The Golden Glove Director Fatih Akin on His Controversial Film

The graphic depiction of the gross deeds of ‘70s German serial killer Fritz Honka murdering women and dismembering their bodies inFatih Akin’s movieThe Golden Gloveleft Berlin Festival audiences in shock. What was the celebrated Hamburg-born director of Turkish parents thinking? He’d won the Golden Bear for Head-On in 2004 and had recently attracted worldwide praise forIn The Fade,his 2016 film withDiane Krugerwho won a best actress Golden Globe after returning to her native German language....

August 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1525 words · Brian Mayo

The Last Champion Trailer Sees Cole Hauser as a Former Wrestling Star Seeking Redemption

Cole Hauserstars in the new inspirational sports dramaThe Last Championand Collider is home to the exclusive premiere of the movie’s stirring trailer. Hauser currently stars onYellowstonealongsideKevin Costner,Luke Grimes, andWes Bentley. But the actor, whose previous credits includeGood Will HuntingandOlympus Has Fallen,is taking a break from his hit show to star in the Redburn Street Pictures sports drama about a former wrestling champ who is seeking redemption following a scandal which cost him his Olympic medal....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Ryan Garcia

The Mandalorian Armor and Weapons Explained: What Is a Whistling Bird?

Spoilers ahead for The Mandalorian. I hope you’re all caught up on Chapter Three ofThe Mandalorian. If not, remedy that now, or bookmark this article until after you’ve done so. This latest episode, “The Sin”, featured an all-out battle sequence acted out by the title character. In a crisis of conscience, Mando heads back to retrieve Baby Yoda from the clutches of The Client, but he has to traverse a maze of a compound that’s absolutely swarming with stormtroopers....

August 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1296 words · Diane Bell

Them Star Deborah Ayorinde on the Challenges of Episode 5

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforThem.] From creatorLittle Marvin, the first season of the Amazon Studios original anthology seriesThemis set in the 1950s during The Great Migration when a Black family — Lucky (Deborah Ayorinde) and Henry Emory (Ashley Thomas) and their two daughters, Ruby (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and Gracie (Melody Hurd) – move from the South into the all-white neighborhood of Compton. While otherworldly malevolent forces threaten the family, it is the actions of their next-door neighbors who will go to any lengths to protect their way of life as they know it that are far more dangerous....

August 9, 2025 · 9 min · 1891 words · Garrett Frederick

This ‘Black Adam’ Star’s Spy Thriller With 88% on Rotten Tomatoes Is Wowing Viewers on Netflix

Netflix has become the go-to provider for all thebest bingeable TV shows, especially considering the streamer is still the only one that has yet to rest the waters on a weekly release model and insists on releasing all episodes at once. The latest case of this isThe Recruit, the espionage thriller series starringNoah Centineo(Black Adam) that recently premiered its second season on January 30. All episodes ofThe Recruitdropped on Netflix this past Friday, and the show has made a quick return to Netflix’s top 10 charts, sitting at #3 at the time of writing....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Robert Dean

TRON Reboot in the Works with Jared Leto Starring

Earlier this week, we reported thatTRON: LegacydirectorJoseph Kosinskisaid a newTRONfilmwas in “cryogenic freeze” because Disney was so rich with other tentpole features from Marvel and Lucasfilm. It wasn’t a matter of “never say never”, but the thirdTRONmovie,TRON: Ascension, was stuck in development hell, which was a shame since it sounded interesting. Kosinski told us that it was an “invasion movie” that would take place in both the real world and The Grid....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · John Manning

Weekend Box Office: Crazy Rich Asians Nabs $34 Million in Five Days

Horrible news today for that one estranged relative you don’t see very often who complains on Facebook that Hollywood is getting “a little too colorful”:Crazy Rich Asiansdominated the box office this weekend, taking in $25.2 million over three-days and totaling a $34 million tally in its first five-day debut. Despite its lavish title,Jon M. Chu’s romantic comedy—the first American studio film in decades to feature an all-Asian cast—only cost $30 million to make....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Kimberly Wright

Why Alfred Hitchcock Filmed Rope to Look Like a Single Take

The one-shot film has become a surprisingly popular cinematic trend in recent years. Whether it’s in the service of a languid odyssey through history (Russian Ark) or a pulse-pounding crime thriller (Victoria), the process of actors and crew playing a film through without any edits is an increasingly common occurrence. The rise of digital video technology is no doubt responsible for this trend. Certain digital equipment allows for a nearly unlimited freedom in how long a take rolls on....

August 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1190 words · Katie Krause

Will Mark Ruffalo Return as Hulk in the MCU or She-Hulk Series?

Avengers: Endgame, the highest-grossing film of all time, marked the conclusion for a number of major Marvel Cinematic Universe characters.Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark bit the dust,Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff sacrificed herself, andChris Evans’ Steve Rogers went back in time and lived his full life with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). That left just a couple of OG Avengers on the table:Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is returning inhis own Disney+ series, andChris Hemsworth’s Thor is continuing on with a feature film sequelThor: Love and Thunder....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · William Beltran

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Will Accomplish What “Netflix Wasn’t Able To Do,” According to Showrunner

We’re just over a month away from the release ofDaredevil: Born Again, and the return to Hell’s Kitchen is heating up as stars and creatives involved with the show have been delivering intriguing insights into the vigilante’s return to the small screen. The latest drop comes fromTotal Film, who recently spoke with showrunnerDario Scardapaneabout how the Disney+ version of the show will compare with Netflix’s version. While it didn’t always seem like it was heading in this direction, Disney+‘sDaredevil: Born Againhas been rated TV-MA, which is the same rating as the Netflix show....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Tracy Jones

‘Dark Matter’ — Everything We Know About the New Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Series

In recent years, it feels as if thenovel adaptation is becoming even more dominant on our screens, with the likes ofBig Little LiesandAll the Light We Cannot Seejust two of themyriad adaptations produced for our enjoyment. Up next on theconveyor belt of book-to-screen showsis an adaptation ofBlake Crouch’sDark Matter, a novel nominated for the 2016 World Technology Awards. Blending both the sci-fi and thriller genres,Dark Mattercaptured the imagination of many a reader, with the possibility of a TV series always seeming likely....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Nicole Wagner

"He's Archer 2.0": 'Chicago Med' Star Teases His Character's Changes After Latest Tragedy

For most ofChicago MedSeason 10, Dr. Dean Archer (Steven Weber) has been engaged in a solo battle that has threatened to undo him. He was so used to being the king of the ED that when Dr Lenox (Sarah Ramos) was introduced in the season premiere, he felt like his place was no more. Fromtantrums to threats, Archer wasat the end of the roadbefore a disgruntled patient attacked Dr. Sharon Goodwin (S....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Amanda Velasquez

'Rust' Images Show Troubled Alec Baldwin-Led Western Production

Rust, the troubled production in which director of photographyHalyna Hutchinswas killed in an accidental on-set shooting, has released its first images. Hutchins' final work is in evidence in the stills from the upcoming Western film.Deadlinehas revealed a first look at the film, in the form of five sepia-tinted stills that display the film’s sweeping vistas and epic scope. Two of the stills were shot by Hutchins before her death; the others are byBianca Cline, who stepped into Hutchins' role when the film resumed production after the accident....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Carla Smith