When it was announced that Disney would release their live-action remake ofPinocchiojust months before Guillermo del Toro brought his version of the little wooden puppet to life on Netflix, it was assumed that Disney’s magic would win the battle. However,Guillermo del Toro’sPinocchiohas not only landed a near-perfect 97% critic approval rating onRotten Tomatoes, but has tripled the dismal 29% approval rating given to his House of Mouse counterpart and become the second-highestPinocchioadaptation ever behind only Disney’s original animated classic....

HBO Maxhas shared a first glimpse atKate Winsletin the upcoming limited seriesThe Palace. The series documents a year inside the palace walls of a crumbling European regime. Though little is known about the characters or plot, the still of a frighteningly formidable Winslet sitting expectantly in a gilded room makes it easy to imagine the actress as an authoritarian leader. Promising “a new regime” alongside the first image of Winslet, the streamer also shared thatThe Palacehasofficially entered production....

During its run from 2016-2021,Insecurereceved praise for its coming-of-age portrayal of modern life.Issa Rae’s HBO series follows a group of Black women juggling different aspects of their lives while coping with the sometimes triumphant and sometimes awkward, and always relatable, experiences. Partially based on Rae’s hit webseriesAwkward Black Girl,Insecurefollows Issa (played by Rae herself) and Molly (Yvonne Orji) as they move through adulthood without a clue in the world. Some have tried comparingInsecuretoGirls, but the only similarities they share are the age of the protagonists and the overall goal of the show....

The first season of Marvel and Netflix’sLuke Cagewas very much a story of two halves, caused in no small part by the sudden, and surprisingly early, death of the central villain Cornell Stokes a.k.a. Cottonmouth. Played by two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali, the character’s mysterious, tortured back story intrigued audiences, making it even more shocking when he was suddenly killed off about halfway through the season. Well, in his response to a fan on social media,Luke Cageshowrunner Cheo Hodari Coker has explained why this had to happen....

Hollywood has become obsessed with representation to the point of imposing newly strict guidelines to include films in the run for Academy Awards. The discussion over the real virtue of these efforts is ongoing and heated on many fronts. However, this time we’d like to highlight films that push the narrative about representation in a positive lightwithout twisting history or creating controversy. Hidden Figuresis a film released in 2016, written and directed by Theodore Melfi and based on the bookHidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, written by Margot Lee Shetterly....

A new poster for Ridley Scott’s upcoming biographical crime thriller,House of Gucci, assembles the movie’s stellar cast, transforming them into the well-dressed, but far from well-meaning, ensemble of real-life characters. Inviting you to “Join The Family” this Thanksgiving, the poster reminds us once again of the stacked cast, each of whom could be given a lot of attention come awards season. The poster brings together the movie’s core cast, with Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani standing front-and-centre of this legacy that is worth killing for....

Unless you are a movie critic or someone with ties to the industry, chances are you haven’t gotten to seeThe Hateful Eightyet. It doesn’t open until Christmas day, arriving in a limited 100 theaters as part of a70mm Roadshow. It will open wide the following weekend, on December 31. And at that time, we’re sure to become familiar with directorQuentin Tarantino’s colorful cadre of characters played by an all-star cast. But right now, we know little about them....

In the past few years, studios have coined theterm “legacy sequel”as a way of describing modern additions to classic franchises that bring back the original stars. Often, these stars are used to help transition a new generation of heroes into prominence, even if the films themselves feature stories that are largely repetitive of the original classics. The genre has both its ups and downs; films likeStar Wars: The Force Awakens, Top Gun: Maverick, Blade Runner 2049,andCreedmanaged to re-energize their respective franchises, but disasters likeIndependence Day: Resurgence, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Terminator: Dark Fate,and the newHalloweentrilogy only felt disrespectful of the legacies they sought to honor....

The beloved and lucrativeHunger Gamesfranchise comes to an end this weekend with the release ofThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which closes outKatniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) story. Back in February, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer teased that the studio is actively developing sequel and prequel ideas, and this July,Josh Hutchersonteased that some sort of follow-up is happening. While doing press for the franchise finale,Francis Lawrence, who directed the last three movies, revealed to Yahoo!...

It is no spoiler to say that there is now no doubt that the worlds of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe and Marvel’s Cinematic Universe are about to come together and it is coming “soon” according to the team behindVenom: Let There Be Carnage. With the two properties about to crossover, it seems that this is just the tip of the iceberg for what Sony have planned for the future of their side of Marvel’s theatrical releases....

Ever sinceJustice Leagueconcluded last year there has been debate and speculation as to where and when, if ever, we’ll see Ben Affleck’sBatmanback in the DC universe. Well, certain fans are convinced that they’ve spotted him in a new trailer forTitans. Or at least the silhouette of him anyway. If this is anything more than wild hopefulness, it opens a whole host of interesting questions that are, at the very least, worth discussing....

Hollywood is pretty sequel and franchise happy right now, so a lot of long-awaited follow-ups to aging movies are on the way. One of these long-delayed sequels isJeepers Creepers 3, which has a had a tough road to production but seems to finally be getting some real traction and is reportedly shooting as early as next month. Now, we have a new synopsis for the movie that reveals some story details that tieJeepers Creepers 3: Cathedralto the events of the original....

Following thebehind-the-scenes featurettethat debuted yesterday,Universal Pictureshas released the second trailer forJem and the Holograms. Based on the hit animated TV series from the 1980s, directorJon M. Chu’s adaptation brings this beloved character back to life on the big screen for the first time. Watch one young girl’s rise to fame, with a little help from “Synergy.” As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden....