Stranger Things Pinball Machine Images, Gameplay, & Pricing Details Revealed

Gather round,Stranger Thingsfans, because we have the 411 on some exciting new special edition goodies tied to the massively popular Netflix series. Just ahead of the Christmas holidays,Stranger Thingsseries creatorsMattandRoss Dufferannounced a series ofStranger Thingspinball machines are coming very soon. This has been dream of theirs for a long time, according to the trailer announcement, and it feels extremely on brand for a show which began Season 2 in an arcade and frequently luxuriates in ’80s geek culture....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Courtney Spears

That New Star Trek Comedy Series Was Inspired by These Iconic Episodes

Among the most intriguingStar Trekreveals at San Diego Comic-Con was thatDear White Peoplewriter/directorJustin SimienandStar Trek: Lower Decks' actress andStarfleet AcademywriterTawny Newsomeare working on a new half-hour, live-actionTrekcomedy. Collider’sChristina Radishrecently sat down with Simien for his new docuseriesHollywood Blackand managed to get some fascinating new tidbits of information on the as-yet-unnamed series. Simien talked about his early experiences withStar Trek, how it informed his best-known work, the 2014 filmDear White People, and itsspin-off TV seriesof the same name, as well as how he came to collaborate with Newsome on the new series....

August 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1281 words · Laura Hubbard

The 10 Best Movies with an A+ CinemaScore

Founded in 1978,CinemaScore is a research groupthatpolls and aggregates audience responsesto the latest feature film releases. On the opening night of films in wide release, CinemaScore provides ballots to the audience that prompts them to grade the new movie they’ve watched on an A to F scale. After the grades and the voters' demographic information are collected,CinemaScore provides an overall grade for the film, which will be made public on their website and can be cited for journalistic purposes elsewhere....

August 24, 2025 · 9 min · 1910 words · Vanessa Cuevas

The 118 Gets Up Close and Personal With Their Latest Case in ‘9-1-1’ Season 8 Sneak Peek

The all-new episode of9-1-1Season 8, airing tonight, Thursday, April 3, is quite intense as it puts a member of the 118 in direct danger. After a bus is taken hostage, Hen (Aisha Hinds) volunteers to help, but the volatile situation worsens with every passing moment. “After the 118 responds to several calls from the same person, Hen steps in to offer them advice. Meanwhile,Eddie (Ryan Guzman) confronts his parentsand takes a big step in his relationship with his son,” reads the logline for9-1-1Season 8, Episode 13, “Invisible....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Chris Hickman

The Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan Defends Tom Hardy's Bane

The Dark Knight Rises,Christopher Nolan’s conclusion to his acclaimed, influentialDark Knight Trilogy, was released in 2012. Now, eight years later in 2020, Nolan still has some salt to spread about it.Tom Hardyjoined the cast as main villain Bane, bringing along with him a face-obscuring mask, physically imposing frame, and most controversially, an at-times incomprehensible vocal affectation that I might describe as “an old-timey boxer playing Count Dracula for his son’s homemade haunted house”....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Daniel Mayer

The Directors of This Wild ’70s Horror Film Became Lucasfilm Heavyweights

The year is 1974.Francis Ford Coppolawould go on to make history with two films from this year nominated for Best Picture.George Lucasjust finishedAmerican Graffitiand is deep in pre-production forStar Wars.Chinatownis this year as well. Most film historians mark 1974-75 as the peak and perhaps also the end of a period known as"New Hollywood", when young directors broke away from the studio system and rose to prominence with independent film. At the heart of this phenomenon were two filmmakers closely affiliated with both Lucas and Coppola, but have unfortunately faded away from the public consciousness....

August 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1385 words · Daniel Barrett

The It Girl Is on the Menu in New 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 Images

This Valentine’s Day,Yellowjacketsreturns to take us back to the wilderness with Season 3. The Canadian wilderness will look a lot different from the snow-capped woods introduced to us in the debut season as the summer fully arrives. However, don’t expect a season of warmth and relief. For the stranded girls in the ’90s timeline, this is anything but an ordinary summer, especially now that they’re without shelter— thanks to Coach Ben, who set their only refuge ablaze (yes,we’re convinced he’s guilty) in a silent rebellion against their terrifying descent into cannibalism....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Lindsay James

The Walking Dead Recap: "Service"

Previously onThe Walking Dead, Negan attempted to break Daryl’s spirit by subjugating him to a series of sleepless nights and Top 40 hits in a dark cell. This week, the baseball bat-wielding madman comes a calling to Alexandria in a super-sized episode. Our episode begins with Rick and Michonne waking up next to one another, continuing their relationship, albeit distracted by the looming threat of the Saviors. The couple always did make for a logical pairing, with their survival instincts being so similar, that it was only a matter of time before they gravitated toward one another....

August 24, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Lisa Harvey

The Worst Character in Every Live-Action Batman Movie

Batman has had one of the most consistent batting averages when it comes to good-quality films in both live-action and animation. Batman’s adventures have always swept the world, with everyone falling in love with the stories and the characters featured within them. The billionaire crime fighter isn’t the only interesting character in his films either, as there are plenty of wonderful characters in the Batman films aside from him. But with a plethora of great characters also comes a fair share of terrible, underdeveloped, underutilized, and often useless characters....

August 24, 2025 · 8 min · 1583 words · Cody Fernandez

This Week in Trailers: X-Men: Apocalypse, Star Wars 7

We look at trailers to tell us what is necessary about the film or show being promoted so we can decide if we want to watch it or not, and you can watch trailers at the movie theater, on TV and online. Here at Collider you can watch the latest trailers all in one location, making the search for what to watch less of a hassle. This week, new trailers were released forX-Men: Apocalypse,Star Wars: The Force Awakens,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,The Legend of Tarzan,Jane Got a Gun, and much more....

August 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1420 words · Adrian Henderson

Tina Fey Announces Mean Girls Musical to Get Movie Adaptation Treatment

So, here’s some fun news: the 2004Lindsay LohanclassicMean Girlsis heading back to the movies. But — and this is a big “but” – it will not be a reboot or remake in the traditional sense. Instead,Mean GirlsscreenwriterTina Fey, who adapted the early ’00s movie fromRosalind Wiseman’s bookQueen Bees & Wannabes, has confirmed theMean GirlsBroadway musical will be getting the movie adaptation treatment. So, no, this isn’t exactly a hard reboot of 2004’sMean Girls....

August 24, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Todd Kelly

To All The Boys Spinoff XO, Kitty Begins Production in Seoul

It feels like in recent years that Netflix has helped revitalize the romantic comedy sub-genre. One of the streamers the biggest hits in that sub-genre was the YA filmTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Beforebased on the book series byJenny Han. That film received two sequels to round out its trilogy, but late last year it was announced the film franchise would be getting a Netflix spin-off series titledXO, Kitty.The spin-off is centering around Lara Jean’s younger sister Kitty who is played once again byAnna Cathcart....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Ronnie Case

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Documentary Coming to Paramount+

Following therecent passingof singerTony Bennetton July 21, the legendary musician’s son and managerDanny Bennetthas announced a new documentary chronicling his late father’s decade-long friendship withLady Gaga. Bennett first worked with theOscar nominatedactor and musician on the 2011 duet “Lady Is A Tramp”, before going on to record two full length albums in 2014’sCheek To Cheek, and 2021’sLove For Sale. The pair would perform together at Bennett’s final show, on his 95th birthday, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease....

August 24, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Beth Garcia