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The Funniest Movie Scenes Of 2022 Warner Bros. / Disney / Searchlight By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 23, 2022 1:00 pm EST Even though studios have mostly abandoned straight-up comedies on the big screen, there have still been plenty of laughs to be found in the cinema of 2022. In fact, some of the year’s biggest laughs came from movies that you wouldn’t immediately classify as comedies. Horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and even a couple prestige dramas vying for awards came accompanied with some truly hilarious moments....

The Novelist’s Film Review: In Search Of The New Cinema Guild By Mike Shutt/Oct. 28, 2022 10:00 am EST When filmmakers make movies about filmmaking or the lives of those in the business, there is usually either a sense of self-aggrandizement or self-loathing. Some see the need to bolster their chosen art form to reinforce the notion that the work they do is important, and some feel guilty about living their lives for their own creative, selfish pursuits....

Warlord of Mars Disney As dense as “Gods of Mars” sounds, the series’ unrealized third movie may be even more jam-packed. The final outing involves Carter trying to save both Mars and Earth, as Stanton says the Therns have “hid themselves at the Northern pole of mars where the original copies of their bodies are stored,” and are now plotting to make Mars unlivable and take over Earth. Despite being written years ago, the plans for “Warlord of Mars” include political commentary that’s relevant today....

Why Did This Episode Of The Rings Of Power Feel Like A Season Finale? Prime Video By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 7, 2022 5:00 pm EST Spoilers are never late, nor are they early, but arrive precisely when they mean to. In other words, you shall not pass unless you’ve watched the latest episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Back when “Game of Thrones” first aired on HBO, showrunners David Benioff and D....

Why Was Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Canceled? TBS By Jenna Busch/July 25, 2022 7:11 pm EST The axe continues to fall over at TBS with the cancelation of “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” (via THR). The show confirmed the news on Twitter, saying that they were “thankful” that they got to “annoy the right people every week.” The Emmy-winning late night show ran for seven brilliant seasons, but this can’t help but feel inevitable....

What is 1923 about? Paramount Network “1923” will introduce a new generation of the Dutton family and explore their lives in the early 20th Century. The prequel takes place in the Prohibition era as Montana experiences a gradual economic collapse. According to the official synopsis for the series, 1923 will “introduce a new generation of the Dutton family and explore the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition, and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home....

The slow deliberation of ’70s cinema Lucasfilm Tony Gilroy brings more of himself than “Star Wars” to “Andor,” and part of that is the slow, deliberate pacing of the drama. At many times, “Andor” feels as though it could have been written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet. These are not complaints, it simply caught me off-guard because I expected a little more swashbuckling. It makes sense, though. When we meet Cassian at the beginning of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” he is a cold-blooded intelligence agent, murdering his contact before our eyes....

Aaron Paul, Zazie Beetz Among The Stacked Cast Of Black Mirror Season 6 20th Television By Debopriyaa Dutta/July 13, 2022 9:24 am EST Ever since “Black Mirror” premiered in 2011 on Netflix, the dystopian anthology series has had a hold on our lives, and rightfully so, as it featured several mind-bending storylines that offered something new every time. It’s been quite some time since episodes of “Black Mirror” have graced our screens, but that will change soon, as a brand new, stacked cast has been added to the show for its upcoming season....

Welcome to Quantumania Marvel Studios “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” will see the return of Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly as the titular Ant-Man and Wasp. Additionally, Michael Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer will reprise their roles as Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, while Kathryn Newton is taking over the role of Scott’s daughter Cassie. The film is written by “Rick and Morty” writer Jeff Loveness who gave us “The Vat of Acid Episode,” and most excitedly, it is set to bring back Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror and also introduce Bill Murray to the MCU....

Avatar: The Way Of Water Spoiler Review: A Gorgeous Cinematic Experience That Tries To Transcend Storytelling Disney By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 19, 2022 8:00 am EST If any of us had a dime for every time someone in the last 13 years has said, “Yeah, but who remembers ‘Avatar’?”, we’d be rich enough to buy Twitter. For all the times someone has doubted the staying power of the 2009 James Cameron film about a human who learns the ways of an alien culture and eventually becomes that culture’s new leader, “Avatar” has stuck around in some form in the cultural consciousness, whether by manifesting doubt that a sequel could ever work especially more than a decade later or through the largely very popular theme-park land in Walt Disney World....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Never Feels Like A Commercial For Future Marvel Stories, And That Feels Great Marvel Studios By Jenna Busch/Nov. 11, 2022 9:30 am EST Major spoilers ahead for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is out now, and there is so much to love about it. The film is a beautiful meditation on grief that brings closure for a lot of characters, and in a way, a chance to mourn the late Chadwick Boseman for fans....

Cary Grant’s Reputation Was A Reliable Tool For Alfred Hitchcock RKO Radio Pictures By Devin Meenan/July 14, 2022 9:11 pm EST Watch enough Alfred Hitchcock movies and you’ll start to notice familiar faces, including some of the most famous ones from Hollywood’s golden age. One of them is Cary Grant; during the 1940s and ’50s, Hitch worked with Grant four times. Of course, “Cary Grant” was as much a character as any of the ones that the actor born Archibald Leach played in his films, directed by Hitchcock or otherwise....

Directing Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Was A Tough Decision For Steven Spielberg Paramount Pictures By Lee Adams/Sept. 30, 2022 10:54 am EST If the Indiana Jones movies had been made in chronological order, the Thuggee cult in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” might have made pretty good bad guys for our intrepid adventurer to warm up on before tackling the greater peril of the Third Reich....

Where and when to watch Gran Turismo PlayStation The upcoming “Gran Turismo” film is set to hit theaters on August 11, 2023. With the way into the story they’ve chosen (which we’ll get to), it’s likely to be somewhat less effects-heavy than something like “Uncharted,” but there is definitely going to be racing here. There are plenty of stunt drivers out there, of course, but depending on the extent to which the racing scenes will be enhanced with VFX, this could mean it’s going to be a tight turnaround....

How House Of The Dragon Season 1 Has Already Set Season 2 Up For Success HBO By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 3, 2022 9:40 am EST “House of the Dragon” managed to challenge expectations, shut up the naysayers, and deliver one of the best shows of the fall. In 10 episodes, it managed to make Westeros a believable place where you definitely don’t want to live, but love to spend some time in week by week....

From the bow of Titanic to the oceans of Pandora Paramount For all the saccharine sentimentality of “Titanic,” the right balance was struck between Jack and Rose’s fictional love story and the unthinkable tragedy that occurred when the unsinkable ship vanished under the ocean surface at approximately 2:20am on the morning of April 15, 1912. That mix of emotional and visual storytelling didn’t quite hit the mark with the first “Avatar,” an astoundingly lush film that chose to highlight the wonders of an alien world rather than bog down an international audience with a complicated plot....

An action film for the times Warner Bros. With the time period only referred to as “a few years from now,” “Mad Max” paints a picture of a society on the brink of collapse, with some functioning law enforcement still present. At the center of the film’s struggle is the Main Force Patrol (MFP), one of the last forms of law enforcement left. Director George Miller’s particular choice of setting helped define the entire “Mad Max” franchise....

Manifest West Trailer: Tim Heidecker Is Continuing To Broaden His Horizons With The Serious Thriller Samuel Goldwyn Films By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 29, 2022 7:48 pm EST As wonderful as the advancements in technology have been for a multitude of reasons, the inability to ever truly go off the grid often leaves lingering existential and downright dystopian feelings. The newest film from Samuel Goldwyn Films, “Manifest West” sees a family attempt to leave the world behind, becoming self-sufficient and living off of the land....

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Features A Few Hilarious Voyager Easter Eggs Paramount By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 22, 2022 11:00 am EST Any franchise that has managed to stick around for over five decades is bound to suffer a few rough patches along the way. With a property like “Star Trek,” however, even those swings and misses have the potential to find their way into the hearts of at least some dedicated fans....

The Harfoots Kept Up A Delightful Halfling Tradition In The Rings Of Power’s Most Dire Moment Prime Video By Marcos Melendez/Oct. 14, 2022 4:09 pm EST (Warning: Spoilers follow for the season 1 finale of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”) The season finale of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” proved that, even in its darkest moments, the series will look to the light for hope....