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Day Shift Review: Jamie Foxx Hunts Vampires In This Action-Heavy Horror-Comedy Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 11, 2022 8:59 pm EST It’s not easy being a vampire hunter. Bud Jablonski (Jamie Foxx) drives around in a run-down truck posing as a pool cleaner — but that’s all a front for his battle against the blood-sucking undead. Yes, in “Day Shift,” the new Netflix horror-comedy from director J. J. Perry, vampires are very real, and apparently all over Los Angeles — although only a select few know the truth....

The gang’s all here Warner Bros. Pictures “Black Adam” introduces characters that casual comic book readers might not know in the JSA. While they’ve likely heard of Doctor Fate and Hawkman, Cyclone and Atom Smasher might be new to them. Even if they know the names, we’re looking at the origin story for Black Adam here and not that of the JSA. We do get a sense of the long-standing friendship between Hawkman and Doctor Fate, characters that have unusually long lives....

Following In Hugo Weaving’s Footsteps For The Rings Of Power Was A Dream Robert Aramayo Didn’t Expect To Come True Prime Video By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 20, 2022 4:03 pm EST Imagine taking on the daunting challenge of following up Peter Jackson’s definitive “The Lord of the Rings” adaptation with another story based on author J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy novels. Anyone confident (or foolish?) enough to dive headlong into such an enterprise with a show like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” would inevitably have to contend with several different factors....

HBO renews House of the Dragon HBO Congratulations to co-creator and original author George R.R. Martin for yet another thing to distract him from writing “The Winds of Winter.” HBO clearly remains pleased with his and co-creator/co-showrunner Ryan Condal’s work on the series, along with co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik. After only one episode, which managed to pick up where “Game of Thrones” left off and become appointment viewing (as this viral clip shows), HBO is doubling down on the dragons....

How Kirk Douglas Helped Break The Blacklist With Spartacus Universal Pictures By Travis Yates/Sept. 28, 2022 2:33 pm EST In today’s political climate, you might argue that everything old is new again. Culture wars are stoking political chasms perhaps not this wide since the Cold War era. Today if you replace “wokeism” with communism, it looks a bit like the Post-World War II era known as the Red Scare. Back then people were so fearful of the spread of communism the U....

A multiverse of Loki Marvel Studios /Film’s Ethan Anderton reports that the “Loki” panel was kicked off with the arrival of the Gods of Mischief, Tom Hiddleston and Sophie Di Martino, their pal Mobius (Owen Wilson), and newly announced cast member, Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”. After some jokes from Quan about needing to find his way to the “Indiana Jones 5” panel, the cast and crew confirmed that the upcoming season of “Loki” will connect the entire multiverse saga — then launched into some new footage....

What the Heck is a Gantz? Dark Horse Comics “Gantz” tells the story of Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, Japanese high school students who die in a train accident and become part of a “game” where they are forced to hunt down and kill aliens. If they die on their game missions, they cease to exist. The name Gantz refers to a large black sphere that controls the game and keeps control over its newly dead players....

The controversy around Lucifer Netflix One of the other big casting complaints was that of Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie), a traditionally male character now presented to us as a woman. The fans bashing this decision aren’t really Sandman fans either, according to Gaiman, because “they’d know that Lucifer looked kind of like an androgynous David Bowie and doesn’t have any genitalia because they’re an angel.” Sure enough, Gaiman’s version of Lucifer in the comics is a little like Desire, in that the character is drawn in a way that constantly straddles the line between male and female....

Peaky Blinders’ Writers Were A Rare ‘Gift’ In The Eyes Of Cillian Murphy Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Sept. 23, 2022 8:52 am EST While the writer’s room for certain television shows leave room for improvisation with actors, or making alterations to the script as the episodes go by, Steven Knight knew precisely what “Peaky Blinders” season 6 was leading up to. The BBC crime drama series premiered its sixth and final season earlier this year, wrapping up the journey of Tommy Shelby and his crime family, in a fitting end, at least until the “Peaky Blinders” movie....

Shooting Supernatural And Doctor Who At The Same Time Ran Mark Sheppard Ragged The CW By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Aug. 18, 2022 10:31 am EST Both “Supernatural” and “Doctor Who” fans love Mark Sheppard. For fans of the long-running paranormal series, the actor is well-known for playing the frequently recurring villain Crowley — the King of Crossroads and King of Hell (albeit in Lucifer’s absence). The actor nailed Crowley’s devious, charming but manipulative persona in the show, capturing the character’s usual suave facade with great authenticity....

Strange World, The Fabelmans, And Devotion All Bombed Big Time At The Box Office Disney By Ryan Scott/Nov. 28, 2022 1:23 pm EST It was a big weekend at the box office as several major movies entered the fold to get in on the Thanksgiving holiday. In some cases, that worked out well, with Netflix testing the theatrical waters and scoring with “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” But, it pains me to say, for the most part, it was brutal for the weekend’s newcomers....

Stranded at the reef 20th Century Studios “Avatar: The Way of Water” never sufficiently unpacks Aonung’s (Filip Geljo) prank on Lo’ak (Britain Dalton) — he genuinely tried to murder the poor Na’vi kid — but it does lead to one of the most tender moments in “The Way of Water.” While it can be easy to get lost in the spectacle, the movie is often at its best when it slows down, letting the stellar visuals augment the entire ordeal’s humanism....

The 14 Best Battlestar Galactica Episodes, Ranked NBCUniversal By David Court/Nov. 26, 2022 3:15 pm EST The re-imagined “Battlestar Galactica” series, developed by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, hit our screens in 2003. The ongoing story would eventually end in 2009, having picked up several accolades — including winning Emmys and Hugo awards — along the way. Telling the tale of the titular capital ship and its ragtag fleet of civilians and military personnel, “Battlestar Galactica” follows the last remnants of humanity fleeing their robotic race (and humans’ former slaves), the Cylons....

The Dragons In House Of The Dragon Are An ‘Everyday Thing’ HBO By Michael Boyle/Aug. 16, 2022 3:23 pm EST At first glance, it might be disappointing to many “Game of Thrones” fans that the show’s first big spin-off takes place so far back in the world’s past. Set hundreds of years before the original show, it’s clear no fan-favorite characters will make any appearances. If you want to see what sort of adventures Jon or Arya get up to, you’re won’t get that here....

The Next 365 Days Trailer: Netflix’s Controversial Erotic Trilogy Comes To A Close Netflix By Shania Russell/Aug. 9, 2022 1:12 pm EST TV hiatuses are stretching longer than ever, and usually, the time between movie sequels elapses years. But even as the wait for our favorite stories stretch longer than ever, there is one thing that we can still rely on in this cruel existence that we call reality — whether you like it or not, a new entry into the “365 Days” saga is always right around the corner....

These Films Influenced The ‘Star Wars Version Of The Office Cubicle’ Seen In Andor [Exclusive] Disney+ By Marcos Melendez/Nov. 9, 2022 1:27 pm EST “Andor” may not be the fanfare-centric some tend to gravitate towards, but it’s the perfect piece of Star Wars media for our time. It’s a gritty, often gloomy series that accentuates the horrors of the Empire and the uphill battle of rebellion. Instead of fantasizing about either side, the Tony Gilroy-produced show sticks close to the ground surrounding its titular character and those who cross his path....

Tom Savini Didn’t Let The Law Get In The Way Of His Vision For Maniac Analysis Film Releasing Corporation By Witney Seibold/Dec. 1, 2022 4:00 pm EST William Lustig’s 1980 film “Maniac” is one of the sweatiest, most brutal, most unpleasant grindhouse horror films of its decade on either side. Co-screenwriter Joe Spinell plays Frank Zito, a serial killer with a peculiar M.O. When he encounters his victims, mostly young women, he declares them to be too beautiful, with beauty being punishable by death....

Violent Night’s David Harbour On Preparing To Play A Kick-Ass Santa Claus [Exclusive Interview] Universal By Bill Bria/Dec. 1, 2022 9:00 am EST Whether you go all the way back to his origins with the 4th century Greek Christian bishop Saint Nicholas or the more recent starting point of Coca-Cola ad illustrator Haddon Sundblom’s depiction of him in the 1930s, Santa Claus is one of the most popular and enduring mythological figures of all time....

What Can We Expect To See In The Rings Of Power Season 2? By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 18, 2022 1:24 pm EST Warning: spoilers for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” season 1 lie ahead. In discussing the season 1 finale and their season 2 plans, “The Rings of Power” showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have name-dropped Walter White and Tony Soprano and drawn comparisons to everything from “The Dark Knight” to “Paradise Lost” and “Romeo and Juliet....

A Ridley Scott-Related Fire Forced A James Bond Set To Be Rebuilt Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer By Travis Yates/July 6, 2022 9:22 am EST There are plenty of movies about curses, but can a movie studio itself be cursed? It’s something to consider when you look at the history of the historic Pinewood Studios’ 007 Stage. The soundstage has been home to several James Bond movies, as well as plenty of others, including “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “The Da Vinci Code,” and “Mamma Mia!...