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Garret (Kevin Costner) and Theresa (Robin Wright) stand close together, nearly kissing as they gaze into each other's eyes in a romantic scene from Message in a Bottle

Kevin Costner Helped Launch A Near-Billion-Dollar Hollywood Movie Trend

By Caroline Madden

Kevin Costner might be most popular these days for his Westerns, but in the 1990s, he helped launch a financially lucrative avenue for Hollywood.

Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela sitting in the back of a car in Invictus

Clint Eastwood's Historical Sports Movie Is An Underrated Gem With A Pair Of A-Listers

By Lee Adams

This true story-inspired Clint Eastwood film makes for a respectful biopic but also delivers where it counts as a sports movie.

The Odyssey: Everything We Know About The Christopher Nolan Movie

By Nina Starner

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey is one of the most anticipated films of 2026, so we're tracking every update until the film hits theaters.

John Wayne as J.B. Books looking distraught in The Shootist

John Wayne's Final Movie Was A Perfect Send-Off For His Legendary Western Run

By Jeremy Smith

John Wayne's final movie may not be his best, but it is a fitting farewell to the Western legend and, arguably, the biggest film star of the 20th century.

Thunderbolts* Star Wyatt Russell Was Initially Opposed To That Captain America Joke

By Rafael Motamayor

Thunderbolts* has some much needed moments of levity considering its serious themes, but even star Wyatt Russell wasn't thrilled with a Captain America joke.

Tye Sheridan takes a break from the OASIS as Wade Watts in Ready Player One

Steven Spielberg's Game-Changing Sci-Fi Movie Is Finding New Fans On Max

By Jeremy Smith

Steven Spielberg is undeniably one of history's greatest filmmakers, because even one of his weakest movies is still inspiring sci-fi fans to stream it.

Clint Eastwood points a finger gun as Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino

A Yellowstone Star Is The Only Actor Who Ever Dared To Clash With Clint Eastwood

By Jeremy Smith

Yellowstone star Kevin Costner was keen to work with Clint Eastwood, but wasn't prepared for Eastwood's brisk directing style.

Witness for the Prosecution, Charles Laughton as Sir Wilfrid Robarts

Billy Wilder's Thrilling Agatha Christie Movie Is Streaming For Free

By Devin Meenan

Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard) directed a thrilling adaptation of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, and it's streaming for free.

Miles Teller as Andrew Neiman staring at J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher in Whiplash

How The Original Whiplash Star Felt About Being Replaced By Miles Teller

By Noah Villaverde

Miles Teller took over the lead role for the feature-length version of Damien Chazelle's original Whiplash short. Here's how his predecessor felt about that.

Kevin Costner stands at the plate as Crash Davis in Bull Durham

One Of Kevin Costner's Best Sports Movies Was Rejected By Nearly Every Studio

By Jeremy Smith

Kevin Costner has starred in a handful of sports movies, but one of his best almost didn't see the light of day ... or become a massive hit at the box office.

Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur looking concerned in Ben-Hur

One Of The Best Historical Dramas Ever Made Is Killing It On Tubi's Top Charts

By Kieran Fisher

This classic historical epic continues to entertain audiences decades after its original release, as evidenced by its current popularity on Tubi.

Tang Wei as Seo-Rae staring at Park Hae-il as Hae-Jun (who is looking away) in Decision to Leave

This Korean Crime Thriller Masterpiece Is A Must-Watch For Hulu Users

By Devin Meenan

This celebrated South Korean crime thriller is about to (deservedly) get a whole lot more attention now that it's streaming on Hulu.

Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova looks across frame in Thunderbolts

The Major Thunderbolts* Storyline That Went Nowhere

By Joe Roberts

Thunderbolts* has been a critical hit, but there was one Marvel subplot that felt like it was abandoned mid-movie. Could we see a resolution in Phase Six?

Chad Michael Collins' Brandon Beckett is seen in closeup in Sniper The Last Stand

The 2025 Action-Packed Sniper Movie That's Killing It On Netflix

By Joe Roberts

With 11 films in the franchise, the latest addition to the Sniper film series is currently crushing it on the Netflix charts.

Pinocchio getting swallowed by a whale in Pinocchio

Forget Deep Impact And Armageddon — Here Come Two Movies About People Swallowed By Whales

By Nina Starner

Dueling movies are nothing new in Hollywood, but the fact we're getting two films about people being swallowed by sperm whales is still a little odd.

Cooper Hoffman as Raymond Garraty looking shocked in The Long Walk

The Long Walk Trailer Brings Stephen King's Bleakest Story To The Big Screen

By Ryan Scott

The highly anticipated adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk is finally here, and this horrifying competition is bleak as can be.

A collage of Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada) in The Twilight Samurai, Tsugumo Hanshirō (Tatsuya Nakadai) in Harakiri (1962), Ogami Ittō (Tomisaburō Wakayama) in Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, Kikuchiyo (Toshiro Mifune) in Seven Samurai, and Shimada Shinzaemon (Kōji Yakusho) in 13 Assassins (2010)

15 Best Samurai Movies Of All Time, Ranked

By Samuel Stone

Samurai movies are as iconic as westerns, delivering a heroic archetype tied to Japan's history, and these are the best samurai movies of all time.

Dane DeHaan's Andrew sits cross legged and makes a gesture with his hand in Chronicle

One Of The Best (And Most Underrated) Superhero Movies Of The 2010s Is Taking Over Max

By Joe Roberts

Movie lovers are seeking out unconventional superhero movies, with one of the best (not based on a comic) currently crushing it on the Max charts.

Jude Law in Enemy at the Gates, Colin Farrell in Phone Booth, Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, Yuliya Peresild in Battle for Sevastopol, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in The Wall

15 Best Sniper Movies Of All Time, Ranked

By Rob Hunter

A chilling silence, a still soldier, a deadly gunshot. It's a thrill that is seen time and time again in the best sniper movies, which we've assembled here.

A close-up of Dennis Quaid as Jimmy Morris standing on a baseball field, squinting intensely while wearing a baseball cap in a scene from The Rookie

Dennis Quaid Turned Down A Major Role In One Of Kevin Costner's Best Sports Movies

By Caroline Madden

One of Kevin Costner's best sports movies nearly pitted his character in the film against a romantic rival played by Dennis Quaid.

Alec Baldwin as Hardland Rust standing by his horse in Rust

Alec Baldwin's Controversial Rust Finally Arrived At The Box Office – And It Was Totally Ignored

By Ryan Scott

Rust, the Alec Baldwin movie that experienced a fatal tragedy on its set, has finally been released in theaters and on digital platforms.

Karen Meagher's Ruth Beckett looks shell shocked in Threads

The Infamously Disturbing TV Movie With A Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score

By Joe Roberts

TV movies don't always get the respect they deserve, but critics agree that this unsettling British-Australian apocalyptic war drama is the best of the best.

Highest 2 Lowest Trailer: Spike Lee's Akira Kurosawa Remake Looks Extremely Cool

By Jeremy Mathai

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee finally reunite in the trailer for Highest 2 Lowest, the duo's new take on the Akira Kurosawa classic High and Low.

James Gandolfini as Carol from Where the Wild Things Are stands next to Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach from Watchmen, the sandworm from Dune, Ian McKellen as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, and Emma Stone as Bella Baxter in Poor Things

The Best Movies Based On 'Unfilmable' Books

By Katie Ranno

Some of the best movies have been based on books, but some of those books were once deemed unfilmable or too difficult to ever adapt, like these titles.

Steven Spielberg is seen wearing a cap and jacket in Austin Powers in Goldmember

A Steven Spielberg Classic Gave Rise To The Worst Video Game In History

By Joe Roberts

Steven Spielberg wanted the creator of a Raiders of the Lost Ark video game to make a game based on his next movie, but the results were legendarily abysmal.

Spider-Gwen (masked) from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in the middle, and on the sides, Hailee Steinfeld as Nadine in The Edge of Seventeen and as Mattie in True Grit.

10 Best Hailee Steinfeld Movies & TV Shows, Ranked

By Blaise Santi

Hailee Steinfeld has a relatively short career so far, but she's already one of the best actors of her generation, and these are her best movies & TV shows.

Ray about to pitch a baseball at night in Field of Dreams.

Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Briefly Worked With Kevin Costner On A Classic Sports Movie

By Witney Seibold

Before Ben Affleck and Matt Damon made it big with Good Will Hunting, the then-up-and-coming duo worked with Kevin Costner on a classic sports movie.