Initially,Bradley Cooperfound success as an actor in movies that weren’t exactly the kinds that got Oscar nominations.The Hangovergave him a pretty big early role, and had its merits as a comedy (the less said about the sequels, the better), but Cooper didn’t really find Oscar success until he branched out a little and started starring in more dramatic movies. Some of these are dramedies, sure, while others are full-on dramas, and Cooper has also directed himself in two feature films to date, and received acting nominations for those movies, too....

At long last, Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer forAnnihilation, the highly anticipated follow-up fromEx Machinawriter/directorAlex Garland. Based onJeff VanderMeer’s terrifying eco-horror novel of the same name, the film starsNatalie Portmanand follows the expedition of four women who are sent into the mysterious “Area X”, a portion of land in the United States that has been secretly quarantined due to abnormal activity. They are the twelfth expedition sent into Area X on behalf of the mysterious Southern Reach organization....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for the film, Vengeance. B.J. Novak’s directorial debutVengeancesees storytelling as the lifeblood of America. The idea that everyone has a story to tell is true but tired, a theory that has been affirmed many times over. But as the possibility of interconnectivity increases, the dream that others might actually listen to what you have to say inches closer to the chance to grasp the megaphone....

Every year there are tons of animation films that spotlight our furry friends. This year we gotZootopia, The Secret Life of PetsandSing(if you can even tell the last two apart), not to mentionFinding Doryand the motion-captured animals ofThe Jungle Book, voiced by a legion of A-listers, fromScarlett JohanssontoChristopher WalkenandLupita Nyong’o. But we don’t really appreciate live animals in movies enough despite their ability to consistently surprise us with their acting talents....

For those who spent Thanksgiving seeing all their relatives stare at phone or laptop screens rather than speaking to one another and thought that this might lead to the end of civilization as we know it,Black Mirroris the show for you. The series started at the BBC but now lives on Netflix, where series creator and mastermindCharlie Brookerhas spread his wings a bit and as a result, came up with the series' best episode thus far, the instant-classic “San Junipero....

Although fans have an entire year to wait for the much-awaited sequel to the 2021 sleeper hitNobody, directorTimo Tjahjantorecently gave a glimpse of what’s going on behind the scenes of the project. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Tjahjanto shared the first set photos ofNobody 2, featuring two black-and-white shots, including one showing the Indonesian filmmaker with lead starBob Odenkirkin what looked like an elevator. Two months ago,it was announced that production would proceedfrom August to October this year....

Bridget Everett, the force of nature fromPatti Cake$andCamping, is set to star in her own HBO comedy seriesSomebody Somewhere, which the network has just ordered to series. Jay Duplassdirected the pilot last year on location in Chicago, and he’ll also serve as an executive producer with his brother,Mark Duplass, and theirRoom 104collaboratorsMel EslynandTyler Romary. Hannah Bos(High Maintenance) andPaul Thureen(Driveways) created the show and will serve as executive producers themselves along withCarolyn Strauss(Chernobyl),Patricia Breen(Betty)....

The world lost a great performer, a great icon, and a great human being this weekend withthe passingofChadwick Boseman, and Marvel Studios put together an emotional tribute video to the performer who, in their words, “will always be our King.” Boseman was a versatile performer who didso muchwith the little time he had left on this Earth, but inarguably the biggest mark he left was with the character of T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

A new dispatch has arrived from the Adorable Bear War™ betweenPaddingtonand Winnie the Pooh: Disney has released an extended, four-minute look atChristopher Robin, directorMarc Foster’s story of the title character—played byEwan McGregor—returning to his magical roots both inside and out of the Hundred Acre Wood. It’s my duty to report to you that the video is just a gosh darn delight. There isn’t a whole ton that we haven’t seen before; Pooh arrives to get into some hijinks, McGregor is characteristically great at delivering bluster,Hayley Atwellis there, being a treasure....

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, John Campea, Mark Ellis, and Jon Schnepp discuss the following: Weekend box office reports (Brought to you by AMC theaters) It’s our first show of the week so it’s time for our weekly box office report brought to you by our friends at AMC Theaters. Coming in at #1 this week, bumping out 3 time champStraight Outta Comptonis the faith based filmWar Room....

I loveCowboy Bebop. The 1998 26-episode anime series is a benchmark of television sci-fi, of style co-mingling equally with substance, of case-of-the-week storytelling co-mingling equally with serialized narratives, of various tone shifts handled beautifully, ofa soundtrack that utterlyslaps. How do I feel about the upcoming Netflix live-action take on this perfect object? Cautiously optimistic, to be sure. But after hearing writerJavier Grillo-Marxuachexplain toio9what the new show might look and feel like, my optimism levels just got up to"N....

The entertainment world has lost an acting titan with the passing ofDavid Warner. A performer with a career spanning nearly six decades, Warner was a fearless actor who seemed to live inside every character he portrayed, whether it be a 15th century king or an infamous Nazi. His training with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Royal Shakespeare Company, paired with his own innate ability to fully inhabit a role, gave Warner a film and television legacy that few can match....

The Karate Kidwas a smash hit that both sparked an international interest in the art of karate and earnedRalph Macchiothe breakout role that turned him into one of the definitive stars of the “Brat Pack” era. Although Macchio had done impressive work in the complex coming-of-age dramaThe Outsidersand the musical adaptationCrossroads,The Karate Kidallowed him to be both a teen idol and an action star, as the film itself would go on to be citedamong the greatest sports films ever made....