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Last week, during hearings on the Chicago Public Schools 2026 budget, Alderperson Nicholas Sposato offered Chicago Public Schools Interim CEO/Superintendent Macquline King an apology: “Dr. King, I just want to say to you personally, I had you all wrong. I was 100 percent wrong about you, and you’ve been a pleasant surprise to me.” King […]

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A New Brain, through 9/14, PrideArts at Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted

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When people reach out to Lawrence “Law” Mahone, they’re looking for mature, cinematic music videos and edits—his biggest inspiration is director and producer Hype Williams. He and his video company, Triptych Visuals, have been commissioned by a long list of hip-hop artists, among them G Herbo, Lil Durk, Lil Peep, Trippie Redd, Polo G, Lil […]

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Muffed, through 9/20 at Factory Theater

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“My boyfriend is a registered sex offender.” So begins Offended, written and directed by Chicago-based playwright Elizabeth Lovelady, which just concluded a short run at the Den this past weekend.  And when you start with a line like that, it’s all downhill from there. Hallie Peterson is Hannah, a therapist in her mid-thirties who has […]

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TV on the Radio Wed 9/10 at Riviera Theatre

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Castle Rat Wed 9/10 at Reggies Rock Club

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Clipse Mon 9/8 at Salt Shed

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Beach Bunny Sun 9/7 at Salt Shed

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Why do people love going out for breakfast so much? It seems like a scam: Eggs are one of the only things that the non-cooks among us can actually cook without much trouble, and most of the breakfast ingredients are on the cheaper end of food costs for restaurants. For me, it’s the luxury 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. “The act of recording is an act of love.” That’s the title of a recent exhibition put on by the South Side Home Movie Project (SSHMP) at the Reva and David […]

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Help wanted/employment/job listings and classified listings for professional services, research, and adult services.

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Mariachi Sirenas Sat 9/6 at Douglass Flower Hall and Formal Gardens

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This spring, a 19-year-old university student named Ximena Arias-Cristobal was sent to an immigrant detention center in Dalton, Georgia, for an alleged traffic violation. The traffic charges were eventually dropped, but it was too late. Authorities in Dalton had already called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under a federal program that turns police encounters into […]

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Honey Don’t! in wide release in theaters

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It was only a matter of time before AI companionship became a common, everyday reality, and here we are. While not all of us are finding love amongst the ones and zeroes, many are, for better and for worse. These AI companions are a new but seemingly permanent fixture in the world of digital intimacy; […]

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The Rink1122 E. 87th Street, Mon 7-10 PM, Tuesday and Thursday 10 AM-2 PM, 8 PM-midnight, Wednesday 6-10 PM, Friday 7-11 PM, Saturday 10:30 AM-3 PM; Sunday 1 PM-1:30 AM773-(773)221-2600rinkchicago.com, Instagram @therinkchicago  Since 1975, The Rink has been much more than a place to throw on your skates; it’s a haven for community, movement, and […]

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In 20 years, the Secret History of Chicago Music has never covered a stadium organist. I’ll admit, that’s not just because there aren’t many of them—it’s mostly because I’m not a huge sports fan. I’ll roll a bowling ball every once in a while, and I don’t mind a baseball game on a nice day, […]

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“Mr. President, do not come.” Dozens of state, city, community, and business leaders joined together on Monday to deliver a unified message to President Donald Trump: Stay out of Chicago. On August 22, Trump suggested he would attempt to deploy troops from the Illinois National Guard to Chicago. A day later, the Washington Post reported […]

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Chicago Reader Volume 54, No. 47. August 28, 2025.

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Cybergrind is a difficult genre to define, but Gossip Wolf hears its spirit loud and clear in Blind Equation, a heavy-electronics project founded by Chicagoan James McHenry. Blind Equation’s second album, 2023’s Death Awaits, arguably set the template for this small but mighty underground scene: brittle chiptune synths race through complex, inventive arrangements, battered by […]

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Rabbits in Their Pockets, 9/5-10/5 at Lifeline Theatre

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Photographer Justin Jones chases the in-between moments of emotion, one darkwave show at a time. Fascinated by the ability of intense stage performance to reveal one’s essence, Jones attends music, theater, and dance shows alike. “I’m looking for people in the middle of something,” he said. “I’m looking for expressions that are absorbed.”  In Jones’s […]

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The Extra Shift Show Mon 9/1 at Bookclub

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Bleary Eyed Fri 8/29 at Schubas

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Gary Bartz & Ntu Troop Sat 8/30 at Millennium Park

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Ar-Kaics Mon 9/1 at Empty Bottle

The post The Ar-Kaics tap into the defiance and despair of late-60s garage rock on See the World on Fire appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams, and Mike Reed Fri 8/29 and Sat 8/30 at Constellation

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ARC Music Festival Fri 8/29 - Sun 8/31 at Union Park

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“Community on the Make" through 9/30 at Design Museum of Chicago

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At 15, Itzel Hernández was rolling burritos at Jose’s Hacienda, a tiny Mexican restaurant inside an office building that mostly catered to her classmates around the corner at Niles North High School. She thought a lot about that years later when she was 24 and making burritos—the burrito—at Mi Tocaya in Logan Square. Diana Dávila’s […]

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Rachmaninoff and the Tsar, through 9/21 at Writers Theatre, Glencoe

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How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, through 9/21 at Redtwist Theatre

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Splitsville in wide release in theaters

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Taxi Zum Klo at Music Box Theatre

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Boys Go to Jupiter in limited release in theaters

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Since I started testosterone, or T, in April, I’ve wanted to talk about my dick: the one I’ve always had (my mom says large clitorises run in the family), the one I’m growing, and the one I want to buy.  It’s a keystone of my transition, and it excites me. But it’s difficult to slide […]

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Women Wearing Shoulder Pads streaming on Adult Swim and HBO Max

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Relay in wide release in theaters

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Nobody 2 in wide release in theaters

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Lurker in limited release in theaters

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Americana in wide release in theaters

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“The Haunting of a Place That Longs for Your Arrival" through 9/28 at LVL3

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This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Women on the Ground: Reporting from Ukraine’s Unseen Frontlines Initiative in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Just after sunset on a Saturday in April 2025, the fog machine at Kyiv’s hottest techno club, K41, was already working overtime. I could barely see a foot […]

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ZINEmercadoSun 8/31 11 AM–6 PM, Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee, free, all-ages, instagram.com/zinemercado CHema Skandal! is one of the organizer’s of this year’s ZINEmercado art and publications festival, which is in need of volunteers to help greet visitors, assist DJs with set up, clean up, and more. Sign up at the festival’s Google form […]

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At the height of lockdown, one curious trend emerged that has outlived everyone’s sourdough starter and Animal Crossing village: a taste for Chartreuse. Named for the Grande Chartreuse monastery in the Chartreuse Mountains of France, the herbal liqueur is produced by a small sect of Carthusian monks using a recipe given to them in 1605 […]

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Karen Yates spent years as a theater artist, so being connected to her body was something that would seem to come naturally to her. “I always had a real interest in physical theater, and the physicality of theater, and how the body moves in space,” she says.  Her many credits as a performer and director […]

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The hand job. Also known as a handy or HJ. Getting jerked, tugged, or whacked off. Second base, short stop, or even third base, depending on the regional dialect. Fingering, finger-banging, finger-blasting. Manual stimulation (if you’re particularly freaky). . . . Blushing yet? Or just cringing?  There’s a juvenility to the act, often associated with […]

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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. The pleasure evoked by moviegoing (of which, this past week, Clint Eastwood’s 1985 film Pale Rider at the Davis Theater has been the standout) is different for everyone who counts it […]

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Everything hurts all the time. I’m more than halfway through an 18-week training regimen for October’s Chicago Marathon. It’s the second time I put myself through this, so the progression of pain is familiar: My right hamstring whimpers at the slightest tension. The left hip flexor strain that enfeebled me a few weeks ago lingers […]

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Chicago Reader Volume 54, No. 46. August 21, 2025. The Pleasure Issue.

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I was hoping to move past checking my phone first thing every morning to see what megastupid course of action our government has taken today. But as things only get more stupider, it’s just gotten harder to take a break. The never-ceasing shitstorm that is our world can crush us only if we don’t take […]

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“Chicken Stingel: The Sequel" through 9/21 at Old Friends

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Casey Gomez Walker hasn’t gotten comfortable calling herself a musician, even though storied North Carolina indie label Merge is releasing Last Missouri Exit, the debut album by her alt-country group Case Oats. “I have this skewed idea of what it means to be a musician,” she says. “Once the album is out—and once we get […]

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This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Women on the Ground: Reporting from Ukraine’s Unseen Frontlines initiative in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. This story was originally published by Borderless Magazine. In the basement of a secret location in Kyiv, Kseniia Kalmus, 36, has trained hundreds of volunteers to make […]

The post More than three years after Russia’s full-scale Ukraine invasion, aid workers ask: ‘Is rebuilding enough?’ appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Milou Moon Sat 8/23 at Hideout

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Wata Igarashi Sat 8/23 at Smart Bar

The post Pioneering Japanese techno DJ Wata Igarashi brings his cerebral sounds to Smart Bar appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Conan Fri 8/22 at Reggies Rock Club

The post UK doom trio Conan grapple with a world of violence on their seventh album appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Wheelhouse Thu 8/21 at Hungry Brain

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Ben LaMar Gay, Ugochi & A.S.E. Thu 8/21 at Austin Town Hall

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Chicago House Music Festival & Conference Thu 8/21–Sun 8/24 at Chicago Cultural Center, Grant Park, Millennium Park, and Chicago Riverwalk

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There are moments when time and place collapse. The past and present merge. Something new feels strangely familiar.  The debut of the Floating Museum’s latest project, for Mecca, conjures the past and facilitates the revelations that come from remembering. The monumental inflatable sculpture has gravitas at 41 feet long and 30 feet tall, despite being […]

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Anyone who has ever taken one of my neighborhood history tours has heard me repeatedly say, “If it has a name, it has a history.” This statement applies to everything, including the names given to buildings and other structures. Recently, I saw an Instagram post of a man touring the interior of a century-old building […]

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Seth Boustead is a composer, pianist, and arts manager. Raised by a single mother in Missouri and Arizona, Boustead studied composition at the University of Missouri, then moved to Chicago in 1995. In 2004, he cofounded the nonprofit Access Contemporary Music (ACM), where he still serves as executive director. ACM works to foster a public […]

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Traditionally, the fall arts season kicks into high gear after Labor Day (and we’ll be doing a special theater and arts preview issue on September 11 to give you some of the upcoming highlights). But August also has some traditions of its own, and two of them return this weekend in support of local charities. […]

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“Between Sky and Sea" through 8/23 at Walls Turned Sideways

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Raze Up Barber Spa1901 E. 79th St., Tue-Fri 9 AM-7 PM; Sat 9 AM-5 PM(312) 933–8081, keciapointer@razeupbarberspa.com www.razeupbarberspa.com, Instagram @razeupbarberspa When it comes to confidence about our looks, loyalty to and trust in those who care for our hair is crucial. Kecia Pointer, owner of Raze Up Barber Spa, knows just how to keep her clientele […]

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This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get its weekly newsletter. The scientist was on the witness stand explaining how marijuana affects the human body. Forensic toxicologist Jennifer Bash was called by the […]

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Birthdays are tough for John Pragalz. When he was an infant, he was left on the doorstop of a disreputable workhouse outside of Rome, where he grew up sickly and pale on a diet of thin gruel and moldy bread crusts. On his ninth birthday, for the offense of whinging about his hunger, he was […]

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Highest 2 Lowest in limited release in theaters, streaming on Apple TV+ Fri 9/5

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Weapons in wide release in theaters

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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. After finishing Susan Seidelman’s recently published memoir, Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls, I began Richard Schickel’s 1997 biography of actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood, the […]

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Chicago has no shortage of coffee shops, but few invite you to linger like Casa Cactus, where café de olla is served in terracotta mugs, and cafe walls easily become impromptu photo exhibits. Tucked behind a brick facade on North Elston in Albany Park, Casa Cactus’s white-lettered sign is easy to miss. But inside, the […]

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Chicago Reader Volume 54, No. 45. August 14, 2025.

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Trump’s fair housing fallout In early August, President Donald Trump’s administration dropped two federal lawsuits challenging discriminatory housing practices in Chicago. Now, a coalition of residents wants Mayor Brandon Johnson to settle one of the cases out of court. Former mayor Lori Lightfoot signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development […]

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Six hundred and seventy-five million people in 184 countries and territories—roughly 8.2 percent of the world’s population—actively use Spotify every month, according to the Swedish streaming company’s most recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. “Spotify has transformed the way people access and enjoy music, podcasts, and audiobooks,” the 2024 SEC paperwork says. […]

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“Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom" through 8/31 at the MCA

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Ubu the King, through 8/23, Meat Machine at Facility Theatre

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Three Sisters, through 8/17, Sandbox Theatre Collective at United Church of Rogers Park

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Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. has always been a good storyteller, the kind whose friends and family say things like, “You need to write this stuff down,” but it took him many years to follow their advice. Born in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, Van Alst attended Sullivan High School in Rogers Park, earned his GED while […]

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Fiddler on the Roof, Music Theater Works at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie

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Female, Ashkenazi With a Sewing Machine, through 8/23, Arts Judaica at Berger Park Coach House

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Bull, through 9/11 at Annoyance Theatre

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No longer just for horny nerds and techno-geeks, virtual reality (VR) pornography is a booming faction of the adult industry, and it’s changing the landscape of intimate entertainment. At first blush, pleasure via VR tech may sound cold or disconnected, but it’s only a small step beyond watching videos or interacting with an online sex […]

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You're Being Ridiculous, 8/14-8/16 at Steppenwolf 1700 Theater

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In 2025, the world of online dating is more dynamic than ever, with hookup-focused platforms catering to a wide range of desires, preferences, and lifestyles. Whether you’re looking for no-strings-attached fun, casual encounters, or something a little more adventurous, the right site can make all the difference. With advancements in matching algorithms, enhanced privacy features, […]

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In an online space where content is deeply personal, self-directed, and entrepreneurial, many Asian performers are building impressive OnlyFans platforms that reflect both creative agency and pop culture awareness. These creators bring a mix of artistry, humor, vulnerability, and sex appeal to their work, but they’re not just being seen; they’re curating how they’re seen, […]

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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 reviews work by Texas-based artist Mamak Razmgir. Mamak Razmgir How to […]

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Tetchy Wed 8/20 at Sleeping Village

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Portraits of Past Mon 8/18 at Lincoln Hall

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Xerobot Fri 8/15 at Burlington Bar

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Blue Öyster Cult Fri 8/15 at Riviera

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OK Cool Thu 8/14 at Subterranean

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The rise of AI porn chat sites in the last several years, especially those designed to simulate romantic or erotic connections, signals more than just a shift in how we relate to technology, it touches on something deeply human: the desire to be seen, heard, and wanted. Whether you’re texting a synthetic girlfriend over lunch […]

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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 reviews Xingyu Huang’s video Beneath Breathing, featuring footage collected from the […]

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Parade, through 8/17 at CIBC Theatre

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In April, the Numero Group released Soul Music of Illinois, a 732-page, two-volume book by soul and funk authority Dante Carfagna. The first volume contains lists of Illinois labels and artists and their discographies, with a huge gallery of record covers. The second is full of photos and other ephemera—flyers, business cards, newspaper ads, letters. […]

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For most of my life, I’ve been the kind of reader who skims the back of a horror novel, thinks its premise sounds fascinating, but ultimately chickens out before cracking it open. Growing up as a sensitive kid with a vivid imagination and a severe case of evangelical rapture anxiety, I wasn’t exactly a prime […]

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Get the details on the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Complete Blu-ray Box Set, releasing October 28, 2025, and the confirmation of Edgerunners Season 2.

Back in 2022, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners hit Netflix and immediately became one of the most talked-about anime series of the year. Then it vanished just as quickly, leaving fans wondering if Night City had already closed its doors. For years, there were no signs of a continuation. But now, in a hit of good news, Aniplex of America has announced the show’s long-awaited Blu-ray box set — and Anime Expo officially confirmed that Edgerunners 2 is in production last month.

From Monster Hunter to Assassin's Creed, these movie adaptations of classic video games came and went with little to no fanfare from critics or fans.

Video game adaptations have become increasingly popular, with A Minecraft Movie and The Super Mario Bros. Movie blowing up at the box office. Thus, fans can expect more of their favorite franchises getting a live-action adaptation, for better or worse. However, just because video game movies are doing well now, doesn't mean they are a new thing, since the first live-action movie of a video game came out in 1993 with Super Mario Bros.

"Casa Bonita," "Woodland Critter Christmas," and "AWESOM-O" are all among the greatest South Park episodes that are bangers from beginning to end.

South Park has been a staple of adult animation since it premiered in 1997. The series takes place in the fictional small Colorado town of South Park, and follows the lives of Stan Marsh (Trey Parker), Kyle Broflovski (Matt Stone), Eric Cartman (Trey Parker), and Kenny McCormick (Matt Stone) and their sidekick Butters (Matt Stone). The series is known for its use of profanity and dark humor to tell funny and often pointed stories that comment on society.

Sabrina Carpenter celebrates the one-year anniversary of her career-defining album Short n’ Sweet while gearing up for the release of her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend.

As Sabrina Carpenter gears up for the highly anticipated release of her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, she’s also taking a moment to reflect on the project that changed her life and career forever: Short n’ Sweet. To say the pop star took the world by storm with her sixth album would be an understatement. The release of the summer hit “Espresso” in 2024 catapulted her to massive success almost overnight, with the other singles from the album following suit and solidifying her place in the pop landscape.

From Romeo + Juliet to Elvis, Baz Luhrmann has combined big spectacle with character-driven stories, making him a perfect fit for a Joan of Arc movie.

Few directors have accumulated as unique a resume in so few films as Baz Luhrmann has over the years with his energetic and bombastic style. That has understandably led film fans to raise their eyebrows at the prospect of him helming a Joan of Arc biopic, but the Australian director has everything he needs to pull it off. As much of a rollercoaster as his stories tend to be, he has also displayed an ability to master the quieter aspects of his characters, which would suit a real person known for their humility, like Joan of Arc, perfectly. Throughout his long career, Luhrmann has additionally shown his unique talent for making older stories feel refreshing and new in a way that few other directors can accomplish, making him a natural choice for Jehanne d’Arc.

Mile 22, A Good Day to Die Hard, and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit are watchable and entertaining action movies that are far shy of true greatness.

Not every action movie has to be Mad Max: Fury Road. Sometimes, you just want to watch guns go bang, cars go vroom, and bad guys get their just deserts. But there's a difference between mindless fun and mind-numbing filler, and these ten movies land somewhere in the middle.

From The Head Hunter to The Seventh Seal, these are the best fantasy movies to watch if you're a fan of Soulsborne video games.

Dark Soulsis a fantasy RPG from Japanese game studio From Software that introduced the world to a whole new subgenre of games. Though it was not the first game to utilize this format, it was by far the most popular, spawning a franchise and coining the term "Soulslike," referring to any video game that utilized similar mechanics. The hallmarks of a Soulslike game are generally a sense of profound isolation and loneliness, several large, boss-type enemies to encounter, a dark fantasy theme, and an emphasis on environmental storytelling rather than spoken dialogue, though spoken dialogue is rarely omitted entirely.

We rank the greatest TV characters played by Zahn McClarnon, including Fargo's Hanzee Dent, Westworld's Akecheta, and Dark Winds' Joe Leaphorn.

Zahn McClarnonis not a new face on TV, but he has made sure to be booked and busy since he started acting. Many people see him and know his face, so McClarnon is almost like a household name now; his legacy is getting more and more cemented by increasingly stepping into lead roles and becoming the face of new, bold television.

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay were iconic collaborators, making 'Anchorman' alongside Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and Christina Applegate.

In 2019, comedian Will Ferrell and directorAdam McKay announced that they were ending their long creative partnership. Since then, both have gone on to individual successes, with Ferrell remaining one of Hollywood’s most in-demand comedians, and McKay continuing to see success on the big and small screens. But they’ve never been better than they were together.

Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz discuss stunt work, the tone of the movie, Kravtiz's next turn as director, and Enemies with Jeremy Allen White.

Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz have well established that they’re willing to push their limits as performers in high-stakes projects full of action, and their latest film is no exception. In their starring roles in Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing adaptation, the pair prove themselves once again in a 1990s New York City-set crime thriller.

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Mindy Kaling’s new Hulu series Not Suitable For Work has cast five actors to lead the comedy: Ella Hunt (Saturday Night, Horizon: An American Saga), Avantika (Mean Girls, The Sex Lives of College Girls), Will Angus (Prom Dates), Jack Martin (La Brea) and Nicholas Duvernay (The White Lotus). Not Suitable for Work follows five work-obsessed […]

Pay-TV provider Fubo has launched a skinny sports bundle with the goal of delivering an array of programming for sports fans at a reasonable price. Beginning September 2, Fubo Sports will carry more than 20 broadcast and sports-focused networks with extensive national and local college and pro coverage. The service will start off in select […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the entirety of My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2, specifically the finale. Season 2 of My Life With the Walter Boys ends with not one, but two cliffhangers. Following Jackie’s hard work saving the Fall Formal and arranging for college reps to speak with students at Silver Fall’s […]

George Clooney’s Netflix comedy Jay Kelly launched at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday evening and critics are starting to weigh in. Noah Baumbach‘s new film follows a famous movie actor named Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the […]

EXCLUSIVE: When NBC’s Chicago Med returns this fall for its 11th season, it will be without one of its three remaining original cast members. Marlyne Barrett, who has played doting yet no-nonsense ER nurse Maggie Lockwood since the show’s 2015 launch, is stepping back from the medical drama for personal reasons, sources tell Deadline. This […]

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for the entirety of Season 2 of My Life With the Walter Boys. Season 2 of My Life With The Walter Boys unfolds in ten more episodes of Nikki Rodriguez’s Jackie Howard further acclimating to Silver Falls, Colorado while she navigates the ongoing love triangle she finds herself in […]

Netflix’s new series Extraction has added two actors to its series regular cast: May Calamawy (Moon Knight, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy) and Waleed Zuaiter (Gangs of London, Baghdad Central), with Ed Speleers (Star Trek: Picard, You) set as a recurring guest star. They join the previously announced Omar Sy, Boyd Holbrook and Natalie Dormer. From […]

It is not an original idea to make a movie about a movie star. Think Notting Hill, The Bodyguard, Tropic Thunder, America’s Sweethearts, A Star Is Born, Birdman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Bowfinger. I could go on. The greatest film I ever saw about a star was Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s masterful All About […]

When Danny Ramirez and Tom Culliver first met as NYU freshmen, their bond was forged in unlikely fashion — over a failed multi-level marketing pitch that quickly gave way to a shared obsession with movies. Over a decade down the line, that friendship has crystallized into Pinstripes, a production company they officially launched earlier this […]

Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick and The Studio star Seth Rogen are in negotiations to star in comedy Babies, which will be directed by Lauren Miller Rogen (Like Father) from her original screenplay. The synopsis reads: Struggling with the decision of whether or not to bring a child into the world, Annie (Kendrick) and her husband […]

Yorgos Lanthimos and his frequent star Emma Stone arrived at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday and unveiled their latest collaboration Bugonia, as part of the festival’s main competition. A reflection on what is “happening now” in society, as Lanthimos told the press earlier in the afternoon, the movie received a 6-minute, 50-second ovation inside […]

EXCLUSIVE: Princess Pictures, Brooke Posch and John Hodges have wrapped production on under-the-radar horror-thriller Stake Out. Brenton Thwaites (Titans), Charlee Fraser (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) and Danny Huston (Yellowstone) star in the film about a former couple who stake out the man they suspect of committing murder only to uncover an even more gruesome […]

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Andor is undoubtedly one of the greatest stories in the Star Wars universe, but the show almost featured one of the franchise's greatest villains.

Andor is undoubtedly one of the greatest stories in the Star Wars universe, but the show almost featured one of the franchise's greatest villains.

Tonic the cat steals the show in Caught Stealing, but he previously demonstrated his range in one of the creepier Stephen King film adaptations ever made.

Tonic the cat steals the show in Caught Stealing, but he previously demonstrated his range in one of the creepier Stephen King film adaptations ever made.

Michael Longfellow won't be returning for season 51 of Saturday Night Live, marking another cast member cut from the roster before the fall premiere.

Michael Longfellow won't be returning for season 51 of Saturday Night Live, marking another cast member cut from the roster before the fall premiere.

It's been a long time since we've been excited about a Star Wars movie, but the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter is giving us a new hope.

It's been a long time since we've been excited about a Star Wars movie, but the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter is giving us a new hope.

Lucasfilm has revealed a first-look image and the official cast for Star Wars: Starfighter, the upcoming Shawn Levy-directed movie starring Ryan Gosling.

Lucasfilm has revealed a first-look image and the official cast for Star Wars: Starfighter, the upcoming Shawn Levy-directed movie starring Ryan Gosling.

The Toxic Avenger reboot director Macon Blair didn't want the film to be a 1-1 recreation, and that extended to its portrayal of Toxie (Peter Dinklage).

The Toxic Avenger reboot director Macon Blair didn't want the film to be a 1-1 recreation, and that extended to its portrayal of Toxie (Peter Dinklage).

The V/H/S franchise is back yet again for more anthology horror stories, and V/H/S Halloween feels like it has a ton of potential.

The V/H/S franchise is back yet again for more anthology horror stories, and V/H/S Halloween feels like it has a ton of potential.

Batman and Superman form a perfect one-two punch of brains and brawn. Here's our ranking of their best team-up adventures across movies, TV shows, and comics.

Batman and Superman form a perfect one-two punch of brains and brawn. Here's our ranking of their best team-up adventures across movies, TV shows, and comics.

A Vulcan-centric episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 guest stars a member of pop culture royalty: actor Patton Oswalt

A Vulcan-centric episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 guest stars a member of pop culture royalty: actor Patton Oswalt

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 addition Martin Quinn, as young engineer Montgomery Scott, better known as Scotty, keeps stealing the show.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 addition Martin Quinn, as young engineer Montgomery Scott, better known as Scotty, keeps stealing the show.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has had to jump through loopholes to include Romulans in the past, and it does so again in the latest episode of season 3.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has had to jump through loopholes to include Romulans in the past, and it does so again in the latest episode of season 3.

Amazon has been hit by yet another lawsuit concerning the company's unscrupulous policy when it comes to customers purchasing movies and TV shows digitally.

Amazon has been hit by yet another lawsuit concerning the company's unscrupulous policy when it comes to customers purchasing movies and TV shows digitally.

David Leitch only wants to work on projects that meet a certain criteria, which is why he left Jurassic World Rebirth after being briefly attached to direct it.

David Leitch only wants to work on projects that meet a certain criteria, which is why he left Jurassic World Rebirth after being briefly attached to direct it.

Alien: Earth may be planning to explain how Weyland-Yutani became such a majority power in the Alien universe, and one particular spaceship might be the key.

Alien: Earth may be planning to explain how Weyland-Yutani became such a majority power in the Alien universe, and one particular spaceship might be the key.

Deadpool 2 director David Leitch has only made one superhero movie so far. Recently, he said he'd return to the world of Marvel under one condition.

Deadpool 2 director David Leitch has only made one superhero movie so far. Recently, he said he'd return to the world of Marvel under one condition.

For a show that only lasted three seasons, Gilligan's Island spawned multiple spin-offs, including the cartoon series that took the group to space.

For a show that only lasted three seasons, Gilligan's Island spawned multiple spin-offs, including the cartoon series that took the group to space.

Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, saw those photos of the new cast of the HBO TV adaptation and wondered the same thing we did.

Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films, saw those photos of the new cast of the HBO TV adaptation and wondered the same thing we did.

The Toxic Avenger reboot is forgoing a traditional approach to marketing in favor of helping people trying to survive in real life via its box office returns.

The Toxic Avenger reboot is forgoing a traditional approach to marketing in favor of helping people trying to survive in real life via its box office returns.

The second season of Peacemaker was filmed between the end of the DCEU and the launch of James Gunn's DCU, making one scene from season 1 out of place.

The second season of Peacemaker was filmed between the end of the DCEU and the launch of James Gunn's DCU, making one scene from season 1 out of place.

After joining the cast of SNL as a featured player for the show's landmark 50th season, Emil Wakim will not be returning for the series' 51st season this fall.

After joining the cast of SNL as a featured player for the show's landmark 50th season, Emil Wakim will not be returning for the series' 51st season this fall.

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'The Terminal List: Dark Wolf' has arrived, and the show's surprising realism lives up to the hype.

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf premiered on Prime Video on August 27, 2025, serving as a gripping prequel to the 2022 hit series The Terminal List, starring Chris Pratt. The new series explores the origin story of Ben Edwards, portrayed by Taylor Kitsch, as his life moves from the Navy SEALs to the covert operations of the CIA. What makes the prequel unique is that, unlike many Hollywood military thrillers in today's streaming environment, Dark Wolf has prioritized authenticity in its depiction of special operations. Retired veterans were brought on board as consultants, ensuring that the series retained the highest degree of realism.

'S.W.A.T.' Season 8 is coming to Netflix on September 15 to complete the series ahead of the new spinoff, 'S.W.A.T. Exiles'

There have been many TV shows that have managed to survive the chopping block and overturn an initial cancellation decision. However, very few have managed to avoid an early demise more times than S.W.A.T. But, after eight seasons, the CBS hit is now at an end, although there is the spin-off series starring Shemar Moore, entitled S.W.A.T.: Exiles, for fans to look forward to. Before that, though, Netflix subscribers will finally get to add Season 8 of the flagship show to their bingewatch list as it joins the streamer on September 15 with the previous seven seasons.

Explore the chilling connection between 'The Exorcist's cursed production and the real-life murderer who appeared in the film, Paul Bateson.

The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin, is notoriously considered a cursed film. Multiple cast and crew members sustained injuries during production, including Linda Blair, who fractured her lower spine while strapped to the bed. There were also several deaths among the cast, crew, and their families. Jack MacGowran, who played Burke Dennings, died shortly after finishing his scenes.

Writer David DiGilio details how close a direct sequel to 'Tron: Legacy' almost came to happening, and how Disney buying 'Star Wars' canceled it.

It has been fifteen years since the release of Tron: Legacy, and fans are finally getting a follow-up in the form of Tron: Ares. While not the sequel some fans might have hoped for, as stars Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde are not returning, Ares is a loose continuation. That said, screenwriter David DiGilio was hired to write a direct follow-up to Legacy back in 2011. He even maintains a story by credit on Ares, as he created the titular character, originally a villain, but now the protagonist of the new film.

Being the biggest name in a movie doesn't always mean you're the star.

Movies lie about who the main character is supposed to be all the time. This usually happens for one of two reasons. Either it is a marketing tactic or it is part of a narrative twist. In several cases, it's both.

The latest installment in the found-footage horror franchise will debut on Shudder over the first weekend of October.

The V/H/S found-footage horror franchise, a fairly reliable favorite among genre fans since its debut in 2012, has unveiled the trailer for its latest film, V/H/S/Halloween. For those unfamiliar, the overarching concept of the franchise acts as a collection of V/H/S tapes being watched by you, the viewer; naturally, each installment showcases horrific and scary stories. The anthology-style films are made in collaboration with various horror filmmakers, with directors like Adam Wingard (You're Next), Scott Derrickson (The Black Phone), and Ti West (X) among the many who've contributed entries.

Shawn Simmons talks about achieving the best possible car chases in his Samara Weaving starrer 'Eenie Meanie,' and how Marshawn Lynch brought his A-game.

Shawn Simmons talks about achieving the best possible car chases in his Samara Weaving starrer 'Eenie Meanie,' and how Marshawn Lynch brought his A-game.

The iconic romance fantasy movie franchise is returning to cinemas later this year to celebrate the book's 20th anniversary.

It’s time to practice your baseball bat swing because the Cullens are returning to the big screen. Yes, you read that right. The high-grossing franchise The Twilight Saga, based on the books written by author Stephenie Meyer, is being re-released in theaters this October to celebrate the book series’ 20th anniversary. On August 27, Lionsgate and the official TwilightInstagram page sent the entire internet into a frenzy when they released a modern-day Twilight movie poster featuring the film’s stars, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. As for the caption, it offered little to no information, leaving "Twihards" in a state of confusion. Well, until now.

Acclaimed German director and 'Mandalorian' star Werner Herzog has joined Instagram, even though he admits to not using a cell phone.

The work of legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog spans a myriad of genres and mediums, including several notable documentaries, such as Grizzly Man, which he also lends his distinctive voice to for the narration. He branched out further when he starred in the first season of The Mandalorianas the enigmatic antagonist known as "The Client." The role introduced him to a broader audience of Star Wars fans who might have been unfamiliar with his acclaimed catalog. Now he has stepped into a whole new frontier: Instagram.

'Peacemaker' Season 2's Justice League swap doesn't erase the Snyderverse but instead embraces the multiverse concept.

The Peacemaker Season 2 premiere left many Zack Snyder fans fuming as a key scene featuring his DC Extended Universe (DCEU) Justice League was altered to reflect the current version as established in the James Gunn movie Superman. Was this all part of an attempt by Gunn to commit "Snyderverse erasure," removing every last vestige of the cult-favorite director's particular vision of this comic book universe?

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Hey r/movies, I’m Brian, filmmaker of Do Not Open, with Noëlle in her 1st role. We made a self-financed tech psychological-thriller in Sweden during the pandemic. Not horror, a psychological trap where technology pulls the strings. Mixed reactions, big conversations. We stand by it, ask us anything! Here's our trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=947I6zKNVfI Synopsis: After arguing with her parents a distraught teen opens an email promising acceptance, but what the message delivers infects the whole family. Ask us anything! We'll be back tomorrow Thursday 8/28 at 5 PM ET to answer any questions. submitted by /u/DoNotOpenAMA [link] [comments]

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Hey r/movies, I'm Elijah Wood. You might've seen me in things like Lord of the Rings, Yellowjackets, Wilfred, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Maniac, The Monkey, Everything Is Illuminated, and other stuff. I'm also in The Toxic Avenger. It's unrated, and it's only in theaters starting this Friday 8/29/25. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKe0pep35gQ Set in a fantasy world, following janitor Winston Gooze, who, after a freak accident, transforms into a mutant vigilante known as Toxie. Armed with his mop, the unlikely hero battles freaks, gangsters and corrupt CEOs while trying to save his relationship with his son. Directed by Macon Blair (I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore) and produced by Troma Entertainment. It also stars Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Piage, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, and Kevin Bacon Tickets/info: https://toxicavenger.com/ Ask me anything reddit! Back at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET today (Thursday 8/28) to answer your questions. submitted by /u/ElijahWoodAMA [link] [comments]

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Rotten Tomatoes: 100% (16 reviews) with 7.60 in average rating Metacritic: 79/100 (11 critics) As with other movies, the scores are set to change as time passes. Meanwhile, I'll post some short reviews on the movie. It's structured like this: quote first, source second. Beware, some contain spoilers. Bugonia is by no means Lanthimos’ best work, but it looks spectacular thanks to the sheer richness, the stinging clarity and the eye-searing colors of Ryan’s VistaVision images. Besides, what’s not to love about extinction-level anxiety accompanied by the aching tenderness of Marlene Dietrich singing Pete Seeger’s anti-war folk song, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” -David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter The timely urgency of “Bugonia” could be identified from outer space unless you’ve been living under a celestial object these days, as rogue vigilantes taking down corporate bigwigs have, in a post-2020 world, turned into the folk heroes dominating headlines and activating internet warriors. That’s not to say “Bugonia” carries an empowering message: If anything, it’s distrusting in humanity’s ability to rise above our own failures, arguing that while it’s not too late to turn things around, we probably won’t anyway. -Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire: B Yorgos Lanthimos, the director of “Poor Things,” “The Favourite,” and “Kinds of Kindness,” has become a squirmy master of this brand of violent-outsider filmmaking; let’s call it enlightened misanthropy. He’s working in the tradition of directors like Stanley Kubrick and the Oliver Stone of “Natural Born Killers,” but Lanthimos operates with his own dark playfulness. His new movie, “Bugonia,” is a heady and gripping experience, in no small part because it takes the form of a duel — tactical, philosophical, brutal — between two characters who might almost be locked in a contest entitled “Who’s the More Outrageously Spectacular Anti-Social Offender?” -Owen Gleiberman, Variety On one level, which punchline the film eventually plumps for doesn’t matter: it’s in the twisty agonies of the telling that the buzz of Bugonia lies. But it has to end somewhere, and perhaps some viewers will find the payoff maddening – though others (like your critic) will just bark at the sheer virtuoso mischief on show. Either way, what a joke. -Robbie Collin, The Telegraph: 5/5 Bugonia is a very well made film, and while it is not true to say it is less than the sum of its parts, it is less than that final and very powerful part. Like Ari Aster’s recent film Eddington, it also shows how difficult it is to make internet conspiracy obsession interesting. For me, Bugonia doesn’t have the ingenuity and elegance of Lanthimos’s previous film Kinds of Kindness, nor the emotional generosity and audacity of his steampunk fantasia Poor Things. It’s a spiny, prickly, hothouse flower. -Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian: 3/5 It’s “Misery” meets “Mars Attacks” meets all kinds of other stuff, with the excesses being quite entertaining, if not as satisfying as, say, “Poor Things” or “The Lobster” or “Dogtooth” or “The Favourite.” Coming only a year after the sampler pack that was “Kinds of Kindness,” this feels in a way like Lanthimos on automatic and in overdrive, churning out fun transgressions one after another because he and his leading lady have so much fun doing them. Then again, too much Lanthimos is still kind of a blast. -Steve Pond, TheWrap The power of Lanthimos’s work has always come from his ability to provide surreal but dead-on metaphors that take on lives of their own: a futuristic resort where one must debase oneself to find a mate, in The Lobster; or a family where the parents have trained their kids to accept absurdities as reality, in Dogtooth. With Bugonia, it feels like he’s entered our world at last, at least for a while. Which also makes it maybe the saddest film he’s ever made. -Bilge Ebiri, Vulture “Humans can’t help themselves,” Michelle pointedly observes in the film. Lanthimos offers little evidence to refute her case … but ample evidence to love and care for their well-being even still. -Marshall Shaffer: A– Lanthimos allows us the grace of that ending only after he’s put us through the wringer, maybe even boring us a little along the way. The world isn’t pretty, and Lanthimos is sounding the alarm. If only he would tell us something we don’t already know. -Stephanie Zacharek, Time PLOT Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. DIRECTOR Yorgos Lanthimos WRITER Will Tracy (based on the film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan) MUSIC Jerskin Fendrix CINEMATOGRAPHY Robbie Ryan EDITOR Yorgos Mavropsaridis RELEASE DATE August 28, 2025 (Venice Film Festival) October 24, 2025 (worldwide) RUNTIME 117 minutes STARRING Jesse Plemons as Teddy Emma Stone as Michelle Fuller Aidan Delbis as Don Stavros Halkias as Casey Alicia Silverstone as Sandy submitted by /u/SanderSo47 [link] [comments]

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San Andreas is probably the biggest offender for me. There are so many creative ways to make a thriller about a devastating earthquake but they had to make an unrealistically massive Tsunami (would never happen) and have California go underwater(again, would never happen). This movie probably spread so much misinformation about earthquakes just for a shitty B tier action movie. submitted by /u/InternationalEmu7241 [link] [comments]

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I was thinking about this last night and figured I’d ask here. What do you guys think is the biggest mistake in film history? Not just a bad movie but like one decision that totally changed things, either for the movie itself or for the entire industry. There’s so many that come to mind. MGM literally burning their original silent film library. Disney basically killing off their legendary 2D animation division after Treasure Planet and Atlantis underperformed. The entire Disney Star Wars era and how much potential they fumbled after buying the most valuable IP in the world. Sony turning down Marvel’s offer to buy the rights to all their characters for cheap, and only buying Spider-Man later on. Disney betting everything on John Carter. The Hobbit being stretched into 3 movies instead of one tight adaptation. Or even further back, like United Artists giving Michael Cimino a blank check for Heaven’s Gate which almost destroyed the whole studio system in the 80s. Or WB letting Kubrick’s Napoleon die in development. On the business side: Blockbuster literally could’ve bought Netflix for pocket change in the early 2000s, laughed them out of the room, and now… well, we all know how that turned out. And then there’s WB/DC trying to copy Marvel with Snyder’s DCU, rushing everything without building it up, which basically torpedoed what should’ve been a billion-dollar universe. Curious what you guys think is the single worst call in film history. What’s the one move that makes you go “how did they screw that up so bad?” submitted by /u/CosmosisJones42 [link] [comments]

Has anyone here watched The Man From Earth by Richard Schenkman? For me, it feels like a next-level movie, it's got everything a great film needs, yet I can't find it on any streaming platform. Google even says it's on Netflix, but it never actually shows up for me. What really blows my mind is how the whole thing takes place in a single room, just people talking, but it still keeps you hooked the entire time. It weaves together history, science, religion, and philosophy in a way that feels less like a movie and more like a live thought experiment. Honestly, it's one of those films that sticks with you and makes you keep asking what if… long after it's over. Curious, what do you all think? Anyone else feel like it's a hidden gem? submitted by /u/MayukhBhattacharya [link] [comments]

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I’ve never liked Sandra Bullock. I remember watching Speed when it came out and thinking she was super obnoxious. That general sentiment has stuck with me through the decades anytime I’ve watched a movie with her in it. But damn it, I love her in Demolition Man. Don’t know why, but I think she’s absolutely charming and adorable in that one. submitted by /u/TheWor1dsFinest [link] [comments]

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I’m re-watching Super Troopers for maybe the fifth time and I realized that the opening is nearly flawless and what I mean by that is, I laughed uncontrollably for most of it. The set piece with the three stoners on the side of the road and then the car chase ending at the bar, it’s perfectly brilliant IMHO. I’m wondering if anyone else has any examples of perfect comedic openings from comedy movies. submitted by /u/putinmaycry [link] [comments]

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This is a scene in For Love or Money. These are not characters in the film, they're never seen before or after and nothing about this is explained or even referred to. Is this the most random scene in movie history? They shot this. There was quite a bit involved in the camera movements, the actors, the VO recordings and editing...and all of it is as random as it gets. I love it but I can't imagine how this all came to be. submitted by /u/CherokeeHawkman [link] [comments]

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Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong, the stars of “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” and the director Scott Cooper on capturing a haunted rock icon.

Cameras captured the director and his crew at work and at odds, as well as his fraught dynamic with cast member Shia LaBeouf.

Beyond its catchy songs and memorable characters, the Netflix movie does an admirable job of capturing what it’s like to be an adoring fan.

The actor stars as a rough-and-tumble bartender in Darren Aronofsky’s odyssey across an older, grimier New York City.

The film, from Ivy Meeropol, will play Telluride. But as distributors pull back from nonfiction titles, especially political ones, a release isn’t certain.

Castmates Adam Sandler and Laura Dern stepped in, but the star’s absence had a meta quality: his movie “Jay Kelly” is about a star putting his career on hold.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star in a strangely bad remake of “The War of the Roses.”

The ever charming actress, plus Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan, solve cold cases from a retirement home. What, did you think they’d knit?

Directors use our canine friends to convey connection even as we’ve grown more disconnected from the animal world.

Eight interior designers and architects discuss the beach cottages, country villas and lakeside retreats that inform their aesthetics.

The latest phantasmagorical feature from the Quay Brothers adapts Bruno Schulz’s enigmatic tale of a son visiting his sick father.

This documentary by Eddie Huang is an angry but loving lament about the Montreal zine that became a billion-dollar empire before hurtling toward bankruptcy.

Smart and lovely to look at, this drama starring André Holland, and set in a changing Brooklyn, hints at a wisdom it doesn’t quite deliver.

When a young girl disappears, her parents’ obsessive search may have a dark side in a thriller that poses questions about surveillance.

A revival of the 1984 cult movie of the same name, this spoof about a radioactive superhero is a more confidently silly update.

As the director Karim Aïnouz reveals the secrets within the roadside establishment’s walls, a dangerous love triangle appears.

The writer-director Nicholas Colia infuses his feature debut with sensitivity and the sweet awkwardness of youth.

David Strathairn plays a Vietnam veteran who wants to shield his daughter-in-law from hard truths about her husband in this melodrama set in North Carolina.

In Salzburg, an anniversary of “The Sound of Music” looks grand through a child’s eyes, even if the locals are gazing elsewhere.

After more than 9,000 performances as the shaman in the Broadway show, Tshidi Manye prepares to hang up her mandrill costume.

Starry vehicles featuring the likes of Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Emma Stone will make their debuts in Italy, but some big names are skipping fests.

The Museum of Modern Art’s When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives takes a cinematic look at the city and its people over the past century.

A look at the making of Macon Blair’s reboot, which arrives for a new generation of outcasts.

Another batch of excellent titles leaves for U.S. subscribers this month, including “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Good Place.”

This month’s out-of-the-box recommendations include an acclaimed ensemble dramedy and a pair of animated movies that are very much not for the kids.

Kids and their parents celebrated their fandom at a singalong showing of “KPop Demon Hunters.”

A lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival and two new films are bringing the star of “Vertigo” back into public view.

Venice Immersive highlights projects that use virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create immersive digital worlds.

Jihan K’s new documentary is about the 1993 disappearance of her father, an exiled leader of the opposition against the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

The Venice Classics section of the festival screens past films that have been restored by archives and production companies.

This month’s picks include a Romanian essay film about television ads, a raucous action-comedy from South India, a Swiss drama about a middle-aged woman’s sexual explorations and more.

The multiplex is awash in titles that are 15, 20, even 60 years old. Nostalgia is a factor but economics play a big part, too.

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

This animated film has been a box office phenomenon in China. As an English-language version opens in the United States, we provide an explainer.

In a world obsessed with rigid identities, the actor and rapper strives to let the stories he tells expand who he is.

This month’s films, including Sidney Lumet’s last feature and Abel Ferrara’s grimy portrait of New York, examine the underbelly of society.

This heist movie features Samara Weaving as a getaway driver with an unruly ex-boyfriend who owes a local kingpin serious cash.

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Kim Kardashian was honored in Venice on Thursday night at Diane von Furstenberg’s DVF Awards, which recognized her work as a prison reform advocate. Kardashian took the opportunity to speak out about the justice system and slam President Trump’s immigration policy. At a roundtable with journalists before receiving the award — which was presented to […]

Satoshi Nakamoto is a man whose very existence remains hotly debated. Now the Bitcoin creator is getting the big-screen treatment. Doug Liman (“The Bourne Identity,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”) has signed on to direct “Killing Satoshi,” a conspiracy thriller that looks to unravel one of the most enduring mysteries of the 21st century: the secret […]

Mindy Kaling’s upcoming Hulu comedy series “Not Suitable for Work” has found its five series leads. Variety has learned that Ella Hunt (“Saturday Night,” “Dickinson”), Avantika (“Mean Girls,” “The Sex Lives of College Girls”), Will Angus (upcoming “Artificial,” “The Real Bros of Simi Valley: High School Reunion”), Jack Martin (“La Brea,” “The Rookie”), and Nicholas […]

On August 8, the WGA announced that Director Park Chan-wook and I had been expelled from membership for our work on “The Sympathizer,” an HBO show that had been in postproduction during the strike. The claim was that we had violated the strike rules with some of our work in the editing suite. The announcement […]

Seth Rogen satirized Hollywood with his Apple TV+ comedy series “The Studio” earlier this year, in which he plays the head of a fictional movie company called Continental Studios. The Emmy-nominated show made fun of lots of real-life Hollywood figures and featured filmmakers and actors playing themselves, like Martin Scorsese, Olivia Wilde and many more. […]

The modern-day retelling of the biblical tale from the Book of Ruth is coming to Netflix on Sept. 26, and the streamer has unveiled a first look with the release of its official trailer. Directed by Alanna Brown, “Ruth & Boaz” is a story about the up-and-coming Atlanta hip-hop artist Ruth Moably, who “gives up […]

Oscar season is about to kick into high gear with fall festival season just around the corner. The deadline to submit international feature selections is Oct. 1, so look for a flurry of announcements in the next five weeks. The Oscars shortlists are revealed on Dec. 16, with 15 international films selected to be voted […]

One of the three remaining original cast members of “Chicago Med” will not be returning for Season 11. Marlyne Barrett, who has portrayed Maggie Lockwood since the show’s 2015 debut, is stepping back for personal reasons. It has not been determined whether she will return later in the season. S. Epatha Merkerson, who plays Sharon […]

In “Megadoc,” Mike Figgis, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of “Leaving Las Vegas,” dishes about the chaotic making of “Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola’s self-produced $120 million experimental epic. Who better than Figgis to capture the 83-year-old cinema legend’s creative frenzy as he set off to make “Megalopolis,” a long dreamed-about passion project, with his own money and […]

Bella Ramsey, who stars as Ellie in HBO’s hit video game series “The Last of Us,” is confronting some of the more vocal online critics of Season 2, which aired on HBO earlier this year and is up for several Emmys next month. “The Last of Us” Season 2 chronicled the events of the hit […]

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McEric chats with writer/director about the brand new THE TOXIC AVENGER film releasing this weekend as well as original Toxie creator Lloyd Kaufman

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Some films should never be remade - we’re all looking at you, THE PRINCESS BRIDE. When I first broke the news on this site that Legendary Pictures had acquired the rights to reboot THE TOXIC AVENGER, I pretty much felt that adage applied here, as well. The original TOXIC AVENGER is a singular film experience firmly rooted in its time and punk rock sensibilities. Created by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, THE TOXIC AVENGER of 1984 tells the story of Melvin Ferd, a sex-crazed nerd at a sports club who endures bullying at the hands of some truly repugnant scumbags. When one of their pranks goes too far and finds Melvin face down in a barrel of toxic waste, he emerges as a hulking monster. Through some hamfisted exposition we learn that he has been imbued with a barometer for evil that compels him to eradicate villains. The rest of the film is a blood-soaked tale of vengeance and violence that pushes the limits of good taste and good filmmaking.
 
Troma Entertainment, the studio behind THE TOXIC AVENGER, specialized in B-movies that championed unorthodox stories, practical effects, nudity, profanity, and hyper-violence. Herz and Kaufman were pioneers in stateside films that echoed the influences of early Peter Jackson and Italian Giallo filmmaking. When news broke that a major American studio was remaking this wholly original time capsule of superhero schlock, many were concerned. None more than the original creator, Lloyd Kaufman. I got to chat with the GOAT a few weeks ago

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Great wonderful Marvel film

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Hey folks, Harry here...  Been a while since I last was here.   Life has been good, directed a version of Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS for stage successfully, and well...  Took the family to check out the new FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS.
Now that was a spectacular film.   We drove to Lawton, Oklahoma to check it out at the Patriot IMAX theater there.  The Handicap seating was about 5 rows up from the bottom of the auditorium, which had us beholding an immense screen that filled our entire field of vision.  Now, going into this flick, I understood a lot of what I'd be seeing.   I knew it was taking place in the so-called Jack Kirby universe of 828, based upon Kirby's birthday.  However, I also understood that what we were going to see was really a loving tribute to the 1960's and 70's Science Fiction universe.   Having seen Matt Shankman say the words "Kubrick meets Kirby"
KUBRICK MEETS KIRBY regarding a FANTASTIC FOUR movie is a bold glove to throw down.   It makes one seriously contemplate Kubrick meets Kirby, which actually happened with Jack Kirby adapted 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in a truly mind-blowing comic book adaptation.   Seek it out!   But while the film is an absolute blast, that I truly love...   I wish it truly would've honored Jack Kirby by delving even deeper into his imagination wiht the FANTASTIC FOUR.
I've had friends and my wife gripe to me about Sue Storm's over-powering of

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McEric chats with Kris Collins (KallMeKris), Celina Myers (CelinaSpookyBoo), and Jason-Christopher Mayer about their new movie HOUSE ON EDEN in theaters July 25, 2025.

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Found footage horror is a trope that is riddled with far more misses than hits. A few stand above the rest, but more often we get left with something like DEVON - an experiment in indulgence that leaves its viewers wondering what they might have done to deserve such a slap-in-the-face. 
 
As access to cameras and editing software has become more prevalent, more and more people are making content. Note I didn’t say “films.” Content creators are the new zeitgeist - a movement of User-Generated-Content that brings your friends and neighbors closer to your face while we all collapse deeper within ourselves. Some of these content creators are breaking the limitations of the phone screen and branching out to the cineplexes, to varying degrees of success.
 
If you survived the Pandemic then you likely know who Kris Collins is. Perhaps not by name, but you’ve almost certainly seen one of her many characters come across your TikTok feed, YouTube Shorts, or Instagram Reels. Kris rose to fame through TikTok in 2020 with light comedy and relatability as KallMeKris. Like many content creators who rocketed to fame quickly, she began to mingle in creator-circles, forging a friendship with Celina Myers, aka CelinaSpookyBoo. Celina’s content began as dad jokes, evolving into all manner of relatable antics and occasional cringe comedy. These two joined forces with Spooky AF Productions, a legitimate ghost hunting channel along with creators Sam and Colby. 
 
Eventually the idea came to make a film based on these ghost hunting expeditions, mirroring the

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SORRY BABY Thoughtfully Explores Trauma's Aftermath

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Hey friends. Barbarella here after being enthralled with Sorry, Baby, a thoughtfully told story about the enduring effects of trauma. In theaters now, Eva Victor’s film proves both sensitive and candid. Although violence lies at the center of everything, it avoids showing any potentially triggering sequences. During the pivotal event that takes place within a house, the camera remains outside holding a static shot on the domicile’s façade. The viewer could only imagine what occurs behind the door. The stillness of the scene provides a stark contrast to the savagery we envision happening within. This masterful decision makes the scene more powerful as we must sit with the knowledge and gravity of what we suspect occurs inside. This quiet restraint characterizes much of the film, distinguishing it from other cinematic explorations of trauma.
Much of the film proves artfully still as Agnes (Eva Victor) grapples with her life in the aftermath of the aforementioned event. While the topic is serious, it’s not an unrelenting, heavy film. Rather, it’s injected with humor and care throughout. The tale reveals the deep impact a moment in time could have on a life’s trajectory, and it shows the resilience of survivors as they struggle to find meaning, humor, and connection in the aftermath.  
Sorry, Baby relies heavily on its brilliant cast who draw out the intricacies of each moment. Naomi Ackie and Eva Victor do most of the heavy lifting, carrying the emotional heart of the film, and I can’t get enough of either. Naomi imbues Lydie

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Hercules loves Superman 2025

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Superman 2025 FAQ
I am – Hercules!!
What’s it called? “Superman.”
Who’s responsible? James Gunn, writer and director of the wonderful “The Suicide Squad” (the one with Idris Elba and John Cena, not the one with Will Smith) and all three excellent “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies.
Is it any good? Like much of Gunn’s prior work, it’s funny and moving and exciting, and never boring. There’s plenty to nitpick, but you’d be a fool to miss this very entertaining entertainment.
What says Warner Bros.? “Superman embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.”
How does it start? As John Williams’ Superman theme plays, a lot of text catches us up:
300 years ago superhumans became public knowledge on Earth, 30 years ago an alien spacecraft crashed into Kansas, 3 years ago a new superhuman arrived in Metropolis, 3 weeks ago a superhuman interfered in a middle-eastern conflict, 3 hours ago another new superhuman, one billing himself as The Hammer of Borovia, arrived in Metropolis, and 3 minutes ago Superman lost a brawl for the first time ever.*
Then we see what a lot of fans have already seen in that famous clip: a bloodied and beaten Superman crash-lands in a field of snow, then summons Krypto to take him home.
(*It is NOT mentioned in this exposition dump that Lois and Clark became romantically involved 3 months ago. We learn this later.)

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Barbarella Finds MATERIALISTS Pointless

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Hey friends, Barbarella here to tell you how completely disappointing Materialists is. How can a movie where Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans vie for the affections of a matchmaker fail so badly? Well, let me tell you. 
For starters, the chemistry between Dakota Johnson and either romantic rival doesn't quite feel like it's intense enough, so perhaps the casting has some impact, but I don't think that's the issue. I think the script deserves the blame. Don't get me wrong. The story includes lots of laughable moments around dating expectations and so forth. However, one expects characters to evolve throughout a story, to learn lessons, gain deeper understanding or just grow into better people through interactions with others or situations in which they find themselves. None of this happens. So much of the story just makes no sense.  
For instance, we are led to believe that Lucy, who’s been a top matchmaker for quite some time, never knew that people in real life are sometimes different than they appear on paper. She only learns this when an incident occurs with one of the couples she matches. I mean, anyone who’s ever been on a dating site or watched a True Crime story should know that people can portray themselves as something that they’re not. Technically, she apparently does already know people lie on the questionnaire because she comments about guys lying about their height. 
For her to apparently have this “revelation” that makes her reevaluate her priorities simply doesn’t track. While that bothers me

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Barbarella Adores THE LIFE OF CHUCK

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Hey friends, Barbarella here. Have I ever told you what a huge Stephen King fan I am? It started when a teenage me read Pet Sematary and became so enthralled with the author’s work that my mom’s Christmas shopping became immensely easier. She started gifting me Stephen King books for every Christmas and birthday thereafter, knowing I would eagerly devour every page. I did, with relish. Eventually, I began working my way through movies based on his works. Some ventured from the source material in ways I didn’t appreciate, but when I heard Mike Flanagan would be tackling one of King’s short stories, The Life of Chuck, I knew I’d love it. And I did.
Mike Flanagan, who’s responsible for my favorite horror miniseries, The Haunting of Hill House, and who was the mastermind who brought Doctor Sleep to screens, remains incredibly faithful to the source material, including how it’s told in three acts using reverse chronology. It’s a film that offers a feast of reflection on life, but I suspect some will dig in more ravenously than others. This is a story about those magical moments in life, the influence others have on our lives, and the decisions we make day to day that steer us one way or another. 
Narrated by Nick Offerman, the film begins ominously enough, with the world seemingly coming to an end. Natural and unnatural disasters plague the planet, and as if that’s not bad enough, the internet also appears to be out, possibly for good this time. Uncertainty and fear weigh

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McEric sits down with THE DAILY SHOW writer Daniel Radosh and editor Lauren Beckett Jackson for an interview

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Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” has been on-air for almost thirty years, garnering 26 PrimeTime Emmy Awards and several Peabody Awards for its writing and execution. Many are familiar with the show’s blend of current news commentary and informational journalism from comedians like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell, John Oliver, Samatha Bee, Roy Wood, Jr, Rob Riggle, Jordan Klepper, Wyatt Cenac, Hasan Minhaj, Larry Whitmore, Lewis Black, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, and a bevy of others. “The Daily Show’s” audience has grown up alongside the show, with viewership now skewing in higher age demographics than the coveted 18-34 bracket it dominated during its inception. That maturity is reflected in the current iteration of the show, with Stewart hosting on Monday’s while the rest of “The Best F**king News Team” fill in the remainder of the week.

“The Daily Show” is a bit of a misnomer as the show broadcasts nightly on Comedy Central (or Paramount+ for those living in the streaming age) from Monday to Thursday. I suppose “The Intermittent Show” just doesn’t have the same ring to it. “The Daily Show” is not unique in its position as a satirical news program, however it remains the definitive iteration of the format. Everyone knows about “The Daily Show,” love it or hate it. A foundational pillar of the show’s ubiquity and popularity is in the writing and execution of the show, which stands head and shoulders above its contemporaries.
 
I was honored to speak with senior writer Daniel Radosh

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Scott Adkins talks with McEric about his new action film, DIABLO

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If you’re a fan of current action films then you likely know the name Scott Adkins. He’s either kicked the ass of or had his ass kicked by every action star of the last five decades: Dolph Lundgren, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, and even Keanu Reeves. That’s right - he was the big guy with the grill in JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4. 

Scott’s newest film is DIABLO, which hits theaters and on demand this Friday, June 13th. Conceived alongside action compatriot Marko Zaror, the film takes place in Colombia following Adkins as Kris, a former convict, who seeks to make good on a promise to a fallen friend, which runs him afoul of Zaror’s mercenary, El Corvo. This film isn’t just another straight-to-streaming no-budget piece of content - DIABLO delivers on every front. The fight scenes, choreographed by Zaror, are intense and deftly photographed, thanks to director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza. The gunplay is intense, the acting is top tier, and the film never lags. 
 
Marko Zaror steals his scenes as El Corvo, a mercenary with an iron fist, literally. The six-foot-two Chilean action star has a chilling villain introduction, followed by a massive action scene in a sketchy hideout that plays out like a scene from TERMINATOR. He mows through assailants and bystanders alike with no emotion, only showing a hint of fear when Adkins’s Kris shows up to give him a real fight. El Corvo is fucking terrifying. Their final confrontation is a throwback to

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Barbarella Declares BRING HER BACK is an Intense Depiction of the Effects of Grief

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Hey, friends. Barbarella here still reeling from the incredibly intense Australian horror flick Bring Her Back, which comes out on May 30th. Not for the weak of heart, this follow-up from the minds behind Talk to Me grips one’s innards early on and doesn’t let go for the entire duration. 
While themes of grief and the different ways individuals cope with loss may not be uncommon in cinema, Bring Her Back approaches the concept in a truly unique fashion through the individuals involved and the manner in which their stories are told. 
Sora Wong debuts as the young Piper. Giving a powerhouse performance, she proves that a face doesn’t have to be recognizable to bring the awesomeness. While Piper may be the nucleus of the story, it’s not just her, but also those around her, who drive the points, like nails, into your soul. 
I’ll start with Sally Hawkins, whom you may recognize from The Shape of Water. Her portrayal of the adoptive parent is nothing short of exceptional. Nuanced when necessary, flat out psycho when required, she navigates the extremes and subtleties like a master. 
While I could ramble about Sally Hawkins more, let’s move on to Jonah Wren Phillips. He’s incredible as the creepy kid, but it’s in those moments where we glimpse his humanity that this young talent shines. I should warn you, though, if he’s onscreen, the odds of you feeling uncomfortable increase 85%. Owning the most disturbing scenes, he can be hard to watch at times. In fact, when

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McEric takes a look at some of the films screening at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in NYC from June 4th - 15th.

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The Tribeca Film Festival is set to descend once again upon New York City this June 4th through 15th. Begun in 2002 by Robert DeNiro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, the festival sought to revitalize Lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks and has since become one of the premiere film festivals of North America. This year, alone, the programmers narrowed down their selections from over 13,000 submissions. This year's line-up boasts 95 world premieres from filmmakers across 36 countries, collecting everything from feature films to shorts, episodic content, audio storytelling, interactive games, and more. 
I'll be on site for several days of the festival to screen films and speak with attending talent, so let's take a look at some of the selections that made my shortlist of interest:
First off, the big trend this year is music documentaries - the festival has programmed at least fifteen music-based films, beginning with the opening night gala selection BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES. The festivities will likely be more of a eulogy than a celebration due to recent developments, but it's still nice to kick off a definitively New York festival with one of the City's own beloved sons as the subject of its inaugural film. Other documentaries that feature prominently are METALLICA SAVED MY LIFE, BILLY IDOL SHOULD BE DEAD, BOY GEORGE 7 CULTURE CLUB, DEPECHE MODE: M, I WAS BORN THIS WAY: CARL BEAN, MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE, and THE SIXTH BOROUGH. This final film made my shortlist as

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A BREED APART - Heavy on the Laughs, Light on the Scares - McEric reviews the new horror/comedy from the Furst Brothers starring Grace Caroline Currey and Page Kennedy.

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Hello all! McEric here with a review of the Furst Brothers' new horror/comedy A BREED APART, out now in theaters and on-demand. The film follows several Internet celebrities who are invited to an island overrun by rabid dogs to compete for a prize... survival. Check out the trailer:

The film stars Grace Caroline Currey (SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS, FALL), Virginia Gardner (FALL, 2018's HALLOWEEN), Page Kennedy (THE MEG, THE MEG 2), Troy Gentile (ABC's "The Goldbergs"), Riele Downs (Nickelodeon's "Henry Danger"), Zak Steiner (Netflix's "Jessica Jones"),and Hayden Panittiere (NBC's "Heroes"). The film is directed by Griff Furst and brother Nathan Furst, whose previous collaboration as co-directors brought us NIGHTMARE SHARK. Solo, Griff Furst has directed such films as SWAMP SHARK, GHOST SHARK, and TRAILER PARK SHARK, so he clearly knows his way around a creature feature... even if he doesn't really want to.
"Who is Louie Myman?" I asked when we spoke this past Friday. [Louie Myman is the credited director of Furst's films 100 MILLION BC and ALLIGATOR ALLEY.)
"Oh, Louie Myman! Do you know Alan Smithee?"
"Yes."
"He's Alan Smithee's brother. Yeah, I mean, it's a tough thing. It's an interesting thing to explore. It's like when you do a creature feature and it rates well, and it does well, they just offer you more of them. And I love them, don't get me wrong. I grew up watching all these creature features - Mysterious Island and Jaws and Cujo. I love those movies, but I love ALL kinds of movies. The creature feature, itself,

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Barbarella Says Tim Robinson Makes FRIENDSHIP Fantastic!

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Hey friends! Barbarella here back from hiatus, and I’m delighted to share my thoughts on A24’s newest release, Friendship, which is out NOW! Sometimes people watch trailers and think, “Oh this movie is like [insert movie about a similar topic].” If you’re thinking that about Friendship, it’s not. Genuinely funny without being cruel, Andrew DeYoung’s exploration of adult male friendship proves charming and elicits more than a few hearty laughs from me. 
In an era where seemingly fewer friendships exist in the real world than online, making new friends may be challenging, particularly for adult men. Keeping them may be nearly impossible. 
When Craig (Tim Robinson) receives a misdelivered package intended for cool new neighbor Austin (Paul Rudd), Craig walks it over to him. Upon meeting the charismatic and friendly guy, he quickly gets invited in and finds himself actually making friends. His expressions reveal his delight in this newly formed camaraderie with someone who is just so darned interesting. One can’t help but feel happy for his new accomplishment.  
Sadly, new friendships are fragile, and in a group setting, Craig doesn’t make the best impression on the guys. It doesn’t take long before Austin begins distancing himself from the awkward neighbor. In his desperation to rekindle the closeness they once shared, Craig makes some questionable decisions that lead to more awkward situations and laughs.
On the surface, this is a quirky comedy that relies heavily on Tim Robinson’s performance. However, there is much more to this movie. Throughout, it addresses many common insecurities that men

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McEric cleans up his inbox by dumping reviews for NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, RENNER, MOB COPS, and YOUNG WERTHER.

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Hello all! 
I've got some reviews of two films releasing this Friday, April 25th - but thought I'd also take this opportunity to highlight two other films that are already out there but I haven't yet found the time to cover. Hopefully there's something here for everyone, so let's get right to it:
First up is NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, starring Jack Quaid (NOVOCAINE, THE COMPANION, "The Boys"), Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("The Boys," "The Walking Dead"), and Malin Ackerman (WATCHMEN, SLAYERS), directed by Duncan Skiles (THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER) and written by Sean Farley. The film features troubled young man Simon McNally (Quaid), who is trying to find his feet after spending a decade in a facility for mental health treatment, and his paranoid ex-security guard neighbor Ed Deerman. The two form an unlikely partnership when Simon believes he's seen a woman kidnapped but is deemed an unreliable witness by police due to his history and behavior. The two men take it upon themselves to investigate the crime and rescue the woman, revealing a deeper web of villainy in their quiet town.

Quaid and Morgan have great chemistry, and Quaid, specifically, does some great work in this film. Whereas the majority of his characters have been able to rely and charm and humor, Simon is stripped of these tools due to the abuse he received at a young age, so the tricks that Quaid would normally utilize to endear himself to audiences are out of reach. Quaid does a great job of humanizing McNally as a

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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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Searchlight released the first teaser for Is This Thing On?, directed by Bradley Cooper. It follows a pair of divorcees and how the husband turns to stand-up as a new hobby.

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James Gunn's playlist for HBO Max's Peacemaker Season 2 Ep. 2 includes tracks from Foxy Shazam, Ida Maria, Hardcore Superstar, and others.

Tont Hale, the voice behind Forky (the best Toy Story character), revealed that he only saw "glimpses" of the Toy Story 5 script.

James Gunn dropped some interesting jabs at Jared Leto's Thirty Seconds to Mars during the Season 2 opener of HBO Max's Peacemaker.

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Director Timo Tjahjanto teases the future of Nobody, hinting at endless possibilities for Hutch Mansell and his family.

Jerry Bruckheimer reveals why access to Formula 1 was essential for F1: The Movie and explains how real racetracks, teams, and drivers made the film.

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Warner Bros. released a new TV spot for One Battle After Another, the next film from writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson.

Amy Madigan teases a possible return as Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s Weapons, sharing her love for the enigmatic character.

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners fans get the chance to dive back into the original series in the best way possible before its sequel series arrives on Netflix.

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The second episode of Peacemaker Season 2 deepens the show's connection James Gunn's previous DC work, but it could create canon confusion for fans.

One of the great joys of a comic book universe for fans is when characters cross over into each other’s stories. Unfortunately, if that shared continuity doesn’t align, it can become one of the great annoyances for those same readers. As the DC Extended Universe of old transitions to the new DC Universe, Peacemaker bridges both continuities which means James Gunn spends a lot of time explaining what is and is not canon. Even before it became part of my job, I was the kind of fan who relished parsing these details and making sense of it all. Yet, for the DCU to be the kind of success Warner Bros. wants it to be, it needs to appeal to fans who go no deeper than the difference between DC and Marvel.

Sean Connery may be most known for James Bond, but his 90s fantasy film is a must-see for everyone.

The legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table has graced European folklore for over a thousand years, passed down, adapted, altered, and embellished into quests and stories that inspire and excite the imagination to this day. In recent years, the Arthurian legends have taken a more casual backseat in film and television, often focusing on the side stories or characters, such as the show Merlin or the film The Green Knight. Although it is incredibly hard to compete with the best adaptation of the larger legend, John Boorman's Excalibur, it stands to reason that with newer technology in special effects and budgets more massive than ever before, another Arthurian hit would be bound to dare the big screen once again.

The Twilight film franchise, which first captivated audiences in the late 2000s and early 2010s, is set for a cinematic return this fall.

One of the defining franchises of its time is set to return to theaters this fall. Audiences can relive The Twilight Saga as all of its installments hit theaters starting in October to mark a special anniversary.

Justin Hartley's Tracker returns this fall with a brand new episode, guest starring Jensen Ackles, titled "The Process."

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Takaya Hashi was known for voicing Skull Face in Metal Gear Solid V, as well as characters from Naruto and Fist of the North Star.

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One of award-winning director Ridley Scott's favorite movies is an acclaimed and underrated comedy-drama he still enjoys watching today.

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Kagurabachi, Shonen Jump's hottest manga in recent years, wasn’t the instant rags-to-riches story that many have assumed for its creator, Takeru Hokazono. As one of the authors of Shonen Jump's "New Power Generation," Hokazono was in debt during the early publication of his series until the release of Kagurabachi Volume 1.

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Benny and Josh Safdie are both set to release their own directorial efforts this year. In a recent interview, Benny explained why the brothers decided to work apart from one another after delivering two movies as a team. Why did the Safdie’s split up for their next movies? In a recent interview with Empire, Benny […]

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(Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Benny and Josh Safdie are both set to release their own directorial efforts this year. In a recent interview, Benny explained why the brothers decided to work apart from one another after delivering two movies as a team. Why did the Safdie’s split up for their next movies? In a recent interview with Empire, Benny Safdie — who directed the upcoming The Smashing Machine — was asked about his brother, Josh. The duo directed both the 2017 thriller Good Time, as well as the breakout hit Uncut Gems. This time, though, the pair are working separately. While Benny has The Smashing Machine coming out, Josh is working on Marty Supreme, which also releases this year. According to Benny, the decision to do it is simply because they were both interested in different things. “We had started out making movies separately, in college,” Safdie said. “And then we were always working towards something, and when we reached that place it was almost like, ‘Oh, well, what now?’ Then it was like, ‘I’m interested in this,’ and, ‘I’m interested in this,’ and then you want to figure that out. It just felt like a continuation of a process.” Although reports that the pair had a falling out surfaced throughout the year, Safdie doesn’t mention any tumultuous issues between the pair. Instead, it seems more that they simply wished to explore different avenues in their next films. (Source: Empire) The post Benny Safdie Explains Split From Brother Josh for The Smashing Machine & Marty Supreme appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Seth Rogen has been having a lot of success with his new streaming show, The Studio. Its Emmy nomination success proved its offbeat blend of comedy and behind-the-scenes satire is a crowd pleaser. But his humorous magic will soon be shared with Anna Kendrick as they star in a new comedy flick, with its title […]

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Photo Credit- Summit Entertainment Seth Rogen has been having a lot of success with his new streaming show, The Studio. Its Emmy nomination success proved its offbeat blend of comedy and behind-the-scenes satire is a crowd pleaser. But his humorous magic will soon be shared with Anna Kendrick as they star in a new comedy flick, with its title and plot details revealed. It’s no secret that Seth Rogen has wowed audiences with his buddy comedy gold and new Apple TV+ series. But Anna Kendrick has also brought comedy charm of her own in the past. She made her debut in the musical-comedy movie Camp and brought a cappella hilarity in the Pitch Perfect movies. Deadline reports that the stars of the 2011 dramedy 50/50 will reunite in a new comedy film titled Babies. What is Babies about? Lauren Miller, Seth Rogen’s wife, will direct and write the comedy film Babies. She was responsible for directing, writing, and producing the Netflix movie Like Father starring Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer. Here are the plot details for her new comedy flick: “Struggling with the decision of whether or not to bring a child into the world, Annie (Kendrick) and her husband Aaron (Rogen) become instant co-parents when their newly-divorced friend moves into their home with her 3-year-old.” The Babies leads have starred in box office successes before becoming parents. Seth Rogen starred in the Judd Apatow movie Knocked Up about a one-night stand leading to the unexpected journey of parenthood. Anna Kendrick was in the ensemble movie What To Expect When You’re Expecting, where her character was also unexpectedly pregnant. Together, Kendrick and Rogen can channel their skills into a heartfelt comedy about the messy, genuine ways to prepare for a family. Production for Babies plans to start this November in Los Angeles. Therefore, keep checking in for more cast and release date updates. The post Anna Kendrick & Seth Rogen’s New Comedy Movie Gets Title, Plot Details appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Following Bugonia‘s world premiere at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, Focus Features‘ newest dark comedy from director Yorgos Lanthimos has finally received its initial Rotten Tomatoes score. The movie is currently scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on October 24. “Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that […]

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(Photo Credit: Focus Features) Following Bugonia‘s world premiere at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, Focus Features‘ newest dark comedy from director Yorgos Lanthimos has finally received its initial Rotten Tomatoes score. The movie is currently scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on October 24. “Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth,” reads the movie’s official synopsis. What is Bugonia’s Rotten Tomatoes score? Bugonia currently holds a Tomatometer rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews. Because of this, it is now Lanthimos’ highest-rated collaboration with Academy Award winner Emma Stone, after working together on three other movies. Their first project was 2019’s The Favourite, which has a Tomatometer score of 93%, while their second movie, 2023’s Poor Things, received 92%. Both movies earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture. Bugonia is directed by Lanthimos from a screenplay written by Will Tracy, with Midsommar director Ari Aster serving as a producer. The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Alicia Silverstone, Stavros Halkias, Vanessa Eng, Marc T. Lewis, Momma Cherri, Cedric Dumornay, Parvinder Shergill, and more. The movie is produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Lanthimos, Stone, Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee, and Jerry Kyoungboum Ko. It is a production by CJ ENM, the company behind Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. The original movie was written and directed by Jang Joo-hwan, with acclaimed South Korean actor Shin Ha-kyun (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) leading the cast. During its theatrical run, it received positive reviews and numerous recognitions from South Korea’s award-giving bodies, including the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Busan Film Critics Awards. The post Bugonia Reviews Give Emma Stone Movie a Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Neon has released the first look at Adam Scott in the upcoming horror movie Hokum, as well as shared some light on when the film is set to release. The film follows the story of a reclusive novelist, Ohm Bauman (Scott), who “retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, but the […]

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Photo Credit: Apple TV Plus Neon has released the first look at Adam Scott in the upcoming horror movie Hokum, as well as shared some light on when the film is set to release. The film follows the story of a reclusive novelist, Ohm Bauman (Scott), who “retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, but the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past,” according to the film’s logline. What is the Hokum release date update? According to Neon in a new report from Deadline, Hokum is set to release in theaters sometime in 2026. The film is written and directed by Damian McCarthy, who also directed the 2024 breakout horror movie Oddity. Check out the first look image of Hokum below: HOKUM. Written and directed by Damian McCarthy. Starring Adam Scott. Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/4bP3WY6k8Q — NEON (@neonrated) August 28, 2025 Alongside Scott, Hokum will also star Peter Coonan and David Wilmot. Hokum will be produced by Spooky Pictures founders Roy Lee and Steven Schneider, as well as Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy and Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, and Mairtín de Barra. Ben Ross, Rami Yasin, and Andrew Childs will serve as executive producers. “Partnering with Steven and Roy has been an incredible journey and it’s been great to see that our collaboration has led to some incredible projects,” said Ross, acting CEO of Image Nation, when the film was originally announced earlier this year. “With Adam’s talent and charisma and Damian’s unique direction, this is another opportunity for us to push boundaries in the horror genre and continue to make our mark in the international market.” The post Adam Scott Horror Movie Hokum Gets First Look Image, Release Date Update appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

The puzzle solutions for August 2025.

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[Image Credit: Sony Pictures / Wheel of Fortune] Below you can check out the Wheel of Fortune bonus puzzle answer today. Like our guide for last month, we will list the solutions for all the puzzles for the game show throughout August 2025. The answer to the bonus round will be displayed first, followed by the other puzzles and toss-ups shown in an episode. These answer are for the standard weekday episodes featuring host Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, meaning that we will not be including the answers for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (which arrives later this fall anyway). We will update this guide on the daily with the answers to the latest episode in August. What are the Wheel of Fortune puzzle answers tonight? The following are the Wheel of Fortune puzzle answers for Thursday, August 28, 2025 and the categories (in brackets) for each puzzle shown in tonight’s episode. Bonus Round Puzzle – BAKING A QUICHE [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #1 – TALKING TRASH [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #2 – THE BAD NEWS BEARS [Movie Title] Regular Puzzle #1 – MY FAVORITE PLAYLIST [Thing] Regular Puzzle #2 – ASTEROID FIELD OF DREAMS [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – THE EMERALD ISLE [Colorful Language] Tossup #3 – DODGEBALL [Fun & Games] Tossup #4 – SOFTBALL [Fun & Games] Tossup #5 – MONEYBALL [Fun & Games] Regular Puzzle #4 – WHEN THE DUST SETTLES [Phrase] Here are the puzzle answers for Wednesday, August 27, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – JAM-PACKED CAFE [Place] Tossup #1 – RISING TO THE CHALLENGE [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #2 – MOTOWN HITS [On My Playlist] Regular Puzzle #1 – STIRRING UP A HORNET’S NEST [Phrase] Regular Puzzle #2 – THE TIME OF YEAR TO VISIT THE PIER [Rhyme Time] Regular Puzzle #3 – SAMPLE THE STREET FOOD [Travel Tip] Tossup #3 – TELEVISION STAR [Wordplay] Tossup #4 – MOVIE STAR [Wordplay] Tossup #5 – TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR [Wordplay] Regular Puzzle #4 – I WILL SURVIVE [Song Title] Here are the puzzle answers for Tuesday, August 26, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – OUT OF WHACK [Phrase] Tossup #1 – THERE IS NO TOMORROW! [Phrase] Tossup #2 – MY SIGNATURE STYLE [Thing] Regular Puzzle #1 – GIVING A LITTLE PEP TALK [What Are You Doing?] Regular Puzzle #2 – SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM [Same Letter] Regular Puzzle #3 – MACADEMIA NUT COOKIES [Food & Drink] Tossup #3 – PLAYING TAG [Fun & Games] Tossup #4 – PLAYING LASER TAG [Fun & Games] Tossup #5 – PLAYING PHONE TAG [Fun & Games] Regular Puzzle #4 – THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE [Song Lyrics] Here are the puzzle answers for Monday, August 25, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – TAKING A WHIFF [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #1 – ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM [Rhyme Time] Tossup #2 – THE EYE OF THE TIGER [Song Lyrics] Regular Puzzle #1 – LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP [Opposites Attract] Regular Puzzle #2 – PARDON MY FRENCH DRESSING [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – LUSH RAINFOREST [Place] Tossup #3 – SUMMER VACATION [Thing] Tossup #4 – PAID VACATION [Thing] Tossup #5 – PERMANENT VACATION [Thing] Regular Puzzle #4 – RUNNING NECK AND NECK [Phrase] Here are the puzzle answers for Friday, August 22, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – YOUR JOURNEY AWAITS [Phrase] Tossup #1 – LIVING ON ISLAND TIME [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #2 – PINEAPPLE SUNDAE [Just Desserts] Regular Puzzle #1 – PLAYING CORNHOLE ON THE SHORE [Fun & Games] Regular Puzzle #2 – OWLS, SPARROWS, SWAN, CROW [Fine Feathered Friends – Crossword] Regular Puzzle #3 – AMAZING MARINA [Place] Tossup #3 – THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD [Colorful Language] Tossup #4 – YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK [Colorful Language] Tossup #5 – YELLOW MUSTARD [Colorful Language] Regular Puzzle #4 – A FANTASTIC PARTY [Event] Fan Friday – MOUNTAIN Here are the puzzle answers for Thursday, August 21, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – NEIGHBORHOOD PHARMACY [Place] Tossup #1 – STEAKS HOT OFF THE GRILL [Food & Drink] Tossup #2 – LOTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO [Phrase] Regular Puzzle #1 – FOUR-POSTER BED [Around the House] Regular Puzzle #2 – DETACHED GARAGE BAND [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – KICK BACK AT THE SURF SHACK [Rhyme Time] Tossup #3 – A CHANGE OF SCENERY [Wordplay] Tossup #4 – A CHUNK OF CHANGE [Wordplay] Tossup #5 – OIL CHANGE [Wordplay] Regular Puzzle #4 – CHASING MY OWN TAIL [What Are You Doing?] Here are the puzzle answers for Wednesday, August 20, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – FAXING IT OVER NOW [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #1 – LOUNGING BY THE POOL [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #2 – CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS [On The Map] Regular Puzzle #1 – HULA-HOOPS & HAPPY HOUR [Same Letter] Regular Puzzle #2 – ICE CREAM IN A WAFFLE CONE [Just Desserts] Regular Puzzle #3 – SHAKE OFF THE WINTER BLUES [Colorful Language] Tossup #3 – HAM SANDWICH [Food for Thought] Tossup #4 – HAMMING IT UP [Food for Thought] Tossup #5 – HAMMER TIME! [Food for Thought] Regular Puzzle #4 – WELLNESS SPA [Place] Here are the puzzle answers for Tuesday, August 19, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – BABY HEDGEHOG [Living Thing] Tossup #1 – KEY LIME PIE [Just Desserts] Tossup #2 – DENIM OVERALLS [What Are You Wearing?] Regular Puzzle #1 – THIS TIME IT’S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT [Phrase] Regular Puzzle #2 – I’M NOT LAZY, I’M JUST VERY RELAXED [Life’s A Beach] Regular Puzzle #3 – TRY THE GUACAMOLE! [Travel Tip] Tossup #3 – PUNCH BOWL [Thing] Tossup #4 – SOUP BOWL [Thing] Tossup #5 – ALL-NIGHT BOWLING [Thing] Regular Puzzle #4 – TAKING THE NEXT STEP [What Are You Doing?] Here are the puzzle answers for Monday, August 18, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – FAMOUS SOPRANO [Person] Tossup #1 – SLICING LEMON WEDGES [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #2 – A NICE, QUIET CORNER [Place] Regular Puzzle #1 – WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER [Phrase] Regular Puzzle #2 – FLORAL PATTERN BALDNESS [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – PRACTICING YOGA ON THE SAND [Life’s A Beach] Tossup #3 – BASEBALL FAN [Wordplay] Tossup #4 – YOUR BIGGEST FAN [Wordplay] Tossup #5 – CEILING FAN [Wordplay] Regular Puzzle #4 – SURPRISING CONCLUSION [Event] Here are the puzzle answers for Friday, August 15, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – HAVING A FEW LAUGHS [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #1 – HISTORIC MILESTONE [Thing] Tossup #2 – TUXEDO JACKET [What Are You Wearing?] Regular Puzzle #1 – TALKING DURING THE MOVIE [Pet Peeve] Regular Puzzle #2 – SMARTY, PARACHUTE, YOGA [Crossword: ___ PANTS] Regular Puzzle #3 – AARDVARKS AND ANTELOPES [Living Things] Tossup #3 – GRADUATION DAY [Event] Tossup #4 – ELECTION DAY [Event] Tossup #5 – A BAD HAIR DAY [Event] Regular Puzzle #4 – A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES [Phrase] Fan Friday – FIFTY Here are the puzzle answers for Thursday, August 14, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – HOUSEGUEST [Person] Tossup #1 – A HALF-CENTURY OF FUN! [Phrase] Tossup #2 – LUXURY SUITE [Place] Regular Puzzle #1 – LOS ANGELES DODGERS WIN WORLD SERIES! [Headline] Regular Puzzle #2 – NEON LIGHT BEER [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – BLACK ROCK BEACH [On The Map] Tossup #3 – WATCHING THE SUNRISE [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #4 – GAZING AT THE STARS [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #5 – LOOKING IN THE MIRROR [What Are You Doing?] Regular Puzzle #4 – GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY [Colorful Language] Here are the puzzle answers for Wednesday, August 13, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – GOOFING OFF [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #1 – INVESTING IN THE FUTURE [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #2 – SPRAKLING WINE [Food & Drink] Regular Puzzle #1 – CLAPPING, CHEERING & CUTTING CAKE [Same Letter] Regular Puzzle #2 – HAWAII THE ALOHA STATE [On The Map] Regular Puzzle #3 – EXHILARATING ACTIVITIES [Fun & Games] Tossup #3 – SPOTLIGHT [Thing] Tossup #4 – BRIGHT SPOT [Thing] Tossup #5 – BALD SPOT [Thing] Regular Puzzle #4 – SHEER LACE CURTAINS [Around The House] Here are the puzzle answers for Tuesday, August 12, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – FINAL OFFER [Thing] Tossup #1 – MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT [Thing] Tossup #2 – WINNING A BUNCH OF CASH [Food & Drink] Regular Puzzle #1 – SOLVING PUZZLES IN SPACE [The Next 50 Years] Regular Puzzle #2 – CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON! [Song Lyrics] Regular Puzzle #3 – TAKING A SHOWER UNDER A WATERFALL [Colorful Language] Tossup #3 – ONCE IN A BLUE MOON [Colorful Language] Tossup #4 – COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE [Colorful Language] Tossup #5 – BLUE-PLATE SPECIAL [Colorful Language] Regular Puzzle #4 – WE’RE IN THE HOME STRETCH [Colorful Language] Here are the puzzle answers for Monday, August 11, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – QUICK STUDY [Person] Tossup #1 – A LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT [Event] Tossup #2 – CHERRY TURNOVER [Food & Drink] Regular Puzzle #1 – LIGHTING LOTS OF CANDLES [What Are You Doing?] Regular Puzzle #2 – A FLASH IN THE PAN PIZZA [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – IS THE WEATHER ALWAYS GOOD? [Phrase] Tossup #3 – BUSINESS TRIP [Thing] Tossup #4 – CAMPING TRIP [Thing] Tossup #5 – GUILT TRIP [Thing] Regular Puzzle #4 – CRACKING YOUR KNUCKLES [Pet Peeve] Here are the puzzle answers for Friday, August 8, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – ON OUR WAY [Phrase] Tossup #1 – FISH TACOS [Food & Drink] Tossup #2 – TAMPA BAY FLORIDA [On The Map] Regular Puzzle #1 – ISLAND-HOPPING ON ONE FOOT [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #2 – SEEING THE GREEN FLASH [Event] Regular Puzzle #3 – TAKING A SHOWER UNDER A WATERFALL [Colorful Language] Tossup #3 – ONCE IN A BLUE MOON [Colorful Language] Tossup #4 – COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE [Colorful Language] Tossup #5 – BLUE-PLATE SPECIAL [Colorful Language] Regular Puzzle #4 – WE’RE IN THE HOME STRETCH [Colorful Language] Here are the puzzle answers for Thursday, August 7, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – THE BIG FINALE [Event] Tossup #1 – VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS [People] Tossup #2 – SOUTHEAST ASIA [On The Map] Regular Puzzle #1 – BLOWING INTO A CONCH SHELL [What Are You Doing?] Regular Puzzle #2 – HARBOR SEAL OF APPROVAL [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – ACHIEVING PEAK RELAXATION [Event] Tossup #3 – CONCENTRATE [Rhyme Time] Tossup #4 – CONTEMPLATE [Rhyme Time] Tossup #5 – PROCRASTINATE [Rhyme Time] Regular Puzzle #4 – OOPS! I DID IT AGAIN [Song Title] Regular Puzzle #4 – OPULENT RESORT [Place] Here are the puzzle answers for Wednesday, August 6, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – DOWN TO THE WIRE [Phrase] Tossup #1 – GIANT BEACH TOWEL [Living Things] Tossup #2 – THE WILD ROBOT [Movie Title] Regular Puzzle #1 – MY FAVORITE MOVEI SOUNDTRACK [Showbiz] Regular Puzzle #2 – DEPOSIT SLIP OF THE TONGUE [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #3 – DRINK WITH A TINY UMBRELLA [Happy Hour] Tossup #3 – FINANCIAL PLANNER [Occupation] Tossup #4 – ECONOMIST [Occupation] Tossup #5 – PROFESSIONAL POKER PLAYER [Occupation] Regular Puzzle #4 – TOLD YOU SO [Phrase] Here are the puzzle answers for Tuesday, August 5, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – WAIT FOR IT [Phrase] Tossup #1 – STROLLING ON THE SHORE [Life’s A Beach] Tossup #2 – GRADUATION SPEAKER [Person] Regular Puzzle #1 – SLAP ON THE BACK TO THE FUTURE [Before & After] Regular Puzzle #2 – SEE THE LINE WHERE THE SKY MEETS THE SEA IT CALLS ME [Song Lyrics] Regular Puzzle #3 – FUZZY NAVEL [Happy Hour] Tossup #3 – BIG BANG THEORY [Thing] Tossup #4 – THING OF RELATIVITY [Thing] Tossup #5 – CONSPIRACY THEORY [Thing] Regular Puzzle #4 – A LUXURIOUS SETTING [Place] Here are the puzzle answers for Monday, August 4, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – PAIR OF WHITE GLOVES [What Are You Wearing?] Tossup #1 – DOLPHINS THAT PLAY [Living Things] Tossup #2 – LOUD MUSIC ON THE BEACH [Pet Peeve] Regular Puzzle #1 – MATING & PRANK CALL [Same Name] Regular Puzzle #2 – SHARKS, REEF, SURF, SWIM [Crossword – Life’s a Beach] Regular Puzzle #3 – DOUBLE RAINBOW [Thing] Tossup #3 – DINNERTIME [Event] Tossup #4 – PARTY TIME [Event] Tossup #5 – NAPTIME [Event] Regular Puzzle #4 – BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF [What Are You Doing?] Here are the puzzle answers for Friday, August 1, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – LOOK BACK WITH FONDNESS [Phrase] Tossup #1 – THE SOUTH PACIFIC [On The Map] Tossup #2 – MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIAST [Person] Regular Puzzle #1 – BRAZIL, BELGIUM, BAHAMAS, BANGLADESH [Same Letter] Regular Puzzle #2 – PRICELESS WORK OF ART [Thing] Regular Puzzle #3 – MUSSELS AND PRAWNS [Food & Drink] Tossup #3 – DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT [Place] Tossup #4 – DRIVE-IN THEATER [Place] Tossup #5 – DRIVING RANGE [Place] Regular Puzzle #4 – WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE [Song Lyrics] Fan Friday – ITALY Here are the puzzle answers for Thursday, July 31, 2025: Bonus Round Puzzle – RIDING MY BIKE TO WORK [What Are You Doing?] Tossup #1 – GREEK ISLANDS [On The Map] Tossup #2 – BLUE WHALES [Living Things] Regular Puzzle #1 – EAT WHERE THE LOCALS EAT [Travel TIp] Regular Puzzle #2 – MAJESTIC PEAKS OF SWITZERLAND [Places] Regular Puzzle #3 – RECITING LIMERICKS [Fun & Games] Tossup #3 – STORAGE SPACE [Thing] Tossup #4 – FLOOR SPACE [Thing] Tossup #5 – CYBERSPACE [Thing] Regular Puzzle #4 – PLAYING CATCH-UP [What Are You Doing?] The Fan Fridays sweepstakes by Collette remains live. You’ll need to enter the Fan Friday word (which we will supply) shown during the episode on the official Wheel of Fortune website. For August, entrants can win a trip to Italy, Ireland, and Los Angeles for a live taping of the show. The post Wheel of Fortune Bonus Puzzle Answer Today for August 2025 appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke to The Toxic Avenger star Kevin Bacon about the new, ultra-violent reboot movie. Bacon discussed what drew him to the project, how his character is different than other villains he’s played in the past, and more. “In The Toxic Avenger, when a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to […]

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Photo Credit: Cineverse ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke to The Toxic Avenger star Kevin Bacon about the new, ultra-violent reboot movie. Bacon discussed what drew him to the project, how his character is different than other villains he’s played in the past, and more. “In The Toxic Avenger, when a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger,” the official synopsis reads. “Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community. In a world where greed runs rampant… justice is best served radioactive.” The Toxic Avenger hits United States theaters on August 29, 2025, from Cineverse. Brandon Schreur: To start, I’d love to ask how it was that you got involved with this project. What’s the story of how you got cast in The Toxic Avenger, and what made you most excited to play this character? Kevin Bacon: You know, I kind of knew Macon Blair. I’m trying to think — it’s funny, when you do these interviews, you kind of go, ‘How did that actually happen?’ It’s hard to remember. But he hit me up, said he was doing this, and that he had this part. I read it. I thought, ‘That’s funny. That’s going to be fun.’ The idea of having Peter Dinklage play that role, I thought was fantastic. And it all just kind of fell into place, and we found ourselves in Bulgaria. It during during the pandemic. A place I’d never been before with a Bulgarian crew. And we’re making this bananas movie. I think it came out great. I totally agree. Bananas is a good way to describe it, too, which leads into what I was going to ask you next. The Toxic Avenger has been a franchise since the 1980s because of Lloyd Kaufman. I’m wondering if you were a fan of these movies before this, and if you have seen them, was any part of you nervous at all about how a Toxic Avenger movie would play in the 2020s? Just because those originals are so gory, off-the-wall, and there’s so much wild stuff that happens. What was your approach to doing Toxic Avenger now, in modern-day? Well, to answer your first question, I’d of course heard of the movie and heard of some of the other Troma films. But that wasn’t the time in my life when I was really watching those kinds of movies, I guess. Maybe I was too old. So I kind of missed that whole thing. But, of course, I went back and revisited, and I was really kind of knocked out not only by the movies, but by the combination of independent filmmaking versus pop culture. Or not versus, but including the juxtaposition of pop culture filmmaking. A lot of times, you think of low-budget indies as being serious dramas. And yet, what Lloyd was doing was going out and making these movies for a price in New Jersey. And really just going over the top in a way that, to me, first off, is risky. Because a lot of people would say — probably a lot of people did say — that this is definitely not for me. But, also, it’s so fundamentally what I love about movies: that people can work in all kinds of zany worlds and make something cool and interesting. When Macon came to me with the script, obviously, I went back and I thought, okay, the sweet spot, here, will be to not disappoint the fans of the original Troma stuff, but also make something that holds up now. And to not back too far away from it and make it more accessible. But to lean into all of the craziness that was in the original movies. At the same time, just give it a fresh look. And I think he did a really, really nice job in terms of that. Oh, for sure. I talked to Macon about a week ago about this movie, and we talked a lot about that bicycle scene from the original movie. You remember that moment, it’s so vivid and graphic. We talked about whether you can adapt a moment like that in 2023, and he’s like, ‘Yeah, we can. It was an indie back then, but there’s still an audience for it now.’ I thought that was a cool take to have — maybe it was risky, but people still like that kind of stuff. I think so. Clearly, it’s not exactly horror, but clearly, horror still finds an audience. I think that bloody comedy — I just made one myself. I’m totally into that. I love genre, and I love filmmakers like Macon who are working within genre, but doing it with so much skill. And, also, emotional complexity. These characters, the Toxic Avenger, he’s got a really kind of deep sadness and struggle that, to me, sort of feels like the hook of the movie. Totally. Kevin, you’ve played villains in the past — I’ve seen you in X-Men: First Class as Sebastian Shaw. You were the bad guy in James Gunn’s Super, and just recently starred in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. How does your character in this movie, Bob, compare to those villains? Is it more of the same thing, or do you have to hit a certain different level since the tone of this movie is so up there? I’d like to think that I hit something different each time, but maybe I’m dreaming. But, if I approach a bad guy, I don’t think of him first as a bad guy. I think of him as, ‘Who is he?’ The bad part is just kind of like the byproduct of what the character does. There’s no real way to play evil, you know? You can play hungry, sad, angry, confused, lonely — there are a million things you can play. But evil, to me, is too undefined to really kind of sink your teeth into. In this approach, yeah, the tone is certainly big, and I think Macon encouraged me to go big. We went big with the look and the physicality of it and everything. But I was thinking a lot about televangelists. I was thinking about self-help gurus. People who sell shit that’s useless and bleed innocent people of their money. But I was also thinking about the billionaire class. Nowadays, billionaires, we know who they are. They’re very in our face; they’re very public personas. But that wasn’t the case years ago. They were hiding in dark rooms. Nobody could tell you what so-and-so looked like. Nowadays, that’s not really the case. Because we live in a society where people are so interested in your own personal brand — the brand is the person as opposed to the brand is the stuff that you’re selling. So you see a lot of these billionaires come front and center. But those were the things I was thinking about when I was playing Bob. Sure. One last question for you, there was a period of time after The Toxic Avenger screened at a few festivals where it was having trouble finding a distributor. There was a minute there where we didn’t know if the general public was ever going to be able to see it. Cineverse picked it up and now it’s coming out as an unrated movie, which is super exciting. How exciting is it for you that people are finally going to have the chance to see this on the big screen? I love it. I love movies, and I go to the movies. That’s what I started out wanting to do, to be on a movie screen. I certainly had a lot of great times and a lot of great opportunities on the small screen or on the screen that you’re watching at home. But, to me, movies are the most exciting thing. Look, if you work really hard, as everyone did on The Toxic Avenger, and it never sees the light of day, that’s pretty depressing. Especially when the movie is awesome. So, I’m thrilled. I’m thrilled that it’s coming out, and I’m thrilled that people are going to see it. I think it’s great that Cineverse picked it up, and good for them. Obviously, they know what they’re doing. I couldn’t be happier. Thanks to Kevin Bacon for taking the time to discuss The Toxic Avenger. The post Why Kevin Bacon Based Toxic Avenger Performance on Real-Life Billionaires | Interview appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Another Saturday Night Live cast member is leaving the show ahead of its 51st season, joining two other stars in what now looks to be a big change for the sketch comedy show. What star is leaving SNL ahead of its 51st season? According to a report from Deadline, Michael Longfellow is exiting the series […]

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(Image Credit: NBC) Another Saturday Night Live cast member is leaving the show ahead of its 51st season, joining two other stars in what now looks to be a big change for the sketch comedy show. What star is leaving SNL ahead of its 51st season? According to a report from Deadline, Michael Longfellow is exiting the series after three years as a member of the show. Longfellow, who joined as a featured player in Season 48, was promoted to the main cast ahead of its 50th season. He frequented many skits, and was also a consistent presence on the show’s Weekend Update segment. It’s unclear as of now whether Longfellow is leaving the series on his own or if he was asked to exit. His exit does come as a bit of a surprise, though, as SNL-specific insiders recently reported that Longfellow was screen-tested as a potential replacement for Michael Che and Colin Jost as a host of Weekend Update. Longfellow joins other cast members Devon Walker and Emil Wakim, as well as writers Celeste Yim and Rosebud Baker, as members of the series leaving ahead of its 51s season. In an interview with Puck last week, legendary producer Lorne Michaels said that SNL would see some changes coming to the show, though it’s unclear exactly what else is planned for the show. Saturday Night Live is currently set to premiere its 51st season on NBC on October 4, 2025. No host or musical guest has been announced for the episode as of yet. (Source: Deadline) The post SNL Star Leaves After 3 Years Ahead of Season 51 appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Universal Pictures has officially tapped the first two new cast members for Violent Night 2, the upcoming sequel to the Christmas action comedy movie. It is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on Wednesday, December 4, 2026. Who is joining the Violent Night 2 cast? According to Deadline, Frozen’s Kristen Bell and The Suicide Squad’s […]

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(Photo Credit: Universal Pictures) Universal Pictures has officially tapped the first two new cast members for Violent Night 2, the upcoming sequel to the Christmas action comedy movie. It is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on Wednesday, December 4, 2026. Who is joining the Violent Night 2 cast? According to Deadline, Frozen’s Kristen Bell and The Suicide Squad’s Daniela Melchior have been tapped to join the cast of Violent Night 2. They will be starring opposite returning cast member David Harbour, who reprises his leading role as Santa Claus. At the moment, further details about their characters and plot are still being kept under wraps. The sequel will once again be directed by Tommy Wirkola from a screenplay written by returning scribes Pat Casey and Josh Miller. It will be produced by Kelly McCormick and David Leitch for 87North, with Universal Pictures executives Matt Reilly and Tony Ducret overseeing the project. In a previous interview, Casey and Miller confirmed that the sequel will expand the story’s scope, promising to include “more David Harbour.” The first installment also starred John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise). During its theatrical run, the film garnered a worldwide gross of over $76 million at the box office against a reported budget of $20 million. In addition, the movie also earned positive reviews, with a Tomatometer rating of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Source: Deadline) The post Violent Night 2 Cast Adds Frozen & The Suicide Squad Stars appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Two stars have joined the cast of Osgood Perkins’ next horror movie. Perkins is known for directing 2024’s Longlegs and 2025’s The Monkey. Before those movies, he also helmed 2015’s The Blackcoat’s Daughter and 2016’s I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. Additionally, he has another flick, titled Keeper, that arrives later […]

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Photo Credit: Neon, HBO Two stars have joined the cast of Osgood Perkins’ next horror movie. Perkins is known for directing 2024’s Longlegs and 2025’s The Monkey. Before those movies, he also helmed 2015’s The Blackcoat’s Daughter and 2016’s I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. Additionally, he has another flick, titled Keeper, that arrives later this year. Neon and Perkins are again partnering for another horror movie after Keeper, titled The Young People. Production on the project will begin this coming fall in Vancouver. Who has joined the cast of Osgood Perkins’ new horror movie? Per Variety, Perkins’ The Young People will star Nico Parker and Lola Tung. Parker is known for playing Sarah Miller in the first episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, while she also recently portrayed Astrid Hofferson in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake. Additionally, she’s appeared in 2019’s Dumbo, 2021’s Reminiscence, 2024’s Suncoast, and 2025’s Bridge Jones: Mad About the Boy, while she’ll soon be seen in Maude Apatow’s feature film directorial debut movie, Poetic License, which premieres at TIFF next month. Tung, meanwhile, plays Isabel “Belly” Conklin in Amazon Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty show. She’s been cast in another Shudder horror movie called Forbidden Fruits, which co-stars Lili Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti, and Alexandra Shipp. The script for The Young People comes from Perkins, who also serves as a producer alongside Chris Ferguson and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. Plot details remain under wraps at this time. A release date for The Young People has not yet been set by Neon. Keeper arrives in United States theaters on November 14, 2025. The cast of that movie includes She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s Tatiana Maslany and Orphan: First Kill’s Rossif Sutherland. Both The Monkey and Longlegs, meanwhile, are currently available to stream on Hulu. The post Longlegs Director Osgood Perkins’ New Horror Movie Casts The Last of Us Star & 1 More appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Netflix has shared the official trailer for Ruth & Boaz, the upcoming romantic drama that hails from producers Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin. The movie is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, September 26. “I’m thrilled to kick off my partnership with DeVon Franklin with Ruth & Boaz,” Perry said in a statement. “The […]

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(Photo Credit: Netflix) Netflix has shared the official trailer for Ruth & Boaz, the upcoming romantic drama that hails from producers Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin. The movie is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, September 26. “I’m thrilled to kick off my partnership with DeVon Franklin with Ruth & Boaz,” Perry said in a statement. “The trailer is finally here, and I couldn’t be more excited for the world to get this first look at such a powerful love story. I can’t wait for audiences everywhere to experience the film when it arrives. “I’m so excited to be working with DeVon on this and future projects,” Perry says. “I think in this polarizing world, and at a time when the world seems to be growing colder every day, we both share the common goal of wanting to spread some good. And there’s no better place than Netflix.” Check out the Ruth & Boaz trailer below (watch more trailers): What happens in Tyler Perry’s Ruth & Boaz trailer? The video features Serayah and Tyler Lepley as they star in the modern retelling of the biblical love story of Ruth and Boaz. It chronicles the couple’s romantic beginnings, chemistry, and the challenges they’ll have to face. It also highlights the music journey of Serayah’s Ruth, who, after leaving the Atlanta music scene, finds the love of her life and the mother she never had. Ruth & Boaz is directed by Alanna Brown from a screenplay written by Michael Elliot and Cory Tynan. It is executive-produced by Bart Lipton, Tony L. Strickland, and Angi Bones. Ruth & Boaz is directed by Alanna Brown from a screenplay written by Michael Elliot and Cory Tynan. It is executive-produced by Bart Lipton, Tony L. Strickland, and Angi Bones. “The film is a modern-day reimagining of the timeless love story, rooted in faith, healing, and second chances. Serayah stars as Ruth Moably, a rising Atlanta hip-hop artist who leaves behind fame after a personal tragedy,” reads the official synopsis. “Seeking a fresh start in rural Tennessee, she cares for her late boyfriend’s mother and unexpectedly finds new purpose and love with Boaz, a grounded and generous vineyard owner.” The post Tyler Perry’s New Netflix Movie Gets Trailer, Stars Serayah, Tyler Lepley, & Babyface appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

A behind-the-scenes photo taken from the set of Star Wars: Starfighter has been released. Star Wars: Starfighter is the upcoming Lucasfilm movie that comes from Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy. Starring The Fall Guy’s Ryan Gosling, the project currently has a 2027 release date. What do we see in the Star Wars: Starfighter photo? […]

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(Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) A behind-the-scenes photo taken from the set of Star Wars: Starfighter has been released. Star Wars: Starfighter is the upcoming Lucasfilm movie that comes from Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy. Starring The Fall Guy’s Ryan Gosling, the project currently has a 2027 release date. What do we see in the Star Wars: Starfighter photo? Star Wars: Starfighter has now officially started production in the United Kingdom, and the official Star Wars Twitter account has shared a behind-the-scenes photo taken from the set. It shows the first look at the characters played by Gosling and his co-star, Flynn Gray. View the photo below. Day 1: A whole new adventure begins #Starfighterhttps://t.co/eI5xaROQAj pic.twitter.com/8AXiBN4x4B — Star Wars (@starwars) August 28, 2025 The cast also includes Matt Smith (House of the Dragon), Mia Goth (Pearl), Aaron Pierre (Lanterns), Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners), Jamael Westman (The Essex Serpent), Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen), and Amy Adams (Man of Steel), the latter of whom will play Gray’s character’s mother, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Levy said in a statement, “I feel a profound sense of excitement and honor as we begin production on Star Wars: Starfighter. From the day Kathy Kennedy called me up, inviting me to develop an original adventure in this incredible Star Wars galaxy, this experience has been a dream come true, creatively and personally. Star Wars shaped my sense of what story can do, how characters and cinematic moments can live with us forever. To join this storytelling galaxy with such brilliant collaborators onscreen and off, is the thrill of a lifetime.” Levy produces the film alongside Kennedy, while the script comes from Jonathan Tropper. Gosling, Dan Levine, Mary McLaglen, and Josh McLaglen serve as executive producers on the movie. Star Wars: Starfighter is set approximately five years after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The new movie currently has a May 28, 2027, release date. Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Star Wars: Starfighter Photo Offers First Look at Ryan Gosling’s Character appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Simon Kinberg recently opened up about what inspiration he’s drawing on to create a new Star Wars film trilogy. What do we know about the new Star Wars trilogy? Speaking to ScreenRant in a new interview, Kinberg stressed the importance of striking a balance when it comes to Star Wars. With that in mind, Kinberg […]

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Photo Credits: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Simon Kinberg recently opened up about what inspiration he’s drawing on to create a new Star Wars film trilogy. What do we know about the new Star Wars trilogy? Speaking to ScreenRant in a new interview, Kinberg stressed the importance of striking a balance when it comes to Star Wars. With that in mind, Kinberg teased that projects like Andor and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back are some of his favorite Star Wars projects. “My favorite of the Star Wars movies is Empire Strikes Back, and it’s because the balance between the epic and the intimate is so strong in that they’re such personal stories,” Kinberg said. “The stakes are really personal, and yet, obviously, there’s all kinds of great science fiction. I think Andor did an extraordinary job of that, as well. It was such an emotional, intense, personal show that also had, obviously, massive stakes to it, and politics, and all of that.” As it stands, little to nothing is known about Kinberg’s trilogy of films. The filmmaker is best known for directing films like Sherlock Holmes, The 355, and more. The next Star Wars movie will be The Mandalorian and Grogu, which arrives on May 22, 2026. A continuation of The Mandalorian Disney+ show, the film is being directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Dave Filoni. Pedro Pascal will reprise his role as Din Djarin, while the cast also includes Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White. After that, Star Wars: Starfighter will be released on May 28, 2027. Shawn Levy directs the film starring Ryan Gosling, which will be set after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. (Source: ScreenRant) Originally reported by Anthony Nash on SuperHeroHype. The post New Star Wars Trilogy Teased By Writer, Reveals Inspiration appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Star Wars: Starfighter has added six new cast members. Star Wars: Starfighter is the upcoming Lucasfilm movie that is being directed by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy. It was previously announced that the film will star Ryan Gosling, Mia Goth, and Matt Smith. Who has joined the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter? As announced by […]

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(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) Star Wars: Starfighter has added six new cast members. Star Wars: Starfighter is the upcoming Lucasfilm movie that is being directed by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Shawn Levy. It was previously announced that the film will star Ryan Gosling, Mia Goth, and Matt Smith. Who has joined the cast of Star Wars: Starfighter? As announced by Lucasfilm, the cast of the new Star Wars movie also now includes Amy Adams, Aaron Pierre, Flynn Gray, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, and Daniel Ings. Production on the project has now begun in the United Kingdom. “I feel a profound sense of excitement and honor as we begin production on Star Wars: Starfighter,” Levy said in a statement. “From the day Kathy Kennedy called me up, inviting me to develop an original adventure in this incredible Star Wars galaxy, this experience has been a dream come true, creatively and personally. Star Wars shaped my sense of what story can do, how characters and cinematic moments can live with us forever. To join this storytelling galaxy with such brilliant collaborators onscreen and off, is the thrill of a lifetime.” Adams is known for playing Lois Lane in the DCEU, and for starring in movies such as 2007’s Enchanted, 2013’s American Hustle, 2016’s Arrival, 2021’s Dear Evan Hansen, and many more. She most recently was seen in 2024’s Nightbitch, while she’s also attached to appear in the upcoming Cape Fear television series. Pierre has been cast as the Green Lantern John Stewart and will make his DCU debut in the Lanterns television show. He voiced Mufasa in Mufasa: The Lion King and also starred as Terry Richmond in 2024’s Rebel Ridge. Star Wars: Starfighter is set after the events of 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The movie currently has a May 28, 2027, release date from Lucasfilm. Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Star Wars: Starfighter Adds 6 to Cast, Including Amy Adams appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Alex Walter gets a massive glow-up in Netflix’s My Life with the Walter Boys Season 2. Ashby Gentry, who plays Alex Walter in the series, said that getting over Alex’s Season 1 look was quite stressful, saying, “It did make me feel like s— about myself at times.” Here’s what the actor said about his […]

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Image credit: Netflix Alex Walter gets a massive glow-up in Netflix’s My Life with the Walter Boys Season 2. Ashby Gentry, who plays Alex Walter in the series, said that getting over Alex’s Season 1 look was quite stressful, saying, “It did make me feel like s— about myself at times.” Here’s what the actor said about his glow-up experience during an interview. Alex’s ‘glow-up’ in My Life with the Walter Boys Season 2 felt like a ‘backhanded compliment’ to Ashby Gentry Alex Walters, one of the brothers in the titular family, receives a glow-up in the second season. During an interview with People, actor Ashby Gentry talked about his experiences with each season. When asked about his reaction to the change, Gentry admitted that he had mixed feelings about it. “It is definitely difficult to not interpret it as a backhanded compliment.” While talking about his process, he added, “It’s not so much that I did stuff this season. It’s more so that I did stuff before, in season one.” “A lot of my research and prep for season two was very physical. It was researching glow-up stuff,” the actor shared. “I tried, over the summer, four different hairstyles to see which one I liked. I went to the gym, I got in really good shape, and I made sure my skin was very on point.” Gentry revealed how a change in his hairstyle was also a part of the character’s glow-up. “Season one, I felt like Alex was more of a ragamuffin in a way, and so I put his hair in his face and stuff,” he shared. “The way my hair is in season two is just my hair. That’s just how I do my hair.” “So it was hard and it was a lot of pressure, and it did make me feel like s— about myself at times — though I disagree— but I’m happy with how it came out,” the actor admitted. He concludes by saying, “In spite of how I felt about it initially — that initial reaction of like, ‘Oh, well, why do I need a glow up in the first place?’ — it was very fun. It was a very fun and interesting thing to do, and I got to do a lot of cool stuff on set because of it — with the costumes and with hair and makeup.” The post My Life with the Walter Boys’ Ashby Gentry on Alex’s ‘Glow-Up’ in Season 2 appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Harry Potter director Chris Columbus is opening up about why he was fired from Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie that was released in 2005. In addition to directing the first two Harry Potter movies, Columbus is known for helming movies such as 1987’s Adventures in Babysitting, 1990’s Home Alone, 1993’s Mrs. Doubtfire, and more. After writing […]

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Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox Harry Potter director Chris Columbus is opening up about why he was fired from Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie that was released in 2005. In addition to directing the first two Harry Potter movies, Columbus is known for helming movies such as 1987’s Adventures in Babysitting, 1990’s Home Alone, 1993’s Mrs. Doubtfire, and more. After writing a script for a Fantastic Four movie in the 1990s, Columbus was attached to produce the 2005 superhero movie directed by Tim Story; however, he was ultimately fired from the project. What did Chris Columbus say about Fantastic Four? Speaking with Hanna Flint, Columbus said about why he was fired, “We were in a weird situation on Fantastic Four, the first Fantastic Four. I had worked on a script, and there were a lot of writers involved. And then they were about to make the movie, and they were producing it, and I came in and met with the director and producer, and I had some ideas. I basically said, ‘Some of this conceptual art should feel more like Jack Kirby,’ who was the artist of the Fantastic Four. It should feel more like the Silver Age of Marvel. “I left that meeting and, on the way back to my house, I got a call from the head of 20th Century Fox saying you’re fired. You had too much of an opinion. Those two Fantastic Four movies, we had nothing to do with. We got an executive producer credit on them.” Columbus said that he also wrote a Daredevil script and that he was “always obsessed” with Spider-Man, though he no longer has any plans to make a superhero flick. “Over the years, people have done it so well that I sort of, personally, lost interest in making a superhero movie,” he explained. “I think it started a little bit with Spider-Man 2, when I saw what Sam Raimi did with Spider-Man 2. At the time, I thought it was a perfect movie. Then, bits and pieces along the way — the first Batman films, and certainly the latest, Matt Reeves’ The Batman with [Robert] Pattinson. That was a brilliant film. I realized I don’t have the desire to make those films, anymore. People are doing it better than I could ever imagine doing it at this point in my career, and I love what’s going on with it…Probably getting fired on the Fantastic Four films probably soured me a little bit.” Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype. The post Harry Potter Director on Why He Was Fired From Marvel’s Fantastic Four appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

The Bold and the Beautiful executive producer and head writer, Brad Bell, has announced that the fan-favorite soap opera is all set to enter a new era after recently switching studio spaces. In a recent interview, Bell confirmed that the shift in the production location will also bring several changes to the CBS drama, even […]

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Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images The Bold and the Beautiful executive producer and head writer, Brad Bell, has announced that the fan-favorite soap opera is all set to enter a new era after recently switching studio spaces. In a recent interview, Bell confirmed that the shift in the production location will also bring several changes to the CBS drama, even saying that eagle-eyed viewers might be able to catch some notable adjustments in the coming episodes. Brad Bell says The Bold and the Beautiful’s new era will put ‘fashion into the forefront’ While speaking with People, Brad Bell noted that Bold and Beautiful’s shift to Sunset Las Palmas Studios after having called CBS Television City home for a whopping 38 years will usher in a new era for the show. The veteran television writer also disclosed that the soap will start putting more focus on the fashion elements of the show from now on. “We are headed into an era of The Bold and the Beautiful, and it will begin here. That is going to be highlighting fashion much more than we have in the past, much more frequently, and also heading back to a two-battling fashion house way of storytelling, like we did with the set for the Forresters,” Bell said before adding, “We’re getting back to fashion. We’re putting fashion into the forefront.” He then remarked that the new Bold and Beautiful episodes will highlight the soap’s historic move to Sunset Las Palmas Studios, albeit in a subtle manner. “Actually, the first episode you see that airs here, there will be some hidden little easter eggs in that episode. If you look closely, I think you’ll find them,” Bell revealed. Noting that the entire Bold and Beautiful crew is in a “celebratory mood” following the move, Bell stated, “In record time, we moved from TV City here to Sunset Las Palmas, and it feels great, lots of space, lots of positive energy, and lots of hope for the future.” Notably, Brad Bell, an eight-time Daytime Emmy Award winner, is the son of William J. Bell, who co-created The Bold and the Beautiful, as well as The Young and the Restless, alongside Lee Phillip Bell. The post Bold & Beautiful Head Writer Announces Much Needed Era for Soap’s Future appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

NEON has shared the first teaser trailer for The Secret Agent, the upcoming political thriller movie that hails from Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. Following its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, the movie is now slated to arrive in U.S. theaters on November 26. “Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his […]

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(Photo Credit: NEON) NEON has shared the first teaser trailer for The Secret Agent, the upcoming political thriller movie that hails from Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. Following its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, the movie is now slated to arrive in U.S. theaters on November 26. “Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son, but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks,” reads the movie’s official synopsis. Check out The Secret Agent teaser trailer below (watch more trailers): What happens in The Secret Agent teaser trailer? The video introduces Golden Globe nominee Wagner Moura as Marcelo, a political refugee who seeks asylum in the seaside city of Recife. However, he soon discovers he’s being spied on by his new neighbors, realizing that he may never escape the cruel consequences of corruption. For his leading performance, Moura won the Best Actor award at the recent Cannes Film Festival. The Secret Agent is written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, who’s best known for his works on Bacurau and Pictures of Ghosts. Besides Moura, Mendonça Filho also won Best Director at Cannes. The movie also stars Maria Fernanda Candido, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, Roberio Diogenes, Hermila Guedes, Igor De Araujo, Italo Martins, Udo Kier, Roney Villela, and Isabel Zuaa. Producers are Emilie Lesclaux, Nathanael Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Olivier Barbier, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Fred Burle, and Sol Bondy. The post The Secret Agent: Civil War Star’s Acclaimed Thriller Movie Gets Teaser Trailer appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Following its Season 2 premiere, DC Studios has shared a brand new Peacemaker trailer for the remaining episodes of HBO Max‘s popular superhero series. The latest installment’s first episode, titled ” The Ties That Grind,” is now available for streaming, while the second episode, “A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird,” will make […]

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Image credit: HBO Max Following its Season 2 premiere, DC Studios has shared a brand new Peacemaker trailer for the remaining episodes of HBO Max‘s popular superhero series. The latest installment’s first episode, titled ” The Ties That Grind,” is now available for streaming, while the second episode, “A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird,” will make its debut today. Check out the new Peacemaker Season 2 trailer below (watch more trailers): What is shown in the Peacemaker Season 2 trailer? The video features Chris enjoying his time in a parallel dimension, where all the things he has dreamed of are happening. These include being a good superhero with his father and brother, and being in a relationship with Emilia Harcourt. However, he’ll soon realize that messing with alternate realities has caused a dimensional rift in his own world, leading him to be hunted down by Rick Flag Sr. The remaining episodes also promise more action-packed sequences involving Peacemaker and the 11th Street Kids. Peacemaker is created, written, and directed by James Gunn, who also serves as its showrunner. Season 2 features the return of John Cena as Chris Smith/Peacemaker, Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee as John Economos, Nhut Le as Judomaster, and Robert Patrick as August “Auggie” Smith/White Dragon. Joining them are new cast members Frank Grillo, David Denman, Sol Rodriguez, Michael Rooker, and Tim Meadows. Unlike Season 1, all the events in Season 2 will be “fully 100% canon” in the DC Universe. Since its debut, Season 2 has received a near-perfect rating of 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Originally reported by Maggie Dela Paz on SuperHeroHype. The post Peacemaker Season 2 Trailer Previews Episode 2 & More of DCU Show appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Darren Aronofsky’s new crime movie Caught Stealing seems to have already hit the ground running, with its early reviews showing some highly positive reactions from critics. As such, the Austin Butler-led movie has debuted with a Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, already making it a critical success. Critics praise Austin Butler in their Caught Stealing […]

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Image credit: Sony Pictures Releasing Darren Aronofsky’s new crime movie Caught Stealing seems to have already hit the ground running, with its early reviews showing some highly positive reactions from critics. As such, the Austin Butler-led movie has debuted with a Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, already making it a critical success. Critics praise Austin Butler in their Caught Stealing reviews The highly rated crime thriller revolves around the misadventures of ex-baseball player Hank Thompson, played by Butler, who inadvertently becomes the target of a gangster crew after agreeing to babysit his neighbor’s cat. The Movie Minute‘s Joanna Langfield noted that “there’s fun to be had in Darren Aronofsky’s caper-esque newest,” before drawing attention to Austin Butler’s efforts in the movie, stating that the 34-year-old actor “proves in each and every scene, he is, indeed, a star.” Meanwhile, Dionar Hidalgo of Algo Más que Cine gave the film a rating of 7 out of 10, noting that “Aronofsky dives into Tarantino and Ritchie territory with chaotic energy and dark humor.” Hidalgo also praised Austin Butler’s “magnetic performance,” adding that his acting helps keep the movie grounded while also “keeping the film watchable and fun.” ComingSoon.net‘s Jonathan Sim mentioned that Caught Stealing does not “reach the artistic heights of Aronofsky’s best work,” but called it a “smart, well-paced, and fun ride through a version of New York that feels authentic and alive.” He also noted that the film’s “unpredictability and strong performances” make it a worthwhile watch. Avi Offer of NYC Movie Guru also commended Aronofsky’s latest directorial venture by simply describing it as “an exhilarating, outrageously wildly entertaining ride.” What is Caught Stealing’s Rotten Tomatoes score? With such strong reviews from critics, Caught Stealing has managed to secure a Certified Fresh score of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. A total of 64 critics have had their reactions added to the review-aggregation website so far, with the number only expected to grow in the coming days. Featuring a star-studded supporting cast alongside Butler, including Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bad Bunny, and others, Caught Stealing will hit theaters on August 29, 2025. The post Caught Stealing Reviews Lead To Impressive Rotten Tomatoes Score appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

The first teaser trailer for V/H/S/Halloween has been released. V/H/S/Halloween is the next installment in the popular horror anthology franchise that originally debuted in 2012. The new film will hold its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month before it arrives on the Shudder streaming service in October. Check out the V/H/S/Halloween teaser trailer below […]

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Photo Credit: Shudder The first teaser trailer for V/H/S/Halloween has been released. V/H/S/Halloween is the next installment in the popular horror anthology franchise that originally debuted in 2012. The new film will hold its world premiere at Fantastic Fest next month before it arrives on the Shudder streaming service in October. Check out the V/H/S/Halloween teaser trailer below (watch more trailers and clips): What happens in the V/H/S/Halloween teaser trailer? The V/H/S/Halloween begins with some light-hearted footage of children trick-or-treating, while the voiceover promises a “spooktacular anthology the whole family can enjoy.” Things quickly take a more violent turn after that, however, as the rest of the teaser trailer is full of ghosts, monsters, and lots and lots of blood. “A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival,” the official synopsis reads. The six segments included in V/H/S/Halloween are Diet Phantasm, directed by Bryan M. Ferguson; Fun Size, directed by Casper Kelly; Home Haunt, directed by Micheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman; Kidprint, directed by Alex Ross Perry; Ut Supra Sic Infra, directed by Paco Plaza; and Coochie Coochie Coo, directed by Anna Zlokovic. V/H/S/Halloween will be the eighth film in the main V/H/S franchise, which includes 2-12’s V/H/S, 2013’s V/H/S/2, 2014’s V/H/S: Viral, 2021’s V/H/S/94, 2022’s V/H/S/99, 2023’s V/H/S/85, and V/H/S/Beyond. David Bruckner’s “Amateur Night” segment from the first movie was also adapted into a 2016 feature film called Siren, while Jason Eisener’s “Slumber Party Alien Abduction” from V/H/S/2 became a 2022 flick called Kids vs. Aliens. Additionally, there was a V/H/S: Video Horror Shorts miniseries released exclusively to Snapchat. V/H/S/Halloween will be available to stream exclusively on Shudder starting on Friday, October 3, 2025. Fantastic Fest, meanwhile, is being held from September 18 through 25 in Austin, Texas. Click here for more information. The post V/H/S/Halloween Teaser Trailer Previews Gory, Holiday-Themed Anthology Movie appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

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"Eclectic mash of Inter-gay-lactic mayhem." Fandor has revealed the official trailer for animated comedy from Australia titled Lesbian Space Princess, which is indeed about a "Lesbian Space Princess" and her troubles in the galaxy. This delightfully LGBTQIA+ movie is actually an entirely indie production that has been playing at film festivals all year - including at the Berlin, Annecy, and Karlovy Vary Film Fests. It's now set to hit theaters in October - which makes me happy because this one deserves to be seen and enjoyed by as many people as possible! A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. Ha ha. They're hilarious. It's a quirky, spunky, sex adult animated movie about two lesbians going on an adventure of discovery. A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space - featuring the voices of Shabana Azeez, Mark Samual Bonanno, & Gemma Chua-Tran. I can recommend this! It's not the best ever, but it's good fun. Here's the trailer for Emma Hough Hobbs & Leela Varghese's film Lesbian Space Princess, via YouTube: Daughter to the flamboyant lesbian Queens of Planet Clitopolis, introverted Princess Saira is devastated when her bounty-hunter girlfriend, Kiki, suddenly breaks up with her for being too needy. […]

"Eclectic mash of Inter-gay-lactic mayhem." Fandor has revealed the official trailer for animated comedy from Australia titled Lesbian Space Princess, which is indeed about a "Lesbian Space Princess" and her troubles in the galaxy. This delightfully LGBTQIA+ movie is actually an entirely indie production that has been playing at film festivals all year - including at the Berlin, Annecy, and Karlovy Vary Film Fests. It's now set to hit theaters in October - which makes me happy because this one deserves to be seen and enjoyed by as many people as possible! A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. Ha ha. They're hilarious. It's a quirky, spunky, sex adult animated movie about two lesbians going on an adventure of discovery. A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space - featuring the voices of Shabana Azeez, Mark Samual Bonanno, & Gemma Chua-Tran. I can recommend this! It's not the best ever, but it's good fun. // Continue Reading ›

"Behind this door, nothing is what it seems." 🐸 Netflix has revealed the full official trailer for an eerie new original series titled Wayward, created by actress / writer / comedian Mae Martin. Something strange is going on in this town - is this a cult or a sci-fi experiment or secret X-Men mutant school what? Ready for streaming starting in September coming up soon. Nothing is what it seems in the town of Tall Pines. After an escape attempt from an academy for "troubled teens", two students join forces with a newly local police officer, unearthing the town's dark and deeply rooted secrets. "The eternal struggle of the next generation..." The small-town cop suspects that the local school for teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems. The new series stars Mae Martin, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brandon Jay McLaren, and Toni Collette as Evelyn, the very mysterious founder of the academy. Along with Tattiawna Jones, Isolde Ardies, and Joshua Close. I'm curious to learn more about Tall Pines' mysteries. "The only way out of here is through that door..." So what's behind that door? This is such a spooky concept with so many weird things shown in this trailer. What is really going on there? Any ideas? Here's the […]

"Behind this door, nothing is what it seems." 🐸 Netflix has revealed the full official trailer for an eerie new original series titled Wayward, created by actress / writer / comedian Mae Martin. Something strange is going on in this town - is this a cult or a sci-fi experiment or secret X-Men mutant school what? Ready for streaming starting in September coming up soon. Nothing is what it seems in the town of Tall Pines. After an escape attempt from an academy for "troubled teens", two students join forces with a newly local police officer, unearthing the town's dark and deeply rooted secrets. "The eternal struggle of the next generation..." The small-town cop suspects that the local school for teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems. The new series stars Mae Martin, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brandon Jay McLaren, and Toni Collette as Evelyn, the very mysterious founder of the academy. Along with Tattiawna Jones, Isolde Ardies, and Joshua Close. I'm curious to learn more about Tall Pines' mysteries. "The only way out of here is through that door..." So what's behind that door? This is such a spooky concept with so many weird things shown in this trailer. What is really going on there? Any ideas? // Continue Reading ›

"There is no possible scenario where you benefit from this incident." Or is there? Who's ready for another new wacky Yorgos movie? Focus Features has just revealed the full official trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos' highly anticipated new film titled Bugonia, a sort of sci-fi conspiracy thriller set for release in October. The movie is premiering today at the 2025 Venice Film Festival - reviews will be dropping later in the day. This is Yorgos' next enticing follow-up to Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness, re-teaming with Emma and Jesse once again. Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Is she really an alien? What will happen to next? This is a remake of the Korean film titled Save the Green Planet!, which not many people have seen yet. The full cast in Bugonia includes Emma Stone as Michelle, CEO of a pharma corporation, plus Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone. Yes we all need to keep an eye out for this one this fall – it's going to be a movie you definitely will want to watch and discuss after. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Yorgos Lanthimos' sci-fi thriller Bugonia, direct from YouTube: You can rewatch the […]

"There is no possible scenario where you benefit from this incident." Or is there? Who's ready for another new wacky Yorgos movie? Focus Features has just revealed the full official trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos' highly anticipated new film titled Bugonia, a sort of sci-fi conspiracy thriller set for release in October. The movie is premiering today at the 2025 Venice Film Festival - reviews will be dropping later in the day. This is Yorgos' next enticing follow-up to Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness, re-teaming with Emma and Jesse once again. Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Is she really an alien? What will happen to next? This is a remake of the Korean film titled Save the Green Planet!, which not many people have seen yet. The full cast in Bugonia includes Emma Stone as Michelle, CEO of a pharma corporation, plus Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone. Yes we all need to keep an eye out for this one this fall – it's going to be a movie you definitely will want to watch and discuss after. // Continue Reading ›

"We've now reached what you might call... the moment of crisis." Republic Pictures has unveiled the main official trailer for contained thriller movie titled All the Devils Are Here, marking the feature directorial debut of music video director Barnaby Roper. The film just premiered at the 2025 Edinburgh Film Festival up in Scotland, and will be released to watch on VOD starting in September in a few more weeks. Secluded in the middle of Dartmoor, four thieves find themselves hiding out with nothing to do but count the money and time to kill. After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear—the real threat may not be outside, but right in there among them. The film stars BAFTA-nominated Eddie Marsan, Sam Claflin, Burn Gorman, breakout star Tienne Simon, Suki Waterhouse and Rory Kinnear. So who is who, and what is what? This is massively impressive cast for what looks like a tiny indie thriller set mostly at one location - a rundown old house. Take a look below. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Barnaby Roper's film All the Devils Are Here, from YouTube: A taut psychological crime thriller where guilt festers, loyalties shift, and the codes that bind men begin to break. When a group of […]

"We've now reached what you might call... the moment of crisis." Republic Pictures has unveiled the main official trailer for contained thriller movie titled All the Devils Are Here, marking the feature directorial debut of music video director Barnaby Roper. The film just premiered at the 2025 Edinburgh Film Festival up in Scotland, and will be released to watch on VOD starting in September in a few more weeks. Secluded in the middle of Dartmoor, four thieves find themselves hiding out with nothing to do but count the money and time to kill. After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear—the real threat may not be outside, but right in there among them. The film stars BAFTA-nominated Eddie Marsan, Sam Claflin, Burn Gorman, breakout star Tienne Simon, Suki Waterhouse and Rory Kinnear. So who is who, and what is what? This is massively impressive cast for what looks like a tiny indie thriller set mostly at one location - a rundown old house. Take a look below. // Continue Reading ›

"My old friend... Come and get it!" Shout Studios has unveiled the official trailer for a throwback 80s movie remake titled Deathstalker, made by Canadian genre filmmaker extraordinaire Steven Kostanski (of The Void, Leprechaun Returns, Psycho Goreman (PG), and Frankie Freako. This fall, return to the Kingdom of Abraxeon with Kostanski reimagining of Roger Corman's cult sword & sorcery 80s film series, Deathstalker (which began back in 1983). Starring Daniel Bernhardt as the titular Deathstalker with Patton Oswalt providing the voice of the benevolent wizard Doodad, this action fantasy adventure feature. Also featuring Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, and Nina Bergman. Hitting theaters this October. This reboot focuses on the fantasy setting, utilizing creature suits, prosthetic FX make-up and stop-motion animation from his Action Pants FX shop. Deathstalker must face the rising evil and take on the undead sorcerer Nekromemnon to stop his Dreadites from conquering the lands. This looks like Army of Darkness but riffing on these kind of epic sword & sorcery classics of olde. Honestly it totally looks like the perfect pizza & beer weekend flick. Here's the official trailer (+ two posters) for Steven Kostanski's movie Deathstalker, direct from YouTube: "Evil has many names... adventure only one!" In this new Deathstalker movie, the Kingdom of Abraxeon is under siege by the Dreadites, heralds of long-dead sorcerer Nekromemnon. […]

"My old friend... Come and get it!" Shout Studios has unveiled the official trailer for a throwback 80s movie remake titled Deathstalker, made by Canadian genre filmmaker extraordinaire Steven Kostanski (of The Void, Leprechaun Returns, Psycho Goreman (PG), and Frankie Freako. This fall, return to the Kingdom of Abraxeon with Kostanski reimagining of Roger Corman's cult sword & sorcery 80s film series, Deathstalker (which began back in 1983). Starring Daniel Bernhardt as the titular Deathstalker with Patton Oswalt providing the voice of the benevolent wizard Doodad, this action fantasy adventure feature. Also featuring Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, and Nina Bergman. Hitting theaters this October. This reboot focuses on the fantasy setting, utilizing creature suits, prosthetic FX make-up and stop-motion animation from his Action Pants FX shop. Deathstalker must face the rising evil and take on the undead sorcerer Nekromemnon to stop his Dreadites from conquering the lands. This looks like Army of Darkness but riffing on these kind of epic sword & sorcery classics of olde. Honestly it totally looks like the perfect pizza & beer weekend flick. // Continue Reading ›

"I'm not gonna make them martyrs... There will be no statues of them." An important lesson from history. Sony Pictures Classics debuted another teaser trailer for Nuremberg, written and directed by screenwriter James Vanderbilt, the second feature he has directed (after producing and writing many other movies). Based on the book titled "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" by Jack El-Hai, it's set at the famous Nuremberg Trials from 1945-1946 in Germany after WWII ended. It's set to premiere at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival next month before opening in theaters this November. A psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the trials begin, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring. This is a full-on recreation of the iconic Nuremberg trials, where they exposed the real evil within the Nazi mindset and what they perpetrated. Starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring, Rami Malek as Douglas Kelley, Michael Shannon as Robert H. Jackson, Leo Woodall, Richard E. Grant, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, and Wrenn Schmidt. Much better footage in this than the first look teaser. I really hope this turns out good and won't be something instantly forgettable. Here's the second teaser trailer for James Vanderbilt's film Nuremberg, direct from SPC's YouTube: You can rewatch the first teaser trailer for Vanderbilt's Nuremberg […]

"I'm not gonna make them martyrs... There will be no statues of them." An important lesson from history. Sony Pictures Classics debuted another teaser trailer for Nuremberg, written and directed by screenwriter James Vanderbilt, the second feature he has directed (after producing and writing many other movies). Based on the book titled "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" by Jack El-Hai, it's set at the famous Nuremberg Trials from 1945-1946 in Germany after WWII ended. It's set to premiere at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival next month before opening in theaters this November. A psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the trials begin, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring. This is a full-on recreation of the iconic Nuremberg trials, where they exposed the real evil within the Nazi mindset and what they perpetrated. Starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring, Rami Malek as Douglas Kelley, Michael Shannon as Robert H. Jackson, Leo Woodall, Richard E. Grant, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, and Wrenn Schmidt. Much better footage in this than the first look teaser. I really hope this turns out good and won't be something instantly forgettable. // Continue Reading ›

"I don't want to do it... I would rather just find it..." Same for me. Apple TV has revealed the official trailer for All of You, a romantic drama from filmmaker William Bridges, best known as the writer of the "USS Callister" episodes from "Black Mirror". This is the first feature film he's directed, and it earned many great reviews last year - All of You premiered at the 2024 Toronto & London Film Festivals a year ago. Sadly it's skipping theaters entirely but will be streaming at home starting this September. Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbor an unspoken love for one another even after this test matches one of them up with their supposed soulmate. All of You explores whether one person can ever be your everything in this humorous and heart-wrenching romantic drama. This near future sci-fi romance premise is very similar to the other Apple TV film Fingernails a few years ago. The cast of All of You also includes Steven Cree and Zawe Ashton. It's a lovely trailer highlighting how heartfelt & passionate this story is. I really hope they end up together! I can feel the chemistry already. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for William Bridges' romance film All of You, direct from […]

"I don't want to do it... I would rather just find it..." Same for me. Apple TV has revealed the official trailer for All of You, a romantic drama from filmmaker William Bridges, best known as the writer of the "USS Callister" episodes from "Black Mirror". This is the first feature film he's directed, and it earned many great reviews last year - All of You premiered at the 2024 Toronto & London Film Festivals a year ago. Sadly it's skipping theaters entirely but will be streaming at home starting this September. Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbor an unspoken love for one another even after this test matches one of them up with their supposed soulmate. All of You explores whether one person can ever be your everything in this humorous and heart-wrenching romantic drama. This near future sci-fi romance premise is very similar to the other Apple TV film Fingernails a few years ago. The cast of All of You also includes Steven Cree and Zawe Ashton. It's a lovely trailer highlighting how heartfelt & passionate this story is. I really hope they end up together! I can feel the chemistry already. // Continue Reading ›

"They're saying I lit a fire in you... I will put it out." Here we go! Sony Pictures has revealed the action-packed badass trailer for Sisu 2, which is officially titled Sisu: Road to Revenge in full. Those who know already know about the totally awesome Finnish action movie Sisu from 2022 (read my review), directed by Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander, starring the action hero Jorma Tommila who never speaks a line of dialogue the entire film. They made a surprise sequel! And it's already ready to hit theaters this November! A man returns to dismantle his family's house after World War II, where they were killed during the war, then rebuild it elsewhere. When the killer, a Red Army commander, tracks him down, a brutal cross-country pursuit begins. Jorma Tommila returns to stars as the most badass Finnish to ever exist - Aatami Korpi. This time he's facing off against Stephen Lang and Richard Brake, along with tons of Soviet soldiers. And his dog is back! Yep – this looks as gnarly and as intense as I was hoping, with so much brutal action to behold. The final 30 seconds of this trailer had me cackling with joy, it's so awesome. Bring on the mayhem. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jalmari Helander's Sisu: Road to Revenge, […]

"They're saying I lit a fire in you... I will put it out." Here we go! Sony Pictures has revealed the action-packed badass trailer for Sisu 2, which is officially titled Sisu: Road to Revenge in full. Those who know already know about the totally awesome Finnish action movie Sisu from 2022 (read my review), directed by Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander, starring the action hero Jorma Tommila who never speaks a line of dialogue the entire film. They made a surprise sequel! And it's already ready to hit theaters this November! A man returns to dismantle his family's house after World War II, where they were killed during the war, then rebuild it elsewhere. When the killer, a Red Army commander, tracks him down, a brutal cross-country pursuit begins. Jorma Tommila returns to stars as the most badass Finnish to ever exist - Aatami Korpi. This time he's facing off against Stephen Lang and Richard Brake, along with tons of Soviet soldiers. And his dog is back! Yep – this looks as gnarly and as intense as I was hoping, with so much brutal action to behold. The final 30 seconds of this trailer had me cackling with joy, it's so awesome. Bring on the mayhem. // Continue Reading ›

Off we go back into the lands of cinema and storytelling. Hoping to encounter some of the best films of the year. The fall film festival season is upon us once again, and we're ready to start watching. Kicking things off with the 82nd Venice Film Festival which is now under this week in sunny Italy, along with the 52nd Telluride Film Festival in Colorado – two of the most beloved and iconic festivals in the world. Then the Toronto Film Festival will take over in mid-September celebrating 50 years (!!), before Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX (starting on Sept. 18) and the 63rd New York Film Festival in NYC (starting on Sept. 26), continuing with the London Film Festival (starting on Oct. 8) & Sitges Film Festival (also on Oct. 9). This is when all the big new movies and surprise projects they've been saving for the end of the year finally make their first appearance. Which of them will win us over? It's an exciting time for cinephiles who make the voyages to these cities to discover the latest that the gods of cinema have provided. We've been covering these festivals all over the world for the last 19 years in a row - it's part of who we are. Below is my list of my most anticipated from […]

Off we go back into the lands of cinema and storytelling. Hoping to encounter some of the best films of the year. The fall film festival season is upon us once again, and we're ready to start watching. Kicking things off with the 82nd Venice Film Festival which is now under this week in sunny Italy, along with the 52nd Telluride Film Festival in Colorado – two of the most beloved and iconic festivals in the world. Then the Toronto Film Festival will take over in mid-September celebrating 50 years (!!), before Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX (starting on Sept. 18) and the 63rd New York Film Festival in NYC (starting on Sept. 26), continuing with the London Film Festival (starting on Oct. 8) & Sitges Film Festival (also on Oct. 9). This is when all the big new movies and surprise projects they've been saving for the end of the year finally make their first appearance. Which of them will win us over? It's an exciting time for cinephiles who make the voyages to these cities to discover the latest that the gods of cinema have provided. We've been covering these festivals all over the world for the last 19 years in a row - it's part of who we are. Below is my list of my most anticipated from the line-ups across all of the festivals. I'll be back in Venice to watch films at this annual cinema celebration in Italy - though this list includes many films from each of the various fall fests. // Continue Reading ›

Off on another adventure! Filmax in Spain has debuted the full official trailer for an animated comedy kids movie titled El Tesoro de Barracuda, or The Treasure of Barracuda in English, from the book series of the same name. This opens first in Spain in September after premiering at the 2025 San Sebastian Film Festival. This thrilling new pirate adventure has all the usual ingredients: secret maps, chases, naval battles, and unforgettable characters. On board the dreaded The Southern Cross, she's the only hope for an illiterate crew to find the legendary treasure of Phineas Krane. With Captain Barracuda & John La Ballena, protector of Sparks, they will form a trio of treasure hunters. The big twist: the pirates can't read. But Sparks will teach them! From director Adrià García, the Spanish production is animated by Hampa Animation Studio in Valencia, produced by Inicia Films and Belvision. With the voices of Ángel del Río, Laia Vidal, & Mark Ullod. This looks like so much fun! I'm delighted by this animation style and recommend this film for kids. Here's the main official trailer for Adrià García's animated movie El Tesoro de Barracuda, via YouTube: You can view the teaser trailer for Adrià García's El Tesoro de Barracuda right here for the first look again. While trying to find her parents, Chispas […]

Off on another adventure! Filmax in Spain has debuted the full official trailer for an animated comedy kids movie titled El Tesoro de Barracuda, or The Treasure of Barracuda in English, from the book series of the same name. This opens first in Spain in September after premiering at the 2025 San Sebastian Film Festival. This thrilling new pirate adventure has all the usual ingredients: secret maps, chases, naval battles, and unforgettable characters. On board the dreaded The Southern Cross, she's the only hope for an illiterate crew to find the legendary treasure of Phineas Krane. With Captain Barracuda & John La Ballena, protector of Sparks, they will form a trio of treasure hunters. The big twist: the pirates can't read. But Sparks will teach them! From director Adrià García, the Spanish production is animated by Hampa Animation Studio in Valencia, produced by Inicia Films and Belvision. With the voices of Ángel del Río, Laia Vidal, & Mark Ullod. This looks like so much fun! I'm delighted by this animation style and recommend this film for kids. // Continue Reading ›

"Please don't go any further! You don't know what kind of hell you have to face..." 🪦 It is time to go back! Cineverse & Bloody Disgusting have revealed the first teaser trailer for Return to Silent Hill, the long-awaited follow-up sequel from filmmaker Christophe Gans. Horror fans will remember the original Silent Hill movie from 2006, which Gans directed, even though it flopped at the box office it became a cult fave. While there have been attempts to do another take on Silent Hill, Gans finally came back to make the sequel and it's ready to hit theaters January 2026 early next year. When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he's drawn to Silent Hill, a once-familiar town consumed by darkness. He encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new, and begins to question his own sanity... Starring Jeremy Irvine as James Sunderland, with Hannah Emily Anderson, Evie Templeton, Pearse Egan, Eve Macklin, and Emily Carding. This is yet another legacy sequel for a long lost horror hit, though it also feels like an attempt to restart this franchise with something fresh & new. Not much footage yet - but this is lookin' good. Here's the first teaser trailer for Christophe Gans' horror sequel Return to Silent Hill, from YouTube: Return to Silent Hill brings the […]

"Please don't go any further! You don't know what kind of hell you have to face..." 🪦 It is time to go back! Cineverse & Bloody Disgusting have revealed the first teaser trailer for Return to Silent Hill, the long-awaited follow-up sequel from filmmaker Christophe Gans. Horror fans will remember the original Silent Hill movie from 2006, which Gans directed, even though it flopped at the box office it became a cult fave. While there have been attempts to do another take on Silent Hill, Gans finally came back to make the sequel and it's ready to hit theaters January 2026 early next year. When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he's drawn to Silent Hill, a once-familiar town consumed by darkness. He encounters terrifying figures both familiar and new, and begins to question his own sanity... Starring Jeremy Irvine as James Sunderland, with Hannah Emily Anderson, Evie Templeton, Pearse Egan, Eve Macklin, and Emily Carding. This is yet another legacy sequel for a long lost horror hit, though it also feels like an attempt to restart this franchise with something fresh & new. Not much footage yet - but this is lookin' good. // Continue Reading ›

"Get me out of here!" "There is no 'out of here...'" Studiocanal is re-releasing the 1990 cult favorite thriller Jacob's Ladder with a brand new 4K restoration this year and they've unveiled a new trailer to promote the update. The film is considered one of the best dark, entrancing, paranoia psychological thriller films of the 90s and was already remade a few years ago (watch this trailer). The powerful, visually striking thriller stars Tim Robbins as a Vietnam veteran wrestling with tragedy and troubled by hallucinations in NYC. He must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death in what is described as a "cross between Taxi Driver & The Twilight Zone." Stunningly shot, with an ominous score by Maurice Jarre, it's a moving, viscerally shocking, gripping character study lead by a tremendous central performance from Robbins. The movie also stars Danny Aiello, Ving Rhames, Matt Craven, and Elizabeth Pĕna. It first opened in theaters back in 1990 - this new 4K version is being released as a collectible SteelBook with new artwork (see below). The biblical idea of "Jacob's Ladder" is the connection between Earth and Heaven. Here's the new 4K restoration trailer for Adrian Lyne's film Jacob's Ladder, direct from YouTube: For the past four years Jacob Singer (starring Tim Robbins) has been […]

"Get me out of here!" "There is no 'out of here...'" Studiocanal is re-releasing the 1990 cult favorite thriller Jacob's Ladder with a brand new 4K restoration this year and they've unveiled a new trailer to promote the update. The film is considered one of the best dark, entrancing, paranoia psychological thriller films of the 90s and was already remade a few years ago (watch this trailer). The powerful, visually striking thriller stars Tim Robbins as a Vietnam veteran wrestling with tragedy and troubled by hallucinations in NYC. He must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death in what is described as a "cross between Taxi Driver & The Twilight Zone." Stunningly shot, with an ominous score by Maurice Jarre, it's a moving, viscerally shocking, gripping character study lead by a tremendous central performance from Robbins. The movie also stars Danny Aiello, Ving Rhames, Matt Craven, and Elizabeth Pĕna. It first opened in theaters back in 1990 - this new 4K version is being released as a collectible SteelBook with new artwork (see below). The biblical idea of "Jacob's Ladder" is the connection between Earth and Heaven. // Continue Reading ›

"You carry a burden of sin. You need liberation." The first festival trailer has debuted for the next new film by acclaimed French filmmaker François Ozon, his second film this year following When Fall Is Coming released in the US earlier this year. It's premiering at the 2025 Venice Film Festival underway this week as one of the Main Competition debuts. Set in 1930s Algeria, the film stars Benjamin Voisin as the apathetic Frenchman Meursault who displays total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinizes both the crime and his character. It's an adaptation of the famous Albert Camus novel of the same name (L'Étranger), first published in 1942 by the French philosopher. Ozon states for the record: "It was an immense challenge to adapt a masterpiece that everyone has read and that every reader has already staged in their own mind." The film features Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant, and Swann Arlaud. The film is presented in B&W as an intriguing tale of murder, but also as a look back at France's connection with Algeria. Watch for reviews from the fests + check out the footage. Here's the festival trailer (+ poster) for François Ozon's film The Stranger, direct from YouTube: Intro via Venice: "Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a […]

"You carry a burden of sin. You need liberation." The first festival trailer has debuted for the next new film by acclaimed French filmmaker François Ozon, his second film this year following When Fall Is Coming released in the US earlier this year. It's premiering at the 2025 Venice Film Festival underway this week as one of the Main Competition debuts. Set in 1930s Algeria, the film stars Benjamin Voisin as the apathetic Frenchman Meursault who displays total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinizes both the crime and his character. It's an adaptation of the famous Albert Camus novel of the same name (L'Étranger), first published in 1942 by the French philosopher. Ozon states for the record: "It was an immense challenge to adapt a masterpiece that everyone has read and that every reader has already staged in their own mind." The film features Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant, and Swann Arlaud. The film is presented in B&W as an intriguing tale of murder, but also as a look back at France's connection with Algeria. Watch for reviews from the fests + check out the footage. // Continue Reading ›

"Now and again, he gets in over his head..." FX has unveiled an official trailer for a streaming series called The Lowdown, a Tulsa, Oklahoma thriller about a journalist who digs too deep into the underbelly of a dangerous local family. Created by filmmaker Sterlin Harjo of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Ethan Hawke stars as Lee Raybon. It follows the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee, a self-proclaimed Tulsa "truthstorian" whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble... A determined bookstore owner in Tulsa moonlights as an investigative journalist, digging into local corruption. When his reporting uncovers sinister connections within, he must protect both his family and the truth. Lee has also gained the attention of a mysterious stranger who seems to appear whenever Lee least expects it: refined and suave, Marty shares Lee's appreciation of great literary minds, and seems unusually interested in his investigation into the Washbergs. The ensemble features Keith David, Kyle MacLachlan, Kaniehtiio Horn, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Scott Shepherd, Siena East, Cody Lightning, Michael "Killer Mike" Render, Tim Blake Nelson, and Tracy Letts. Aside from the recent series "Tulsa King" also set in Tulsa, this also reminds me of the "Fargo" series. Though this looks much funnier than those two. Here's the main official trailer (+ poster) for FX's thriller […]

"Now and again, he gets in over his head..." FX has unveiled an official trailer for a streaming series called The Lowdown, a Tulsa, Oklahoma thriller about a journalist who digs too deep into the underbelly of a dangerous local family. Created by filmmaker Sterlin Harjo of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Ethan Hawke stars as Lee Raybon. It follows the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee, a self-proclaimed Tulsa "truthstorian" whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble... A determined bookstore owner in Tulsa moonlights as an investigative journalist, digging into local corruption. When his reporting uncovers sinister connections within, he must protect both his family and the truth. Lee has also gained the attention of a mysterious stranger who seems to appear whenever Lee least expects it: refined and suave, Marty shares Lee's appreciation of great literary minds, and seems unusually interested in his investigation into the Washbergs. The ensemble features Keith David, Kyle MacLachlan, Kaniehtiio Horn, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Scott Shepherd, Siena East, Cody Lightning, Michael "Killer Mike" Render, Tim Blake Nelson, and Tracy Letts. Aside from the recent series "Tulsa King" also set in Tulsa, this also reminds me of the "Fargo" series. Though this looks much funnier than those two. // Continue Reading ›

"We need to infiltrate further..." Apple has unveiled the first trailer for a thriller series titled The Savant, with episodes available for streaming starting in September running through November. This new series is based on the true story of an sneaky undercover investigator known as "The Savant" as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act. The series is reportedly inspired by a true-life story originally published in Cosmopolitan in August 2019 about this "Savant" woman and what she achieved already. Jessica Chastain produces and stars in this new series as the mysterious woman at the center of the story. It follows the Savant, a top-secret investigator who infiltrates internet hate organizations to bring down the nation's most violent men. The Apple TV+ series also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste, plus guest star Pablo Schreiber (as a bad guy?). With episodes directed by the filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War). This reminds me of a doc from this year called Hacking Hate also about a woman (from Sweden) who also infiltrates hate groups online and works to mess up their plans. Take a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Apple TV's thriller series The Savant, direct from YouTube: […]

"We need to infiltrate further..." Apple has unveiled the first trailer for a thriller series titled The Savant, with episodes available for streaming starting in September running through November. This new series is based on the true story of an sneaky undercover investigator known as "The Savant" as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act. The series is reportedly inspired by a true-life story originally published in Cosmopolitan in August 2019 about this "Savant" woman and what she achieved already. Jessica Chastain produces and stars in this new series as the mysterious woman at the center of the story. It follows the Savant, a top-secret investigator who infiltrates internet hate organizations to bring down the nation's most violent men. The Apple TV+ series also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste, plus guest star Pablo Schreiber (as a bad guy?). With episodes directed by the filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War). This reminds me of a doc from this year called Hacking Hate also about a woman (from Sweden) who also infiltrates hate groups online and works to mess up their plans. Take a look. // Continue Reading ›

"What do you see?" "He will live..." Focus Features has unveiled the teaser trailer for the film Hamnet, a highly anticipated new film coming up this awards season. Hamnet is the latest feature directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, following her work on Marvel's Eternals, this is her getting back to making something more meaningful and intimate. Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes Shakespeare, Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare set in the 16th century. It's telling the story of Agnes - the wife of William Shakespeare - as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. A human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare's most famous play, Hamlet. TIFF describes it as a look at how The Bard was not a cold genius, he was "a real man whose literary prowess was irrevocably impacted by his domestic life." The cast includes Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, Jack Shalloo, David Wilmot. With a gorgeous new score by Max Richter which can be heard briefly in this teaser. This looks stunning! It's going to be a very emotional story that will break us all down into tears. A must watch trailer. Here's the first […]

"What do you see?" "He will live..." Focus Features has unveiled the teaser trailer for the film Hamnet, a highly anticipated new film coming up this awards season. Hamnet is the latest feature directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, following her work on Marvel's Eternals, this is her getting back to making something more meaningful and intimate. Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes Shakespeare, Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare set in the 16th century. It's telling the story of Agnes - the wife of William Shakespeare - as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. A human and heart-stopping story as the backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare's most famous play, Hamlet. TIFF describes it as a look at how The Bard was not a cold genius, he was "a real man whose literary prowess was irrevocably impacted by his domestic life." The cast includes Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, Jack Shalloo, David Wilmot. With a gorgeous new score by Max Richter which can be heard briefly in this teaser. This looks stunning! It's going to be a very emotional story that will break us all down into tears. A must watch trailer. // Continue Reading ›

"Oh honey, I had no idea your life was this bad... This is why she threw you out!" Ha! The best line in this trailer. Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first look teaser trailer for Is This Thing On?, the next new film directed by actor turned filmmaker Bradley Cooper, following A Star is Born and Maestro before. This next one is skipping Venice & TIFF and will instead premiere at the 2025 New York Film Festival as the big Closing Night premiere in October. With a release set for December. As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene; while his soon-the-be-ex-wife Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take on a new form. Director Bradley Cooper’s beautifully lived-in third feature is both lacerating and sweet-souled, funny, and tender. Inspired by the true story of British comedian John Bishop. The very dry comedy stars Will Arnett as Alex and Laura Dern as Tess, with Andra Day, Bradley Cooper, Amy Sedaris, Sean Hayes, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds, and Scott Icenogle. Not the funniest trailer, but I'll be watching this anyway whenever it opens later this year. Here's the first look teaser trailer for Bradley Cooper's film […]

"Oh honey, I had no idea your life was this bad... This is why she threw you out!" Ha! The best line in this trailer. Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first look teaser trailer for Is This Thing On?, the next new film directed by actor turned filmmaker Bradley Cooper, following A Star is Born and Maestro before. This next one is skipping Venice & TIFF and will instead premiere at the 2025 New York Film Festival as the big Closing Night premiere in October. With a release set for December. As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene; while his soon-the-be-ex-wife Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take on a new form. Director Bradley Cooper’s beautifully lived-in third feature is both lacerating and sweet-souled, funny, and tender. Inspired by the true story of British comedian John Bishop. The very dry comedy stars Will Arnett as Alex and Laura Dern as Tess, with Andra Day, Bradley Cooper, Amy Sedaris, Sean Hayes, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds, and Scott Icenogle. Not the funniest trailer, but I'll be watching this anyway whenever it opens later this year. // Continue Reading ›

"There's treasure. It'll be in New York tomorrow. That's plenty." Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for an action thriller movie titled Play Dirty, which is being dumped on streaming starting on October 1st. Did anyone know there was a brand new Shane Black movie out this fall?! How did we all miss this?? I guess it's so bad even Amazon MGM Studios isn't excited about their own new Shane Black movie?? An expert thief rolls out the biggest heist of his life in Play Dirty. Parker, along with Grofield, Zen, and a skilled crew, stumble onto a "heist of a lifetime" that pits them against the New York mob in this gritty, clever caper. Only watching the trailer reveals that this heist involves robbing the robbers - by looting some sunken treasure arriving into the city. Starring Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nat Wolff, with Thomas Jane, and Tony Shalhoub as Lozini. Yep this looks extremely glossy & cheesy, which is odd because Shane Black used to be better than these kind of direct-to-streaming movies. But here we are – I guess everyone has bills to pay... Is anyone even going to watch this? Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Shane Black's action thriller Play Dirty, direct from YouTube: "It’s time to […]

"There's treasure. It'll be in New York tomorrow. That's plenty." Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for an action thriller movie titled Play Dirty, which is being dumped on streaming starting on October 1st. Did anyone know there was a brand new Shane Black movie out this fall?! How did we all miss this?? I guess it's so bad even Amazon MGM Studios isn't excited about their own new Shane Black movie?? An expert thief rolls out the biggest heist of his life in Play Dirty. Parker, along with Grofield, Zen, and a skilled crew, stumble onto a "heist of a lifetime" that pits them against the New York mob in this gritty, clever caper. Only watching the trailer reveals that this heist involves robbing the robbers - by looting some sunken treasure arriving into the city. Starring Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nat Wolff, with Thomas Jane, and Tony Shalhoub as Lozini. Yep this looks extremely glossy & cheesy, which is odd because Shane Black used to be better than these kind of direct-to-streaming movies. But here we are – I guess everyone has bills to pay... Is anyone even going to watch this? // Continue Reading ›

"The road is clear. Each decision is yours..." Picturehouse in the UK has unveiled the first official trailer for the excellent indie film titled Urchin, which is the feature directorial debut of famous British actor Harris Dickinson (best known for starring in Triangle of Sadness, Scrapper, The Iron Claw, Babygirl, Blitz). This is his own film - he wrote and directed it. And it's fantastic. Urchin initially premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival a few months ago, and I wrote a nice review saying: "Not only is the direction confident and the vision for this story clear, it's a damn good film featuring clever creative choices. Delighted to report it's one of the year's best debuts." Mike, a rough sleeper (aka homeless man) in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Featuring an outstanding performance from Frank Dillane as Mike, also with Megan Northam (from Meanwhile on Earth), Diane Axford, Murat Erkek, Moe Hashim, Shonagh Marie, & Karyna Khymchuk. This may not seem like it makes for a good story, but it definitely does, especially because this is such a cinematic presentation of Mike's plight and troubles. Here's the official UK trailer (+ poster) for Harris Dickinson's film Urchin, from Picturehouse's YouTube: Michael (starring Frank Dillane) barely scrapes by, surviving […]

"The road is clear. Each decision is yours..." Picturehouse in the UK has unveiled the first official trailer for the excellent indie film titled Urchin, which is the feature directorial debut of famous British actor Harris Dickinson (best known for starring in Triangle of Sadness, Scrapper, The Iron Claw, Babygirl, Blitz). This is his own film - he wrote and directed it. And it's fantastic. Urchin initially premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival a few months ago, and I wrote a nice review saying: "Not only is the direction confident and the vision for this story clear, it's a damn good film featuring clever creative choices. Delighted to report it's one of the year's best debuts." Mike, a rough sleeper (aka homeless man) in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Featuring an outstanding performance from Frank Dillane as Mike, also with Megan Northam (from Meanwhile on Earth), Diane Axford, Murat Erkek, Moe Hashim, Shonagh Marie, & Karyna Khymchuk. This may not seem like it makes for a good story, but it definitely does, especially because this is such a cinematic presentation of Mike's plight and troubles. // Continue Reading ›

"These people run the world! Don't piss them off..." Indeed - it can be scary. Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for a movie titled The Woman in Cabin 10, a new mystery thriller from filmmaker Simon Stone. Based on the bestselling novel also titled "The Woman in Cabin 10" written by Ruth Ware. While on a luxury cruise for a travel assignment, a journalist witnesses a passenger tossed overboard late one night, only to be told that she must have dreamed it, as all passengers are accounted for and no one was in Cabin 10. Despite not being believed by anyone onboard, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger. Who were they getting rid of and why exactly? You'll have to watch to find out... The cinematic adaptation stars Keira Knightley as Laura Blacklock, with Guy Pearce, David Ajala, Art Malik, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, David Morrissey, Daniel Ings, and Hannah Waddingham as Heidi. It looks pretty good! I'm definitely watching! I'm all about a good whodunit mystery, especially one with such a slick cast of actors playing these rich schmucks who are all clearly harboring some big secrets. Have a look below. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Simon Stone's film The Woman in Cabin 10, from YouTube: "They don't want you […]

"These people run the world! Don't piss them off..." Indeed - it can be scary. Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for a movie titled The Woman in Cabin 10, a new mystery thriller from filmmaker Simon Stone. Based on the bestselling novel also titled "The Woman in Cabin 10" written by Ruth Ware. While on a luxury cruise for a travel assignment, a journalist witnesses a passenger tossed overboard late one night, only to be told that she must have dreamed it, as all passengers are accounted for and no one was in Cabin 10. Despite not being believed by anyone onboard, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger. Who were they getting rid of and why exactly? You'll have to watch to find out... The cinematic adaptation stars Keira Knightley as Laura Blacklock, with Guy Pearce, David Ajala, Art Malik, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, David Morrissey, Daniel Ings, and Hannah Waddingham as Heidi. It looks pretty good! I'm definitely watching! I'm all about a good whodunit mystery, especially one with such a slick cast of actors playing these rich schmucks who are all clearly harboring some big secrets. Have a look below. // Continue Reading ›

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