Walking Dead Season 7 Midseason Preview Has Everyone Ready to Fight

With the mid-season premiere ofThe Walking Deadjust 10 days away, AMC has released a new extended preview with showrunnerScott M. Gimple, executive producerGale Anne Hurd, and cast members such asDanai Gurira,Josh McDermitt,Sonequa Martin-Green,Jeffrey Dean Morgan,Alanna MastersonandAndrew Lincoln. This three-minute extended video sheds some light on the brutal first half of the season, and teases how Rick and his group at Alexandria will try to turn the tables on Negan and his group of Saviors....

June 1, 2025 · 4 min · 771 words · Heather Kerr

What Language Does Black Panther Speak in Civil War?

In this weekend’sCaptain America: Civil War, Marvel fans will be introduced to Wakanda native T’challa, a.k.a.Black Panther, a statesman who gets involved in the worldwide effort to create an agency that will watch over The Avengers. The country ofWakandahas been mentioned several times in previous Marvel movies, and in last year’sAvengers: Age of Ultron, we even met Wakanda native Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis), who is believed to return in the standaloneBlack Panthermovie....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Cory Andersen

What the Castlevania Adaptation Got Right

Writers have had trouble adapting video games to movies and series for a long time. Among the notable failed adaptations of video games-to-movies areResident Evil: Retribution,Postal, andMortal Kombat: Annihilation.Creating a faithful yet different adaptation from a video game doesn’t always spell defeat, and the best recent example is the Netflix animated seriesCastlevania. Castlevaniais an adaptation of 1990’sCastlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.Dracula’s Curseand 2005’sCastlevania: Curse of Darkness. It featured a simple singular story that involved the player moving throughout the country of Wallachia recruiting allies to kill Dracula....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 947 words · Jennifer Shea

Where Is Bridgerton Filmed? The Real Life Shooting Locations, Explained

Quick Links Netflix’sBridgertonhasshot to the top of the chartswith each of its three seasons, and while many fans are gushing over the love interests and scandals that go on in the Ton, the real character that holds everything together is none other than London itself. From wisteria-covered homes to ballrooms grander than the eye can see, there is a certain appreciation everyone should have for the mesmerizing locations utilized all throughout the series....

June 1, 2025 · 10 min · 1973 words · Manuel Williams

Why Howl’s Moving Castle Is the Gold Standard for All Future Ghibli Films

One of the indisputable facts of online pop culture discourse is that everyone has an opinion on whichStudio Ghiblimovie is the best. The debate that may follow isn’t as heated and venomous as perhaps suggesting a Disney-madeStar Warsmovie is your favorite, nor is it as universal as saying the firstMatrixmovie was the best. Everyone in the online community seems to respect each other’s opinions, which makes anyStudio Ghibli discoursea breath of fresh air....

June 1, 2025 · 4 min · 796 words · Joseph Kelly

Why Is Adam Sandler So Famous When His Talent Is So Wasted?

Is there anything more unbearably sad than massively underused talent? Well, probably… but for the purposes of this article, let’s pretend there isn’t. For that particular question,Adam Sandleris a prime case study, a man whose filmography extends back over three decades, but whose critically acclaimed films come once in a blue moon. Dubbed the king of the blockbuster comedy during the 1990s, the New Yorker’s fame and popularity grew rapidly by starring in man-child movies and rom-coms, yet asRoger Ebert pointed out, he’s predominantly an actor “we’ve seen in a series of dim comedies....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1227 words · Joshua Wright

Will Ghostbusters Be a Bigger Box Office Hit Than Expected?

Some fans absolutely loathe the idea of the newGhostbustersreboot, and for a plethora of both honest and dubious reasons. They’ve been very vocal and loud about it, too. So much so, many believe that this all-female version of the classic horror comedy will be one of summer’s biggest bombs. But if new tracking data turns out to be true, that will be very far from the case. In all actuality, Sony Pictures is looking at a blockbuster hit in terms of a fresh franchise restarter....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Jonathan Soto

You're Cordially Invited Adds More Cast To Prime Video's Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon Wedding Comedy

BothWill FerrellandReese Witherspoonhave been keeping plenty busy in recent years with a slew of various feature and series projects. Now they’re coming together to collaborate on a new wedding comedy for Amazon Studios that’s appropriately calledYou’re Cordially Invited. The feature project is currently in production and, per areport from Deadline, has officially added four more acclaimed actors to its cast roster including Celia Weston, Jimmy Tatro, Leanne Morgan, and Keyla Monterroso Meija....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Chloe Dean

'Guns Up': Kevin James' Action Comedy Gets Divisive Response From Critics

TransformingGrown UpsandKing of QueensstarKevin Jamesinto the nextJohn Wickwas never going to be easy. While the sight of James taking down baddies with expertly placed fists and bullets is something to behold, the comedic actor’s foray into the world of action has now resulted in a distinct divide among critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Written and directed by Edward Drake and starringChristina Ricci, Luis Guzman, Joey Diaz, Melissa Leo, and Timothy V. Murphy alongside James, the first reviews for the action outingGuns Uphave now started to emerge, and while not enough have materialized to giveGuns Upan overall score, there is now an even split between “rotten” and “fresh” reactions on the popular aggregator site....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Jodi Huff

10 Colorful Shows Set in Hawaii

Mark Twain once described Hawaii as “the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean,” and many are likely to agree with him. The region — which became America’s 50th state in 1959 — is a favorite spot for both local and international tourists. Filmmakers and television show creators love it, too, so Honolulu and its surrounding areas are always packed with film crews eager to explore both the beauty and the culture....

May 31, 2025 · 9 min · 1738 words · Jennifer Williamson MD

10 Funniest Comedy Movies Made by Millennials

The art of thecomedy filmhas withstood the test of time in a theatrical capacity, from Shakespearean stage plays and the Silent Era of cinema through to the talkies and theSuperbads of today. As the old guard begins to pass the baton onto the new age of filmmakers, we are gradually witnessing the shift into millennial movie making, and this slow and steady transition is beginning to reflect in the films that are made in both substance and style....

May 31, 2025 · 9 min · 1868 words · Daniel Mosley

A Quiet Place: Day One Features LOTR Easter Eggs, According to Star and Director

A Quiet Placehas quickly earned itself a reputation as anentertaining modern horror franchise. Now the new prequelA Quiet Place: Day One, which foreshadows the events ofA Quiet Place(2018) andA Quiet Place Part II(2020), is playing in cinemas, and surprisingly, the movie features a number of parallels to Peter Jackson’sLord of the Ringstrilogy. The prequel film centers on Samira, known as Sam, a woman stranded in New York City with her cat Frodo during the early stages of the alien invasion....

May 31, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Frank White

Alien: Covenant Happens a Decade After Prometheus

In just a few months, principal photography will begin onAlien: Covenant, with casting already starting to heat up. We reported earlier this month thatFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemstarKatherine Waterstonhas landed the key role of Daniels, who will be joined byPrometheusstarMichael Fassbenderas the android David. We also know thatAlien: Covenantwill be the first in a newtrilogythat will eventually connect toRidley Scott’s original sci-fi classicAlien.Colliderrecently spoke with costume designer Janty Yates, who worked with the director onPrometheusand his latest sci-fi thrillerThe Martian, and she revealed thatAlien: Covenanttakes place 10 years after the events ofPrometheus, while teasing new details about the costumes....

May 31, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · William Acosta