, Geraldine Chaplin, Louis Hofmann, and Lilith Stangenberg. Most people won't be into this film, but I […]

"I did it for Rome." Freestyle Digital Media has debuted their official trailer for the film Seneca, made by director Robert Schwentke who worked in Hollywood for years (he last made Snake Eyes before this). The full title is actually Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes - this first premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival a few years ago and opened in Germany that year. But most critics hated it and reviews have been harsh. It's about the relationship between Seneca and Nero, the infamous Emperor he mentored since childhood and who accused him of plotting his assassination. The plot revolves around Nero telling him to kill himself and Seneca's response to this directive. "Schwentke has made a pyrotechnic display of a film that is almost peerless in its use of over-the-top punchlines, splatter-sarcasm, love of verbal precocity. Stunning & incredibly topical, Seneca asks: is the educated elite a victim of tyranny or an opportunistic collaborator? The time is indeed ripe for political allegories." John Malkovich stars as the intellectual Italian stoic philosopher in Ancient Rome, with a cast including Tom Xander, Geraldine Chaplin, Louis Hofmann, and Lilith Stangenberg. Most people won't be into this film, but I saw it and appreciated how it's an angry outburst against the greed & nonsense within Ancient Rome (acting as a metaphor for everything now, too). // Continue Reading ›

"Someone's put a hit on him." Vertical has revealed the new official trailer for the action comedy film called Fight or Flight, featuring Josh Hartnett in yet another lead role after Trap last year. It's finally confirmed for a US release this May in theaters - following an opening in Europe last year (watch that trailer). The concept involves Hartnett fighting an entire airplane full (!!) of assassins. A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they're surrounded by people trying to kill them. Starring Josh Hartnett, Katee Sackhoff, Charithra Chandran, Julian Kostov, Marko Zaror. Josh Hartnett explains this: "I've got a film coming out called Fight or Flight, where I do my own stunts. I'm 46. I was 45 when I shot it. It's different from when you're in your 20s... We had a very long shot in that film where I am fighting an enormous amount of bad guys on a plane, in a close-counter environment, and using things off the plane to fight them... I found that to be the toughest physical thing I've ever had to do." Yep this looks like it will be a […]

"Someone's put a hit on him." Vertical has revealed the new official trailer for the action comedy film called Fight or Flight, featuring Josh Hartnett in yet another lead role after Trap last year. It's finally confirmed for a US release this May in theaters - following an opening in Europe last year (watch that trailer). The concept involves Hartnett fighting an entire airplane full (!!) of assassins. A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they're surrounded by people trying to kill them. Starring Josh Hartnett, Katee Sackhoff, Charithra Chandran, Julian Kostov, Marko Zaror. Josh Hartnett explains this: "I've got a film coming out called Fight or Flight, where I do my own stunts. I'm 46. I was 45 when I shot it. It's different from when you're in your 20s... We had a very long shot in that film where I am fighting an enormous amount of bad guys on a plane, in a close-counter environment, and using things off the plane to fight them... I found that to be the toughest physical thing I've ever had to do." Yep this looks like it will be a total blast - thanks to Hartnett kicking everyone's ass on board. Ready for takeoff? // Continue Reading ›

"My child comes from a whole line of revolutionaries... and you look so lost." Warner Bros has launched an official trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie called One Battle After Another, a riveting action thriller from the legendary filmmaker. WB has also set a new release date - in theaters September 26th right when the fall movie season begins. There's no full synopsis for this yet (it was previously titled The Battle of Baktan Cross) but here's the one-liner currently available: When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite again to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead. The cast also features Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris, Benicio del Toro, as well as Shayna McHayle. The film marks the sixth film collaboration between Anderson and composer Jonny Greenwood, and the fifth & final between Anderson and first assistant director Adam Somner, who died in November 2024. It's also the first PTA movie to get a full IMAX release. They spent over $100M on this, a big budget PTA studio movie! Bring it on. It seems like an incredible story about revolutionaries and […]

"My child comes from a whole line of revolutionaries... and you look so lost." Warner Bros has launched an official trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie called One Battle After Another, a riveting action thriller from the legendary filmmaker. WB has also set a new release date - in theaters September 26th right when the fall movie season begins. There's no full synopsis for this yet (it was previously titled The Battle of Baktan Cross) but here's the one-liner currently available: When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite again to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead. The cast also features Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris, Benicio del Toro, as well as Shayna McHayle. The film marks the sixth film collaboration between Anderson and composer Jonny Greenwood, and the fifth & final between Anderson and first assistant director Adam Somner, who died in November 2024. It's also the first PTA movie to get a full IMAX release. They spent over $100M on this, a big budget PTA studio movie! Bring it on. It seems like an incredible story about revolutionaries and fighting back and how to balance that with life. Or something. // Continue Reading ›

"These ranches are our legacy. You can't force me out..." Netflix has unveiled the full official trailer for a modern cowboy western series called Ransom Canyon, set for streaming on Netflix this April (we posted the first teaser here). This is adapted directly from the book by Jodi Thomas, well, the book that's titled in full Ransom Canyon: A Small Town Cowboy Romance. 🇺🇸 "Love. Land. Legacy." A romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives and loves of three ranching families set against the sweeping tundras and rolling rivers of Texas hill country. "At its core, Ransom Canyon isn't just a town. It's an idea. It's the painful longing for your first love. It's the burning desire to protect your family. It's cowboys and lovers, grifters and thieves. Lust, deceit, heartache, home...Ransom has it all." The series stars Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, along with James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Garrett Wareing, Jack Schumacher, Marianly Tejada, Andrew Liner, & Phlip Winchester. This seems to be all about the sultry romance as well as a feud between ranchers in this wild part of Texas. Enjoy. Here's the main official trailer (+ poster) for April Blair's […]

"These ranches are our legacy. You can't force me out..." Netflix has unveiled the full official trailer for a modern cowboy western series called Ransom Canyon, set for streaming on Netflix this April (we posted the first teaser here). This is adapted directly from the book by Jodi Thomas, well, the book that's titled in full Ransom Canyon: A Small Town Cowboy Romance. 🇺🇸 "Love. Land. Legacy." A romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives and loves of three ranching families set against the sweeping tundras and rolling rivers of Texas hill country. "At its core, Ransom Canyon isn't just a town. It's an idea. It's the painful longing for your first love. It's the burning desire to protect your family. It's cowboys and lovers, grifters and thieves. Lust, deceit, heartache, home...Ransom has it all." The series stars Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, along with James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Garrett Wareing, Jack Schumacher, Marianly Tejada, Andrew Liner, & Phlip Winchester. This seems to be all about the sultry romance as well as a feud between ranchers in this wild part of Texas. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›