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The Boys Season 3 Spoiler Review: Eviscerating The Culture Of Superheroes And Lies In A Corporate-Run Dystopia What makes “The Boys” more interesting than so many other milquetoast superhero movies and TV shows out there right now is the sense of genuine peril that pervades it. This is a show where a star-spangled demagogue imbued with Superman’s powers is not above using his heat vision to laser the heads off innocent civilians....

The Director Had To Fight For The Long Takes In John Wick [Comic-Con] Lionsgate By Ernesto Valenzuela/July 23, 2022 11:40 am EST As an action franchise, “John Wick” has set itself apart from the competition since its first installment. The story of Mr. Wick and his seemingly never-ending path of fighting and carnage has gone on for three chapters now, with a fourth on the way next year. With its massive success, one might believe the movie was an instant sell to studios, with little interference on the creative process....

The Mist’s Pharmacy Scene Presented Some Unique Horror Movie Challenges [Exclusive] Dimension Films By Drew Tinnin/Nov. 21, 2022 1:33 pm EST Frank Darabont’s “The Mist” celebrates its 15th anniversary this week, and although the adaptation from one of Stephen King’s most famous short stories has its detractors, this landmark date really should be treated as a celebration. To mark the occasion, /Film’s own Eric Vespe has amassed a compendium of interviews with most of the cast and crew to create the ultimate oral history of (in my opinion) one of the best horror films of the new millennium....

There’s A Lot Of Matrix Lore We May Never See In A Movie Warner Bros. By Michael Boyle/July 12, 2022 3:54 pm EST The “Matrix” franchise is still beloved despite it only having one movie we can all collectively agree is great, and that’s largely because of the films’ attention to detail. Even when things got confusing in the sequels, even when things didn’t seem to be explained all that well on-screen, there was always a strong sense of consistency in the “Matrix” universe....

Walter Hamada Is Officially Done As President Of DC Films – Here’s What This Means Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/Oct. 19, 2022 1:00 pm EST It is the end of an era for DC Films, albeit a relatively short one, as now-former president Walter Hamada has officially left his post. Indeed, after taking up the position as head of the division of Warner Bros. in 2018 — a particularly tumultuous time in the wake of the release of “Justice League” — Hamada is out and is merely awaiting one final (presumably big) paycheck....

Marvel Studios By Matthew Bilodeau/Oct. 3, 2022 2:48 pm EST In a recent featurette for the upcoming special, Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige talks about how, in addition to expanding upon the MCU’s take on the supernatural, “Werewolf by Night” will ultimately open up a whole new world as well: “We wanted to explore entirely new characters and entirely new sides of the MCU with this unusual, fun, and frightening spin on the supernatural […] We are introducing a world that will ultimately become quite important to the future of the MCU....

Looking to the stars Even as Eärendil traverses the stars for all eternity, Elrond still thinks of his father. Praising the half-man for helping save Middle-earth, Elrond is not exactly sure Eärendil thinks of his own son the same way. This lack of clarity frustrates Elrond, but he uses the moment to teach his dear friend a vital life lesson. As Elrond mourns for the time lost, he tells Durin, who is hesitant to speak to his own father, to not waste any moment he could have with him....

Why Mia Goth Was Terrified To Shoot Pearl’s Confession Scene A24 By Matthew Bilodeau/Sept. 21, 2022 5:07 pm EST This article contains major spoilers for “Pearl.” We may still have a few more months to go, but I think it’s safe to say that director Ti West has pulled off what is possibly the greatest one-two punch of 2022. Folks like myself appreciated what the “House of the Devil” filmmaker did with “X,” a gloriously smutty ode to ’70s exploitation....

ABC’s Beauty And The Beast Special Finds Its Beast In Josh Groban Disney By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 11, 2022 2:15 pm EST ABC plans to honor Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” this holiday season with an epic animation and live action hybrid special, and the project has just found its beast. Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-nominated musician Josh Groban will play the lead role of the Beast in the 30th anniversary special, which boasts a star-studded cast that also includes Rita Moreno, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter H....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Spoiler Review: An MCU Entry That Works When It Focuses On Real-Life Tragedy Disney By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 14, 2022 7:08 am EST It is impossible to think or talk about “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” without also thinking or talking about the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, who brought to life one of the most charismatic heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For all the various ways in which people fan-cast and theorize about what future comic-book movies will look like, what stories they’ll tell, and what action will be brought to life, there has really only been one question to ask about “Wakanda Forever”: how would it handle Boseman’s death?...

Black Swan Ending Explained: A Dance On The Dark Side Searchlight Pictures By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 4, 2022 12:28 pm EST This article contains spoilers for the ending of “Black Swan.” In Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” mirrors, windows, and other reflective surfaces abound. There are times when ballerina Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman in an Oscar-winning role) falls out of alignment with her own reflection while practicing in front of a mirror. There are other times still when Nina sees mirror images of herself in other people....

Chucky Stars Brad Dourif And Jennifer Tilly Explain Exactly How Killer Dolls Have Sex Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 15, 2022 5:12 pm EST Don Mancini’s “Child’s Play/Chucky” franchise has been scaring into the hearts of a generation for over 30 years. The series started out as a relatively standard slasher with a unique, serial-killer-possessed-toy twist, but has since grown into one of the most entertaining and enjoyable franchises in horror history....

Writing’s on the wall Warner Bros. Post-apocalyptic movies are goldmines for predictions. In the nooks and crannies of civilization’s ruins, a hawkeyed viewer can unravel more of the story. This is different from straight-up exposition like John Krasinski’s incredible 2018 creature feature “A Quiet Place.” Krasinski’s movie delivered information about those creatures to its audience via a now-infamous scribbled whiteboard in the opening moments of the film, but “I Am Legend” dispenses tips more gingerly....

Fire, Stitches, And Noxious Fumes All Went Into Making James Cameron’s Aliens By Anya Stanley/Oct. 24, 2022 5:51 pm EST One look at James Cameron’s “Aliens” and it’s clear that the blockbuster sci-fi sequel is a labor of love. Coming seven years after Ridley Scott’s 1979 truckers-in-space horror masterpiece “Alien,” Cameron’s pluralized title promised more firepower and more monsters for thrill-seeking audiences. Returning to the lead slot in the cast is Ripley, reprised by Sigourney Weaver as the lone survivor of space freighter Nostromo, which fell to a hostile extraterrestrial creature with acid for blood and a rude way of reproducing....

Harvey Keitel Changed Robert De Niro’s Mind About His Mean Streets Role Warner Bros. By Shae Sennett/Dec. 1, 2022 10:30 pm EST Acclaimed actor Robert De Niro and renowned director Martin Scorsese have worked together for decades, beginning with the classic mob movie, “Mean Streets.” Theirs is an artistic match made in heaven, but it almost never came to be. De Niro very nearly turned down his supporting role in “Mean Streets” back at the beginning of his career....

How She-Hulk Scored That Megan Thee Stallion Cameo Disney+ By Ryan Scott/Sept. 1, 2022 1:24 pm EST Warning: minor spoilers ahead for “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” episode 3. Proceed with caution. Through three episodes, “She Hulk: Attorney at Law” has been quite unlike any show we’ve seen in the Marvel CInematic Universe to date. It is very much a legal comedy, arguably way more so than it is a superhero show....

Torture porn as a genre Lionsgate With suffering being the point, some pundits dubbed the trend of torture-centric films “torture porn.” The name was meant to signify that, like pornography, audiences are not necessarily tuning in for story, character, or themes. The films exist only for an immediate, intense visceral reaction. In the case of porn, it was arousal. In the case of torture porn, it was agony. May cite director James Wan’s 2004 film “Saw” as the film that kicked off the subgenre in earnest....

Justin Long Thinks This Is The Key To The Perfect Scream In A Horror Movie 20th Century Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Nov. 17, 2022 8:56 am EST In his spectacularly underrated horror career, Justin Long has been force-fed a monster’s breast and beaten to death on the street. His eyes have been gouged out, and he has been murdered by Liam Neeson, among other things. What I am trying to say is: Justin Long’s characters have been through quite a few gory scenes that have left both his characters and the viewers, screaming....

Just guys being dudes and gals being pals The CW It’s no secret that the popularity of many shows — “Sherlock,” “Supernatural,” “Hannibal,” and “Rizzoli & Isles” being a few oft-referenced examples — was driven greatly by fandoms who shipped queer couples. Similarly, the practice of fans backing LGBTQ+ couples in film and TV series predates the age of social media. Rest assured, dear readers, the younger me never stopped hoping for Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong) to get together for real on “Boy Meets World,” no matter how much the beloved 1990s sitcom played the idea for laughs....

Paul Rudd Happily Passed The Halloween Kills Baton On To Anthony Michael Hall Dimension Films By J. Gabriel Ware/Oct. 1, 2022 2:12 pm EST Paul Rudd is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, and while fans may know him as Josh from the 1995 teen comedy film “Clueless,” superhero Ant-Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or even as Phoebe’s husband from the sitcom “Friends,” I first saw the actor in “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” one of his earliest roles....