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Stephen King's shopkeeper is seen from a low angle in It: Chapter Two

The 2025 Netflix Thriller That Stephen King Called 'Terrifying'

By Joe Roberts 3 months ago

Stephen King watched this 2025 Netflix movie directed by a master filmmaker and found it to be terrifying, especially considering the real-world implications.

Predator: Badlands Has Already Released A Hard-Hitting Prequel

By Kieran Fisher 3 months ago

Can't get enough of Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands? Fortunately, there's already a hard-hitting prequel tie-in for you to enjoy.

Tom Hanks looks sharp in a suit as music manager Amos White in That Thing You Do

Tom Hanks Turned Down A Movie That Became A Massive Tom Cruise Hit

By Jeremy Smith 3 months ago

Tom Hanks turned down this soon-to-be hit Tom Cruise vehicle in the nicest way possible, as he had another project vying for his attention at the time.

Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa looks blankly as he sits in a chair in Rocky

Why Sylvester Stallone's First Rocky Script Made His Wife Cry

By Joe Roberts 3 months ago

Sylvester Stallone's initial draft of the first Rocky screenplay made his wife cry – and not in a good way. Thankfully, that inspired him to change things up.

Ray Winstone's Captain Morris Stanley is seen in closeup in The Proposition.jpg

An Underrated 2005 Western Streaming On Prime Video Haunted Roger Ebert

By Joe Roberts 3 months ago

Roger Ebert rarely gave out perfect scores, and this underrated 2005 Western film that earned the distinct honor is available to watch on Prime Video.

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond sitting at the casino surrounded by money in GoldenEye

GoldenEye Remains The Most Important Box Office Hit In James Bond History

By Ryan Scott 3 months ago

The James Bond franchise is one of cinema's longest-running film series, but in terms of box office numbers, GoldenEye is the most important. Let us explain.

Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) and Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) sat together in a court room in Philadelphia

Denzel Washington Constantly Pranked Tom Hanks While Shooting Philadelphia

By Nick Staniforth 3 months ago

Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia was a serious and powerful drama, but Denzel Washington pranking co-star Tom Hanks helped lighten the mood on set.

Marty and Felicia share a moment at the end of the world in The Life of Chuck

2025 Was The Year Stephen King Movies Showed Us How The World Is Ending

By Bill Bria 3 months ago

2025 gave us five new adaptations of Stephen King's stories, and each film features a lesson on how to face the end of the world.

Atlas on the phone in front of Charlie June Bosco Henley and Jack in Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Why Now You See Me: Now You Don't Is A Stronger Sequel Thanks To Its 9-Year Gap [Exclusive]

By Nina Starner 3 months ago

The third installment of the Now You See Me franchise is coming nearly a decade after the sequel, and the director says this is a good thing.

The Stranger staring someone down in High Plains Drifter

You're Not A Western Fan If You Haven't Seen Clint Eastwood's '70s Masterpiece On Netflix

By Quinn Bilodeau 3 months ago

This '70s Clint Eastwood Western is a truly incredible piece of filmmaking, and you owe it to yourself to check it out while it's streaming on Netflix.

Shots from Stand by Me, Hook, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and The Sandlot around imagery from The Goonies

15 Best Movies Like The Goonies

By Mike Bedard 3 months ago

Seeking another adventure like The Goonies? Here's a collection of movies worth watching, many with fewer kids screaming all the time.

Elliot, Baloney Tony, and Stevie in In Your Dreams

Netflix's In Your Dreams Is The Best Pixar Movie They Never Made

By BJ Colangelo 3 months ago

The animated film In Your Dreams feels like it takes lessons from early Pixar movies by balancing jokes with heavier themes than you might expect.

The Odyssey Could Directly Tackle The Biggest Christopher Nolan Criticism

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

Christopher Nolan has been criticized for the depiction of female characters in his movies. Will The Odyssey change that?

Harley in clown makeup in a courtroom in Joker: Folie à Deux

How Lady Gaga Feels About Joker 2's Overwhelmingly Negative Reception

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

Now that she's gotten some space from Joker: Folie à Deux, Lady Gaga has reflected on her complicated feelings towards the film's deeply negative reception.

Quigley looking a little confused in Quigley Down Under

Tom Selleck's '90s Western Proves He Should Have Been A Major Movie Star

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

Tom Selleck is mostly known for his career on TV, but he starred in a Western in the 1990s that left many wishing he would have been a movie star.

Adam Driver as Cesar leaning over the side of a building with a look of fear on his face in Megalopolis

How Much Money Did Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis Lose?

By Ryan Scott 3 months ago

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis was a huge box office flop last year. Now the filmmaker is selling off assets to try to recoup some of his investment.

The Shawshank Redemption Ending Explained: Get Busy Living, Or Get Busy Dying

By Lee Adams 3 months ago

Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Images from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Valerian: The City of a Thousand Planets, Movie 43, and Cats around an image of Quicksilver in X-Men: Apocalypse

15 Great Scenes In Bad Movies

By Blaise Santi 3 months ago

Even if a movie is mostly bad, the might be at least one scene worth commending. From Star Wars to Cats and beyond, here are some great scenes in bad movies.

This Underseen 2010s Crime Thriller Streaming On Prime Video Deserves Your Attention

By Quinn Bilodeau 3 months ago

Kelly Reichardt is one of our great modern directors, and this crime thriller on Prime Video is a terrific example of her signature minimalist filmmaking.

Dakota Johnson's Lucy Mason having dinner with Pedro Pascal as Harry Castillo in a restaurant in Materialists

Dakota Johnson's 2025 Love Triangle Movie Becomes A Streaming Hit On HBO Max

By Joe Roberts 3 months ago

Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal is now on HBO Max, where it's become a streaming hit.

Elizabeth handing a leaf to the Monster in 2025's Frankenstein

Why Frankenstein's Ending Has People So Angry (And Why They're Wrong)

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

Frankenstein fans have been furious with Guillermo del Toro's decision to include a quote from Lord Byron in the film. Is the anger warranted or misguided?

Obi-Wan Kenobi in the rain with his lighsaber out in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Ewan McGregor's Star Wars Stunt Double Suffered A Major Injury Shooting This Fight

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

Action sequences are some of the most exciting parts of cinema, but they're also risky business, even on a movie as high-profile as Star Wars.

Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin being held up in the boxing ring in Christy

How Sydney Sweeney Feels About Christy Bombing At The Box Office

By Ryan Scott 3 months ago

Sydney Sweeney has weighed in on the box office failure of her sports biopic Christy, itself just the latest in a string of financial misfires for the actor.

Images from Fifty Shades of Grey, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, and Mortal Instruments in a composite image

10 Movies That Started As Fan Fiction

By Mike Bedard 3 months ago

Fan fiction may seem like a fairly recent trend, but technically, it's been around for a long time, and here are some movies that spawned from fan imaginations.