Ms. Marvel Disney+ Series Brings in Several Directors Including Bad Boys 3 Duo

TheMs. MarvelTV show has finally taken a big step forward. The upcoming Disney+ series has locked down its directors, including Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who most recently helmedBad Boys for Life, which is one of the biggest box office hits of 2020 (albeit in a very handicapped year). This is one of the first significant developments in getting the show on the right track since it was initially announced at the end of last summer....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Danielle Pearson

Natalie Portman Opens Up About Star Wars Prequels Hate: It Was a Bummer

Natalie Portman admits it was a “bummer” to hear about the constantStar Warsprequel trilogy bashing. George Lucas reignited the franchise for his grand prequel story in the late 1990s and time has been pretty good on them over the years. That doesn’t mean that everybody loves them now, but they were torn to shreds upon their release dates back in the day by just about everybody. The negative response was, and still is, pretty amazing....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Danielle Werner

Netflix Is Making New Black Mirror Episodes

Netflix is going across the pond for their latest original series, withRadio Timesreporting that the streaming service has signed on to air new episodes of the hit U.K. seriesBlack Mirror. While this deal hasn’t been made official yet, the site reports thatNetflixhas come to terms withBlack Mirrorseries creator Charlie Brooker to create “multiple episodes” of the series, but it isn’t known exactly how many episodes were ordered. Thesci-fianthology series debuted in 2011 on the U....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Kathleen Beck

Open LGBTQ Characters Are Coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Out LGBTQ characters are coming to theMarvel Cinematic Universeaccording to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. The MCU has done a lot of amazing things over the years, but they’re not always first when it comes to major milestones. That said, when they do get around to such things, they tend to make a big splash.Black Pantherwasn’t the first ever black superhero movie, but it wound up being a legitimate cultural phenomenon, for example....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Raymond Parker

Oppenheimer: Best Performances in the Movie, Ranked

Barbenheimer has finally come! Last weekend saw record-setting numbers at the box office, and we have no doubt thatOppenheimerandBarbiewill continue to dominate theaters across the world for the foreseeable future. Christopher Nolan isresponsible forOppenheimer, and his acclaimed films usually feature a stacked cast of A-listers. His latest effort centers on World War II, when physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is tapped to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project with hopes of stopping the Nazis and Japan....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1056 words · Stephanie Simpson

Pam & Tommy Review: Hulu's New Series Has Seth Rogen, Lies, and Videotape

Newsworthy events of the 1990s have surprisingly made for some of the best television of the past decade, with two excellent seasons ofAmerican Crime Storyseparately focusing on O.J. Simpson and Monica Lewinski leading the TV pack. Myriad reboots of classic ’90s shows have been developed and reformatted for modern times, too–Twin Peaks, Full House, Roseanne, Saved By the Bell, Party of Five, Rugrats, a plethora ofanimated ’90s shows, and more decade-defining series have re-entered the cultural lexicon three decades after their premiers....

August 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1482 words · Barry Conley

Peaky Blinders: The Rise of Thomas Shelby, Explained

“I am not a traitor to my class. I am just an extreme example of what a working man can achieve.” This isThomas Shelby’s response to settling for mediocrity in season 4, episode 4 ofPeaky Blinders. Although Thomas' lines are usually stoic, with this response, he goes the extra mile to acknowledge how far he has brought himself. As a veteran tunneler in the First World War, Thomas took all the claustrophobic trauma from that experience and converted it into a relentless ambition, using it to build his legacy with sweat, blood, and tears....

August 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1461 words · Donald Smith

Redbox Will Sadly Replace RST Video in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

As is often the case with reboots, it’s the end of one era, and the beginning of another. Kevin Smith is finally gettingJay & Silent Bob Rebootoff the ground, which will, as the name implies, be a reboot of the series, which Smith has joked is pretty much the exact same movie, but just done over again. But there are going to be some big changes. Namely, the beloved RST Video will be replaced by a Redbox, if Smith has his way....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Matthew Parsons

S.W.A.T.: How the CBS Police Drama Explores Polyamory with Respect and Grace

One of the main cast of characters of the CBS crime dramaS.W.A.T.is fan-favorite: Officer Christina “Chris” Alsonso, the only woman SWAT member in the department, and a total badass. What’s more, the show doesn’t gloss over the fact that Chris has to face additional challenges as the only woman in a male-dominated space, and instead outwardly portrays these struggles, such as being forced to endure unfair treatment by misogynistic leaders and not being able to help train women SWAT candidates for fear of bad optics....

August 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1444 words · Rebecca Jackson

Shrek's New Look in 'Shrek 5' Isn't Actually That Bad

Quick Links Animation lovers, rejoice!Shrekis coming back to the big screensin late 2026. This DreamWorks franchise is easily one of the most popular animated properties of this century. So a new film should have united fans both young and old, right? Right? Not exactly,as all anyone can talk about online is the new design of the charactersinShrek 5. It’s difficult to define just what exactly is upsetting fans, but it mostly boils down to Shrek looking “different....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 895 words · Joshua Burke

Sleeper Creature Features: 10 Underrated 1980s Monster Movies

Creature features, monster movies, or however you’d like to refer to them, are old defining staples of the horror genre that were as loved in the 50s as they are today. Many of film’s most memorable villains are creatures; thus, many of history’s greatest horror films can be considered “creature features.” There’s no boundary on what may constitute a killer creature in horror, and filmmakers are always finding fun, inventive ways of villainizing animals and objects....

August 15, 2025 · 12 min · 2495 words · Jordan Ramirez

Spider-Man: Homecoming to Introduce This Unexpected Marvel Villain?

Tom Hollandjust debuted his version of Spider-Man inCaptain America: Civil Warand prior to actually seeing the film, many fans were starting to feel some fatigue with two reboots of the franchise taking place very near one another. ThoughTobey MaguireandAndrew Garfieldboth had their strong points, the consensus now seems to be thatHollandis the best version of this character we’ve seen in a live action adaptation to date. His first solo movie included in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,Spider-Man: Homecoming, is gearing up for production, and the rumors are starting to fly....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 777 words · Christine Duran

Stan Lee's Social Media Accounts Are Back in His Possession

Stan Leeis now back in control of his social media accounts after not having access to them for the past few months. While it has not been confirmed, it’s believed that Keya Morgan was in control of Lee’s social media accounts. Morgan was just slapped with a restraining order and ordered to stay away from the comic book legend after many believe that he was isolating Lee from friends and family as well as physically and mentally abusing him....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Angela Luna