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If you analyzeGuy Ritchie’s career, you’re in for an interesting ride. To call the English director’s filmography a diverse one would be a severe understatement, as he’s explored family-friendly territory as well as romantic adventures, all surrounded by his universe of gangsters meeting the Ritchie moral compass. Regardless of what everyone said, he always seemed to apply his laws when deciding what projects to tackle next. Yes, his experiments didn’t do so well....

Quick Links Based on Veronica Roth’s novels, theDivergentseries officially made its way into theaters during the golden age ofyoung adult dystopian novels. In the 2010s, it seemed like every teenager wanted to know how someone like them would do in a post-apocalyptic situation. More importantly, they were able to sympathize with the characters who were dealing with surprisingly relatable problems on the screen. WhileThe Hunger Gamesfranchise shot to the top of the charts and practically served as the driving force for the other dystopian book adaptations,other great works fell short with their on-screen presence....

Will Smithis ready for his next feature film, starring inEmancipationfor AppleTV+. He plays Peter, an enslaved man known as “Whipped Peter,” whose photo has since gone down in the history books for depicting the brutality of slavery. Nevertheless, he escaped captivity, journeying through Louisiana and eventually joining the Union army.Emancipationwill follow Smith’s character through all the cruelty, offering a disturbing look at life on southern plantations. Smith recently sat down withVanity Fair, discussing the upcoming project and how difficult it was for the actor to film....

Ready to question everything you thought you knew about your childhood? Perfect. Then buckle up and watch this insanely weird and totally inexplicable trailer forTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. No, this is not some bizarre fan film or the result of some Kickstarter campaign. This is a real movie thatWarner Bros. Animationis releasing this year. The trailer forTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which is surprisingly the actual title of the movie, made its way ontoYouTuberecently....

DC Films has taken an interesting stance when it comes to bringing their comic books to life on the big screen. Killer Croc be damned, Warner Bros. wants these movies to be as realistic as possible. Which means ditching some of the more fantastical aspects of each character. And when it comes toWonder Woman, she will be absent one of her coolest gadgets of all time. Though, we’re not sure how fans will respond....

Warning: Spoilers forThe Lodge. Written by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, and Sergio Casci and directed by Franz and Fiala,The Lodgeis a psychological horror film that is unsettling from the moment it begins. The film follows a soon-to-be stepmom, Grace (Riley Keough), as she, her fiancé Richard (Richard Armitage), and his two children, Aiden (Jaeden Martell) and Mia (Lia McHugh), travel to the family’s remote Massachusetts lodge for the Christmas holiday. However, their situation is wrought with plenty of underlying issues no one is properly addressing....

The biggest question from the first trailer for Danny Boyle’s highly anticipated sequel,28 Years Later, has finally been answered - is thatCillian Murphyas a zombie? The intense trailer was released earlier this week, and the unsettling vibe had many people talking. With the return of Alex Garland (Director of A24’sCivil War) as the screenwriter for the film, there’s plenty to be excited about for this long-awaited continuation. While there was a loose continuation in 2008’s28 Weeks Later, this latest entry reunites the original writer and director of28 Days Later....

It’s no secret that the emperors inRidley Scott’s epicGladiatorseries are off their chariots, to say the least. Joaquin Phoenix’s emperor in the firstGladiatorwas absolutely mad, and inGladiator II,twins Geta and Caracalla are equally unhinged. According to Scott, though, that’s not just a plot device to serve the story; instead,he says there’s a very real historical reason that those in power are what he calls so “f**king crazy.” Set to open nationwide tomorrow, Nov....

Two aspects that any critic might consider when discussing a film are tone and intention. They might ask themselves: “What’s the intent of what I’m watching?” and “Are the thematic elements that are presented depicted properly?” Both of these questions come to mind when viewingHidden Figures, a film that tells the story of three Black women who played a pivotal role during the formative years of NASA. Hidden Figures, while certainly being an uplifting film that depicts a part of history that’s largely unnoticed, is also precisely what you would expect fromDisney, which surprisingly didn’t release the film – 20th Century Fox did, three years before it was acquired by Disney....

What if your adoptive parents weren’t just from another country, but rather… another world? It’s one of several intriguing plot points in directorJeffrey St. Jules' new filmThe Silent Planet, which is now available on digital. Lead actressBriana Middleton(The Inheritance) plays Niyya, a convicted felon who is sentenced to labor on another planet. It probably doesn’t seem that absurd a penalty, given her parents are seemingly from another planet. Yes, Niyya was raised by aliens due to a long-ago tragedy that struck her actual parents' lives....

Based on the animeKakegurui,Betfollows Yumeko Jabami (Miku Martineau), a transfer student at the prestigious St. Dominic’s boarding school. Unlike other schools, St. Dominic’s is concerned with only one thing—gambling—while Yumeko is concerned with two things: gambling, and finding her parents' murderer. The connection between the live-action show and anime is obvious, as the anime (whose title literally means “compulsive gambler”) also focuses on Yumeko’s experience playing high-stakes games at school. However, various other aspects ofKakeguruiwere altered, added, or completely cut in theBetadaptation....

Think what you will about director Michael Bay, the guy certainly knows how to do one thing, and do it well…sometimes. Anyway, Netflix is clearly fans of The Bay and have teamed up with the explosive filmmaker to bring us6 Underground, an action thriller starring Hollywood’s most charming actor Ryan Reynolds. In anticipation of the film, Reynolds has pulled up a chair, and put on his thinking cap, to explain to us all how6 Undergroundis the most Michael Bay movie ever, beginning with his usual flair for the sarcastic....

New Funko Pop figures based on Adam Sandler as Bobby Boucher fromThe Waterboyare on the way, and you can almost hear the character’s distinct voice after taking just one look at the photos. Starring Sandler in one of his most memorable roles of all time,The Waterboywas released in 1998 by director Frank Coraci and Buena Vista Pictures. As revealed by Funko on Instagram, Bobby is now getting immortalized in Funko Pop form, which will include two variants for fans of the movie to collect....