“I hardly ever get squeamish from scenes like this, but this one really affected me. For some reason, while watching it alone, I sort of put myself in that situation and imagined how terrifying and painful it would be, and I got really sick to my stomach. Definitely stayed with me for a few days….
Which Spider-Man Villain Are You? Take The Quiz We all like to think we’d be the hero…but let’s be honest, not everyone ends up as Spider-Man. Some people? Yeah…definite villain origin story energy. And in the world of Spider-Man, every villain has a reason, a personality, and a very specific kind of chaos. So which…
The idea to make the “definitive” AI documentary was, admittedly, ambitious. But the timeline was downright absurd. The filmmaking teams behind “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “Navalny” started talking about a collaboration on the Oscars circuit, thinking perhaps they could finish something in a year. In reality, it would take “The AI Doc: Or…
Would You Survive A ‘Saw’ Horror Movie? Quiz Boring might not make for a great movie—but in the Saw universe, it could be the difference between life and death. The Saw movies have taught us one thing: survival isn’t about being brave (or curious); it’s about making the right choices under pressure. And yet, characters…
A live-action version of Disney’s animated Moana has posters on social media wigging out. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson voiced the jovial demigod ‘Maui’ in the 2016 cartoon version. He’s reprising that role in the flesh for the live-action version that hits theaters this summer. We got our first look on Monday, and let’s say…
Once upon a time Hollywood made movies that they hoped enough people wanted to see so that the film would turn a profit. To help insure the movie’s success the release would be accompanied by a large marketing push. There would be previews shown on TV, fast-food restaurants would have promotional tie-ins, a big…
NEW YORK — All seven members log onto a livestream, broadcast from a beach. A few years ago, it was a common image. But after the K-pop boy band BTS pressed pause on their full-band duties for nearly four years, it was revelatory. That’s the scene that begins “BTS: The Return,” a new Netflix documentary…
Ultimate Anime Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know? Think you’ve got the power level of a seasoned shonen protagonist and the memory of a true anime encyclopedia? It’s time to prove it. From iconic transformations and tear-jerking finales to blink-and-you’ll-miss-it deep cuts, this ultimate anime trivia quiz is here to separate the casual viewers…
Peace sign or sequel demand? Photo: Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Images Project Hail Mary brought in $80.5 million domestic for Amazon MGM over the weekend. That’s $5 mil more than what Melania reportedly cost, so things are looking up for ol’ Bezos. It’s Amazon MGM’s biggest opening ever, passing Creed III’s $58 million back in…
“Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since “Oppenheimer.” The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Box office tracker EntTelligence estimates that translates…
