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The kill — we mean call — sheet is growing even bigger for Paramount+’s eagerly awaited prequel series,Dexter: Original Sin(formerlyDexter: Origins),as four new actors have been revealed. Joining in on telling the origin story ofthe character first made famous by Michael C. HallinShowtime’s uber-popular serieswill beJames Martinez(Love, Victor),Christina Milian(Love Don’t Cost a Thing),Alex Shimizu(The Blacklist), andReno Wilson(Mike & Molly). The quartet ensemble will work alongsidethe previously announced Christian Slater(The Spiderwick Chronicles),Patrick Gibson(Shadow and Bone), andMolly Brown(Senior Year)....

Just before the premiere of the firstDoctor Who60th Anniversary special episode, theBBChas released a new poster featuring one of the main characters of the adventures to come, Rose Noble (Yasmin Finney). Rose is Donna Noble’s (Catherine Tate) daughter, and just like her mother did many years before she was born, her life will change when she runs into the Doctor (David Tennant). With Tennant returning to the role, taking over the mantle fromJodie Whittaker’s version, the Doctor will confront new dangers in a story that will set the stage for a new iteration of the Time Lord (Ncuti Gatwa) to arrive....

BookTok has become an outlet for avid readers to share recommendations and discuss novels that draw them in with their sharp storytelling. Although authors likeEmily HenryandSarah J. Maashave seen their penned efforts skyrocket in sales due to their popularity on TikTok,Colleen Hooverremains one of the writers with the most visibility on the platform and in bookstores. Her novel,It Ends With Us, took overthe top spot on 2022’s bestseller list. With millions of copies sold, it is daunting to picture a book that has resonated with many getting transported to the big screen in a way that maintains the same nuance and sensitivity as its source material....

StarringEwan McGregorandThe Exorcist’sEllen Burstyn,Mother, Couchmarks writer-directorNiclas Larsson’s debut feature film, which premiered at this year’sToronto International Film Festival. While there promoting the film, Larsson stopped by Collider’s studio at the Cinema Center by MARBL to speak with Editor-in-chiefSteve Weintraubabout this unexpected journey with an unbelievable cast. Couch, Motheris a surreal dramedy on the anxieties of balancing day-to-day responsibilities with family obligations. McGregor serves as the lead, David, a son who runs an errand with his mother (Burstyn) to a furniture store....

Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers up to Episode 6 of The Last of Us and spoilers for The Last of Us Part I and Part II video game. We’re back with another Easter egg hunt for Episode 6 ofThe Last of Us.Last week we had a heartbreaking episodewith Henry, Sam, and the underground infected. In this week’s episode, we have a lot of smaller references to bothThe Last of Us Part IandThe Last of Us Part II....

Since debuting in 1998, thePokémonanime has chronicled the adventures of Ash Ketchum and his friends. Ash’s goal from day one has been to become a Pokémon master, which involves him challenging the various leagues to defeat their champions. Though he’s won a few leagues here and there, his biggest achievement has been his victory over Leon, champion of the Galar region. Related:10 Pokémon With Surprisingly Dark Pokédex Entries The road to thisAsh’s journey to becoming a Pokémon masterhas been extended, arduous, and hampered by many battles....

L.A. Confidentialarrived in theaters on this day in 1997. The 50s-set potboiler received almost unprecedented universal acclaim, and if you were of a certain age then, it very likely introduced you to film noir. Film noir was a genre that, like the Western, used to be the most popular style of film for the early movie studios but fell out of favor by the 60s. Like Westerns, film noir was frequently considered a lower class of cinema in comparison to the sweeping adaptations of epic popular fiction....

As far as sitcoms of the 90s go there are very few that can reach the heights ofFriends,which still remains a staple of pop culture to this day. The show made its main cast household names due to its ever-lasting popularity, but it also featured cameos that helped give the show its charm. Related:‘Friends’ Creator Marta Kauffman Counters Diversity Critiques With Alma Mater Donation The classic series holds an impressive roster of guest roles that may have been underlooked or forgotten over the years, ranging from famous heavy-hitters to previously unknowns....

Join Will Link, Arron Fenton, Mike Medina and Josh Macuga as they breakdownMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 3, episode 7, entitled “Chaos Theory.” Now that Andrew’s (Blair Underwood) secret is out, we finally get a glimpse of how he became Lash. Terrigen mist trapped in one of Jiaying’s books he was researching was unleashed and now he’s struggling to control the inhuman killing monster inside him. May (Ming-Na Wen) has decided to confront Andrew on her own but before he can “lash out,” he ices her....

James Cameronis a filmmaker who has pushed the medium forward in new and exciting ways,as there are few artists in history whose work has been quite as influential within the realms of visual effects and digital storytelling. Havingdirected many of the highest-grossing films ever made, including the current leaderAvatar, Cameron can be counted among the few directors whose name alone is enough to generate interest in a project. Even if he’s best known for his technical precision and somewhat infamous attention-to-detail, there’s a remarkable humanism within Cameron’s films, as they all revolve around relatable stories about love, family, and connection....

Of all the actors and actresses to make their mark on the world of film within the past couple of decades,Emma Stoneis undeniably among the best and most celebrated. She rose to prominence mainly through starring in a series of comedies (notably,Superbad,Zombieland, andEasy A), but then, if you look at the sorts of movies that got her Oscar attention some years on from her earlier roles, they’re kind of comedies, too....

Martin Scorsesehas been prominent within the filmmaking world for decades now. Even more impressively, he’s made movies quite steadily since rising to prominence more than 50 years ago, and the majority of those films have been of a high quality (everyone’s allowed a misfire or two here and there). His most popular decadesmight be the 1980sordebatably the 1990s, and the 2000s was a notable one, too, given a movie of his finally won Best Picture at the Oscars that decade (The Departed)....

American Horror Storyhit the scene on FX five years ago in 2011, promising to scratch the itch of horror fans looking for a television show that was not only compelling but terrifying at the same time. The concept for the show is brilliant in casting a stable of actors that will play different roles each season, while also presenting a new theme each time. As it stands, the series has explored, with its seasons, the idea of a suburban family in a haunted house, an insane asylum, a coven of witches living in Louisiana, a twisted carnival, and a hotel run by vampires....