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The battle between biceps and boogeymen has been decided.Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawmuscled its way to the top of the box office in its second weekend, notching another $25.4 million and bringing its domestic total to $108.5 million. This, of course, means that theDwayne JohnsonandJason Statham-starring action flick fought off five newcomers, including directorAndré Øvredal’sScary Stories to Tell in the Dark. But fear not,Scary Storiesfans. The film, which counts monster maestro Guillermo del Toro as an executive producer, still nabbed a solid $20....

Nearly two decades after its 2003 debut, theSawfranchise has cemented itself as both a cultural and financial powerhouse. With its nine films makinga combined $1 billionat the box office, the franchise is still running full steam ahead with itsSaw-adjacent spinoffSpiral: From the Book of Sawhaving hit theaters earlier this year. While the series tends to get the bulk of its attention from its mind-bogglingly complex mythology, gory, peek-through-your-fingers contraptions, and signature twist endings,Saw IIIfeatures an incredibly intense emotional core that tends to get overshadowed by the series’ penchant for blood and violence....

We’re a little over a week away from the release ofX-Men: Apocalypse, but we’re being offered yet another tease of the highly anticipated 80s-setX-Mensequel by way of some new images and EW’s latest covers. The trailers thus far have promised a positively epic follow-up toX-Men: Days of Future Past, and despite somenot-so-glowing reviews, I remain curious to see how directorBryan Singerintends to introduce these younger versions of Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Nightcrawler and simultaneously address the further arcs of Charles, Erik, Raven, and Hank....

FilmmakerVicky Jensonis part of the two powerhouse teams that brought us the off-beat animated classics of a generation:ShrekandShark Tale. On both projects, she served as a co-director, and 20 years later, her next animated feature—under her solo direction—is streaming on Netflix. As with the previous two,Spellboundboasts a star-studded vocal cast and plenty of musical numbers to keep the whole family singing through the holidays. In fact, Jenson collaborated with the legendaryAlan Menkenon the movie’s soundscape and enlisted the epic skills of multi-talented stars likeRachel Zegler,Nathan Lane,John Lithgow,Tituss Burgess,Nicole Kidman, andJavier Bardemto bring this heartfelt story to life....

InGlen Powellwe trust. Pair theTwistersandTop Gun: Maverickstar with filmmaker,Edgar Wright, in a movie based on aStephen Kingnovel and — in the words of the late, greatCarl Weathers— baby, you’ve got a stew going. Today, CinemaCon attendees were invited to try a taste of that stew (have we taken it too far?) thanks to a special update during Paramount’s presentation that included some piping-hot information about the upcoming action-packed thriller,The Running Man....

It took some time, but after making her debut inStar Wars: The Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano slowly became one of the most beloved figures in theStar Warsuniverse. Ahsoka went from being Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan to one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, and she’s since appeared in other projects likeStar Wars: Rebels. She also made her live-action debut for the first time inThe MandalorianSeason 2 and led a show all her own,Ahsoka....

Chicago Medmay be one of the later additions toDick Wolf’s expansive television universe. The team at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center is always on call to handle the wildest emergencies. Each season introduces new characters and new storylines. While each season of this flagship medical has had something to offer, some seasons were better than others. Some seasons, like Season 8, contained misguided storytelling and strange character development. By contrast, some seasons, like Season 5, contain thrills and endearing character development in equal measure....

The early ’90s were arguably one of the most interesting and transformative periods in film history. After a decade that was largely concerned with big emotions and even bigger visuals, the shift came in the form ofan indie overhaulin what has become a tale as old as time. In that intermediate period, however, the direction that popular cinema was going to go remained nebulous at best. One year beforeReservoir Dogschanged the game,City Slickerssignaled a parallel but less radical overhaul in the form of the postmodernWestern comedy....

The chilling villains of the Wizarding World ofHarry Potterare unarguably a part of what makes the beloved universe such a tremendously treasured one — throughout the years, worldwide fans have fallen in love with several characters; and although audiences always root for the “hero” at the end of the day, the term only really exists because there’s an intriguing, oftentimes creepy antagonist to fight on the other end. RELATED:Halloween Movies For Kids That Were Unexpectedly Terrifying Fortunately, the prized franchise has never been short on interesting baddies with compelling backstories....

Hot off the heels of its sister show,Hazbin Hotel, the deviously delightfulindie adult animatedmusicalHelluva Bossis coming for the back half of season two. The show’sofficial Twitter accountteased the first look of the next episode, “The Full Moon.” CreatorVivienne Medranoadded on herTwitter accountthat the next episode is still a ways off, butsoon fans will get exact release date news. As the series is still indie animation, it’s been normal for episodes to take months to release....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 4 of Succession.Successionhas had its fill of jaw-dropping moments in the past, but nothing prepared fans for the game-changing twist in the Season 4 episode “Connor’s Wedding.” Not only did the death of the show’s patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) force his children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Connor (Alan Ruck) to start taking their relationships with each other seriously as they process their grief, but it returned the series to the question that had hooked viewers in since the pilot episode: who will take over Waystar in the aftermath of Logan’s departure?...

Released in the summer of 2009, only a year after the culture-altering success ofThe Dark Knight,Terminator Salvationmade headlines for beingone of the most expensive independent productions of all time. The sequel film starredChristian Balein the role of John Connor, and boldly became the franchise’s first installment not to featureArnold Schwarzeneggerin the titular role. Directed byMcG,Terminator Salvationunderperformed at the box office, shutting down all possibility of a sequel. Itmade just over $370 million at the worldwide box office, and has now been overtaken by another big-budget underperformer, Marvel’sThunderbolts*....

Everybody’s favorite robots are rolling back into theaters this fall with the release of the long-awaited animated spin-off titledTransformers One. While footage from the upcoming project is currently kept under wraps, fans can enjoy a sneak peek at the official logo from the movie, which was recently revealed by thefranchise’s official X account. The post features a video of the official movie logo, which can be seen transforming, as per the tradition of the franchise....