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…

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…

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…

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:…

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…

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…

Any X-Men fan knows that the team just isn’t complete without a certain optic-blaster. Thankfully, the NetEase Games developers behind Marvel Rivals seem to feel the same way. On June 12, Cyclops made his debut in the team-based hero shooter as part of the game’s season 8.5 update, finally bringing the X-Men’s field leader to the game’s hero roster.  Other than excitement for such a fun character, Cyclops’ arrival ignited a steadily growing debate within the community: is Marvel Rivals adding too many mutants? It’s not an unreasonable concern at first glance…until one takes into account that there are 51…

At the end of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) cast a spell that ensured no one would remember Peter Parker or that he is the MCU’s friendly neighborhood webslinger, but in Sony’s upcoming fourquel, Brand New Day, there is someone who remembers Spidey’s secret identity. Brand New Day star Tom Holland, who is reprising the role of Spider-Man once more this summer, recently teased to IGN that the real villain of the movie is “still very much a secret” and “unlike anything we’ve seen in one of these movies before”, while also confirming that “one person”…

Movie fans will rewatch their favourite films over and over again with a joyful smile, remembering how it felt to watch those moments for the first time. Certain scenes, however, hold the same impact no matter how many times you watch them, making them particularly special. Here, we’ve gathered the scenes that have most impacted audiences in cinema, although it is only a small selection. Even if your standout moment isn’t here, you won’t be able to deny the iconic nature of these moments, what they meant to cinematic history, and the power they still hold over audiences. IMDb For…

Earlier this month, Backrooms director Kane Parsons, who helmed the highest-grossing film to date for studio A24, said, “If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would. Creatively, I get no enjoyment from using those tools. It defeats the purpose entirely for me.” Smash cut to this week, and A24 has inked an AI research partnership deal with Google’s DeepMind outfit to help develop AI-powered tech for filmmakers. A24 Labs head Scott Belsky defended the deal, telling The Wall Street Journal that “We think there are better uses [of AI] that preserve creative control…

This article contains some spoilers for the Netflix film Voicemails for Isabelle. You’re proof that sometimes life rigs things in our favor. In a movie that encapsulates the sometimes silly messiness of grief and the warmth of loving through healing, Netflix’s Voicemails for Isabella is a refreshing, poignant reminder to keep living.  Zoey Deutch stars as Jill, currently a prep cook in San Francisco who aspires to be a baker. As she navigates her life’s challenges, she shares them through a series of phone calls and voicemails with her sister, Isabelle (Ciara Bravo), whose cystic fibrosis has prevented her from…

Not long ago, film theater merchandise was fairly straightforward. You got a themed popcorn tub, maybe a collectible cup, and went on with your day. Somewhere along the way, however, Hollywood has started to churn out merchandise that has you stop and think, “Did nobody look at this before it went into production?”  This trend arguably (but not really) started with Dune: Part Two’s infamous Arrakis sandworm popcorn bucket, which instantly became an internet sensation for reasons that had very little to do with Denis Villeneuve’s 2024 sci-fi epic. What should have been a relatively standard piece of film merch…

This article contains major Leviticus spoilers. On the same Friday that first-time feature director Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus is opening nationwide in the U.S., the Australian filmmaker is having lunch in Los Angeles with someone else in the industry. They’re there to discuss work, presumably some prospects for the future, and maybe the SoCal weather. And yet, as Chiarella recounts a few hours later, the most passionate, driving topic of conversation came down to the end of his new horror film and Mia Wasikowska’s portrait of bad parenting decisions in it. “They really wanted to get to the heart of that,”…

Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday has promised a truly massive cast, bringing together core groups from across the MCU’s  biggest corners The Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Thunderbolts, and the X-Men.  For longtime fans of the Fox X-Men era in particular, the appeal in the upcoming film lies in seeing so many familiar faces return after years away from the franchise. Nearly the entire original cast is set to return, with Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, and Kelsey Grammer as Beast.  Three of the franchise’s most…

Any millennial who had a Nintendo 64 will tell you that one of the staples for the console was Turok, a franchise which began with 1997’s Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and released four games on the N64 alone. Since then, the first-person shooter title has struggled to maintain its relevance and audience over subsequent gaming generations, seemingly coming to an end with 2008’s Turok, published by Disney Interactive Studios of all companies. Saber Interactive has now taken the reins on the series with the upcoming Turok: Origins, which we got to play at Summer Game Fest 2026 as part of their…

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 1. Midway through the House of the Dragon season 3 premiere, Rhaenyra, Alicent, and the Dance of their Dragons all take a back seat for a bucolic moment of peace in the Riverlands where freshly-minted dragonriders Addam of Hull (Clinton Liberty), Hugh the Hammer (Kieran Bew), and Ulf (Tom Bennett) are gathered to keep a watchful eye out for Prince Aemond and his dragon Vhagar. The trio is clearly bored with the assignment as, unbeknownst to them, Aemond currently has better things to do than aimlessly fly around…

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 1. So-named for the narrow stretch of ocean between Driftmark and Dragonstone upon which it’s fought, the Battle of the Gullet is the biggest engagement in the Dance of the Dragons Targaryen civil war and remains one of the bloodiest sea battles ever fought in Westeros. And House of the Dragon has never been shy about making sure we all know it’s coming. The second season finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel put all the relevant players for the battle in motion. The Triarchy ships, led by…

This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 1. Rhaenyra Targaryen is no stranger to the vulgarities of war. The Queen in Dragonstone and claimant to the Iron Throne received an education in what war really costs before her war even truly began. Back in the House of the Dragon season 1 finale, Rhaenyra lost her second son Lucerys when he and his dragon Arrax were devoured by his cousin Aemond’s dragon Vhagar on what should have been a relatively safe diplomatic mission. It’s a devastating loss, to be sure. But thankfully Rhaenyra still has a…

This House of the Dragon review contains spoilers. Am I losing my mind or are the drums in the House of the Dragon opening theme louder this season? It’s possible that the audio on my aging iPad is shot or that the review screener HBO made available to critics was unfinished, but it really does sound to me as though the percussion in composer Ramin Djawadi’s iconic Game of Thrones intro music is faster, fuller, and more insistent. If the usual “duh nuh nuh nuuuhhs” were amplified for season 3, it would certainly make sense. Following a solid but frustratingly…

This article contains spoilers for My Adventures With Superman season 3 episode 2. Like most installments of the anime-influenced Adult Swim show, the third episode of My Adventures of Superman, “Mobile Toy Gundam,” features lots of DC Universe deep dives. Sure, we get Superman and his cousin Supergirl, as well as revised versions of classic villains Lex Luthor and the Toyman, and the introduction of the season’s big bad Cyborg Superman. We even see cosplayers dressed as members of the Teen Titans and the Challengers of the Unknown. But as far as the My Adventures franchise is concerned, the most…