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The Boys Season 4 First Look Introduces The Seven’s Two New Superheroes Prime Video By Erin Brady/Oct. 10, 2022 1:43 pm EST We have known for a while that the next season of “The Boys” will be introducing some never-before-seen Supes. Now, we have our first look at the duo of Sister Sage (Susan Heyward) and Firecracker (Valorie Curry) thanks to the show’s official Twitter account. Although not much else about these characters has been revealed, the photos did come with an interesting caption that fans will surely speculate over....

Mia Goth is practically pearl-fect in every way A24 In an interview with Opentapes (that has since disappeared), West cites Disney’s “Mary Poppins” as a companion piece of sorts to “Pearl,” given how they both radiate a celebratory nature toward the lucid imagination of Hollywood’s golden age. West also spoke about using the titular character as a means to explore the impact stardom can have on folks: “There is a certain ambition that comes after seeing something on screen....

Tim Curry Sees Movie Makeup As An Excuse To Fully Let Loose Warner Bros. Television By Devin Meenan/Sept. 1, 2022 6:45 pm EST In many Tim Curry movies, you may not even know he’s there. Not because he lacks screen presence — far from it in fact — but because in many of his roles his face is concealed. Since his movie debut as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Curry has been an actor whose roles often require heavy makeup....

Trigun Stampede Review: ‘Noman’s Land’ Begins With Promise Studio Orange By Caroline Cao/Nov. 23, 2022 7:00 am EST How in tarnation can a doofus commit crimes and destruction that warrant a $$60 billion bounty on his head or snag the outlaw title of “The Humanoid Typhoon”? For those who have seen the 1998 “Trigun” space western anime by Madhouse, the question is the running gag. Though the grander and more dramatic question has been, “How much longer can said gunslinger doofus cling to his pacifist no-killing ideals”?...

Why Mythic Quest Is A Creative Love Story, According To Charlotte Nicdao Apple TV+ By BJ Colangelo/Nov. 8, 2022 5:30 pm EST The popularity of online gaming communities is at an all-time high, but it’s not often that we think about the real people who bring the games we love to life. Created by Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Megan Ganz of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” fame, the Apple TV+ series “Mythic Quest” tells the stories of the folks responsible for the hours of entertainment and escapism enjoyed by millions of players across the world....

Why Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath Mattered To Generations Of Kids – And Especially Musicians Michael Loccisano/Getty Images By Jeremy Smith/Dec. 5, 2022 5:00 pm EST A bright, benevolent light went out on December 4, 2022, when Bob McGrath passed away at the age of 90. For 47 years, he maintained a residence as Bob Johnson on “Sesame Street,” where, at an amazing 130-episode-per-season clip (until 1998), he taught children the joy of music....

Why The Incredible Hulk Disappointed At The Box Office, And What We Can Learn From It Universal Pictures By Ryan Scott/July 27, 2022 12:29 pm EST 2008 feels like an eternity ago for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That is mostly because, in a lot of ways, the idea of an interconnected universe of comic-book movies that would eventually crossover didn’t exist. “Iron Man” was a surprise hit, and Marvel Studios had just one other movie coming out that year: “The Incredible Hulk....

12 Family-Friendly Horror Movies To Watch With Your Family This Spooky Season Lionsgate / Warner Bros. By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 3, 2022 11:25 am EST For horror fans, the autumnal season is the time of year when we all get to be the belle of the ball. For a few weeks each year, our expertise in all things creepy and spooky is valued above all other film fanatics, and we’re often tasked with providing as many film recommendations as possible for casual horror fans to cram into a month or two of viewing....

1899 Trailer: The Creators Of Dark Return With A New Netflix Mystery-Horror Series Netflix By Erin Brady/Oct. 24, 2022 9:51 am EST Are you ready to take a terrifying trip on the high seas? Hot off the heels of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the latest series from “Dark” creators Jante Friese and Baran bo Odar is about to set sail onto Netflix. “1899” has a seemingly straightforward premise, centering around a group of migrants sailing to New York City in the titular year....

Becoming An Executive Producer On Peaky Blinders Was A Shift In ‘Perspective’ For Cillian Murphy BBC By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Oct. 13, 2022 9:07 am EST Cillian Murphy is one of the most prolific actors working today — the actor has been a star of both the big and small screen, appearing in movies, television shows, and stage productions. Murphy has a terrific presence as an actor, and has become a frequent collaborator on filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s films....

Bob Clark Used 1974’s Black Christmas To Redefine How Young Adults Were Portrayed On Film Warner Bros. By Anya Stanley/Nov. 23, 2022 2:46 pm EST It’s 1974. Canada and the United States are challenging old ideas about women’s bodily autonomy, a year removed from the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe V. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Chaka Khan croons for her lover to “Tell Me Something Good” over the radio airwaves as Isabel Perón is sworn in as Argentina’s first female president, weeks before Richard Nixon would resign from his presidential post amid the Watergate scandal....

A worthy fighter Golden Harvest An important thing to remember is just how skilled a martial artist Chuck Norris was. His real life feats don’t quite reach the levels his meme may suggest, but Norris was one of the best in the world at what he did. He was not only a world karate champion, a title he held and defended for six years, but an expert in many different fighting styles, including tang soo do, taekwondo, judo, and jiu jitsu....

Critically-Panned Fantasy Movies That Are Actually A Lot Of Fun MGM/UA Entertainment Co. By Brendan Knapp/Dec. 14, 2022 5:22 pm EST Epic fantasy has been a popular genre in the movies for nearly a century. Classics like “The Wizard of Oz,” “Jason and the Argonauts,” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” attracted hordes of moviegoers; they also won awards and drew rave reviews from critics. But not every fantasy film gets two thumbs up....

Emma D’Arcy Has Two Characters On Their Mind Going Into House Of The Dragon Season 2 HBO By Jenna Busch/Nov. 11, 2022 9:41 pm EST The “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” started off with the biggest premiere in HBO history, then continued to climb each week until the finale. The series is set almost 200 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) when dragons were still huge and powerful....

George Miller Thought Beyond Thunderdome Was Good Enough To Work Without Mad Max Warner Bros. By Witney Seibold/Oct. 8, 2022 6:30 pm EST The timeline of George Miller’s “Mad Max” feature films is a curious one, if it even exists at all. The 1979 original, “Mad Max,” takes place in a dystopian near future where oil shortages have kicked off a global spate of lawlessness. Cities are still standing, but society is in the midst of collapsing....

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio Was Approached Like A Live Action Film Netflix By Ryan Scott/Oct. 10, 2022 7:30 am EST 2022 is bringing us not one, but two new unique visions of the classic tale of “Pinocchio.” One we’ve already seen in the form of Disney’s live-action/CGI hybrid from director Robert Zemeckis which was, to put it nicely, not exactly embraced by the critical community. The next up to bat hails from the mind of Guillermo del Toro, the man behind “The Shape of Water” and “Nightmare Alley....

Henry Cavill On Enola Holmes 2 And The Softer Side Of Sherlock [Exclusive Interview] Netflix By Jenna Busch/Oct. 27, 2022 2:33 pm EST The game is afoot once again, and Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister is back as a full-fledged detective in her own right. “Enola Holmes 2,” the follow-up to the 2020 film based on Nancy Springer’s young adult novel series, premieres next week on Netflix. Enola, played by “Stranger Things” actress Millie Bobby Brown, is a brilliant young woman whose unconventional mother, Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter), taught her about patterns, messages, and solving mysteries....

Movies and Music Focus Features Anyone can gather together an unwieldly list of all their favorite movies that, in one respect or another, give an idea of what to expect from their script. You hear about filmmakers doing that sort of thing all the time in pitch meetings, particularly with Marvel movies. According to Wilson-Cairns, however, the movies Wright sent to her weren’t about showing direct comparisons of similar movies that the final cut would ultimately resemble....

The guard hats almost didn’t make it Warner Bros. A crucial part of the uniforms that Hanks wanted to include had the potential to become a nightmare for production — the guard hats. Hanks told EW that there were countless discussions about the hats, with many concerned that they’d be a problem for the cinematographer. “We had so many discussions about the hats. ‘Are we gonna wear these hats?’ ‘Oh god, what are we going to do about the hats casting a shadow?...

How Cobra Kai’s Big Season 5 Fight Became More Deadly Netflix By Jenna Busch/Sept. 9, 2022 12:00 pm EST Major spoilers ahead for “Cobra Kai” season 5. Since Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) first appeared in “Cobra Kai,” he’s been a thorn in Daniel LaRusso’s (Ralph Macchio) side. We first met the character back in the 1989 film “The Karate Kid Part III,” where we learned that he helped John Kreese (Martin Kove) start the Cobra Kai dojo....