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The 10 Most Intense Moments In Lord Of The Rings, Ranked New Line Cinema/YouTube By Jeff Ames/Dec. 15, 2022 7:43 pm EST Forget “Star Wars,” forget “The Matrix,” forget “The Godfather.” Only one film franchise successfully delivers the goods from start to finish — Peter Jackson’s magnificent “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s acclaimed novels, this staggering film series remains one of the most astonishing accomplishments in motion picture history thanks to its wondrous visuals, exciting battles, emotional story, and colorful characters....

The Black Phone’s Scott Derrickson On The Power Of Unknowability [Spoiler Interview] Universal Pictures By Ben Pearson/Aug. 12, 2022 1:00 pm EST After parting ways with the folks at Marvel Studios over “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” director Scott Derrickson returned to his horror roots with “The Black Phone,” a stripped-down, low-key movie that is (not-so-secretly) as much a coming-of-age movie as a spooky horror flick. The adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story is set in 1970s Denver and stars Ethan Hawke as The Grabber, a mysterious murderer who kidnaps children and holds them in a largely bare concrete basement before killing them....

The Idea For Hulu’s Reboot All Started With The Revival Of Roseanne By Lyvie Scott/Oct. 20, 2022 2:23 pm EST How does one follow the critically acclaimed, 11-season run of a show like “Modern Family”? It’s a question that series creator Steve Levitan had to ask himself as the sitcom was nearing its end. Few modern sitcoms are so universally beloved — it’s only been a few years since its final episode aired, and questions about a revival are already starting to materialize....

The MCU’s Multiverse Vs. Dimensions: Ms. Marvel Finally Clears Up The Confusion Disney+ By Ben F. Silverio/July 13, 2022 9:53 pm EST Words hold great meaning. That’s why they can also cause great confusion when they’re not chosen carefully. For example parallel/alternate dimensions, universes, and timelines are all used relatively synonymously in common conversation. They’re all terms for hypothetical, self-contained planes of existence that coexist with our own. But in fiction, each of these terms means something distinct....

The Tube Train Crash In Skyfall Almost Broke The Set Sony Pictures Releasing By Cameron Roy Hall/Dec. 14, 2022 11:38 am EST “Skyfall” is the third of five 007 films to star Daniel Craig, a grand total which is exactly four more than what he anticipated receiving. Aside from also being the film that introduced Adele’s absolute banger of a Bond theme, it’s arguably the best entry into the narrative’s modern history....

The White Lotus Season 2 Is Fantasy Fulfillment Gone Terribly Wrong HBO By Shania Russell/Dec. 6, 2022 6:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for season 2, episode 6 of The White Lotus. Contrary to all the glitz and glamour on display when a new set of guests arrive at the titular resort, “The White Lotus” is not about the perks of wealth or the joy of vacationing at a gorgeous, sunkissed locale....

This Beloved Pakistani Heartthrob Just Made His MCU Debut In Ms. Marvel Episode 5 Disney+ By Debopriyaa Dutta/July 6, 2022 2:28 pm EST Warning: Major spoilers ahead for “Ms. Marvel” episode 5. “Ms. Marvel” is really the gift that keeps on giving, emerging as an underappreciated yet immensely enjoyable entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Episode 4 ended with an emotional gut-punch, with Kamala (Iman Vellani) being transported back into the past in 1947, and finding herself in front of the last train that left for Karachi that fateful night....

Significant Other puts love to the test Paramount It’d be easy to look at a movie like “Significant Other,” currently streaming on Paramount+, as another quiet relationship drama between two people loaded with emotional baggage and who embark on a woefully ill-advised trip that tests their love to the limit … if it weren’t for that inauspicious meteor streaking overhead in the opening scene, indicating a downright fantastical twist. In some ways, knowing right away that there’s something sci-fi afoot in this otherwise meditative tone poem almost does the film a disservice....

Hope in ungovernable times IFC Films “Vesper” opens as the title protagonist leads viewers over barren plains, around long-abandoned refineries, and past overgrown foliage that is something from another world. Cinematographer Feliksas Abrukauskas doesn’t shy away from tentacled plants that pop from mini holes behind Vesper like prairie dogs and holds firm on digital effects (possibly practical as well, since nothing is shot on green screens) that breathe vitality into vegetation befitting wizarding or Seussical worlds....

An all-American quality Universal Pictures The issue Macchio has with claims that he turned down “Back to the Future” is that it implies the role of Marty was his to “turn down” in the first place. In his book, the actor recalls meeting Zemeckis and Spielberg in a New York City hotel suite for what he describes as a “fast-paced, upbeat, and positive” conversation. Macchio had already read the film’s script and wasn’t asked to perform a scene....

Why Scream 2 Is Actually The Best Movie In The Franchise Dimension Films By Michael Boyle/Nov. 2, 2022 11:00 am EST To get the obvious out of the way: yes, if we’re being completely honest, the original “Scream” is technically the best film in the franchise. It’s got the tightest script, the best opening scene, and probably one of the best-executed killer reveals in the slasher genre. It has a plot that feels meticulously crafted, and it does a tremendous job of balancing the mix of comedic and horror elements that these movies are so famous for....

Anya Taylor-Joy Credits The Beach Boys’ Mike Love For Kicking Off Her Acting Career Focus Features By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 18, 2022 2:23 pm EST Inspiration can come from the strangest of places. A single bite of a madeleine provoked Marcel Proust to compose “In Search of Lost Time,” one of the finest pieces of writing of the 20th Century. Life is strange and surprising like that. But learning that Anya Taylor-Joy owes her acting career to Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love is, to put it politely, counterintuitive....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Falls Hard But Remains Atop The Box Office Marvel Studios By Ryan Scott/Nov. 21, 2022 12:36 pm EST It was, at first glance, a somewhat unexciting weekend at the box office. Of course “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” repeated at number one. Naturally, the adult-skewing drama about the Harvey Weinstein scandal, did not perform very well. Yet, the genre film that was also aimed at adult audiences, “The Menu,” did perform well....

Deadstream Filmmakers Talk About Shooting Their Rocking Found-Footage Movie In A Haunted House [Exclusive Interview] Shudder By Jack Giroux/Oct. 7, 2022 12:02 pm EST “Deadstream” is a found-footage horror movie for people who hate found-footage horror movies. For everything people take issue with and can’t suspend disbelief for (“Why won’t this idiot put the camera down?”), Joseph and Vanessa Winter’s horror-comedy has those bases covered. The filmmakers place a streaming celebrity (played by Joseph) in a haunted house and give him plenty of reasons not to escape....

Filming Rushmore Was An Unexpected Homecoming For Wes Anderson Buena Vista Pictures By Shae Sennett/Oct. 6, 2022 3:01 pm EST “Rushmore” was the film that put Wes Anderson on the map, but it was also a return to his roots. The coming-of-age feature was shot at the same Houston high school that the director himself attended as a teenager. The strong memories associated with Anderson’s old school and his hometown deeply — and even subconsciously — informed the making of “Rushmore....

Hellraiser: The History And Lore Of The Lament Configuration Explained New World Pictures By Witney Seibold/Oct. 7, 2022 10:30 am EST The mythology of “Hellraiser” is well known to Clive Barker fans the world over. Certain determined souls, having exhausted the sensual pleasures available to the earthly plane, seek out the Lament Configuration as a means of pushing themselves further. The configuration is a puzzle box that is solved by rotating it just such and sliding one’s fingers carefully across a smooth surface....

Storm’s End is a dreary and dilapidated place HBO Rhaenyra Targaryen first visits Storm’s End in episode 4 of “House of the Dragon.” She is only a teenager at the time, on a tour of Westeros to entertain her suitors. The hall at Storm’s End is windy, dark, and strewn with leaves. The grey stone walls appear to be crumbling, and the size of the space is less impressive than it is empty....

James Cameron’s First Terminator Film Was Rian Johnson’s Blueprint While Writing Looper Sony Pictures Releasing By Demetra Nikolakakis/Dec. 22, 2022 2:57 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “Looper.” Time travel movies are far from simple. When you try to interweave an interesting plot with new laws of physics, confusion — or plot holes — are bound to emerge. Sometimes, ambiguities can lead to fun, silly discussions (cue the long-standing debate about why Marty’s parents didn’t remember they met him in high school in “Back to the Future,” which actually has an official answer)....

James Gunn And Peter Safran To Lead DC Film, TV, And Animation Division Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 25, 2022 4:53 pm EST Huge news just broke for DC fans: DC Films is no more but will be replaced by DC Studios, a new division of Warner Bros. What’s more, DC Studios has tapped a major name to lead them into the future: James Gunn. The director behind “Peacemaker” and “The Suicide Squad,” is reportedly set to serve as co-chair and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran....

Kenan Thompson’s All That Co-Star Kel Mitchell Spent Most Of The Emmys Hiding Instead Of At Good Burger Paramount Pictures By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 14, 2022 1:36 pm EST “Good Burger” is one of those movies that only make sense if you saw it as a young kid. The 1997 comedy by Brian Robbins and written by Dan Schneider, Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert is based on the comedy sketch of the same name from the show “All That,” the Nickelodeon equivalent to all those movies based on “Saturday Night Live” sketches....