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The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 Trailer: War Is Coming Hulu By Rafael Motamayor/Aug. 24, 2022 3:40 pm EST It’s been five years since “The Handmaid’s Tale” first aired and held a mirror to America with its dystopian tale of a post-apocalyptic world where a totalitarian theocracy ravaged the United States, forcing fertile women to work as natal slaves for the ruling class. After years with a relatively small scope focusing on a single woman named June (Elisabeth Moss) trying to escape her unimaginable situation as a Handmaid, last season ended with June finally escaping Gilead, and participating in the brutal killing of her abuser, commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes)....

The Indiana Jones TV Series On Disney+ Will Not Star Harrison Ford (Or Phoebe Waller Bridge’s New Character) Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 20, 2022 12:44 pm EST Indiana Jones has been doing this whole “Action hero archaeologist” thing for a long, long time. In that span, he’s squared off against some of the greatest powers and fiercest villains the world has ever seen. Next year, however, the rugged adventurer might just come up against his most dangerous threat yet: internet rumors....

The Technicolor marvel A24 While “Pearl” is set in 1918, the saturated color photography, makeup, and stagey acting are more evocative of a Douglas Sirk film from the 1950s. It’s also no coincidence that Pearl, in one notable scene, dresses in powder blue gingham very evocative of Dorothy Gale from “The Wizard of Oz.” In that scene, Pearl, feeling a rush of lust, takes out her frustrations on a nearby scarecrow — a sexual riff on a ’30s classic....

This is nothing new Disney+ On the surface, this seems like a radical way to potentially consolidate streaming subscriptions. For those looking for something along those lines, don’t get your hopes up. Really, this mirrors something that has been going on for some time in the streaming game. Frequently, other subscriptions or purchases can be a pathway to free streaming. Apple offers three free months of Apple TV+ with the purchase of an Apple device, for example....

Why Hideaki Anno Couldn’t Resist Returning To Neon Genesis Evangelion GKIDS By Shae Sennett/Sept. 20, 2022 3:38 pm EST Every time Hideaki Anno returns to “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” he does so with a new lease on life. “Evangelion” is one of the most popular animes of all time, but the polarizing ending of the series and its companion film “The End of Evangelion” left Anno unsatisfied. He decided to revisit the series a few years later with a tetralogy of films that gave a new life to the world he had created at his darkest moment....

Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey Trailer: Pooh Bear Is All Grown Up And He Kills People Now Jagged Edge Productions By Ryan Scott/Aug. 31, 2022 11:23 am EST Earlier this year, the internet went absolutely nuts when a series of images from an upcoming horror movie started making the rounds. They depicted Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, the beloved creations of one Mr. A.A. Milne, going on a murderous rampage in a low-budget horror film....

Fire Force Crunchyroll In “Fire Force,” firefighters are supernatural heroes with pyrokinetic powers who fight creatures called infernals. Shinra Kusakabe is a third-generation pyrokinetic who can create fire from the bottoms of his feet. He has recently graduated from the Special Fire Force Training Academy and has joined the Special Fire Force Company 8 as a fire soldier. With his new teammates, Kusakabe begins to uncover a massive religious and governmental conspiracy that will lead to the end of society....

All The John Carpenter Influence Found In Jordan Peele’s Nope Universal Pictures By Cass Clarke/July 25, 2022 12:03 pm EST No one wants to be the target of whatever “discourse” Film Twitter is having. More often than not, that discourse isn’t a thoughtful back-and-forth conversation about movies on the internet. It’s code for partaking in an exhausting tweeting cycle in which the quippiest takedown wins the most likes. What starts as one tweet about a film opinion can warp into everyone on the silly bird app weighing in on the validity of a subjective opinion....

Almost Everyone Hates The Karate Kid Part III, Except Villain Thomas Ian Griffith Netflix By Jenna Busch/Aug. 31, 2022 12:00 pm EST Ask any “Karate Kid” fan for a ranking of all the films in the franchise and one thing you’ll almost always hear is how bad “The Karate Kid Part III” is. The first film introduced us to the relationship between Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat” Morita) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and got a ton of people into martial arts....

Andor Episode 7 Shares DNA With The Americans, In More Ways Than One Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 19, 2022 2:46 pm EST This episode contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Andor.” You may have noticed by now how the highest praise for “Andor” stems from the idea of how little it actually feels like “Star Wars.” Gone are any Force powers and lightsabers and endearing (but slightly whiny) protagonists embarking on hero’s journeys....

Dead To Me Season 3 Teaser: Get Ready For The Final Season Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/Sept. 24, 2022 7:49 pm EST Judy and Jen are back for one last round of friendship, murder cover-ups, and pitch-black comedy: “Dead to Me” season three is finally happening. The show has been away for over two years, but is set to premiere with its last batch of episodes in November. Ahead of its release, Netflix dropped a teaser for the new season at today’s Tudum Festival, shared with the caption “All roads have led to this....

The Mugen Train Arc is Not All of Season 2 Adult Swim / Toonami Technically, season 2 of “Demon Slayer” began streaming with the seven-episode “Mugen Train Arc” on October 10. Fans who have already seen the “Mugen Train” movie have likely noticed that the episodes are mostly a recap of the events that took place in the film, with the added bonus of some additional scenes. Even for those of us who have already had the pleasure of watching (and crying over) “Demon Slayer: Mugen Train” in theatres, episode 1 of the “Mugen Train Arc” is well worth the watch as it features the delightfully earnest Flame Hashira Rengoku on a previously unseen adventure that takes place right before the events of the film....

Original voice cast reunion Disney “Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl” will have a special introduction by composer Lin-Manuel Miranda. The returning voice cast includes Stephanie Beatriz (as Mirabel), Adassa (as Dolores), Carolina Gaitán (as Pepa), Jessica Darrow (as Luisa), Diane Guerrero (as Isabela), Mauro Castillo (as Félix), Angie Cepeda (as Julieta), and Olga Merediz (as Abuela Alma). That’s not all, though. Latin Grammy winners and Colombian stars Carlos Vives and Andrés Cepeda will join as guests for the event....

Every Main Character In Don’t Worry Darling, Ranked Worst To Best Warner Bros. Pictures/YouTube By Leo Noboru Lima/Sept. 30, 2022 6:13 pm EST For reasons both related and unrelated to the contents of the movie itself, “Don’t Worry Darling” has been dominating headlines in the film world. When the Olivia Wilde-directed psychological thriller arrived in American theaters in late September 2022 following a much-discussed festival bow, it was one of the most hotly-anticipated mainstream releases of the fall season....

Henry Cavill Wants A More Inspiring Superman In Future DC Films Warner Bros. Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Nov. 1, 2022 12:53 pm EST It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Henry Cavill officially back as Superman in the DCU. Although it seemed like his days as the Man of Steel were over, “Black Adam” marked his long-awaited return to the big screen. Just in time, too. The DCU (formerly known as the DCEU) is at a major turning point in its existence, and it’s going to need all the hope it can get....

House Of The Dragon Will, Like Game Of Thrones, Explore The Complex Gender Dynamics Of Westeros HBO By Shania Russell/July 13, 2022 4:56 pm EST Ever since “Game of Thrones” ended — for better or worse — life has been lacking when it comes to dragons, drama, and thrones made of swords. But HBO is about a month away from filling the void in our TV schedules with the first “Thrones” spin-off series....

How Futurama Tried To Save Science’s Pop Culture Reputation 20th Television By Danielle Ryan/Aug. 27, 2022 4:56 pm EST When it comes to science and mathematics, I’m more of a Philip J. Fry than a Professor Farnsworth, but even I can appreciate the way the writers of “Futurama” clearly know their stuff. It would be easy for the series to completely fudge the details on some of the more scientific concepts, but “Futurama” combines comedy with some seriously nerdy science, in part because showrunner David X....

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wasn’t Sold On 10 Things I Hate About You At First Buena Vista Pictures By Christian Gainey/Nov. 12, 2022 11:59 pm EST Joseph Gordon-Levitt started acting professionally when most millennials were still learning basic math. At the tender age of 7, Gordon-Levitt began appearing in popular television shows like “Family Ties,” “Murder, She Wrote,” and “Quantum Leap,” which eventually led to roles in the critically acclaimed movie, “A River Runs Through It,” and one of my childhood favorites, “Angels in the Outfield....

The latest from Hobo With A Shotgun filmmaker Jason Eisener This first look at “Kids Vs. Aliens” doesn’t reveal too much about the story, but does set the stage for some drippy, gory chaos. “What the f*** are we doing for Halloween?” one teenage girl asks before a boy answers that they should throw a party. As a big fan of horror films that are actually set on Halloween, I’m immediately interested....

What will King Shaka be about? IFC Films/Jonathan Olley “King Shaka” will follow the unlikely rise of Shaka kaSenzangakhona, one of the most notable kings of the Zulu Empire in South Africa. The story of Shaka’s rule was something of a legend before his storied reign. As the estranged son of a Zulu Chief, Shaka was prophesied to become a renowned king — and he eventually fulfilled that prophesy by uniting multiple southern African tribes under one banner....