The 10 Biggest Oscar Acting Nomination Snubs of the 21st Century…So Far

When it comes to award shows, snubs are inevitable. Not everyone can be pleased with a given group of so few nominees, and there is beauty in the parity of opinion on the matter. Sometimes, however, there aresnubs so blatant and so brutalthey can seemingly be exempt from forgiveness. And when it comes to the Academy Awards in the 21st century, there have been a share of notable, monumental performances missing from the nominees in an acting category....

June 16, 2025 · 11 min · 2182 words · Howard Burton

The Deep House Trailer Puts an Underwater Spin on Haunted House Horror

Blumhouse Productions is set the date for its next horror offering,The Deep House, a genre-defying film that delivers classic haunted house scares in an underwater setting while adopting a found footage format. Blending claustrophobia and traditional jump scares with a race-against-time scenario,The Deep Houseis everything a horror aficionado craves. It’s almost as if the filmmakers decided to mash up all types of horror sub-genres to create something uniquely original that will scare just about everyone....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Cynthia Dixon

The Exchange: Why You Need to Watch Netflix's First Original Series From Kuwait

One of the most stressful jobs that a person could have is being a trader on the floor of the stock exchange. Even though the craft has most definitely become easier through the years with orders being placed through silent and towering carousels made out of computer systems, transactions were once made with incessant yelling matches taking place between many buyers and just a few sellers. In recapturing the erratic and old-school vibe of what the stock market used to be butwith a modern spin on the subject, Netflix has released a workplace drama calledThe Exchange....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 902 words · Peggy Nunez

The Grinch Trailer Is Here: Benedict Cumberbatch Is the Mean One

It’s only March, and it’s already time to get in the holiday spirit. Universal Pictures and Illumination have finally unleashed the grump. Yes, today we get the first official full-length trailer for the animated adventureThe Grinch, which has been a longtime coming. Yesterday we got to see the ol' grouch and his best friend Max on the official one-sheet. Now comes the first footage from the movie, following a Winter Olympics teaser that putThe Grinchin the rink for a little classic ice skating....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Cory Brooks

The Last Black Man in San Francisco Review: A Haunting & Poetic Early Contender for Best Film

The Last Black Man in San Franciscois a hauntingly poetic film about loss, friendship, and the starkness of inevitability. It is a story of the American dream’s slipping grasp. The ideals of prosperity and upward mobility has always had a home at its center. This is the foundation of our cultural ethos; where the heart resides, a place of comfort and safety. The loss of a home is a devastating experience, especially if it was the only refuge from chaos and uncertainty....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Jennifer Brown

The Legend of Halloween Animated Teaser Turns Michael Myers' Story Into a Kids Book

Following the release of the newHalloween Kills trailer, Further Front Publishing has announcedThe Legend of Halloween, which turns John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher classic into a children’s book. The new book is based on the original screenplay for Halloween by Carpenter and Debra Hill. David Gordon Green, who directed2018’s Halloween, co-wrote the book alongside author Onur Tukel (Richard’s Wedding). Tukel also illustrated the upcoming adaptation. The book was officially announced as part ofBlumhouse’s virtual BlumFest event....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Paul Duncan

The Lion King Tickets Are on Sale Now

Tickets are on sale today forThe Lion King, the Jon Favreau-helmed feature film that brings treasured characters to the big screen in a whole new way. The film-like the original 1994 version-features unforgettable music by an award-winning team, including Oscar® and GRAMMY®-winning superstar Elton John and Oscar and GRAMMY-winning lyricist Tim Rice, who’ve written an uplifting new song, “Never Too Late,” performed by John, that features an African choir and will appear in the film’s end credits and also on the Walt Disney Records original motion picture soundtrack....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Jeffrey Hoffman

The Real Reason Quentin Tarantino Bailed on Making Marvel's Luke Cage Movie

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is by one of the most successful movie franchises in history, though it does have its detractors, with some finding the movies the make up the series a little too similar to each other. Well, things could have been vastly different, as once upon a time, critically acclaimed auteur Quentin Tarantino had toyed with bringing Marvel superheroLuke Cageto the big screen himself. “There was a time before all this Marvel shit was coming out....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Jack Harris

These Actors Play the Same Type of Character in a Lot of Their Movies

In the movie industry, there are certain actors known for certain characters — this is especially the case of franchise actors like Tom Holland and Spider-Man and Vin Diesel intheFast and Furiousfranchise. Indeed, it’s often hard for audiences to separate these actors from the roles that made them famous. One ofUncharted’s flaws washow it didn’t know how to use Tom Holland, never quite succeeding in making the boyish actor the cool Nathan Drake fans of the video game know so well....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 965 words · Jesus Lewis

These are the Best Movie Marriage Proposals of All Time

Romance is a beautiful thing to behold. Die-hard romantics go crazy for the mushy stuff, the number one winner being marriage, the ultimate romantic gesture. Historically speaking,marriage hasn’t always brought love into the equationand some modern marriages still don’t include consideration for the parties involved. That said, marriage has grown to become the ultimate symbol of love and commitment. With Valentine’s Day approaching, it’s only appropriate that everyone’s inner romantic come out....

June 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1079 words · Caleb Palmer

Thor: Love and Thunder: Where Will Loki Be When the Film Takes Place?

Spoiler Warning: Loki on Disney+If you saw the trailer forThor: Love and Thunder, you’ll notice that Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is united with his old flame from Earth, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), but his brother is, of course, absent. In one of the spicier scenes in the trailer, Zeus (Russell Crowe) flicks off Thor’s clothes, and the God of Thunder stands there naked before a court filled with who knows how many deities....

June 16, 2025 · 4 min · 846 words · Mary Richardson

Thor: Ragnarok Preview Reboots the God of Thunder

In honor of “Thorsday” today, Marvel Studios has released a new preview forThor: Ragnarok, with this video featurette spotlighting Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and director Taika Waititi as they talk about the movie and offer glimpses of what’s to come. The video gives us a look at Mark Ruffalo asBruce Banner, not the Hulk, who seemingly has no idea what he’s been doing on Sakaar, since he doesn’t recognize anything....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Holly Johnson

Watson's Baby Arrives in Sherlock Season 4 First Look

Last month, it was announced that theSherlock Season 4 premierewill kick off the New Year on Sunday, January 1, airing on the BBC for fans in the U.K. and on PBS for U.S. viewers. With fans chomping at the bit for these episodes to finally arrive, the BBC has unveiled photos from this upcoming season ofSherlock, which gives us our first look at John Watson’s (Martin Freeman) baby, and the new villain, Culverton Jones, played byToby Jones....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Wendy Garrett