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Max Schindler

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30 Jun

Jesse Eisenberg Explains Decision to Skip The Social Network Sequel

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Succession star Jeremy Strong will be taking over the role of Mark Zuckerberg from Jesse Eisenberg in this year’s highly anticipated sequel to 2010’s The Social Network, but although Eisenberg passed on the opportunity to reprise his memorable turn as the Facebook co-founder in Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming movie, he’s still fielding questions about exactly why he made the decision in the run-up to its release. Speaking to Variety at the premiere of Minions & Monsters, the latest installment of Illumination’s animated franchise where Eisenberg voices an alien robot, the actor suggested that turning down Sorkin’s offer to appear in The…
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30 Jun

Supergirl Opening Raises Question: What Superheroes Can Still Rule the Box Office?

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The opening weekend numbers for the second feature film in the revamped DC Universe were… not good. To put it gently. Supergirl, the Craig Gillespie-directed and James Gunn-produced spinoff about the Woman of Tomorrow, suffered a grim debut when it opened over the weekend to an estimated $38 million in the U.S. across three days (plus Thursday night previews), and $68 million worldwide. To put that in perspective, this is not even a third of the domestic opening enjoyed by Gunn’s Superman reboot last summer ($125 million), and even below the lowest of projections, which prognosticators initially pegged as opening…
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30 Jun

The Bear Season 5 Ending Leaves a Compelling Spinoff on the Table

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This article contains spoilers for The Bear season 5 FX’s buzzy, awards-grabbing comedy-drama series The Bear hit a rough patch with its third and fourth seasons, but went out on a high note in its fifth and final one this month. Season 5 saw Carmy explore new opportunities as he interviewed for an internship at an architectural firm, while line cook Ebraheim seemingly saved the restaurant from ruin by proposing an expansion of the original sandwich shop model. As Chef Sydney took over from Carmy in the kitchen, the chaotic Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) was invited to a prestigious international hospitality…
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29 Jun

House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 2 Review: Slouching Towards King’s Landing

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This review contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 2. Like many “A Song of Ice and Fire” die-hards watching House of the Dragon season 3, I’ve been trying to figure out what has made me grow colder on the Game of Thrones spinoff since its thrilling first season, especially in the wake of its more creatively successful sibling A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The most obvious explanation (at least for a Thrones sicko like me) is the lack of George R.R. Martin’s enthusiastic consent in the show’s adaptation choices. While that’s as good a theory…
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27 Jun

Robert Eggers Teases Unlikely Connections Between The Northman and Werwulf

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With four features in his filmography, we now have certain expectations for a Robert Eggers film. We want moody visuals, we want excellent performances (especially from Willem Dafoe), and we want people using words that no one has used in 1000 years. What we don’t expect, however, is a sequel. Despite their stylistic similarities, each of Eggers’s four movies take place in different places and time periods, minimizing the potential for connections between them. One would expect the same to be true of Eggers’s latest film, Werwulf, which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a farmer in 13th century England. But in…
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27 Jun

Supergirl’s Shocking Ending Changes the Book, the Character, and Works

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This article contains full OF Supergirl spoilers. At the climax of Supergirl, Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley) has finally found her prey. The young adolescent and Supergirl (Milly Alcock) have spent the film chasing down of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts), who murdered the Ruthye’s family while poisoning the hero’s dog. Throughout their journey, Ruthye insisted that she must kill Krem in revenge, a plan that Supergirl categorically rejects. Yet that’s exactly what Supergirl does at the end of the movie, administering a fatal stab to Krem, one for each of the wrongs he’s committed against Kara and her young…
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26 Jun

2006’s Silent Hill Contains Surprisingly Relevant Environmental and Political Themes

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The first Silent Hill movie adaptation is far from perfect; shoddy acting and a bloated storyline keep it from achieving its ambitions. But its gruesome practical effects, tense atmosphere, and grim aesthetic, alongside the cultural relevance of its source material, have kept people rewatching the film since its 2006 premiere. However, there are more layers of critique beneath the surface level themes of the film that also play a role in preserving its status as a movie worth seeing over and over. Under the crust of cult psychology and revenge lies an intersection of environmental, political, and feminist values present…
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26 Jun

15 Photos Remembering Hollywood’s Most Desirable Name

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Few actors have changed Hollywood as profoundly as Marlon Brando. With his naturalistic performances and magnetic screen presence, he redefined movie acting and became one of the most influential stars of the twentieth century. By playing rebellious outsiders, powerful crime bosses, and complex historical figures, Brando brought an intensity that inspired generations of performers. His career included award-winning classics, ambitious dramas, and unforgettable blockbusters that remain essential viewing decades later. These photos highlight the remarkable range of an actor whose name became synonymous with cinematic greatness and enduring star power. IMDb A Streetcar Named Desire Brando’s performance as Stanley Kowalski…
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26 Jun

13 Horror Movies Inspired By Real Life Killers

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True crime documentaries are all the rage these days, telling us of the gruesome murders committed by the now infamous serial killers of old. They have also inspired several film adaptations retelling their lives and major events, yet they’ve inspired more than just biographical works. Many hallmarks of horror were inspired by their terrifying acts, some more directly than others. The styles differ between one movie to the next, but the intent is the same: showcase the horror of real life in a safe, fictional environment. Nothing inspires more than the atrocities committed by our fellow men. IMDb Psycho Alfred…
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26 Jun

Supergirl: How the Canceled Flash Spinoff Brought the Maid of Might to Screen

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Since her debut in 1959’s Action Comics #252, Supergirl has been reinvented time and again. Originally a teen girl riff on Superboy, Supergirl has been everything from a modern woman making her way through 1970s Chicago to a shapeshifting blob of goo to a scantily-clad minion of Darkseid. Even outside of comics, we’ve seen varying interpretations of the character, with Milly Alcock’s hard-scrabble hero playing very differently from the wholesome do-gooders played by Helen Slater and Melissa Benoist. The most significant difference between Supergirls might involve one we’ll never see. While promoting the new movie, directed by Craig Gillespie, screenwriter…
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26 Jun

Netflix’s Unhinged Is an Immersive Home Invasion Nightmare 

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“I see you in there.”  “Claire, I’m not in my room.”  Another addition to Netflix’s venture into gaming, Unhinged takes on the survival horror genre as a dark and stormy night takes on more than just power outages and shadows. Players must survive against a maniacal killer hell-bent on making you his victim. Created by Netflix’s Night School Studios, the creators of Oxenfree, gamers use their cellphones as both a controller and an in-game lifeline to navigate and escape from the masked killer in this home-invasion nightmare. Unhinged follows Ava (Zoë Kravitz) as a storm ravages her apartment building, and…
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26 Jun

Stranger Things: Millie Bobby Brown Knows What Happened to Eleven, and We Never Will

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Let’s face it, none of the buzz lingering six months after the Stranger Things finale is very good. If anyone brings it up at all, they’re going to criticize the terrible acting, the languid plotting, or that absurd final battle. To make matters worse, the one positive thing that people still talk about will never be resolved, because no one who knows the answer will spill the beans. Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Millie Bobby Brown dashed the hopes of anyone hoping to know the definitive facts about the fate of her character, Eleven. Brown revealed that Stranger…
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26 Jun

New Batman Animated Series Will Bring the Most Extreme Dark Knight to TV

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Absolute Batman is the biggest thing in comics right now… literally. It’s not just that the series is set in an alternate universe where evil is the moral center. It’s that the series imagines Bruce Wayne as a 400-pound hulk, who grew up in Gotham’s slums after the murder of his father, a modest school teacher instead of a doctor with generational wealth. The increasingly gonzo reinterpretations that creators Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta present each month has made Absolute Batman a sensation, with every issue soaring straight to the sales chart and burning up the internet with memes and…
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26 Jun

From Possession to Obsession: The Horror Movies People Just Couldn’t Stop Thinking About

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If you’re heavily into horror movies, you’ll give most of them a chance, no matter how low-budget they are or how poorly they went down with critics. Occasionally, you’ll also hear online or from friends that there’s one you’ve just gotta check out because it’ll mess you up a bit. It’s natural to be wary, as many of those kinds of horror movies embrace the more psychological side of the genre and the last thing you want is a sleepless night. Still, those films can be spectacular and irresistible—they make you think! In the spirit of celebrating those very movies,…
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25 Jun

Can Digger Do for Tom Cruise What Birdman Did for Michael Keaton?

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The first trailer for Digger, the upcoming collaboration between superstar Tom Cruise and Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu has already generated a host of questions and comments. Responses range from hope that Digger will finally get Cruise his Oscar to worries that the movie will be as ponderous as Iñárritu’s Babel or Bardo. But at least one person has to have had this thought: “Surely, Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning wasn’t that bad!” It’s not just that The Final Reckoning was one of the many Tom Cruise pictures featured in the trailer’s first two thirds, a montage of shots from movies…
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25 Jun

Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 Set Photos Tease a Hero’s Replacement

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This article contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again seasons 2 and 3. Turns out, the title Born Again doesn’t just refer to Daredevil. Since coming to the MCU via the Disney+ series, the Man Without Fear has brought along several characters from the Netflix series, including Vincent D’Onofrio as archenemy Wilson Fisk, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, and Mike Colter as Luke Cage. Initial set photos showed Finn Jones back as Iron Fist, and now a new set reveals that Elodie Yung has returned as Elektra, the Greek assassin/ex-girlfriend of Matt Murdock. By itself, Elektra’s return isn’t much of a…
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25 Jun

Ghostbusters: Night Shift Can Move the Franchise Beyond the Core Four

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Here is what we all know about the Ghostbusters: 1) they ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts; 2) bustin’ makes them feel good; 3) their names are Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore. Certainly, the franchise has tried several times over the past 40 years to change point number three, most obviously with the 2016 reboot movie, but also with the addition of Egon’s family members in the recent movies Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. But in every case, audiences largely rejected anyone who wasn’t part of the team that took down Gozer in 1984. The upcoming…
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25 Jun

Silent Hill: Townfall Leans Hard Into Melancholia and We’re Here for It

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After an extended period of dormancy, it’s a really good time to be a Silent Hill fan and that hot streak doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Following 2024’s Silent Hill 2 remake and last year’s Silent Hill f, this September will see the release of Silent Hill: Townfall. We got to see an extended preview of the game, including its first-person perspective gameplay, at Summer Game Fest 2026 and it’s looking like the future of Silent Hill continues to be in the right hands. Set in 1996 at the coastal Scottish town of St. Amelia, Silent Hill:…
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25 Jun

Supergirl Review: Milly Alcock Rocks in Uneven Space Western Mashup

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Director Craig Gillespie, known for I, Tonya (2017) and Cruella (2021), ventures into superhero territory for the first time with the second film in the revamped DC Universe, Supergirl. Written by Ana Nogueira and drawing heavily on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s Woman of Tomorrow graphic novel, the film makes for an engaging if ultimately shallow intergalactic adventure, and something of a disappointment after last year’s Superman. There are definitely aspects to admire about Gillespie’s approach to Supergirl, and chief amongst them is Milly Alcock’s casting as Kara Zor-El. The Australian actress, in her first lead film role, completely owns…
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24 Jun

Supergirl’s Milly Alcock Reveals Favorite Scene from Woman of Tomorrow Comics

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This week’s upcoming Supergirl movie starring Milly Alcock and directed by Craig Gillespie isn’t entirely adapted from Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s famed graphic novel, per se, but it’s heavily influenced by it. And if you’ve ever cracked open Woman of Tomorrow and its sci-fi, space-opera riff on True Grit, it’s easy to see why. Even Milly Alcock admits to being blown away when she first devoured the book in preparation—and on social media—for Supergirl. “It’s such a visceral world, it’s so vivid, and I was so seduced by the colors and the imagery of the world Tom King and…
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