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10 Movies Like Beast That Fans Will Want To Watch Next Universal Pictures By Margaret David/Aug. 19, 2022 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Humanity versus the natural world is one of those tropes that never gets old. In these stories, the natural world can stand in for a lot of big themes worth discussing. Our mortality is a common one, with stories where the natural world is as persistent as our final end — and happy to get us there in a hurry....

What is Asteroid City about? Focus Features Here’s the official logline Focus Features released for “Asteroid City,” as part of its announcement: ASTEROID CITY is a poetic meditation on the meaning of life. It tells the story of a fictional American desert town circa 1955 and its Junior Stargazer convention, which brings together students and parents from across the country for scholarly competition, rest/recreation, comedy, drama, romance, and more. Wes Anderson’s films often juxtapose the antic of free-spirited youngsters (be they kids, teenagers, or college students) with those of adults who’ve been kicked around by life, and it seems “Asteroid City” will continue that trend, judging by this plot summary....

Captain America: Civil War Was All Setup For A Single Scene Marvel Studios By Matthew Bilodeau/July 19, 2022 8:34 am EST Years before Marvel Studios would get to have their big payoff with “Infinity War” and “Endgame,” there was the little matter of positioning Iron Man and Captain America on opposing sides. These two have always been a little snippy with each other since their first meetup in “The Avengers,” and while they grew to trust one another as friends, there was always that small bit of ideological disconnect silently (and not so silently) brewing between the pair....

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners: A Guide To The World And Words Of The New Netflix Series Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/Sept. 13, 2022 5:00 pm EST The legacy of video game adaptations is a complex one, as most attempts to create standalone stories based on massively popular video games have failed on some fundamental level. Thankfully, there have been some exceptions in the recent past, which include Netflix’s “Arcane” (based on “Arcane: League of Legends”) and “Tekken: Bloodline” (based on the popular “Tekken” franchise)....

By Steven Ward/Dec. 4, 2022 6:00 pm EST When the buzz around “Logan” first started it came also with the assumption that it would be the last time either Hugh Jackman or Patrick Stewart would appear as their X-Men characters — although that’s no longer the case given the revelation Ryan Reynolds recently made announcing the Wolverine actor would indeed have a part to play in “Deadpool 3.” Part of that announcement even included the caveat that the decision wouldn’t affect the heartbreakingly fitting end seen in “Logan” — which was loosely based on the “Old Man Logan” comic by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven....

Disney Has A Radically Different Live-Action Adaptation Of One Thousand And One Nights In The Works Disney By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 10, 2022 3:44 pm EST The folks at the House of Mouse love to mine myths and folk tales for their movies, and it’s honestly amazing that it’s taken them this long to adapt something else from the Arabic collection of stories, “One Thousand and One Nights.” According to Deadline, Disney is making a live-action “fantasy and sci-fi-infused” movie inspired by the folk tale collection, which will be written and executive produced by Arash Amel....

Every Star Wars TV Series, Ranked Lucasfilm By Rafael Motamayor/July 6, 2022 2:00 pm EST We’ve had 45 years of “Star Wars” stories told through every medium imaginable: movies, books, comics, video games, and even radio dramas. While the movies obviously get all the attention, the franchise is at its best when it’s free to explore the implications and possibilities of its vast universe, which is why “Star Wars” feels at home on the small screen....

Heath Ledger Wasn’t Willing To Put His Health On The Line For A Knight’s Tale Columbia Pictures By Matthew Bilodeau/July 14, 2022 9:37 pm EST Gather round, for it is “A Knight’s Tale” I am speaking of! Over two decades have passed since the captivating underdog story satiated audiences with its thrilling jousting sequences and anachronistic soundtrack. Why, listen to such divine artists as Queen, David Bowie, and AC/DC roar across the list field, matching the enthusiasm of the spectators....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Rent Every ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Movie By Chris Evangelista/July 1, 2021 11:13 am EST (Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.) It’s the 4th of July weekend here in the U.S. of A., and nothing says Independence Day like getting together with the family for some BBQ....

Joe Pesci Is Back In A New Image From Pete Davidson’s Peacock Series Bupkis Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 14, 2022 6:36 pm EST Living legend and Italian icon Joe Pesci has retired and un-retired numerous times, with his most recent venture back in the limelight positioning him as the grandfather of Pete Davidson in the new Lorne Michaels produced series, “Bupkis.” The Academy Award-winning actor also joins Emmy Award-winner Edie Falco, who has been cast as Davidson’s mom....

John Wayne’s First (And Only) Oscars Win Was A Long Time Coming Paramount By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 28, 2022 1:50 pm EST It’s possible that the list of motion picture artists who haven’t won competitive Academy Awards might be more prestigious than those who have. Legends such as Stanley Kubrick, Marlene Dietrich, Ava Gardner, Montgomery Clift, and Yasujirō Ozu were snubbed throughout their brilliant careers. So when John Wayne, perhaps the most consistently popular star of his generation, attended the Oscars ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on the evening of April 7, 1970, he wasn’t exactly hopeful....

John Wayne Wasn’t Going To Let A Stuntman Be The Last Thing True Grit Audiences See Paramount By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 28, 2022 3:17 pm EST It’s something of a cliche and a bit of a lie when actors say they do their own stunts. If you want to know what that really looks like, watch the end credits of any film Jackie Chan made in his Hong Kong prime. You’ll see him break various extremities and get carried out on a stretcher more than once....

First hand experience Warner Bros. There is scene early on in “The Departed” where Colin Sullivan (Damon) helps perform a raid on a house. He shouts at the residents to get on the ground as he points his gun menacingly in their direction, and even though the scene is brief, it’s convincing. Sullivan’s police skills look like the real deal, both to us as the viewers of the film, but also to his fellow officers who have no idea that he’s actually a mole for the Irish mob....

Mike Flanagan’s First Attempt To Adapt The Midnight Club Ended Poorly Netflix By Shania Russell/Aug. 18, 2022 2:17 pm EST If you’ve managed to recover from your “Midnight Mass”-inspired existential crisis, then steel yourself for yet another Netflix series from the twisted mind of Mike Flanagan. This time, he’s making one for the teens! Or, at the very least, for teens that share his penchant for horror. Flanagan is directing some episodes of the upcoming horror anthology “The Midnight Club,” an adaptation of Christopher Pike’s 1994 YA novel, and he’s also writing and executive producing alongside Leah Fong and Julia Bicknell....

The curious case of the Bridgerton musical Let’s start at the beginning. About a month after the Regency-era romance series premiered on Netflix, singer-songwriter Abigail Barlow posted a TikTok posing the question, “What if ‘Bridgerton’ was a musical?” Then she sang a verse of a song that she wrote and composer Emily Bear arranged. The post got so much attention that the duo teamed up to write more “Bridgerton”-inspired songs. Before long, the project was being heralded by fans....

One Stranger Things Season 4 VFX Shot Took A Ridiculously Long Time To Create Netflix By Debopriyaa Dutta/Aug. 8, 2022 1:58 pm EST Season 4 of “Stranger Things” surely packed a punch. The latest season saw the characters spend a lot of time inside the Upside Down, a twisted mirror of the town of Hawkins that is covered in slimy tentacles that share a hive mind and swarming with demobats that are out to get you....

Plan 75 Review: Chie Hayakawa Creates A Quietly Subversive Future Dystopia [TIFF] TIFF By Sarah Milner/Sept. 19, 2022 10:57 am EST What is the cost of living? This question is at the core of “Plan 75,” the debut film of Japanese director Chie Hayakawa. The soft-spoken drama imagines a near-future dystopia where Japan’s super-aged society has strained the economy to a breaking point. (The country has one of the oldest populations in the world, measured by the percentage of people over the age of 65....

Lost in a comedy New Line Cinema When “Austin Powers” was being filmed, Seth Green was probably best known for his work on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” a show that didn’t take itself very seriously. But when he was offered the role of Scott Evil, Green was actually very focused on becoming a “serious” actor. In the interview, Green went into depth about the approach he took to the character, and how he brought some of his serious acting chops with him into the role:...

Seth MacFarlane Didn’t Want The Orville To Try To One-Up Itself Hulu By Debopriyaa Dutta/Aug. 23, 2022 3:59 pm EST Warning: Major spoilers ahead for season 3 of “The Orville.” Seth MacFarlane’s “The Orville” is a sci-fi spectacle that takes inspiration from “Star Trek” and other space dramas, but the core of the show is its complex characters. Season 3 of the show, which dropped on Hulu two months ago, continues the story of the USS Orville and its crew’s struggles to maintain peace in the galaxy....

She Hulk’s Fourth Wall-Breaking Scenes Were Quite Intimidating For Tatiana Maslany Disney+ By Rafael Motamayor/Aug. 19, 2022 10:50 am EST “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” came out at an interesting time for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At this point, we’ve got a few projects (mostly TV shows) that challenge the idea of what an MCU story should be. From “Ms. Marvel” and its slice-of-life, Disney Channel-like tone, “Moon Knight” and its more psychological focus, or even the delicious Sam Raimi horror of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....