Out of Darkness Review: Stone-Age Horror Will Chill You to the Bone

“Since the Stone Age” is a common expression one might use when describing how long they’ve been doing something. “They’ve been working together since the Stone Age,” for example. However, a new movie hitting the masses this week quite literally takes place during this era, with its early humans banding together to protect themselves against some sort of evil entity. In a world whereParasite(2019) wins Best Picture, cinephiles shouldn’t be deterred if they have to rely on subtitles for their next viewing experience....

June 13, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Thomas Pham

Patrick Stewart's Best Moments as Jean-Luc Picard, Ranked

Sir Patrick Stewartis an iconic actor, perhaps most known for his role as Professor Charles Xavier fromX-Men.He started in Shakespearean acting on stage, but his breakout role, and perhaps the role of his lifetime, is as Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise, star of the showStar Trek: The Next Generation.It is also his longest running role,with season three of the showPicardcoming out next year. At that time, in the late ’80s, Stewart was not well known....

June 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1437 words · Calvin Tran

Punisher Star Condemns Alt-Right Fans Using Iconic Skull Logo

Netflix’sThe Punisherhas been a smash hit for the streaming service and they, along with Marvel, quickly confirmed that there will be a Season 2 for those fans who can’t get enoughFrank Castlein their lives.The Punisherhas been an iconic comic book character for decades and his instantly recognizable logo and look have been a big reason for the popularity. But when something becomes so popular, the symbols used for the character and the ideologies attributed to the characters take on new meanings to those who adopt them into their own belief systems....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Matthew Schaefer

Spider-Man Uses Doctor Strange Magic in New No Way Home T-Shirt Art

Some new promotional art for the highly anticipated Marvel sequelSpider-Man: No Way Hometeams the titular wallcrawler with Doctor Strange, hurling the pair into the madness of the multiverse. Depicting the heroic pair leaping together through one of the Sorcerer Supreme’s portals, the images should have fans excited to see the Spider-Man and Doctor Strange collaboration. Along with an image ofDoctor Strangeall on his lonesome and an image of the familiar split-face motif that should bring to mind the Tobey Maguire series ofSpider-Manmovies, we also get a good look at Peter Parker’s new black suit, which once again looks to have been infused with some of the Sorcerer Supreme’s magic....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 589 words · Robert Smith

Spielberg Is Down with Turning Indiana Jones Into a Woman

Harrison Ford is returning to play Dr. Henry Jones Jr. inIndiana Jones 5, but it will more than likely be his last time portraying the iconic character. As for the future, directorSteven Spielbergrecently revealed that a woman could possibly take over the role. The franchise will continue after the 5th movie, which is expected to begin filming next April, and it just might be ready for a big change after Harrison Ford hangs up his hat and whip for good....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Russell Green

This Bob Dylan Movie Was a Disaster Upon Release

Who is familiar with the 2003 masterpiece of a film,Masked and Anonymous, written by Sergei Petrov and Rene Fontaine? Never heard of those writers? It could be because those are the pseudonyms of Bob Dylan and Larry Charles, respectively. That second name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, either? Charles was the director who helmedBoratin addition to writing multiple episodes of the first five seasons ofSeinfeld. You’re not alone if those two names sound like an unconventional pairing to you....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 1005 words · Samuel Lang

Watch Ferris Bueller's Parents Return to Celebrate 30th Anniversary

Back in February, we reported that fans of the comedy classicFerris Bueller’s Day Offwill be able to gather in Chicago to celebrate its 30th Anniversary with Ferris Fest. The event will take place in Lake Forrest, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois from Friday, May 20 to Sunday, May 22. The initial announcement revealed that a number of cast members have already been confirmed to attendFerris Fest, such as Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward, who played Ferris' parents, along with Jonathan Schmock, the snobby French restaurant maitre d'....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Kathleen Dean

Wes Anderson Movies Ranked From Flop to Highest Grossing

Wes Andersonis an interesting filmmaker in terms of popularity. He is a cult name that has transcended his cinephile groupies and entered popular culture. Despite his coveted reputation for making idiosyncratic movies, jam-packed with eccentricity, personality, and this nth degree of attentiveness thatdefines Anderson’s style, the love for his movies doesn’t necessarily translate to bums-in-seats, which subsequently leaves big-budget, well-received movies little to show for at the box office. Update August 18, 2025: In honor of the Netflix release ofThe Wonderful World of Henry Sugarand the release ofAstreoid City, this article has been updated with a complete list of Wes Anderson’s films ranked at the box office....

June 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1450 words · Victoria Oconnor

Why James Cameron Deserves a New Medium

Avatar: The Way of Waterwas quite a long film. Clocking in at 3 hours and 12 minutes, James Cameron tells a phenomenal story and tells the audience to plan their bathroom breaks carefully. There are even rumors that the first version ofAvatar 3is nine hours long. Cameron doesn’t make excuses when he’s trying to create a film. He is famous for pushing the limits of the very technology it takes to make movies....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 856 words · Christine Landry

Why Matt Damon Quit the Bourne Franchise

In October2024, it was confirmed thatMatt Damonwill return to TheBournefranchise in the upcoming sixth installment,The Bourne Dilemma(via Production Weekly). Edward Berger will direct the latest franchise installment, with Damon returning for the first time sinceJason Bournein 2016. Of course, Bourne fans still haven’t gotten over Damon ditching the franchise in the fourth entry,The Bourne Legacy, which grew out of the actor’s dissatisfaction with Part 3,The Bourne Ultimatum. As Damon eagerly returns to his most famous cinematic franchise, it’s worth wondering why he left it in the first place, what drew him back into the fold, and where the franchise goes under the new directorial leadership....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 907 words · Erin Jacobs

Why Stephen King Had Nothing to Do with the IT Movie

Horror movies have proved to be some of the biggest hits so far in 2017, but the biggest one of all is likely on the way.ITis finally going to adapt Stephen King’s novel for the big screen and by the looks of things, it is going to absolutely crush it at the box office. Director Andres Muschietti looks to have truly captured what fans love about the novel, but Stephen King wasn’t actually involved....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Jerry Kim

‘Sonic 3’s Idris Elba Wants to Reunite With Keanu Reeves for a ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Movie

MCU and DC starIdris Elbais all set to team-up withJohn WickiconKeanu Reevesfor the video game sequelSonic the Hedgehog 3(which is due to land in theaters on December 20), with the actor now pushing for another video game adaptation that the pair could lead. And it’s perfect. Speaking withScreen Rant, Elba was asked about a possible live-actionCyberpunk 2077movie fronted by himself and Reeves, which theThoractor now hopes to “speak that into existence....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Timothy Clark

"Here we go!" Exasperated Nicolas Cage Addresses Reporter Over National Treasure 3 Question

Nicolas Cage, the iconic actor who first embarked on a quest to steal the Declaration of Independence in 2004’sNational Treasure, has recently made headlines with his blunt response regarding the possibility of a third installment in the popular franchise. In an exclusive interview withScreen Rant, Cage was asked about the development ofNational Treasure 3, to which he firmly replied, “No, there is no National Treasure 3.” He further advised treasure seekers to look elsewhere....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Carolyn Garcia MD