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Early on inGhostlight, the gentle yet earnest dramedy by filmmaking duoAlex ThompsonandKelly O’Sullivan, we sit with a couple of characters as they watch the 1996Baz LuhrmannfilmRomeo + Juliet. The young daughter,Katherine Mallen Kupferer’s Daisy, humorously remarks how starLeonardo DiCapriohas changed quite significantly in the decades since the film came out. At the same time, her father,Keith Kupferer’s Dan, struggles to surreptitiously understand what this play is about at its core. The reason he is doing this is that he has become roped into a production of said play and is trying to learn the basics without his family finding out....

Although the series couldn’t make it to AMC or BBC America in time for the tenth anniversary of the original series, the spinoff seriesOrphan Black: Echoesis ready to awaken later this year. A new teaser, like the trailer before it, showsKrysten Ritterrecovering from a procedure as part of a mysterious new science experiment. Disoriented andseeing double, she’s left to figure out who she really is alongside a group of women in similar predicaments whose lives begin to intertwine....

The Handmaid’s Taleinitially premiered mere months afterDonald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration. Now that the series is nearing its high-stakes finale, a few months into Trump’s improbablesecondterm, with the U.S. spiraling into a far less safe and rational place than before,every aspect of the series hits a little differently. YetThe Handmaid’s Talehas always been about both suffocating social darkness and liberation in equal measure.Resistancemay be tough, but never futile. Oppressors swarm and thwart plans, and their efforts are followed by swift retaliation....

Since the end ofHarry Potter, The Wizarding World has significantly expanded with theFantastic Beastsseries. It follows magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) as he assists a young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) in his efforts to stop the rise of Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Deppin the first two films andMads Mikkelsenin the third film). RELATED:‘Fantastic Beasts’: Ranking the Three Grindelwald Performances While the new films boast some great characters and a welcome return to the world, it can’t be denied thatBeastsisn’t quite as magical as thePotterfilms....

A whole 15 years ago, some of the best movies of the 21st century were released.The year was 2008, and it was an overall impressive one for cinema, thanks to blockbusters likethe MCU-startingIron Manand the iconicThe Dark Knight. There were also animated classics likeWALL-EandKung Fu Panda, and some genuinely great awards contenders, too, most notablyThe WrestlerandSlumdog Millionaire. But every year, you have to take the good with the bad, and now it’s time for the bad to getTaken(another 2008 release)....

Musical episodes on television exploded after the overwhelming and, in retrospect, shocking popularity of Fox’s musical comedyGlee. At one point during the early 2010s, it seemed like every television show needed to have a musical episode at some point during its run, so writers kept coming up with bizarre explanations as to why characters on a medical drama were abruptly bursting out into song. Some of these episodes have aged remarkably well; others were and remain puzzling,especially when the actors doing the singing are very obviously trying with all their might to sound good, though they never fail to be strangely entertaining....

If you’ve burned through the classics likeTiger King: Murder, Madness, and Mayhem(and the dramatized seriesJoe Vs Carole),Nightstalker,andMaking a Murdereron Netflix, HBO Max contains several engrossing true-crime series that are worth the watch. Whether it be con artists, murderers, or Hollywood stars, every kind of criminal under the sun is examined with unflinching detail. Addictive and devastating, these series shine the spotlight on important societal issues and prove why it’s essential to tell these stories....

Robin Williamswas a one-of-a-kind performer and comedy legend who established himself as one of Hollywood’s greatest stars with memorable characters from iconic films likeDisney’sAladdin,The Birdcage, andGood Morning, Vietnam. Noted for his epic improvisational skills and physical comedy, the Chicago-born comedian got his first break starring in the 1970s sitcom,Mork & Mindyand made his feature film debut in the 1980 comedy,Popeye. With an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance inGood Will Huntingand six Golden Globe Awards, Williams conquered the silver screen in a variety of roles ranging from thrillers likeOne Hour PhotoandInsomniato heartfelt dramas such asDead Poets SocietyandThe Fisher King....

Film is a unique art form, and art is often used to make a statement. Whether that statement is political, personal, or social, the statement behind each film is what gives the film its value. The most important movies are the ones that present taboo topics, the ones that focus on something that is prevalent but ignored, such as racism, ableism, sexual fluidity, and mental health. Related:Heartwarming Movies That Will Cure Your Existential Dread These topics, while having made their way to the forefront of the conversation in recent years, were all very controversial for the majority of the 20th century, but that didn’t stop artists from exploring them in depth....

From creator/executive producer/writer/directorDanny McBride, executive producer/directorJody Hilland executive producer/directorDavid Gordon Green, the HBO comedy seriesThe Righteous Gemstonestells the story of a world-famous televangelist family that has as much of a tradition with greed and deviance as they do with charitable work. And with blackmailers seeking to sully the reputation of eldest son Jesse Gemstone (McBride), patriarch Eli’s (John Goodman) plans to expand the family’s empire could be in jeopardy. While at the HBO portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour, Collider got the opportunity to sit down and chat 1-on-1 with actor and funnymanAdam Devine(who plays the youngest Gemstone, Kelvin) about how much fun he has makingThe Righteous Gemstones, why it was important to him that this show not just poke fun at religion, what made this a role unlike anything he’s done before, his sexual chemistry with Tony Cavalero (who plays Kelvin’s best friend and ex-Satan worshipper Keefe), what he drew on to bring this guy to life, working with such a funny cast, balancing the seriousness with the crazy, and that big baptism scene....

Amazon’s remake of the beloved UK seriesUtopiais filling out its cast, adding four actors, includingYou’re the WorststarDesmin Borges, Collider has learned.Ashleigh LaThrop,Farrah MackenzieandChristopher Denhamhave also joined the ensemble. InUtopia, a group of young adults who meet online are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come in to possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel. They discover the conspiracy theories in the comic’s pages may actually be real and are forced into the dangerous, unique and ironic position of saving the world....

It’s almost Halloween season, and in TV terms, that means it’s alsoAmerican Horror Storyseason. Following the insanity of last year’s election-inspired season, Cult,AHSis digging deep into its own lore forApocalypse, which will bring back the casts ofMurder HouseandCoven(including some actors who are doing double duty) for a mysterious story about the end of the world. Ryan Murphyhas been sharing some sneak peeks on social media and now we’ve got our first official looks at the return ofEvan Petersas Tate Langdon andEmma Robertsas Madison Montgomery....

In case you haven’t noticed, Netflix likesAnthony Mackie. The actor has already starred in two Netflix series as well as two Netflix movies, with two more on the way. Which is great. Nobody loves Anthony Mackie more than me. But that’s only because the Netflix algorithm is not a person. It’s code. See, the Netflix algorithm is the new king of tastemakers, and it has determined that The People like Anthony Mackie – being in the most popular movie of all time will do that for ya – so Anthony Mackie is who the Netflix algorithm will bring them....