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Few directors can claim they contributed as much to horror asWes Craven. Starting with his debut film,The Last House on the Left, Craven would go on to build a career defined by experimentation in the medium. His early work tested an audience’s threshold for violence, while his later films would subvert established horror tropes, surprising fans by using their knowledge of the genre against them. Craven brought an intelligent thoughtfulness to horror, coloring outside the lines to create stories that would inspire future filmmakers to take similar risks....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersfor the Season 4 finale ofWynonna Earp, “Old Souls."] Over the course of its four seasons,Wynonna Earphas been a show about a lot of things — demons, curses, inheritance, legacy, but at its core, it’s persistently circled back to its most important facet: family. Whatever supernatural circumstances reared their terrifying heads, the series' devoted fanbase (who gave themselves the name “Earpers”) could always rely on the fact that Wynonna (Melanie Scrofano) would be backed up not just by her tried-and-sometimes-trusty gun Peacemaker, but also the team that had come to be known as family, bonded in struggle if not necessarily in blood....

After 14 years of waiting, Dreamworks is returning to its seminal and most beloved franchise,Shrek. The series has come quite a long way over the years, initially adapted from a niche children’s book (andchanging most of the details). From there, it blossomed into one of themost successful animated franchises of all time. Spawning four sequels, a Christmas special, and evena Broadway musical,Shrekhas certainly had a happily ever after. Now, everyone’s favorite ogre is set to return to the big screen withShrek 5....

Now well into its second month of release,Deadpool & Wolverinecontinued drawing crowds globally. The second-biggest hit of the year will surrender its box office crown toBeetlejuice Beetlejuicein a few days, but its record-breaking run isn’t going to end any time soon. In its sixth weekend of release,Deadpool & Wolverineretained its number one ranking domestically, as itpassed yet another major milestone worldwide. A few days ago, themovie overtookIron Man 3to become the seventh-biggest comic book movie of all time, and this weekend, it inched closer toBlack Panther’s lifetime haul....

Early box office predictions underline howThe Super Mario Bros. Moviemight become the biggest hit of 2023. Byopening on Wednesday just before Easter, Illumination and Nintendo might be looking to bank on more than $125 million in US and Canada alone. When extended to other markets, projections determineThe Super Mario Bros. Movieis expected to rise above $225 million at the box office. It’s not exactly a surpriseThe Super Mario Bros. Movieperforms well at the box office, considering the mustachioed hero leads one of the biggest video game franchises ever....

Wheel of FortunehostRyan Seacresthas found himself at opposing ends with fans once again. The latest episode saw a contestant break a rule during a crossword puzzle round, whichcost him the round. However, fans are not pointing their fingers at the contestant who made the foul.They are blaming theWheel of Fortunehost insteadfornot explaining the rules beforehand. On Monday, March 31, fans sawTodd Meyerfrom Las Vegas, Nevada, play againstSheree Corderfrom Tampa, Florida, andLatricia Randolphfrom Franklin, Tennessee....

What is it withreality televisionand the wilderness? This genre just loves to put strangers into intense forests and barren beaches and challenge them to survive, with the latest iteration of this intense kind of competition beingFox’snew realityshow,Extracted. The program offers the usual thrills that fans of the medium love; it follows a group of 12 people stuck in the harsh wildernesswho must fend for themselves against dangers like starvation and hypothermia....

Abbott Elementary’s popularity has grown over its three seasons, but it is not flawless. As with any show, a few details can slip through the cracks, creating plot holes that the audience inevitably finds. But inAbbott Elementary’s case,its biggest plot hole is really just another joke. The ABC show explores an underfunded school that relies on the teacher’s ingenuity and love of their students to keep going. Second-grade teacher Janine (Quinta Brunson), in particular, is the most vocal among Abbott’s teachers, but the series also includes Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph), Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter), Gregory (Tyler James Williams),Ava (Janelle James), and many othercolorful charactersthat keep the show interesting....

TheAmong Ustelevision series will bring the concept of the popular video game to a different medium, with a crew of space explorers visited by an evil presence that pretends to be one of the people it’s trying to kill. And now,Varietyreports that a new batch of talented stars is joining the dangerous quest to find who the impostor is.Dan Stevens,Liv HewsonandKimiko Glennhave joined the cast of the animated series, and they’re ready to get lost in the darkness of space, while their characters figure out a way to survive the unfortunate visit....

Editor’s Note: The following article contains major spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 1. The success ofHouse of the DragonSeason 1 inspired much anticipation for Season 2. Since the first season concluded, fans have been discussing what will happen in the new season that is finally here. As the prequel toGame of Thrones, expectations are high, and with a legacy of sudden and bloody plot twists,House of the Dragonhas a lot to live up to....

Jennie Snyder Urmanis reuniting with another of herJane the Virginalumni in the law offices of Jacobson Moore. According toDeadline,Justina Machadois coming aboard in Season 2 of the creator’s smash-hit legal drama seriesMatlockat CBS. She’s set to have a big hand in the series going forward, playing Eva, the fourth ex-wife ofBeau Bridges’s managing partner, Senior, who may be planning some power plays of her own when she shows up in New York....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One.There’s a scene in the first act ofMission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Onethat continues to astound me, even days after I saw it. In it, a national security task force has been assembled to assess the threat of The Entity, the all-seeing AI villain thatTom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt’s been tasked with taking down. But it’s not the conversation that blows my mind — rather, watching the scene unfold, as the camera reveals one massive cameo after the other....

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin&Tyler Gillett,the directing duo known collectively asRadio Silence, revived theScreamfranchise with last year’s “requel"Scream, and followed it up withScream VIearlier this year. The immense success of both films, in particularScream VI,which set a franchise global opening for the series andalso surpassed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office, meant a seventh installment wouldn’t be far away. But it looks like the pair won’t be the ones babysitting Ghostface and his chums, if this report byBloody-Disgusting....