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03 May

How Many Post-Credits Scenes Does Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Have?

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This post contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 By this point, post-credit scenes have become synonymous with Marvel movies. Ever since Samuel L. Jackson walked into Tony Stark’s living room to recruit Iron Man into the Avengers, fans have stuck around through sometimes more than ten minutes of credits to get just a little more time with their favorite characters. Sometimes it works out, like when the Maximoff twins appeared in Baron Strucker’s keep at the end of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. And sometimes, it’s just an ant playing the drums, as in Ant-Man and the…

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03 May

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: James Gunn Beats Marvel’s Formula Problems

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When the first Guardians of the Galaxy skipped its way into theaters almost 10 years ago, it arrived like a cool, spiked glass of tonic water. Technically the first scene of the movie is a familiar refrain: a young comic book protagonist discovers he’s an orphan. But the second? It’s that same character as an adult sashaying his way into a space ruin while grooving to Redbone’s “Come and Get Your Love,” a disco-laced standard from ‘70s A.M. radio. The second movie then raised those good vibe stakes when the same character and his surrogate son, a sprite-sized talking tree…

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03 May

How a Writers Strike Undid One of the Worst James Bond Movies

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Michael G. Wilson, the longtime producer of the James Bond movie franchise and co-steward of the 007 brand (alongside his half-sister Barbara Broccoli), always had a clear vision for the film that would follow Casino Royale. Kind of. While audiences only realized how great Daniel Craig was in the tuxedo after that ambitious reboot landed in cinemas in November 2006, the filmmakers long recognized they were making something special. So even as Casino Royale was still in pre-production, Wilson took longtime Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade aside to make sure that the next Bond movie would spring smoothly…

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03 May

How Is Gamora Alive in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3?

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This article contains MCU spoilers This year, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 brings our favorite gang of space A-holes back together for one last big screen adventure, and along with Peter Quill, Rocket, Groot, Drax, Mantis, and Nebula, Zoe Saldana’s Gamora will be making an appearance in the upcoming James Gunn trilogy-capper. Gamora has the most complex Marvel story of all the Guardians, and for anyone who has forgotten how her character came to be in the mix after she died during Avengers 3 five years ago, we’re here to help fill in some gaps! Gamora’s MCU Journey Gamora…

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02 May

Canceled Ben Affleck Batman Movie Villain Details Reveal What Could Have Been

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Before James Gunn defected from Marvel to make a coherent cinematic universe with Peter Safran, the DC Universe was defined by Zack Snyder. From his movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Snyder was charged with launching a cinematic universe built around members of the Justice League. And while most members did get a movie (sorry, Cyborg), there was a surprising omission: Batman, the most bankable character in the DC stable. Sure, Ben Affleck‘s Batman was the co-lead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and arguably the lead of both versions of Justice League. And yeah, he did get…

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02 May

Guardians of the Galaxy 4 Team Could Introduce Some Marvel Fan Favorites

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The Guardians of the Galaxy are heading to the big screen one last time for Vol. 3. While it appears that the third instalment will mark the end of this current iteration of the team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there is every possibility that the roster of heroes will evolve and change for a new era. The value of the Guardians, from the perspective of the Marvel brand and within the MCU itself, is just too big to move away from.  The comics have seen a vast range of heroes join the Guardians, many of which have not been…

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01 May

Superman Movie Reboot Just Got an Exciting New Update From DC

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The Reign of the Supermen is coming! Maybe. As James Gunn prepares to officially close up his tenure in the MCU with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, attention is increasingly turning toward his next directorial effort, and not just because it’s his first as co-head of DC Studios. Superman: Legacy brings a new Man of Steel to the DC Universe, and pushes Gunn into unfamiliar territory. But before Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC’s movie efforts, WB was already in the process of developing a Superman movie, a project from J. J. Abrams, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, that…

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01 May

The New Shadow: The Dark Lord of the Rings Sequel That Almost Happened

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In the early 1950s, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a few pages of a potential sequel to The Lord of the Rings called The New Shadow, but he quickly abandoned the idea. In the late 1960s, he came back to it and typed up a fresh draft of its opening, but then abandoned it again. He tinkered with this potential continuation of the story of Middle-earth until just months before his death in 1973. These days, you can read a version of the approximately 13-page manuscript of The New Shadow, made up mainly of the last draft with additions from the earlier…

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01 May

Amazon Prime Video New Releases: May 2023

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With its list of new releases for May 2023, Amazon Prime Video is increasing its global reach. The streamer’s biggest original offering this month is a German series. Hohlbeins’ – The Gryphon, based on the works of Wolfgang Holhlbein, will present a sprawling fantasy tale about three teens discovering a fantastical world called The Black Tower where “the Gryphon, a world-devouring monster, mercilessly subjugates all living creatures.” The only other original title of note in May is Freevee comedy Primo on the 19th. Written by author and journalist Shea Serrano and produced by Michael Schur (The Good Place), this coming-of-age…

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01 May

How They Decided Who Lived and Died in the Scream 6 Ending

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This article contains massive Scream VI Spoilers. It’s a funny thing when you stop to think about it. Despite nearly all the Scream movies featuring two killers, we never saw multiple Ghostfaces appear in costume at the same time during the last five movies. The idea was teased a bit in Scream 4, but by and large, every Scream film before 2023 wanted to keep the illusion that there might only be one Ghostface killer in the film… at least until it came time for third act monologues where everyone was in their civilian clothes. In retrospect, it’s kind of…

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01 May

HBO Max New Releases: May 2023

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Wait a minute, you might be asking, isn’t HBO Max supposed to be “Max” now? How then, am I seeing a list of HBO Max new releases for May 2023? Well spotted, dear reader. Warner Bros. Discovery did indeed recently reveal that it would be rebranding its combined HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service as just Max. As the company notes in its press release for May though, that change doesn’t take effect until May 23. What follows is a list of everything coming to HBO Max through May 22. The biggest releases this month are two TV series that…

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01 May

Hulu New Releases: May 2023

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With its list of new releases for May 2023, Hulu is relying on an acclaimed original and a whole lotta FX. The acclaimed original in question in The Great season 3. Premiering on May 12, this historical black comedy with continue the story of Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) and her pal Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). The other Hulu original series of note this month is The Clearing on May 24. Based on the best-selling crime novel In the Clearing this story will follow a story inspired by the real life events behind Australian cult “The Family.” For its other…

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01 May

Disney+ New Releases: May 2023

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As summer creeps closer, Disney+ is both honoring its sturdy franchises and trying something new. The streamers list of new releases for May 2023 is highlighted by none other than The Muppets! The Muppets Mayhem premieres May 10 and will, of course, follow beloved musical act Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The plot reads “Junior A&R executive Nora must deal with the madness caused by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, who come face-to-face with the modern musical business as they try to record their first-ever platinum album.” But really all we needed to hear is that there will be Muppets…

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30 Apr

Scream 6: How Filmmakers Pulled Off That Shocking Opening Kill Twist

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This article contains major Scream VI spoilers. Screenwriters James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick are somewhat superstitious. This is not to say the pair of scribes believe in things like spirits, jinxes, or Bigfoot. But when it comes to collaborating on the script for a beloved franchise, they refuse to tempt fate by discussing what their plans for the next one might be. Instead they treat each film, be it 2022’s Scream (aka Scream 5) or last month’s Scream VI, like potentially the last word on its series. For that reason, they didn’t even begin swapping ideas on VI until the…

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29 Apr

Scream Movies Ranked from Worst to Best 

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Twenty-seven years ago, Drew Barrymore’s movie night was ruined when she picked up a phone call that should have gone unanswered. The resulting carnage remains one of the most chilling moments in slasher cinema. Thus began Scream, a horror movie that changed the face of the genre and which nearly three decades later is still going strong. In fact, Ghostface—the mysterious and chatty Halloween costume worn by various killers—ranks these days among the movie monsters he once idolized. Freddy, Jason, even Michael Myers have had to make room for a character whose series is arguably just as popular now as…

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29 Apr

Beau Is Afraid: What That Crazy Attic Monster Scene Means

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This article contains WILD Beau Is Afraid spoilers. When we chatted with actor Nathan Lane about Beau Is Afraid a few weeks ago, the stage and screen legend confided to us an undeniable truth: “Only Ari and his therapist could tell you exactly what [the movie’s] about.” While Lane did not divulge which scene he was most explicitly referring to, we imagine the sequence where the titular, cowardly Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) confronts a 12-foot tall penis monster with fangs and a grumpy disposition in an attic was at the top of the list. For those who need a refresher (or…

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28 Apr

Scream 6 Directors on Upcoming Universal Monster Movie: ‘It’s Scary and Gory as Hell’

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Directors Matt Betinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are unafraid to step into the shadow of legends. They already did it once to bloody good results when the pair—who along with producer Chad Villella form the horror collective Radio Silence—became the first directors to take the reins of the Scream franchise from the late, great Wes Craven. Fresh off the success of the gruesome and hilarious Ready or Not (2019), the duo homaged Craven’s legacy while making Ghostface their own in the 2022 legacy sequel (or “requel” as they call it within that film).  Yet this turned out to be just the…

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28 Apr

Batman Movies Ranked From Worst to Best

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A case can be made that Batman is the quintessential cinematic superhero. He’s certainly been the most adapted to the big screen, with the Caped Crusader starring in 12 theatrically released films when you count animation and William Dozier’s Batman: The Movie tie-in from 1966. There’s good reason for that ubiquitousness too. The visceral mystique of a dark cowl and cape; the shadowy world of an urban landscape crying out for a hero; even the universally relatable origin of an orphan who seeks to fill the void left by his parents’ deaths. Much of the iconography Batman would come to…

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27 Apr

Dune 2 Finally Reveals First Look at Austin Butler Villain and Florence Pugh’s Irulan

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While many fans of Frank Herbert‘s Dune praised the 2021 movie from director Denis Villeneuve as an improvement over David Lynch‘s 1984 take, there was still one aspect that drew criticism: the omission of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. In Herbert’s 1965 novel, Feyd-Rautha serves as a more direct antagonist for hero Paul Atreides, matching his wit and fighting prowess. But while Villeneuve’s movie did feature Stellan Skarsgård‘s manipulative mastermind Baron Harkonnen and, briefly, Feyd’s dimwitted and brutal brother Beast Rabban, played by Dave Bautista, Feyd was a no-show. But with Dune: Part Two deep in production, a first look feature at Vanity…

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27 Apr

I Wanna Dance With Somebody Only Shows a Fraction of Whitney Houston’s True Story

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Whitney Houston had “the Voice.” It was trained, expressive, and clear.  She didn’t write the songs she sang, but interpreted them, capturing the imagination of a generation. The first triple RIAA Diamond-certified-selling Black artist, Houston broke records set by the Beatles, Elvis, and Sinatra, which had nothing to do with racial divides. Now streaming on Netflix, I Wanna Dance with Somebody stars British actress Naomi Ackie, who plays Houston as a harried artist, only taking her time during performance, but rushed on and off the stage. Directed by Kasi Lemmons and written by Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody), the musical biopic…

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