New Midsommar Director's Cut Blu-Ray Has Martin Scorsese Foreward

You can never have enoughMidsommar— and A24 seems to know it. A24 has announced they’re releasing a newMidsommarDirector’s Cut on Bu-ray. The release is timed for the peak of summer and features a prime opportunity for fans of theAri Aster-directed,Florence Pugh-starrer to really dig in and get better acquainted with this gorgeous pastoral horror movie. So, what do you get when you spend $45 (as quoted on theA24 shoppage) on theMidsommarDirector’s Cut: Collector’s Edition?...

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Stefanie Ingram

Peacock's Replacement for 'Manifest' Is a Sudden Netflix Streaming Hit

Both in movies and on television,stories set in airplanes— or that are tied to events in an airplane — tend to be thrilling and spark viewers' curiosity. The last hit show that featured an airborne plot wasManifest, a 2018 thriller and mystery series that saw a group of passengers simply disappear mid-flight and land five and a half years later as if no time had passed. In light of its possibility,Peacockquickly added to its catalog a show with a similar potential that was almost equally popular....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Cristina Wilson

Sofia Coppola's Movies Are Not Style Over Substance

In the recent New York Times feature on the best 25 movies of the century thus far – picked byA.O. ScottandManohla Dargis, as well as a handful of directors – it should come as little surprise thatSofia Coppolacame in with the head-turner. In a list that seemed to be at least partially culled from most prominent in her memory, rather than some technical or intellectual reasoning, she includedDaddy’s Home, the 2016 comedy that sawMark WahlbergandWill Ferrelsquare off as father and step-father....

July 29, 2025 · 8 min · 1643 words · Joshua Meyers

Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Sequel Confirmed

Today is July 02, 2025. Literally last night, June 18, 2025, I finally saw theSonic the Hedgehogfilm. The video game franchise is very important to me, but given the track record of many video game movies (not to mention theredesign kerfuffle), I approached it with cautious optimism. And guess what? I really liked it! I thought it was fun, heartfelt, and featured killer performances from its talented cast. Now, the day after I finally see the movie, Paramount and Sega have announced (viaVariety) that aSonic the Hedgehog 2has been greenlit and is in development....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Alexis Jones

Sorry Ben, But This Is Easily 'LOST's' Most Disturbing Villain

A blank stare, and he just doesn’t care. Ethan Rom is forever cemented inLosthistory as its first villain and first “other.” Gone but not forgotten, he deserves his flowers for being scary too, which has become clear asthe series has now returned to Netflix.Michael Emersonbecame the shining emblem of evil on the ABC original series for his portrayal of theiconic, sassy bad man, Ben Linus. First introduced in Season 2 in Episode 14, “One of Them,” he quickly took on the status ofLost’s defining villain....

July 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1348 words · Elizabeth Lane

Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer Explained

Now that you’ve had time to catch your breath thanks to the reveal of the first teaser trailer forRian Johnson’sStar Wars: The Last Jedi, you might be wondering just what the heck is going on in the eighth film in the Skywalker Saga. Not to worry. We’ve combed through every frame of the trailer to not only pull pertinent images but to give you a breakdown of what those scenes mean, what plot points they might suggest, and some history and trivia to fill in the gaps....

July 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1365 words · Brittany Flores

The Griffins Make An Eager Return in First 'Family Guy' Season 23 Image

Fans ofFamily Guyare in for an amazing February as the Griffins are prepping for their highly anticipated return in a few weeks. Season 23 of the beloved sitcom was initially slated for a fall 2024 premiere; however, it was shifted to Winter 2025 as part of FOX’s midseason lineup of shows. With less than a month left,ComicBookhas unveiled the season’s first official poster, giving fans a look at what’s to come –which most likely involves lots of pizza....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Michael Krueger

The Real Reason Why Zendaya Still Can’t Shake Off Her ‘DWTS’ Experience

Zendayawasonly 16-years old when she joinedDancing with the Starsin 2013. It was a time beforeEuphoriawhen she was just making a name for herself in the industry. Zendaya’s biggest claim to fame at the time was her supporting role inShake It Up.But herDWTSoffer her first – and potential final – foray into reality television. Given thatZendaya doesn’t look back on it fondly, it’s unlikely we’ll ever see her in another competition. That, and the fact she’s a huge star who commands millions per role nowadays....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 744 words · Dean Craig

The Simpsons' Hank Azaria Says He's Willing to Stop Voicing Apu

A few weeks ago,The Simpsonsaccidentally became relevant again, but not in the way the show intended. An episode titled “No Good Read Goes Unpunished” responded to the recent documentaryThe Problem with Apu, which points out that Apu, while not a malevolent figure, is an Indian stereotype that has been used to mock people of Indian and East Asian descent, so perhaps the show should rethink the character. The show responded with a shrug and a “It used to be accepted, so what are you gonna do?...

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Tiffany White

This Stephen King Miniseries Is Based on a 'Salem's Lot' Prequel

When it comes to guys likeStephen King, film and TV adaptations area dime a dozen. It might be hard to believe, but for every novel or short story that the king of horror has churned out, aridiculous number of screen iterationshave followed in their wake. This is for good reason, too. King basically prints money. There are the groundbreakingItfilms (bothin terms of ’90s TV scaresand box office records),severalCarriemovies, a fewShining-related projects (some better than others), and the endlessly resurrectablePet Semetaryfranchise....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1195 words · Robert Hansen

True Detective: Nic Pizzolatto & Mahershala Ali on Season 3 and Lessons Learned

Created byNic Pizzolatto, the HBO seriesTrue Detectivehas returned for an eight-episode third season that plays out in three separate time periods, as it explores the case that haunted Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali). In 2015, the retired detective finds that his memory is failing him, making it hard for him to reflect on the disappearance of two local children in Arkansas, and that 1980 crime, as well as developments affecting the case in 1990, had an affect that reverberated through his family and his partnership with Roland West (Stephen Dorff)....

July 29, 2025 · 16 min · 3276 words · Christopher Murphy

Watch Chadwick Boseman Play Black Jeopardy on SNL as T'Challa

Chadwick Bosemanhosted a pretty successful run ofSaturday Night Live, with most of his sketches landing (and not just because they were all aboutBlack Panther). Of course, the mostBlack Panther-focused skitwasalso the best one, as the show brought back Black Jeopardy so that Boseman’s Wakandan King T’Challa could participate. Jeopardy (and Black Jeopardy) have always led to greatSNLsketches, but what makes this one so good is how sweet and noble T’Challa is with his answers....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Stacey Walker

We Need To Talk About ‘Oppenheimer’s Kitty

Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerwas a massive critical and commercial success, successfully telling the story of the titular “father of the atomic bomb”J. Robert Oppenheimeras played byCillian Murphy. The three-hour epic is populated by a dozen characters whose lives warrant a film of their own. We’re only given minor glimpses of physicists likeNiels Bohr(Kenneth Branagh) andRichard Feynman(Jack Quaid), and two of the major women in Oppenheimer’s life,Jean Tatlock(Florence Pugh) andKatherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer(Emily Blunt). Despite her limited screen time, Kitty was a tremendously important figure in Oppenheimer’s life, and in a film with many exceptional performances, Blunt’s is a definite highlight, as she gets the chance to deliver some ofOppenheimer’s most hard-hitting lines....

July 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1046 words · Breanna Small