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The technical prowess of Nope Universal Pictures The term “blockbuster” as of late has taken an entirely different meaning compared to a decade ago, with most “blockbusters” usually involving someone wearing spandex and being a part of an interconnected universe. Original IPs as big summer tentpole releases are few and far between, so it should not be taken lightly when a traditional blockbuster like “Nope” comes around. The spectacle of the film shouldn’t take away from fans of Peele’s body of work having conversations about it, nor should it be seen as a detriment compared to Peele’s previous works....

Life’s A Trip, Qué No? Warner Bros. Entertainment Mere months after “The Matrix Resurrections” quipped that Warner Bros. will shamelessly dig up IP “with or without” those who made it special, the studio is back in the saddle again, carrying the corpse of Detective Alonzo Harris, he to whom King Kong cannot compare. Harris’ character figures into the new story in a powder keg of a place and time: the ‘92 L....

Why it’s essential viewing FX Nearly as interrogative of the Western hero in general as it is reverent of its Western hero in particular, “Justified” is an already great series elevated by firecracker performances from its two opposing leads. Olyphant is hot as hell, and “Justified” not only knows this but bakes it into his character’s personality on a fundamental level. Raylan moves through the world with the effortless cool of someone who can get what he wants with just the wink of an eye, yet he’s also prone to recklessness and, as his ex-wife Winona (Natalie Zea) keeps pointing out, has a lot of pent-up rage and a gun to go with it....

The Most Disturbing Moments From The Good Nurse Netflix By Bee Delores/Nov. 9, 2022 5:40 pm EST Warning: The following article contains major spoilers for the Netflix film “The Good Nurse.” Any show or film “based on a true story” is guaranteed to have a built-in creep factor. In the case of “The Good Nurse,” the story rips pages from Charles Graeber’s 2013 book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which details how real-life serial killer Charles “Charlie” Cullen murdered dozens (possibly hundreds) of people....

A brief explanation of Angels Gainax/Khara Before diving any deeper, it would be remiss of me to not acknowledge the possibility that you may have never heard of “Evangelion” before or haven’t had the chance to watch it yet. Don’t worry — we won’t go into any important plot details here, but having an elementary knowledge of what Angels are is mandatory to understand why its influence in “Nope” is so apparent....

What is Jack Ryan? Prime Video The show is based on Tom Clancy’s book series/character of the same name. The show centers on CIA analyst Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) who was sitting behind a desk looking over financial transactions. But following the money leads him and his boss to a terrorist mastermind behind a horrific attack in Paris. With some help, Jack becomes an unexpected hero as he races to stop the extremist from unleashing an insidious assault on U....

Watch Cecily Strong Say A Tearful Goodbye To Saturday Night Live NBC By Devin Meenan/Dec. 18, 2022 1:30 pm EST December 17, 2022’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” will be the last to feature Cecily Strong as a cast member. Strong joined “SNL” in 2012, during its 39th season. Her ten-year tenure makes her the longest-lasting woman to be on the “SNL” cast, surpassing comediennes including Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, and Kate McKinnon (the latter of whom left earlier this year)....

Something wicked this way comes Disney+ Fans have been begging for a return to the world of “Enchanted” since the film’s release in 2007, and while 15 years seems like an awfully long time, it set the stage perfectly for the “Disenchanted” story. Shankman admitted to Total Film that figuring out how to revisit the story without it becoming a blatant retread was difficult — until all of the pieces came together....

12 Star Wars Moments That Haven’t Aged Well Lucasfilm By Luke Y. Thompson/Nov. 7, 2022 2:13 pm EST The “Star Wars” movies are timeless classics, aren’t they? Okay, maybe not the prequels. And not all of the sequel trilogy. And come to think of it, not everyone agrees about “Return of the Jedi.” Which versions of the films are we talking about, anyway, given Lucasfilm’s propensity for making changes even at the home video stage?...

How smart is Quark? Paramount To offer a brief rundown: Quark is a Ferengi business owner on the Bajoran space station Deep Space Nine. He ran the bar when Bajor was still being occupied by the Nazi-like Cardassians, and now has adjusted to selling drinks to the Bajorans and Starfleet officers who run the station during Bajor’s reconstruction. Ferengi are a species devoted to commerce and profit. Everything they say and do is in service of making more money....

Ben Stiller Relied On Some Family Ties To Cast Christopher Walken In Severance Apple TV+ By Matt Rainis/Oct. 20, 2022 2:24 pm EST Writing this, I realize this story might be quite divisive. Those who dislike the unfair, nepotistic hiring practices that plague Hollywood may not be so happy to read this. For fans of nepotism, buckle up, you’re in for a fun ride! “Severance” proved itself to be one of the must-watch shows of 2022....

Unexpected folk horror Showtime In an interview with GQ, Ricci discussed “Yellowjackets” and how even when the cameras started rolling, she wasn’t sure where the show was headed. “I didn’t really know that it was going to be folk horror,” she said. “You have to understand, we had very little information in the beginning; people played it all very close to the chest, what was going on for the rest of the season....

Confess, Fletch: Everything We Know So Far Miramax By Erin Brady/July 13, 2022 3:36 pm EST It’s been a long time since audiences have witnessed the exploits of reporter Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher. The character was originally created by novelist Gregory Mcdonald and became one of Chevy Chase’s most famous performances thanks to the 1985 film “Fletch” and its 1989 sequel “Fletch Lives.” Many reboots of the series were put into development over the years, including one that was to be made by Kevin Smith, but none of them seemingly made it out of that dreaded developmental hell....

Dan Lin, Producer Of It And The LEGO Movie, Will Not Be The New Head Of DC Films After All Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Sept. 6, 2022 2:47 pm EST The hierarchy of power at DC Films is about to change, it just won’t be Dan Lin as the man making those big changes. It was reported at the end of August that Lin, a very successful producer behind franchises such as “The LEGO Movie” and Stephen King’s “It,” among many, many others, was in talks to take over as the new head of DC for Warner Bros....

Director John Hillcoat Wasn’t Interested In Explaining What Led To The World Of The Road Dimension Films By Witney Seibold/Nov. 5, 2022 1:02 pm EST Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 novel “The Road” is enough to rip out the heart of any stalwart, adult reader. It is about an unnamed man and an unnamed boy, wandering down a long straight road in a post-apocalyptic world. The plants have died, as have most of the animals....

Don Mancini’s Favorite Moment Of Chucky Season 1 Has Nothing To Do With Chucky Syfy By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 15, 2022 9:48 pm EST No one on the planet has spent more time with Chucky than Don Mancini, and that includes the longtime voice of the character, Brad Dourif. Since the very first “Child’s Play” movie in 1988, Mancini has been the man in charge of telling the story of the doll possessed by Charles Lee Ray across seven movies and an entire season of television....

Futurama’s Writers Didn’t Think Fry And Leela Would Ever Fall In Love 20th Television By Devin Meenan/Sept. 12, 2022 7:30 am EST “Futurama” is a satirical comedy, an outrageous science-fiction adventure, and a love story. There’s nary a more unlikely romance than Philip J. Fry (Billy West), an idiot delivery boy from 1999 stranded 1000 years in the future, and Turanga Leela (Katey Sagal), a beautiful, no-nonsense purple-haired cyclops. Fry’s crush initially seems hopeless, but he wins Leela over....

How Creating The Visual Effects For Avatar: The Way Of Water Differed From The First Film 20th Century Studios By Mike Shutt/Dec. 21, 2022 3:00 pm EST Back in 2009, “Avatar” was an incredible step forward in the realm of visual effects. The fidelity and imagination James Cameron put into creating the world of Pandora and the Na’vi made some audience members never want to leave the theater. In the 13 years since its release, visual effects as an artform has been trying to replicate that magic, and while there have been indisputable improvements in technology, almost no film since then has matched the imagination of “Avatar....

How Peaky Blinders Broke The Television Production Mold Robert Viglasky/Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 18, 2022 3:51 pm EST If actors tend to be creatures of habit, then most writers would describe themselves as something even more drastic than that. In many ways, the BBC/Netflix series “Peaky Blinders” couldn’t have been a better fit between lead performer and main creative force. The famously prickly Cillian Murphy (at least when it comes to his Irish heritage, which is eminently fair!...

How Weird Science Helped Bill Paxton Land His Role In Aliens Universal Pictures By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 21, 2022 7:42 pm EST Bill Paxton was an incredibly nice man who excelled at playing world-class jerks. He popped in small roles in Franc Roddam’s “The Lords of Discipline” and Walter Hill’s “Streets of Fire” before getting to strut his smug stuff as Chet, the world’s worst big brother, in John Hughes’ “Weird Science....