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Before Sunset Ending Explained: Baby, You Are Gonna Miss That Plane Warner Independent Pictures By Christian Gainey/Sept. 2, 2022 11:58 am EST In the 1990s, a group of young, creative filmmakers supplied audiences with a fresh style of filmmaking. While Quentin Tarantino’s violent and gory “Reservoir Dogs” helped usher in the indie movement of the ’90s, a large portion of the decade’s indie films were introspective, conversational films centered around relatable characters and slices of life stories, including Richard Linklater’s movies....

Cobra Kai Season 5 Review: We’re In The Endgame Now Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 6, 2022 3:00 am EST In its fifth season, “Cobra Kai” gets both its “Empire Strikes Back” moment and its “Avengers: Endgame” moment, as the legacy sequel reaches its finest moment. The show also throws any resemblance to the real world out of the window and goes full sports anime. This means the show has its own ridiculous set of rules and laws that may not make sense in our world, but if you’re willing to accept that in this version of the San Fernando Valley the only law is karate, then you might find this season utterly delightful....

Even While Filming, Steven Spielberg Didn’t Have Much Faith In Hook Sony By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 17, 2022 8:52 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s wild to consider, but there was a moment in Steven Spielberg’s historic career when he faced a crucible, and he fell disastrously short. The year was 1991. Spielberg had entered middle age and was still trying to segue from the escapist entertainment that had made him one of the most successful filmmakers of all time to dramas with loftier intentions....

George Lucas’ Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art, Future Home Of The Lucasfilm Archive, Has Delayed Opening Until 2025 Lucas Museum of Narrative Art By Mike Shutt/Sept. 20, 2022 9:23 pm EST Those wishing to indulge in the collections presented at the forthcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will have to wait a little bit longer to do so. The museum had hoped to open its doors to the public next year, but unfortunately, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it will now not open for another two years until 2025....

Guillermo Del Toro Made Pinocchio To Save Stop-Motion From ‘Perpetual Extinction’ Netflix By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 10, 2022 7:00 am EST There isn’t a filmmaker working today more in love with the magic of the moving image than Guillermo del Toro. As a director and producer, he’s made some of the most visually distinctive movies of the last 30 years. He is a brilliant illustrator who’s equally enamored of live-action films and animation....

House Of The Dragon Crowns A New Ruler In ‘The Green Council’ HBO By Shania Russell/Oct. 16, 2022 10:00 pm EST In the penultimate hour of “House of the Dragon,” the only person who speaks a lick of sense is the despicable man-child that the Greens are hellbent on crowning the new King of Westeros. Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), who everyone knows to be a useless drunk with horrifying proclivities, is the man of the hour, not just because he has the sense to remind everyone that he isn’t suited to rule, but because he’s one of few to see through Alicent’s mistake....

House Of The Dragon Secretly Switched The Cargyll Twins When One Of Them Caught Covid HBO By Michael Boyle/Nov. 6, 2022 3:50 pm EST George R.R. Martin is famous for creating characters with annoyingly similar names, leading to some confusion from both the readers/viewers and the characters themselves. It was bad enough that Alicent (Olivia Cooke) started a war because she assumed her husband was referring to the wrong Aegon, but the first season’s final episodes also put a spotlight on the Cargyll twins: two identical knights of the Kingsguard named Arryk (Luke Tittensor) and Erryk (Elliott Tittensor)....

How Doom Patrol Makes Faceless Characters Feel Alive HBO Max By Ernesto Valenzuela/July 17, 2022 7:00 pm EST “Doom Patrol” is an unconventional superhero show (if you can call it that) on so many levels. With a lot less punching than what’s expected from a typical DC or Marvel comics adaptation, “Doom Patrol” is more about introspection than it is about defeating the next bad guy or saving the world. Sure, that introspection is done via werewolf butts and living streets, but that only helps to move the characters forward and bring incredibly emotional moments to the show....

It Took 48 Versions To Get Top Gun: Maverick’s DarkStar Plane Right Paramount Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Dec. 12, 2022 11:53 am EST A triumph in blockbuster filmmaking, “Top Gun: Maverick” has rightfully earned its place among the best films 2022 has to offer. In a sea of unoriginal legacy sequels, director Joseph Kosinski was able to make “Maverick” his own while paying homage to what worked in the first film. The sequel goes above and beyond in delivering better action on a much bigger scale, taking full advantage of Tom Cruise’s fearless efforts to entertain audiences....

Karl Urban Added A DeForest Kelley Homage To The Script Of Star Trek: Beyond Paramount By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 18, 2022 10:59 am EST To say that the cast of the recent “Star Trek” films have had a lot to live up to would be quite the understatement. Not only were the actors tasked with leading a whole new era in the storied franchise — carrying the weight of reinvigorating mainstream audience interest in “Trek” — but they also had to worry about fully embodying each of their characters while paying homage to the legendary performers who originally played those parts....

Michael Dougherty Wanted To Make A Horror Christmas Movie Since He Was A Kid And Krampus Granted His Wish Universal Pictures By Matthew Bilodeau/Dec. 11, 2022 5:00 am EST Since its release, “Krampus” has become a Christmas favorite of mine. “Rare Exports” and “A Christmas Horror Story” are often listed among the best adaptations of the Germanic legend, but I believe director Michael Doughtery’s 2015 holiday horror flick has done the best job at bringing the titular mischief-maker to the screen....

Mostly just a technicality Netflix One thing we know is that although it’s the norm for Netflix to refer to the splits in its shows as seasons, they’re not shy about switching titles up. If you click on the show “Inside Job” on the Netflix homepage, for instance, you’ll see the episodes are split between “Part 1” and “Part 2.” Meanwhile, the seasons of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” are referred to as books, just as they are in the show’s opening credits....

One Agents Of SHIELD Departure Hit Joel Stoffer Particularly Hard ABC By Matthew Bilodeau/Sept. 30, 2022 11:07 am EST It’s pretty incredible how “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” a television spin-off of the central agency who brought the Avengers together, evolved beyond its constraints, and became one of the most interesting success stories of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When it first started airing, a swath of people were ready for it to get the axe after the first season (it wasn’t that bad, y’all), only for it to last for over 130 episodes across seven seasons....

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Will Play Indy’s Goddaughter In Indiana Jones 5 BBC Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 21, 2022 1:13 pm EST As much as Indiana Jones strikes an imposing figure as a lone man on a never-ending quest for all sorts of historical and mythological artifacts, the reality of the legendary character is that he’s never quite been able to do it all on his own. From the esteemed Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood to John Rhys-Davies as Indy’s right-hand man Sallah to Denholm Elliott as old friend Marcus Brody to the unforgettable Ke Huy Quan as Short Round (one sidekick who we probably should forget, meanwhile, would be Shia LaBeouf as Indy’s greaser son Mutt), Dr....

Meet Spider-UK, a new Spider-Person within the Spider-Verse Spider-UK will make her debut in ‘Edge of Spider-Verse’ #2! 🕸️ Get a sneak peek of the issue before it hits shelves August 17: https://t.co/uyZU3YuBrH (1/2) pic.twitter.com/7hC15SkRKN— Spider-Man (@SpiderMan) July 14, 2022 Marvel Comics is getting ready to expand the scope of the Spider-Verse later this summer with a new miniseries titled “Edge of Spider-Verse.” We already learned that a new variant within the multiverse named Spider-Rex is going to debut in the first issue....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Hulu In September 2022 Lionsgate By Marcos Melendez/Aug. 30, 2022 1:38 pm EST It’s that time again. Although Hulu will be adding a plethora of TV shows and movies in September, a good chunk of their extensive library will cease to exist on the streaming platform. Hulu is home to a healthy number of films and television shows in a wide array of genres and generations, but every month (due to some complicated licensing rights), the streamer loses a long list of titles that either never make it back to the platform, or take months/years to return....

The Crown May Pause Production Out Of Respect For Queen Elizabeth II Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 8, 2022 4:15 pm EST In the biggest Hollywood-related setback concerning the royal family since the Queen joined Paddington Bear for a disastrous lunch over tea and marmalade sandwiches, it would appear that Queen Elizabeth II’s passing earlier today will also have an effect on filming of the popular Netflix series, “The Crown.” While the world at large is still struggling to come to terms with the major news, the entertainment industry will also feel the effects....

The Horror Influences That Inspired Mike Flanagan’s Hush Netflix By Anya Stanley/Sept. 18, 2022 9:00 pm EST Sensory horror has had a steady place in the spotlight for the past few years; drop one of the five senses and the storytelling can go to some interesting places. “Bird Box” punishes its victims in that most Eldritch of ways, for looking: Witnessing its unseen creatures drives the beholder to suicidal madness. The apocalyptic beasts of “A Quiet Place” can’t see you, but they’ll bring a world of hurt if they hear you....

Coming soon to HBO Max… You don’t have to start warming up your stealth muscles just yet; “The Last of Us” is still some way off, with the premiere planned for some time in 2023. But it’s exciting to get a look at Pascal and Ramsey in action as the story’s central duo, and to see Nick Offerman in character as Bill, a paranoid, curmudgeonly survivalist who reluctantly allies with Joel and Ellie after they rudely barge their way into his safe house....

The Mist’s Pitch-Dark Ending Has A Silver Lining, According To Sam Witwer [Exclusive] Dimension Films By Matthew Bilodeau/Nov. 21, 2022 1:17 pm EST This article contains major spoilers for the ending of “The Mist.” While there are plenty of filmmakers who have successfully pulled off adaptations of the author’s work to the screen, few tap into the spirit of Stephen King like Frank Darabont. The few he has directed (“The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile”) harness the earnestness of King’s text while giving way to an incredibly made film....