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Some very intriguing news out of Netflix today, most specifically for anyone who has ever said, “Eat shit,Bear Grylls.” Following the success ofBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch, the streaming service will debut a new interactive series titledYou vs. Wildstarring the British survivor-man. Here’s the exact description, courtesy of Netflix: In You vs. Wild, viewers join survival expert Bear Grylls on exciting adventures all over the world. Dense jungles, towering mountains, brutal deserts, and mysterious forests await, with tough decisions around every corner....

How far would you go to join the social elite and live the life of your dreams? That’s the question plenty of real-life kids face across when it comes to the hazing rituals promulgated on university campuses. In IFC Midnight’s upcoming horror thrillerPledge, Freshman outsiders Ethan (Phillip Andre Botello), David (Zack Weiner), and Justin (Zachery Byrd) face that same question when they’re invited to join an elite fraternity, but discover they have to survive the hazing from hell first....

There’s been a lot of interest surroundingQuentin Tarantino’s next movie over the last few months, but now we may finally know what it’s actually about. Word first surfacedin Julythat Tarantino’s next feature involved the Manson Murders in some way, withMargot Robbieeyed to play Sharon Tate. Then focus on the project turned to who wouldproduce and distribute the film, since Tarantino opted to cut ties with The Weinstein Company after horrific allegations surfaced regardingHarvey Weinstein’s terrible behavior....

From directorReginald Hudlinand based on a true story, the inspirational dramaSafetyfollows Ray McElrathbey (Jay Reeves), a Clemson University football safety who finds himself in the unexpected position of having to raise his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr (Thaddeus J. Mixson). Through dedication, determination and persistence, his unwillingness to give up on his dreams and his desire to keep his family together help him succeed both on and off the field. During the virtual press junket for the Disney+ film, Collider got the opportunity to chat 1-on-1 withCorinne Foxx(who plays Kaycee, a fellow student and the love interest for Ray) about how she connected to this story, her audition process for the role, her journey to pursuing acting, the best advice she got about Hollywood from her dadJamie Foxx, the stand-out days on set, and what she’s learned from the directors that she’s worked with....

If fans were worried about the delay in theSolo: A Star Wars Storymarketing rollout, it’s time to relax, because it’s here in full force (no pun intended). Fresh off the reveal of the first trailer (and images and posters), Lucasfilm is going HAM on theSolocampaign with an EW cover story full of official interviews and new details. One such new nugget of information is the confirmation that the OG Han Solo himself,Harrison Ford, quietly advisedAlden Ehrenreichon his approach to the iconic character....

This past weekend, I finally finished Insomniac’sSpider-Manvideo game for PlayStation 4. Not only is the gameplay a blast with the design making it feel like the true successor to 2004’sSpider-Man 2(one of my favorite games), but Insomniac’s story department knocked it out of the park with a true understanding of Peter Parker’s ethos and ways to challenge that ethos in new and unexpected ways. Spoilers ahead forSpider-Man. One of the cleverest things thatSpider-Mandoes is turn Dr....

[This is a re-post of my review from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.The Amazing Johnathan Documentaryis now available on Hulu] I am usually not a fan when documentary filmmakers turn the cameras on themselves. It feels self-indulgent and narcissistic while laboring under the guise of presenting a more honest and truthful picture when the obvious truth is that every documentary has a point of view. Objectivity in art is impossible, and every storyteller makes choices....

When it was announced thatThe Hateful Eightwas going to beQuentin Tarantino’s next film, there was plenty of reason to be curious. While the filmmaker has delved in similar genres before, this was the first time he was making two films back to back that were very specifically genre pieces—Westerns, in fact. This was coming on the heels of Tarantino’s first ever Western,Django Unchained, and the director himself admitted that he wanted to do another Western because he felt he only really mastered the genre once he completedDjango....

Arguably the smartest thing aboutJoe Cornish’s delightful new movieThe Kid Who Would Be Kingis that while others have simply tried straight remakes of the familiar legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Cornish’s film opens the tale up, repurposes it for the present day and modern conflict, and in doing so crafts a story that’s thoughtful, funny, cute, and charming for both kids and adults. Rather than lean on the narrative of a “Chosen One” who is special because of his birth or station,The Kid Who Would Be Kingempowers its young audience to recognize the Chivalric Code of King Arthur and how they can be heroes and leaders for a fractured world....

The first trailer for writer/directorDerek Cianfrance’sadaptation ofM.L. Stedman’snovelThe Light Between OceansrevealsMichael FassbenderandAlicia Vikanderas Tom and Isabel Sherbourne, a lighthouse-keeping couple who are very much in love. Unfortunately, they’re unable to bring a child into the world, so when a healthy baby turns up in a boat along their isolated section of the coast, Isabel believes their prayers have been answered at long last. Tom, a war veteran and man of principles, thinks differently and makes a decision that threatens to tear the couple apart....

What is it with dewy-eyed couples and staying in decrepit houses in the remote wilderness? Well, it’s obviously something to do with the fact that no one under the age of thirty who isn’t a lawyer can pay rent in the big cities — that, or we actively want to be targeted by spooky, rural cults. And that’s exactly what happens toScout Taylor-ComptonandNolan Funk, by the looks of things, inRich Ragsdale’sThe Long Night, going by its recently released trailer....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersforThe Mandalorian, Season 2, Episode 4, “The Siege."] This week’s installment ofThe Mandalorian, “The Siege,” was another rip-roaring little adventure featuring TIE Fighters, speeder bikes, and radioactive blue Oreos. And the episode’s quickness, the sheer velocity of its storytelling, did much to cover up a number of the episode’s more egregious elements, chiefly the leaps in logic, befuddling dialogue, and plot holes so massive you could fly the Razor Crest through them....

Christopher Nolanis one of the most successful writers and directors of the modern era. His films are always absolute spectacles that deserve to be seen on the biggest screen possible. It doesn’t matter if it’s a film about a clown terrorizing a man dressed as a bat or the story of a pulling of a heist in a dreamscape. RELATED:Christopher Nolan’s Villains Ranked from Worst to Best Nolan’s films are based on a combination of groundbreaking special effects, airtight, fast-paced plots, and solid and intriguing characters with clearly defined motives....