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Stranger Things Season 2 Nearly Had A Very Different Fate For Bob And Will Netflix By Demetra Nikolakakis/Oct. 6, 2022 1:31 pm EST When it comes to romance, Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) has lousy luck: her ex-husband only showed up to their son’s funeral to collect financial compensation and she had to fight tooth-and-nail to break her not-boyfriend out of a Soviet prison. But it all pales in comparison to what writers originally planned for her in season 2, when her relationship with the ever-wholesome Bob Newby (Sean Astin) was tragically cut short....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Coming To HBO Max In August 2022 HBO By Sandy Schaefer/July 22, 2022 9:41 am EST The North remembers, and so does the internet, which is why all eyes are fixed on HBO’s incoming “House of the Dragon.” A series that could just as easily wind up being the first of several “Game of Thrones” spinoff shows as the last, the Targaryen-centric prequel promises to bring fire, blood, and dragons roaring back to the small screen three years after its parent series left the masses in, shall we say, a bit of a huff....

The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special Continues A Number Of James Gunn’s Favorite Themes Marvel By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 28, 2022 2:00 pm EST Raccoons with rockets and problems with fathers, Wandering weirdos solving their bothers, Holiday cheer and all that it brings — These are a few of Gunn’s favorite things! “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” is many things. It’s a fun little bit of festive frivolity. It’s an excuse to have Kevin Bacon play himself in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

The New Hellraiser’s Puzzle Box Has More Meaning Than You Might Expect Hulu By Matthew Bilodeau/Sept. 29, 2022 7:14 pm EST Of the longstanding horror franchises, none has been more inconsistent than Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser.” I can see some of you pointing out the “Leprechaun” series, but that would require Warwick Davis’ gold-obsessed slasher villain to have one good movie, let alone eight. But regardless, Doug Bradley’s Pinhead is a formidable screen presence who, at the very least, is responsible for being at the center of two creative pieces of mythical horror....

TV Had A Major Limitation Even Buster Keaton Couldn’t Overcome Metro Pictures By Shae Sennett/Aug. 29, 2022 5:34 pm EST One of the biggest comedians in silent cinema, Buster Keaton, was offered a weekly television series at a low point in his career — but, to everyone’s surprise, he turned it down. Keaton was a legend of the silver screen and a master of physical comedy, but things took a turn for the worse when silent film went the way of the dodo....

Who Is The Villain In The Final Episode Of Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi? Lucasfilm By Bryan Young/Oct. 26, 2022 10:00 am EST This post contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.” At the end of “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi”, Ahsoka Tano — former padawan of Anakin Skywalker — faces off against a nasty, double-lightsaber-wielding villain. This monster has set ablaze the farm where she was hiding and captured those who were harboring the fugitive Jedi....

Will Season 2 of Death Note Ever Happen? Viz Media Despite premiering over a decade ago, “Death Note” continues to maintain its immense popularity and dedicated fanbase. Unfortunately, plans for a second season or sequel series have never been confirmed. While a follow-up or spinoff isn’t entirely out of the question, a continuation of the original series is especially unlikely. This is in large part due to the lack of source material....

10 Dark Horse Comics Netflix Needs To Adapt As Shows Or Movies Dark Horse By Jamie Gerber/Aug. 11, 2022 12:00 pm EST As far as comics are concerned, Marvel and DC aren’t the only game in town! Netflix and Dark Horse recently struck a deal giving the streaming platform first dibs on the comic publisher’s various titles, so we’ve potentially got some exciting projects on the way. This new development most certainly stems from Netflix’s success with another Dark Horse property: “The Umbrella Academy....

Barbarian and Brahmastra Part One: Shiva get Disney on the board Disney “Barbarian,” which entered the weekend riding a wave of critical praise, took the top spot with $10 million, according to Box Office Mojo. Heading into the weekend, despite the praise, it was charting for a debut between $5 and $6 million. That means the intrigue crafted by Disney’s marketing campaign, which kept the movie’s many secrets intact, as well as buzz from critics helped to push this one far higher than expected....

Black Adam’s Reign Continues At The Box Office, But One Piece Film: Red Isn’t Far Behind Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/Nov. 5, 2022 3:27 pm EST In a weekend that can perhaps best be described as the calm before the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” storm, DC’s “Black Adam” looks poised to come out atop the box office again. The Dwayne Johnson-led superhero flick certainly hasn’t been breaking any DC box office records, but it’s proven that it has some lasting power with a third weekend that’s projected to add $17 million to its overall haul, per The Hollywood Reporter....

Casting Buffy’s Gentlemen All Came Down To That Creepy Smile By Shae Sennett/Sept. 2, 2022 9:55 pm EST Not a lot of villains on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” manage to make an impression in just one episode, but The Gentlemen were unforgettable. The Emmy-nominated episode, “Hush,” features Camden Toy as one of four demons that capture the voices — and the beating hearts — of Sunnydale. Since these monsters move in silence, their performance rested on their terrifying expressions....

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Will Feature A Very Cool First For IMAX Cameras Universal Pictures By Matthew Bilodeau/Dec. 12, 2022 1:31 pm EST Keeping in line with previous press tours, Christopher Nolan is playing a lot of cards close to the chest with his latest feature “Oppenheimer.” One of the few ways you can see its teaser trailer, which premiered theatrically with “Nope,” is through a YouTube live stream that has been running since July 28, 2022....

Watch the Dead To Me trailer With its third season, “Dead To Me” is answering the age-old parable — how many hit-and-runs can two incredibly suspicious individuals be involved in before the FBI takes notice? Evidently, the answer is two. Though it might have less to do with the hit-and-runs and more to do with the murder. Ominous lines like “The truth’s going to come out, it always does,” don’t spell great news for the friends, but we’ve seen them dodge danger enough times to believe they’ll make it through....

Even Ewan McGregor Couldn’t Save Moulin Rouge! From Star Wars By Caroline Madden/July 31, 2022 6:32 pm EST Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!” enchanted audiences with its colorful and frantic imagery, sweeping romantic music, and heartfelt performances from Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. But the road to its release was rocky with numerous production delays that caused a scheduling conflict with the sci-fi juggernaut “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones,” which coincidentally also stars McGregor as the wise Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi....

Jack Nicholson’s Improv Scared Leonardo DiCaprio Senseless On The Set Of The Departed Warner Bros. By Miyako Pleines/Sept. 21, 2022 1:29 pm EST The first time I saw “The Departed” was on a plane. Watching a movie thousands of feet up in the sky is not ideal, but the film was so immersive that it really didn’t matter that I was hurtling through the air in a glorified tin can. I was hooked....

Jason Momoa Confirms Ben Affleck’s Return As Bruce Wayne In Aquaman 2 Reshoots Warner Bros. By Erin Brady/July 28, 2022 8:14 pm EST Hey, so remember when we discussed how the premature ending of Ben Affleck’s turn as Batman seemed like a bad idea? Well, that might be changing thanks to reshoots being made for “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” Jason Momoa recently posted a very interesting post on his Instagram feed alongside Affleck with a surprising caption....

Maya Hawke’s Stranger Things Schedule Threw A Wrench Into The Filming Of Do Revenge Netflix By Shania Russell/Sept. 27, 2022 6:18 pm EST The phrase “Do Revenge” may not be grammatically correct, but when a movie is this entertaining, who cares? The new Netflix film not only revives the teen revenge thriller but gives it a pastel-themed makeover, updating the familiar tropes to fit in with Gen Z sensibilities. Following two teenage girls hellbent on ruining the lives of their enemies, the film acts as a campy twist on the Hitchcock thriller “Strangers on a Train,” but also takes inspiration from the classic teen movies of the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s....

Paul Dano Almost Aged Out Of His Little Miss Sunshine Role By Matt Rainis/Oct. 24, 2022 4:33 pm EST It’s always a treat to see Paul Dano in a movie. He brings a unique presence to his roles, from his captivating performance as a preacher and his identical twin brother in “There Will Be Blood” to his serial killer version of The Riddler in “The Batman.” His unintimidating outward appearance combined with his penchant for intensity make him an unexpectedly formidable character in many films....

PlayStation Owners Are About To Lose Certain Movies They Bought, Here’s Why Studiocanal By Ryan Scott/July 7, 2022 12:49 pm EST Most good things must come to an end — even if it was assumed that some of those things were more or less permanent. Not to speak in riddles needlessly, but many of us have grown up in a digital age or have adopted the convenience of it. Unfortunately, that convenience comes at a price and that price is impermanence....

This was no boat accident Universal Pictures While “Jaws” is a wonderful movie and often considered one of the greatest of all time, its classification as a “movie” rather than a “film” might rub people the wrong way. After all, there doesn’t really seem to be a difference between the two. However, Tarantino doesn’t feel the same way, and his classification of “Jaws” as a movie and not a film shouldn’t underscore how much he loves Steven Spielberg’s classic....