Regency-era romance will soon return to Netflix thanks to "Bridgerton" season 3 heading into production this summer. As the adaptation of Julia Quinn's steamy novel series prepares to thrust another Bridgerton sibling into the spotlight, the show is shoring up its roster of roman … | Continue reading
Justin Lin recently left the production of "Fast X," after a long history with the franchise. Lin directed "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" way back in 2006, and he returned to helm "Fast & Furious," "Fast Five," "Fast & Furious 6," and "F9." Lin also deserves credit for c … | Continue reading
The cliché in Hollywood goes that when a studio and a filmmaker abandon a relationship over "creative differences," it's because the filmmaker is creative, and the studio is different. In an age lousy with tentpoles and IP-inflected blockbusters, any helping of cinematic creativi … | Continue reading
The premise of "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (and it's all right there in the title) paved the way for lots of speculation as to what might actually happen in this movie. The possibilities were, quite literally, infinite. But Marvel Studios and director Sam Raimi … | Continue reading
David Lynch is, without a doubt, one of cinema's most important directors. Over the course of a career that spans more than forty years, Lynch has given us such classic films as "The Elephant Man," "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive," and the beloved television series "Twin Peaks." … | Continue reading
We stand in the midst of a "Star Trek" renaissance. There are currently five "Star Trek" shows currently airing and another few still in production. There's a different flavor of "Star Trek" for everyone, whether that's "Star Trek: Discovery," "Star Trek: Picard," "Star Trek: Low … | Continue reading
Another day, another report about a "Moon Knight" crossover that didn't happen. The show is all the better off for it, too, freeing it up to tell an engaging standalone story about mental illness, healing from childhood trauma, and facing reality on one's own terms. That it is al … | Continue reading
Stephen King's "Firestarter" is getting a new shot at life in Hollywood as Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have delivered a brand new adaptation of the famed author's 1980 novel. As horror fans will surely recall, the book was previously adapted in 1984 (an adaptatio … | Continue reading
Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." The Illuminati sequence in Sam Raimi's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" was downright bonkers, in which the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) straight-up annihilated some of the strongest beings … | Continue reading
With the Apple TV+ murder mystery "The Afterparty" making new additions to its upcoming season, alongside the return of regular cast members, there's yet another new suspect to watch out for. Season 2 of "The Afterparty" has added Ken Jeong to the already high-profile cast list, … | Continue reading
With the future of the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise up in the air, it seems director David Yates is looking to take a break from the Wizarding World. Variety reports the filmmaker is set to helm "Pain Hustlers," a crime-conspiracy film that has Emily Blunt — who's been busy of la … | Continue reading
You look up one day and realize that college is over, you've settled for a truly bad job, and you're going nowhere fast. Who among us can't relate to that exact sort of young adult ennui! Writer, director, and actor Cooper Raiff takes direct aim at this profound sense of listless … | Continue reading
Who ever said the '80s were dead and gone for good? Over 35 years since 1986's "Top Gun" swept into theaters with all of its goofy, macho, thrill-seeking charm, we're finally returning to the Danger Zone with Joseph Kosinski's "Top Gun: Maverick." Reviews for the legacy sequel ha … | Continue reading
Fly, you fools! Don't waste any time heading over to Bottleneck Gallery's online shop to pick up this stunning new print for "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," the first chapter in Peter Jackson's beloved adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy. Artis … | Continue reading
You may not know the name Phil Tippett, but you most certainly know his work. The VFX legend has been integral in the creation of some of modern cinema's greatest creature effects, from the animation for the AT-AT walkers and the tauntauns in "The Empire Strikes Back," to the din … | Continue reading
Naturally, a movie with a title like "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" has a lot of moving parts. With all the interconnected storylines and a growing list of heroes, that's a given in any recent Marvel movie -- and certainly one that involves smashing through the mul … | Continue reading
Gregory Hoblit's 1996 legal thriller "Primal Fear" starred Richard Gere as a hotshot defense attorney who takes high-profile cases just so he can get his clients off on technicalities. He eagerly takes a salacious case involving a mild-mannered young man named Aaron (Edward Norto … | Continue reading
Episode 2 of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" properly introduced the Enterprise's chief engineer, Hemmer (Bruce Horak). Hemmer is a member of a familiar "Star Trek" species, but not quite the one you may think. Specifically, he's an Aenar (pronounced i-nar), a subspecies of the A … | Continue reading
An "irreverent" spin-off for "The Boys" has been in the works since 2020, prompted by the popularity of season 2 of the parent series on Prime Video. Production for the college-set spin-off had unfortunately been delayed due to leads Aimee Carrero and Shane Paul McGhie dropping o … | Continue reading
In addition to being a talented actor, director, and everyone's first sci-fi TV imaginary boyfriend, David Duchovny is also a New York Times bestselling author whose novel "Bucky F****** Dent" is being adapted into a feature film. Duchovny will adapt his novel for the stage in ad … | Continue reading
Some things refuse to stay dead, and "Resident Evil" is once again reanimating for a new live-action adaptation. Unrelated to both the film franchise helmed by Paul W.S. Anderson and Johannes Roberts' recent "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City," Netflix has finally provided a … | Continue reading
As good as every Batman movie has been so far, we've got enough of the dark and brooding Batman. Even if "The Batman" was genuinely funny at times, it was still an incredibly dark superhero movie not really meant for kids — while, yes, Batman is for kids too. This is part of why … | Continue reading
You heard it right, Richard Linklater is directing a 12-year epic chronicling the coming of age story of a hitman. Or, was it about a hitman who spends one intellectually and sexually stimulating night falling in love with his victim in Vienna? I mean, it's neither of those thing … | Continue reading
Billy Eichner's "Bros" is already breaking new ground and it hasn't even been released yet. Eichner is now the first openly gay man to co-write and star in a major studio film, and "Bros" is the first major studio film to feature an all openly LGBTQ+ principal cast, including in … | Continue reading
"Top Gun" fans have been waiting more than three decades to see a sequel to the high-flying 1980s action classic, and after years of rumors, development, and several Covid-related delays, "Top Gun: Maverick" is finally here — and it was worth the wait. Like the sleek fighter jets … | Continue reading
Stephen King first published "Pet Sematary" in 1983, a time when he — by his own description — was battling addiction. In his 2000 book "On Writing," King speaks frankly about his drinking and substance abuse throughout the '80s, and even claimed to not remember writing his 1982 … | Continue reading
"The Good Place" is one of the smartest, most original comedies ever to grace our TV screens. Created by Michael Schur, the series aired on NBC from 2016 to 2020. While only four seasons, the show ended on Schur's terms, and he wrapped it up exactly the way he intended. The endin … | Continue reading
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In … | Continue reading
This post contains minor spoilers for episode 2 of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." Each "Star Trek" Captain has a different style of leadership, but something that Anson Mount's Captain Christopher Pike does in the second episode of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" gives us a goo … | Continue reading
The half-century-old "Star Trek" franchise is boldly going somewhere it's never been before: back to the beginning. The newest Paramount+ series serves as a prequel to Gene Roddenberry's seminal sci-fi classic, "Star Trek: The Original Series." Despite the tall order, the new sho … | Continue reading
Here's a question I've kept in mind throughout every episode of "Halo" so far: how long are audiences expected to stick it out with a new series, wallowing through uneven results in the early going while waiting for the story to become appointment television? In an ideal world, m … | Continue reading
/Film reported back in February that the upcoming biopic of Marilyn Monroe called "Blonde," directed by Andrew Dominik ("Chopper," "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford") has been given an NC-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association. If the rating holds t … | Continue reading
The next wave of original "South Park" movies are heading to Paramount+ with the third of fourteen expected films arriving in less than a month. As part of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's $900 million deal, "South Park: The Streaming Wars" is the latest edition of exclusive films fo … | Continue reading
Before you get your hopes up, a sequel to the acclaimed 1994 film "Forrest Gump" is not happening. At one point, one was written, and apparently, it was absolutely bonkers. Instead, director Robert Zemeckis, writer Eric Roth, and star Tom Hanks have all joined forces again for a … | Continue reading
Working hard or hardly working? In the case of the Anthony and Joe Russo, the director brothers behind some of your favorite Marvel movies (I mean, maybe not, but statistically one of you has to think "Avengers: Infinity War" or "Avengers: Endgame" is the best one), the answer is … | Continue reading
I don't know about you, but July 22, 2022, cannot get here fast enough. Jordan Peele has more than proven himself to be one of the most remarkable new voices in horror, and the anticipation for his upcoming alien horror flick "Nope" is palpable. Peele may have cut his teeth in th … | Continue reading
ATTENTION ALL HORROR FANS! ATTENTION! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL! KIRBY LIVES AND SHE'S COMING BACK FOR "SCREAM 6"! Absolutely no disrespect to the brilliant, remarkable, talented survivors of "Scream 5" who were announced yesterday as returning for "Scre … | Continue reading
Cinematographer Carl Herse knows how to make comedy cinematic. This year alone, the director of photography has shown a versatility in two of the most visually appealing TV comedies in recent memory, "The Afterparty" and season 3 of "Barry." Prior to both shows, Herse shot episod … | Continue reading
When you sign on to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you can best believe a lot of your time will be spent on the various projects within the MCU. You may be the star of a movie or a television show, a supporting player, or they will just bring you in for a cameo appea … | Continue reading
Disney is currently riding high in the streaming world as the company recently reported its quarterly earnings, and the numbers were pretty much all great — particularly as it relates to streaming endeavors, with Disney+ adding nearly 8 million subscribers in the past quarter. Th … | Continue reading
Prime Video has decided that the virtual afterlife is eternal: per Deadline, "Upload" is set to return for a third season. The sci-fi rom-com is a lovely satire set in a technologically advanced future where people can upload their consciousness right before death and live on in … | Continue reading
After the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000, director Ang Lee signed on to helm Universal's "Hulk," the long-developing film adaptation of the Marvel comic books. Keep in mind, superhero movies were in a very different place at the time. "X-Men" had only just hi … | Continue reading
In the eyes of film bros in the mid-2000s, no two filmmakers were cooler than Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Posters for their films lined the walls of dorm rooms everywhere. They were the renegade badasses of independent film in the 1990s, and the 2000s saw them making … | Continue reading
There's nothing conventional about the FX sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." The show evolved from humble beginnings into a beloved guilty pleasure for millions of viewers. It broke the mold of the sitcom on its way to becoming television's longest-running live-action co … | Continue reading
The good Doctor has been traveling through time and space for six decades — ever since he debuted on our screens on November 23, 1963, in "An Unearthly Child." From their perspective, the do-gooding gallant Gallifreyan with hearts of gold has witnessed the very beginnings and end … | Continue reading
Keanu Reeves was one of the most exciting movie stars of the 1990s. Now, he's more popular than ever. Although there was a brief period where his films were not as successful, Reeves had a major career comeback in 2014. He starred in the action film "John Wick," which was directe … | Continue reading
Calling all Blu-ray fans: here's a post about Blu-rays! As always, I have gathered up some of the hottest new home media releases, all in the name of advising you on what to seek out. Missed these titles in the theater? Want to just watch them again? I can help! And while streami … | Continue reading
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through … | Continue reading