Tom Holland Talks 'The Crowded Room' Spoilers, That Ending, & Easter Eggs

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for The Crowded Room and was conductedprior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike] For Apple TV’s miniseries,The Crowded Room, actorTom Hollandnot only stars in the psychological drama but serves as a producer with co-writer and executive producer,Akiva Goldsman. In a previousspoiler-free discussion with Collider’sSteve Weintraub,we learned what decisions Holland was making behind the scenes and how much involvement he had in production. If you’ve seen the series finale, which is now streaming, then you’re probably stunned by that ending....

August 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1162 words · Michael Garcia

Ulrike Ottinger, German Icon, Offers Feminist Fantasies in Berlin Trilogy

Following several art house retrospectives over the past few years, The Criterion Channel’s curated June lineup is highlighting the eccentric films of German auteurUlrike Ottinger, an unsung hero of the German New Wave and forerunner of contemporary queer cinema. Ottinger’s diverse body of work consists primarily of vibrant community-focused documentaries as well as camp adaptations of various literary texts and artistic figures, includingVirginia Woolf’sOrlando,Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray, andJohn Singer Sargent’s Madame X....

August 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1065 words · Tracy Rangel

Westworld: 11 TV Shows & Movies to Watch If You Loved the HBO Series

Westworldjust wrapped up its addicting first season, and we now know that the HBO science fiction western won’t be returning to our screens until 2018. That’s a long time to wait. But in the meantime, let’s talk about some of the many TV shows and movies that share themes and interests withWestworld. If you’re dying to fall back into the discussion of consciousness, artificial intelligence, or simply The Western genre, we recommend you check out one of these stories:...

August 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1383 words · Joseph Owens

'Adventure Time's 100% RT Spin-Off Series Reveals Chaotic New Third Wheel in Season 2 First Look

Following the super-successful run of the award-winningAdventure Time, the spin-offFionna and Cakewas brought to life onMax, premiering two years ago, on June 25, 2025. Theanimated serieswas later renewed for a sophomore season in December, but without a release date, which should be announced soon. In the meantime, the streamer has unveiled a first look at the new season, hinting at another fan-favorite character joining the titular pair on theirnext adventure....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Jimmy Thomas

'Ghosted' Review: Chris Evans and Ana de Armas Charm in Conventional Action Comedy

Modern dating sucks. With the rise of dating apps and technology, it’s become increasingly hard for most people to find somebody that they feel that special connection with. Many of us have had those first dates where we felt that everything went perfectly, we thought we met the right one, there seemed to be a spark, the date went on for much longer than you initially had planned for, and you just can’t stop talking to your friends and family about just how great it went....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 984 words · Bruce Rubio

'Only Murders in the Building' Season 4 Episode 2 Recap?

Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building Season 4 Episode 2. After a star-studded return last week, Season 4 ofOnly Murders in the Buildingslows things down a bit with Episode 2, keeping things mainly in the Arconia and its neighboring building, as the trio investigates potential suspects in Sazz’s (Jane Lynch) murder. While it’s certainly slower than the previous episode, there’s more room to digest what’s going on and feel the emotional beats....

August 18, 2025 · 10 min · 1933 words · Keith Galvan

'Ted Lasso' Season 3: Should Ted and Rebecca Be Together?

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Ted Lasso Season 3.Ted LassoSeason 3 is proving to be quite the hectic matchmaker for its beloved characters, especially when it comes to the curious and complicated relationship between Ted (Jason Sudeikis) and Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham). Breakups. Hookups. Love triangles. All of these are front and center inTed Lasso’s third and potentially final season, and it’s making things complicated for those on and off the team....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 1053 words · Danielle Cobb

'With Love' Season 2 Renewal at Amazon Prime Video

Amazon is bringing backGloria Calderón Kellett’s romantic dramedyWith Lovefor another chance to explore love through the holidays in a new and bigger six-episode season on Prime Video. The series won viewers and critics alike over thanks to its unique premise where each of its five one-hour episodes took place on a special familial holiday, including Christmas Eve/Nochebuena, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Independence Day, and Día de los Muertos. Through the lens of holidays, we got to see the relationships of the Diaz family evolve over the course of the year through important milestones and the rough waters that inevitably hit any couple or family....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Christopher Phillips

13 Best Gangster Movies of the Last 10 Years, Ranked

The allure of the outlaw lifestyle has always been intriguing to audiences. They are entertaining stories that contain sex, violence, and thematically rich stories of morality, containing the consequences of criminal activity while providing insight into the human condition. Directors likeBrian De PalmaandMartin Scorsesehave taken the genre and lifted it to its heights, giving gangster movies a home in people’s hearts. A perfect gangster moviehas compelling characters with complex motivations, a well-paced plot filled with tension, authentic dialogue, and a vivid portrayal of the setting and era, thus giving audiences a new perspective on history and how the world works....

August 18, 2025 · 8 min · 1541 words · Logan Yoder

Aardman Animations and Gurinder Chadha Making Animated Film Inspired by Bollywood

DirectorGurinder Chadha, who so memorably introduced Desi culture to a new generation of Western audiences withBend It Like Beckhamnearly two decades ago, will direct a Bollywood-inspired musical for the legendary British studio Aardman, perVariety. The film, which will tell the story of an elephant from the southern Indian state of Kerala who harbors the “impossible dream” of becoming a Bollywood dancer, is being written by Chadha and her husband/longtime creative partner,Paul Mayeda Berges....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Matthew Burns

Animated Fast & Furious Series Gears up at Netflix

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television are ready to live life one quarter mile at a time. The streaming giant and animation studio are teaming up for an animatedFast & Furiousseries, which will be executive produced by franchise mainstaysVin Diesel,Neal Moritz, andChris Morgan. While Dom and the gang are keeping busy on the big screen, the Fast & Furious family is about to get a bit bigger in the animated realm. The new series will follow Dom’s cousin – no, not Fernando fromFast 8, but a teenager named Tony Torretto who follow’s in Dom’s footsteps when he and his friends are recruited by a government agency to infiltrate an elit racing league to help bring down a crime organization hellbent on world domination – and to think this all started with stealing some home entertainment equipment in Los Angeles....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Karl Drake

Benioff & Weiss Got the Azor Ahai Prophecy Right in 'Game of Thrones'

Game of Throneslaunched the careers ofDavid BenioffandD.B. Weissinto the stratosphere after the success of their HBO series. Benioff and Weiss became Hollywood’s most wanted and even bagged themselves aStar Warsproject before wrappingGame of Thrones. However, when the final few seasons didn’t deliver, Benioff and Weiss’ schedule cleared up very quickly,and their reputation took a big hit.Game of ThronesSeason 8 garnered a lot of negative attentionfor failing to resolve plotlines, questionable character decisions, and overall bad writing....

August 18, 2025 · 8 min · 1699 words · Andrew Lewis

Big Fish and Begonia Review: A Promising Future for Chinese Animation

You might not know the Chinese animated featureBig Fish & Begoniaby name, but Shout! Factory is hoping to change that by bringing the foreign hit into North American theaters this weekend. If you’re a fan of cutting-edge animation, complex characters, and a blending of the border between magic and mythology, you’ll want to seek out this film if you have the opportunity to do so. A hit in its home country,Big Fish & Begoniais another promising production from China and currently sits behind onlyMonkey King: Hero Is BackandKung Fu Panda 3at the box office for Chinese animated productions....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 776 words · Kristy Ford MD