Malignant Review: Frightening Fantasy Meets Outrageous Creature Feature Fare

Australian filmmaker James Wan needs no introduction. Since directingSawand its super successful sequels, he’s played a directing or producing role in several of the biggest horror projects of the last 15 years (Insidious,The Conjuring, andAnnabelleto name a few.) His most recent effortMalignantdropped in on us days ago like a storm of chaos, and within hours of its release toHBO Maxit had the internet raving with passion and ranting perplexed. There’s a nutty list of reasons as to why this flick has people talking....

August 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1356 words · Angela Harrison

Matt Smith Talks Playing a 'Much Weaker' Daemon in House of the Dragon Season 2

Matt Smith, one of the leading stars of HBO’sGame of ThronesprequelHouse of the Dragon, says that the Daemon Targaryen found in Season 2 is drastically different from the devilish rogue seen in Season 1. Set 200 years before the events of HBO’s landmark fantasy series,House of the Dragonshowcases the rise and fall of House Targaryen, who rule from the Iron Throne with the help of several gigantic dragons. Caught in the middle of the power struggle is Daemon Targaryen (Smith), a black prince with his own ambitions and thirst for power outside the Iron Throne....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Rachel Washington

Metroid Dread Overview Trailer Teases New Bosses, Abilities and Weapons on Nintendo Switch

Intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran makes a long-awaited return to the gaming sphere inMetroid Dread. Fans of the series have had to wait 11 years for a new mainline game in the series and even longer for this particular title which was first rumoured to arrive back in 2002. With the release less than a month away, fans won’t have to wait much longer andNintendoare doing the utmost to lure in those pre-orders with an excellent looking overview trailer....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 672 words · Denise Jones

Netflix Launches Copyright Infingement Lawsuit Against Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Creators

Bridgertonhas givenNetflixone of its biggest original hits, and the IP has been an inspiration to many fans around the world. However, it seems that one pair has taken things too far with theirUnofficial Bridgerton Musical, which has now seen the streaming giant suing Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear for copyright infringement. In what started as a bit of fan-fiction in song form, the pair went viral on Tiktok for their songs and videos based on the Netflix hit, and subsequently have gone on to release the creation as an album, which was nominated for a Grammy, hit #1 in the pop charts and #5 in the worldwide album chart....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Ashley Pena

Rambo's Iconic Bow and Arrow Return in Latest Last Blood Photo

Sylvester Stallone has shared another image from the set ofRambo: Last Blood. Production has officially wrapped on the highly anticipated sequel and Stallone’s new image contains the hero with his iconic bow and arrow. The actor is clearly very happy to have gotten a chance to finally make the sequel after spending years in development with two completely different ideas of where the franchise should go. One involved John Rambo taking on a monster, which is now being adapted into a new movie calledHunter, and then another version that was more “soulful,” which was rejected by the studio....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Kristen Armstrong

Rami Malek's James Bond Villain Is Harboring a Big Secret in No Time to Die

While previous versions of James Bond portrayed the superspy as a detached, hard-hearted killing machine, Daniel Craig’s Bond has always been shown to be highly emotional. His villains have also challenged Craig’s Bond on a personal level, from his true love Vesper Lynd’s betrayal inCasino Royale, to the evil organization Spectre’s head turning out to be Bond’s long-lost brother. Now, according to a recent GQ interview with Rami Malek, who plays the main villain Safin in the upcoming Bond movieNo Time to Die, the trend will continue with Malek’s character....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 548 words · Angela Castillo

Rogue One Almost Had Darth Vader Storming the Beach in the Battle of Scarif

Rogue Onealmost featured Darth Vader starting his Rebel slaughter on the Scarif beach. Original screenwriter Gary Whitta made the reveal on social media earlier this week. For manyStar Warsfans,Rogue Oneis one of the best projects Disney has put out with the franchise since 2015, though there are still some very disliked portions of it. Whatever the case may be, there was a lot that changed behind-the-scenes before the final cut ended up on the big screen....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Lindsay Coleman

Scarlett Johansson Slams Viral AI-Generated Video of Celebs Condemning Kanye West

While most people support speaking out against antisemitism, using a problematic tool to convey that message can lead to problems. This is exactly what is happening following the release of a video featuring AI-generated deepfakes of Jewish celebrities condemning Kanye West’s most recent antisemitic rhetoric.Scarlett Johansson, one of many celebs deepfaked in the viral video, has issued a statement denouncing the use of AI, no matter what the intentions were behind it....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Regina Chandler

Silent Film Nosferatu Celebrates 100th Anniversary

The 2020s are going to be a monumental time for cinema. In 2020, the German expressionist filmThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligarireached its100-year milestone. On July 16, 2025, that honor was officially passed toNosferatu. Nosferatuis a milestone in more ways than one, and the story of its creation is just as interesting as the story it depicts. While the film is a loose adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel,Dracula, inspiration for the film actually started from The Great War (WW1)....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Amanda Hayes

Star Wars 7 Sith Villain Kylo Ren Gets 2 More Posters

Are you starting to feelStar Warsfatigue yet? Or are you getting more and more excited with each new reveal coming out ofStar WarsCelebration? Up next, we have two more posters featuring new Sith villain Kylo Ren and his now legendary lightsaber with a franchise-first cross guard that has earned its place in Star Wars lore even beforeStar Wars: The Force Awakenshas had a chance to debut on the big screen. These arrive following three posters from yesterday which revealed Kylo’s mask and his army of stormtroopers....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Christina Butler

Star Wars 8 and Doctor Strange Directors Get in Heated Twitter Argument

Director Rian Johnson, the man behind this Christmas’sStar Wars: The Last Jedi, andDoctor Strangedirector Scott Derrickson had some good old-fashioned Twitter beef last night. The directors got into an argument about personal preference in the art of making movies. Which is a rally that should probably be saved for an in-person debate, not over social media. But that’s not what happened as both directors traded barbs on Twitter to an audience of roughly 400,000 followers....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Erika Park

Stephen King's Salem's Lot Movie Gets Producer James Wan & IT Writer

Stephen King’sSalem’s Lotis finally coming to the big screen, courtesy ofThe Conjuringfilmmaker James Wan andITscreenwriter Gary Dauberman. King is, and has been, one of the premier voices in horror for decades now. That being the case, quite a few of his novels have been adapted for the big screen, with mixed results. ButSalem’s Lothas yet to actually be turned into a theatrically released movie. Until now that is. And two of the biggest names in the horror genre working today are on board....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Miranda Duran

Suicide Squad Director Made the Cast Fight Each Other in Rehearsals

Warner Bros.' upcomingSuicide Squadis by no means your traditionalcomic bookadaptation. For one, the story centers on a group of villains, although there will be at least one superhero sighting we know of fromBen Affleck’s Batman. We’ve also heard a number of bizarre stories from the set regarding the method acting ways ofJared Leto, who wouldn’t break character during the production and sent a number of unusual gifts to his cast-mates. Today we have new details that shows just how unusual the production was, from directorDavid Ayer....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · Alyssa Shaw