Not Since ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Has Pregnancy Been As Nightmarish as in This A24 Psychological Horror

Pregnancy is a well-trodden topic in thehorrorgenre, and it’s understandable.FromRosemary’s BabytoPrevenge,countless films capitalize on the physical and emotional turmoil these nine months can entail to craft truly horrifying concepts. Many have their fears revolve around the experience of pregnancy, but few are as poignantly chilling asJohn Lee’sandA24’sFalse Positive. Following a woman (a certainBroad Citystar) trying to get pregnant, it sees her and her husband go to a doctor who helps them finally achieve what they’d been hoping so long for, setting off a rollercoaster of gaslighting, manipulation, and body horror as our mother-to-be learns others have already staked their claim on her child....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 766 words · Danielle Brown

Roberto Orci, 'Star Trek' and 'Hawaii Five-0' Writer and Producer, Dead at 51

Roberto Orci,a renowned screenwriter known for penning some of the most notable sci-fi and action films of the last few decades, has passed away at the age of 51. Orci died at his home in Los Angeles today following a battle with kidney disease, according to his family. Orci leaves a legacy of some of the most notable film and television works in recent memory, includingXena: Warrior Princess, Star Trek, Hawaii Five-0,and more....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Elizabeth Potts

Samsung Could Be Working On Two New Foldables – Z Fold 6 Ultra & Slim

If the rumors are true, Samsung could be revolutionizing the foldable phone market with two totally new offerings that would be drastically different than anything we’ve ever seen before; and these two phones will vary greatly in terms of what they deliver. On the one hand is the Z Fold 6 Ultra – which would be designed for the premium / high-end market who is concerned with greater performance and features....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 987 words · Paul Cardenas

Star Wars 9 Always Intended to Bring Back Emperor Palpatine

The first trailer forStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerincluded a surprising reveal at the end—the laugh of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). Palpatine was actually the Sith Lord Darth Sidious and pulled the strings in the prequel trilogy to rise to Emperor. He was thought dead at the end ofStar Wars: Return of the Jediwhen Darth Vader threw him down a pit on the second Death Star and then the second Death Star blew up....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Bruce Miller

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks Talk Bridge of Spies

In it’s 53rd year at Lincoln Center, the New York Film Festival has stacked the deck with real-life portraits of courage. Each of the centerpiece films are biopics centered on acts of immense courage. There’s the opening night selection,The Walk, withJoseph Gordon Levittas high-wire walker Phillip Petit, and then there’sMiles Ahead,the closing night selection,which was directed by and starsDon Cheadleas one of the most influential musicians of all time,Miles Davis. For the centerpiece, there’s Danny Boyle’s unforgiving, but affecting portraitSteve Jobs, penned by Aaron Sorkin, which takes a look at the titular tech superman and Apple CEO....

July 9, 2025 · 15 min · 3106 words · Bryce Jackson

SZA and Keke Palmer's Critically Praised Buddy Comedy Sets Netflix Release Date

After making a huge splash at the global box office, amassing nearly quadruple its budget,One of Them Daysis set to gain even more attention with streaming. That’s right! The highly successful comedy starringKeke PalmerandSZAhas found a home on Netflix where it willbegin streaming on Monday, March 31, according toWhat’s on Netflix. The streaming giant alsoconfirmed this on social mediaa day prior, announcing, “Tomorrow’s about to be One of Them Days.”...

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Alicia Lee

The Black Phone: The Grabber Is Scary Because We Don't Know His Past

Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for The Black Phone.Most horror movies that deal with a serial killer usually spend a long time building a tragic backstory that explains how a person can become a monster. More than often, a serial killer is someone who suffered some sort of abuse in their childhood, which leads them to create a twisted association between pleasure and other people’s pain. This approach helps humanize the serial killer and sometimes gives their victims tools to find some connection with their captor....

July 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1233 words · Timothy Graves

The Boys Season 2: What If Butcher Didn’t Interrupt Starlight in Episode 3?

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersfor The Boys, Season 2, Episode 3, “Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men.”] We’re only three episodes intoThe BoysSeason 2, butErin Moriarty’s Starlight has already been mighty busy. Not only does she finally manage to leak the truth about Compound-V to the world, revealing that superheroes aren’t born but made, but she also has a few key scenes that say a lot about where the character stands right now and where she might be heading....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Elizabeth Henry

The Godfather III: Runtime Revealed for Coppola's New Cut

More details onFrancis Ford Coppola’s new cut of 1990’sThe Godfather: Part IIIhave emerged, including the expected runtime. We first learned aboutCoppola’s new cut ofThe Godfather IIIin early September. At the time, we learned the new cut would be titledMario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. The release from Paramount Home Entertainment was set for December, which teased plans to release the cut around the 30th anniversary of the originalGodfathertrilogy finale....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Ryan Anderson

The LEGO Movie 2 Doubles Down on Chris Pratt in 2 Roles

Everything was awesome in Hall H this morning, where Warner Bros. rolled out a peek at some new footage fromThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. After a brief animated introduction, which saw a LEGO-ized version ofJason Momoa’s Aquaman surfing on old-school Aquaman (while shouting “My man!”, naturally), the cast and creators took the stage to unveil some exclusive footage and discuss the sequel. CastmembersChris Pratt,Elizabeth Banks,Stephanie BeatrizjoinedPhil Lord,Chris MillerandTrisha Gumon stage to set up the sequel — set five years after the events of the first film,The Second Partreturns to Bricksburg after the war with the aliens has transformed the oh-so-awesome town into nightmarish land known as Apocalypseburg — “A real heckish place to live,” as Miller described....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Heather Moore

The Lord of the Rings TV Series Rights Might Go to Amazon

It’s been a little over fifteen years sincePeter Jackson’sThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy concluded and you know what that means: remake time! AsDeadlinereported today, the estate ofJ.R.R. Tolkienis currently shopping around rights to a TV series based onThe Lord of the Ringswith a hefty sticker price. The Tolkien estate has put a price tag of $200-250 million dollars on the rights and is currently taking meetings with Netflix and Amazon to discuss the next iteration of the beloved fantasy novels....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Jonathan Weber

The Maximoffs Need To Seek Forgiveness for This

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for ‘Agatha All Along’.Now thatAgatha All Alonghas reachedits climactic finale, many viewers are reeling, as they unpack the show’s various twists and turns. From Billy (Joe Locke) making his Wiccan debut to Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) going frompower-mad antiheroto spirit guide, the show packed quite a punch. Perhaps the biggest shake-up the show provided was the revelation that theWitches’ Road was a manifestation of Billy’s power....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 788 words · Aaron Patterson

The Originals: Phoebe Tonkin on Hope and the New Threat

On The CW seriesThe Originals, the Mikaelsons are reunited as a family, after five long years apart, and Klaus (Joseph Morgan) must attempt to reconnect with his daughter, Hope (Summer Fontana), who is now seven years old. At the same time, Elijah (Daniel Gillies) tries to determine the best way to protect the family, which is not something that Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) and Freya (Riley Voelkel) seem to be able to agree on, all while a mysterious witch plans to sacrifice a group of innocent children, including Hope Mikaelson....

July 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1693 words · Nicole Horton